Stephen Ladoye's Blog

18 March 2014

Dr. Willie Obiano sworn-in as Anambra state Governor

Dr. Willie Obiano who won the gubernatorial election in Anambra state in November 2013 was this afternoon sworn in as Governor at the state at the Alex Ekweume Square in Akwa.

The inaugural session was witnessed by the outgoing Governor, Peter Obi, important dignitaries such as Senator Ben Obi, Special Adviser to the President on Inter-party Affairs, who said that Obi will soon join the Federal Executive Council, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, National Chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, Senator Maggery Okadigbo, former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen Azubuike Ihejirika, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu among other dignitaries as well as the People of Anambra state.

Durex ditches hand helds to hold hands this earth hour

Global leader and number one sexual wellbeing brand worldwide, Durex, will be celebrating Earth Hour this March by encouraging people to take the opportunity to reconnect with each other whilst the lights are out. Although the wonders of technology help to bring people together, is it a key factor in also keeping them apart?

With today’s couples interacting withtheir devicesmore than each other,are gadgets and gizmos getting in the way of intimacy and the main reason behind the fact that people are having 20% less sex than in 2000? Continue.

President Jonathan this morning summoned the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Parradang, to explain last Saturday's unfortunate incident at the poorly organized NIS recruitment exercise where over ten people died during stampedes at various test centres.

The two ministers both arrived at the office of the Chief of Staff where they spent sometime before being invited into the President's office where they spent about 30mins. Both men declined to speak to reporters about their discussion with the President when they came out. Hopefully, someone will explain to us why the government would ask jobless youths to pay N1,000 to write employment test.

12 die while using local boat to cross to 6th Avenue Estate in Festac

Last week Tuesday March 11th, Twelve people unfortunately lost their lives while trying to cross a canal with a local boat to 6th Avenue Estate in Festac, which they say is the shortest (not the only) route to the estate. There was a 'Kpako' bridge there but when it got bad about 2 years ago, the local government didn't bother building another one, so commuters were forced to start using boats to cross the canal which usually takes less than four minutes and they pay N10 to cross.

Unfortunately that day the boat, with about 13 people on-board, capsized around 7pm and it took about two hours for rescuers to recover the bodies from the canal. 1 survived. The local government chairman came with an ambulance to convey the deceased to the morgue.

Today, some residents of the area took to the streets to protest the deaths as angry relatives and neighbours say the deceased have been abandoned in the morgue without care and that the govt has refused to allow relatives claim their loved ones. They are also asking for a new bridge to be built to avoid further deaths.

China gives clean chit to its nationals on Malaysian plane

KUALA LUMPUR: China´s state news agency says background checks on all its nationals on board the missing Malaysian jetliner have uncovered no links to terrorism. Xinhua said the Chinese ambassador to Malaysia made the statement Tuesday to media in Kuala Lumpur. There has been some speculation that Uighur separatists in far western Xinjiang province might have been involved with the flight´s disappearance. The statement will lessen that speculation. Xinhua also reported that Chinese authorities have begun searching for the plane on Chinese territory. There were 154 Chinese among the 227 passengers aboard on Flight 370, which went missing March 8 on its way to Beijing.

Gravity waves and the Big Bang theory

MYFOXNY.COM - "Can we figure out how the universe began and where it all came from?"
It might be an ordinary question, but the man asking it -- Alan Guth -- is considered extraordinary in the world of science. He has devoted his life to its answer, trying to figure out exactly how our universe began.
35 years after Guth first posed the question, the Highland Park, N.J., native and MIT professor just got some serious validation for his theory.
"There was no way of knowing if these B-modes that were found were capable of being found at all," he said.

US St Patrick’s Day gay bans slammed

THE head of Sydney’s St Patrick’s Day parade has hit out at his counterparts in the US, who have banned gay groups from attending similar parades, saying they should be brought “dragging and screaming” into the 21st century. Meanwhile, organisers have confirmed that the Sydney parade will welcome its first-ever gay group at this Sunday’s event.

