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Published May 12, 2021, 9:33 PM Screenshot from PGL Carlo “Kuku” Palad’s T1 shocked Fnatic with a 2-0 sweep to stretch its searing streak and take the No. 2 spot in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division on Wednesday night, May 12. T1 simply outdrafted and overwhelmed Fnatic to score an easy 18-5 victory in just 29 minutes in Game 1 behind Filipino midlaner Karl “Karl” Jayme on his Doom. Karl served as the tanky initiator while also rendering one of the Fnat...

Published May 12, 2021, 8:36 PM Screenshot from PGL Filipino powerhouse OB x Neon Esports seized its third straight victory in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division after manhandling Lilgun of Mongolia, 2-0, on Wednesday, May 12. Januel “Jaunuel” Arcilla’s position-5 Tiny set the tone for Neon’s signature unstoppable aggression in Game 1 that only lasted for 22 minutes and 36 seconds with a smashing 38-7 scoreline. The versatile hard support put up 16 assist...

Leading consumer goods producer, Unilever Nigeria Plc has declared a turnover of N62 billion for the financial year ended December 2020, even as the Board assured shareholders of their commitment to good corporate governance to drive sustainability and efficiency across the Company’s operations. Addressing shareholders at the 96th Annual General Meeting of the Company, the Chairman of the Board, His Royal Majesty, Nnaemeka Achebe commended the shareholders for their trust and loyalty to the C...

OUTSIDE THE BOX BY ALEX OTTI “Now I understand why he called it Microsoft”- An African American Lady Someone told me this interesting story a few years back which I cannot confirm its veracity. It was several decades ago that Bill Gates met this young beautiful African American and immediately fell in love with her. They speak for few moments and Bill invited her to a date. The young woman was excited to meet Bill and was particularly enamored by his intelligence. She would want the date to...

Published May 9, 2021, 5:01 PM Screenshot from PGL and photo from Dota 2 Karl “Karl” Jayme stepped up with his signature Puck as T1 took down the erstwhile streaking Execration, 2-1, to take the No. 3 spot in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division on Saturday night, May 8.  Karl hit a multiple hero Dream Coil then scored a triple kill to lead a 4-0 exchange in the 25th minute that allowed T1 to pull away from a close game en route to a 35-19 triumph in the 50-min...

IvieImasogie-Adigun, Group Head, HR, Sahara Group Asharami Energy, s Sahara Group Company, has commenced its 2021 Graduate Trainee Program that is geared towards enhancing the sustainability of the sector Sahara’s Graduate Trainee Programs are deliberately innovative and disruptive as we are always ahead on the curve of making a difference.” — Ivie Imasogie-Adigun, Group Head, HR, Sahara Group LAGOS, NIGERIA, May 9, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Asharami Energy, a Sahara Group Upstream com...

Published May 7, 2021, 4:12 PM Photos from OB x Neon Esports and Dota 2  Star midlaner Japoy “Yopaj” Ferrer fueled OB x Neon Esports’ ruthless aggression in its 2-0 decimation of Smart Omega to get back on track in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division on Thursday night, May 6.  Yopaj on his Sand King sparked the Singapore Major top six finisher’s relentless charge en route to a 23-4 beatdown of Omega in just 23 minutes in the series opener.  After securin...

Published May 5, 2021, 10:19 PM Photo from TNC Predator  Filipino powerhouse TNC Predator evaded an upset scare from Indonesia’s Boom Esports, 2-1, for a rebound victory while Smart Omega faltered anew this time to Fnatic, 2-1, in the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division on Wednesday night, May 5.  11K MMR carry Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte went ham on his Tiny in the deciding Game 3 as TNC ripped Boom apart with a 28-14 kill score and forced the GG call in nearly 35...

Quincy Crew, Evil Geniuses sweep in Dota Pro Circuit NA Field Level Media 03 May 2021, 13:05 GMT+10 Quincy Crew and Evil Geniuses remained unbeaten and tied for second place Sunday as Week 3 of Dota Pro Circuit Season 2 North America play concluded. Playing on green, Quincy Crew swept The Cut (0-4) on maps lasting 16 and 37 minutes. Evil Geniuses (3-0), also playing on green, had only a slightly harder time in its match, needing 28 and 38 minutes to sweep SADBOYS (0-4). The competition, which l...

Published May 2, 2021, 3:20 PM Screenshot from TNC post-match presscon  TNC Predator saw its three-game winning start to the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Season 2-Southeast Asia Upper Division end as the Carlo “Kuku” Palad-led T1 pulled off a 2-1 reverse sweep on Saturday night, May 1.  Several Dota fans accused TNC of throwing–in layman’s terms, intentionally losing–the match with the odds, both figuratively and literally, heavily favoring the all-Filipino powerhouse team.  Midlaner Ar...