Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Saturday, 4 February 2017
Uber CEO resigns from Trump Advisory Council
Uber's non participation in the work stoppage called by the New York
Taxi Alliance after Donald Trump announced a ban on immigration of seven
Muslim countries coupled with the CEO's position in advisory council
led to the massive criticism and boycott of about 200,000 users.
Mr Travis Kalanick first released a statement on the issue explaining
his stand on the ban order. He revealed he was not in support of the ban
and explained ways Uber will help all affected drivers. He however
defender his position in the council saying
"Ever since Uber’s founding we’ve had to work with governments and politicians of all political persuasions across hundreds of cities and dozens of countries."His explanation didn't help much as within a day, their competitor, Lyft surged up to the 5th most downloaded app on iOs. Mr Kalanick decided to leave the advisory council altogether. In a memo sent out to the press, he wrote;
Dear Team,
Earlier today I spoke briefly with the President about the immigration executive order and its issues for our community. I also let him know that I would not be able to participate on his economic council. Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the President or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that.
I spent a lot of time thinking about this and mapping it to our values. There are a couple that are particularly relevant:
Inside Out - The implicit assumption that Uber (or I) was somehow endorsing the Administration’s agenda has created a perception-reality gap between who people think we are, and who we actually are.
Just Change - We must believe that the actions we take ultimately move the ball forward. There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that. The executive order is hurting many people in communities all across America. Families are being separated, people are stranded overseas and there’s a growing fear the U.S. is no longer a place that welcomes immigrants.
Immigration and openness to refugees is an important part of our country’s success and quite honestly to Uber’s. I am incredibly proud to work directly with people like Thuan and Emil, both of whom were refugees who came here to build a better life for themselves. I know it has been a tough week for many of you and your families, as well as many thousands of drivers whose stories are heartfelt and heart-wrenching.
Please know, your questions and stories on Tuesday, along with what I heard from drivers, have kept me resilient and reminded me of one of our most essential cultural values, Be Yourself. We will fight for the rights of immigrants in our communities so that each of us can be who we are with optimism and hope for the future.
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Snitch Alert: Uber CEO snitches on other CEOs that supported Trump
In an email to his staff on Saturday, Kalanick said that the company opposes the executive orders by Trump and will compensate affected employees. But he did not stop there, he went on to reveal in detail the names and companies of other CEOs who support and serve as advisers to Donald Trump.
Kalanick is an advisor for Trump’s business group and on Saturday, while the Taxi Union agreed to hold a strike at the JKF airport in protest of the ban on Muslim foreigners, Uber broke the taxi strike and went on to announce on Twitter that surge pricing has been reduced, meaning their prices were made less expensive, thereby undermining the effect of the strike. This prompted a lot of anti-Trump protesters to delete the Uber app from their phones and the hashtag #DeleteUber started trending on Twitter.
Kalanick was not going to suffer the backlash alone so he snitched on other CEOs, but this did not go down well, because, rather than have the criticisms shift from him to the other exposed CEOs, he received an even greater backlash, with most referring to him as "the dude that caught cheating, so he snitched on all his boys.”
Man says he will chase people out of their house for the Feb 5th protest.
Cost of living has really gone astronomical. A pack of
spaghetti that previously sold for N100 is now N230. Picanto cars now go
for N5m as against its previous price, N1.8million
Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command has died...
The CP reportedly died today in a hospital in either India or Dubai where he went for treatment for kidney failure according to police sources.
He was transferred to Rivers state in August 2016 to take over from Foluso Adebanjo who is currently a Deputy Inspector General of Police. May his soul rest in peace, amen.
Monday, 30 January 2017
Canada to offer temporary residency permit to travelers affected by Trump's ban
Hussen, who was himself a Somali refugee, stated that no one is stranded at any of Canada's airport at the moment.
Saturday, 28 January 2017
Dino Melaye Accidentally Meets Gov. Ayo Fayose
Thursday, 26 January 2017
Donald Trump's official photo MIA at LAX
The empty picture frame at the LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal used to have Barack Obama's face there up until January 20th. Donald Trump's face should be there now greeting visitors when they land but it doesn't look airport officials have received Donald's photo or just don't care to hang it there
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Thousands Displaced In Haiti
Hurricane Matthew is said to have devastated parts of the country, where at least two people have died.
The storm has now moved off the north-eastern coast of Cuba towards Florida, where warnings are in place. South Carolina is to start evacuating more than a million people.
Matthew, now a category three hurricane, is predicted to hit the US east coast later in the week.
Friday, 19 August 2016
#MoneyTalking: Dino Melaye shows off his Louboutin "Dandy Pik Pik" loafers
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
FUNAAB VC quizzed by EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has quizzed the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, (FUNAAB), Abeokuta, Prof Olusola Oyewole, alongside the Institution Bursar, Moses Ilesanmi following a petition received by the antigraft body from a group known as ‘Concerned Stakeholders of FUNAAB’.
The duo who were then invited for questioning by the anti-graft commission, arrived at the EFCC Zonal Office located at 16, Revd Oyebode Crescent, Iyaganku, GRA, Ibadan at exactly 9:48 am in a two black saloon cars.
