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Scientists are being sent to Yamal to discover what caused the 80m crater A mysterious crater has appeared at the “end of the world” in Siberia, leaving a pit 80m wide and so deep it has not yet been measured. Researchers are being dispatched to investigate the hole, which has confounded scientists with its dramatic appearance. Some have speculated it could have been made by a meteorite striking earth, an underground explosion, or is a sinkhole caused by collapsing rock,  the  Siberian Times  reported. One imaginative online commenter claimed it could even be evidence “of the arrival of a UFO craft” to the planet. The area’s name, Yamal, translates as the “end of the world” and the remote peninsula reaches into the Arctic Ocean. It holds some of Russia’s largest gas reserves and the crater appeared less than 20 miles from the biggest gas field, Bovanenkovo. The dark colour of the crater’s sides was said in a Zvezda TV report to indicate

Facebook insists that it will not use viewing statistics to entice advertisers Nielsen Media Research, the television-ratings company, will be partnering with Facebook to ascertain what television viewers are watching on their tablets and other mobile devices. In the past, Nielsen solely tracked meters on home televisions, but now finds this old system has become antiquated with the increasing ubiquity of entertainment in the digital age. Beginning in the fall, Facebook will access online television databases and send the results along with the age and gender of its users to Nielsen. The partnership, which was originally announced in October 2013, is courting controversy following a controversial study in which Facebook manipulated the posts of its users to track their moods. The social-media platform hopes to make their intentions more transparent in the forthcoming partnership, after the mood study called their privacy policies into question. “We have worked with Nielsen under st

A financial planner explains how to prepare for retirement while living the good life now. Save? Spend? Or both? In my work with younger clients, that’s one of the main conflicts I see: The desire to prepare for the future and save versus the impulse to live for the present and enjoy earnings now. People know that nobody is promised tomorrow, but they also don’t want to live out their retirement years with limited choices, or none at all. Understand your cash flow. I’m going to make a bold statement here: Nothing will affect your financial future more than your ability to understand your household cash flow. If you want more money to save for the future or to spend now, you have to understand your current spending patterns and habits to get there. Check in on your spending weekly; that takes far less time than a monthly review, and it’s easier to catch places you may have spent more than you planned. It’s easy to live lean for a week if you’ve overspent in a previous week. It’s a lot

In a surprise announcement, Apple and IBM said they are teaming up to bring iPhone and iPad software and hardware to business customers. The companies were heated rivals during the early Personal Computer days Under the deal, IBM will develop iOS apps serving the retail, banking, insurance, transportation and telecommunications industries under the umbrella of IBM MobileFirst for iOS Solutions. An end-to-end enterprise platform called IBM MobileFirst Platform is also in the works. The companies will also launch an enterprise version of AppleCare, Apple’s customer support service. IBM has agreed to pitch these new services, as well as iPhones and iPads themselves, to its business clients around the world. The first products developed under the partnership will launch this fall.Apple and IBM are teaming up to bring iPhones and iPads to business customers, the two companies said in a surprise announcement Tuesday. In a wide-ranging partnership, the two tech giants that were bitter rival

She says it's her way of overcoming childhood bullying Wanna look more like Kim Kardashian? Well, if you really commit, it could cost you some serious dough. In Claire Leeson’s case, looking like Kim has cost around $30,000. The English woman appeared on U.K. talk show This Morningyesterday to talk about her Kardashianization process, which has included breast implants, teeth whitening, hair extensions, make-up, spray tans, nails, and lots of shoes and clothes. Oh, also butt padding, obviously. Check out the results:

Nigerian indigenous rapper,  Reminisce   has been featured on TIME magazine’s website as one of the seven rappers the world should meet. The rapper who was featured in the article titled  ‘Forget Eminem: World Rappers You Should Meet‘   was featured along rappers from other countries like Chord (Sweden), Salome MC (Iran), Bushido (Germany), Ogi (Brazil), Fabri Fibra (Italy), Huckleberry P (Korea) and Reminisce (Nigeria).  There is no doubt that indigenous rap music in Nigeria is getting the needed attention, especially with rappers like Olamide, Phyno, Illbliss and few others. One of the people also making waves in the industry is Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru, popularly known as Reminisce, who has made a mark for himself with his blend of Yoruba language in his rap. ......

