3 Ways to Groom Sporting Talents for Nigeria

Nigeria is a country replete with sporting talents however, the country is yet to aggregate these talents into medal-winning performances at international sports events.

The few young talents that have found themselves at the top have done it through their own hard work, relied on luck with little or no government support and it is adversely affecting our medal hopes at both local and international events. Jovago.com, Africa’s No 1 hotel booking portal shares 5 tips for grooming sports talents for Nigeria’s teams be it athletics, gymnastics, football and other sports.

Academy

Academies are littered all of Lagos and Port Harcourt where young talents are groomed for different sports in Nigeria. An interesting twist has been introduced in the grooming of talents by combining sports and education. This is because there is life after sports as some Nigerians sports personalities live in penury despite excelling in their chosen sports. Sports official can visit these academies to poach talents for the team or attend sporting events to identify new talents.

Focus on other sports aside Football

Football is no doubt the king of sports. In Nigeria, a visit to the various viewing centres at the weekend will offer a clear picture of the passion of Nigerians for football. However, the over-reliance on football is affecting other sports. So much Monies are pumped into football and we are yet to get any tangible results. If this trend continues, other sports will suffer and sports talents will have little opportunities to succeed because of lack of opportunities.

Training and personal development

Nigerians virtually self-fund everything they need shelter, security, water, meanwhile the government play little role in providing these amenities. Hence, many Nigerians have decided not to wait for the government. This is same with sports talent. Waiting for the government may be a futile effort. Therefore, personal development and training is advisable. Blessing Okagbare is a very good example. Now that she’s an athletics star, she is now the golden girl of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.

#SportGist

A321: 1st Flight With Crash Victims Leaves for St. Petersburg

The first plane with the bodies of Airbus-A321 crash victims left Egypt for St. Petersburg.

A Russian Emergencies Ministry airlifter with the bodies of flight 2968 victims has set off toward St. Petersburg, Russia from the airport in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, the ministry’s press service said Sunday.

“EMERCOM Il-76 aircraft has taken off from Cairo to St. Petersburg. The bodies of those killed are on board,” the press service said, specifying that the plane departed at 20:45 GMT.

The Russian Emergencies Ministry aircraft with the bodies of 144 out of 224 victims of the Kogalymavia airliner was to depart toward Russia at 20:30 GMT, Deputy Minister Vladimir Stepanov said Sunday.

“The planned timeframe to finish loading bodies is at 11:00 p.m. Moscow time [20:00 GMT], the flight is at 11:30 p.m. Moscow time [20:30 GMT],” Stepanov said at a conference call.

Another ministry representative said the bodies of the victims were loaded onto the Il-76 (NATO reporting name Candid) airlifter, adding that the expected arrival time in St. Petersburg is 02:00 GMT.

Over 200 DNA samples have been gathered among the victims’ relatives to identify the bodies. The Russian Health Ministry said earlier all preparatory works for the identification process have been completed.

The Kogalymavia aircraft crashed in the northern Sinai Peninsula early Saturday shortly after takeoff from the Sharm El-Sheikh resort to St. Petersburg, killing all 224 people on board.

A Kogalymavia official Alexander Smirnov has earlier said that engine failure would not lead to the crash of the airplane.

The Russian Kogalymavia Airbus crash has become the major air catastrophe in the history of Russian aviation.

#A321

Military: Boko Haram Rocket Making Factory Photos Not Real

• Says terrorists are surrendering, starved of funding

By Senator Iroegbu in Abuja

The Nigerian military has debunked pictures of the rocket-making factory being displayed by the Boko Haram terrorists as fake, saying the intention is to deceive members of the public on the insurgents’ potency.

Some photographs purported to be sites of the insurgents’ bomb-making factories in the North-east region allegedly released by Boko Haram were displayed on some online platforms last week.

Annuity Settlements: Top 4 Things to take note of !

What is annuity settlement? The best answer to this inquiry can truly help you in making a decent measure of cash for yourself with the assistance of different venture arrangements and settlements. Annuity settlement is for the most part an assention in which the organization pays a specific amount of money to the person for a specific period of time. There are some vital documents also that are required in such sort of projects and they are: an annuity application, an annuity approach or police, a task and an agreement. The funds are principally made to a person as installments

Annuity Settlements: Top 4 Things to take note of !

