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http://ift.tt/2rIfIVL (FILES) This file photo taken on October 22, 2016 shows singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performing her only full concert of 2016 during the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Once Spotify's most visible critic, pop superstar Taylor Swift on Friday, June 9, 2017 returned her music to all streaming services as the number of artists to boycott the booming format dwindles. All of the 27-year-old singer's music including "1989," her blockbuster last album, appeared on Spotify and other platforms at midnight (0400 GMT) on the US East Coast. / AFP PHOTO / SUZANNE CORDEIRO Once Spotify’s most visible critic, pop superstar Taylor Swift on Friday returned her music to all streaming services as the number of artists to boycott the booming format dwindles. All of the 27-year-old singer’s music including “1989,” her blockbuster last album, appeared on Spotify and other platforms at midnight (0400 GMT) on the US...

http://ift.tt/2rCjj65 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte officiates a mass oath taking of officials of various national leagues at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on June 1, 2017. Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed 11 soldiers, authorities said on June 1, as they conceded hundreds of gunmen may have escaped a blockade. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS Philippine opposition lawmakers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reject President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of martial law in the south of the country, branding it unconstitutional. Duterte declared military rule across the region of Mindanao, home to about 20 million people, on May 23 to quell what he said was a fast-growing threat from the Islamic State (IS) group there. Duterte made the declaration a few hours after militants flying black IS flags rampaged through the southern city of Marawi, triggering clashes with security forces that are still ...

http://ift.tt/2qSMeFV Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday condoled with the former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Wosilat Obanikoro. The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday condoled with the former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Wosilat Obanikoro. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alhaja Obanikoro died at the age 95 years on Saturday at her residence in Lagos. She was buried same day at the Ikoyi Cemetery according to Islamic rites. Mr Taofik Gani, the state’s Publicity Secretary of the party, said in Lagos that the party shared in the grief of the Obanikoros at this point in time. He said the family was important to the party because the former minister was a chieftain of the party, who had held many political offices on the party’s platform. “We commiserate with him as a chieftain of our party and one ...

http://ift.tt/2rCjj65 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte officiates a mass oath taking of officials of various national leagues at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on June 1, 2017. Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed 11 soldiers, authorities said on June 1, as they conceded hundreds of gunmen may have escaped a blockade. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS Philippine opposition lawmakers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reject President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of martial law in the south of the country, branding it unconstitutional. Duterte declared military rule across the region of Mindanao, home to about 20 million people, on May 23 to quell what he said was a fast-growing threat from the Islamic State (IS) group there. Duterte made the declaration a few hours after militants flying black IS flags rampaged through the southern city of Marawi, triggering clashes with security forces that are still ...

http://ift.tt/2qSMeFV Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday condoled with the former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Wosilat Obanikoro. The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday condoled with the former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Wosilat Obanikoro. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alhaja Obanikoro died at the age 95 years on Saturday at her residence in Lagos. She was buried same day at the Ikoyi Cemetery according to Islamic rites. Mr Taofik Gani, the state’s Publicity Secretary of the party, said in Lagos that the party shared in the grief of the Obanikoros at this point in time. He said the family was important to the party because the former minister was a chieftain of the party, who had held many political offices on the party’s platform. “We commiserate with him as a chieftain of our party and one ...

http://ift.tt/2qc9meY The 7th edition of Mobile West Africa will take place in Lagos next week and the organisers are promising 2 days of unrivalled conferencing, with more than 60 contributors confirmed and a delegation that features the entire spectrum of industry stakeholders. All four Nigerian mobile network operators will join senior executives from organisations such as Uber, Facebook, Ringier, BBM, Access Bank, TECNO, BellaNaija, The Guardian, OLX, Dress Me Outlet, Sliide, Stanbic, HERE, Battabox, TalentBase, Flutterwave, Jiji.ng and Intel. The conference is set to focus on key topics including analysis of finTech progress; debate around success in e/mCommerce; evaluation of mobile product management; the growing impact of mobile marketing and social media; showcases on education and social impact projects; panel discussions featuring the industry’s young guns; the creation of content; as well as a one-off opportunity to listen to and learn from Kai Diekmann, who is without ...

http://ift.tt/2pOS8Xp  (AFP Photo/Frederick Florin) An earthquake rocked China’s western Xinjiang region on Thursday, killing eight people and injuring another 23 as more than 1,500 homes crumbled, state media reported. The shallow 5.4-magnitude quake struck at 5:58 am (2158 GMT Wednesday) 213 kilometres (133 miles) south-southwest of the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar, the US Geological Survey said. Some people were buried after their adobe homes collapsed, said Wang Fuyou, Communist Party chief of Taxkorgan county, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Rescuers were searching for people trapped in the rubble in Quzgun, the worst-hit village, which has a population of 449, Wang said. More than 1,500 homes collapsed in Quzgun, Xinhua said. More than 9,000 people were relocated in the region while 1,000 soldiers and 1,500 civilians were participating in rescue efforts, the agency said. Xinhua said the injured were taken to hospital. The People’s Daily post...