Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk heads to east to tackle stand-off

<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://eibswaggz.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/wpid-74172777_a58df5c5-13c6-4683-8032-f41797d132a4.jpg"><img title="_74172777_a58df5c5-13c6-4683-8032-f41797d132a4.jpg" class="alignnone size-full" alt="image" src="https://eibswaggz.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/wpid-74172777_a58df5c5-13c6-4683-8032-f41797d132a4.jpg" /></a><br><br></p> <p dir="ltr">A pro-Russia activist in Donetsk. Ukraine's acting president has promised not to prosecute the activists if they end their occupationsUkraine's acting prime minister is travelling to the east of the country to try to end a stand-off with pro-Russia protesters.Arseniy Yatsenyuk willvisit the city ofDonetsk, where activists have declared a"people's republic".He will meet local leaders, including the governor of the Donetsk region and themayor of the city.The trip comes amid rising tension between Russia and the US over Russian gas supplies and troop movements.Nato says up to 40,000 Russian troops are massed near Ukraine's border.Energy ultimatumA spokesperson for Mr Yatsenyuk said he was expected to discuss transferring some powers to Ukraine's regions.Mr Yatsenyuk is also expected to travel to another eastern city, Dnipropetrovsk, which has also seen protests.As well as the local government building seized in Donetsk, activists in Ukraine's mostly Russian-speaking east are occupying a government building in the city of Luhansk.Ukrainian officials are trying to negotiate a deal whereby the protestors would vacate the buildings in return for protection from prosecution.Interior Minister ArsenAvakov had on Wednesdaysaid he expected the situation in the east to be brought under control within 48 hours, by"negotiations or force".Kiev accuses Russia of orchestrating the unrest, as a provocation similar to the protests that gripped Crimea days before Russian troops annexed the peninsula last month. Russiadenies the claim.On Thursday, Russia's President Vladimir Putinsaid gas supplies to Ukraine could be cut if Kiev did not pay offits debts, and warned this could affect gas deliveries to Europe.Russian energy giant Gazprom saysUkraine owes it $2.2bn (£1.2bn; 1.4bneuros) and recently doubled the price it must pay.<br><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><span class="post_sig">eibswaggz</span></p>

Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk heads to east to tackle stand-off

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Keshi gets N20m salary arrears

<p dir="ltr"><header class="post-header cf"><div class="featured"><a title="Keshi gets N20m  salary arrears" href="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/KESHI-gold-cup2.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto"> <img class="attachment-main-slider wp-post-image no-display appear" title="Keshi gets N20m  salary arrears" src="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/KESHI-gold-cup2-600x336.jpg" alt="KESHI-gold-cup" width="600" height="336" /></a></div></header><div class="post-container cf"><div class="post-content-right"><div class="post-content description"><p>Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, will today get his four-month salary arrears following the resolve of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to offset the salaries of the Eagles technical crew ahead of the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup.</p><p>The federation, which made the disclosure through the chairman Media Sub-committee, Chief Emeka Inyama, blamed the delay on the late release of fund from the federal government, adding that the federation has equally concluded arrangements to pay the Eagles technical crew upfront to avoid distractions during the World Cup.</p><p>Giving an update about the salaries of the Eagles technical crew, the federation said: “As I speak to you, the coaches’ four months outstanding salaries have been processed for payment. In fact, the mandate has been signed and I’m sure they will get the payment alert by Wednesday or Thursday.”</p><p>“The outstanding salaries of coaches of all the national teams including those no longer in our services like John Obuh is currently  being processed and I want to assure you that it would be paid latest by next week.</p><p>“The federal government approved some money but you know that at the end of the year, or latest January, the money will return to the federation account to return later. This is exactly what has delayed the payment of the coaches like Obuh and the rest of them.</p><p>“We have also concluded arrangements to pay the salaries of the Super Eagles technical crew until the end of June. We did same during the Nations Cup where the coaches got three months salaries upfront. We’re are also going to do it during the World Cup and this is just to avoid distractions. We want to give him all the support and enablement to deliver on his mandate,” he assured</p></div></div></div></p>

Keshi gets N20m salary arrears

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Mozilla boss Brendan Eich resigns after gay marriage storm

<p dir="ltr">The chief executive of Mozilla - the company best<br> known for its Firefox browser - has stepped down.<br> Brendan Eich was appointed just last month but<br> came in for heavy criticism for his views on same-<br> sex marriage.<br> Mozilla's executive chairwoman Mitchell Baker<br> announced the decision in a blog post.<br> "Mozilla prides itself on being held to a different<br> standard and, this past week, we didn't live up to<br> it," she wrote.<br> "We know why people are hurt and angry, and they<br> are right: it's because we haven't stayed true to<br> ourselves.<br> "We didn't act like you'd expect Mozilla to act. We<br> didn't move fast enough to engage with people<br> once the controversy started. We're sorry. We<br> must do better."<br> Mr Eich has also stepped down from the board of<br> the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organisation<br> which owns the for-profit Mozilla Corporation.<br> Angry users<br> Mr Eich, who co-founded Mozilla and was also the<br> creator of the JavaScript scripting language, made<br> a $1,000 (£600) donation in 2008 in support of<br> Californian anti-gay marriage law Proposition 8.<br> Although it was initially passed, it was later<br> overturned by the US Supreme Court in 2013.<br> When the announcement of Mr Eich's appointment<br> was made on 24 March, angry users voiced their<br> opinions on social media. Several high-profile<br> Mozilla employees also weighed in. Three board<br> members also recently resigned - but Mozilla said<br> the events were not linked to Mr Eich.<br> "The three board members ended their terms<br> before Brendan was publicly announced as CEO for<br> a variety of reasons," Mozilla said in a statement.<br> "Two had been planning to leave for some time,<br> one since January and one explicitly at the end of<br> the CEO search, regardless of the person selected."<br> The announcement was made by Mitchell Baker,<br> Mozilla's executive chairwoman<br> But the most damaging act of protest came via<br> dating website OkCupid.<br> Users who went to the site using Mozilla's Firefox<br> browser were greeted with a message that read:<br> "Hello there, Mozilla Firefox user. Pardon this<br> interruption of your OkCupid experience.<br> "Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, is an opponent<br> of equal rights for gay couples. We would<br> therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla<br> software to access OkCupid."<br> Mozilla initially defended Mr Eich's appointment,<br> but Ms Baker's blog post announcing the chief<br> executive's departure made apologies for doing<br> so.<br> "We failed to listen, to engage, and to be guided<br> by our community," she wrote.<br> She added that any potential replacement for Mr<br> Eich was still being discussed, and that more<br> details would be announced next week.</p>

Mozilla boss Brendan Eich resigns after gay marriage storm

The chief executive of Mozilla - the company best known for its Firefox browser - has stepped down. Brendan Eich was appointed just last m...

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