In the US, St Patrick’s Day is mired in controversy after parades in many cities refused to allow gay people to take part if they made reference to their sexuality during marches.

The most high-profile tussle is taking place in Boston where a group of LGBTI military veterans applied to march in the parade. Continue.

AN extremely rare case of HIV infection between two women has been reported in the USA.
In its weekly morbidity and morality report, released late last week, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) said that it was highly likely a 46-year-old Texan woman had contracted the virus from her female partner.
During 2012, the woman engaged in a six-month long relationship with another woman infected with HIV who had ceased to take antiretroviral drugs two years earlier.
The CDC said pinpointing female-to-female HIV transmission was difficult due to other risk factors, such as sharing needles or heterosexual sex, being present in most cases.
However, in this case, these other risk factors were not reported. For instance, the relationship between the women was monogamous and the newly infected woman had not had heterosexual sex for over a decade. Continue.

American Oil Major, Chevron and its partners have donated a chest clinic to the general hospital in Kwali area council of the FCT in furtherance to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Inaugurating the facility, the Minister of State for the FCT, Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide said the facility would go a long way to support government’s effort in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by improving on medicare to the people.
The minister who made reference to information provided by health professionals that one active tuberculosis case in a community could in a year affect 12 people and the cases had been found to be resistant to common drugs said with the clinic in place, government could continually address the spread of the disease. Continue.

Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, has reacted to the craziness that happened yesterday during the Immigration Service Test which took place across stadiums in Nigeria. The number of people that died during the recruitment exercise has increased from 6 to about 9. The deaths occurred in Abuja, Lagos and Minna but instead of commiserating with families who lost loved ones, Mr Moro said they died as a result of their impatience...

“The applicants lost their lives due to impatience; they did not follow the laid down procedures spelt out to them before the exercise. Many of them jumped through the fences of affected centres and did not conduct themselves in an orderly manner to make the exercise a smooth one. This caused stampede and made the environment unsecured.”

He also contradicted the number of applicants that participated in the employment test. The initial number we got was 2.3million, but the minister says that only 520,000 participated and only 4,556 would be recruited. 520,000 x1,000 =?

Introducing: Nigeria's First Ever Intimacy Fun Fair

This His & Hers sex and fun fair is aimed at exploring the world of sexual intimacy in your relationships and allows a safe space to look at what love, sex and intimacy mean to you. The fair features sales of a range of products and services for everyone who has an interest in spicing up their intimate relationships, whether they are currently in one or not. There is also the chance to mingle and maybe meet someone special by getting involved in any of the games and attractions we have planned. Other attractions also include exotic dancers, music and talks. Continue.

A female banker identified as Amina Magaji, who works with one of the old generation banks has reportedly defrauded the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, to the tune of N17million.

The Emir reportedly opened the account with the said bank in 1967 but left it dormant over the years and the amount in the account grew to N46million. Amina who is highly placed in the bank got tempted and deceptively requested for a cheque book, claiming it was for the emir. She started operating the account and withdraw monies from the account to the tune of N17million.

Her immediate boss eventually noticed the difference in the signature of the Emir they have in their file and that of the signature on a cheque Amina presented and alerted the authorities.

Amina who is said to be married to a top staff of a broadcast organisation is currently in the custody of the EFCC alongside 12 colleagues who have been identified as accomplices. The bank has however raised the 17million from the accounts of Amina and her other accomplice and returned to the Emirs account.

Dear men, would you be caught dead wearing meggings? :-)

Two British designers have launched a range of male leggings called meggings which they hope will enable men to 'both look great and feel comfortable' in leggings. The meggings come in an array of colorful designs such as rainbow-coloured diamonds and hot pink and even come complete with back pockets and its sold for just £25 - about N6,500 "Meggings are the natural evolution from the skinny jean and the once widespread baggy jean. Everyone knows leggings are an incredibly comfortable and stylish garment - why should women have all the fun?" the designers said Ladies, would you let your man wear women's clothes and follow you around? Lol.