The EFCC is also investigating payments made by the university to the governing council of the institution led by a former senator, Adeseye Ogunlewe.
The invited officials were asked to come with records of all payments made to Mr. Ogunlewe and other members of the governing council since their appointment in 2013.
Mr. Ogunlewe, who represented Lagos State in the Senate, was appointed pro-chancellor of the university by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Four die in Abeokuta after consuming excess 'ogogoro
It was gathered that the seller of the deadly substance, one Salako Taloju, a gateman who operates a kiosk in front of the house of a prominent man in the area, Alhaji Sule Onabiyi, has since been picked by the police.
The seller of the liquor, however, said only three people died and that they were living around the area before the incident.
Ogun state trader arrested for naming pet dog ‘Buhari’
Efforts by the police to recover the dog, which they intended using as evidence failed. The trader, allegedly instructed his friends to secretly to kill the dog. Now, appeals by his friends and relations for the police to grant him bail failed as the complainant and his kinsmen reportedly threatened to kill the trader if he was released on bail.
A relation to the suspect expressed fears that he may either be poisoned inside a police cell or thrown into jail. According to the person, “Chinakwe is a lover of dogs and he names them after things that tickle him. He bought this dog a year ago and named it Buhari. Unfortunately, some Northerners, who dominate the vicinity where he resides misconstrued his intention and connived to take him up. The complainant then claimed it was derogatory because his father answers Buhari.”
The acting Police spokesman in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, ASP, stated that indeed Joe bought a dog, but he inscribed Buhari on both sides of the dog's body and paraded the dog around the area.
"One Mallam lodged a complaint and when our men got there, we found out that it was true. You know such thing can cause serious breach of the peace and ethnic or religious unrest. We are charging him to court for conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.”
Friday, 12 August 2016
Republicans Sign Letter Urging RNC To Stop Funding Donald Trump's Campaign
As Trump continues to slip in the polls, the signatories are asking for the party to instead focus resources on maintaining the GOP's majority in the House and Senate.
The letter, obtained by Politico, says Trump's chances of winning in November are 'evaporating day by day' and that his 'recklessness' and 'incompetence' risks handing the election to Hillary Clinton by a landslide.
It lists a string of problems with Trump's campaign, including his many controversial remarks, his refusal to release tax returns and his claim that he may not uphold NATO treaty requirements.
'We believe that Donald Trump's divisiveness, recklessness, incompetence, and record-breaking unpopularity risk turning this election into a Democratic landslide, and only the immediate shift of all available RNC resources to vulnerable Senate and House races will prevent the GOP from drowning with a Trump-emblazoned anchor around its neck,' says a draft form of the letter.
This should not be a difficult decision, as Donald Trump's chances of being elected president are evaporating by the day.'
It adds Trump's actions, such as attacking Gold Star families, praising dictators and calling on Russia to find Clinton's missing emails, have 'alienated millions of voters of all parties.'
Those recent outrages have built on his campaign of anger and exclusion, during which he has mocked and offended millions of voters, including the disabled, women, Muslims, immigrants, and minorities,' the letter says.
Michael Phelps breaks 2000 year old Olympic record
Michael Phelps has taken athletic achievement to Olympian heights by
smashing a record that has remained untouched for two millennia.
The American won his 22nd gold medal today, 9 have come from relays
while 13 are individual triumphs. The 31-year-old swimmer won his 13th
gold medal in the 200metres men's event to surpass the 2000-year record
set by Greek Olympian, Leonidas of Rhodes who won 12 individual gold
medals.
An athlete who won three events at a single Olympics was known as a
triastes, or tripler. There were only seven triastes and Leonidas is the
only one known to have achieved the honour more than once. there were
no consolation prizes at the Olympics, no silver and bronze, you either
won or lost.
He was 36 when he did it on the fourth occasion - five years older than Phelps is today
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
'I can qualify Nigeria to World Cup, I have the heart of a winner '- New Super Eagles Technical adviser Rohr says
Gernot Rohr, who was on Tuesday
confirmed by the NFF as Super Eagles new technical adviser says he
believes he can qualify Nigeria to the Russia 2018 World Cup and
even take the country to the latter stages of the tournament.
"I
have confidence that with the right atmosphere and the right support,
the Super Eagles have the capacity not only to qualify for the FIFA
World Cup, but get to the latter stages of the competition.”
NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, happy with the German's appointment on a two year deal said;
“We
are happy that this has been sealed and we can now focus on other
arrangements for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers starting in
October,”
Ebonyi state lawmaker, Maria Ude Nwachi shares photos of her customized Hummer H2
We did not assent to a padded budget- FG says
Speaking at the Abuja Town hall meeting yesterday August 9th, the Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma said the budget that was signed by President Buhari on May 6th was well scrutinized and passed the due process of appropriation at the National Assembly.
“We did not assent to a padded budget. The budget followed through the various stages of preparation and scrutiny and appropriation before it was signed into law.’’he said
