BITCOINS IN MMM

MMM new form of payment: Bitcoin price rises to $1,600 in Nigeria

 MMM, Nigeria's most popular Ponzi scheme's adoption of bitcoin as a form of payment has led to a huge increase in the value of the bitcoin in Nigeria.

MMM new form of payment

With the large number of participants in the scheme, Nigeria is has a large demand for bitcoin right now.

NairaEx, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, is trading BTC at nearly US$1,600 each. This is especially alarming, because the market average for bitcoin is just above US$1,10 right now.

It is common to see certain regions of the world trade bitcoin at slightly higher prices. For example, in China, a 5% premium for bitcoin for a long time.

What Nigeria is experiencing as per bitcoin prices has been experienced in Indian exchanges when the demand for bitcoin was met with low liquidity.

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However, JP Buntinx a bitcoin expert, says Nigeria seems to be doing things very different from those countries, as their bitcoin premium price is way higher than expected.

Converting to Naira, trading bitcoin at NairaEx will currently cost traders 494,755 Naira. This shows us that the value is equal to nearly US$1,600 at current rates.

That means Nigerian traders are – willingly – paying a near US$600 premium per bitcoin right now.

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Although this is a great move for cryptocurrency valuation in general, many wonder what is driving this sudden demand.

One very clear reason is the adoption of bitcoin as a form of payment by MMM, which has millions of participants in Nigeria.

According to Buntinx, a few days ago, it was clear the weekly bitcoin trading volume in Nigeria was on the rise.

Just last week, over US$1.3m worth of bitcoin was traded in Nigeria – according to Trail Blazers Nigeria – which is quite enormous.

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MMM NIGERIA

Mr. Chuddy Ugorji, the initiator of the Nigerian faction of the mavrodi mondial moneybox ponzi scheme (MMM) has fled the country with his wife, Amaka.
Report says the MMM Number one Guider has absconded and relocated to Philippines.
He fled the country when many investors were awaiting anxiously to be paid back their money with the agreed interest.
Chuddy’s relocation came barely 24 hours after he released condition for the payment of some three million Nigerian investors.
He had given the impression that the Ponzi scheme has started paying outstanding mavro (money) to Mavrodians, the participants of the scheme. But the payment is just symbolic.
A participant, Kolade Ogunwande, who manages a number of accounts, that N17,000 was paid into one of the accounts he handles for a friend.
“One of the accounts I manage for a friend finally got paid. She invested N20,000 on November 10, 2016, and her money has appreciated to N35,000,” he said.
“When MMM resumed last week, she said I should withdraw all the money for her, which I requested for immediately. She was paired the day after.
“The two people she was paired with had to pay N17,000 and N18,000 to make up the N35,000, but only one person has paid.”

he guidelines are:
1.As a necessary measure, we decided to set limit to withdrawal this week thus the N31000 maximum withdrawal on your PO.
2.We are still committed to prioritise paying smaller amounts first and gradually increase the amount to higher ones.
3.The system does the calculations and knows how to calculate everyone’s mavros.
4.Between Friday that we opened and today, hundreds of thousands of GH orders have been matched.
5.More and more GH orders will be matched as time goes on. If you see error notification when trying to GH, just keep trying.
6.PH to GH is still a suggestion to be tabled before Sergey Mavrodi for consideration. Disregard any info suggesting that you must PH to GH till further announcement in your PO.
7.Freezing of bonuses for now is another suggestion to be tabled before Sergey Mavrodi for his consideration. Which means if approved, you will only be able to GH your personal contributions for now until the system recovers and stabilizes.
8.Another suggestion for consideration is whether Mavro growth should stop on the 30th day or continue till you GH your confirmed PH.
9.How early the system recovers depend on our positivity. If we work to make it recover, it will recover in a very short time. Don’t spread panic.
10.Let’s do more promo tasks to create further awareness that MMM Nigeria is open, working and paying.
11.We will keep you informed of any updates as soon as possible.

Trump versus social network?

Google, Facebook, Apple, Netflix, Intel and Uber join slew of companies to take legal action against Trump

Ninety-seven companies, from Apple to Zynga, filed an impassioned legal brief condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, stepping up the industry’s growing opposition to the policy.

