NIGERIA: 13-point agenda to revive power sector, promises improved power services by Minister of Power, Road and Works, Babatunde Fashola
Fashola in his address said the agenda involves continuous public engagement on tariff collection, debts, power generation, maintenance, ancillary services, dispatch orders and discipline, gas requirement and constraints, transmission constraints, 33KV load off take, imbalances-locations of excess, overload safety, service quality, new captive and embedded generation, franchising and other issues relevant to the growth of the sector.
He promised to work for a great improvement in power distribution.
Source:lindaikejisblog
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia executes Ethiopian woman convicted of murder
The ministry did not specify any connection between the culprit and the victim, but the kingdom hosts large numbers of domestic workers that come from African and South Asian countries.
Source:AFP
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USA: A wanted fugitive didn't like his mugshot so he sent a 'better' photo to the police. "They did me wrong" he said
A man wanted by Ohio police sent authorities a selfie because he was unhappy with the mugshot being circulated on his arrest warant. Donald Pugh says the unflattering mugshot made him look "like I was a Thundercat"
Donald "Chip" Pugh was wanted for a failure to appear in several cases including arson and vandalism, according to Lima Police Department. In a post on its Facebook page, Lima Police urged people to contact them if they spotted Pugh - along with an 'unflattering' mugshot of the 45-year-old
Pugh then sent an image of himself sitting in a car wearing sunglasses, with the comment:
"Here is a better photo that one is terrible."
The fugitive even carried out an interview with Ohio radio station The Eagle, in which he claimed Lima Police "just did me wrong".
Apple Reportedly Building a Tool to Ease the Move From iOS to Android
Apple already has a tool that makes it easier to move to iOS, but it may someday have one to help you leave it too. At least that’s according to a report from The Telegraph, which suggests that pressure from European carriers may force Apple to develop a “simple tool” to ease the switch.
The newspaper reports that carriers are “concerned that only a tiny fraction of customers ever move off the iPhone, in part because of the technical hassle of transferring data.” Citing a senior industry source, it adds that Apple has “privately agreed” to develop what it calls a “simple tool” to help move data— contacts, messages, photos and the like—from their iPhone to an Android handset.
If he rumor’s true, it would be somewhat of a departure for Apple. Its walled garden is particularly well designed to make it hard to escape the clutches of iOS and while it’s happy to ease the process of arrival, it’s never actively helped anyone to leave. The weight of an entire continent’s carriers might be enough to twist its arm—but that still feels like a big ‘might.’
HOLLYWOOD:Iconic Playboy Mansion is going on sale for $200 million
The iconic Los Angeles mansion of Hugh Hefner, the founder of the Playboy empire, is being put up for sale for $200 million, Playboy Enterprises said, one of the highest asking prices for a private residence in the United States.
The Gothic Tudor-style mansion, which has an area of nearly 20,000 square feet (1,858 square meters) and boasts 29 rooms, sits amid five acres in Holmby Hills west of the city.
In addition to amenities such as a tennis court and a free-form swimming pool, the estate is home to the infamous Playboy grotto, which over the years served as the setting for some of Hefner's most lavish, hedonistic parties.
The mansion, in which Hefner still lives, also has a zoo license, the company said in a statement announcing the sale.
"The Playboy Mansion has been a creative center for Hef as his residence and workplace for the past 40 years, as it will continue to be if the property is sold," the statement added.
RE:China Is In Danger Of Repeating Japan's Mistake In Policy Debate
As the New Year opens, the world is being rattled by developments in China’s currency and stock markets. The Financial Times declares this the “Worst start to market year in two decades.”
Many commentators, including myself, have already pointed out the underlying problems that China faces and the challenges for its policymakers. The problems are indeed deep-rooted in the economy, and it is essential for the Chinese authorities to engage in a proper set of policy initiatives.
However, a disturbing trend has emerged from the current economic policy discussions in China. President Xi Jinping has recently begun to emphasize the importance of supply side structural reforms, according to The Economist (“Reagan’s Chinese Echo”). Economists and policy pundits have since fallen in line coming up with slogans to fit in with the official policy line. The Economist relayed the words of Chen Changsheng from the Development Research Center, a government think-tank: “We can no longer delay the zombie corporations…taking painkillers and performing transfusions is not enough. We need the determination to carry out surgery.”
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CANADA: Denies Refugee Status To Black American Fleeing Police Violence
Canada has rejected the application of an African-American who applied for refugee status on the grounds he was facing police racism and brutality in the United States.
Kyle Lydell Canty’s application was denied by Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board in December and he is now back in the U.S., Vice News reported Saturday. Canty originally crossed the border into British Columbia in September as a tourist, then opted to stay and apply for refugee status.
Ron Yamauchi, an IRB board member who wrote the decision, acknowledged that black people in the U.S. are “stopped and questioned by police at the highest rate compared to other racial groups,” the CBC reported. But the decision argued that Canty personally did not have a “well-founded” fear of persecution in his home country.
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