AKPOS: Papa when I go HEAVEN,
I go ask Mama why she Died so Soon..
PAPA:
What if she dey HELL?..
AKPOS: Na u go ask her be that
+++++++++++++++++
Akpos: 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 Teacher:
where is 5?
Akpos: Yesterday, I heard on the
news that 5 died in a car accident
+++++++++++++++++
EKAETTE: Before we Marry u dey
give me Gifts, Wetin happen
now?..
AKPOS: Fishermen still dey give Worm to Fish wey he
don catch ?
+++++++++++++++++
AKPOS; Sweetheart, let’s play Hide
& Seek..
EKAETTE; Noooooo, the last time
we did, I didn’t
find u till February 15
+++++++++++++++++
Two days to to Valentine’s day:
Girlfriend: Baby, I heard the new BlackBerry is out.
Akpos: All BlackBerrys always hang.
Girlfriend: This one doesn’t hang.
Akpos: so I’m a liar abi? Its over between us
+++++++++++++++++
Teacher: Can U see God?
Akpos: No.
Teacher: Then there isn’t a God!
Akpos: Sir, can U see ur brain?
Teacher: No.
Akpos: so u have no Brain
+++++++++++++++++
Akpos:I am dreaming to be
rich…just like my
father.
Teacher: “Is ur father
rich?
Akpos: No,he’s dreaming Too
+++++++++++++++++
Wife: If i knew u were dis Poor I
wuldn’t av married u!
Akpos: what do u think I
meant when I said u were the
only thing I have in
this world?
+++++++++++++++++
Joba: Bros, why u wan Divorce
your Wife na..
AKPOS: She too dey Smile for
Sleep, e be like She
don get another Husband for her
DREAMs
+++++++++++++++++
OCHUKO: Guy, why u wan swallow
that MAGNET ..
AKPOS: Ekaette say I no dey
ATTRACTIVE again..
+++++++++++++++++
TEACHER: Why are those two
Mental People
Kissing each other.. AKPOS: They
are MADLY in love.
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Kwankwaso blow Jonathan: You’re not qualified to contest in 2015
‘…this amounts to a third term’
BY SONI DANIEL
As President Goodluck Jonathan prepares for his re-election next year, Kano State Governor, Dr. Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso has warned that Jonathan is not qualified to contest for presidency in 2015.
According to the governor, any attempt by Jonathan to run in the next poll will amount to a third term in office, which is not acceptable to most Nigerians.
Kwankwaso, who spoke to journalists in Abuja, yesterday, advised President Jonathan to take urgent steps to solve the raging insecurity challenges in the North-East and stabilise the Nigerian economy and take a bow from governance in 2015, when he would have attained the eight-year maximum limit stipulated by the Nigerian Constitution.
The governor argued that contrary to the President’s position that his tenure started in 2011, the true position remains that he actually started serving as Nigeria’s President in 2007 and would have completed his eight years in 2015.
Describing any third term bid as a taboo, Kwankwaso pointed out that Jonathan and those urging him to run in 2015 could never justify such a move, which runs contrary to the clear provisions of the law.
The governor said: “Jonathan is not qualified to contest election again in 2015 going by the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution. Third term is not acceptable to any part of Nigeria and the time limit stipulated must be respected by all Nigerians.
“I am sure Nigerians will kick against a third term whether by Jonathan or by any other person in this country.
Mr. President would have completed his eight years in office by 2015. He served as Vice President for two years, Acting President for two years and is doing another four years, which will terminate in 2015.
“But those advising the President are pretending that his tenure started in 2011. I saw them on television the other day trying to argue in that direction, but they can never be correct. I am not a lawyer, but I know that two plus four plus six can never be eight.
BY SONI DANIEL
As President Goodluck Jonathan prepares for his re-election next year, Kano State Governor, Dr. Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso has warned that Jonathan is not qualified to contest for presidency in 2015.
According to the governor, any attempt by Jonathan to run in the next poll will amount to a third term in office, which is not acceptable to most Nigerians.
Kwankwaso, who spoke to journalists in Abuja, yesterday, advised President Jonathan to take urgent steps to solve the raging insecurity challenges in the North-East and stabilise the Nigerian economy and take a bow from governance in 2015, when he would have attained the eight-year maximum limit stipulated by the Nigerian Constitution.
The governor argued that contrary to the President’s position that his tenure started in 2011, the true position remains that he actually started serving as Nigeria’s President in 2007 and would have completed his eight years in 2015.
Describing any third term bid as a taboo, Kwankwaso pointed out that Jonathan and those urging him to run in 2015 could never justify such a move, which runs contrary to the clear provisions of the law.
The governor said: “Jonathan is not qualified to contest election again in 2015 going by the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution. Third term is not acceptable to any part of Nigeria and the time limit stipulated must be respected by all Nigerians.
“I am sure Nigerians will kick against a third term whether by Jonathan or by any other person in this country.
Mr. President would have completed his eight years in office by 2015. He served as Vice President for two years, Acting President for two years and is doing another four years, which will terminate in 2015.
“But those advising the President are pretending that his tenure started in 2011. I saw them on television the other day trying to argue in that direction, but they can never be correct. I am not a lawyer, but I know that two plus four plus six can never be eight.
Controversial interview: Yes Mag reacts to Genevieve’s denial… “we have evidence”
Publishers of Yes Magazine have responded swiftly to Genevieve
Nnaji’s denial of an interview published in it’s soft sell, insisting
they have evidence.
Yes in a statement said “Like we professionally stated in our intro, it’s an old interview she had with our Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Azuh Arinze, years back at Oceanview Restaurants, Victoria Island, Lagos. He only stumbled on the tape again and reproduced it. Above all, we still have the tape of the interview as well as photographs taken on that day”
In the alleged exclusive interview, Genevieve Nnaji had been quoted as opening up on the kind of man she wants to spend the rest of her life with; an alleged relationship with Kunle Coker and plans to go back to school.
Hours after the story went viral, Genevieve had come on social medium twitter to refute the interview.
Yes in a statement said “Like we professionally stated in our intro, it’s an old interview she had with our Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Azuh Arinze, years back at Oceanview Restaurants, Victoria Island, Lagos. He only stumbled on the tape again and reproduced it. Above all, we still have the tape of the interview as well as photographs taken on that day”
In the alleged exclusive interview, Genevieve Nnaji had been quoted as opening up on the kind of man she wants to spend the rest of her life with; an alleged relationship with Kunle Coker and plans to go back to school.
Hours after the story went viral, Genevieve had come on social medium twitter to refute the interview.
2015: Atiku visit Edo, consults with APC stakeholder
Ahead
the 2015 general election, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on
Wednesday consulted with leaders and stakeholders of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo.
Atiku, who visited the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole in his office in Benin said he was in the state as part of his nationwide consultation with the leadership of the party.
He said that the tour was in fulfilment of his promise to consult with relevant stakeholders across the country on his political ambition.
He commended the state government on its infrastructure development under the present administration and urged the governor to do more.
Responding, Oshiomhole said that he was excited about the intention of the meeting and wished him well.
He urged him to ensure that his consultation would be to the benefit of the country and its citizens. (NAN)
Atiku, who visited the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole in his office in Benin said he was in the state as part of his nationwide consultation with the leadership of the party.