The amicus brief was filed late Sunday in the ninth circuit court of appeals and emphasises the importance of immigrants in the economy and society.

The companies originally planned to file the brief later this coming week, but accelerated efforts over the weekend after other legal challenges to the order, according to people familiar with the matter.

The participating technology companies include Airbnb, Facebook, Google, Intel, Netflix, Snap and Uber Technologies. Companies beyond technology signed on as well, including Levi Strauss & Co and yoghurt maker Chobani.

“Immigrants make many of the Nation’s greatest discoveries, and create some of the country’s most innovative and iconic companies,” the brief states. “America has long recognized the importance of protecting ourselves against those who would do us harm. But it has done so while maintaining our fundamental commitment to welcoming immigrants—through increased background checks and other controls on people seeking to enter our country.”

Late Friday, a US district judge temporarily lifted the Trump administration’s ban, freeing refugees and visa holders from seven Muslim-majority countries to enter the US. An appeals court declined to immediately reinstate the immigration restrictions over the weekend.

The technology industry has been among the most vocal in opposition to Trump’s immigration policies.

“We share your goal of ensuring that our immigration system meets today’s security needs and keeps our country safe,” said a draft of the letter obtained by Bloomberg News. “We are concerned, however, that your recent Executive Order will affect many visa holders who work hard here in the United States and contribute to our country’s success.”Bloomberg News reported earlier that several large tech companies, including Microsoft and Alphabet, are planning to sign an open letter to President Trump expressing concern about the immigration order and offering help fixing it and other policies.

Travis Kalanick, Uber's chief executive officer, stepped down from President Trump’s business advisory council last week after criticism from customers and drivers.

His participation in the council, along with more than a dozen other US executives, prompted blow-back on social media after the controversial executive order on immigration. It snowballed into a #DeleteUber campaign that benefited rival Lyft.

“Immigration and openness to refugees is an important part of our country’s success and quite honestly to Uber’s,” Kalanick wrote in an email to employees obtained by Bloomberg. “There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that. The executive order is hurting many people in communities all across America.”

Kim Kardashian Campaigns for Kanye West to Headline the 2018 Super Bowl

Now that Super Bowl LI is behind us, it's time to look ahead to next year's event.

Lady Gaga absolutely dominated her halftime performance, jumping from the roof, flipping in the air and dancing her heart out to some of her biggest hits, so we can only imagine who could top that next year. But Kim Kardashian has an idea: Kanye West.

Fan accounts on Twitter rallied for Yeezy to be the halftime show performer at the 2018 Super Bowl, and Kim seemed to give her seal of approval because she retweeted a couple of tweets. Is that an official endorsement from Kim? We can't say for sure, but it certainly seems like it! The accounts shared photos of Kanye's biggest concert moments, which include him soaring across audiences on his floating Saint Pablo Tour stage.

"Never too early. #KanyeForSuperbowl52," one account tweeted, while another simply wrote, "#KanyeforSuperbowl52."

Kanye has been maintaining a relatively low profile since his hospitalization, but E! News reported that in the coming months he will be debuting a couple of projects, including the Yeezy Season 5 runway show during New York Fashion Week.

"Kanye has a few surprise projects coming up that involves music and concerts in the spring and summer," our source shared. "Plus he is working on his fashion line and some collaborations."

He also wants to reschedule his canceled Saint Pablo Tour, which he canceled shortly before his hospitalization. "Kanye wants to finish the tour. He loves his show," a tour source shared with E! News. "He wants everyone in the world to see it."

Whether he decides to make one of those tour stops next year's Super Bowl will remain to be seen.

Buhari news

 BUHARI IS NOT DEAD

President Muhammadu Buhari has again been confirmed as being very much alive by the minister of communications Adebayo Shittu.

The President needs prayers for good health

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr Shittu dismissed speculations that the president is dead.

He said emphatically: “President Buhari is not dead’’ then advised Nigerians to continue to continue to pray for him.

Communications minister Adebayo Shittu dismissed the alleged death rumours of President Buhari.

“There is need to pray fervently for economic recovery. President Muhammadu Buhari is not dead, he deserves prayers for sound health as well as for the entire growth of the nation,” Shittu said.

