All 32 competing nations have now named their final squad for Russia.

Group A

Russia

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Club Brugge), Andrey Lunyov (Zenit St Petersburg).

Defenders: Vladimir Granat, Fyodor Kudryashov (both Rubin Kazan), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Andrei Semyonov (Akhmat Grozny), Sergei Ignashevich, Mario Fernandes (both CSKA Moscow), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg).

Midfielders: Yury Gazinsky (Krasnodar), Aleksandr Golovin, Alan Dzagoev (both CSKA Moscow), Aleksandr Yerokhin, Yuri Zhirkov, Daler Kuzyaev (all Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Zobnin, Aleksandr Samedov (both Spartak Moscow), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal).

Forwards: Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula), Aleksei Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fyodor Smolov (Krasnodar).

Saudi Arabia

Goalkeepers: Mohammed Alowais, Yasser Almosailem (both Al Ahli), Abdullah Almuaiouf (Al Hilal).

Defenders: Mansoor Alharbi (Al Ahli), Yasser Alshahrani, Mohammed Alburyak (both Al Hilal), Motaz Hawsawi (Al Ahli), Osama Hawsawi (Al Hilal), Omar Othman (Al Nassr), Ali Albulayhi (Al Hilal).

Midfielders: Abdullah Alkhaibari (Al Shabab), Abdulmalek Alkhaibri, Abdullah Otayf (both Al Hilal), Taiseer Aljassam, Hussain Almoqahwi (both Al Ahli), Salman Alfaraj, Mohamed Kanno (both Al Hilal), Hatan Bahbir (Al Shabab), Salem Aldawsari (Al Hilal), Yahia Alshehri (Al Nassr).

Forwards: Mohammed Alsahlawi (Al Nassr), Muhannad Asiri (Al Ahli), Fahad Almuwallad (Al Ittihad).

Egypt

Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Al Taawoun), Mohamed El-Shennawy, Sherif Ekramy (both Al Ahly).

Defenders: Ahmed Fathi, Saad Samir, Ayman Ashraf (all Al Ahly), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Al Fateh), Ahmed Hegazi (West Brom), Ali Gabr (Zamalek), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC).

Midfielders: Tarek Hamed, (Zamalek), Abdallah Said (Al Ahli), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City), Mahmoud Hassan (Kasimpasa).

Forwards: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Shikabala (Zamalek), Amr Warda (Atromitos), Mahmoud Kahraba (Al Ittihad).

Uruguay

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama), Martin Campana (Independiente).

Defenders: Diego Godin, Jose Maria Gimenez (both Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Coates (Sporting Lisbon), Maximiliano Pereira (Porto), Gaston Silva (Independiente), Martin Caceres (Lazio), Guillermo Varela (Penarol).

Midfielders: Nahitan Nandez (Boca Juniors), Lucas Torreira (Sampdoria), Matias Vecino (Inter Milan), Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus), Carlos Sanchez (Monterrey), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro), Diego Laxalt (Genoa), Cristian Rodriguez (Penarol), Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Monterrey).

Forwards: Cristhian Stuani (Girona), Maximiliano Gomez (Celta Vigo), Edinson Cavani (Paris St-Germain), Luis Suarez (Barcelona).

Group B

Portugal

Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Beto (Goztepe), Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon).

Defenders: Bruno Alves (Rangers), Cedric Soares (Southampton), Jose Fonte (Dalian Yifang), Mario Rui (Napoli), Pepe (Besiktas), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Ricardo Pereira (Porto), Ruben Dias (Benfica).

Midfielders: Adrien Silva (Leicester), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon), Joao Mario (West Ham), Joao Moutinho (Monaco), Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv Moscow), William Carvalho (Sporting).

Forwards: Andre Silva (AC Milan), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Gelson Martins (Sporting Lisbon), Goncalo Guedes (Valencia), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas).

Spain

Goalkeepers: Pepe Reina (Napoli), David de Gea (Manchester United), Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletic Bilbao).

Defenders: Nacho Fernandez, Sergio Ramos, Dani Carvajal (all Real Madrid), Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba (both Barcelona), Alvaro Odriozola (Real Sociedad), Nacho Monreal (Arsenal), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea).

Midfielders: Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets (both Barcelona), Saul Niguez, Koke (both Atletico Madrid), Isco, Marco Asensio (both Real Madrid), Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich), David Silva (Manchester City).

Forwards: Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), Rodrigo (Valencia), Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid).

Morocco

Goalkeepers: Mounir El Kajoui (Numancia), Yassine Bounou (Girona), Ahmad Reda Tagnaouti (Ittihad Tanger).

Defenders: Mehdi Benatia (Juventus), Romain Saiss (Wolves), Manuel Da Costa (Istanbul Basaksehir), Nabil Dirar (Fenerbahce), Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid), Hamza Mendyl (Lille).

Midfielders: M’barek Boussoufa (Al Jazira), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord), Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen), Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord), Younes Belhanda (Galatasaray), Faycal Fajr (Getafe), Amine Harit (Schalke).

Forwards: Khalid Boutaib (Malatyaspor), Aziz Bouhaddouz (St Pauli), Ayoub El Kaabi (Renaissance Berkane), Nordin Amrabat (Leganes), Mehdi Carcela (Standard Liege), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax), Youssef En Nesyri (Malaga).

Iran

Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan), Amir Abedzadeh (Maritimo).

Defenders: Majid Hosseini (Esteghlal), Ramin Rezaeian (Ostende), Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Padideh), Morteza Pouraliganji (Alsaad), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Milad Mohammadi (Akhmat Grozny), Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal).

Midfielders: Saeid Ezatolahi (Amkar Perm), Masoud Shojaei (AEK Athens), Mehdi Torabi (Saipa), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Ehsan Haji Safi (Olympiacos), Karim Ansarifard (Olympiacos), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis).

Forwards: Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar), Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa), Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Heerenveen), Saman Ghoddos (Ostersunds), Ashkan Dejagah (Nottingham Forest).

Group C

France

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Alphonse Areola (Paris St-Germain).

Defenders: Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris St-Germain), Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City), Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), Adil Rami (Marseille), Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid).

