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Driverless minibuses make a debut on the streets of downtown Dubai

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A driverless bus service was unveiled in downtown Dubai on Thursday in a month-long trial period for the electric vehicle with a view to expanding it across the futuristic Gulf city state.

Buhari praises Zuckerberg’s simplicity, generosity in sharing knowledge

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President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has praised Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg for inspiring young entrepreneurs during his visit to the west African nation earlier this week. Zuckerberg who arrived in Nigeria and has met with young entrepreneurs at information technology and computer centres in the country’s commercial hub of Lagos and the capital Abuja.

Sooner than later, Social media will be a tool for transforming the country ~Ogundamisi

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Kayode Ogundamisi is an International Relations expert, TV producer, convener of the Liberty Forum, United Kingdom, and a Fellow of the German human rights group, Internationaler Menschenrechtsverein Bremen e.V. With a following of 209,000 on Twitter alone, he tells JESUSEGUN ALAGBE the impact of social media on his career You are a social commentator, human rights activist and TV producer. How would you describe the impact of social media on your career?  As it does for almost everyone, social media has created both negative and positive impact in everything I do, but mostly positive. Take Facebook and Twitter, for example, it’s a platform for interaction, used mainly by young people, a more vibrant generation. For those of us born in the 60s and for someone like me with a tradition of barricade activism, it is a new and thrilling experience. I joined my first protest at the age of 13 at Agege (Lagos). I am 47 now. Then, we had no social media when we took on different Nigerian

Football legend Pele set to visit Nigeria

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Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele, will visit Nigeria this month after his initial visit that was set for August failed for health reasons.