BBC African Footballer of the Year: Voting open as shortlist named

The five candidates for the 2015 BBC African Footballer of the Year have been revealed during a special live launch broadcast in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Algeria's Yacine Brahimi, the 2014 winner, is on the shortlist along with Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ghanaian Andre Ayew, Senegal's Sadio Mane and Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast.
The winner will be decided by African football fans, who have until 18:00 GMT on 30 November to vote for their choice.

Airtel money

What is airtel money?
Airtel Money is a new mobile commerce service from airtel that will allow you to use your mobile phone as a mobile wallet. It will allow you to use your mobile phone to:
Pay bills - utility bills
Pay for goods and services
Direct payment for your savings and loans contributions
Buy airtime for yourself, friends and family
Purchase airtel data bundle
Send money from your airtel Money account to other airtel money customers
Send money from your airtel Money account to people on other networks
Receive money on your airtel Money account
Deposit physical cash for electronic money (e-value)
Withdraw cash from your airtel money account
Send money to and withdraw money from your bank account
Use your mobile phone to check your bank balance and request for bank mini statement

Vodafone Cash

What is Vodafone Cash?
Vodafone Cash is a fast, simple and secure service that allows you to use your mobile phone to transfer money and make payments.

What other payments can I use Vodafone Cash for apart from transferring money?
Vodafone cash can be used to send and receive money, top up airtime for self and other Vodafone numbers, pay bills (Vodafone Bills) as well as buy goods and services.

Diversity Visa Lottery Program (Stage 1)

Stage 1; October - December: Electronic Entry

Important Basic Diversity Visa Requirements:

The law creating Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Program) states that to qualify for a diversity visa, you must have a high school education, or its equivalent, or two years of work experience. A high school education means successfull completion of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to 12-year course in the United States. If you are qualifying with work experience, you must have two years of experience in the last five years in an occupation which, by U.S. Department of Labor definitions, requires at least two years of training or experience.

If you do not have either the required education or qualifying work experience, you are not eligible to be issued a Divesity Visa. Only you, as the principal applicant, must meet this requirement. Your spouse and children do not have to meet this requirement. Do not continue with this application if you do not meet the education and work experience requirement.

 

EDUCATION: Minimum Requirements To qualify using education, you must have:
Graduated from Senior Secondary School and passed the WAECS/SSSCE with a minimum of 5 passes (including English and Math; and pass is a minimum of 'E'); and/or
Completed A-levels or O-levels; and/or
Earned an HND (High National Diploma); and/or
Received a University degree.

NOTE 1: Vocational training does not replace the above requirements. Vocational training alone does not meet the DV education requirement.

NOTE 2: For each subject, we consider the most recent exam score. For example if you failed English in 2001, the passed in 2003, we will accept the Pass in from 2003 because it is the most recent score. However, if you passed English in 2001, then failed in 2003, you will not qualify, since the most recent score is a Fail.

OCCUPATION: Minimum Requirements
To qualify based on your occupation:
You must work in an occupation that has received a score of 7 or higher according to the U.S. Department of Labor's classifications. A list of qualifying occupations is posted in the waiting room; please review the list before paying the visa fee. You can find a complete list of all occupations and their scores online at O*net online: http://online.onetcenter.org. Scores are found by searching for an occupation, then looking at the "SVP Score" found in the "Job Zone" for each job.
You must have worked for at least two years in a qualifying job during the last five years AND completed at least two years of training to prepare you for work in that job. For example, if you worked as a Head Cook (a qualifying job) from 1995 to 1997, but have been working as a peety trader since 1997, you would not qualify.

Please make sure that you enter correct information especially:

Name

Date of Birth

Address

Gender

General Photo Requirements

The photograph for each visa applicant must be a full face photo, as described below

The photograph must have been taken within the last six months

Photo Size

The photo for each visa applicant submitted must measure:

2 by 2 inches (roughly 50 mm square) with the head centered in the frame.

The head (measure from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should me between 1 inch to 13/8 inches (25 mm to 35 with the eye level between 11/8 inch to 13/8 inches (28 mm and 35 mm) from the bottom of the photo.