Midfielders: N’Golo Kante (Chelsea), Blaise Matuidi (Juventus), Steven N’Zonzi (Sevilla), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich).

Forwards: Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Thomas Lemar (Monaco), Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain), Florian Thauvin (Marseille).

Australia

Goalkeepers: Brad Jones (Feyenoord), Mat Ryan (Brighton), Danny Vukovic (Genk).

Defenders: Aziz Behich (Bursaspor), Milos Degenek (Yokohama F. Marinos), Matthew Jurman (Suwon Samsung Blue Wings), James Meredith (Millwall), Josh Risdon (Western Sydney), Trent Sainsbury (Grasshopper Zurich).

Midfielders: Jackson Irvine (Hull City), Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa), Robbie Kruse (VfL Bochum), Massimo Luongo (QPR), Mark Milligan (Al-Ahli), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield), Tom Rogic (Celtic), Tim Cahill (Millwall).

Forwards: Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City), Tomi Juric (Luzern), Mathew Leckie (Hertha Berlin), Andrew Nabbout (Urawa Red Diamonds), Dimitri Petratos (Newcastle Jets), Jamie Maclaren (Hibernian).

Peru

Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese (Veracruz), Carlos Caceda (Deportivo Municipal), Jose Carvallo (UTC).

Defenders: Aldo Corzo (Universitario), Luis Advincula (Lobos Buap), Christian Ramos (Veracruz), Miguel Araujo (Alianza Lima), Alberto Rodriguez (Atletico Junior), Anderson Santamaria (Puebla), Miguel Trauco (Flamengo), Nilson Loyola (Melgar).

Midfielders: Renato Tapia (Feyenoord), Pedro Aquino (Leon), Yoshimar Yotun (Orlando City), Paolo Hurtado (Vitoria Guimaraes), Christian Cueva (Sao Paulo), Edison Flores (Aalborg), Andy Polo (Portland Timbers), Wilder Cartagena (Veracruz).

Forwards: Andre Carrillo (Benfica), Raul Ruidiaz (Morelia), Jefferson Farfan (Lokomotiv Moscow), Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo).

Denmark

Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester), Frederik Ronnow (Brondby), Jonas Lossl (Huddersfield).

Defenders: Simon Kjaer (Sevilla), Mathias Jorgensen (Huddersfield), Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford), Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese), Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich).

Midfielders: Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), Lasse Schone (Ajax), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Deportivo La Coruna), Thomas Delaney (Werder Bremen), William Kvist (FC Copenhagen), Lukas Lerager (Bordeaux).

Forwards: Andreas Cornelius (Atalanta), Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough), Nicolai Jorgensen (Feyenoord), Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), Viktor Fischer (FC Copenhagen), Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).

Group D

Argentina

Goalkeepers: Willy Caballero (Chelsea), Franco Armani (River Plate), Nahuel Guzman (Tigres).

Defenders: Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), Federico Fazio (Roma), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Nicolas Taglafico (Ajax), Javier Mascherano (Hebei Fortune), Marcos Acuna (Sporting Lisbon), Cristian Ansaldi (Torino).

Midfielders: Ever Banega (Sevilla), Lucas Biglia (AC Milan), Angel Di María, Giovani Lo Celso (both Paris St-Germain), Manuel Lanzini (West Ham), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors), Maximiliano Meza (Independiente), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica).

Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala (both Juventus), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City).

Iceland

Goalkeepers: Hannes Thor Halldorsson (Randers FC), Runar Runarsson (FC Nordsjælland), Frederik Schram (FC Roskilde).

Defenders: Kari Arnason (Vikingur), Ari Skulason (Lokeren), Birkir Saevarsson (Valur), Sverrir Ingason (FC Rostov), Hordur Magnusson (Bristol City), Holmar Eyjolfsson (Levski Sofia), Ragnar Sigurdsson (FC Rostov).

Midfielders: Johann Gudmundsson (Burnley), Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa), Arnor Traustason (Malmo FF), Emil Hallfredsson (Udinese), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), Olafur Skulason (Kardemir Karabukspor), Rurik Gislason (SV Sandhausen), Samuel Fridjonsson (Valerenga), Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).

Forwards: Alfred Finnbogason (Augsburg), Bjorn Sigurdarson (FC Rostov), Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Reading), Albert Gudmundsson (PSV Eindhoven).

Croatia

Goalkeepers: Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Lovre Kalinic (Gent), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb).

Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Ivan Strinic (Milan), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Josip Pivaric (Dynamo Kiev), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Duje Caleta-Car (Red Bull Salzburg).

Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan), Filip Bradaric (Rijeka).

Forwards: Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan), Nikola Kalinic (AC Milan), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Marko Pjaca (Juventus), Ante Rebic (Fiorentina).

Nigeria

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna), Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba), Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United).

Defenders: William Troost-Ekong, Abdullahi Shehu (both Bursaspor), Tyronne Ebuehi (Benfica), Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge), Bryan Idowu (Amkar Perm), Chidozie Awaziem (Porto), Leon Balogun (Brighton), Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea).

Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda), Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor), Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense), John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva), Joel Obi (Torino, Italy).

Forwards: Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho (both Leicester), Victor Moses (Chelsea), Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai), Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), Simeon Nwankwo (Crotone).

Group E

Brazil

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Roma), Ederson (Manchester City), Cassio (Corinthians).

Defenders: Danilo (Manchester City), Fagner (Corinthians), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Thiago Silva, Marquinhos (both Paris St-Germain), Miranda (Inter Milan) Pedro Geromel (Gremio).

Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Paulinho (Barcelona), Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk), Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), Willian (Chelsea), Douglas Costa (Juventus).

Forwards: Neymar Jr (Paris St-Germain), Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).

Switzerland

Goalkeepers: Roman Buerki (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Leipzig), Yann Sommer (Borussia Monchengladbach).

Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), Johan Djourou (Antalyaspor), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Michael Lang (Basel), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Jacques-Francois Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodriguez (Milan), Fabian Schaer (Deportivo La Coruna).

Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Udinese), Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt), Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Steven Zuber (1899 Hoffenheim), Denis Zakaria (Borussia Monchengladbach).