Snapchat's big plans for its 'Spectacles' camera-glasses in 2017

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Snapchat says it has big plans for its buzzy "Spectacles" camera-glasses.
Snap Inc., the company behind the popular ephemeral messaging app, filed to go public on Thursday — and the documents have given us a wealth of information about the inner workings of the famously secretive company.
We now know that it generates $400 million in annual revenue and growth is slowing, for example; or that the company paid its third cofounder $158 million to disappear; or that it has a deal with Google to pay Google at least $400 million (£320 million) a year for the next five years.
The company plans to raise $3 billion through the IPO, at a valuation of as much as $25 billion (£20 billion) — and the associated filings indicate that Snap plans to "significantly" broaden sales of its wearable tech Spectacles. They're (pricey) sunglasses that have a built-in camera that captures circular video and sends it straight to the Snapchat app.

Spectacles' unusual approach has paid off

Spectacles were first launched in September 2016 with an unconventional and exclusive distribution strategy. Rather than giving out devices to reviewers and doing a mass consumer rollout — the normal approach for new tech products — it has sold them exclusively through pop-up vending machines.
It has been a clear success. The devices have generated significant hype, briefly selling second-hand for absurdly high prices on sites like Ebay as people rushed to get their hands on them, and they have avoided the nerdy, awful reputation that befell Google Glass — Google's ill-fated attempt to build a head-mounted computer in 2013.

© Provided by Business Insider Inc Snapchat Spectacles 14 SnapchatThey're still not available to buy normally — but that could soon change. "In 2017, we expect to continue to make substantial investments in inventory, marketing, distribution, and product innovation as we assess product demand," Snap wrote in its S-1 form. "Additionally, we plan to significantly broaden the distribution of Spectacles, which will increase our costs and overall financial risk."
In other words: It's doubling down on Spectacles, will make them easier to buy, and is thinking about how it can improve on them.
But the smart-glasses aren't a money-spinner for Snap just yet. Despite selling for $130 — if you can get your hands on them — it says that it reckons the costs of making and selling them will outweigh the cash brought in from the sales, and this won't change any time soon. "We expect to experience production and operating costs related to Spectacles that will exceed the related revenue in the near future."

The glasses play into an ambitious vision for the future of the company

Spectacles were announced at the same time as Snap rebranded itself from its original name, Snapchat, and started calling itself a "camera company."
Snapchat is clearly interested in augmented reality — the overlaying of virtual objects in the real world — and has been publicly experimenting with the tech with its playful "lenses" that modify the user's appearance. But more powerful augmented reality — like the kind used in Microsoft's HoloLens headset, and dreamed up in science fiction — requires dedicated headmounted hardware.
Spectacles might be simple right now, but they're an important first step toward this.

local fashion

SLAY OR HMMM Slay Or Hmmm – Will You Rock Rita Dominic’s Kates Pants? ByDayo OdubanjoPublished on February 1, 2017 SHARE TWEET COMMENT 0 inShare Rita Dominic stepped out for an event in this incredibly elegant ensemble. The fashion icon paired a white detailed blouse with a pair of Kates Pants (A pants and skirt hybrid). She completed her look with peach high heels and a clutch purse with fringe details.




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TRUMP NEWS

Pakistan could be included in immigration ban list in future: White House


WASHINGTON: There is a possibility in the future of including Pakistan



There is a possibility in the future of including Pakistan in the list of countries from where immigration has been banned, a top White House official indicated on Sunday, acknowledging for the first time that Pakistan was under consideration to be put in that category.

"The reason we chose those seven countries was, those were the seven countries that both the Congress and the Obama administration identified as being the seven countries that were most identifiable with dangerous terrorism+ taking place in their country," White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, told CBS News.

Trump has issued a controversial executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries -- Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Somalia.

"Now, you can point to other countries that have similar problems, like Pakistan and others. Perhaps we need to take it further. But for now, immediate steps, pulling the Band-Aid off, is to do further vetting for people traveling in and out of those countries," Priebus said.

This is for the first time that the Trump Administration has publicly acknowledged about considering putting Pakistan into that list.

Currently as per the executive order, visitors from countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan are subject to extreme vetting.

