A jihar Yobe: Yar kunar bakin wake ta kai hari masallaci a garin Fulatari

lamarin ya faru ne ranar 2 ga wata da misalin karfe 5:30 na safe yayin da ake sallar asuba. Mutum biyu sun jikkata sakamakon fashewar bakin waken wanda ya kashe ita mai kokarin aiwatar da mummanar harin.

Wata yar kunar bakin waki ta farma masallacin dake gudumar fulatari na karamar hukumar Buni Yadi dake jihar Yobe.

lamarin ya faru ne ranar 2 ga wata da misalin karfe 5:30 na safe yayin da ake sallar asuba. Mutum biyu sun jikkata sakamakon fashewar bakin waken wanda ya kashe ita mai kokarin aiwatar da mummanar harin.

Kamar yadda wani shaidar gani da ido ya sanar, macen mai dauke da bom tayi yunkurin shiga cikin masallaci ne domin tayar da ita sai bata samu nasara ba inda wani daga cikin masallatar masallacin ya dakatar da ita.

Cikin kokarin hana ta shiga bom din ya fashe. jim kadan bayan fashewar bakin waken sojoji suka halarci wajen inda suka tafi da wadanda suka jikkata asibiti dake Damaturu.

Kwamishnan yan sanda na jihar Abdulmalik Sunmonu ya tabbatar da faruwar hakan inda ya kara da cewa jami'an sa sun sanar dashi game da harin.

Malam Baana Isah mazaunin garin yace tarzomar da harin ya haifar yasa an rufe makarantu da kasuwanni har sai al'ummar garin sun samu tabbacin tsaro daga jami'o'in tsaro.

Wannan shine karo na farko bayan makamancin harin da ya faru a yankin tun watan afrilu na 2016. Al'ummar yankin sun samu sukuni bisa aikin da sojoji keyi wajen kawar da yan ta'adda da aikin ta'adanci.

A jihar Yobe: Yar kunar bakin wake ta kai hari masallaci a garin Fulatari

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Captain Dyse: Artiste hits Nigeria's hip hop scene with new single – Mary Jane

Dyse has made sure without a doubt that the musical artistry in this single, encompasses subtle rhythm while giving us wavy witty rhymes making him difficult to ignore.

Meet the freshest kid to hit the hip hop scene on a high! Hailing from Las Giddy (Lagos Nigeria) Captain Dyse steps onto your airwaves with his new single, "Mary Jane" which is taking on its own specific flavour and setting listeners on a whole new wave.

Being one of most talked about upcoming hip hop artist in South Africa, with an explosion of raw talent.

Dyse has made sure without a doubt that the musical artistry in this single, encompasses subtle rhythm while giving us wavy witty rhymes making him difficult to ignore.

Captain Dyse continues to further explore his musical talent, proofing that he is one of the most versatile artist in South Africa and if the sound of this track is anything to go by you can be sure that you'll hear a lot more of him in the future.

Captain Dyse: Artiste hits Nigeria's hip hop scene with new single – Mary Jane

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Tech: Rare blue ice usually only seen in the Arctic has come to US shores — and photographers are capturing stunning images

Photographers at Michigan's Great Lakes were in for a rare treat as bold blue ice burst into light this week.

Things are looking blue this week in Michigan.

On Sunday, people near The Mackinac Bridge — which straddles Lake Michigan to the West and Lake Huron to the East — noticed huge blue hunks of frozen lake water coming ashore.

It's a rare sight to see this kind of brightly colored ice in the state. Blue ice is usually seen in permanently chilly spots like Antarctica and the North Pole, as well as on other slippery glaciers around the world.

As a result, some photographers were downright giddy to share their photos with Business Insider.

Take a look.

It's been a cold winter in Michigan, with sub-freezing temperatures and lots of snow. On Monday, the view from Mackinaw City, up at the top of Michigan's lower peninsula, was quite a sight.

Blue-hued ice came towards the shores in jagged piles, inundating a local park where people trotted out to see the oddly colorful ice.

"The ice looks even better than photos can do justice," Photographer Jeff Caverly told Business Insider in an email.

Blue ice isn't any colder than normal ice. But it does have less air inside.

This ice is really dense.

Ice is typically white because of the tiny air bubbles that form inside the water as its freezing. You might be familiar with this if you've ever watched someone pour a beer into a glass.

"The white color of bubbles at the top of a dark beer work the same way," Photographer Benjamin Drummond explains on his "Blue Ice" website. When ice is white, it's because "small pockets of air reflect and scatter visible light," he says.

Ice only turns blue when it's so tightly packed that those air bubbles inside aren't big enough to reflect and scatter light anymore. The bubbles are so crammed together, they don't have as much room to let the light shine through.

As the scientists at the Alaska Satellite Facility (who see a lot of glacial blue ice) point out, the air bubbles are so consolidated in blue ice that if you put a hunk of blue ice into a glass of water, the pressurized chunk might blow up your glass.

At the north and south poles, where glacier ice slowly slides down towards the oceans, air often gets squeezed out of the ice, making it really dense like this.

Most blue ice shows up at the poles, but this year some compact glacier-style ice is showing up in the waters of The Great Lakes, which are the largest freshwater source on the Earth.

"Only the polar ice caps contain more water," the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says.

This isn't the first time that people in Michigan have seen blue ice, but it is pretty rare to get so much.

Blue ice does "show up from time to time," in Michigan, photographer Tori Burley told Business Insider in an email. "But the last time I saw them this big and gorgeous was in 2011."