Forwards: Josip Drmic (Borussia Monchengladbach), Breel Embolo (Schalke), Mario Gavranovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Haris Seferovic (Benfica).

Costa Rica

Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (Real Madrid), Patrick Pemberton (Liga Deportiva Alajuelense), Leonel Moreira (CS Herediano).

Defenders: Cristian Gamboa (Celtic), Ian Smith (Santos de Guapiles), Ronald Matarrita (New York City), Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland), Oscar Duarte (Espanyol), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Bologna), Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps), Johnny Acosta (Rionegro Aguilas).

Midfielders: David Guzman (Portland Timbers), Yeltsin Tejeda (Lausanne-Sport), Celso Borges (Deportivo La Coruna), Randall Azofeifa (CS Herediano), Rodney Wallace (New York City), Bryan Ruiz (Sporting Lisbon), Daniel Colindres, Christian Bolanos (both Deportivo Saprissa).

Forwards: Johan Venegas (Deportivo Saprissa), Joel Campbell (Real Betis), Marco Urena (Los Angeles FC).

Serbia

Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Partizan Belgrade), Predrag Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar).

Defenders: Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit St Petersburg), Dusko Tosic (Guangzhou R&F), Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Milan Rodic (Red Star Belgrade), Uros Spajic (Krasnodar), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).

Midfielders: Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio), Marko Grujic (Liverpool), Adem Ljajic (Torino), Dusan Tadic (Southampton), Filip Kostic (Hamburg), Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica), Nemanja Radonjic (Red Star Belgrade).

Strikers: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United), Aleksandar Prijovic (PAOK Salonika), Luka Jovic (Benfica).

Group F

Germany

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Paris St-Germain).

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jonas Hector (Cologne), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich).

Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Paris St-Germain), Leon Goretska (Schalke), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern Munich).

Strikers: Mario Gomez (Stuttgart), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Timo Werner (RB Leipzig).

Mexico

Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (Standard Liege), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul).

Defenders: Carlos Salcedo (Eintracht Frankfurt), Diego Reyes (Porto), Hector Moreno (Real Sociedad), Hugo Ayala (Tigres), Edson Alvarez (America), Jesus Gallardo (Monterrey), Miguel Layun (Sevilla).

Midfielders: Rafael Marquez (Atlas), Hector Herrera (Porto), Jonathan dos Santos, Giovani dos Santos (both LA Galaxy), Andres Guardado (Real Betis), Javier Aquino (Tigres), Jesus Corona (Porto).

Forwards: Javier Hernandez (West Ham), Raul Jimenez (Benfica), Oribe Peralta (America), Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC), Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven), Marco Fabian (Eintracht Frankfurt).

Sweden

Goalkeepers: Robin Olsen (Copenhagen), Karl-Johan Johnsson (Guingamp), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea).

Defenders: Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Victor Lindelof (Manchester United), Andreas Granqvist (Krasnador), Martin Olsson (Swansea), Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), Filip Helander, Emil Krafth (both Bologna), Pontus Jansson (Leeds United).

Midfielders: Sebastian Larsson (Hull), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg), Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders), Oscar Hiljemark (Genoa), Viktor Claesson (Krasnador), Marcus Rohden (Crotone), Jimmy Durmaz (Toulouse).

Forwards: Marcus Berg (Al Ain), John Guidetti (Alaves), Ola Toivonen (Toulouse), Isaac Kiese Thelin (Waasland-Beveren).

South Korea

Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Vissel Kobe), Kim Jin-hyeon (Cerezo Osaka), Cho Hyun-woo (Daegu FC).

Defenders: Kim young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande), Jang Hyun-soo (FC Tokyo), Jung Seung-hyun (Sagan Tosu), Yun Yong-sun (Seongnam FC), Oh Ban-suk (Jeju United), Kim Min-woo (Sangju Sangmu), Park Joo-ho (Ulsan Hyundai), Hong Chul (Sangju Sangmu), Go Yo-han (FC Seoul), Lee Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors).

Midfielders: Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea), Jung Woo-young (Vissel Kobe), Ju Se-jong (Asan Mugunghwa), Koo Ja-cheol (Augsburg), Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Lee Seung-woo (Hellas Verona), Moon Seon-min (Incheon United).

Forwards: Kim Shin-wook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Hwang Hee-chan (Red Bull Salzburg).

Group G

Belgium

Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool).

Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Thomas Meunier (Paris St-Germain), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham).

Midfielders: Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Youri Tielemans (Monaco), Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian).

Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea), Nacer Chadli (West Brom), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Dries Mertens (Napoli).

Panama

Goalkeepers: Jose Calderon (Chorrillo), Jaime Penedo (Dinamo Bucharest), Alex Rodriguez (San Francisco).

Defenders: Felipe Baloy (Municipal CSD), Harold Cummings (San Jose Earthquakes), Erick Davis (Dunajska Streda), Fidel Escobar (San Miguelito), Michael Murillo (New York Red Bulls), Adolfo Machado (Houston Dynamo), Luis Ovalle (Olimpia), Roman Torres (Seattle Sounders).

Midfielders: Jose Luis Rodriguez (Gent), Yoel Barcenas (Cafetaleros de Tapachula), Armando Cooper (Universidad de Chile), Anibal Godoy (San Jose Earthquakes), Gabriel Gomez (Bucaramanga), Valentin Pimentel (Plaza Amador), Alberto Quintero (Universitario).

Forwards: Abdiel Arroyo (Alajuelense), Ismael Diaz (Deportivo La Coruna), Blas Perez (Municipal), Luis Tejada (Sports Boys), Gabriel Torres (CD Huachipato).

Tunisia

Goalkeepers: Farouk Ben Mustapha (Al Shabab), Mouez Hassen (Nice), Aymen Mathlouthi (Al Baten).

Defenders: Rami Bedoui (Etoile du Sahel), Yohan Benalouane (Leicester), Syam Ben Youssef (Kasimpasa), Dylan Bronn (Gent), Oussama Haddadi (Dijon), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly), Yassine Meriah (CS Sfaxien), Hamdi Nagguez (Zamalek).