95 per cent of people want WHAT? The ridiculous Crimea poll that defies statistical logic

As votes are counted in Crimea’s referendum for independence, an astonishing 95 per cent of voters in the deeply divided region have sided with the Russians.
Seasoned observers of the region are scratching their heads over the phenomenally one-sided result. Meanwhile those who deal in raw statistics are equally flummoxed.
John Croucher is Professor of Statistics at Macquarie Graduate School of Management in Sydney. He is absolutely not an expert in Eastern European politics, but he is a neutral voice who can say whether a figure of 95 per cent is statistically likely in any referendum about anything – let alone a referendum as hotly debated as this.

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Current Job Openings, March 2014

fStandard Chartered Bank Nigeria - We attract talented individuals. Not only can they give you the benefit of their experience, they also reveal a closer, more personal look at the wide range of global opportunities we offer.
At the core of the Group's people strategy is our focus on employee engagement. Engagement is a key driver of productivity and performance, which creates the foundation of our performance culture. We encourage and focus on the behaviours that bring out the very best from every employee, assessing their performance not just on results but on how those results were achieved. To further embed these behaviours we have a remuneration programme in place, carefully designed to incentivise our employees to live our values every day. Continue.

A contentious draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married and would require wives to submit to sex on their husband's whim.

The draft law does not set a minimum age for marriage. Instead, it mentions an age in a section on divorce, setting rules for divorces of girls who have reached the age of 9 years in the lunar Islamic calendar. It also says it's the age girls reach puberty.

I know some men will argue this, but it is the truth, hehehe.

LOW SELF ESTEEM

One personality disorder that most people suffer is low self esteem, hence, men are not exempted from this. Low self esteem is rating yourself so low while comparing yourself with another person. If some men could be wise to know what a woman wants, you will not allow self esteem issue to belittle your real worth. Marriage is not about comparison. If it were to be, everybody will be looking out for their mate (with the same IQ, temperament, maturity or understanding) to marry. Men needs to change their perception about this kind of ladies if love is the drive for the relationship.

Continue below.

Abike Dabiri speaks out on the exploitation of desperate youths

The House of Reps member, like most people, is not happy with what happened this morning during the National Immigration Service Test which occurred across stadiums in Nigeria. 6 people have been confirmed dead. N2b raised from application fee...someone has to account for that money.

6 die in stampede at immigration employment tests venues across Nigeria

The Nigerian Immigration Service decided to conduct a test for 3,000 vacant positions and the number of Nigerian Youths that went to the various test locations was overwhelming! Above is a collage of the crowd at the respective venues of the Immigration Service Test carried out in stadiums across the country this morning.

The Abuja stadium which is to sit not more than 60,000 people had well over 80,000 youths and only one entrance to the stadium was opened for the applicants. It's being reported that at least six people died during a stampede at some of the venues of the poorly coordinated test. The dead are mostly from the Abuja venue. I hear a pregnant woman was among the deceased.

The dead applicants have been taken to the National Hospital Abuja morgue. May their souls rest in peace...Amen.

It's important to note that these applicants paid N1,000 registration fee and there were over 2 million applicants...you do the calculation, that's about N2billion. We need the Minister of Interior and Comptroller General of Immigration to address what happened today.

Students of Covenant University, Ota in Ogun State have been banned from using SIM enabled tablet in the University campus.
In a notice signed by the Dean of Student Affairs, Mr Azubuike, the students were prohibited from using or being in possession of phone chargers, SIM Cards, and SIM enabled devices like iPad, Techno, Samsung and other unpopular tab brands” in the school.
Any student caught violating these rules will be sanctioned with four weeks suspension, the public notice reads.
Covenant University is known for its low tolerance against any form of misconduct among its students.

Satellite data shows hijacked Malaysian plane was last seen flying towards Pakistan

Investigators say the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was hijacked, steered off-course and could have reached Pakistan. A Malaysian government official said people with significant flying experience could have turned off the flight's communication devices. The representative said that hijacking theory was now 'conclusive', and, as a result, police have raided the luxury homes of both the captain (right) and the co-pilot (left) The search operation has now been focused on two 'corridors', one which extends from north west from Thailand to the Kazakstan-Turkmenistan border and the other which opens out into the southern Indian Ocean.