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Finance: TRUMP: 'Trade wars are good'

President Trump said that trade wars "easy to win." This comes the day after Trump annouced new taxes on steel and aluminum imports.

• President Donald Trump said trade wars are "good, and easy to win" in a tweet Friday morning.
• The declaration comes the day after the president announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

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President Donald Trump appeared to welcome the possibility of a trade war in a tweet Friday morning, the day after announcing huge tariffs on steel and aluminum are coming.

"When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win," Trump said. "Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don’t trade anymore-we win big. It’s easy!"

In an unexpected announcement during a meeting of US steel and aluminum executives Thursday, Trump said steel imports will be subject to a 25% tariff, which functions like a tax on imports, while aluminum will face a 10% tariff. The decision led to other nations, including allies like Canada and the European Union, to warn of retaliatory measures.

US stocks fell sharply after the opening bell, with the Dow Jones falling more than 300 points.

"We must protect our country and our workers. Our steel industry is in bad shape. IF YOU DON’T HAVE STEEL, YOU DON’T HAVE A COUNTRY!" Trump tweeted later Friday morning.

"When a country Taxes our products coming in at, say, 50%, and we Tax the same product coming into our country at ZERO, not fair or smart," he said. "We will soon be starting RECIPROCAL TAXES so that we will charge the same thing as they charge us."

Trump's move raised the spectre of a trade war, in which the US and other countries increase protectionist measures back and forth. Economists say such a fight would ultimately increase prices for US consumers and possibly lead to a broad economic slowdown.

"Extremely concerning stance," Paul Mortimer-Lee, chief US economist for BNP Paribas, said in response to Trump's tweet. "History suggests trade wars lead to everyone losing."

Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, tweeted a joking reply to Trump's first tweet Friday morning.

"Looks like someone with zero understanding of basic economics has got access to the US President's Twitter this morning," Shepherdson said. "He probably should change his password."

Additionally, many experts say the steel and aluminum tariffs may just be the start of Trump's crackdown on trade since the president promised serious action during the campaign.

"While we are still far from a global trade war, we continue to stress that the US administration is likely to continue to pull on the protectionist lever in 2018 – feeling emboldened by the recent passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and Bipartisan Budget Act," Gregory Daco, chief US economist at Oxford Economics, said in a note Thursday.

There are a number of monumental policy moves on trade Trump could make in the near future, including starting the process of pulling the US out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and imposing restrictions on the export of intellectual property to China.

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Solange Knowles: Singer stars in eccentric shoot for the cover of Billboard magazine

Solange Knowles talks reinventing herself on her own terms and her triumphant return to the art world in Billboard interview.

Solange Knowles candidly revealed that she's 'not interested in entertainment' while posing in an eccentric shoot on the cover of the March issue of Billboard magazine.

Known for her offbeat style and for walking to the beat of her own drum, the Houston native posed in a black and white contemporary ensemble that featured puffy sleeves and unzipped knee-high boot-heels. Solange left her bleached afro blown out and accentuated her natural beauty with minimal makeup.

Beyonce's younger sister has always been the polar opposite to her superstar sibling and it's only in recent years that Solange has begun to bask in her uniqueness. This profound self-acceptance resulted in her biggest piece of work date, her number 1 album, 'A Seat at the Table'.

Speaking to Billboard about her celebrity status, the 31-year-old singer said: 'I’m clear within myself that I’m not interested in entertainment at this moment,' when asked about her professional focus. That might change. There might be a moment where I decide, "Hey, I love the game." For right now, I’m not [there].'

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Earlier this month, the talented artist was named Harvard Foundation artist of the year. Solange told Billboard that the award was a 'colossal honour'.

She said: 'I didn’t come from a line of college-educated women. I feel so humbled and appreciative, [having been] an 18-year-old teenage mother who didn’t go to college, who always had to explore academia on her own.' 

The actress also revealed that she is currently working on new music all over the word: 'I’ve been working in Laurel Canyon, Topanga Canyon and Jamaica. I actually have been following Joni Mitchell. It has been really wild. The house that I was just recording in [in] Jamaica, I stayed there for four days. And then the last day, the owner was like, "You know that mural that’s downstairs in the spare bedroom that the engineer booth is in? Joni Mitchell painted that."'

 

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SMW Lagos 2018: 10 startups to close out event at the #LaunchedInAfrica session on final pitch day

Altogether, 10 startups will participate in the final pitch day on Friday, March 02, 2018 at the Innovation stage of the SMW Lagos campus.

#LaunchedInAfrica is a platform for African-led early-stage startups to showcase products and services disrupting industries across the continent.

Some of Nigeria’s most innovative early-stage businesses debuted as featured companies in the #LaunchedinAfrica Digital Demo space during the ongoing Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos 2018.

Below are the five featured #LaunchedInAfrica startups:

AIDAHBOT

Aidahbot is a chatbot-building company that provides a one-click chatbot solution for small and medium businesses to automate their sales, handle inquiries, and receive payment on Messenger. We leverage social media to take sales to where customers are.

JARA MOBILE

Jara rewards consumers with discounts to their favourite lifestyle brands when they make routine bill payments (such as airtime, electricity and cable TV), while helping brands turn those consumers to customers in a measurable way.

SOSHALIFE LTD

Soshalife was founded in 2014 by Omorodion Eguasa, Adetokunbo Akisanya and Oluwole Odulate with the goal of enhancing the way people socialise and share their ideas and passions by bringing those activities to their fingertips.