He said that the tour was in fulfilment of his promise to consult with relevant stakeholders across the country on his political ambition.
He commended the state government on its infrastructure development under the present administration and urged the governor to do more.
Responding, Oshiomhole said that he was excited about the intention of the meeting and wished him well.
He urged him to ensure that his consultation would be to the benefit of the country and its citizens. (NAN)
Appeal to your defecting colleagues to return, Mu`azu tells PDP Govs
The Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP), National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu
Mu`azu, on Wednesday appealed to governors on the party’s platform to
plead with their colleagues who defected to the opposition to return to
its fold.
He made the appeal in Abuja, when Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa-Ibom, led 13 PDP governors and two deputies on a congratulatory visit to the new chairman in his office.
“I want to passionately appeal to you not to relent in appealing to your colleagues that left the party, which is their home to an unknown destination, to please come back.
“The doors are still wide open and our house is big enough for all of them to come in.
“In a family like ours, there is bound to be conflict, but the ability to resolve it is what will stand us out.
“I therefore want to appeal to you, to please speak and appeal to them to come back and join hands with us to lift the party.
“As garrison commanders in your various states, appeal to our supporters and implore them to be patient with the party at this moment of its history.
“I have a very high hope and optimism that God will guide and see the party through this present challenges.
“Be patient at this moment of our history, you will see what you do not like and you will hear what you do not like.
“The rumour mongers around are working, but God will always guide us and surely shame our enemies,’’ the party chairman said.
Earlier, Gov. Akpabio, said that the governors were at the party headquarters to pledge their loyalty and commitment to the leadership of the party.
Akpabio, who is also the Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, expressed optimism that the new leadership under Mu`azu, would take the party to enviable height.
“We came here to congratulate you and the National Working Committee (NWC), we have seen that since you came on board, things have changed.
“Your emergence as national chairman is even welcomed by the opposition, because of your track records of performance as a former governor of Bauchi state.
“As a major founder and stakeholder of the party, we are sure that under your able leadership, the party can only wax stronger,’’ Akpabio said.
He pledged the commitment and support of PDP governors to the Mu`azu-led NWC and President Goodluck Jonathan.
He assured that the party would emerge victorious in 2015 general elections.
“We reassure you that the states are safe and that PDP will win 2015 election in all ramifications.’’ Akpabio said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that governors of Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Kaduna, Niger, Katsina, Cross River, Plateau, Kebbi, Bayelsa, Kogi, Abia and Gombe as well as the Acting Governor of Taraba were on the team that visited.
Jigawa governor Sule Lamido was, however, represented by his deputy.
NAN reports that five PDP governors had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the heat of the party`s crisis.
The former national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur resigned his position on Jan. 16, a situation that led to the emergence of Ma`azu as the new national chairman. (NAN)
He made the appeal in Abuja, when Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa-Ibom, led 13 PDP governors and two deputies on a congratulatory visit to the new chairman in his office.
“I want to passionately appeal to you not to relent in appealing to your colleagues that left the party, which is their home to an unknown destination, to please come back.
“The doors are still wide open and our house is big enough for all of them to come in.
“In a family like ours, there is bound to be conflict, but the ability to resolve it is what will stand us out.
“I therefore want to appeal to you, to please speak and appeal to them to come back and join hands with us to lift the party.
“As garrison commanders in your various states, appeal to our supporters and implore them to be patient with the party at this moment of its history.
“I have a very high hope and optimism that God will guide and see the party through this present challenges.
“Be patient at this moment of our history, you will see what you do not like and you will hear what you do not like.
“The rumour mongers around are working, but God will always guide us and surely shame our enemies,’’ the party chairman said.
Earlier, Gov. Akpabio, said that the governors were at the party headquarters to pledge their loyalty and commitment to the leadership of the party.
Akpabio, who is also the Chairman, PDP Governors Forum, expressed optimism that the new leadership under Mu`azu, would take the party to enviable height.
“We came here to congratulate you and the National Working Committee (NWC), we have seen that since you came on board, things have changed.
“Your emergence as national chairman is even welcomed by the opposition, because of your track records of performance as a former governor of Bauchi state.
“As a major founder and stakeholder of the party, we are sure that under your able leadership, the party can only wax stronger,’’ Akpabio said.
He pledged the commitment and support of PDP governors to the Mu`azu-led NWC and President Goodluck Jonathan.
He assured that the party would emerge victorious in 2015 general elections.
“We reassure you that the states are safe and that PDP will win 2015 election in all ramifications.’’ Akpabio said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that governors of Delta, Akwa-Ibom, Kaduna, Niger, Katsina, Cross River, Plateau, Kebbi, Bayelsa, Kogi, Abia and Gombe as well as the Acting Governor of Taraba were on the team that visited.
Jigawa governor Sule Lamido was, however, represented by his deputy.
NAN reports that five PDP governors had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the heat of the party`s crisis.
The former national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur resigned his position on Jan. 16, a situation that led to the emergence of Ma`azu as the new national chairman. (NAN)
Full list of PDP Senators that defected to APC
Vanguard Newspaper earlier reported that 11 PDP senators have defected to APC.
The Senators that defected to the All progressives Congress (APC) party in a letter sent to the Senate President are.
1. Senator Bukola Saraki-Kwara Central
2. Senator Umaru Dahiru-Sokoto South
3. Senator Magnus Ngei Abe -Rivers South-East
4. Senator Wilson Asinobi Ake-Rivers West
5. Sen. Bindawa Muhammed Jibrilla-Adamawa North
6. Sen. Mohammed Danjuma Goje-Gombe central
7. Sen. Aisha Jummai Alhassan-Taraba North
8. Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume-Borno South
9. Senator Mohammed Shaba Lafiaji-Kwara North
10. Sen. Abdulahi Adamu-Nasarawa West
11. Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir-Sokoto East
The Senators that defected to the All progressives Congress (APC) party in a letter sent to the Senate President are.
1. Senator Bukola Saraki-Kwara Central
2. Senator Umaru Dahiru-Sokoto South
3. Senator Magnus Ngei Abe -Rivers South-East
4. Senator Wilson Asinobi Ake-Rivers West
5. Sen. Bindawa Muhammed Jibrilla-Adamawa North
6. Sen. Mohammed Danjuma Goje-Gombe central
7. Sen. Aisha Jummai Alhassan-Taraba North
8. Sen. Mohammed Ali Ndume-Borno South
9. Senator Mohammed Shaba Lafiaji-Kwara North
10. Sen. Abdulahi Adamu-Nasarawa West
11. Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir-Sokoto East
Rivers:No one has accused Amaechi of not working,,, says Peterside
BY GBENGA OKE
Hon. Dakuku
Peterside (APC, Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency, Rivers State)
is Chairman House Committee on Petroleum, Downstream. In this interview
with Vanguard, he spoke on the crisis rocking Rivers state, directive of
APC leaders on government shutdown and the need for state police among
others. Excerpts:
ON APC leaders’ directive to APC legislators to shut down government
The directive was given to stop the lawlessness in the country particularly in Rivers State. It is the right step in the right direction because this act of impunity must stop, it is not part of democratic culture. I fully support it and will join others to comply with the directive. The height of patriotism is to respect the law under which we are elected. If you don’t respect the law which is the foundation of a democratic society, then there is no basis for democracy itself. APC cannot appear to be helpless in the face of impunity.