Famous female talking drummer, Aralola Olumuyiwa (Ara), has revealed that she breastfed her only son for three years and a few months.
She disclosed this while speaking on motherhood in a recent interview with Tribune.
“It’s been easy because I have my mum, siblings as well as nannies who have been around to help me. Most of the time, when I was nursing, I had my son with me because I breastfed him for over three years”, she said.
When asked why, she responded “Nothing. Of course he is the only one I have for now. I just wanted to spoil him. I would go to his school during break time everyday for those three years and his teachers would ask me ‘why are you doing this?’ and I would tell them ‘I may never have the opportunity to do this for his younger ones; so, let me do it now.’”

Baxter India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Baxter International Inc., has committed to raising awareness of kidney disease and transforming care for patients urges the general public to get screened for kidney disease and proud to support World Kidney Day 2014.

World Kidney Day is an annual occasion, to raise awareness about the dangers of kidney disease and to send a clear message to the general public and governments that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, harmful and treatable, if diagnosed early.

Dr Ashok Moharana, director medical affairs, Baxter says, “ As the prevalence of end-stage kidney disease continues to rise worldwide, Baxter is helping expand access to life-sustaining treatment options. Our growing global presence also ensures availability of these critical products and services to those who need it. We believe in advocacy, support for health care professionals and patients to remove the barriers that stand in the way of optimal care for patients.”

Gov Peter Obi rewards 1st Class Anambra graduates with N1m each

Yesterday at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Anambra state, Anambra Governor Peter Obi presented a cheque of N160 million which is to be disbursed to 160 first class graduates who are origins of the state. The Governor said it was a gesture by his administration to encourage undergraduate students to strive for academic excellence.

He directed that none of the recepients should be given cash but the money should be paid into their various accounts for better utilization.

'Champion of the powerless': Tributes to left wing legend Tony Benn

The former cabinet minister and figurehead of the left died at home aged 88

Friends and political foes united yesterday to pay tribute to Tony Benn, hailing the Labour stalwart as a “champion of the powerless” after his death at the age of 88.
The party’s longest-serving MP died at home surrounded by his family, and within minutes of the announcement accolades poured in.
Mr Benn was admitted to hospital for treatment early last month after feeling unwell. He returned home on March 4 and died yesterday morning.
His children Stephen, Hilary, Melissa and Joshua said their father had fought to transform the world.
They said: “We will miss above all his love which has sustained us throughout our lives. But we are comforted by the memory of his long, full and inspiring life and so proud of his devotion to helping others as he sought to change the world for the better.”
Mr Benn was also hailed by MPs across the political divide. Tory PM David Cameron said he was a “magnificent writer, speaker and campaigner”.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said he would be remembered “as a champion of the powerless” and Lib Dem Deputy PM Nick Clegg praised him as “a hugely iconic figure” known by all.
And last night it emerged the statesman had left a heart-warming message of thanks to those closest to him to be broadcast after his death.
In the Channel 4 clip he thanked his family and late wife Caroline. He went on: “All the many other people who supported me – I hope that in return I encourage them and didn’t give offence because I tried to speak my mind and that’s what you have to do in politics.”
At the end of the recording he raised his finger up and joked: “And I’ll check that on transmission.”

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Diseases can be cured if diagnosed early

Around 600 million people worldwide have some kind of kidney ailment and chronic kidney diseases are predicted to increase by 17 per cent over the next decade if not detected early, said a nephrologist in Mumbai on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion of World Kidney Day, Vivekanand Jha, Executive Director, George Institute for Global Health, India said chronic kidney diseases are considered to be a global health problem but many cases go undiagnosed as people ignore the symptoms of the disease in the early stages.
“In kidney diseases if detected early and treated properly, the deterioration in kidney functioning can be slowed or even stopped,” Jha said.
“Though it is an undeniable fact that chronic kidney disease prevalence rises with age and exceeds 40-50 per cent amongst elders, people should visit doctors at least twice a month for a check up,” said Jha, who is also the secretary of the Indian Society of Nephrology.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder Steve Wozniak, in a discussion at Cebit 2014 in Hannover, shared his thoughts on Apple, Steve Jobs on CEO Tim Cook. The session was moderated by TV anchor Brent Goff.