VIBEOO MEDIA LTD

Vibeoo is an online radio on demand platform that allows users discover, curate and broadcast great audio shows hosted by amazing creators anytime and anywhere.

ZEBULLON DEVELOPERS NETWORK

Zebullon is a global network of world class developers, designers, product managers and growth hackers, dedicated to closing the technology talent gap globally.

These featured startups have been engaged in rigorous mentoring sessions and office hours with experts including; Collins Onuegbu, Claudine Moore, Tomi Davies and Nubi Kayode. Another set of five startups have been chosen from pitch competitions during the weeklong SMW Lagos 2018.

Altogether, 10 startups will participate in the final pitch day on Friday, March 02, 2018 at the Innovation stage of the SMW Lagos campus.

Judging the startups will be top VCs, Angels & Corporate Investors including; Yele Bademosi (Founding and Managing Partner at Microtraction), Tomi Davies (Founder, LAN and President ABAN), Seni Sulyman (Country Manager at Andela Nigeria), and Nkem Begho (Founder and CEO of Future-Soft).

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Tech: The digital camera industry saw growth in 2017 for the first time in nearly a decade

Beauty Bits: Katy Perry just revealed which cosmetic procedures she has — And hasn't — Undergone

Still, some people want to speak out about what they have or haven’t had done—and Katy Perry is one of them.

Plastic surgery is a very personal choice, and someone’s decision to get it (or not) is really no one’s business.

Still, some people want to speak out about what they have or haven’t had done—and Katy Perry is one of them.

Katy has been surrounded by rumors that she’s had a lot of plastic surgery for years. According to online gossip, Katy has had a boob job, nose job, and chin surgery, among other things—but Katy says it’s just not true.

"I haven't had any," she told Refinery29 in a new interview promoting her new makeup launch with CoverGirl. That doesn’t mean she hasn’t taken full advantage of her dermatologist—she just says she’s never actually been under the knife.

"I've done lasers and got [filler] injections under my eyes for the hollowing—which I'd recommend for everyone who wants a solution for their dark circles—but all of my assets are real,” Katy said. “People tend to think they are fake, but it doesn't really matter."

Katy said she has no problem with other people getting plastic surgery—she just hasn’t personally gone that route. “We're getting away from that negative stigma about physical alterations,” she said.

“Of course, always be your authentic self—but if someone wants a nose job that makes them feel better, and they love their profile more because of it, it's like 'Go ahead!' Do whatever makes you feel better about yourself. Stay in therapy, but get it, girl."

This isn’t the first time Katy has denied having plastic surgery. In 2014, she told GQ that she’s “never” had any work done. “Not a nose, not a chin, not a cheek, not a tit,” she said. “So my messages of self-empowerment are truly coming from an au naturel product.” Hopefully this latest comment will silence the nay-sayers once and for all.

Check out these crazy beauty treatments women have tried over the years:

Of course, as Katy points out, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with getting plastic surgery if it’s something you really want to do. Plenty of celebrities have opened up about getting work done, like Kylie Jenner, Iggy Azalea, and Courteney Cox.

Ultimately, you should do what makes you feel good. And, if you have work done and you don’t want to talk about it, that’s your choice. As Katy points out, it doesn’t really matter anyway.

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Twitter seeks help measuring ‘health’ of its world

Liverpool vow to spend after posting profit

Higuain recalled but no place for Dybala or Icardi in Argentina squad

Jorge Sampaoli has once again shuffled his all-star Albiceleste forwards, with the two Serie A stars the men to miss out this time

Higuain recalled but no place for Dybala or Icardi in Argentina squad

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Mario Lemina’s stunning strike wins Southampton Goal of the Month

The 24-year-old’s maiden goal for the Saints at the Hawthorns has been adjudged as the best for February

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Strategy: Millennials reveal their top 100 favorite brands

Millennials' favorite brands according to spending data from more than 15,000 18 to 35-year-olds demographic.

Millennials make up a crucial group of consumers.

However, the generation's favorite brands may not be what you'd guess.

Ad agency Moosylvania analyzed 15,000 responses from millennials — age 17 to 37 — that the agency has collected over the last five years on their favorite brands.

"It’s all about what you do for them, and making them look good is a key," Norty Cohen, CEO of Moosylvania, said in a statement.

Here are millennials' top 100 favorite brands according to the survey.

100. Ross

Headquarters: Pleasanton, California

Why it's hot: As budget hunters ditch department stores like Sears and Macy's, the discount retailer is thriving.

99. Guess

Headquarters: Los Angeles, California

Why it's hot: The iconic jeans brand is trying to keep up with the times with new celebrity faces, such as singer Camilla Cabello.

98. Johnson & Johnson

Headquarters: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Why it's hot: Johnson & Johnson sells staples that fill many millennials' medicine cabinets, including Clean & Clear, Neutrogena, and Aveeno.

97. Subway

Headquarters: Milford, Connecticut

Why it's hot: Subway is undergoing a brand revamp, with new menu items and updated restaurant designs.

96. Anthropologie

Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Why it's hot: The cult favorite apparel brand expanded into skincare this year, with an organic line called Puristy.

95. Urban Decay

Headquarters: Newport Beach, California

Why it's hot: The makeup brand makes some of Sephora's best-selling items, with products for your eyes, lips, and face.

94. YouTube (tie)

Headquarters: San Bruno, California

Why it's hot: YouTube has created an entire generation of online celebrities, such as Jake Paul and PewDiePie.

