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http://ift.tt/2rirPII In a poll carried out by The Guardian website and Twitter handle, only 12 per cent of respondents think that the unflattering May 29 scorecard was propaganda sponsored by opposition parties made up of aggrieved politicians. Eighty-eight per cent of Nigerians have agreed with the poor mid-term score given by analysts of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration while 56 per cent of this number have judged the country as worse of where it was, two years ago. Barely a week into Democracy day and for days after, the media was awash with various commentaries and analysis of the president’s poor performance in the last two years. Research organisations like Lagos-based SBM Intelligence released a report saying this administration had fulfilled 6% of the 171 promises it made during its election campaigns. It scored PMB and his team highest in handling foreign relations, national security and anti-corruption, and lowest in reducing cost of governance, fixing powe...

http://ift.tt/2pqeU3o PHOTO:AFP The dollar extended gains in Asian trade Tuesday as investors swung their attention to expectations of another US interest rate hike next month, but equities struggled under the weight of profit-taking following the previous day’s rally. Regional markets surged Monday, with Tokyo and Seoul leading the way, following centrist Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France’s presidential election and last week’s solid US jobs report that reinforced views of a strengthening economy. The better-than-expected reading on US payrolls preceded a record close on Wall Street and helped send Wall Street’s VIX index of volatility in New York’s markets to its lowest level since 1993. It also had investors betting the Federal Reserve will stick to its plan to raise borrowing costs twice more this year — including once next month — having lifted rates in December and March. The likelihood of further tightening has seen the dollar rally more than four percent since hi...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THE Nigerian Air Force component of Operation Lafiya Dole, operating in the North East, has killed many Boko Haram terrorists in an air raid targeted at their camps in Mangosum village. This was even as the air troops, last Friday, successfully frustrated yet another attempt by the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists to regroup in the Sambisa general area. The Air Force troops had previously successfully provided air cover to troops of 27 Task Force Battalion thereby enabling them to repel an attack by the Boko Haram Terrorists. The huge success recorded against the terrorists was carried out by Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft which trailed the remnants of the insurgents that attacked the Battalion to a village, 3.42 km north east of Mangosum,in Borno State. The Nigerian Air Force troops had conducted the air interdiction mission with two alpha jets and one F-7Ni aircraft. In a statement released late night, th...

http://ift.tt/2qo9bgc Justin Gatlin of the USA celebrates with Junkanoo dancers after the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017 at Thomas Robinson Stadium on April 23, 2017 in Nassau, Bahamas. Justin Gatlin, Asafa Powell and Andre de Grasse will light up the men's 100m field at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Doha. PHOTO: Patrick Smith/Getty Images for IAAF/AFP The month of April ended on a high note in the world of sports and we hope that May will continue in that vein. A lot of sporting activities including the ATP Tour and IAAF Diamond League will be happening this week alongside other key sporting events. I’m here to let you know the ones you should keep an eye out for. IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE The IAAF Diamond league begins this week and Doha, Qatar will be the first stop of the lucrative athletics series. We should expect to see stars like Kenya’s middle-distance legend Asbel Kiprop in the men’s 1500m, Olympic steeplechase gold medalist Conseslus Kipruto in the men’s 3000m flat...

http://ift.tt/2p0aErN The team of Real Madrid, poses for a group photo prior the UEFA Champions League 1st leg quarter-final football match FC Bayern Munich v Real Madrid in Munich, southen Germany on April 12, 2017. Front row (L-R) Real Madrid's Welsh forward Gareth Bale, Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Marcelo, Real Madrid's defender Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid's Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, Real Madrid's defender Nacho Fernandez and Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric. Top row (L-R) Real Madrid's Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas, Real Madrid's defender Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid's German midfielder Toni Kroos, Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema and Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo Security was ratcheted up in Munich, one day after three explosions rocked the team bus of German football club Borussia Dortmund minutes after the bus set off to a planned Champions League game against Monaco on Tuesday ...