What is annuity settlement? The best answer to this inquiry can truly help you in making a decent measure of cash for yourself with the assistance of different venture arrangements and settlements. Annuity settlement is for the most part an assention in which the organization pays a specific amount of money to the person for a specific period of time. There are some vital documents also that are required in such sort of projects and they are: an annuity application, an annuity approach or police, a task and an agreement. The funds are principally made to a person as installments

In this way, in the event that you are selecting a specific annuity settlement, then I you may wish to know that the installments which are givien using the annuity settlements are totally free from expense. You ought to likewise guarantee that you take the assurance from the credential. You advisded to always select the suitable settlement alternative for yourself before you begin with the annuitization stage. There are predominantly four procurements identified with annuity that you ought to consider before you begin with these money related settlements.

These procurements are: Straight Life, Straight Life Option with Certain Period, Straight Life Option with Refund and Joint and last survivor. Indeed, you would also like ti know that annuities are all that much convoluted and they are very much upgraded with different money related products. These annuities can basically permit different money related offices to the investor. A percentage of the main annuity selection that you ought to consider are listed bellow.

Top 4 Annuity Settlements selection and what you take note of !

1. Straight Life

Without much of a stretch you can  enjoy different facilities like lifetime salary with the assistance of these programs. You can as well enjoy an extensive installment related to different settlement alternatives. You can likewise get a specific installment for the duration of your life with the assistance of annuity settlements.

2. Straight Life with Certain Period

It is for the most part a specific period in which the provider gives a specific installment to the annuitant. You can without much of a stretch make installments for the duration of your life with the assistance of annuity payments. It essentially gives additional security to the annuitant. The main impediment that is associated with the annuity settlement is that it offers a low periodic payment.

3. Refund Straight Life

The refund  procurement of these settlement basically implies that the advantages are totally associated between the sum and the price tag of the annuity.

4. Joint and last survivor

It essentially implies that the joint payments are just given on the basis  of any two persons. On the off chance that any one passes away, then the other survivor can basically get the advantage. These are a percentage of the essential aspects connected with the annuity settlement.

#AnnuitySettlements

Is #Russia living in the Future ? Video: How KRET Richag-AV, Russian Electronic Warfare Works in Real Life ?

According to the youtube channel that shared that made the vido

“KRET company approached us to make a short movie showing the capabilities of high-end electronic warfare system – Richag-AV. This helicopter escort air defence suppression system is designed to minimise the suppression threat by antiaircraft defence assets including land-to-air and air-to-air missiles. We’ve made Full-CG video with dramatic script of a rescue operation conducted by helicopter group. Mission is accomplished successfully due to effective performance of Richag-AV that eliminates the threat coming from terrorist rocket launcher.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unrtNOTJd34

Is this the reason why those McCain backed rebels were not able to use McCain’s Stingers to shoot Russian jets down and they decided to use condom bombs ? Plus Obama sending 50 special military to Syria to spy how to unjam the technology ?

It seems Russia is living in the future..

 

 

 

#Kret, #Russia

False Assets Declaration, N70m Bribe: These ‘re Fabrications Against Me – Orubebe

•I sacked my aide who accepted N20m donation for church project—Orubebe
SEVEN months after his attempt to disrupt the announcement of the results of the 2015 presidential polls, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Peter Godsday Orubebe, will be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on November 9, over alleged false declaration of assets and acceptance of about N70million bribe.
During final collation of the 2015 presidential election results in Abuja, Orubebe accused the then Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC National Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega of bias and partisanship and disrupted the exercise for several minutes in an attempt to stop Jega’s falsification of results.

SA To Return Seized $9m To Nigeria Nov 30

If there is no further legal challenge, the South African government will hand over a sum of $9.34m to the Nigerian government on November 30, 2015. The said amount had earlier been confiscated by the South African authorities from an Israeli arms dealer, Eyal Mesika, of Cyprus-based ESD International, who was acting on behalf of the Federal Government to procure arms for Nigeria.

