Mobile social marketplace Mobofree (www.mobofree.com) which has over 3 million registered users in Africa closed a strategic content partnership deal with Ngcareers – No 1 Nigerian jobs and career community. MoboFree connects social network and board of classifieds into one place. According to CEO of MoboFree Neringa Kudarauskiene, Jobs classifieds category is one of the most popular. Therefore such partnership with Ngcareers was a natural step to enrich the user experience of MoboFree users in Nigeria and provide an easy avenue to help users to discover career information that suits their interest. As a result of this partnership users will be…
Author: Adewale A.
French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday that he will again defend BNP Paribas bank against a huge fine for alleged sanctions busting, when he dines with US President Barack Obama later in the day. Hollande told journalists during a visit…
Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday as investors awaited the latest US supply report for clues about demand in the world’s biggest crude consumer. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in July, gained 63 cents to $103.29 a barrel.…
UN members launched a new round of climate talks Wednesday with Europe demanding early action to tame carbon emissions, two days after the United States unveiled a longer-term plan. “Although we are already looking beyond the current decade, it is also…
Europe’s main stock markets fell on Wednesday when caution prevailed on the eve of interest rate decisions in Britain and the eurozone, dealers said. Investors were on edge also ahead of this week’s key non-farm payrolls data in the United States, which…
England’s forwards will need to maintain the form they discovered in the Six Nations if they want to compete against the All Blacks this weekend, lock Joe Launchbury said on Wednesday. The tourists will field a weakened side in the opening Test in Auckland…
Veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on Wednesday said he expects to sign a new deal with Chelsea after manager Jose Mourinho indicated he wanted him to stay for another season. Schwarzer, 41, joined the Premier League powerhouse on a one-year contract…
England manager Roy Hodgson will give Wayne Rooney another chance to improve his match-sharpness with a start in Wednesday’s friendly against Ecuador. And the former Liverpool boss is set to try-out Manchester City midfielder James Milner at right-back…
Wales fly-half James Hook has signed for Gloucester after Perpignan’s relegation from the French Top 14, the English Premiership club announced on Tuesday. “Gloucester Rugby are delighted to confirm that James Hook has agreed to move to Kingsholm, a…
US authorities have arrested a suspect who sparked a nationwide manhunt after explosives were allegedly found in his San Francisco home. Ryan Kelly Chamberlain II, 42, was taken into custody by the FBI and the San Francisco Police Department, the FBI…
The leader of Pakistan’s MQM party, Altaf Hussain, has been arrested in London on suspicion of money-laundering, reports said Tuesday as panic spread through his home city of Karachi and protesters torched vehicles. British police said only that a 60…
Frenchman Serge Lazarevic, kidnapped in Mali by Al-Qaeda in 2011, appeared in a video aired Tuesday by Dubai-based Alaan television urging French President Francois Holland to act to secure his release. Lazarevic, wearing a black turban, sporting a…
“Everyone out! Hold onto your belongings, we’re going to conduct a search,” yells a Cameroonian soldier as he inspects bus passengers already wearied by dusty hours on a bumpy northern road. “We’re everywhere in the area,” said the soldier in Dabanga…
With 10 days until the World Cup begins, Brazil was rushing Monday to finish installing seats in stadiums and to deal with threats ranging from violent protests to dengue fever. The count-down to kick off has been marred by protests — from striking…
Colombia star Radamel Falcao will miss the World Cup after losing his battle to recover from the crushing knee injury he sustained playing for his club Monaco in January. The 28-year-old’s absence from Brazil was confirmed on Tuesday by Colombia coach…
South Korean prosecutors investigating April’s ferry disaster said Tuesday the fugitive head of the family that owns the vessel had indirectly approached a foreign embassy in Seoul over asylum, but was rejected. Briefing domestic reporters, prosecutors…
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal on Monday revealed for the first time that he turned down the chance of taking charge at Tottenham last season. Van Gaal, who is currently on duty in his role as Netherland coach, will officially join United…
The European Commission said Monday it will hold further talks with Ukraine and Russia on resolving their gas supply dispute after outlining a possible price regime to secure supplies to June 2015. EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said talks…
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