Is Cook fit for the job?

Previously. an analyst asked for the resignation of CEO Tim Cook as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’S share price has dropped by 25% since October 2012. The moderator asked Wozniak to comment on this to which he said “I don’t agree.” Cook has been with the company for a long time, said Wozniak, and added that Apple is still to come up with new categories of products that are being developed secretly.
“Who knows what’s going on in the company,” the co-founder said. The smartphone segment is facing intense competition, and Wozniak agreed that rivals have come up with many great products. Despite this, Apple still leads as far as sales, profit and valuation is concerned. Addressing Tim Cook as a “hard worker,” the co-founder said that Cook is very good at execution. “I don’t know him too closely. But, I’m willing to wait for a longer time,” he said.

No fewer than 350 people lost their lives on Friday as the orgy of bloodletting in some parts of the country continued with the clash between Boko Haram insurgents and the Special Forces in Maimalari, Maiduguri, Borno State. The insurgents had attacked the 21 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army in the wee hours of Friday.
Saturday PUNCH learnt that the dead included insurgents who attacked the military formation and their members who were held at the biggest detention facility on the premises of the headquarters of the Brigade.

The Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FEDSARS, Adeniji-Adele, Lagos, recently paraded some suspects allegedly involved in different crimes ranging from robbery, diversion of goods and receiving stolen goods operating within Lagos, Oyo, Ondo and Ogun States. Among the suspects was a 39-year-old technician and driver, Adeleke Ayodele.
Adeleke’s exploits in the criminal world was blown open on February 24, 2014, after the dragnet of operatives of the FEDSARS caught up with him for stealing a Honda Sports Utility, SUV, belonging to his employer. The father of two told Crime Guard during an interview that his plight began immediately he took up appointment as a driver to Mr. Iseoluwa Elkanah. According to him, “I work under Mr. Elkanah as a driver. On my first day at work, I drove my boss and his friends to Okitipupa in Ondo State for a burial ceremony. While we were there, I stole the car and came back to Lagos instead of waiting for them.

Chinese satellite find suspected crash site of missing Malaysian flight

A Chinese satellite searching for missing Malaysian Airlines flight has found what is being described as three 'large, floating objects' in the South China Sea, UK Daily Mail reports The potentially crucial development comes on the fifth day of the search for the Boeing 777 seems to corroborate the testimony of a New Zealand oil worker who claims to have witnessed the crash of the missing airplane early on Saturday morning. Coni It is also in the original search area under the flight’s original search path and appears to discount the theory that the aircraft turned back towards Malaysia and crashed hundreds of miles away on the other side of the Malaysian peninsula.

A Minna based business man, Martins Nwankwo on Wednesday committed suicide at his residence in Tunga, a suburb of Niger State capital, Minna, leaving behind his pregnant wife and five children.

Channels Television gathered that the late business man who owns a fleet of electronic shops in Minna, Port Harcourt and Abuja was said to have shot himself in the stomach.
A source in his residence said that the gun sound alerted neighbours, who rushed to the residence of the deceased only to find him dead with his licensed gun by his side.
Confirming the incident, the Niger state Police Public Relations Officer, Richard Oguche, said that it was suspected that the deceased may have committed suicide, but did not leave a suicide note.
The police spokesman, however, said that investigation was still on but the preliminary findings by the police revealed that there was no sign of external attack on the house.

