Nigerian Army has rescued ten people who were abducted from the Kaduna International Airport Staff Quarters on march 6, 2021.
The state commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed the release of the victims at a press conference.
Victims have been taken to the hospital for medical attention before they will be reunited with their families.
Armed bandits had breached the fence of the Kaduna Airport Staff Quarters in the early hours of March 6 and kidnapped 10 persons from two houses located near the fence.
There are great deals of Nutritious fruits one can enjoy and get all their nutritional value, but when it comes to maintaining a Keto diet one might have concerns about what type of fruits one should eat and even if one should eat at all.
A Keto diet is a very low carbs, high fat eating plan on which carbs intake is often restricted to less than 20–50 grams per day, As such, many high carbs foods are considered off-limits on this diet, including certain types of grains, starchy vegetables, legumes, and fruits, so with this in mind one will really wonder.
However, some fruits are low in carbs and can fit into a well-rounded Keto diet. Hence, this article will be taking a look at some fruits that can perfectly into your Keto diet.
Avocadoes
Avocadoes are the first on the list, although mostly referred to as vegetable, it is biologically a Fruit. Thanks to its high content of heart friend fats, this makes Avocado great for a Keto diet.
They are quite low in carbs and very high fiber and they have other great nutrients like Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Folate, and Potassium.
So with Avocadoes you are good to go!
Watermelon
Watermelons are another great source of nutrient and a powerhouse for a source of hydration and very easy to add to a Keto diet.
In relation with other fruits, watermelon is relatively low in net carbs, and is rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, potassium, and copper.
So watermelon is an excellent choice to add to a Keto diet.
Strawberries
Strawberries are delicious, nutritious and are full of health benefits. They are low in carb and high in fiber, these makes it an excellent choice for a Keto diet.
Some of the nutrients present in Strawberries include: Vitamin C, Folate and Manganese.
Go right ahead and enjoy your Strawberries!
Lemons
Lemons are a great source of vitamins C, popular for flavoring food and drinks.
Containing a type of fiber known as pectin, that helps in stabilizing blood sugar levels, slow the growth of cancer cell and fight against inflammation. This fiber qualifies Lemon as a fruit for a Keto diet.
Lemons also contain nutrients like vitamin B6 and potassium.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are packed with a lot of health benefits. Although mostly used as a vegetable, it is botanically classified as a fruit.
With higher fiber content than carbs, this makes tomatoes fit as a fruit for a Keto diet.
There are a whole of other fruits that are great for your Keto diet, just go ahead and enjoy them to the fullest.
Google’s plan to block a popular web tracking tool called “cookies” is a source of concern for U.S. Justice Department investigators who have been asking advertising industry executives whether the move by the search giant will hobble its smaller rivals, people familiar with the situation said.
Alphabet Inc’s Google a year ago announced it would ban some cookies in its Chrome browser to increase user privacy. Over the last two months, Google released more details, leading online ads rivals to complain about losing the data-gathering tool.
The questions from Justice Department investigators have touched on how Chrome policies, including those related to cookies, affect the ad and news industries, four people said.
Investigators are asking whether Google is using Chrome, which has 60% global market share, to reduce competition by preventing rival ad companies from tracking users through cookies while leaving loopholes for it to gather data with cookies, analytics tools and other sources, the sources added.
The latest conversations, which have not been previously reported, are a sign that officials are tracking Google’s projects in the global online ad market where it and No. 2 Facebook Inc control about 54% of revenue.
Executives from more than a dozen companies from an array of sectors have spoken with Justice Department investigators, one of the sources said.
The government has been investigating Google’s search and advertising business since mid-2019, and last October it sued Google for allegedly using anticompetitive tactics to maintain the dominance of its search engine. It has continued to probe Google’s ad practices.
Investigators also have asked rivals whether they encountered behavior similar to or worse than the advertising-focused accusations that attorneys general from Texas and other states leveled against Google in a lawsuit last December, the people said.
The Justice Department declined comment for this story.
Google defended its ad business, saying it was helping companies grow and protecting users’ privacy from exploitative practices.