Midfielders: Wahbi Khazri (Rennes), Anice Badri (Esperance), Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (Etoile Sportive du Sahel), Ferjani Sassi (Al Nasr), Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).

Forwards: Saifeddine Khaoui (Marseille), Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Al Ettifaq), Saber Khalifa (Club Africain), Bassem Srarfi (Nice), Naim Sliti (Lille), Ahmed Khalil (Club Africain), Ghaylen Chaaleli (Esperance).

England

Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley).

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Harry Maguire (Leicester), Danny Rose (Tottenham), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Manchester United).

Midfielders: Dele Alli, Eric Dier (both Tottenham), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).

Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).

Group H

Poland

Goalkeepers: Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich), Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City), Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus).

Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria), Thiago Cionek (SPAL), Kamil Glik (Monaco), Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw), Michal Pazdan (Legia Warsaw), Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund).

Midfielders: Jakub Blaszczykowski (Wolfsburg), Jacek Goralski (Ludogorets Razgrad), Kamil Grosicki (Hull City), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Paris St-Germain), Rafal Kurzawa (Gornik Zabrze), Karol Linetty (Sampdoria), Slawomir Peszko (Lechnia Gdansk), Maciej Rybus (Lokomotiv Moscow), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).

Forwards: Dawid Kownacki (Sampdoria), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), Lukasz Teodorczyk (Anderlecht).

Senegal

Goalkeepers: Khadim N’Diaye (Horoya AC), Abdoulaye Diallo (Rennes), Alfred Gomis (Torino).

Defenders: Kara Mbodji (Anderlecht), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), Moussa Wague (Eupen), Saliou Ciss (Angers), Youssouf Sabaly (Bordeaux), Lamine Gassama (Alanyaspor).

Midfielders: Badou Ndiaye (Stoke), Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham), Cheikh N’Doye (Birmingham), Salif Sane (Hannover 96), Alfred N’Diaye (Villarreal).

Forwards: Moussa Sow (Bursaspor), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Keita Balde Diao (Monaco), Moussa Konate (Amiens), Ismaila Sarr (Rennes), Diafra Sakho (Rennes), Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke), M’Baye Niang (AC Milan).

Colombia

Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Arsenal), Camilo Vargas (Deportivo Cali), Jose Fernando Cuadrado (Once Caldas).

Defenders: Cristian Zapata (Milan), Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham), Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven), Oscar Murillo (Pachuca), Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors), Johan Mojica (Girona), Yerry Mina (Barcelona).

Midfielders: Wílmar Barrios (Boca Juniors), Carlos Sanchez (Espanyol), Jefferson Lerma (Levante), Jose Izquierdo (Brighton), James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich), Abel Aguilar (Deportivo Cali), Mateus Uribe (America), Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate), Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).

Forwards: Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Miguel Borja (Palmeiras), Carlos Bacca (Villarreal), Luis Fernando Muriel (Sevilla).

Japan

Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Metz), Masaaki Higashiguchi (Gamba Osaka), Kosuke Nakamura (Kashiwa Reysol).

Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (Galatasaray), Tomoaki Makino, Wataru Endo (both Urawa Reds), Maya Yoshida (Southampton), Hiroki Sakai (Marseille), Gotoku Sakai (Hamburg), Gen Shoji, Naomichi Ueda (both Kashima Antlers).

Midfielders: Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt), Keisuke Honda (Pachuca), Takashi Inui (Eibar), Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo Osaka), Genki Haraguchi (Hertha Berlin), Takashi Usami (Augsburg), Gaku Shibasaki (Getafe), Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki Frontale).

Forwards: Shinji Okazaki (Leicester), Yuya Osako (Werder Bremen), Yoshinori Muto (Mainz).

The post World Cup Russia 2018: All the 32 Competing Nations Confirmed Squads  appeared first on Hypestation.

Diogo Dalot, who has made seven first-team appearances for FC Porto, has signed a five-year contract after the Red Devils agreed to pay £19m for him.

Dalot has represented Portugal from under-15 to under-21 level and made his Porto debut in October.

“The chance of coming to the biggest club in the world is something I just couldn’t turn down,” said Dalot.

The 19-year-old Portuguese came through the youth ranks at Porto and played in a 0-0 draw against Liverpool in the Champions League last 16 in March.

He is expected to provide competition for Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia.

Today just got a whole lot better…https://t.co/bG1As7Jr2k #BemvindoDalot #MUFC pic.twitter.com/samRbFXaVt

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 6, 2018

“In his age group, he is the best full-back in Europe,” said Mourinho.

“He is an extremely talented young defender with all the qualities to quickly become a great player for this club.

“He has all the attributes that a full-back needs: physicality, tactical intelligence and technical quality, combined with a Porto academy mentality which prepares players for the maturity they need at the professional level.”

A big #MUFC welcome to @DalotDiogo!#BemvindoDalot pic.twitter.com/kYPAfmdapk

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) June 6, 2018

Mourinho is determined to strengthen his defence for what he hopes will be a far closer Premier League battle with champions Manchester City next term.

United announced on Tuesday that they have agreed on a deal for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazil midfielder Fred, for a reported £47m.

The post Manchester United sign Diogo Dalot, Porto right-back for £19m appeared first on Hypestation.

Over 53 NGO’s and civil society organizations under the auspices of the Youth Advocacy Cluster – YAC, is continuing its campaign for the call for public hearing of the Akwa Ibom Ibom Youth Development Fund – #AKYDFBill  sponsored by the Chief Whip of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Emmanuel Bassey, member representing Ini State Constituency

The advocacy campaign started in October 2015, as the bill passed second reading on 27th April, 2017 and was moved to the committee stage under two committees; Committee on Youths, Security and Sports headed by Rt. Hon. Victor Udofia, member representing Ikono State Constituency and Committee on Economic Planning and Development headed by Rt. Hon. (Sir) Udo Kerian, member representing Oruk Anam State Constituency. This was to be later followed by the Public Hearing of the Bill before being passed into law.

Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and many months have passed making it over one year and the Public Hearing of the Bill is not in sight, despite promises made.