Nigerians Demand Public Asset Declaration From Buhari’s Ministers

Nigerians on Friday agreed on the need by President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers-designate to publicly declare their assets before they take the oath of office.  They asked the ministers-designate to follow Buhari’s example by stating their worth in terms of money and properties, if they really believed in the President’s anti-graft war.

According to them, the declaration of assets by those appointed into public offices by Buhari was a moral necessity that should be encouraged. The President had before his election, promised to publicly declare his asset and encourage his appointees to also do so. He had insinuated that public declaration of assets would encourage accountability and reduce corruption in the polity.

Despite Walkout, We’re Loyal To Saraki –PDP Senators

Some Peoples Democratic Party senators on Friday restated their continued support for the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. They said despite the fact that they staged a walkout of the Senate on Thursday to protest against the confirmation of a former Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, as minister, they were still loyal to the senate president.

Don’t Use Me As Scapegoat For Your Failure In Office

Below are excerpts from the open letter, dated October 26, 2015, by Chief Edwin Clark, replying former Special Adviser on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati, and other critics over his recent comments on the former president.

Who Knew Cucumbers Could Do This ?

Spice up your 8 glasses per day of water with a slice or two of cucumber. It's wonderfully refreshing, but there are amazing benefits to cucumber as well. Cucumbers are cooler than you think ...

1. Fat busting: Do you ever wonder why women put cucumbers on their eyes to relieve puffiness? The photochemical in cucumbers makes the collagen in your skin tighten, thus the lack of puffiness. Did you know that you can rub a cucumber on a problematic spot of cellulite anywhere on your body to lessen the visibility of it? Did you also know that it has the same effect on wrinkles? Wow, it makes purchasing those fifty dollar creams seem a little silly, doesn’t it? You can also rub a little bit under your kiddo’s eyes after a long bout of crying to avoid that puffy ‘I cried for an hour straight’ look.

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg To Work On Annoying Candy Crush Invites

Having as of now uncovered new sentiment buttons to pacify the a large number of individuals who had requested a “dislike button,” Facebook is turning its consideration regarding one of the following most as often requested features: a simple approach to hinder every one of those darn welcomes to play Candy Crush Saga.

In a Townhall Q&A at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi, India, CEO Mark Zuckerberg uncovered that Facebook is finally working a solution to the issue. He had watched that the Candy Crush issue was the most upvoted question in an online thread, so he chose to act.

“I sent a message to the person who runs the team in charge of our developer platform, and I said that by the time I do this Townhall Q&A, it would be good if we had a solution to this problem,” said Zuckerberg.

We hadn’t prioritized shutting that down, we just had other priorities. But if this is the top thing that people care about, we’ll prioritize that and do it. So we’re doing it!”

Zuckerberg gave no hint as to when this will happen, or in what form. Facebook likely won’t be closing down the entire Candy Crush Saga invite system, but it will make it harder for people to pester friends with unwanted invitations.

#Facebook

Concept of Naming in Yoruba Culture

My brother had a baby. Well, not my brother exactly. His wife was the one who had the baby. Either way, I have a new nephew. My nephew’s arrival made me think about his naming ceremony. Naming ceremonies are a big deal in Yoruba land. Yoruba naming ceremonies are generally the same but at the same time, different groups and families have their own traditions. In addition, over time, some of these traditions have changed and others completely abandoned.

I got most of the description of a Yoruba naming ceremony from my mother. The child-naming ceremony is held when the baby is 8 days old. The ceremony is carried out in the home of the paternal grandfather of the baby. My mother says that in our family, the baby’s mother is not allowed to eat salt, sugar or pepper from the time she gives birth until the baby’s naming ceremony. It makes for a very boring diet but it also means that mothers who have eclampsia, high-blood pressure and pregnancy-related ailments like that sometimes notice a reduction in the symptoms

On the morning of the naming ceremony, a special stew packed with Iru (locust beans), dried fish and pieces of dried, smoked bush rat is made. This is what the baby’s mother is allowed to eat and signifies the end of the special diet she was put on. Early that morning, the baby is stripped naked then the iru/ dried fish/ dried rat stew is applied to the baby’s joints and a tiny bit to the tip of its tongue. Of course, a baby who has been feeding on breast milk is usually not impressed by this new taste and lets everyone know by screaming down the place.