Pinduoduo’s founder stepped down suddenly this week, shaking investors who had watched him take the Chinese e-commerce company from nothing to a potential Alibaba competitor in less than a decade.
Colin Huang’s decision to resign as chairman wasn’t a complete surprise. The 41-year-old entrepreneur already quit as CEO last summer, and was expected to eventually leave leadership at Pinduoduo altogether.
But his exit still came faster than expected, and during an uncertain time for many of China’s internet firms as Beijing works to rein in the sector.
Huang will explore “new, long-term opportunities”, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, as it released figures stating it was now China’s largest e-commerce firm.
Shares in Pinduoduo, valued at close to $200bn (£143bn), fell by nearly 8% following the news, wiping about $4bn from Mr Huang’s wealth.
The former Google employee was briefly ranked the second-richest person in China last year, following a surge in sales at his e-commerce business.
Pinduoduo’s 788m active buyers in 2020 overtook Jack Ma’s Alibaba’s 779m annual shopper count for the first time.
Its novel features include team buying, where customers come together to purchase more units at a lower price. They can also play games on the site and are sometimes rewarded with gifts.
Nigeria’s Chief Of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, says the nigerian air force NAF will prioritise the welfare of its personnel to boost their morale in the line of duty.
Nigeria’s Chief Of Air Staff (CAS), air marshal Sadique Abubakar, says the force will prioritise the welfare of its training instructors, and the provision of infrastructure at the training command in Kaduna state, Nigeria’s north-central.
Air Marshal Abubakar, who spoke when he visited the command, said the welfare of instructors and pilots was paramount to safeguarding assets of the force.
According to him, the training command is very strategic to the air force, hence the reason for his operational visit to identify its challenges, with a view to addressing them.
He added that the military would go after bandits and kidnappers in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to bring back sanity and allow farmers to go to their farms without fear.
lphabet Inc’s YouTube is rolling out a short-form video-streaming service on its platform in the United States as it looks to better compete with rival TikTok in the hugely popular category.
The service, Shorts, let users record mobile friendly vertical videos that can be spiced up with special effects and soundtracks pulled from a music library.
“Starting today and over the next several weeks, we’ll gradually expand our Shorts beta to the U.S.,” YouTube said in a blogpost on Thursday, adding it would weave in newer features on the service like the ability to add text at specific points of the video.
YouTube had rolled out the feature in India in September last year, after TikTok was banned in one of its biggest markets. Shorts currently records more than 6.5 billion daily views globally, YouTube said.
The Central Bank of Nigeria intervened in the foreign exchange market with sales of FOREX to dealers valued at $5.62 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020. This was disclosed in the Q4 2020 economic report published by the Apex bank.
In the period under review, FOREX sales increased by 28.7% compared to $4.37 billion recorded in the previous quarter, while it decreased by 46.1% compared to $9.98 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2019.
Further disaggregation showed that BDC sales and I&E sales rose to $1.36 billion and $1.62 billion from $340 million and $390 million, recorded respectively, in the preceding quarter.
Similarly, Interbank sales and SME intervention increased by 12.2% and 3.1% to $160 million and $310 million, respectively, from the levels recorded in Q3 2020. The Secondary market Intervention Sales (SMIS) and matured swap transactions, however, fell by 12.8% and 62.9% to $1.71 billion and $460 million, compared to the previous quarter.
A cursory look at the data obtained from the CBN showed that the apex has intervened in the Nigeria Foreign Exchange market with a sum of $62.16 billion, recording the highest in Q1 2020 ($13.38 billion) before the spread of the covid pandemic.
What you should know
The Apex bank had suspended the sales of foreign exchange to operators of Bureau de Change in March 2020 after the Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) requested that a market holiday be declared on its members’ weekly bidding.
CBN however, resumed sales of FOREX to Bureau De Change later in August 2020, which was attributed to the limited resumption of international travel in the country.
It is worth noting that the Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has vowed to continue to defend the naira through regulatory compliance and constantly supporting the CBN in achieving a stable exchange rate.