Priebus said the executive orders were signed after a lot of planning.

"We're not going to advertise to the world that we're going to put a stop or at least a further vetting on travel in and out of our country from these seven places," he said.

"Some people have suggested, that, well, maybe we should have given everyone a three-day warning. But that would just mean that a terrorist would just move up their travel plans by three days. Identifying too many people in these countries and giving them a heads-up in these countries would only potentially flag the executive order for bad order," Priebus said.

"The President has a call with leadership in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and other countries around world. And I'm sure this topic may come up," he said.


Priebus asserted that Americans have to be protected first.


"These are countries that harbour and train terrorists. These are countries that we want to know who is coming and going in and out of to prevent calamities from happening in this country," he said.

"We're not willing to be wrong on this subject. President Trump is not willing to take chances on this subject. He was elected president in many respects because people knew that he was going to be tough on immigration from countries that harbour terrorists," Priebus said.

"I can't imagine too many people out there watching this right now think it's unreasonable to ask a few more questions from someone traveling in and out of Libya and Yemen before being let loose in the United States. And that's all this is," he saidUS president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the 60th Annual Red Cross Gala at Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the 60th Annual Red Cross Gala at Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters



US president Donald Trump has lost an appeal against a court ruling blocking his travel ban on certain travellers and all refugees.

The 9th US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco instead asked both the state of Washington and the Trump administration early on Sunday to file more arguments by Monday afternoon.

The Trump administration had launched an appeal againt a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily placed the ban on hold. The higher court’s denial of an immediate stay means legal battles over the ban will continue into the coming week at least.

Acting solicitor general Noel Francisco forcefully argued in the government’s brief on Saturday night that presidential authority is “largely immune from judicial control” when it comes to deciding who can enter or stay in the United States.

Mr Trump acted after a judge in Washington state temporarily blocked his refugee and immigration ban, involving seven Muslim-majority countries in an extraordinary setback for the White House.

It was forced to suspend enforcement of the ban, and Mr Trump launched a series of vitriolic attacks on US district judge James Robart.

The president told reporters, when asked about the appeal: “We’ll win. For the safety of the country, we’ll win.”

The US justice department’s appeal said it is a basic principle that “an alien seeking initial admission to the United States requests a privilege and has no constitutional rights regarding his application”.

The US justice department asked that the judge’s order be stayed pending appeal.

As the White House worked to reinstate the ban, Mr Trump mocked Judge Robart, appointed by former US president George Bush, on Twitter as a “so-called judge” whose “ridiculous” ruling “will be overturned”.

He added in a subsequent tweet: “Because the ban was lifted by a judge, many very bad and dangerous people may be pouring into our country. A terrible decision.”

international Education

USING ‘THE SIMPSONS’ TO TEACH ECONOMICS TO ITALIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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January 30, 2017

Students today have grown up in a world where the 27-year television juggernaut The Simpsons has always existed, and the show provides a nearly endless array of examples of economic principles in action. In 2016, Italy-based Atlas Network partner Istituto Bruno Leoni (IBL) translated the book Homer Economicus: The Simpsons and Economics into Italian, and the organization is now crowdfunding a project to send copies to economics teachers in 360 Italian high schools.

“Teaching economics to high school students is not an easy task,” explains Nicola Iannello, an IBL fellow. “Sometimes this discipline seems too technical, too ‘cold.’ We've therefore decided to try teaching it with this book, edited by American economists who try to explain basic economic principles with the help of The Simpsons.”

Homer Economicus, edited by economist Joshua Hall and featuring contributions from 22 other academic economists, uses vivid and humorous vignettes from The Simpsons to illustrate principles of scarcity, choice, opportunity cost, efficiency, resource allocation, comparative advantage, division of labor, supply and demand, gains from trade, wealth creation, and much more.

“The Simpsons is an incredibly successful TV show,” says Rosamaria Bitetti, an IBL fellow. “It is still on air after more than 20 seasons, and it portrays every single aspect of the economic life of this average American family. It is part of our popular culture, and something students can easily relate to, mostly because the book makes it easier to understand economics by avoiding the use of abstract models.”