A meeting scheduled between President Goodluck Jonathan and parents of abducted girls in Chibok, yesterday, could not hold as the parents shunned the meeting. Some parents whose daughters were abducted…still waiting The meeting was arranged after education activist and a victim of terrorist attack, Malala Yousofazai, met with President Jonathan on Monday and pleaded with the president to meet with the parents of the abducted girls to encourage them. Jonathan, in a statement delivered by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, accused the  BringBackOurGirls  activists of politicising the planned meeting by ferreting the parents out of Abuja before the meeting could hold. Every arrangement had been made for the planned meeting with president, including sending a bus from the Presidential Villa to bring the parents of the girls. The President’s statement noted that “those who would manipulate the victims of terrorism for their own benefit are engaging

Mikel insists his days at Chelsea are not yet over (Photo: EPA ) Chelsea are reportedly offering John Obi Mikel on sale to Serie A  clubs for just N1.2b (£4.8m). The Super Eagles midfielder has a contract with the Blues until June 2017, but is struggling for playing time. Desperately According to  Tuttomercatoweb , Chelsea representatives are desperately trying to offload Mikel to an Italian club this summer. Considering the lack of interest in the 27-year-old, they have lowered their asking price to just €6m – around £4.8m. However, there are still no apparent takers for the man who has been at Stamford Bridge since 2006

Check out our gallery of pictures of Kim Kardashian, Miranda Kerr and Britney Spears that experts say have been doctored to enhance their figures Where's it gone? Kim Kardashian threw a load of questions into the air a few months back when she appeared to photoshop a belfie snap with her pal. But while she denied the claims then, it seems the star has made a bit of a hiccup on a recent one in Cannes. Kanye West's missus  posed for a snap in her stunning Balmain dress last week while taking some time out of her busy schedule for a luxury boat party. But when we looked closer at a snap of her and family friend Jonathan Cheban, she appears to have lost her right arm. It just stops - and having seen her since WITH an arm there, we can only imagine something went wrong between the camera and social media. Even Kim was confused by it all, and wrote on the snap: "Ummm where's my arm lol." Where indeed?

  Canada-based Nigerian model and actress, Tracy Obonna, known worldwide as the Nigerian  Bombshell on account of her voluptuous curves has made another imprint in Nollywood as she recently featured in a new movie made up of mostly Nigerian cast and crew. The film Dance in the Storm was shot in Miami, Florida, with a rich cast that includes Nollywood’s Patience Ozokwor, aka Mama G, Ghanaian Van Vicker, Tracy Obonna, Montel Sawray and a host of others. Murphy Folorunsho produced and directed the flick. Tracy played a very unique, sassy and upbeat character named Jessica, an American-born rebel, who has a friend called Destiny. “The scenes I acted with Mama G are real funny. It pushes so many boundaries and pokes fun at certain stereotypes.  And that’s all I’m saying you’ll have to see the film to know the rest” she told Weekend Groove. Dance in the Storm is the fourth Nollywood film Tracy has featured after The Lost, X-Class and Temperamental. “However this is my first time wor

Over the weekend, our lives changed forever when we finally feasted our eyes on  Beyoncé and Jay Z's  On The Run  tour . Pror to the show, we were nervous that it had been hyped too much, but as soon as the Carters hit the stage we remembered that it's impossible to overestimate the fierce twosome. The two hour, 44-track set was as much a trip down memory lane — with early 00's hits like "Crazy in Love," "Naughty Girl," and "Public Service Announcement"  — as it was a medley of the pair's latest slew of hits from Beyoncé's self-titled album and Jay Z's  Magna Carter Holy Grail . Whether performing solo or together, each oozed guesto and sex appeal. As for those  pesky cheating rumors , the concert put all of our worries to rest. This, despite Bey showing off her vengeful side with ballads like "Ring the Alarm" and "Resentment." They certainly like to keep us guessing. Naturally, we've been going throug

An unsuspecting womanizer would easily fall into their traps seeing their feminine faces made-up with cosmetics, with weave-on hairdo that dangles on both sides of their broad shoulders. Their coated lips look inviting. No doubt, countless men must have fallen prey to them. Many passersby who thronged the state headquarters of the Police command at Eleiyele, Ibadan to catch a glimpse of these attractive “women” could not hide their disbelief. Though, their chests were flat which should convince doubting Thomases that the suspects were not women, some still insisted on seeing their private parts due to their looks. But, behind these deceptive looks are more than meets the ordinary eye. The hearts of both Omooba Oyewole and Lawal Kabir are fortified with cold steel. They are suspected dare-devil robbers. If they have conscience, it must be made of solid concrete. One of the suspects, Lawal Kabir whose eyelids blink momentarily like a doll in the old Kingsway Store claims to be

Here's a break down of what happened - and appropriate celebrity reactions - you know, just for funsies Woah, David Today was an important day in British politics. Mr Cameron shuffled his Tory-pack around the cabinet and  there were more changes than we every imagined  . Here's a break down of what happened - and appropriate celebrity reactions - you know, just for funsies.