94. Anheuser-Busch (tie)

Headquarters: Leuven, Belgium

Why it's hot: The beer company has been buying up craft brewers such as Goose Island, Blue Point, and Wicked Weed.

93. Toshiba (tie)

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Why it's hot: Toshiba makes everything from tech equipment to household appliances to medical supplies.

93. Publix (tie)

Headquarters: Lakeland, Florida

Why it's hot: Publix is one of the largest and fastest-growing supermarket chains in the United States.

92. Carter's

Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia

Why it's hot: The brand has mastered social media. Millennial parents who want to share photos of their babies (wearing Carter's apparel, no less) can use its hashtag #lovecarters.

91. Mazda

Headquarters: Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Why it's hot: Mazda is known for its sleek aesthetic. Tesla even poached its head designer.

90. REI (tie)

Headquarters: Kent, Washington

Why it's hot: The outdoor clothing store is thriving as millennials seek out more experiences like camping and hiking.

90. Southwest Airlines (tie)

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas

Why it's hot: Southwest Airlines have made multiple efforts to appeal to millennials, such as its Music + Ideas Festival, which allowed college students to present their ideas for start-ups to venture capitalists and investors.

89. Audi

Headquarters: Ingolstadt, Germany

Why it's hot: ABC reported that the company has been focusing on marketing to young people and using social media to engage.

88. Facebook

Headquarters: Menlo Park, California

Why it's hot: Facebook has launched a "stories" feature to compete with Snapchat and Instagram.

87. Monster Energy

Headquarters: Corona, California

Why it's hot: As soda sales slump, energy drinks are hot. Analysts say that consumers, especially millennials, are gravitating toward beverages that offer more than just hydration.

86. JCPenney

Headquarters: Plano, Texas

Why it's hot: The company is launching a "Project Runway" fashion line in an attempt to adopt a more fast-fashion model.

85. HTC

Headquarters: Taoyuan, Taiwan

Why it's hot: HTC launched the first smartphone with Amazon's Alexa built in.

84. AT&T

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas

Why it's hot: AT&T is the world's largest telecom company.

83. Burger King

Headquarters: Miami, Florida

Why it's hot: The fast-food chain pairs quirky menu items like Mac and Cheetos with serious discounts, such as the "5 for $4" deal and the two-for-$10 Whopper meal deal.

82. Nestle

Headquarters: Vevey, Switzerland

Why it's hot: While Nestle is best known for its many popular candies, the company is taking steps in a healthier direction.

81. Wendy's

Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio

Why it's hot: While fast-food chains like Burger King and Taco Bell have doubled down on crazy menu items, Wendy's has focused on the classics that made it famous.

80. Barnes & Noble

Headquarters: New York City

Why it's hot: The retailer is engaged with a battle against Amazon for college students.

79. Puma

Headquarters: Herzogenaurach, Germany

Why it's hot: The sportswear and sneaker brand's collaboration with Rihanna was a bestseller.

78. J. Crew

Headquarters: New York, NY

Why it's hot: The brand continues to connect with millennial women and men.

77. Dove

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Why it's hot: Dove's gender-empowering ads have hit a chord with millennial women.

76. Gucci (tie)

Headquarters: Florence, Italy

Why it's hot: Gucci has been zeroing in on its social media strategy.

76. Jeep (tie)

Headquarters: Auburn Hills, MI

Why it's hot: Some people think that one of Jeep's Renegade was designed specifically with millennials in mind.

75. Tesla

Headquarters: Palo Alto, California

Why it's hot: Thrillist called Tesla's Model 3 "the millennial dream car," with its high technology and functionality.

74. Subaru

Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

Why it's hot:Subaru's strange ads, most recently one that showed a car on wet banana peels, have put the brand on the map.

74. Banana Republic

Headquarters: San Francisco, California

Why it's hot: Banana Republic is putting out new designs faster, similar to fast fashion.

72. Pizza Hut

Headquarters: Plano, Texas

Why it's hot: Pizza Hut has pulled off several social media stunts, from turning a pizza box into a movie projector for your smartphone to hacking a box to safely view the solar eclipse.

71. Valve

Headquarters: Bellevue, Washington

Why it's hot: The video-game development company rose to prominence with its Half-Life franchise in 1998. The brand has a huge following on Facebook and frequently posts giveaways. Steam has also become the premiere gaming platform for many people.

70. Marvel

Headquarters: New York, NY

Why it's hot: Marvel is obviously a huge power force in pop culture — its "Avengers" movies (amongst others) are smash hits, grossing billions of dollars worldwide.

69. Bath & Body Works

Headquarters: Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Why it's hot: Bath & Body Works was an icon in the late '90s and early aughts (and a mainstay for holiday gifts).

68. Dodge

Headquarters: Auburn Hills, Michigan

Why it's hot: Business Insider reported that JD Power said the Dodge Viper as the most "reliable" midsize sporty car. Data from IHS Automotive (via AutoGuide.com) ranked Dodge as millennials' favorite type of car.

67. Rue 21

Headquarters: Warrendale, Pennsylvania

Why it's hot: The brand has figured out a way to target budget-savvy young shoppers. This year, it partnered with UNiDAYS to help it find students so they could save on their purchases.

66. Whole Foods

Headquarters: Austin, Texas

Why it's hot: Whole Foods has a brand aimed at millennials called 365. The new concept aims to compete with rivals such as Trader Joe's and Kroger, with more inexpensive offerings and a no-frills set up.