Military shut down telecommunication service in Borno State

The Nigerian military yesterday shut down all telecommunication services in Borno state as it takes on Boko Haram activities. Residents in the state woke up yesterday to a "No Service" signal on their phones. Confirming the shutdown, spokesman of the 7-Division of the Nigeria Army, Muhammed Dole said its a military move necessary under the present circumstance. "We all know the inconveniences that this might have brought, but it is a necessary and temporary measure that will not take long time” Dobe said. He said its a sacrifice everyone including the residents have to make in the fight against Boko Haram

I thought only people in Africa got HIV says HIV positive British mum

48 year old mother of three Racheal Dilly who got diagnosed with HIV in 2004 said prior to her diagnosis had thought HIV/AIDS only affected Africans because she didn't know any white person who had the disease at the time.

Speaking with hosts of ITV Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, yesterday, Racheal Dilly said she got infected after she dated a man she met online and had unprotected sex with him. She said she started falling ill when they ended their relationship and she was asked to go do HIV test after all other test conducted read negative.

"I just didn't know anything about it. I just thought you got it in Africa. I didn't know a white person had ever got it". Dilly said to her amazed hosts yesterday.

New York City gas explosion subject of federal probe

(Reuters) - Federal safety authorities launched an investigation on Thursday into a gas explosion that caused the collapse a day earlier of two New York City apartment buildings, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others.
The still-smoldering rubble prevented investigators from getting close enough to examine the main pipe that supplies natural gas to the Upper East Side neighborhood, said Robert Sumwalt, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, which reviews accidents involving natural gas.
When firefighters say the area is safe, he said, investigators will conduct a pressure test on the pipe to find the location of the leak that may have caused the blast.
"We are operating under the assumption at this point that it is a natural gas leak that led to an explosion," Sumwalt said.

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off southern Japan injuring 17 people, reports say, as officials warned residents to be alert to the danger of landslides following the tremor. There was no tsunami warning or reports of major damage. Public broadcaster NHK says 17 people were injured. but none seemed to be life-threatening. The US Geological Survey says the epicentre of the quake - which struck early this morning - was located 13 kilometres north of the city of Kunisaki at a depth of 82 kilometres.

Enthusiasm in Vietnam wanes as search for missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 moves elsewhere

Standing before a bust of Ho Chi Minh and holding a microphone gingerly, Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation vice-director general Doan Huu Gia rattled off on Thursday what the waiting group of journalists at Phu Quoc island already knew: It could not find any traces of the Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing on Saturday.
Asked to comment about a report that suggested the plane had flown past the South China Sea where Vietnamese forces had been combing through, he said: "You should ask Malaysia."
Shortly after, the press conference ended, leaving reporters wondering if Vietnam would scale down the hunt as the multinational search party was being redirected far from Vietnamese waters, into the Indian Ocean.

Royals Singer Lorde Collaborates with MAC for Limited Edition Summer Beauty Collection

*Singing* “We don’t care, we driving Cadillacs in our dreams“!

The hit single, Royals has had us appreciating artist Lorde and now makeup brand MAC has caught the bug.

If you love her signature vampy makeup look then you would be pleased to know that MAC has teamed up with the singer to launch a limited edition collection inspired by the star this Summer.

The line is sure to take on Lorde’s signature makeup look playing with colours for both lipsticks and nail polishes. According to The Cut, the “Royals” singer has been working closely with the brand’s senior artist, Amber Dreadon, for her stage-ready look, so it’s only natural that the two forces would team up to bring a remarkable beauty line to the masses.

Congratulations to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The Nigerian author is one of 20 women nominated for the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction.

The coveted award honours works by women written in English. It was known as the Orange Prize until last year when liquour company Bailey’s took over as an official sponsor.

Chimamanda who is nominated for her latest book – “Americanah” is the only Nigerian and African nominated. The prize comes with an award of 30,000 pounds or $ 50,000.

She has previously won the competition.

Chimamanda is nominated alongside Donna Tartt of “The Goldfinch“, Margaret Atwood of “MaddAddam” and Eleanor Catton of “The Luminaries”.

Six finalists will be announced on April 7th and winner will be revealed on June 4th.

Go girl!