Hosted on the WithYouWeDo crowdfunding platform, IBL’s campaign to fund distribution of Homer Economicus to high school economics teachers has already raised €2,772 of its modest €5,000 goal, as of Jan. 31. The project can accept donations from major credit cards like Visa, MasterCard, and American Express, as well as PayPal.

“Homer Economicus is particularly good at entertaining and amusing people,” says Armando Massarenti, editor for the daily Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. “Of course, it’s not quite the same as watching an episode of The Simpsons. But it's nevertheless extremely energetic. And it is a very useful tool for teaching some of the underlying principles of economics.”

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
 Neapolitan fancy? Is Zlatan Ibrahimovic angling for a Napoli move? Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters



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Miracle Man José Mourinho is doing miraculous work at Manchester United at the moment, somehow keeping them in a heroic sixth place despite not being allowed to spend any money last summer and despite referees being out to get him and despite him hearing a strange clicking sound every time he uses his phone and despite a strange luminous night appearing outside his bedroom window every night.

Against all the odds, he muddles on. Not to fear, though, because at long last the purse strings at Old Trafford are about to be loosened and Mourinho’s going to be rewarded for his patience with £85m in shopping money, all of which will go on Atlético Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann. The era of austerity is over! Now you’ll see the real Manchester United! Just watch José go now!


Manchester Unit

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, on the other hand, is in love with Naples. So says his Mr 12%, Mino Raiola, who reckons that the Big Swede’s Neapolitan fancy could see him reject United’s offer of a contract extension and join Napoli for one last assault on Serie A. “With Zlatan you never know what could happen,” Raiola said.

Well, unless it’s a big game in the Champions League.

Peter Crouch scored his 100th Premier League goal last night, but still we await interest from China in the Stoke City striker. Instead Tianjin Quanjin, rebuffed in their attempt to sign Diego Costa, want to splurge £32m on West Bromwich Albion’s Salomón Rondón. West Brom say he’s not for sale, but the Chinese transfer window shuts at the end of this month, their Jim White needs something to sink his teeth into and a bigger offer could be on the way.

Chelsea are already making plans for the summer. Antonio Conte’s going to be handed a cool £100m, which will go on Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk, Celtic’s Moussa Dembélé and Real Madrid’s Álvaro Morata. Meanwhile Brendan Rodgers is hopeful that Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon will sign a new contract.


Mamadou Sakho to Crystal Palace? | Kieran Tierney to Sunderland? | Four-way fight for Scott Hogan? |
 Is Yannick Carrasco sniffing the opportunity to swap Diego Simeone’s tough Atlético Madrid regime for the riches of Manchester United? Photograph: Eloy Alonso/Reuters



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Spare a thought today for the agents. For some of them this is a day of excruciating pressure that they must shrug off to prove their worth. It’s like their A-Levels, their driving test, their Olympic final and their first court appearance on serious fraud charges all rolled into one. It’s the last opportunity for months for the less fortunate of them to wangle a transfer and a pay rise for a client who has been performing like an absolute galoot. If they fail, they could be sacked. It’s a cut-throat business and today is their last chance to procure a neck brace. Pray for them.

Of course, there are plenty of agents who don’t need your pity because pretty much all they have to do today is keep answering their phones with two words: “How much?” It looks like being a pleasant day for whoever fields Scott Hogan’s calls, for instance. Word is the Brentford striker’s valet can expect to hear from West Ham, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and West Brom, at least.


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West Brom are also plotting a move for Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez now that the Saints are close to wrapping up a deal for a new predator, Manolo Gabbiadini.

Meanwhile, Manchester United’s ears have pricked up to news that Yannick Carrasco is unhappy at Atlético Madrid and could be open to a move away from manager Diego Simeone, in particular. He’s no Antoine Griezmann but Carrasco is a nifty forward all the same and United like the cut of his jib. So do Chelsea.

With Celtic basically certain of winning the Scottish title David Moyes hopes to be able to persuade the side’s fine young full-back Kieran Tierney to move to another club whose destiny looks sealed already. But Ronald Koeman has told Moyes that Phil Jagielka will not be going to Sunderland even if Everton manage to cajole Burnley into selling Michael Keane, because Koeman wants to have his centre-back cake and eat it, so to speak.