65. Asus

Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan

Why it's hot: This Taiwanese company is a huge PC vendor, and it's actually working to understand the millennial demographic.

64. Nordstrom

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

Why it's hot: Nordstrom has been expanding its lower-priced concept, Nordstrom Rack.

63. Trader Joe's

Headquarters: Monrovia, California

Why it's hot: Organic food, unique products, and low prices make Trader Joe's a hot destination for young consumers. It also boasts its own unique personality — be it the Hawaiian shirts or the pun-laden signs around the stores.

62. Mountain Dew

Headquarters: Purchase, New York

Why it's hot: Mountain Dew is diverifying with its morning "Kickstart" beverage.

61. Verizon

Headquarters: New York, New York

Why it's hot: Verizon has been working to get younger consumers with its streaming app, G090.

60. Coach

Headquarters: New York, New York

Why it's hot: Coach's social media activity and campaigns have made the luxury brand accessible to younger shoppers.

59. PlayStation

Headquarters: San Mateo, California

Why it's hot: PlayStation is taking its gaming to the next level with two new Playstation 4s, as well as a virtual reality headset.

58. eBay

Headquarters: San Jose, California

Why it's hot: eBay remains the most comprehensive and accessible online marketplace.

57. Nissan

Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Perfecture, Japan

Place on last poll: 76

Why it's hot: Nissan's latest car concept is super futuristic, and proves that the brand is continuing to innovate. An earlier concept car, called "Teatro for Dayz," set out to target millennials.

56. Kraft

Headquarters: Northfield, Illinois

Why it's hot: Kraft announced that it would remove artificial colors and preservatives from its iconic mac and cheese.

55. Kellogg

Headquarters: Battle Creek, Michigan

Why it's hot: Millennials may be too lazy to eat cereal, but the company has mastered digital campaigns, which certainly appeals to millennials.

54. Taco Bell

Headquarters: Irvine, California

Why it's hot: Taco Bell remains wildly popular. The brand has maintained its unique, Internet-friendly approach to menu items.

53. Aeropostale

Headquarters: New York, New York

Why it's hot: Despite falling out of favor with the teen set, Aeropostale apparently still maintains some cache with the 20-somethings who wore it in high school.

52. Ralph Lauren

Headquarters: New York, New York

Why it's hot: Ralph Lauren's brand is available at thousands of stores worldwide.

51. Chipotle

Headquarters: Denver, Colorado

Why it's hot: The "food with integrity" restaurant company frequently offers free food — and free booze.

50. Costco

Headquarters: Issaquah, Washington

Place on last poll: 81

Why it's hot: Costco is a haven for millennials with its prices, wide array of products, its killer food court… and vacation packages.

49. Hewlett-Packard

Headquarters: Palo Alto, California

Why it's hot: Young consumers love Hewlett-Packard's relatively inexpensive laptops. Still, they remained threatened by Apple's dominance in the industry.

48. Sephora

Headquarters: Paris, France

Why it's hot: Sephora is the premiere destination for all things beauty. It helps that makeup is one of the categories that millennials are willing to spend on.

47. Dell

Headquarters: Round Rock, Texas

Why it's hot: Dell is another company benefiting from millennials' reliance on technology.

46. Kroger

Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio

Why it's hot: Kroger recently rolled out a meal kit service to compete with Blue Apron. It also lets customers order groceries ahead and pick them up from the parking lot.

45. Hershey

Headquarters: Hershey, Pennsylvania

Why it's hot: Iconic candy company Hershey's has dropped artificial coloring from its chocolate.

44. Gamestop

Headquarters: Grapevine, Texas

Why it's hot: GameStop is shifting its strategies so that it can win with this demographic.

43. Netflix

Headquarters: Los Gatos, California

Why it's hot: The streaming service is perfect for millennials' a la carte attitude for watching movies or television.

42. Frito-Lay

Headquarters: Plano, Texas

Why it's hot: Lay's won big with its annual Do Us A Flavor contest.

26. Michael Kors

Headquarters: New York, New York

Place on last poll: 66

Why it's hot: Michael Kors bags and watches are very popular with millennials.

40. Chick-fil-A

Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia

Why it's hot: Chick-fil-A remains a favorite destination for millennials because the food is fresh… and good.

39. Hollister

Headquarters: New Albany, Ohio

Why it's hot: Hollister sells casual clothing, putting it in a good position as millennials dress more casually.

40. Levi's

Headquarters: San Francisco, California

Why it's hot: Levi's has been designing jeans that are stretchy and more form-fitting in nature, to put them in line with athleisure-style apparel.

21. Kroger

Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio

Place on last poll: 59

Why it's hot: Kroger's loyalty cards track what shoppers buy — so that Kroger's shoppers don't just receive random rewards, but rather, rewards that cater to their specific shopping needs.

37. Honda

Headquarters: Hamamatsu, Japan

Why it's hot: The Civic and Accord are big winners with the millennial crowd. The Washington Post recently crowned the Honda Civic as one of the seven best first cars for millennial drivers because of its size, redesign, and its high crash-test rating.

36. Gap

Headquarters: San Francisco, California

Why it's hot: Gap has made over its brand to include the basics that it was known for in decades past.

35. Dr. Pepper

Headquarters: Plano, Texas

Why it's hot: Dr. Pepper launched individualized soda labels for its 20 ounce bottles, as a way to appeal to millennials.

34. Vans

Headquarters: Cypress, California

Why it's hot: Vans started out selling skater shoes, but has since gone mainstream. The company has benefited from athletic footwear becoming more fashionable than dress shoes.