On the crises ravaging Rivers State
The crises that have engulfed Rivers in recent times are condemnable and it should be condemned by all men of goodwill.
You need to understand the background to appreciate what the situation is. First, this Save Rivers Movement (SRM) is a non-governmental organisation.
Yes, police claimed they are sympathetic to APC, the group decided to convene a peaceful rally and notified the police seven days ahead but unfortunately on that day, police cordoned off the area when the people had gathered and started shooting tear gas at innocent and helpless citizens that are without arms.
At the end, Senator Magnus Abe was shot and several others were wounded. We must condemn that; the implication is that there is an affront on our constitutional drive, freedom of association, freedom of movement and freedom to carry out our legitimate political choices. This is an affront on those rights which are constitutionally guaranteed by the 1999 constitution, nothing in that constitution gave the police powers to deal with the public the way they so dealt with the group.
Nigerians must rise up to defend their rights, if they don’t, then these people will continue to trample on their rights especially the police. The police that are supposed to be the enforcer of our laws are now the principal law breaker, they are now the ones acting as if they are the laws to the land.
The second dimension is the fact that this has shown that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is intolerant of the opposition or alternative choices.
That again must be condemned because democracy is about people having choices, democracy is about the views of the majority while the minority must be able to express themselves as well.
The PDP controls the police and they are extremely intolerant of the opposition.
Finally, it is obvious that Rivers State has become a test case of what will likely happen in the days ahead especially the 2015 elections. The government at the centre is becoming more repressive, they are showing that they don’t respect the rules of engagement and if Nigerians do not stand up to defend their rights, then their votes will not count in the 2015 elections.
It is clear that the PDP will use the police to suppress Nigerians but I know that Nigerians are irrepressible, nobody can rig elections.
There are divergent views as to whether Sen Magnus Abe was actually shot or not. What do you have to say to that?
I was not actually on ground in Rivers as at the time of this development but I contacted a lot of people present when the development happened and they confirmed to me that police shot tear gas and rubber bullets and Senator Abe was rushed to Krisany Medical hospital in Port-Harcourt where he got immediate medical attention and I am told the hospital authorities said he should be flown to London to get better medical attention and I can confirm he is in London at present.
Given the nature of the Rivers crisis, do you support calls for state police?
I have been an unrepentant supporter of state police and I have my reason for it. I have said it severally that Nigeria is the only place in the world where unitary police exists.That is unfortunate and that explains the inefficiency and ineffectiveness in our policing. We need to understand that policing is by intelligence. Nobody can ignore the fact that intelligence is key and you can’t gather more intelligence than those people who are in that area, they know the individuals and their characters, they will know them better.
The secondary thing is the argument that it is subject to abuse, that again for me does not add up. Are you saying the current police controlled by the Federal Government is not subject to abuse? Anything that is not regulated is subject to abuse and that is why our position all along has been to put in place a regulative framework to check the police and policing institutions.
On the clash on interest between old and new members in the APC
APC in Rivers state is one big family that accommodates members of defunct new PDP, defunct CPC, ACN, ANPP and several other parties who believe in the progressive ideology, that human nature needs to make progress and we can’t make progress if we rise on pre conceived notion, our ideas must be dynamic.
Views of the majority
We can’t make progress if we are not driven by the people, we can’t make progress where the interest of the few will reign over the interest of the majority. We cannot make progress unless the views of the majority is accommodated. What has happened in Rivers State is everybody has a sense of accommodation and so I don’t foresee any crisis in Rivers APC.
Why didn’t some commissioners, advisers and staunch supporters of Governor Amaechi defect with him to APC?
We have different interest and motives for going into public service. Some are driven by sincere commitment to serve the people, others are driven by their personal interest. So all these factors determine the choices we make. The resignation we have had in Rivers, you need to look at the individuals who resigned and the reasons for their resignation, some may be well intended and some may be because they lack the moral courage to defend the good of their people.
There are different reasons why we have this resignations but none has said the government of Governor Rotimi Amaechi has not performed or his government is not working for the interest of Rivers people.
Nobody has said that. Some have said for personal reasons while some said they are not comfortable with APC, they prefer to stay back in PDP.
L-R
Chief Bisi Akande, Interim National chairman, APC; Governor Rotimi
Amaechi of Rivers State and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu former governor of Lagos
State/APC Leader all acknowledging cheers from supporters Tuesday at
the Rivers State Government house during a visit of the APC Leadership
to Rivers State. Photo: Nwankpa Chijioke
ON APC leaders’ directive to APC legislators to shut down government
The directive was given to stop the lawlessness in the country particularly in Rivers State. It is the right step in the right direction because this act of impunity must stop, it is not part of democratic culture. I fully support it and will join others to comply with the directive. The height of patriotism is to respect the law under which we are elected. If you don’t respect the law which is the foundation of a democratic society, then there is no basis for democracy itself. APC cannot appear to be helpless in the face of impunity.
On the crises ravaging Rivers State
The crises that have engulfed Rivers in recent times are condemnable and it should be condemned by all men of goodwill.
You need to understand the background to appreciate what the situation is. First, this Save Rivers Movement (SRM) is a non-governmental organisation.
Yes, police claimed they are sympathetic to APC, the group decided to convene a peaceful rally and notified the police seven days ahead but unfortunately on that day, police cordoned off the area when the people had gathered and started shooting tear gas at innocent and helpless citizens that are without arms.
At the end, Senator Magnus Abe was shot and several others were wounded. We must condemn that; the implication is that there is an affront on our constitutional drive, freedom of association, freedom of movement and freedom to carry out our legitimate political choices. This is an affront on those rights which are constitutionally guaranteed by the 1999 constitution, nothing in that constitution gave the police powers to deal with the public the way they so dealt with the group.
Nigerians must rise up to defend their rights, if they don’t, then these people will continue to trample on their rights especially the police. The police that are supposed to be the enforcer of our laws are now the principal law breaker, they are now the ones acting as if they are the laws to the land.
The second dimension is the fact that this has shown that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is intolerant of the opposition or alternative choices.
That again must be condemned because democracy is about people having choices, democracy is about the views of the majority while the minority must be able to express themselves as well.
The PDP controls the police and they are extremely intolerant of the opposition.
Finally, it is obvious that Rivers State has become a test case of what will likely happen in the days ahead especially the 2015 elections. The government at the centre is becoming more repressive, they are showing that they don’t respect the rules of engagement and if Nigerians do not stand up to defend their rights, then their votes will not count in the 2015 elections.
It is clear that the PDP will use the police to suppress Nigerians but I know that Nigerians are irrepressible, nobody can rig elections.
There are divergent views as to whether Sen Magnus Abe was actually shot or not. What do you have to say to that?
I was not actually on ground in Rivers as at the time of this development but I contacted a lot of people present when the development happened and they confirmed to me that police shot tear gas and rubber bullets and Senator Abe was rushed to Krisany Medical hospital in Port-Harcourt where he got immediate medical attention and I am told the hospital authorities said he should be flown to London to get better medical attention and I can confirm he is in London at present.
Given the nature of the Rivers crisis, do you support calls for state police?
