BSC,MBA,PROF,Is useless in proving entrepreneur skill

According to Forbes,While many aspiring business leaders believe that the path to owning a company includes a backlog of laurels from an Ivy League institution, having the fortitude to push forward is actually what will set you apart from the pack.       

 An MBA is great for creating savvy business connections, and working for a prestigious firm will teach you the ins and outs of the corporate world, but you’re not going to blaze your own path if you’re just following someone else’s. 

Before pulling a Jerry Maguire and quitting your job  to follow your entrepreneurial dreams, it’s always smart to have a little financial buffer and research a business idea first. If you really need some academic direction, MIT is currently offering a free “Becoming an Entrepreneur” class online — happy studying!

Why:president elect leave Gambia as jammeh refuses to stepdown

According to BBC President elect Barrow leave Gambia after all effort to step Jammeh down fails.

Nigeria's president flew to Banjul to try to broker a deal but Mr Jammeh would not relinquish power.

Mr Barrow is now heading to Mali, where he will meet West African leaders attending a summit there.

The former estate agent wants to resolve the transitional deadlock so he can be sworn in next week.

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The African Union has said it will no longer recognise Mr Jammeh's rule beyond this point.

Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari had flown to The Gambia's capital, Banjul, to try to broker a deal, as the region fears the consequences of a non-peaceful transition.

Ecowas, a 15-nation bloc of West African states that organised the delegation, has it said it would consider removing Mr Jammeh using military force if he refuses to step aside.

Mr Barrow is travelling to Mali with the Ecowas delegation for further discussions this weekend.Mr Jammeh had initially admitted defeat after the December election. But shortly afterwards he called for the result to be annulled.

The 51-year-old leader seized power in the country in 1994 and has been accused of human rights abuses, although he has held regular elect

A lawyer for Mr Jammeh filed a request with the Supreme Court on Thursday, asking for an injunction to block Mr Barrow's swearing-in.

The Supreme Court is unable to hear the challenge until May because of a shortage of judges, and Mr Jammeh says he will not step down until then.

There are growing fears that the uncertainty could cause a refugee exodus.

Thousands of Gambians, mostly women and children, have already crossed the border into neighbouring Senegal and further afield to Guinea-Bissau, where they do not require a visa, officials say.

Mr Barrow won 43.3% of the vote in December's election, compared with Mr Jammeh's 39.6%. A third candidate, Mama Kandeh, got 17.1%.

Incase you don't know,Trump is not in anyway legitimate-John lewis

huffintonpost updated,Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) does not consider the presidency of Donald Trump “legitimate,” he said in an interview with NBC News that appeared Friday. 

“I don’t see this president-elect as a legitimate president,” Lewis told Chuck Todd, host of NBC’s “Meet The Press.” “I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected and they have destroyed the candidacy of Hillary Clinton.”Lewis added that he believes there was a conspiracy “on the part of the Russians and others” to help Trump get elected.

“That’s not right, that’s not fair, that’s not the open democratic process,” he said.

Intelligence officials briefed Trump last week on their findings that Russia had interfered in the election with the intention of helping his candidacy. Trump has begrudgingly accepted that some kind of activity took place, he said during a press conference earlier this week, but he’s continued to dismiss the idea that foreign meddling actually affected the outcome of the election.

Lewis also said that he will not attend Trump’s inauguration, and that it will be the first one he’s missed since his election to Congress in 1986.

“You cannot be at home with something that you feel is wrong,” Lewis said.

Ehya:This man was only cleaning house when he sees $1milion winning ticket

According to huffinton,Joemel Panisa was tidying up his home in Logsden, Oregon, while holed up during a snowstorm on Jan. 9 when he stumbled across a year-old winning lottery ticket — which turned out to be worth $1 million.

He'd bought the Mega Millions ticket for the Oregon Lottery from a mini market in Newport on Jan. 15, 2016, according to the state's lottery agency.

But on returning home, he placed it inside an envelope in his home office and then totally forgot about it for almost 12 months.

With the ticket set to expire just eight days after its re-discovery, Panisa claimed his winnings on the same day.

Fresh attacks:Three Nigeria students and one Turkish tea her kidnapped

According to Punch news,Reports filtered in late on Friday that two staff members and three pupils of the Nigerian Turkish International College, Isheri, Ogun State, off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, have been kidnapped.