Hull are about to draft in the Internazionale centre-back Andrea Ranocchia to assist with their great escape act.

Speaking of great escapes, the Mill doesn’t know whether Ross McCormack managed to extricate himself from his own country estate this morning. Wherever he is, there are no reports of Fulham or anyone else rushing to his aid. For all the Mill knows he could be marooned forever in Steve Bruce’s bad books. But we’d very much like to eavesdrop on his attempt to talk his way out, given how entertaining his last explanation was.

Ashley Westwood, by contrast, could be on his way out of Villa, as Burnley like the look of him.

Finally, Liverpool’s folk-hero-turned-forgotten-man, Mamadou Sakho, could be brought back on to the straight and narrow by Big Sam, of all people. That’s one of many deals Crystal Palace hope to do today.

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Miracle Man José Mourinho is doing miraculous work at Manchester United at the moment, somehow keeping them in a heroic sixth place despite not being allowed to spend any money last summer and despite referees being out to get him and despite him hearing a strange clicking sound every time he uses his phone and despite a strange luminous night appearing outside his bedroom window every night.

Against all the odds, he muddles on. Not to fear, though, because at long last the purse strings at Old Trafford are about to be loosened and Mourinho’s going to be rewarded for his patience with £85m in shopping money, all of which will go on Atlético Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann. The era of austerity is over! Now you’ll see the real Manchester United! Just watch José go now!


Manchester Unit

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, on the other hand, is in love with Naples. So says his Mr 12%, Mino Raiola, who reckons that the Big Swede’s Neapolitan fancy could see him reject United’s offer of a contract extension and join Napoli for one last assault on Serie A. “With Zlatan you never know what could happen,” Raiola said.

Well, unless it’s a big game in the Champions League.

Peter Crouch scored his 100th Premier League goal last night, but still we await interest from China in the Stoke City striker. Instead Tianjin Quanjin, rebuffed in their attempt to sign Diego Costa, want to splurge £32m on West Bromwich Albion’s Salomón Rondón. West Brom say he’s not for sale, but the Chinese transfer window shuts at the end of this month, their Jim White needs something to sink his teeth into and a bigger offer could be on the way.

Chelsea are already making plans for the summer. Antonio Conte’s going to be handed a cool £100m, which will go on Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk, Celtic’s Moussa Dembélé and Real Madrid’s Álvaro Morata. Meanwhile Brendan Rodgers is hopeful that Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon will sign a new contract.


Mamadou Sakho to Crystal Palace? | Kieran Tierney to Sunderland? | Four-way fight for Scott Hogan? |
 Is Yannick Carrasco sniffing the opportunity to swap Diego Simeone’s tough Atlético Madrid regime for the riches of Manchester United?

Tuesday 31 January 2017 09.20 GMT
Last modified on Tuesday 31 January 2017 09.22 GMT

S
pare a thought today for the agents. For some of them this is a day of excruciating pressure that they must shrug off to prove their worth. It’s like their A-Levels, their driving test, their Olympic final and their first court appearance on serious fraud charges all rolled into one. It’s the last opportunity for months for the less fortunate of them to wangle a transfer and a pay rise for a client who has been performing like an absolute galoot. If they fail, they could be sacked. It’s a cut-throat business and today is their last chance to procure a neck brace. Pray for them.

Of course, there are plenty of agents who don’t need your pity because pretty much all they have to do today is keep answering their phones with two words: “How much?” It looks like being a pleasant day for whoever fields Scott Hogan’s calls, for instance. Word is the Brentford striker’s valet can expect to hear from West Ham, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and West Brom, at least.


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West Brom are also plotting a move for Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez now that the Saints are close to wrapping up a deal for a new predator, Manolo Gabbiadini.

Meanwhile, Manchester United’s ears have pricked up to news that Yannick Carrasco is unhappy at Atlético Madrid and could be open to a move away from manager Diego Simeone, in particular. He’s no Antoine Griezmann but Carrasco is a nifty forward all the same and United like the cut of his jib. So do Chelsea.

With Celtic basically certain of winning the Scottish title David Moyes hopes to be able to persuade the side’s fine young full-back Kieran Tierney to move to another club whose destiny looks sealed already. But Ronald Koeman has told Moyes that Phil Jagielka will not be going to Sunderland even if Everton manage to cajole Burnley into selling Michael Keane, because Koeman wants to have his centre-back cake and eat it, so to speak.