Photo Appearance

The photograph must be a full-face view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly

The face should cover about 50 percent of the photo area.

Side or angled views cannot be accepted.

The photograph should be in color and must be taken against a white or off-white background. Photographs with dark, busy, or patterned backgrounds cannot be accepted.

In general, the applicant's head, including both face and hair, should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. It is preferable that ears be exposed.

Head coverings and hats may only be worn in photographs if they are required by religious beliefs. Such coverings and hats should not cover any portion of the applicant's face.

Sunglasses or other wear which detracts from the face can only be worn in photographs if required for medical reasons (an eye patch, for example).

Photographs depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification cannot be accepted.

Photographs of military, airline or other personnel wearing hats cannot be accepted.

Photographs of applicants wearing tribal, national costume, or other headgear no specifically religious in nature cannot be accepted.

Digital Photo

Digital reproduced photographs must be reproduced without discernible pixels or dot patterns. Photocopied photographs cannot be accepted.

Selectees will receive a letter through thier country's postal service notifying them of their selection. Entrant who are not selected for further processing will not receive any type of notificaton through mail.

Multiple entries will disqualify the entrant from participation in the Lottery.

Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather emerged victorious from the most lucrative fight in history, beating Manny Pacquiao via a wide unanimous decision in Las Vegas. American Mayweather, 38, delivered a defensive masterclass against his Philippine rival, making the necessary adjustments after only a few rounds before disappearing out of sight. Mayweather, who added the WBO welterweight title to the WBC and WBA titles he already owned, was awarded the fight 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112 by the three judges. With his victory, Mayweather also cemented his status as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of his generation. The five-weight world champion is now undefeated in 48 professional fights, stretching back 19 years. Six-weight world champion Pacquiao, 36, falls to 57 wins, six losses and two draws. Tickets for the bout - billed as 'The Fight of the Century' - changed hands for as much as $350,000 (£232,000) and American fans were charged almost $100 (£66) to watch on television.

Legon SRC Prez tried bribing me – Election IT Expert

The IT expert who designed the software for the conduct of the University of Ghana students’ elections, Stephen Forson has revealed that the current President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) tried to bribe him to manipulate the elections in favour of his preferred candidate.

Mr. Forson revealed on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme on Friday April 17, 2015 that Mr. Joshua Dogbey and two others including the losing candidate in the April 9, 2015 SRC election, Mikdad Muhammad sneaked into his house at midnight in the days leading to the elections to try to induce him to rig the elections for a candidate in the elections.

Citing his pregnant wife as his witness, he continued that the team from Legon promised to extend his contract with the University SRC if he does their bidding for their candidate to win.

IPRO Solutions Ltd has a five year contract with the University of Ghana (2012-2016), and also runs elections for all the polytechnics and some universities in the country.

"When they tried and they didn’t succeed, they thought others have also done so…the executioner fears to always lie with his head up of course…,” he revealed.

Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin turns pro

Missy Franklin has bid farewell to college swimming and is turning pro.

The four-time Olympic gold medalist went out with a bang, winning three individual events and helping her California team win the NCAA championship last weekend.
Now, Franklin can start competing for money and endorsement deals, and she's signed with a sports agent connected to Hollywood.
Franklin told The Associated Press in a phone interview that she's chosen Mark Ervin of WME-IMG to represent her. She will be the first swimmer in his client stable that includes Olympic champion skier Lindsey Vonn. Ervin used to work with Olympic snowboarder Shaun White.
''I am so confident in my choice,'' she said. ''I felt this incredible connection with him. I feel like 100 percent we stand for the same things.''
The swimmer, who turns 20 in May, had help in making the decision. Her parents vetted a slew of potential representatives and narrowed down the field, allowing Franklin to enjoy her second - and last - year as a collegiate athlete.
''There's no one that knows me better than my parents,'' said Franklin, an only child.
WME-IMG is based in Beverly Hills, California, and some of its other athletes include tennis player Maria Sharapova and NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Besides sports, the mega-agency has ties to entertainment, fashion and event management.