The singer sent out a tweet from her account that read #FreePalestine on Monday morning but quickly deleted it Instagram/Rihanna Rihanna Rihanna caused a Twitter storm after posting a message of support for Palestine to her 36.4million followers from her account on Monday morning. The tweet simply read: #FreePalestine. It was removed within eight minutes, but not before it had been retweeted thousands of times and had sparked a flurry of replies. According to TMZ, sources close to  the 26-year-old singer  said she never meant to post it. "She didn't even realise it was a tweet until she started hearing from her fans," a source told the website. The singer was reading about the Middle East conflict online when she clicked a link, the source says

If you thought the cramped seats of your favourite budget airline were bad, check out these skimped seat designs Airbus The cattle truck of tomorrow Air travel is about to get a whole lot more uncomfortable, judging by these seat designs. The latest drawings, recently submitted for patent in Europe by Airbus, have been  stripped bare of all luxuries . And let's face it, there weren't that many to begin with. The new seats - put forward by the France based Airbus Operations - have no tray table, no headrest and very little legroom. The bicycle seat design  is supposed to reduce the bulk of traditional airline seats allowing more passengers to be squeezed on-board. Fastened to a vertical bar, the chairs are designed to fold up when not in use.

The Liverpool and England captain put a stressful couple of months behind him as he chilled out with wife Alex, 31, and their three girls SOLARPIX.COM Holding midfielder: Smiling Stevie carries Lourdes for stroll on the beach with her mum Alex After having the weight of the World Cup on his shoulders, lugging a toddler is a doddle  for England captain  Steven Gerrard. The Liverpool hero, 34,  was catching some pre-season sun in Ibiza with daughter Lourdes, two, and wife Alex, 31. Their two older girls Lexie, eight, and Lilly-Ella, 10, also joined in the holiday fun getting dad to take them out on a pedalo. It was clear that despite his let down in Brazil, Stevie is still a hero to his family. Although  his club  have already returned to pre-season training, Gerrard and other players who took part in the World Cup will be given an extended break before rejoining their team-mates.

Following the massive onslaught by Security Forces on the activities of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, at the Balmo Forest Bauchi State, Police detectives attached to Bauchi State Police Command on Saturday, 12/7/2014 about 2pm have arrested one Mohammed Zakari, a male of 30 years old and senior member of the Boko Haram terrorists’ organization along Darazo-Basrika Road while fleeing from the intensive counter insurgency operations going on around the Balmo Forest. The suspect, according to a statement signed by Force Spokesman, Frank Mba, hails from Kaigamari Village, Daptchari in Darazo Local Government Area, Bauchi State is the self-styled “chief butcher” of the insurgent group at the Balmo Forest Camp and is linked with the recent slaughter of seven (7) people, including women and children. Findings as well as disclosures from the suspect will assist the Law enforcement agencies in tracking down some other members of the terror cell.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned against the excessive use of power by the PDP-led federal government, a tendency, he said, was not good for decent democratic practice. Atiku, who was reacting to the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, said in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja that wielding the axe of impeachment against elected public office holders to settle scores by the PDP-led federal government would needlessly build up tension in the country. The former Vice President said the reckless use of impeachment to settle scores could not have been the intention of the framers of the 1999 Constitution. He said the frequency with which elective officials were being shot down by impeachment would destroy the whole purpose of inserting the impeachment clause in the Constitution.

Former Governor  of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has said even though he accepts his impeachment  in good faith,  he would still  challenge his ouster in court to set the records straight. His Director of Press and Public Affairs, Ahmad Sajoh, who made this disclosure shortly after Nyako was sacked,  questioned the process leading to his impeachment, saying that he would approach the courts to challenge the state Assembly’s action.   Meanwhile, the whereabouts of Nyako is currently a matter of speculation. While some say he is in Abuja, some maintain he is holed up somewhere in Abuja.   This is coming on the heels of speculation that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Department of Security Services (DSS), may be out for him sequel to his infamous letter to his former colleagues which some argue contain treasonable contents, and allegations bothering on misappropriation of funds.

Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche the co -mastermind of the Nyanya Motor Park bombing, in which scores of citizens died and hundreds wounded,  was Tuesday extradited to Nigeria  from Sudan .  This followed a lengthy  legal and diplomatic processes between Nigeria and the Republic of Sudan where he was hiding.  He is most likely to face the death penalty when convicted.  Ogwuche who was handed over to the Interpol Unit of the Nigeria Police Force by the Sudanese Authorities was flown into the country in a special flight from Khartoum which touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 3.00pm today.  It would be recalled that the terror fugitive who had long since been arrested in Sudan following an international red notice issued for his arrest by the Nigeria National Bureau of Interpol had not been repatriated to the country before now due to some necessary processes involved in transferring suspects from one country to another.

President Goodluck Jonathan has re-invited the families of the abducted Chibok girls and the 12 escapees for July 22, 2014, after the earlier scheduled one was abruptly canceled. A letter to that effect has already been dispatched to the families. The meeting earlier scheduled today (Tuesday) was called off over what sources said was the “politicization” of the planned meeting. The former Education Minister, Mrs. Obi Ezekwesili allegedly advised the Chibok families to shun the planned Presidential visit scheduled for today, (Tuesday). The Pakistani girl Education advocate, Malala Yousafzai who was on an official visit to Nigeria had allegedly asked Ezekwesili during her meeting with the #bringbackourgirls movement not to urge the abducted Chibok families to turn down the visit.