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John Kerry arrive Aso Villa, meets with Buhari

John Kerry, US Secretary of States of the United States of America, has arrived the presidential Villa at exactly 3:07 pm from where he was received and ushered into President Muhammdu Buhari’s office by the Chief of Protocol, State House, Mr. Lawal Kazaure. The meeting with the President ended at about 4:40pm after which Kerry proceeded to the State House Waiting Room where he met with some Northern state governors. The governors included those of Bauchi, Borno, Kwara and Sokoto states as well the deputy governor of Benue State.

Abuja Faulty Traffic Lights Cause of Accidents

   There is hardly a week, car accidents are not recorded in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, most especially at junctions with non-functioning or Mal-functioning traffic lights, terrible accidents are recorded on regular bases at the various junctions.   The previous Government installed solar powered traffic lights in various junctions in the FCT which has greatly reduced the head on collision of cars at these junctions. But the junctions with the old type of traffic light(non-solar) are the major point were regular accidents are recorded as either the lights are not even working again or they are mal-functioning.      We in Abujatalk we are calling on the FCT Minister Malam Muhammad Bello, to as a matter of urgency take action in installing solar powered traffic lights at this junctions replacing the old non-functioning traffic lights. So many of these junction with the old type of non-functioning traffic lights are mounted with Traffic officers to control the traffic du

Lagos ranks world’s 3rd worst city to live in Global Liveability Ranking 2016

       The Economist Intelligence Unit released Global Liveability Ranking 2016 report, ranking Lagos as the third worst city to live, maintaining its position at the lowest rungs of the Global Liveability index. The top five best countries to live in, according to the report, remain unchanged from last year and they include Melbourne, Australian; Vienna, Austria; Vancouver, Canada; Toronto, Canada; and Calgary, Canada. The liveability survey assesses which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions across five broad categories, including stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Lagos scored highest in culture and environment, followed by infrastructure. It scored lowest in stability. Three other African cities joined Lagos at the bottom rung of the liveable cities, including Douala, Cameroon; Harare, Zimbabwe; and Algiers, Algeria; ranking 132nd, 133rd, and 134th respectively. While no African city made it to t

Nigerians May Soon Be Paying 9% tax on calls, SMS, MMS, Data, others

A stakeholders’ meeting organized by the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, on CST bill which seeks to levy 9%  on subscribers for the use of the various communication services, Shittu said the outcome of deliberations on the bill would form the basis of his advice to the President. The services include voice call, SMS, MMS, Data usage from telecommunication service providers, internet service providers and Pay TV Stations.

Breaking: Buhari Back with War Against Indiscipline

You will definitely remember when president Buhari was president before now, remember war against indiscipline? it was so tough then an d easy to implement, because it was military rule,  the Federal Government, on Monday, relaunched the War Against Indiscipline, WAI Brigade, in Abuja, saying in this era of insecurity, violence, kidnapping, and other forms of social vices, the role of the Brigade in civil intelligence gathering cannot be over emphasized. President Muhammadu Buhari Announcing the development on the occasion of the National and State Commanders meeting of the Community Support Brigade, CSB, also known as WAI, the Director-General, National Orientation Agency, NOA, Dr. Garba Abari said the President Buhari administration has declared the intention to relaunch the Brigade for better performance, as well as to bring its activities to the fore.  In this era of democracy, i dont just know how he is going to fine tune his war against indecipline

Nigerian Olympic Male football Team beat Japan 5 to 4

Nigerian Olympic male football team the dream team after all the delays and frustrations in Atlanta, , on Friday, eventually beat the Japanese U-23 side 5 goals to 4, in a match which held at the Manaus Stadium, in Brazil.

Rio 2016: Nigeria's Olympic footballers Stranded in Atlanta

Nigeria's Olympic football team has being delayed due to their plane too small they will arrive few hours before their opening Rio 2016 match , this is not a cheering news. They been held up in Atlanta, USA, because of a problem with their flight payment. According to BBC Sport team media officer "The players were uncomfortable with the size of the plane," He said they would leave on a bigger plane and arrive in time for kick-off against Japan (01:00 GMT Friday). "The [Nigerian] government stepped in," he added. "The players have been assured of adequate medical care on the plane. It's been challenging but most importantly we will be ready for the first game." Their flight is set to depart at 1200GMT for the seven-hour flight to Manaus, where their Group B opener kicks off just 13 hours later. The squad had originally been stranded in Atlanta because of a problem that seemed to be caused by money having to go through different bank accounts and

Rev. Mbaka Drops another One to President Buhari Again

Enugu Catholic priest, and Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has warned that the president addresses the hunger in the country, in message below! “I can’t keep quiet when things are going wrong “I am telling the President to look around him and know those who are advising him rightly and those who are telling him that there is no trouble. “The President should know that there is trouble – if things continue like this, in the next election, nobody will vote for him. “Whether they like it or not, I am speaking the raw truth. “If the President should have somebody like me and he cannot be talking with me, then there is a problem. “There is a problem somewhere; somebody who can advise you without asking for anything and he is representing the poor masses in the country and he won’t tell you lies. “He will praise you when you are doing well and when you are not doing well, he will look at you in the face and tell you.” Continuing, he said, “I don’t nee

Windows 10 Anniversary Update on August 2nd, Have you gotten the update?

Over 20 percent of pcs across the world uses window 10, then window 10 mobile, for mobile devices is a cool Os to try, with the anniversary update window 10 mobile can compete with yet to be released Android 7, I got my update yesterday, its so cool, the part i love most is the multitasking on my lumia 930, its as if i,m using my pc. Microsoft is officially launching the Anniversary Update for Windows 10 on August 2, 2016. The new version of the operating system will be available simultaneously for laptops, tablets, phones, desktop PCs, and even the Xbox One as a free update. In addition, Microsoft is planning to bring the Anniversary Update to HoloLens and other devices running Windows 10 soon after the PC/phone/Xbox launch. The Anniversary Update is the biggest update yet to Windows 10, and it includes a lot of new features and changes thanks to feedback from users and participants in the Windows Insider Program. Some of the new changes include the addition of Windows Ink for p