The person who carries out the ceremony varies from family to family. At my brothers’ and I’s naming ceremonies, my paternal grandmother played this role but in the case of my nephew, his paternal grandfather (i.e. my father) led the ceremony. He led the prayers and selected the hymns (from a Yoruba Anglican hymn book) that were sung.

By the way, though my mother went through this whole drama of not eating salt, sugar or pepper then having to eat a bush rat and dried fish on the eighth day after giving birth, she didn’t ask my sisters-in-law to do the same. So, that’s an example of family tradition that has been dropped.

Honey, sugar, salt, palm oil and Adun are usually placed in bowls in the room where the ceremony takes place. After the service or as part of the service, the baby’s mother and the ‘master of the ceremony’ tastes a bit of the honey, sugar, salt, palm oil and Adun. Each signifies the hope that the baby’s life will be sweet. They also take a sip of schnapps. Apparently, the Egbas (a Yoruba tribe of which I am one) don’t believe that a ceremony is complete unless schnapps is present.

Anyone who wants to name the baby puts money into a bowl and then says the name they wish to give the baby. My mother says that in years past, coins were put into a bowl of water before the baby was named but since coins aren’t really used anymore in Nigeria and notes are, that tradition was dropped too. Someone is assigned to record the names the baby is given. Although the actual ceremony is attended by family and close friends only, a baby can still end up being given tens of names. That’s just Yoruba culture.

At the end of the ceremony, my grandmother would sing the following song:

A wa o s’oro ile wa o

Esin kan o pe

O ye

Esin kan o pe

K’a ma o s’oro

A wa o s’oro ile wa o.

Which loosely means that no religion says people shouldn’t carry out their family traditions. That of course is up to debate.

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By: Lape Soetan

#ÀṣàYorùbá

'Buhari’s Likely AGF Has High-caliber Fraud Suspects, Accused Terror Mastermind'

James Ocholi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria reliably described as one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s top picks for appointment as Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, represents several controversial clients including an Indian accused of defrauding several Nigerian banks of billions of naira, a former Managing Director of Finbank, Okey Nwosu, who is undergoing prosecution for questionable financial transactions, and a university professor from Kogi State currently facing trial over his suspected links with an Islamist terrorist group whose attacks have claimed thousands of Nigerian lives and led to billions of naira in damages.

: We Have Become Victims Of Buhari’s government - PDP cries out

 

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed the government for exploitation, charging that the election petition tribunals are working for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tending to correspondents toward the end of the crisis meeting of the party’s national gathering, Olisa Metuh, representative of the PDP, said basic issues concerning the nation’s majority rules system were examined at the meeting.

Metuh had before said that the opposition party will do all within its powers to oppose the charged plot to assume control over the states that it won in the last race.

“The national caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) carefully reviewed the political developments in the nation’s polity,” he told reporters late Thursday.

“There is serious cause for concern in the nation’s political environment, especially as it concerns democracy.

“The PDP and Nigerians wonder why it was necessary to interfere with the composition of the Rivers state governorship tribunal and to harass the state resident electoral commissioner severally, to the extent that the tribunal itself was able to deliver a judgment within 24 hours in a case that had nearly 100 witnesses, 1000 pieces of documentary evidence and nine final written agreement, which each had not less than 40 pages.

“The outcome of the decision in view of the rather interesting history of the case indicates that the judiciary like the Nigerian people and the PDP have become victims of the APC-led federal government.

Metuh commended the PDP senators who staged a walk out in protest of the ministerial confirmation of Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers state governor, despite the allegations of corruption against him.

He added that the government had lost the moral right to fight corruption.

“We salute the courage and unity of purpose of our senators, especially as demonstrated in the senate chambers in their collective stand against impunity and corruption in line with the wishes and aspiration of the Nigerian people,” he said.

“What the APC senators did has put a nail on their party’s pretentious war against corruption.”

#Pdp

Amaechi's confirmation: APC is engaging in a pretentious war against corruption - PDP

The PDP says that the confirmation of former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi as a minster of the federal republic of Nigeria, has put a dent on APC's “pretentious war against corruption”. The National Publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh said this after an extraordinary meeting with top PDP officials in Abuja yesterday night.