The group, Youth Advocacy Cluster in a renewed effort for the passage of the Youth-friendly/Youth-centric bill, is embarking on a new campaign tagged ‘Our Dear Governor Speak With Us’. This is aimed at having an audience with the executive governor of the State, His Excellency Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel. This is to formally introduce the AKYDF Bill to him for a better articulation and outline its benefits to youth and the State in general.

AKYDF Bill is a sustainable plan for youth development in Akwa Ibom State. It also aims at improving youth economic development, attract investors/donor supports, stimulate growth and increase State Government’s revenue base.

It can also be recalled that the Lagos State Government had passed a similar bill into law in 2016 known as the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund with the sum of N25bn was earmarked for four years, targeting to impact 100,000 entrepreneurs by 2019.

This has resulted in the influx of funds from donor agencies and corporate organizations such as UNDP, leaving the funds earlier provided by the government unused.

The post Akwa Ibom Youth Development Fund Bill: Civil Society Groups demand Audience with Governor appeared first on Hypestation.

Michy with real names Ekomobong Akpabio makes her debut with the release of ‘You Are’.

The gospel music act has been in the singing ministry since as a child. She is known for her Powerful jazzy kind of voice and was one of the contestants in the season 2 of the gospel talent show, Rising Star.

For Michy, ‘You Are’ is a way of giving back to God, expressing how indescribable he is. This is indeed a song birthed out of worship, out of rhema and this is just the beginning.

Download, listen and share.

Download.

The post Michy releases her debut Single – ‘You Are’ | Listen! appeared first on Hypestation.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved 22 companies to become prepaid meter providers in Nigeria. This number was chosen from a pool of interested applicants for the Meter Asset Provider (MAP).

The head of Public Affairs NERC, Usman Arabi said the approved firms have been issued certificates of ‘No Objection’ to participate in the meter procurement process.

“MAP Regulation is intended to facilitate closure of the wide metering gap in the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) within three years. The ‘No Objection’ is to qualify to intend investors to participate in the meter procurement process in NESI,” he said.

The process is expected to help the 11 electricity distribution companies in Nigeria Bridge metering gaps in their networks and also reduce or end estimated electricity bills.

According to NERC, implementation of the MAP regulation started from April 3, 2018, when it signed off on it.

The MAP regulation mandates Electricity Distribution Companies to engage meter assets providers who fund purchase, installation and replacement of meters to meet metering obligations to their customers.

The electricity commission says it has also conducted due diligence on the supporting documents to the applications submitted by interested investors, and granted successful applicants ‘No Objection’ to participate in the procurement process for meter assets provision. These provisions were given in accordance with section 8 subsection 4 of the Meter Assets Providers Regulations, 2018.

The approved Companies that will be participating in the MAP are; Huawei Technology Company Nigeria Limited; Bilview Energy Limited; Chintech Electro Nigeria Limited; Holley Metering Limited; Meron Nigeria Limited; Integrated Power Limited; MBH Power Limited; Trimani Engineering Limited; Sapropel Energy Resources Limited; Megawatt Distribution International Limited; Unistar Hi-Tech Systems Limited; and MOMAS Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company Limited; Imperial Infrastructure Development Company Limited; Ratio Consulting Limited; Protogy Global Services Limited; Paktim Metering Nigeria Limited; Sabrud Consortium Nigeria Limited; Tinuten Nigeria Limited; Kayz Consortium Limited; BTS Power Limited; CIG Metering Assets Nigeria Limited and Cresthill Energy Limited.

The post NERC approves 22 Private Companies to supply Prepaid Meters in Nigeria appeared first on Hypestation.

Flying might be the gateway to a great holiday, but for some it can be a torture because of the leg cramps they suffer during their flight especially if it is a long one. This can actually ruin your flight and makes you very uncomfortable. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency shares ways to prevent leg cramps during a long flight if you were to experience it.

Move your toes

Keeping your feet and ankles moving while sitting for long periods will encourage regular blood flow. Part of the problem of sitting for a long time is that gravity encourages blood to pull in your feet and ankles. Without fresh blood being delivered to your legs, they become swollen and painful. Moving your feet and legs about prevents the blood from collecting in this way.

Be fashion conscious

The trendiest outfit for a flight is a cool loose-fitting clothing, and flat shoes. You will get through security quickly than your high-heeled wearing companions while loose-fitting clothes do not restrict blood circulation.

Watch your position

You know that long-haul flights can be boring and uncomfortable. However, trying to ease your discomfort by crossing your legs or curling up in your seat is not always the best plan. This has the same effect as wearing tight clothing. Blood flow is restricted, encouraging fluid to build up in your legs, rather than circulate towards your heart.

Choose your seat wisely

You can’t choose whether or not you will experience leg cramps on a flight, but you can usually choose where you’ll be seated. Book an aisle seat instead of a window seat, as it will allow you to periodically stretch your legs without disturbing the person next to you.

Exercise before your flight

Exercising a few hours before your flight can help burn off some extra energy and relieve your leg’s restlessness later on. If you don’t have the time for a workout in the busy pre-flight hours, try to stay active right up to the moments before boarding. Walk, stand, stretch, and browse the airport shops to keep your legs busy.

Go for a walk

You should try to get up and stretch your legs at least once or twice during the flight, even if you don’t have that coveted aisle seat.

The post How to Prevent Leg Cramps During a Long Flight appeared first on Hypestation.

LED TVs boast of ground-breaking technology: rich colours, deep blacks and a range of innovative features. So, buying a new LED TV will allow you to enjoy bright and beautiful pictures, but this will come at a high price. When you make the investment, the last thing you want to think about is replacing the set after a few years.  To get value for your money, you need to understand how the LED TV works and to find out ways to increase the TV’s service longevity. Jumia, Nigeria’s no.1 shopping platform, shares tips that will help to ensure that you are making a wise investment.

Adjust brightness

Unless the house is brightly lit, there is no need to keep it at high brightness level. Remember, the hours used to determine TV lifespan are based on average settings. Running a TV at high brightness level can significantly affect its performance since it has to work twice as hard to keep up. Once the LED TV is purchased, adjust the brightness level.