I have been an unrepentant supporter of state police and I have my reason for it. I have said it severally that Nigeria is the only place in the world where unitary police exists.That is unfortunate and that explains the inefficiency and ineffectiveness in our policing. We need to understand that policing is by intelligence. Nobody can ignore the fact that intelligence is key and you can’t gather more intelligence than those people who are in that area, they know the individuals and their characters, they will know them better.
The secondary thing is the argument that it is subject to abuse, that again for me does not add up. Are you saying the current police controlled by the Federal Government is not subject to abuse? Anything that is not regulated is subject to abuse and that is why our position all along has been to put in place a regulative framework to check the police and policing institutions.
On the clash on interest between old and new members in the APC
APC in Rivers state is one big family that accommodates members of defunct new PDP, defunct CPC, ACN, ANPP and several other parties who believe in the progressive ideology, that human nature needs to make progress and we can’t make progress if we rise on pre conceived notion, our ideas must be dynamic.
Views of the majority
We can’t make progress if we are not driven by the people, we can’t make progress where the interest of the few will reign over the interest of the majority. We cannot make progress unless the views of the majority is accommodated. What has happened in Rivers State is everybody has a sense of accommodation and so I don’t foresee any crisis in Rivers APC.
Why didn’t some commissioners, advisers and staunch supporters of Governor Amaechi defect with him to APC?
We have different interest and motives for going into public service. Some are driven by sincere commitment to serve the people, others are driven by their personal interest. So all these factors determine the choices we make. The resignation we have had in Rivers, you need to look at the individuals who resigned and the reasons for their resignation, some may be well intended and some may be because they lack the moral courage to defend the good of their people.
There are different reasons why we have this resignations but none has said the government of Governor Rotimi Amaechi has not performed or his government is not working for the interest of Rivers people.
Nobody has said that. Some have said for personal reasons while some said they are not comfortable with APC, they prefer to stay back in PDP.
We knew Eagles lack penalty scoring skil... says Ghanian coach
Bloemfontein (South Africa) – ”We purposely stretched the match into penalty shootout because we knew that Nigeria did not know how to play penalty,” says Ghanian Coach, Maxwell Konadu.
Konadu made the statement at a post match interview on Wednesday after Black Stars defeated Super Eagles 4-1 on penalty to qualify for the final of the third African Nations Championships (CHAN) in South Africa.
Ghana will on Saturday at the final meet Libya which earlier defeated Zimbabwe 5-4 also on penalty shootout.
The full and extra times had ended goalless.
The two semi final matches were played on Wednesday at Free Town Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Konadu said that although the Eagles were better tactically, the team lacked penalty shootout scoring skill.
According to him, the Eagles would have scored within the 90 minutes time of the match but his boys matched them one on one to stretch the match to the penalty shootout.
The forcefully contested match was marred with several yellow cards and one red card against the Stars with many players on each side seriously injured.
The Eagles, however, failed to utilise the 11 players against 10 for about 70 minutes to score during the match.
Coach Stephen Keshi said that he was looking forward for the third place match on Saturday against Zimbabwe.
The third and the final matches will be played at Cape Township Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday. (NAN)
Konadu made the statement at a post match interview on Wednesday after Black Stars defeated Super Eagles 4-1 on penalty to qualify for the final of the third African Nations Championships (CHAN) in South Africa.
Ghana will on Saturday at the final meet Libya which earlier defeated Zimbabwe 5-4 also on penalty shootout.
The full and extra times had ended goalless.
The two semi final matches were played on Wednesday at Free Town Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Konadu said that although the Eagles were better tactically, the team lacked penalty shootout scoring skill.
According to him, the Eagles would have scored within the 90 minutes time of the match but his boys matched them one on one to stretch the match to the penalty shootout.
The forcefully contested match was marred with several yellow cards and one red card against the Stars with many players on each side seriously injured.
The Eagles, however, failed to utilise the 11 players against 10 for about 70 minutes to score during the match.
Coach Stephen Keshi said that he was looking forward for the third place match on Saturday against Zimbabwe.
The third and the final matches will be played at Cape Township Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday. (NAN)
Algeria won the 2014 men’s handball CAN !
Algeria’s national men’s handball team won the 21st edition of the African Nations Championship after defeating title holders Tunisia 25-21 (first half: 12-11) at a final game played Saturday evening in Algiers.
Both teams have qualified for the World Championship 2015 in Qatar alongside Egypt who finished third.
It is Algeria’s seventh handball CAN title after those of 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1996.The Algerian team has taken over from Tunisia, the former African champion, which has won a total of nine titles.
Egypt ranked third after it defeated Angola (31-24).The Africa Cup of Nations 2016 will take place in Egypt.
Both teams have qualified for the World Championship 2015 in Qatar alongside Egypt who finished third.
It is Algeria’s seventh handball CAN title after those of 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1996.The Algerian team has taken over from Tunisia, the former African champion, which has won a total of nine titles.
Egypt ranked third after it defeated Angola (31-24).The Africa Cup of Nations 2016 will take place in Egypt.
2015: North’s opposition to Jonathan’s 2nd term unfair
ABUJA—A
member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Professor
Jerry Gana, yesterday, described as unfair the mounting opposition from
the north against President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid in 2015.
- See more at:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/2015-norths-opposition-jonathans-2nd-term-unfair-jerry-gana/#sthash.FT23ty1a.dpuf
ABUJA—A
member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Professor
Jerry Gana, yesterday, described as unfair the mounting opposition from
the north against President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid in 2015.
- See more at:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/2015-norths-opposition-jonathans-2nd-term-unfair-jerry-gana/#sthash.FT23ty1a.dpuf
Youths on rampage over killing of hunter’s dog in Ilorin
Policeman injured, over 50 motorcycles burnt
BY DEMOLA AKINYEMI
ILORIN — The killing of a dog belonging to a hunter has caused a violent clash between two communities in Ilorin, the Kwara Stae capital, yesterday.
The development which prompted police’s intervention also led to a gun attack on a policeman who is receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
Over 50 motorcycles were destroyed in the fracas.
Vanguard reliably gathered that disagreement ensued between some residents of Abayawo area and hunters from Dada community in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state over a dog owned by a member of Dada community. The dog was reportedly killed by a car.
The said car is owned by a member of Abayawo, the rival community.
Residents of the area accused the police of burning over 50 motorcycles, raiding their houses, collected mobile phones and ate their soup.
Alhaji Baba Asileke, who spoke on behalf of Abayawo residents, accused the police of attacking residents who were not involved in the fracas. He urged the government to come to their aid.
“Our motorcycles were burnt and we don’t know why they resorted to attacking us when we were not the ones fighting. They entered our houses, collected phones belonging to our wives and even beat them up,” he said.
The ever-busy Abayawo-Okelele road was deserted when Vanguard visited the area. Scores of policemen were seen while no vehicular movement was allowed.
Pupils also rushed home while residents remained indoors.
Contacted, the state police spokesman, ASP Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the development, saying some arrests have been made.
BY DEMOLA AKINYEMI
ILORIN — The killing of a dog belonging to a hunter has caused a violent clash between two communities in Ilorin, the Kwara Stae capital, yesterday.
The development which prompted police’s intervention also led to a gun attack on a policeman who is receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
Over 50 motorcycles were destroyed in the fracas.