Hull are about to draft in the Internazionale centre-back Andrea Ranocchia to assist with their great escape act.

Speaking of great escapes, the Mill doesn’t know whether Ross McCormack managed to extricate himself from his own country estate this morning. Wherever he is, there are no reports of Fulham or anyone else rushing to his aid. For all the Mill knows he could be marooned forever in Steve Bruce’s bad books. But we’d very much like to eavesdrop on his attempt to talk his way out, given how entertaining his last explanation was.

Ashley Westwood, by contrast, could be on his way out of Villa, as Burnley like the look of him.

Finally, Liverpool’s folk-hero-turned-forgotten-man, Mamadou Sakho, could be brought back on to the straight and narrow by Big Sam, of all people. That’s one of many deals Crystal Palace hope to do today

Paul Pogba has dyed his hair white ahead of United's clash with Hull City

- Wayne Rooney also dyed his hair ahead of the Premier League match

Manchester United star Paul Pogba has unveiled his latest hairdo ahead of his side's Premier League clash with Hull City.

The flashy footballer was seen sporting a bright white barnet on Wednesday morning as he stepped out of the team coach arriving at the Lowry Hotel with his new luminous do.

Paul Pogba dyes his hair white ahead of Hull City clash

Paul Pogba dyed his hair white

This comes hours after being slated by fans and even club legend Rio Ferdinand for practising his latest celebration alongside Jesse Lingard.

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Some of Pogba's previous hairdo include an emoji hairdo and a snake style and a yellow zigzag.

Paul Pogba dyes his hair white ahead of Hull City clash

Is Pogba more interested in his hairdo?

As well as his hair and celebrations, Pogba has also made even more headlines for the wrong reasons recently.

It seems Pogba's influence has worn off on Wayne Rooney as his drastic change in hair colour from Sunday's FA Cup clash - a 4-0 win over Wigan - has forced many to suggest Roo dyes his hair.

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In Wednesday's pictures, the longer, fuller section of hair at the front is significantly darker than the rest of his do.

Paul Pogba dyes his hair white ahead of Hull City clash

Rooney looks to have dyed his hair also

On Sunday, his hair was that length and darker all over, with some suggesting as he's had a trim some of the 'new' colour hasn't quite caught on to the roots.

Paul Pogba dyes his hair white ahead of Hull City clash

The United captain is looking different

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Representatives of educational JAMB portal announced the registration period in JAMB 2017/2018 is open. In the official publication, it is told that all candidates have to send the applying form to the educational institution of Nigeria and undergo testing of the joint examination of transfer in university (UTME) for 2017/2018 academic sessions.

How much is JAMB form in 2017?

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Candidates, for whom the admission is necessary, can address to the state universities, technical schools, and teacher training colleges of Nigeria with the official statement.

JAMB was founded in 1978 for the purpose of providing the temporary admission in the highest educational institutions in Nigeria. Prerequisites for this annual examination of Computer Based Test (CBT), which classify more than 400 estimates, are your Examination of the Certificate of High School.

The commission has decided to create the project 2017/2018 earlier and in another format to begin to train possible candidates for 2017/18 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The following banks are available to registration:

• Skye Bank,

• Zenith Bank,

• Union Bank,

• First Bank.

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How much is JAMB form in 2017?

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Heads of JAMB declared that registration begins on the 20th of December, 2016, and comes to an end on the 9th of February 2017. The JAMB website, on which registration is available, is closed on Friday, the 9th of February 2017.

Irrespective of the chosen direction and a method of testing, all candidates surely have to read the general book 'The Last Days at Forcados High School' by A. H. Mohammed.

During the process of registration on JAMB 2017, candidates have to provide information on the following points:

• Electronic copy of the current JAMB Program for examination,

• The procedure of reception and the requirement of universities or colleges in Nigeria. Also, this point has to contain information on reception on the faculties and about transfer to another university.

How much is JAMB form?

The JAMB price is N6000 this year. It includes Scratch Card and registration on the website.

JAMB result checker will be available on the official website.