33. H&M

Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden

Why it's hot: H&M knows what its consumers want with its runway-esque styles. H&M has also managed to lure many sartorially minded shoppers with its high-profile collaborations.

32. Best Buy

Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Why it's hot: Consumers can even try out Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets out at Best Buy.

31. Converse

Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts

Why it's hot: Converse has seen sales boom as more millennials wear sneakers to work and other occasions. Converse recently took on Nike to help reinvent its iconic All Star shoes.

30. Macy's

Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio

Why it's hot: Millennials are spending less money on clothes and more money on experiences, which is bad news for Macy's. In its Herald Square flagship, there's an entire floor dedicated to the demographic.

29. Hot Topic

Headquarters: Industry, California

Why it's hot: Hot Topic is more than just a destination for clothing for millennials — it's become an entire lifestyle, with its focus on the music industry and pop culture. The store even sponsors shows.

28. McDonald's

Headquarters: Oak Brook, Illinois

Why it's hot: The new all-day breakfast menu helped grow sales at McDonald's, along with new menu items like a Sriracha Big Mac.

27. Chevrolet

Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan

Why it's hot: Chevy's "Real People, Not Actors" campaign gives consumers something real to which they can relate.

26. LG Corporation

Headquarters: Busan, South Korea

Why it's hot: LG keeps innovating with new products.

25. Kohl's

Headquarters: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Why it's hot: Kohl's rewards program ensures customer loyalty without needing a store credit card.

24. Express

Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio

Why it's hot: Express rewards shoppers by not just using their store credit cards, but by getting involved with Express in other ways, too — like retweeting its tweets and singing up for its text message alerts.

23. Under Armour

Headquarters: Baltimore, Maryland

Why it's hot: Under Armour has exploded in popularity in recent years thanks to signing famous athletes like Stephen Curry and smart marketing of its performance-wear.

22. Toyota

Headquarters: Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Why it's hot: Toyota's mid size SUV is one of the most "reliable" cars. The company is also making moves to partner with Uber.

21. Old Navy

Headquarters: San Francisco

Why it's hot: Old Navy has delivered quirky spots starring Amy Schumer. The retailer understands how to market content to the Internet generation, though sales have been slipping lately.

20. Disney

Headquarters: Burbank, California

Why it's hot: The movie house has produced massive hits in recent years.

16. American Eagle

Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Why it's hot: American Eagle has managed to avoid the fate of many of its competitors by not falling victim to the low sale prices utilized by many fast fashion stalwarts.

18. Jordan

Headquarters: Beaverton, Oregon

Why it's hot: Jordans are a huge part of the sneaker phenomenon and are a huge part of sneaker culture.

17. Forever 21

Headquarters: Los Angeles, California

Why it's hot: Forever 21 offers clothing at unbeatable prices and has expanded tremendously in two decades. It epitomizes fast fashion.

16. Ford

Headquarters: Dearborn, Michigan

Why it's hot: Ford wins big with the millennial mom category.

15. Victoria's Secret

Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio

Why it's hot: Victoria's Secret is the undisputed leader of the lingerie market, controlling 61.8% of the market share, according to IBIS World.

14. Starbucks

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

Why it's hot: Starbucks has been expanding its menu to include more food options such as sandwiches and salads.

13. Pepsi

Headquarters: Purchase, New York

Why it's hot: PepsiCo definitely tries to connect with millennials. It even featured emojis — the language in which millennials speak — on its bottles.

12. Nintendo

Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan

Why it's hot: Many millennials feel nostalgic toward Nintendo because they played its games as kids. This has led to brand loyalty in adulthood.

11. Adidas

Headquarters: Herzogenaurach, Germany

Why it's hot: Adidas has gained more traction thanks to its increasingly popular Stan Smith sneakers, as well as its partnership with Kanye West called Adidas + Kanye West.

10. Google

Headquarters: Menlo Park, California

Why it's hot: Google's smartphone apps have become essential for many millennials.

9. Coca-Cola

Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia

Why it's hot: Coca-Cola remains the clear leader in the soda market. The brand also scored high points for its "Share a Coke" campaign, which featured common names on Coke bottles.

8. Microsoft

Headquarters: Redmond, Washington

Why it's hot: Microsoft is currently working to lure in Apple users with the Microsoft Surface.

7. Wal-Mart

Headquarters: Bentonville, Arkansas

Why it's hot: Wal-Mart gave its workers a raise and has pledged to adopt more humane standards for the meat it sells.

6. Sony

Headquarters: Minato, Tokyo

Why it's hot: Sony is ready for innovation, from robots that can interact with humans to its wildly popular PlayStation.

5. Amazon

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

Why it's hot: Amazon offers one-hour delivery for members of its Prime service.

4. Target

Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Why it's hot: Target owns the intersection of style and affordability.

3. Samsung

Headquarters: San Jose, California

Why it's hot: Samsung's Galaxy phones and tablets are extremely popular with millennials.

2. Nike

Headquarters: Beaverton, Oregon

Why it's hot: When it comes to active wear — and apparel in general — Nike is the go-to brand.

1. Apple

Headquarters: Cupertino, California

Why it's hot: Apple has a fanatical following, and many of its customers are millennials. The company's iPhones, iPads, and Macbooks, and Apple Watches are wildly popular.

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Finance: Dow plunges after Trump says tariffs are coming next week

President Trump announced Thursday he would place new taxes on imported steel and aluminium.