Vanguard reliably gathered that disagreement ensued between some residents of Abayawo area and hunters from Dada community in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state over a dog owned by a member of Dada community. The dog was reportedly killed by a car.
The said car is owned by a member of Abayawo, the rival community.
Residents of the area accused the police of burning over 50 motorcycles, raiding their houses, collected mobile phones and ate their soup.
Alhaji Baba Asileke, who spoke on behalf of Abayawo residents, accused the police of attacking residents who were not involved in the fracas. He urged the government to come to their aid.
“Our motorcycles were burnt and we don’t know why they resorted to attacking us when we were not the ones fighting. They entered our houses, collected phones belonging to our wives and even beat them up,” he said.
The ever-busy Abayawo-Okelele road was deserted when Vanguard visited the area. Scores of policemen were seen while no vehicular movement was allowed.
Pupils also rushed home while residents remained indoors.
Contacted, the state police spokesman, ASP Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the development, saying some arrests have been made.
US states consider old-fashioned executions
St Louis - With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new
questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death
penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome
past: firing squads, electrocutions and gas chambers.
Most states abandoned those execution methods more than a generation ago in a bid to make capital punishment more palatable to the public and to a judicial system worried about inflicting cruel and unusual punishments that violate the Constitution.
But to some elected officials, the drug shortages and recent legal challenges are beginning to make lethal injection seem too vulnerable to complications.
"This isn't an attempt to time-warp back into the 1850s or the wild, wild West or anything like that," said Missouri state Representative Rick Brattin, who this month proposed making firing squads an option for executions.
"It's just that I foresee a problem, and I'm trying to come up with a solution that will be the most humane yet most economical for our state."
Brattin, a Republican, said questions about the injection drugs are sure to end up in court, delaying executions and forcing states to examine alternatives.
It's not fair, he said, for relatives of murder victims to wait years, even decades, to see justice served while lawmakers and judges debate execution methods.
Like Brattin, a Wyoming lawmaker this month offered a bill allowing the firing squad. Missouri's attorney general and a state lawmaker have raised the notion of rebuilding the state's gas chamber. And a Virginia lawmaker wants to make electrocution an option if lethal-injection drugs aren't available.
If adopted, those measures could return states to the more harrowing imagery of previous decades, when inmates were hanged, electrocuted or shot to death by marksmen.
States began moving to lethal injection in the 1980s in the belief that powerful sedatives and heart-stopping drugs would replace the violent spectacles with a more clinical affair while limiting, if not eliminating, an inmate's pain.
The total number of US executions has declined in recent years - from a peak of 98 in 1999 to 39 last year. Some states have turned away from the death penalty entirely.
Many have cases tied up in court. And those that carry on with executions find them increasingly difficult to conduct because of the scarcity of drugs and doubts about how well they work.
In recent years, European drug makers have stopped selling the lethal chemicals to prisons because they do not want their products used to kill.
Most states abandoned those execution methods more than a generation ago in a bid to make capital punishment more palatable to the public and to a judicial system worried about inflicting cruel and unusual punishments that violate the Constitution.
But to some elected officials, the drug shortages and recent legal challenges are beginning to make lethal injection seem too vulnerable to complications.
"This isn't an attempt to time-warp back into the 1850s or the wild, wild West or anything like that," said Missouri state Representative Rick Brattin, who this month proposed making firing squads an option for executions.
"It's just that I foresee a problem, and I'm trying to come up with a solution that will be the most humane yet most economical for our state."
Brattin, a Republican, said questions about the injection drugs are sure to end up in court, delaying executions and forcing states to examine alternatives.
It's not fair, he said, for relatives of murder victims to wait years, even decades, to see justice served while lawmakers and judges debate execution methods.
Like Brattin, a Wyoming lawmaker this month offered a bill allowing the firing squad. Missouri's attorney general and a state lawmaker have raised the notion of rebuilding the state's gas chamber. And a Virginia lawmaker wants to make electrocution an option if lethal-injection drugs aren't available.
If adopted, those measures could return states to the more harrowing imagery of previous decades, when inmates were hanged, electrocuted or shot to death by marksmen.
States began moving to lethal injection in the 1980s in the belief that powerful sedatives and heart-stopping drugs would replace the violent spectacles with a more clinical affair while limiting, if not eliminating, an inmate's pain.
The total number of US executions has declined in recent years - from a peak of 98 in 1999 to 39 last year. Some states have turned away from the death penalty entirely.
Many have cases tied up in court. And those that carry on with executions find them increasingly difficult to conduct because of the scarcity of drugs and doubts about how well they work.
In recent years, European drug makers have stopped selling the lethal chemicals to prisons because they do not want their products used to kill.
- AP
Senators accuse Okonjo-Iweala of imposing W’Bank/IMF policies
The debate on the 2014 Appropriation
bill entered the second day in the Senate on Wednesday with some
Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress senators
describing the document as anti-people.
They chided the Minister of Finance,
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the way the bill was packaged and therefore
called for its review.
But others like Senators Odion Ugbesia
and Ayogu Eze argued that the bill was merely only a working
document, which could be subjected to alterations in the interest of the
masses.
Among the senators that picked holes
in the Appropriation bill were Smart Adeyemi, Abdul Ningi, Olusola
Adeyeye, Ganiyu Solomon, Kabiru Gaya and Gbenga Ashafa.
Adeyemi and Ningi,who lamented the high
recurrent expenditure as contained in the budget and the continued
depletion of the foreign reserves, accused Okonjo-Iweala of imposing
economic policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
on Nigeria.
Adeyemi said, “Okonjo-Iweala should be
told in clear terms that the economic policies of the IMF and the World
Bank cannot work in Nigeria.
“The policy must be reviewed. The IMF
and World Bank policies cannot work 100 per cent in Nigeria. We don’t
need IMF recommendations.
“What we need is what will impact on the
lives of Nigerians. We need to work on budget management and
concentrate on key areas such as power and other sectors of the
economy.”
When he took the floor, Ningi also
cautioned against Nigeria depending on the policies of the IMF, the
World Bank and other advanced economies of the world.
He suggested that Nigeria should
evolve an indigenous economic policy that would impact positively on
the economy and the citizenry.
The senator said there was the need for
the nation’s economic manager to note that while western economies were
collapsing, the ‘homegrown economies of India and China were waxing
stronger.
In his contribution, Adeyeye accused
the Finance minister of confusing Nigerians with ‘foreign economic
jargon’, which he called ‘Okonjonomics’.
He said that ‘Okonjonomics’ had no positive impact on “our domestic economy and lives of Nigerians.”
Solomon also advised the Executive arm of government to change any of its policies that had not been yielding results.
He said, “We should increase the ratio of capital expenditure to recurrent”.
Gaya and Ashafa lamented that the 76 per
cent recurrent expenditure and 24 per cent capital components of the
budget were lopsided, and therefore far from meeting the needs and
aspirations of the people.
Gaya noted that the distribution of the allocations in the budget was worrisome and unacceptable.
He said, “The Federal Government budget
is the reverse of the Rivers State budget. I wish the budget will be 74
per cent capital and 26 per cent recurrent.”
Ashafa pointed out that capital expenditure in the last three years had witnessed downward swing.