Meanwhile, Nairametrics reported that forex turnover in the Investors and Exporters window increased by 359.4% on Wednesday 17th March 2021 to stand at $148.54 million compared to $32.33 million recorded in the previous day.
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday that it has served subpoenas on multiple Chinese companies that provide information and communications technology services in the United States to see if they pose a national security risk.
“Beijing has engaged in conduct that blunts our technological edge and threatens our alliances,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in statement.
The subpoenas will gather information to “allow us to make a determination for possible action that best protects the security of American companies, American workers, and U.S. national security.”
In response, China urged the United States to “stop overstretching the concept of national security to politicize economic issues,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a news briefing on Thursday, adding that China will take measures to safeguard the rights and interests of Chinese companies.
The U.S. statement did not name any companies. China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp were targeted by the previous administration of Donald Trump for removal from the U.S. telecoms infrastructure.
President Joe Biden’s administration said last month it plans to allow a Trump-era rule targeting Chinese technology firms deemed a threat to the United States to go into effect despite objections from U.S. businesses.
The Commerce Department issued an interim final rule in the final days of the Trump administration aimed at addressing information and communications technology supply chain concerns and said it would become effective after a 60-day period of public comment.
Last month, the department said it would continue to accept public comment on the rule until March 22, when it would go into effect. The subpoenas would not have an impact on the interim final rule’s timing, a department official said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and groups representing major industries raised concerns in a letter to the Commerce Department in January that the interim rule gave the government “nearly unlimited authority to intervene in virtually any commercial transaction between U.S. companies and their foreign counterparts that involves technology.”
Business Roundtable, a group representing major U.S. chief executives, said earlier the proposal is “unworkable for U.S. businesses in its current form.”
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks and indeed when sleep becomes very deep and sweet, snoring takes the centre stage.
That appears to be the best way to describe Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel’s submission following his team’s progress into the next round of the Champions League.
Tuchel who only recently took charge at the Stamford Bridge following the sacking of former coach Frank Lampard, is happy with the progress his team has made so far and in fact believes the Blues are no longer easy prey for any team.
The former PSG sweat merchant says nobody will want to play Chelsea in the quarters of the Champions league after the edged out Atletico Madrid on 3-0 aggregate.
“I’m pretty sure no one wants to play against us. It’s a super-difficult challenge ahead because we are already in the last eight.
“It’s a big step, but no need to be afraid, we take what we get and prepare as best as possible” he enthused.
Hakim Ziyech and Emerson Palmieri struck as Chelsea overcame 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-0 in Wednesday’s last-16 second-leg clash at Stamford Bridge.
Eagerly awaiting Friday’s last-eight draw, Tuchel insisted Chelsea must fear no one in the competition – and hailed his squad’s bristling spirit as crucial to their continued European chances. Atletico had Stefan Savic sent off late on for elbowing Toni Rudiger off the ball.
Chelsea have registered 11 clean sheets in 13 matches without defeat since Tuchel took the helm from Frank Lampard, and the former bartender and Business Administration graduate of University of Stuttgart would want to see his side maintain the tempo.
Samia Suluhu Hassan is a soft-spoken, Muslim woman thrust from the obscure role of vice president to become Tanzania‘s first female leader after John Magufuli’s sudden death.
Under the constitution Hassan, the country’s 61-year-old vice president, will serve the remainder of Magufuli’s second five-year term, which does not expire until 2025.
A former office clerk and development worker, Hassan began her political career in 2000 in her native Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago, before being elected to the national assembly on mainland Tanzania and assigned a senior ministry.
A ruling party stalwart, she rose through the ranks until being picked by Magufuli as his running mate in his first presidential election campaign in 2015.
The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) comfortably won and Hassan made history when sworn-in as the country’s first-ever female vice president.
The pair were re-elected last October in a disputed poll the opposition and independent observers said was marred by irregularities.
She would sometimes represent Magufuli on trips abroad but many outside Tanzania had not heard of Hassan until she appeared on national television wearing a black headscarf to announce that Magufuli had died at 61 following a short illness.
In a slow and softly spoken address — a stark contrast to the thundering rhetoric favoured by her predecessor — Hassan solemnly declared 14 days of mourning.
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