Photo: 20yr old girl arrested by Cross River State police for selling her 2 week old baby for N20k

Maria Ekanem sold her two week old baby to an Abuja-based woman for N20,000. According to a report by Vanguard, the 20-year-old school drop out from Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, was arrested by the police along with her accomplices.

Her boyfriend got her pregnant and asked her to abort the baby. However, a doctor agreed to help her with free antenatal care and food and in exchange she agreed to sell her baby after delivery.

Photo: Man arraigned for attacking friend with cutlass and stealing his N800k

The Lagos state police command, yesterday arraigned one Omumgwa Loveday, an Aba based businessman, before a magistrate court over allegations that he attacked his friend, 32 year old Chiwendu Sunday with cutlass and stole his N800, 000 at a hotel on Osolo way in Ajao estate Lagos.


According to P.M. News, the accused and the victim are businessmen and bosom friends from Aba and had come to Lagos to purchase a bus for the victim, Sunday. When they arrived Lagos, they lodged in the same hotel.

Little girl suffers severe burns after transformer explodes at Lagos bus-stop (graphic)

12 year old Adetayo Adefarasin, a student of Government Junior College, Epe, suffered severe burns to her face, chest, arm and legs after a faulty transformer exploded along Broad street, Lagos as she was trying to board a bus while returning from church on September 20th. She was rushed to General Hospital, Lagos where she's still receiving treatment for her severe injury. The faulty transformer was repaired two days after this incident but according to girl's family who reached out to us, PHCN have not made any attempt to help the girl who is still in hospital. Friends say she is a brilliant student and was looking forward to a great future. The family want to sue PHCN over the incident I hear but haven't done so yet. The carelessness of these people is worrisome. They don't do anything until someone gets killed or injured. See photos of Adetayo in hospital after the jump

Graphic pics: Man nearly killed with bottle during fight in Lagos

A man was almost beheaded with a broken bottle amid a battle with another man in Lagos Island this week. A source told NGE they were quarreling over age and before anybody could stop it, they started fighting and one of them picked a bottle and stabbed the other one in the neck four times. He is right now admitted at the General Hospital, Lagos where he's battling for his life. The photographs are graphic so be cautioned. See them after the jump..

Africa belongs to Obama: U.S. Threatens Zimbabwe Over $3 Billion Russia Deal

The United States has reportedly warned Zimbabwe about its growing economic dealings with Russia after Harare recently sealed an agreement with Moscow for a US$3billion platinum mine.


 According to columnist Nathaniel Manheru, the Obama administration threatened further sanctions against Zimbabwe over its ties with Russia.
Manheru’s claims could not be verified with the US embassy in Harare late Friday night.

The US has imposed sanctions against Moscow, tightening restrictions on major Russian state banks and corporations, after accusing the Kremlin of providing military backing to Ukrainian separatists and generally destabilising the region.

PhotoNews: Osinbajo holds meeting with Canadian and Italian Ambs.

VP Yemi Osinbajo yesterday had meetings with the Canadian diplomat Perry Calderwood and Italian minister Fulvio Rustico at the state house Abuja. See more pics bellow.

Cross Rivers state govt suspend morning devotion in primary and secondary schools, CAN reacts

The Cross Rivers state government has ordered the suspension of early morning devotions held in primary and secondary schools across the state. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education in the state, Anne Odey, stated that the decision to suspend the devotion came from security concerns raised by the state Commissioner of Police, Henry Fadairo.

She said the state police commission had suggested the suspension of the age long practice following the prevailing security concerns in the country.

23yr old Nigerian who was shot & killed by his colleague in Atlanta, laid to rest

 On Saturday, October 24, Emmanuel Chukwudi Nwankwo was laid to rest at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens after a celebration of life service.

According to Atlanta Police, the 23-year-old security guard was shot and killed by his co-worker Dexter Harper (right), another security guard while at work on Thursday October 1, in Buckhead, Atlanta Georgia. Dexter admitted not just to the killing, but to seeing a demon and hearing the voice of God before he opened fire on Emmanuel. Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said 26-year-old Harper was charged with murder and taken to the Fulton County Jail.