Efforts to reach the school administrators for comments proved abortive as the phone number of the school’s media representative, Cema Yigit, was switched off around 11pm.

Help!!Fear grip China,Russia as U.S.A warning turn discipline.

(CNN)With missiles at their borders and neighbors aligning with an adversary, China and Russia could feel boxed in.

But they're in it together, and the two appear to be taking steps together against US global hegemony.

The countries released a joint statement this week voicing their opposition to US and South Korean plans to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system, according to both Russian and Chinese state media.

They also plan to take countermeasures, but what exactly they consist of was not specified,according to state-run Xinhua news.

"We think the US-South Korean decision to deploy the THAAD missile defense system has seriously threatened China's security interest. For the region, it will also break the strategic balance. So it's completely understandable to see countries in the region firmly oppose this decision," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said Friday. "China and other countries have to address our own legitimate security concerns and take necessary measures to safeguard our security interest."

The announcement comes as the country's National Security Office Chief, Kim Kwan-jin, met with incoming US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. According to Korean government representatives, the two reaffirmed that THAAD's deployment will be moving ahead as planned.

The missile system is designed to take out incoming projectiles -- and has been cited as a way to potentially stop a North Korean nuclear attack.

But Russia and China worry that the system is capable of much more than that and is a threat too close to their borders.

They believe THAAD will be used to track missiles from either China or Russia, and its placement in South Korea is an attempt to geopolitically contain the two countries.

"It's natural and logical for China and Russia to take a joint position," says Victor Gao, director of the China National Association of International Studies, citing that THAAD's range.

Top Donald Aide in frequent contact with Russia Ambassador

Boston today updated that President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser and Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. have been in frequent contact in recent weeks, including on the day the Obama administration hit Moscow with sanctions in retaliation for election-related hacking, a senior U.S. official said Friday.

After initially denying that Michael Flynn and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak spoke Dec. 29, a Trump official said late Friday that the transition team was aware of one call on the day President Barack Obama imposed sanctions.

It’s not unusual for incoming administrations to have discussions with foreign governments before taking office. But repeated contacts just as Obama imposed sanctions would raise questions about whether Trump’s team discussed — or even helped shape — Russia’s response.Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly did not retaliate against the U.S. for the move, a decision Trump quickly praised.

More broadly, Flynn’s contact with the Russian ambassador suggests the incoming administration has already begun to lay the groundwork for its promised closer relationship with Moscow. That effort appears to be moving ahead, even as many in Washington, including Republicans, have expressed outrage over intelligence officials’ assessment that Putin launched a hacking operation aimed at meddling in the U.S. election to benefit Trump.

In an interview published Friday evening by The Wall Street Journal, Trump said he might do away with Obama’s sanctions if Russia works with the U.S. on battling terrorists and achieving other goals.

‘‘If Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions?’’ he asked.

During a news conference Wednesday, Trump highlighted his warmer rapport with the Russian leader.

‘‘If Putin likes Donald Trump, I consider that an asset, not a liability, because we have a horrible relationship with Russia,’’ he said.

The sanctions targeted the GRU and FSB, leading Russian intelligence agencies that the U.S. said were involved in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and other groups. The U.S. also kicked out 35 Russian diplomats who it said were actually intelligence operatives.

Isaiah Thomas make way to game winner

According to Boston,Thomas scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Al Horford made a triumphant return and the Celtics snapped the Atlanta Hawks’ seven-game winning streak with a 103-101 victory Friday night.

Paul Millsap and Tim Hardaway Jr. each had 23 points for Atlanta. The Hawks had won 12 of 16 to move into fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

But the third-place Celtics hit 17 3-pointers and got a season-high 26 points from reserve forward Kelly Olynyk to push past a Hawks team that missed too many open looks from the perimeter.

Horford, a fan favorite during his nine seasons in Atlanta, was booed many times throughout the night after leaving the team as a free agent last summer. He received a standing ovation, though, and waved happily to the crowd after the Hawks showed a brief video tribute between the first and second quarters.

‘‘That was pretty cool,’’ Horford said. ‘‘That was a good video looking back at my career here.’’

Horford finished with 10 points, six rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes.