While presenting a statistical analysis
of capital votes in the last three years, Ashafa said, “the capital
allocation for 2012 was 31per cent; in 2013, it came down to 23.7 per
cent while in 2014, it is 23.4 per cent.”
He observed that the 2014 budget estimates negated the requirements of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
The lawmaker described the document as an illegality and called for its return to the Executive.
Section 18(2) of the Fiscal
Responsibility Act, he argued, stipulated that sectoral distribution of
the budget should be attached to the Medium Term Expenditure Framework
document.
He accused Okonjo – Iweala of deliberately making it so.
The senator further argued that since
there was not enough money for capital projects , it was impossible
for the economy to witness the kind of growth that would engender
employment creation.
Senator Bukola Saraki, while expressing
his views on the budget, lamented that the 2013 Appropriation Act was
abysmally implemented.
He insisted that the Executive should be
made to account for last year’s budget before the Senate could go into
the 2014 estimates.
But in his contribution, Ugbesia
said, “This budget proposal may not be the best and cannot satisfy
everybody but it can be seen as a working paper that will guide towards
a budget that will satisfy everybody.
“It could be used to find some solutions
to our problems. My worry is the concept of envelope that comes with it
annually. To me, it is an impediment.
“We should use the opportunity of this
budget process to redefine the role of Executive and Legislature as it
relates to designs and implementation of budgets.”
Eze also did not see anything wrong
with the document. Noting that the budget was well designed to
generate employment, he pointed out that the problem with budget in
Nigeria was never its content but its implementation.
But Senator Ita Enang shifted the blame for budget failures from the Executive to the National Assembly.
Before the commencement of the debate,
the President of the Senate, David Mark, appealed to his colleagues to
make their contributions from a nationalistic standpoint, and not from
party leanings.
“Let us look at this budget from a national perspective, rather than a political party perspective,” he said.
Meanwhile, the caucus of the APC in
the House of Representatives has restated its readiness to comply
with the party’s directive to its members to block the passage of
the 2014 budget.
It said that it would not support a
budget of N4.6tn that would merely promote the “corruption” in
governance encouraged by the ruling PDP.
The caucus, which addressed newsmen at
the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, explained that it would
achieve its plan by working with “the progressive” members of the PDP.
The Minority Leader of the House, Mr.
Femi Gbajabiamila, who spoke for the caucus, added that there was no
point passing a budget that would not improve the welfare of Nigerians.
He dismissed the speculation that the
APC could fail because its numerical strength (172) was not enough to
defeat the current working alliance between the PDP, Labour Party, Acord
Party and the All Progressives Grand Alliance members in the House.
Gbajabiamila recalled that before now,
many Exedutive bills presented to the House by the Majority Leader, Mrs.
Mulikat Adeola-Akande, had not succeeded because the APC and
progressive PDP members opposed them.
He said, “The kick against such bills
came from mostly APC members and progressive members within the rank and
file of the PDP.
“So, the directive (of the APC
leadership) was really nothing new. What it did was to put a government
determined to bring our democracy down on notice that it was no longer
going to be business as usual.”
On the budget specifically, he said,
“We will not support a budget that does nothing for the people we
represent; we will not rubber-stamp a budget that seeks to borrow more
money at ridiculous rates and further impoverish the country and its
people.”
However, to address the fears of
Nigerians that salaries of workers are tied to the budget, Gbajabiamila
said the caucus was considering the possibility of discussing with
progressive PDP lawmakers to isolate the recurrent component of the
budget and pass it.
“We will hope that our progressive
colleagues will agree to an ingenious and creative idea like we did
through the doctrine of necessity to isolate the recurrent expenditure
and perhaps for the first time pass a recurrent budget only”, he added.
The APC caucus described as “bemusing”, the alliance between PDP, APGA, AP and LP, calling on them to merge with the PDP.
He said doing so would enable Nigerians to choose between two political parties during the 2015 polls.
However, APGA reacted to the APC’s stance on Wednesday, saying that it would not oppose the passage of the budget.
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Kwara to introduce baseball in schools -Official
The Kwara Coordinator for
Baseball, Jide Abidoye, on Thursday said the game would soon be
introduced in schools in the state to popularise it.
Abidoye disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin.
The former national Team Manager, identified sponsorship as one of the factors constraining the development of the game in Nigeria.
He appealed to individuals, corporate bodies and government at all levels to contribute to the development of baseball from the grassroots by sponsoring clinics for interested children.
Abidoye said that the only way to make the sport popular was to take it to the grassroots with the aim of discovering talents in their infancy.
While enumerating their plans for 2014, Abidoye said that election into the National Association had been fixed for November with the state governor participating.
The coordinator said the state would host the National U-14 championship in the first week of November.
He said that there would also be the U-12, U-13 and U-15 Little League and Baseball competition.
He described Kwara as the home of baseball in Nigeria, saying that if the federation’s programmes received necessary support; the state would gain its ground in the sport.
Abidoye disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin.
The former national Team Manager, identified sponsorship as one of the factors constraining the development of the game in Nigeria.
He appealed to individuals, corporate bodies and government at all levels to contribute to the development of baseball from the grassroots by sponsoring clinics for interested children.
Abidoye said that the only way to make the sport popular was to take it to the grassroots with the aim of discovering talents in their infancy.
While enumerating their plans for 2014, Abidoye said that election into the National Association had been fixed for November with the state governor participating.
The coordinator said the state would host the National U-14 championship in the first week of November.
He said that there would also be the U-12, U-13 and U-15 Little League and Baseball competition.
He described Kwara as the home of baseball in Nigeria, saying that if the federation’s programmes received necessary support; the state would gain its ground in the sport.
41 die in 313 Borno road accidents -FRSC
The Federal Road Safety
Commission in Borno, on Thursday, said 41 people died in 313 road
accidents from January to December 2013 in the state.
The corps Commandant in the state, Mr Abbah Bazza, made the disclosure at the inauguration and swearing of NURTW executive members of the Borno Heavy Trucks Central Branch in Maiduguri.
Bazza said 182 people sustained severe injuries, while 90 persons were unhurt.
He added that the FRSC had in the last 90 days arrested 813 persons for various road offences.
The commandant noted that 6,312 people had so far obtained new driver’s licence, while 2,791 obtained the new number plate.
He urged the National Union of Road Transport Workers to sensitise its members on dangers of over-speeding and driving a vehicle with bad tyres.
He advised motorists to attend the corps’ driving school every last Saturday of the month free of charge.
Alhaji Bello Muhammad, the Chairman, Borno NURTW, said the heavy trucks inaugurated by the NURTW was to facilitate the movement of goods between Borno and other African countries.
Muhammad said the union would soon inaugurate the Borno Township Motorist Union to check every vehicle coming into Borno.
According to him, the aim is to safeguard people against attacks by members of the Boko Harram.
He attributed most accidents to bad roads and urged all tiers of government to rehabilitate the roads.
The corps Commandant in the state, Mr Abbah Bazza, made the disclosure at the inauguration and swearing of NURTW executive members of the Borno Heavy Trucks Central Branch in Maiduguri.
Bazza said 182 people sustained severe injuries, while 90 persons were unhurt.
He added that the FRSC had in the last 90 days arrested 813 persons for various road offences.
The commandant noted that 6,312 people had so far obtained new driver’s licence, while 2,791 obtained the new number plate.
