Yahoo Messenger is shutting down on July 17, 2018

Instant messaging app Yahoo Messenger is shutting down after 20 years of operation.

The company announced that the messenger will be shut down on July 17, 2018, taking it out of competition against the more popular ones like WhatsApp, Telegram and Facebook Messenger.

Yahoo, in a statement, said:

US, Canada and Mexico to host 2026 World Cup

The North American countries of  US, Canada, and Mexico will host the world cup in 2026 as it beats  Morocco to win the bid.

According to BBC, the bid, tagged “United 2026,” garnered 134 votes, way over the 65 of Morocco.

Both Mexico (in 1970 and 1986) and the US (1994) have previously hosted a football world cup tournament.

Carlos Cordeiro, the US football president, said:

"Football is the only victor. We are all united in football. Thank you so, so much for this incredible honor. Thank you for entrusting us with this privilege."

Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard's Class of 2018 on Class Day

Renounced Nigerian Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard's Class of 2018 on Class Day, May 23, 2018.
Watch the video below!

UCSI University Ranked Malaysia's #1 Private University - My Alma mater

UCSI University has been ranked as the nation’s best private university according to the QS World University Rankings 2019.

The University was placed 481st place out of the top 500 universities globally.

UCSI Vice-Chancellor and President Datuk Dr. Khalid Yusoff said 

“We welcome this development as it shows we are moving in the right direction,” he said in a statement. “Our focus is to push UCSI further and higher. We are building the strengths of the University. Quality education is our priority and we want to be a standard bearer of thought leadership.”

Congratulations! I am super proud.  Click Here to see ranking 

Quote of the day

Our Quote of the Day is by former first lady Michelle Obama 

Facebook is removing trending topics feature

Facebook is shutting down the trending topic,  this feature helps to highlight interesting conversations on the platform. The company announced this on June 1st, 2018 and states,
"We’re removing Trending soon to make way for future news experiences on Facebook. We introduced Trending in 2014 as a way to help people discover news topics that were popular across the Facebook community. However, it was only available in five countries and accounted for less than 1.5% of clicks to news publishers on average. From research, we found that over time people found the product to be less and less useful. We will remove Trending from Facebook next week and we will also remove products and third-party partner integrations that rely on the Trends API."

While the trending topics will disappear, Facebook is currently testing a new option with 80 publishers around the world.

Riddle of the day - FUN TIME

It's weekend people, let's do some brain challenge.            

                                       

Comment your answer below!

Austin ranked best city to live in the US

Photo Credit: CBS Austin

Austin the capital of Texas has been ranked best places to live in the US, according to U.S. News and World Report.
The city tops the list after Colorado Springs, Denver, and Fayetteville AR.
Austin has higher income and unemployment rate that is lower than the national average. The crime rate, when compared to other cities in the country is low.
Austin came 1st while Santonio and Dallas came 14th and 18th respectively in the state of Texas.

See full rankings: Click here 

Quote of the day

Today's Quote is by C.S Lewis 

Do you want to start something new but you are discouraged due to age, now is the time. This is the right time to take that decision, this is the right time to start that business, this is the time to go back to school. Set the goal and start now!

Serena Williams is back as she wins French Open

Serena who has been away for 16months due to childbearing beat Kristyna Pliskova in round 1 in French open. The tennis Campion who was dressed in a black figure-hugging catsuit with a pink band around her waist defeated Kristyna Pliskova 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.

Williams wrote on her Instagram page about her outfit 

“All the moms out here that had a tough pregnancy and had to come back and try to be fierce in the middle of everything, that’s what this represents. You can’t beat a catsuit, right?”

Congrats to her! 

African popular blogger is expecting her first child- A baby boy !

Popular media and celebrity blogger is pregnant.  Linda Ikeji shared the good news on her blog  Sunday afternoon. Linda is the highest paid blogger in Nigeria.

Congrats to her! 

How to Prepare Unripe Plantain Porridge

Hello People! Do you want to eat unripe plantain while in Africa or out of Africa?  Plaintain is everywhere around the world.  There are so many nutritional values that plantain offers: fiber, vitamins, magnesium, and potassium. Garnish the plantain with vegetable and get a good taste of it.
Plantain porridge can serve as lunch or dinner.

                                                                                               Ingredients 

                                                                                        Unripe plantain ( Banana Plantain) 

                                                                                             Vegetable leave ( Any type  ) 

                                                                                                             Onions

                                                                                                           Fresh Pepper 

                                                                                                            Palm Oil

                                                                                                        Ground crayfish

                                                                                                       Unground crayfish

                                                                                                                 Salt

                                                                                                        Seasoning (Knorr)

  

Preparation: 
Step 1: Peel the plantain and chopped it into cubes and add to the boiling pot of water, cover and allow to cook for about 20 to 30mins till it softens.

Royal Wedding 2018- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Harry who is a member of the British Royal Family got married to his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle at  St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, United Kingdom. The wedding which was attended by the royals and other dignitaries around the world was colorful. 

The Bride wears  Givenchy's Clare Waight Keller for her wedding to Britain's Prince Harry. The bride looks simple and elegant in her wedding dress. She wow the audience with her simplicity with the gown and the beautiful smile on her face throughout the wedding is outstanding. 

The Couple looks happy as they look at each other's eyes.  

Congratulations to them!   More photo below.