Turn off the TV when no one is around

This probably seems like common sense advice, but many people simply leave the TV running all day as background noise. While they are busy doing other things, the LED TV is busy conducting electricity through its lights. Turning the TV off when nobody is watching is probably the simplest way to increase the longevity of the TV.

Adjust contrast

Contrast is the control on the TV that measures the difference between the brightest and darkest colours. The higher the contrast, the greater the power the TV uses. This, in turn, will decrease the television’s longevity. Hence, set the contrast to standard for the lowest power usage.

Use a voltage regulator

The LED TV is not the only electronic device in the house taking power. Every time a gadget turns on, electricity is used. This causes temporary power dips for other electronics, like the LED TV, which in turn affects the TV’s processes.

Ventilate

The LED TV is going to be using a lot of power in the home. This power produces a lot of heat, which the ventilation system helps to remove. However, many people install their LED TVs without giving them room to breathe. This affects the ventilation system, keeping the television hot. LED TVs do not last long in high heat conditions, as their internal parts start to be affected. Make sure the TV has at least 4 inches to breathe around the ventilation vents.

The post How to Increase the Lifespan of Your LED TV appeared first on Hypestation.

by Kufre Okon

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Thursday passed into law a bill to create and regulate employment opportunities for indigenes of Akwa Ibom state in corporate organizations operating in the state.

The law recommends the employment and training procedure which will require investors in the State to employ a stipulated percentage of Akwa Ibom youth at various levels of the labour force.

Speaker Onofiok Luke said during Thursday’s plenary that the law reflects the 6th assembly’s commitment to Governor Udom Emmanuel’s job creation ambition.

Luke said that the increasing young population makes it imperative that government takes more definitive steps towards the integration of the youth in the economy.

He said: “government needs to create avenues first, for the employability of young people through good education and skills impartation. Secondly, the public and private sector must architect ways to support entrepreneurship; and lastly, jobs must be created and job marketplace must be regulated in such a way that they amply accommodate the youth.

“I believe that the state government has done greatly in implementing its job creation agenda as seen in programmes such as the Akwa Ibom Employment and Enterprise Scheme, AKEES. The Akwa Ibom state job creation and enforcement law does not only reflect our collective support for His Excellency’s job creation ambition.

“The law will promote a culture of local ownership and participation in all aspects of the state’s productive economic activities. Let me restate for the benefit of our constituents that when signed by the Governor, His Excellency Mr Udom Emmanuel, this law will position our youths and women to be firsthand beneficiaries of existing and prospective job opportunities in our state. It will integrate our youth and women adequately into domestic market and prepare them for foreign opportunities through training in technologies and managerial skills. The law will promote peace and a sense of local ownership while ultimately discouraging youth restiveness especially those often emanating from host communities.”

Speaker Luke reiterated the assembly’s commitment to make laws which will further the “building of an Akwa Ibom project which is nothing short of an educated, united, healthy, and prosperous state under one leadership and under one God.”

He hinted that anytime soon, the 6th assembly will pass the youth development fund bill which is a private member bill initiated by the Youth Alive Foundation. He said the bill will be passed following a synergy between the initiators of the bill and the state executive since the proposed law has a financial proposal.

“We will only pass a bill that will get the assent of the governor while accommodating all interests of the youths at large as well as the initiators of the bill.”

The speaker expressed gratitude to stakeholders and development experts whose inputs he said were resourceful for the drafting of the final report on the bill.

The lead sponsor of the bill, Rt. Hon. Victor Udofia of Ikono State Constituency told journalists that he was motivated to come up with the Akwa Ibom state job enforcement following increasing marginalisation of indigenes by corporate organizations operating in the state.

He said the law “will give the newly created state Ministry of Labour and Productivity the power to exercise their statutory functions especially considering that there are many companies which are not complying with the local content law.”

The Akwa Ibom State Job Creation (Enforcement) Law takes effect from 7th June, 2018.

The post Akwa Ibom House of Assembly Passes State Job Creation Bill in Law appeared first on Hypestation.

One of Nigeria’s gospel music act, Udy Uche made his entry into scene in a touching way with the release of his debut single, ‘You Got Me Covered’.

The soul-lifting tune is Udy Uche’s testimony in how God has been his coverage and the feedback gotten from fans and audience across the globe is so amazing.

Here is a video of his debut stage performance of the song at ‘Highest Praise Music Concert’ (Season-4) of Arise Fellowship Int’l Church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

The post Watch Udy Uche’s debut Stage Performance for ‘You Got Me Covered’ appeared first on Hypestation.

#StartConFest18 is just two days away! It gives us much pleasure, together with other partners, speakers, session curators, and sponsors, to invite you to share in the experience.

StartConFest is a five day event to hold between June 11-15th 2018 at the Roothub/AKEES Plaza, IBB way, Uyo, with the celebration of all things incredible, magical, innovative, and entrepreneurial about us as a people as well as to showcase the inherent opportunities in Akwa Ibom.

With the theme “Future Bound”, Business Startups from around the country would converge in Uyo, in a series of multiple events to explore the latest in Technology, and Creative industries while  driving engaging conversations to stimulate growth and active participation in these sectors.

Below are the Keynote Speakers of the event.

Eno Umoh

Eno Umoh is the co-founder of Global Air Media, a drone mapping and cinematography company based in Baltimore. GAM created a Drone Academy for youths to promote STEM initiatives and drone safety for children in the US, UK, Nigeria, and the UAE. He is a member of the US State Department’s ‘US Speaker’s Program’. GAM has also utilized UAV technology to map humanitarian missions such as the hurricane aftermath in Puerto Rico and the refugee crisis in Myanmar/Bangladesh.

Mohammed Jega

Mohammed Jega is a techprenuer and Business Development Manager Africa at Vogue Pay. He co-founded Domineum.io, a blockchain platform for record management of land titles, geospatial information and real estate financials. Mohammed is also founder of StartUp Arewa and Director at the Young CEO’s Business Forum.

Samuel Ogu

Samuel Ogu has 11 years’ experience as a developer. He is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Codekago Interactive, an ICT/Media conglomerate. Apart from programming, he enjoys reviewing gadgets and latest trends. Sam is also a lifestyle Coach and runs the Sam Ogu Brand.