‘‘Like I said, a guy like that, with that type of character, you can’t boo him,’’ Thomas said. ‘‘That’s disrespectful.’’

Thomas was unstoppable in the closing minutes, hitting a 15-footer and a 3-pointer before knocking down the 19-footer that made it 103-101. Millsap missed a jumper at the buzzer.

‘‘We were running some different guys at him from the standpoint of getting different matchups in the pick-and-roll,’’ Stevens said. ‘‘He made a heck of a shot to win the game. It was a great play.’’

Boston blistered Atlanta in the third, using a 20-5 run to go up 77-57 on Terry Rozier’s 21-footer.

Hardaway’s short jumper trimmed the lead to 91-85 with 4:24 remaining, and Mike Dunleavy, making his Atlanta debut for the first time since last week’s trade, rattled in a corner 3 to pull the Hawks within two at the 2:12 mark.

The Celtics hit eight of its first 11 beyond the arc to take a 28-16 lead at the 2:33 mark of the first, but missed their next 10 attempts on 3s to help Atlanta force a 42-all tie on a pair of free throws by Millsap.

‘‘It was a heck of a comeback,’’ Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. ‘‘It was a heck of a game. We’ll learn from it. We’ll be better going forward.’’

Nigeria Government urges all Mosques Imams to pray and take donations for dead Nigerian Military and Families

Today it was announced by the Chief Imam,Adisat central Mosque that a letter was sent from the federal ministry urging all Mosque Owners/Header to declare tomorrow 14 January 2017 as a prayerday for all militaries killed by insurgents and  also for one's that are a lives,The chief Imam has informed all members of the mosque immediately after Saturday subhi salat as early as 6:10am.
May Allah grant all dead armed Militaries Al-janat firdaus.

Wilfred Ndidi to turn matches around

According to supersport,Wilfred Ndidi will make his Premier League debut for Leicester City against Chelsea on Saturday.

The midfielder played his first ever game in England for the Foxes in the come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Everton in the third round of the FA Cup on January 7.

He impressed with a barn-storming display and seems to have warmed his way to the heart of the Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri who confirmed on Thursday that the 20-year-old is in line for his debut against Chelsea in the tea-time kick-off at the King Power Stadium.

“Yeah I think (he will make his debut against Chelsea. I have waited for this kind of performance (displayed by Ndidi against Everton).

“I am sure he is getting better because the more he plays, the more he understands all the movement of the team,” Ranieri disclosed in his press conference.

The 20-year-old midfielder joined the Foxes from Belgian club KRC Genk on a five-and-a-half-year deal for a deal said to be within the region of a £15 million.

The other Nigerian on the books of Leicester City, Ahmed Musa, could also get a look-in for the clash against Chelsea.

Musa impressed in the win against Everton, scoring a brace after coming on as a second half substitute.

The absence of Algerian duo Islam Slimani and Riyah Mahrez, both away at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, could also help the cause of the former Kano Pillars man.Y

Woman losses life as Icy hits U.S central

According to Newsweek,A winter storm bringing icy rain to the Great Plains and Midwest claimed the life of a Missouri woman on Friday, prompted the delay of an NFL football game and threatened power outages and treacherous conditions throughout the weekend.

Ice, freezing rain and winter storm warnings were in effect from the Texas panhandle north into Iowa and east through central Indiana, the Weather Service said in an advisory, and both Missouri and Oklahoma had declared sta

The storm's first known casualty was Tiffany Jackson, 31, of Crystal City, Missouri, who police said lost control after driving too fast on an icy overpass. Her vehicle slid off the road and struck multiple trees, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said, causing her to die at the scene.

Forecasters warned that ice accumulation from the storm could be more than half an inch (1 cm), creating slick roadways especially on bridges and overpasses, and possibly causing scattered power outages across the region, the service said.

The National Football League postponed the start time of a divisional playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Kansas City from around noon local time on Sunday to 7:20 pm, when conditions are expected to ease, the Chiefs said on the team's website.

In St. Louis, the Cardinals baseball team canceled Saturday's first day of its three-day "Winter Warm-Up" fan event, a benefit for youth baseball leagues and other organizations supported by the team, citing weather concerns.

On Thursday, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency for the entire state.