He urged the National Union of Road Transport Workers to sensitise its members on dangers of over-speeding and driving a vehicle with bad tyres.
He advised motorists to attend the corps’ driving school every last Saturday of the month free of charge.
Alhaji Bello Muhammad, the Chairman, Borno NURTW, said the heavy trucks inaugurated by the NURTW was to facilitate the movement of goods between Borno and other African countries.
Muhammad said the union would soon inaugurate the Borno Township Motorist Union to check every vehicle coming into Borno.
According to him, the aim is to safeguard people against attacks by members of the Boko Harram.
He attributed most accidents to bad roads and urged all tiers of government to rehabilitate the roads.
Nikon Nigeria photo contest winner and new Valentine photo contest
Nikon Nigeria photo contest winner and new Valentine photo contest
With
over 1,200 photos received from November 13 to Dec. 31, 2013, Nikon
has finally selected the photo that stood out at the “I am Nigeria”
photo contest on Nikon Africa Facebook page.
Oluwapelumi blogs regularly at Urbane Hanger (www.urbanehanger.com),
where he posts photos of his experiences through fashion and art. As
the winner of this contest, he will receive a brand new Nikon Coolpix
S3400 camera.
He willingly posed for our cameras when he claimed his prize. Here are the photos from the shoot (Taken with a Nikon D7000 and Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G Lens).
In conjunction with the “I am Nikon Nigeria” campaign, get to know Nikon more with this spanking new commercial filmed in Nigeria.
Nikon is exclusively distributed and marketed in Nigeria by New Creation Worldwide Link Nigeria Ltd. You may visit the showroom at 22 Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria or call these numbers 08053799252 / 07088888808 for sales or dealership inquiries
11 senators decamp to APC
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut down seven companies for failing to remit about N58.8 million personal income taxes of workers to government.
Mrs Folasade Coker-Afolayan, Head of the Distrain Unit of the LIRS, announced this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
Coker-Afolayan, who led the enforcement team, said that the companies were sealed on Wednesday during a state-wide tax enforcement drive.
She said that the affected companies’ tax liabilities covered between one and four years.
According to her, the enforcement will continue until companies and workers imbibed the culture of voluntary tax compliance.
“Tax evasion is a crime and it is a serious crime to evade tax for so many years.
“Tax payment is also a civic responsibility for everyone because that is the only way government can provide the necessary infrastructure for the citizens and also improve their standard of living,” she said.
Coker-Afolayan also urged companies to remit the personal income tax of their workers promptly to avoid closure of their business premises.
She said that LIRS usually followed due process by notifying companies severally before shutting down defaulting ones.
She also said that a notice of intent had been sent to the affected companies in accordance with the Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) amendment 2011.
“As to whether they received the notices or not, that is purely an internal matter of the companies,’’ she said.
Coker-Afolayan advised companies operating in the state to remit their taxes promptly and not to wait until government enforced the tax laws.
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KINGDOM ANIMALIA: Comparison LION and TIGER
Comparison chart
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
KINGDOM ANIMALIA Fun Facts: PENGUINS, LIONS AND TIGERS
FACTS ABOUT PENGUIN
- Penguins are birds but they can not fly.However ,they are very skillful swimmers.It is the only bird which can not fly but can swim!
- Penguins don't have wings,they have flippers.
- Penguins are also the only birds that walk upright.
- The largest living species is the Emperor Penguin- on average adults are about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) tall or more.
- Do you know that the fastest swimming bird in the world is Gentoo Penguin!
- Penguins such as the Chinstrap,Emperor and Adelie can proceed very rapidly by tobogganing on their bellies while using their wings and feet for propulsion .
- The King Penguin is the second largest species of penguin.
- Antarctica's Emperor penguins can survive cold weather better than any other animal.They huddle together for warmth in large colonies ,this reduces their heat loss by 50%
- Penguins are adapted to survive in the extreme climate in many ways.Penguins' fluffy down feathers are packed close together .They trap warm air and keep them warm.Also their feathers have oily tips which keep the seawater out. Their nasal chambers in the beak recover heat that would be given out during breathing.
- The smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin also known as the Fairy Penguin.
- The yellow-eyed penguin is believed to be the rarest penguin species, with only approximately 5,000 birds surviving , though population numbers fluctuate.
- Winter arrives in Antarctica in March. Nearly all creatures leave except for the Emperor Penguin, the only animal that spends the winter on Antarctica's open ice.
- Penguins are warm-blooded birds as humans but still lay eggs.
- Interestingly, male Penguin takes care of the chick. To keep eggs warm away from cold they balance their egg on feet and cover them with their belly flap.Places where penguins lay their eggs and raise their babies are called rookeries.
- After laying the egg, female Penguin leaves for about 65 days for feeding towards open seas, males stand, for about 65 days, through icy temperatures, cruel winds, and blinding storms. And they eat nothing that whole time.
- After females return, the males eagerly leave for their own fishing session at sea, and the mothers take over care of the chicks for a while.
- There are about 17-20 different species of penguin and around 100 million penguins are there in the world.
- Penguins seem to have no special fear of humans. This is probably because penguins have no land predators in Antarctica.
- Typically, penguins do not approach closer than about 3 meters (10 ft) at which point they become nervous. This is also the distance that Antarctic tourists are told to keep from penguins.
- Another interesting thing about them is if they lose a chick they steal from other mother.
- Penguins can walk faster than humans even when they seem to waddle while walking.
- Penguins know Yoga ! They can hold their breath for 20 minutes under water and can leap in water while swimming.
- Penguins love to store stones that help them to float in water.
- It is really funny to know that penguins steal stones from each other & there are sometimes fight among them for this.
- Penguins can’t fly ,but their powerful flippers and streamlined bodies make them very good swimmers. They are the fastest swimming and deepest diving species of any birds.
- Penguins’ eyes work better underwater than they do in the air, giving them good eyesight to spot prey while hunting, even in cloudy, dark or murky water.
- Emperor penguins and king penguins do not make any sort of nests.
KINGDOM ANIMALIA: LION vs TIGER
Lion vs Tiger
Lions and tigers are among the most ferocious animals but there are important differences between them. They are both among the four big cats (the other two being jaguar and leopard) and are apex predators, i.e. they have no predators of their own and reside at the top of their food chain.
Lions typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest. Lions are unusually social compared to other cats. The male lion is highly distinctive and is easily recognized by its mane. The lion, particularly the face of the male, is one of the most widely recognized animal symbols in human culture. It has been extensively depicted in literature, in sculptures, in paintings, on national flags, and in films.
Native to the mainland of Asia, the tiger is the largest feline species in the world. The Bengal Tiger is the most common subspecies of tiger, constituting approximately 80% of the entire tiger population, and is found in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Nepal. It is the national animal of India. An endangered species, the majority of the world's tigers now live in captivity.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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Lions typically inhabit savanna and grassland, although they may take to bush and forest. Lions are unusually social compared to other cats. The male lion is highly distinctive and is easily recognized by its mane. The lion, particularly the face of the male, is one of the most widely recognized animal symbols in human culture. It has been extensively depicted in literature, in sculptures, in paintings, on national flags, and in films.
