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The founder and CEO of Electroneum (ETN), Richard Ellis, has listed some of the major achievements of the blockchain network in the last few months, stating that Electroneum is working hard to ensure that people have easy access to finance especially in the developing countries. The CEO made the proclamation during an  interview session with BlockTV. Richard said Electroneum is working to get other utility top-up live in 2020. He said the Nigerian electricity top-up is a key area being focused on to let people have their light running, making it a larger purchase value than airtime top-up alone. Richard said the company’s officials are already reaching out to a number of global utility companies to introduce them to the new digital means of toping-up utility bills. As regards Electroneum alliance with the  Cambodian Cellcard telecoms company , Richard said Electroneum’s relationship with this company is different from that of others in other countries. The CEO said...

The first case of the dreaded Coronavirus has been confirmed in Lagos State, Nigeria. Equally important, it was confirmed by the Federal Ministry of Health on Thursday, February 27, 2020. The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria; and just returned from Italy to Lagos. According to reports, the man arrived in the country on the 25th of February 2020 . The patient is clinically stable, with no serious symptoms. Furthermore, he is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos. A statement by the Hon. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire reads: I wish to assure all Nigerians that have we have been beefing up our preparedness capabilities since the first confirmation of coronavirus in China, and we will use all the resources made available by the government to respond to this case. We have already started working to identify all the contacts of the patient since he entered Nigeria. Please be reminded that most people who become infected may ex...

The young Gunner has shed light on how he came about his trademark celebration whenever he hits the back of the net Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah has disclosed why he settled for his trademark ‘phone call’ celebration. Antoine Griezmann boasts of various dance routines, while Cristiano Ronaldo looks to have settled on his famous 'Si!' celebration. Nketiah's goal celebration sees him mime making a call after finding the net, a routine he performed after scoring in the Gunners’ 3-2 defeat of Everton.

Actress and TV host, Linda Osifo, has bought a new Mercedes Benz GLE AMG 4Matic model. The 28-year-old was delivered the car over the weekend. She shared congratulatory messages from colleagues on Instastories on Monday. The dealer had given a hint to Linda’s new acquisition last December. Some time last year the Benin-born actress bought a mansion in Lekki. The screen diva shot to limelight for her role in the hit TV series – Desperate Housewives Africa. Myself

He called Ronaldo the best of all time. AFP Samuel Eto'o offered an interview to 'Sky Sport' in Italy in which he spoke about the past and future of Inter Milan. Still, in the comparison with Juventus, the name Cristiano Ronaldo came up, who the Cameroonian called "the best of all time". Samuel Eto', now an observer on the playing fields, had an interview with 'Sky Sport' which he was asked to do as an  ex-Inter  player.  The ex-Cameroon striker spoke about the comparison between Inter and Juventus. "I see Juve and... I don't know. They have Cristiano Ronaldo,  the best of all time , or Dybala, another phenomenon, but I would like to see the Sarri of Empoli again", he assured. All this because Eto'o hopes the Italian coach will bring something more to Juve: "He's different from when he was at Empoli or Chelsea. Today we don't see  coaches like Guardiola  making their teams play, maybe risking losing, but still ...

Manchester United’s three different goal-scorers in their emphatic 3-0 win over Watford on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League. Naturally, most of the attention has gone to the trio, with Fernandes in particular earning comparisons with the likes of Paul Scholes and Juan Sebastian Veron from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – not too shabby at all. But whilst the Portugal international in particular enjoyed an outstanding game with a goal and an assist, one man who may have gone under the radar despite having an impressive outing himself, is Nemanja Matic. The Serbia international was linked with a move away from Old Trafford in recent weeks, but his performances since the New Year even led to Solskjaer claiming “he is playing the best football since I’ve been here” last month. And against Watford on Sunday, he showed exactly why his manager said that. As per Sofascore, his 7.8 match rating was only bettered by Fernandes and Greenwood, who of course both got on the score-sheet. Matic’s...