The Dow Jones industrial average plunged to session lows Thursday afternoon following an announcement by President Donald Trump that he would place new taxes on imported steel and aluminum. The Dow is now down 356 points, or 1.42%.

US Steel rose more than 9% on the news that foreign steel would be subject to a 25% import tax. Aluminum will be taxed at a 10% rate.

"Our Steel and Aluminum industries (and many others) have been decimated by decades of unfair trade and bad policy with countries from around the world,” Trump tweeted Thursday morning. “We must not let our country, companies and workers be taken advantage of any longer. We want free, fair and SMART TRADE!"

Losses were widespread with United Technologies (-2.18%), Boeing (-1.62%), Pfizer (-1.4%), and Walmart (-1.3%) posting the biggest declines on the Dow.

Oil also continued its slide from earlier in the week, down just over 1% to $60.91 a barrel.

The S&P 500 was down 1.1% and the Nasdaq 100 were down 1.34% at the time of writing.

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Tech: Trump supporters can't stand the idea of a smelly armpit or a stinky foot, a study found — and psychologists are not surprised

Conservatives who favor Trump are more easily disgusted by the smells of body odor and farts. Sounds weird, but it's backed up by decades of study.

• Scientists surveyed Trump and Clinton supporters a month before the 2016 election, and found differences in how the two groups reacted to body odors.
• Socially conservative voters were more sensitive when presented with the idea of a stinky fart or smelly armpit.
• It's a finding that aligns with years of study on psychological differences between people who hold socially conservative and liberal views.

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Does the idea of a smelling someone's stinky feet gross you out? How about accidentally sniffing a stranger's fart, or standing next to someone wearing a sweaty t-shirt?

Turns out, supporters of President Donald Trump are especially grossed out by these ideas.

That's according to a new study released Wednesday from scientists at Stockholm University in Sweden.

The psychologists surveyed 391 American adults online in October 2016, a month before the presidential election. The participants represented a mix of personalities and demographics: 172 were men and 219 women, 36% supported Trump over Clinton (a number that tracked closely with national polling at the time), and roughly half of the group were college grads.

Time and again, the researchers found that when they asked questions like whether a participant would be grossed out by a neighbor's stinky feet, farts, urine, feces, or armpit smells, Trump supporters were predictably more sensitive to the idea of foul body odor.

The researchers said the finding isn't true across the board for all conservatives; but it was closely linked with people's support for socially conservative ideas and endorsement of President Trump.

"This relationship seems to be explained by a particular aspect of social conservatism called right-wing authoritarianism," lead author Marco Tullio Liuzza told Business Insider in an email. This "right-wing authoritarianism," he said, includes an acceptance of authority and a hostility towards groups that don't closely adhere to a traditional social order.

Conservatives don't like being grossed out

Psychologists have previously found that socially conservative people look away from gross images like blood and vomit quicker than liberals. Conservatives' brains are also more active in areas that are associated with processing fear.

Being grossed out is not a bad thing — such reactions have helped humans survive for millennia. As we wade our way through a world of pathogens, it's helpful to get turned off by any potential germy foreign objects or stinky stuff.

Liuzza said the strong reaction of conservatives "may share an evolutionary source with an emotion that evolved to protect our bodies by poisonous substances and diseases."

But other recent research has suggested that socially conservative people's ability to get easily grossed out can extend into prejudice for unfamiliar groups like immigrants or gay people.

The researchers caution that while the trend is an interesting psychological finding, it accounts for only a small portion of individual differences when it comes to people's political preferences.

In other words, you can't know for sure who your neighbor voted for just because they're wrinkling their nose.

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Beauty Trend: Get inspired by the bright eyeliner look at Dior's FW18 show

The plain face and statement bright eyeliner was a huge hit at PFW and might just be the perfect beauty trend for summer.

When Peter Philips, the Creative Director for Dior Beauty, received his brief for the makeup look he would create for Dior’s Fall 2018 show, he was a little surprised but the plain face and statement bright eyeliner was a huge hit and might just be the perfect beauty trend for summer.

Backstage at the Dior show, he shared, “Normally when designers send a brief, they start with a mood board and a conversation. I got a file with sunglasses. It said, ‘could this inspire you for the show?’" The brief in question referenced the sunglasses, in shades of orange, pink, blue, yellow, green, navy and black, that every single model wore down the runway along with hats.

 

“The girls who wear sunglasses have yellow eyeliner. Blue sunglasses, blue eyeliner, and I started playing with that,” Philips said. Since most of the coloured sunglasses were slightly transparent, they also allowed the brightly-hued liners to be seen. Philips used various colours of a new felt-tipped eyeliner, the Diorshow On Stage Liner (in matte black, vinyl black, brown, pink, bright blue, matte blue, classic blue, purple blue and more), which hits shelves in May 2018.

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Given that the theme of the collection was inspired by the anniversary of 1968 student protests outside the Dior boutique in Paris, Philips made the liner blunt and graphic. “I didn’t want to make it too pretty or too precious.” Philips suggested starting slightly after the beginning of the eye, going straight and stopping before the eye ends. “Say what you have to say, but also show that you have fun with it."

The key to nailing this look is keeping the rest of your makeup to a minimal and letting your eyes do the talking. Go for brightly hued and highly pigmented liners that are waterproof and therefore longlasting.

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NYSC: Organization announces registration date for 2018 Batch ‘A’

NYSC urges prospective Corps member to register before the registration ends on Sunday, April 8, 2018.

