Mo Abudu Is Named One Of The Most Powerful Women In Global TV

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This year has been an exciting year for Mosunmola Abudu, Chairwoman and Chief Executive of EbonyLife TV popularly known as Mo Abudu; she has been named among the 25 Most Powerful Women in Global TV  by The Hollywood Reporter. visit the hollywood reporters for full list.

Nigeria Ranks 82nd out of 156 Countries in Global Happiness Survey ( Do you agree?)

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Nigeria Ranks 82nd out of 156 Countries in Global Happiness Survey.....
Togo was placed last....156 (2.936)

LiveScience

September 09, 2013

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S. African university in “global war for very best academic talent”

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JOHANNESBURG  (AFP) – Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand launched a campaign to attract Africa’s top postgraduate talent Tuesday, intensifying the continent’s battle for brains.
The university — also known as Wits — wants to enrol 1,200 more postgraduate students by 2014, in a drive to tap Africa’s growing education market.

Vice-chancellor Adam Habib said he was ready to engage in a “global war for the very best academic talent.”

“If we are going to be the best, then we have to secure the best scholars and scientists on the planet,” he said in a statement.

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Worldwide Internet Access: Google To Beam Internet From Balloons ( What Do You Think?)

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Google revealed top-secret plans Saturday to send balloons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing Internet to the two-thirds of the global population currently without web access.

Scientists from the technology giant released as much as 30 helium-filled test balloons flying 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) above Christchurch in New Zealand, carrying antennae associated with ground base stations.

While still in early stages, “Project Loon” hopes eventually to launch a large number of balloons to supply Internet to remote areas of the planet, allowing significantly more than four billion people without any access to obtain online.  “Project Loon is definitely an experimental technology for balloon-powered Access to the internet,” Google said in a statement.

Alicia Keys named new Global Creative Director for Blackberry

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The multiple-award winning singer was unveiled today as the new global creative director of Blackberry in New York.

"She believes in the product and technology," BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said in a statement. "We are excited she will be bringing to us her enormous capabilities, as well as a vast network of relationships in the entertainment, social media and business communities, to help shape our brand and grow our business."