Udoka Inwang

Udoka Inwang has over 3 years of experience as a Network engineer, working with Synergy Networxx, a London based IT company and as well Aptech, Hubitz and Tedikom Wireless Limited based in Nigeria. Udoka is the CEO at Study Room and a British Council certified entrepreneur.

Aniedi Udo-Obong

Aniedi is an IT Professional, Open Source Evangelist, JavaScript Developer and Product Manager, with over 12 years practical experience working with startups in the Human Resources, Media, Finance, Education, Logistics and Location-Based Services industries. He is the Programs Manager, Developers Ecosystem for Sub-Saharan Africa at Google Nigeria.

The post #HelloUyo! Meet the Keynote Speakers for #StartConFest18 appeared first on Hypestation.

Some concern Traders in Akwa Ibom at the weekend raised alarm over what they called, “the spate of destruction by Commissioner for Lands and Urban Renewal, Mr. Ime Ekpo, in the guise of working on the Governor’s directive and the master plan of Ibom Industrial Layout.”

The traders raised the concern, following a tip on the ploy of Mr. Ekpo to take over the construction of the Itam Fruit and Vegetable Market thereby frustration its aims and objectives.

They said they were disturbed to know that the same “Mr. Ime Ekpo, whom his days with Julius Berger as a site engineer, channelled all the waste water from the underground pipeline drainage to the same land earmarked for the construction of the Itam International Fruit and Vegetable Market. He fraudulently absconded with the billions of Naira he made from the dubious project. The same Ime Ekpo is now back to distort the ongoing construction work at the Market, a project we have worked tirelessly to see it completed in the shortest possible time. This is a market that Governor Udom Emmanuel has openly declared to support and finance its construction with complete drainage system.”

According to the traders, Mr. Ekpo’s devilish act will dispossess more than 30,000 traders of their stalls and capitals injected into the construction, adding that “bulk of the money we have injected into the project came from the interest-free loan granted us by the State Governor, Deacon Udom Emmanuel.”

“We have heard rumours that part of the reasons Mr. Ime Ekpo is using to knock the work off is the fact that the site was strictly meant for industrial layout. And we want to ask, do we not have Timber and building material market there? Do we not have abattoir and livestock market there? Do we not have where the Hausa are selling all sort of vegetable and food items there? Will Ime Ekpo deny the fact that within the two months of the construction work that many people have been empowered? He now wants to end their livelihood due to his insatiable greed, as we are reliably informed that Julius Berger is mounting pressure on him to either stop the work or risk returning their billions he got for the crude work he did for them” they lamented.

“There is tension and threats of breakdown of law and order in the area, consequent upon Mr. Ime Ekpo’s audacity to halt the almost-completed project. We will go to any extent to get him and his cohorts to pay for this, if he succeeds in his ploy,” they warned.

The traders further said “We cannot build our Akwa Ibom on the path of industrialization and self-sufficiency if we continue to allow the likes of Ime Ekpo to occupy positions of responsibility.”

They, therefore, urged the authorities and Governor Udom Emmanuel to resist any intent of dispossessing Akwa Ibom trader who will be bulk of the voters in the 2019 elections of their livelihood.

However, when trying to reach the Special assistant to the Governor on Trade and Market Matters as we learn he is also the state President for the traders; Mr Idorenyin Raphael, his contacts were switched off and no reply for text messages sent likewise that of Mr Ime Ekpo.

The post Akwa Ibom Traders Condemn Commissioner for Lands Destruction of Fruits Market appeared first on Hypestation.

One of Nigeria’s reggae icon, Ukeleke Onwubuya better known Ras Kimono is reportedly dead!

According to LEADERSHIP, it is gathered that he fell ill on Saturday and was rushed by friends to a hospital in Ikeja from where he was transferred to Lagoon Hospital in Ikoyi.

He passed away on Sunday morning.

Ras Kimono will be remembered for 80’s hit, ‘Under Pressure’, a song that talked about the various problems faced in Nigeria

The post Nigerian Reggae Icon, Raskimo is Dead! appeared first on Hypestation.

Rafael Nadal is for the 11th-time the French Open winner. He achieved the feat yesterday afternoon in Paris when he beat Austrian, Dominic Thiem in a straight three sets of 6-4 6-3 6-2.

During the Grand Slam week, Nadal had to call on the elements to survive the dogged resistance of Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinal in which he dropped his first set of the tournament.

There was need for the doctor and the physiotherapist in the sixth game of the third set when Nadal felt tightness in his left arm. But that did not stop him from taking the sixth game after some treatment.

The eighth game which was a nervous one and see-saw battle as Thiem battled to stay in the match and Nadal needed Thiem to strike long to take the set 6-2. The king of clay had triumphed once more this time against the anointed prince.

It is now 17 Grand Slam titles for the native Mallorcan and he broke the $100 million prize money barrier with the $2.6 million prize money, third behind Federer and Novak Djokovic on the list.

The post Rafael Nadal is French Open winner the 11th Time appeared first on Hypestation.

Facebook the tech giant is set to visit 13 universities across Nigeria in 30 days on a roadshow.

The roadshow is a part of its ongoing commitment and investment in growing the tech ecosystem, and driving innovation across Nigeria.

The tech gaint  will be focusing on “The new FB Start Accelerator programme, a deep-tech focused research and mentorship-driven initiative”.

The roadshow will teach students to build solutions that utilize advanced technologies to solve problems, and build solutions for the future using Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Internet of Things, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). It will look to demystify myths surrounding “deep-tech” and promote the benefits.

Aimed at empowering start-ups and students with technical & business support, and funding to optimize their products for growth, the deep-tech focused accelerator programme will provide up to $20,000 in equity-free funding and support to innovative startups and student-teams.