"Emergency personnel are coordinating with state and local officials to ensure we are ... ready for whatever comes our way," said Fallin.

A handful of public schools, government offices and universities in Idaho, Oklahoma and other parts of the central region were shut down on Friday or had delayed openings due to the impending storm.

Parts of the region could also see as much as 3 inches (8 cm) of snow later in the weekend, according to the forecast.

“The best thing to do when it's icy is stay home,” the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said, adding that those who do venture out should heed the advice: “Ice and snow, take it slow.”

You better dont steal,Surprised as ordinary meat thief to face justice

According to h-metro,Two employees from MC Meats Private Limited have been arrested on allegations of stealing meat worth US$90 from their employer.

Laiza Kapundanga, 27, and Wilson Chakaipa, 27, pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Mbare magistrate Stanford Mambanje charged with theft.

They were granted US$30 each and the matter has been deferred to January 23 for trial.

the State’s case that on December 19 last year, Kapundanga allegedly took five kilogrammes of oxtail meat and five kilogrammes of commercial steak and hid it in her locker.

The State also alleges that Chakaipa also took one kilogramme of sausage and hid it in his locker.

The pair was arrested after a random search was made by the security guards on December 20 who discovered the stolen meat in the lockers.

The total value of stolen meat is US$90 and it was recovered.

Students to complete slaughtering of lover,found self In 12years imprisonment

Punchnews:Shuaibu, a diploma student in the Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, Adamawa State Polytechnic, jolted the public in October 2016, when he attempted to slit the throat of his girlfriend, Sekina Ishaya.

Shuaibu, Northern City Newsgathered, was sentenced last Wednesday to 12 years’ imprisonment without option of fine.

Shehu Ahmad, the Chief Magistrate of the Yola Magistrate Court, while passing his sentence, said the court found the accused guilty of an attempt to commit culpable homicide and causing grievous bodily hurt to his female lover.

The magistrate said the sentence was based on the witnesses, testimonies as well as admission of guilt by the convict, noting that the parties could file an appeal if not satisfied with his judgment.

According to Insp. Akamu, the police prosecutor, Shuaibu bagged seven years for committing grievous bodily hurt and another five years for attempted homicide, without any option of fine, bringing the sentence to 12 years.

 Ishaya could not be reached for comment on the sentence as her lines were unreachable as of the time of filing this report.

Othman Abubakar, the police public relations officer in the state, said the sentence would serve as a deterrent to other youths to act with restraint in the matter of love.

Trump wahala!!!Don John's portable toilet all cover up

Newyork post published Workers for a Virginia company supplying portable toilets for the Jan. 20 Inauguration were mystified when they discovered that the company’s name — “Don’s Johns” — had been mysteriously covered up.But it turns out workers concerned that the name will reflect poorly on the incoming president have been covering up the name with blue masking tape to avoid any potential embarrassment.

“We knew they were being covered up, because we’re delivering them there every night and they saw it. We wondered who was doing it. Now we know,” an employee of the company told The Post.

Company COO Rob Weghorst told NBC News he wasn’t happy about the cover-up.

“We like to have our names on our units,” he said, adding that he instructed his crews to take the tape down.

The Twitterverse went wild as wags cracked wise.

“Is Don’s Johns where he goes to take his golden showers?” wrote BluePixie, referring to the unsubstantiated claims that Trump enjoyed such perversions in a Russian hotel.

“Will Don’s Johns have gold plated thrones for the inauguration? “ tweeted Russ Panneton.

“Don’s Johns. You can’t make this crap up. Guess they’re worried about something else smelling up the swamp,” added Good Day LA.

They are covering up the don’s on the don’s johns portajohns for the inauguration. Hey call them trump’s rumps instead,” wrote Drew McQuade. ‏

“Don’s Johns. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA,” was all PaganChild had to say.

But some users were peed off, and seized on the story to blast the media.

“We don’t need MSM. Moronic anti-Trump fake news consumers assume the Trump team had anything to do with the decision of Don’s Johns to cover their name,” fumed GodlessNZ.

The company’s name is still clearly visible upon close inspection, but is blocked for a wide-angle view by a TV or still camera.

The inauguration will take place on the west side of the Capitol facing the National Mall.

Portable toilets set up on the east side, near Senate office buildings, do not have taped-over logos, yet at least.

