At last: FIFA confirms use of goal-line technology in 2014 world cup

FIFA has confirmed that GoalControl GmbH, will provide goalline technology for the 2014 World Cup finals, after a successful trial at the Confederations Cup this year.
The German company was given the contract for the Confederations Cup, the Club World Cup and the World Cup in April, but the deal was subject to the technology impressing at the tournament in Brazil.
“Today’s announcement follows an evaluation process in which the relevant departments within FIFA examined the use of GoalControl-4D during the FIFA Confederations Cup. While there were no goal-line incidents in which the technology was required to determine whether a goal had been scored, the system met all necessary FIFA requirements and indicated every one of the 68 goals correctly. Importantly, there was also a high-level of satisfaction reported by match officials,” a statement from FIFA read.

“Furthermore, FIFA can today confirm that GLT will be used at the FIFA Club World Cup to be played in Morocco from 11-21 December 2013 and that GoalControl GmbH will be the official GLT provider for the event.

ASUU strike: FG stops salaries of lecturers

DailyPost has gathered that the Federal Government has resolved to stop the salaries of protesting universities lecturers over the ongoing strike of the its Academic body, ASUU. The decision to invoke the “no work, no pay” rule was said to have been officially taken yesterday, even though some universities had earlier complained of no salaries since August.
It was gathered that the government has passed a directive to the various universities governing councils to stop payment of salaries of the striking lecturers forthwith.
The ASUU Zonal Chairman in Abuja, Mr Clement Chup confirmed the development yesterday after a zonal conference of ASUU, University of Abuja chapter, which took place at the Gwagwalada campus to review the nationwide strike.

Five African players who quit their national teams

 

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African footballers who quit their national teams for various reasons. See gallery

One of the major highlights in international football is a player temporarily retiring from their national teams.
While some are able to clearly stick to their structured plans of retiring from national duty, others stage returns, much to the delight of their fans.
We look at five African players who quit their national teams at a point.

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  Emmanuel Adebayor – Togo

  Togo's inspirational player, Adebayor has on more than one occasion quit the national team.
  But on all those occasions, he staged comebacks. In 2010, he laid down his boots, three months after gunmen in Cabinda, Angola, attacked their national team bus.
  It was during the African Cup of Nations.
  He however returned in November 2011, helping his team to qualify for the 2013 Cup of Nations.
  Prior to the Nations Cup, he threatened to quit if bonuses owed the team were not settled.
  He is Togo's highest goal scorer of all time.

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  Kevin Prince Boateng – Ghana

  A top-ten African Footballer of the Year nominee in 2010 and 2011, Boateng made his major international debut with the national team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
  It was a month after he had finally received clearance from FIFA, after defecting from Germany.
  In November 2011, he asked to be excused from national duties, suggesting the "physical demands of playing for both club and country at high levels are taking a toll on his health."
  He however wrote to the Ghana Football Association in August 2013, to inform them of his availability.
  "I write to inform the Ghana Football Association that after a few consultations, I have decided to change my decision and confirm my availability to play for the Black Stars whenever I am needed."

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  Didier Drogba – Ivory Coast

  One of the greatest footballers ever to come out of Africa, the Ivorian forward remains a key part of the continent's number one national team.
  In 2010, he told the then Elephants coach Francois Zahoui that he wanted to stay away from the team, and that he was "physically tired".
  "I truly met Drogba in London. He told me he was so tired that he wanted to withdraw from the national team," Zahoui said at the time.
  He was left out of mainstream action after his side's failure to win the 2013 Nations Cup in South Africa.
  His inability to make the team's list for March and June World Cup qualifiers heightened public suspicion he was on his way out.
  He returned to the team in August, and was part of the side that lost 1 - 4 to Mexico, in a friendly in New York, U.S.A.

In Africa: Bushmen boycotts, Eritrean executions and Africa’s richest gets richer

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In Africa: Bushmen boycotts, Eritrean executions and Africa’s richest gets richer

Shell shuts pipeline again, loses 150 000 bpd

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Shell said it has again shut down a key supply pipeline in southern Nigeria owing to leaks, reducing output by 150,000 barrels per day, barely two weeks after repairing the affected line.

The Nigerian subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, SPDC said late on Wednesday that the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) was shut down "following reports of new leaks, barely 10 days after the line was repaired from crude oil theft incidents."
It said daily production of some 150,000 barrels of oil is affected. Shell said the latest leaks occurred at the oil-rich but restive southern Ogoniland, adding that the TNP was shut "as a precautionary measure after receiving reports of the incidents."
The company said it would send an investigation team to determine the cause and impact of the spills.
The pipeline was shut down last month for repairs after two separate crude oil theft incidents.
Local Channel television on Thursday broadcast a footage of some Ogoni villagers scooping oil from the spill site, sparking fears of petrol fire.

Exotic Delicacies Exclusive to Northern Nigeria

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Exotic Delicacies Exclusive to Northern Nigeria

Food is an integral feature of every culture, and some foods are revered as exclusively indigenous and distinctly special to the various tribes. See gallery

Each tribe has its own set of these special delicacies.

Nigerian producers hate me - Emeka Ike

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Nollywood actor Emeka Ike is back, not on the screen, but with another allegation that Nigerian Producers hate him for speaking the truth.

In an interview with Nigerianfilms in Lagos, the controversial actor stated that he can’t get movie roles because he stands against sexual harassment in the industry.
We got part of the interview word for word, so please take a read:
“If you knock at their office and you can’t sleep with them, you won’t be allowed to act. Is it fair to tell a girl that 'if I don’t sleep with you, you won’t get my favor '?
"If God does that to us, where would we be today? This situation is a general norm. Ask the smallest artiste about my position on the situation.
"I have stopped productions several times because of (sexual harassment). That’s why sometimes they have issues with me."