13 Universities across Nigeria will be visited in 30 days, with the team already completing events at the University of Lagos (Lagos State), University of Port-Harcourt (Rivers State), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Anambra State) and University of Nigeria, Nsukka (Enugu State). Other tour dates include:

• Oyo state, University of Ibadan, June 11
• Oyo state, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, June 12
• Osun state, Obafemi Awolowo University, June 13
• Ondo state, Federal University of Technology, Akure, June 14
• Akwa Ibom state, University of Uyo, June 19
• Plateau state, University of Jos, June 21
• Kaduna state, Colab, Kaduna, June 25
• Abuja, University of Abuja, June 26
• Kano state, Bayero University, June 27

The post University of Uyo among the 13 Institutions to be Toured by Facebook appeared first on Hypestation.

Rapper, comedian and actor Falz is rewarding a Nigerian youth  and we’re here for it.

Sharing on his Instagram page yesterday evening, Falz called on Nigerian youth to tell him how they’ll spend one million Naira if he hands it to them.

He wants to reward innovation, creativity, and ingenuity, he said, adding that a vast majority of the youth in Nigeria are creative, and have bright ideas.

Record a video, post it with the hashtag #ImImNotUsing and you just might be the lucky winner.

He wrote:

If I gave you the sum of 1 million naira today, how would you spend the money? Post a video telling me. Make sure you use this hashtag -> #1mimNotUsing <- I want toe kickstart somebody h’en

If I gave you the sum of 1 million naira today, how would you spend the money? Post a video telling me. Make sure you use this hashtag -> #1mimNotUsing <- I want toe kickstart somebody h’engine!

A post shared by Falz TheBahdGuy (@falzthebahdguy) on Jun 10, 2018 at 12:47pm PDT

The post Falz to Reward Nigerian Youth with N1m for Innovation | See Details appeared first on Hypestation.

World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua has been awarded an OBE as part of the Queen’s birthday honors.

The boxer who currently holds the WBA, IBF and WBO titles was appointed for his services to boxing.

Joshua had previously been honored with an MBE in 2013 after winning an Olympic gold medal in 2012.

An OBE is a Queen’s honour given to an individual for a major local role in any activity such as business, charity or the public sector. OBE stands for Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

It is a reward for contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the Civil service.

It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female.

Anthony Joshua  is expected to face WBC champion, Deontay Wilder, with all his boxing titles at stake.

The post Queen Elizabeth II Awards Anthony Joshua with OBE appeared first on Hypestation.

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has been appointed as the new manager of French Ligue 1 side OGC Nice.

The former Manchester City, Inter Milan and Juventus midfielder had been tipped to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal before the appointment of Unai Emery.

“Leaving New York is an incredibly difficult decision for me and my family and one that has not been taken lightly,” said Vieira.

Nice finished eighth in Ligue 1 last season, missing out on a Europa League spot place by one point. Vieira takes over from Lucien Favre, who was appointed Borussia Dortmund coach in May.

Vieira’s Assistant coach Christian Lattanzio, performance coach Kristian Wilson and physical performance coach Matt Cook have also joined Nice.

The 41-year-old retired at Manchester City in 2011 and was named a football development executive with the Premier League club.

In 2015, Vieira attains the position of the head coach of New York City, leaving his role as head coach of Manchester City’s Under-21s.

Official!

Patrick Vieira is the new coach of @ogcnice_eng.#WelcomeCoachVieira pic.twitter.com/CgqkDLxNSw

— OGC Nice (@ogcnice_eng) June 11, 2018

During his playing career, Vieira rose to prominence during a hugely successful spell at Arsenal from 1996 to 2005, where he eventually became the club captain, and won three Premier League titles – one unbeaten – and three FA Cups.

He also won four straight Italian titles from 2007-2010 before joining Manchester City in January 2010, helping them win the 2011 FA Cup. He has won four FA Cups and eight league titles.

At the international level, Vieira obtained 107 caps for France, and was part of their 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000-winning sides; he was also a member of the French team that finished runners-up in the 2006 World Cup.

Vieira began his coaching career in impressive fashion, guiding New York to back-to-back playoff appearances in his first two seasons.

The post Patrick Vieira: Former Arsenal captain appointed OGC Nice Manager appeared first on Hypestation.

Google has introduced some new features in the latest update on Android, one of them is the ability to customize what happens when you swipe an email to the left or right.

Previously, swiping an email in your inbox would automatically send it to archive, no matter what. That was useful but not nearly as useful as it could be since swipe gestures can really help you clear out your inbox so long as their actions fit with the way you work.

Gmail’s swipe gestures are not the most customizable in the world, but you have enough options here to make it useful.

In settings, you can now assign the left and right swipe to either archive, delete, mark as read or unread, move, or snooze an email. (Snooze being one of Gmail’s other recent — and overdue — additions.) You can change your gestures by going into settings, then general settings, and then choosing “swipe actions.”

Unfortunately, the feature has not been introduced in the iOS app yet.

The post Gmail for Android now lets you customize your swipe actions appeared first on Hypestation.

Manchester United are preparing a mega move for Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe.

Spanish publication, Don Balon, claims manager Jose Mourinho is determine to make one big signing this summer, as he seeks to challenge Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City next season.

It is believed that PSG is hoping that by offloading Mbappe, they can convince Neymar to remain at the club.

However, the France Ligue 1 seven times champions will demand €270 million (£237m/$318m) from United for the Mbappe.

The post Jose Mourinho ready to bring Kylian Mbappe to Manchester United appeared first on Hypestation.

The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has noted that any government that watches the killing of its people on a daily basis is irresponsible.

Amaechi said that the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has failed in providing good governance for the people of the state.

The Minister of Transportation also noted that any government that watches the killing of its people on a daily basis is irresponsible.

Amaechi also said that the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has failed in providing good governance for the people of the state.

“I met a woman yesterday whose husband was killed in front of her with her son watching. It could have been any of you. I can assure you today that this government of Wike has failed.

When I was your governor, you slept and I kept awake. As governor, I chased away criminals to their holes. I know that the reason they are into crime was because they had no money for them.

I knew that for you to stop a man from crime you need to provide an alternative means of livelihood. And to do that, I started building infrastructures. I built schools, hospitals and health centers.

A lot of people were employed in each of the schools and health facilities I built.” He concluded.

The post “A Government that watches its People killed is Irresponsible” – Amaechi appeared first on Hypestation.