Don’s Johns says on its website that it has provided portable toilets for many large events in Washington, including the 2009 inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama. The company’s logos were visible during that event.

According to its website, Don’s Johns provides “ a wide selection of portable rest rooms from which our customers may choose is important. We currently offer the largest selection in the Maryland, Virginia Washington Metropolitan area of portable restroom rentals.”

The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and the Presidential Inaugural Committee had no immediate comment Friday.

A spokeswoman for the president-elect did not immediately respond to a question about whether Team Trump was behind the effort.

At where Government bans weeding for lavish spending.Bbc

 Bbc reported a Somali town has banned lavish weddings to encourage young people to marry and stop them migrating.

Receptions in hotels would no longer be allowed and only three goats could be slaughtered to feed guests, Beled Hawa's commissioner told the BBC.

Spending limits of $600 (£500) on furnishings for a couple's new home and up to $150 for the bride price had also been set, Mohamud Hayd Osman said.

It is not unusual for a groom's family to spend about $5,000 on a wedding.

The BBC Somali service's Bashir Mohamed says this amount includes the bride price, wedding reception, outfits and jewellery for the bride as well as new furniture.

"Islamic teachings indicated that getting married should be cheap," Mr Osman told the BBC Somali service.

The decision to restrict spending on "wild partying" and other expenses had been taken after officials met to find out why 150 children had recently been born out of wedlock in the town.

"Young women were refusing to get married unless a fortune was spent on wedding gold and household furnishings," he said.

Times were already difficult in Beled Hawa, which neighbours Kenya, because of the drought and unemployment - and the high cost of weddings was another contributing factor in people leaving the area, the commissioner said.

"A young woman must be supported to get married to the young man she chooses... so the community can grow," he said.

He said $600 should be enough to purchase a double bed, table and chairs as well as crockery and cutlery.

Traditionally the events around a Somali wedding go on for seven days.

Trump legalize sport betting

Fox published Casino industry lobbyists are betting that President-elect Donald Trump’s history as a casino magnate and opportunistic businessman is the key to reversing the decades-old federal ban on sports betting.Wagering on sports has effectively been illegal since 1992, when the federal government passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, or PAPSA. At present, only four states – Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana – are allowed to offer sports betting.

The case for a legalized sports betting industry subject to taxation and federal or state regulation has strengthened in recent years, due in large part to public support from prominent figures like NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Advocates are calling for Trump, with his background as a casino owner in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, to add his voice to the debate.

“We are entering a perfect storm of interests among broadcasters, among owners of individual sports teams, we have what’s clearly been 25 years of a failed law,” Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, told FOXBusiness.com. “And now we have a president who is quoted as recently as a about year ago on [FOX Sports radio host] Colin Cowherd’s show talking about the failed law that we have today and the benefits of regulation. I think we have everything coming together to support a regulated environment.”

Iraqi storm northerneast mosul

Reuter news reported Iraqi special forces stormed a sprawling university complex in northeast Mosul on Friday and pushed Islamic State back in nearby areas to reach two more bridges across the Tigris River, the military said.

The militants were fighting back at Mosul University, which they seized when they took over the city in 2014. A Reuters reporter saw heavy clashes inside the campus.

Iraqi forces have now recaptured most districts in eastern Mosul, nearly three months into a U.S.-backed offensive, which accelerated at the turn of the year with new tactics and better coordination.

They aim to take full control of the eastern bank of the Tigris, which bisects Mosul from north to south, before launching attacks on the western side still fully in Islamic State hands.

Driving the ultra-hardline Islamist group out of its Mosul stronghold will probably spell the end for the Iraqi side of the caliphate it declared in 2014 which stretches into Syria.

By late on Friday, elite Iraqi forces had taken control of part of the university complex and reached two more of the five bridges that link east and west Mosul, said Sabah al-Numan, spokesman for the counter-terrorism service (CTS).

"God willing, in a very short while we will announce the clearing of the entire left bank ... There are not many areas left (under IS control) on this bank," he told state television.

Iraqi forces have now reached Mosul's three southernmost bridges, having battled their way to the Fourth Bridge several days ago.

The U.S.-led coalition that is backing the offensive with air strikes, training and advice praised Friday's advances.