The National Youth Service Corp, NYSC has fixed March 26 for the commencement of the registration of  2018 Batch ‘A’ corps members.

The NYSC made this announcement on its Facebook page and Twitter handle on Wednesday, February 28.

 

The management of the scheme also said the registration will end on Sunday, April 8, 2018.

According to NYSC, the deployment and printing of call-up letters by its ICT department will thereafter begin on April 9 to 11.

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The highlights of the exercise include:

(a) The notification /online printing of call-up letters/ Delivery of call – up letters to institutions for stream ‘1’ will begin on April 12 to 15, 2018.

(b) The online printing of deployment deposition by corps producing institutions (CPI’s) is April 12 to 16, 2018.

The National Youth Service Corps was created in 1973 to “reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war.”

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World: As elections near, Egypt finds a new target: foreign news media

Egypt’s chief prosecutor delivered a withering broadside against the news media Wednesday, blaming the “forces of evil” for negative coverage and instructing his staff to take legal action against outlets deemed to be undermining Egypt’s security.

The remarks by the prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, were the latest escalation of a draconian crackdown on civil liberties before a presidential election that has become fraught with tension even though President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi faces no real opposition.

In comments that appeared aimed at the foreign news media, Sadek accused outlets of spreading false news “to disturb the public order and terrorize society.” A day earlier, Egypt had called for a boycott of the BBC over a documentary that aired last week detailing torture and illegal abductions by Egyptian security forces.

The State Information Service, which oversees the foreign media, said the BBC film was inaccurate because a young woman featured in the documentary later told a local television station that she had not been harmed.

Her mother said Tuesday that the woman had been coerced into giving a false statement to the local station. A day later, the mother was reported to have been arrested.

While el-Sissi has long treated Egyptian news outlets harshly, jailing dozens of reporters and blocking websites, he has generally spared foreign reporters the worst measures. That appears to have changed with the presidential election campaign.

A long list of rules announced by the national election commission in February seeks to dictate the questions journalists can ask voters, prohibits them from using photographs or headlines “not related to the topic” and forbids them from making “any observations about the voting process.”

Although the presidential vote, scheduled for March 26-28, is widely seen as a charade — el-Sissi’s sole opponent is an obscure politician who until recently backed him — the government has given no quarter to potential rivals.

Four serious candidates who might have challenged el-Sissi were sidelined, jailed or threatened with prosecution, and on Feb. 14 the authorities arrested Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh, an opposition leader who contested the 2012 election but is not running this time.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

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Politics: White House press secretary insists that Hope Hicks' departure is not a 'scandal'

Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that Hope Hicks had thought about her resignation "for a while."

• White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that Hope Hicks, the White House communications director who is resigning, thought about her decision "for a while."
• Sanders insisted that the development is not a "scandal."
• Hicks' resignation follows her appearance before the House Intelligence Committee this week, during which lawmakers questioned her for more than eight hours.

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Following reports of White House communications director Hope Hicks' resignation, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday warned reporters not to "make this a scandal."

"Guys, quit trying to make this a scandal — it's not," Sanders said, according to Washington Examiner reporter Gabby Morrongiello.

"Don't try to read more into it than exists," Sanders reportedly continued. "This is something [Hicks] has been thinking about for a while, so maybe it's surprising for you guys but it's not like it happened overnight."

Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's confidantes since the onset of his 2016 US presidential campaign, reportedly told colleagues she had been thinking for several months about when she would leave the administration.

Hicks's resignation was first reported by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, who also noted that there was no departure date yet.

"There are no words to adequately express my gratitude to President Trump," Hicks said in a statement. "I wish the President and his administration the very best as he continues to lead our country."

In his own statement, Trump said of Hicks: "She is as smart and thoughtful as they come, a truly great person," Trump said in a statement. "I will miss having her by my side but when she approached me about pursuing other opportunities, I totally understood."

Hicks, a former model, had no previous political experience prior to joining the Trump campaign. The Times reported that Hicks told fellow staffers that she accomplished all she felt she could in the job, where she became one of the most prominent figures in the Trump White House. But her prominence was not met with a large public profile, as Hicks rarely made public comments or spoke on camera.

Allan Smith contributed reporting.

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In Bayelsa State: PHEDC to begin installation of 12,000 prepaid metres by April

The Head of Consumer Services, PHEDC, Godwin Oroewiro disclosed this when he led other management staff of the company in a meeting with a coalition of civil society and youths’ groups in Yenagoa on Wednesday.

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) says it will begin the first phase of installation of 12,000 prepaid metres in Yenagoa by April.

The Head of Consumer Services, PHEDC, Godwin Oroewiro disclosed this when he led other management staff of the company in a meeting with a coalition of civil society and youths’ groups in Yenagoa on Wednesday.

Oroewiro said that the installation of the prepaid metres will last for four months, stressing that the new metres and bulk billing system will eliminate the problems associated with estimated billing in the state.

He apologised to the people of the state over the epileptic power supply being experienced in the state.

The Head of Consumer Services assured that the company was doing everything possible including the optimisation of its facilities and upgrading of its distribution network to restore stable power supply in Bayelsa.

Earlier, the leader of the coalition and chairman of CLO in the state, Chief Nengi James, had intimated the management of PHEDC of the epileptic power supply in the state.

He urged the company to improve power supply to avoid further confrontation from the people, assuring the management that the people were willing to pay for power consumed.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that residents of Bayelsa had on Tuesday took to the streets of the state capital to stage a peaceful protest to the operational office of the PHEDC to protest two months power outage. 

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