Native to the mainland of Asia, the tiger is the largest feline species in the world. The Bengal Tiger is the most common subspecies of tiger, constituting approximately 80% of the entire tiger population, and is found in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Nepal. It is the national animal of India. An endangered species, the majority of the world's tigers now live in captivity.
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| Premier League - Chelsea - West Ham | 29/01/2014 20:45:00 | 1X2 | 1 | 1.16 | |
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| Premiership - Celtic - Kilmarnock Fc | 29/01/2014 20:45:00 | 1X2 | 1 | 1.15 | |
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| Copa del Rey - Barcelona - Levante | 29/01/2014 22:00:00 | 1X2 | 1 | 1.06 | |
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| Copa del Rey - Atl. Bilbao - Atl. Madrid | 29/01/2014 20:00:00 | 1X2 | 2 | 2.28 | |
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| Ligue 1 - Marseille - Valenciennes | 29/01/2014 19:00:00 | 1X2 | 1 | 1.52 | |
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| Türkiye Kupasi - Tokatspor - Antalyaspor | 29/01/2014 12:30:00 | 1X2 | 2 | 1.51 | |
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| Türkiye Kupasi - Galatasaray - S. B. Elazigspor | 29/01/2014 19:00:00 | 1X2 | 1 | 1.23 | |
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| Greece Cup - Olympiakos - Atromitos Athens | 29/01/2014 19:00:00 | 1X2 | 1 | 1.25 | |
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| Carioca, Serie A - Friburguense - Flamengo | 29/01/2014 20:00:00 | 1X2 | 2 | 1.64 | |
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| Greece Cup - Panathinaikos Athen - As Olympiakos Volou 1937 | 29/01/2014 17:00:00 | 1X2 | 1 | 1.22 | |
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MFM Fires 50 Pastors For Stealing Church Money
INFOVARSITYNG just got the news that the popular church ministry called, Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) church has just sack 50 Pastors for stealing church money.
As the story goes, one Dr. Jeremiah Ajibola, who is the Assistant Regional Overseer (ARO) of the CAASO Regional Headquarters was said to have been queried from the headquarters over the decline in revenue coming from the CAASO region to the headquarters.
Following this, an accountant was sent from the headquarters to CAASO region to assist in the shoring up of their revenue and maintaining adequate financial propriety.
The figures NFC got from our sources are as follows:
APRIL – An increment of N100,000
MAY – Over N800,000
JULY – Above N650,000
Pastor Daniel Olukoya Of MFM Bans Female Members From Wearing Trousers!
Female members of Mountain of Fire Ministries (MFM) have been banned
from wearing trousers. In different televised live broadcasts, General
Overseer of MFM, Pastor Daniel Olukoya warned “females wearing trousers
and not covering their heads to this church is not allowed. If you
cannot abide by this rule please locate to another parish where such can
be condoned”.
Olukoya warned that the church will no longer tolerate any lady that does not cover her hair or who wears trousers into any of the branches of the church henceforth.
Dr. Olukoya expressed disgust over the increase of ladies wearing trousers to church and warned that the church will no longer allow any lady wearing trousers to join the congregation and those who refuse to cover their heads, adding that they have the choice of obeying the order or moving to other churches where they can do so.
The MFM head also expressed outright dismay at the rate at which young ladies and even the married ones are disrespecting church’s rule concerning the mode of dressing, hence the need to correct the abnormality.
The respected man of God has also directed all regional overseers and assembly pastors to enforce the rules.
Olukoya warned that the church will no longer tolerate any lady that does not cover her hair or who wears trousers into any of the branches of the church henceforth.
Dr. Olukoya expressed disgust over the increase of ladies wearing trousers to church and warned that the church will no longer allow any lady wearing trousers to join the congregation and those who refuse to cover their heads, adding that they have the choice of obeying the order or moving to other churches where they can do so.
The MFM head also expressed outright dismay at the rate at which young ladies and even the married ones are disrespecting church’s rule concerning the mode of dressing, hence the need to correct the abnormality.
The respected man of God has also directed all regional overseers and assembly pastors to enforce the rules.
THE BEAUTIFUL WIFE OF PROPHET T.B. JOSHUA Story by Mufutau Omolewa
Evelyn is adorable wife of the General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of all Nations. The beautiful wife is also a minister at the Synagogue Church. She is said to be a woman who is the next most powerful force behind the popular pastor, T.B Joshua, a workaholic and a wonderful counselor who complements her husband. Evelyn, in an interview, said she counts herself very lucky among women to have T.B Joshua as a husband.
No one knew about the existence of this beautiful wife of controversial pastor until she was revealed and interviewed some few years ago. Many people wondered who the better-half of the bearded pastor was not until she came out in the open. She is beautiful no doubt but the things of the world do not attract her so much that she just loves being moderate with the way she puts her clothes together. There is no gain saying that the husband is one of the richest in the evangelism world but that does not translate her into being ostentatious
Hot!!!! OBTAIN THE FORM TO SCHOOL OF NURSING, ONDO STATE
The Ondo state portal had made provision for students having the zeal of becoming a nurse. Kudos to the Dr. Olusegun Rahman Mimiko for making this available for the lots of Nigerians home and abroad.To apply to the School Of Nursing, Visit: http://www.ondostate.gov.ng/nursing/
List of governors who had ruled ondo state since its creation till date
List of governors who had ruled ondo state since its creation till date
| SN | NAME | PERIOD OF TENURE | ||||
| 1 | Wing Commander Ita David Ikpeme | 03/02/76 - 23/07/78 | ||||
| 2 | Brigadier Sunny Esijolomi Tuoyo | 24/07/78 - 30/09/79 | ||||
| 3 | Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin | 01/10/79 - 30/12/83 | ||||
| 4 | Commodore Michael Bamidele Otiko (FSS, PSC, mni) | 05/01/84 - 27/08/85 | ||||
| 5 | Capt. Okhai Mike Akhigbe (NN) (FSS, PSC) | 02/09/85 - 25/08/86 | ||||
| 6 | Col. Ekundayo Babakayode Opaleye (FSS,PSC mni) | 26/08/86 - 16/12/87 | ||||
| 7 | Navy Capt. Olabode Ibiyinka George (FSS, PSC) | 17/12/87 - 02/09/90 | ||||
| 8 | Navy Capt. Sunday Abiodun Olukoya (FSS, PSC) | 03/09/90 - 02/01/92 | ||||
| 9 | Evang. Bamidele Isola Olumilua | 02/01/92 - 18/11/93 | ||||
| 10 | Lt. Col. Lucky Mike Torey (FSS, PSC ) | 09/12/93 - 18/09/94 | ||||
| 11 | Col. Ahmed Usman (FSS, PSC, MSS) | 18/09/94 - 21/08/96 | ||||
| 12 | Navy Comm. Anthony Ibe Onyearugbulem (FSS, PSC+) | 22/08/96 - 10/08/98 | ||||
| 13 | Col. Moses O. Fasanya (FSS, PSC, MSS,) | 11/08/98 - 29/05/99 | ||||
| 14 | Chief Adebayo Adefarati | 29/05/99 - 29/05/03 | ||||
| 15 | Dr. Olusegun Agagu | 29/05/03 - 23/02/09 | ||||
| 16 | Dr. Olusegun Mimiko | 24/02/09 - to date |
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