Links to the past: a history of the world wide web – timeline

As Tim Berners-Lee calls for an online bill of rights, Sean Clarke summarises the web's major developments since 1989
1989 Tim Berners-Lee proposes the web Berners-Lee writes a paper entitled Information management: a proposal that envisages a system of interlinked documents that would be stored in a variety of locations, and contain non-hierarchical links to one another. These documents could be looked at using a 'browser' application, which would open the internet to potential mass use. 1991 The web is born The first web pages begin to appear. At first they are of limited general appeal, but the system has become a reality.

1993-94 Browsers develop Continue.

As pro-Moscow authorities consolidate their hold over Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, the region's Tatars have found themselves on the receiving end of a Kremlin-backed charm offensive to win their support. But it appears to be falling flat.

The charm offensive comes ahead of a controversial referendum scheduled for March 16 in which voters will decide whether the Black Sea peninsula should leave Ukraine and become part of Russia. Kyiv says the vote is illegal.

A series of delegations from Russia has descended on Crimea in recent weeks and pro-Moscow authorities in the region are promising Tatars expanded rights. Continue.

Google has acquired the Santa Clara-based gaming company Green Throttle, which made an Android-based game system and controller, fuelling speculation it will offer its own console or set-top box.
Two of the three founders of Green Throttle Gaming – Matt Crowley, formerly of Nokia and Palm, and Karl Townsend, who was lead engineer on the original and second generation Palm Pilot handheld computers released in the late 1990s – have joined the search giant in the deal.
Pando Daily, which first reported the Green Throttle acquisition, said its sources indicated that the “parts and labour” from Green Throttle would be used to help Google’s internal development of a new Google TV replacement device, potentially under the Nexus brand as reported by technology newsletter The Information at the end of 2013.

Award-winning actress and one of TIME’s 100 most influential persons, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, in an interview with Punch Newspaper revealed that she does “not believe in gender equality,” and that men and women were not created by God to be equal in any way.
“I don’t believe in gender equality. I do not believe that God made man and woman to be equal in any way. I believe that in every organised institution, there is always a head and an assistant. It doesn’t mean that one should take the other for granted or disrespect the other. I believe the husband is the head of the home and the wife is an assistant. Continue.

Etisalat and Ericsson have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a new collaboration to enable a high-speed, responsive network, laying the foundation for next-generation infrastructure for m-government and smart city initiatives that will change the way people live, interact, do business and the way consumers access information, entertainment and businesses with faster speed in Nigeria and other countries.
Through this partnership, Etisalat will launch trials of innovative Ericsson technologies such as LTE Broadcast, Ericsson Radio Dot System, and Ericsson’s heterogeneous network solutions. Etisalat will jointly collaborate with Ericsson to roll out a mobile identity-based service, and to explore opportunities for expanding these services across each of the countries Etisalat Group operates in.
“Over the years, Etisalat Group has demonstrated its ability to build and sustain the most advanced and innovative networks,” says the chief technology officer at Etisalat Group, Mr Hatem Bamatraf. He further added, “Conducting such innovative trials is only the first step.This will pave the way for further collaborations and the eventual delivery of more advanced, reliable and faster broadband access to users across the region.” Continue.

David Cameron indicates asset freezes and travel bans will be imposed within days as tensions continue to escalate in Crimea

Western officials will meet in London on Tuesday to identify Russians who will be subject to asset freezes and travel bans that officials hope will persuade Moscow to withdraw its presence from Crimea.
The sanctions, which the British prime minister, David Cameron, indicated would be imposed within days, come as tensions escalate in the Crimean peninsula, where unidentified men reportedly fired warning shots as they moved into a Ukranian naval base on Monday. Continue.

Diezani Allison-Madueke, the minister of petroleum resources, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the Federal Government was still going on with the privatisation of refineries.
Allison-Madueke said this when she spoke at the 2014 budget defence of the ministry before the joint Senate committee on petroleum resources (upstream) and Senate committee on gas.
The minister said that the exercise had only been put on hold for now since the unions had seriously fought against it in 2013.
“We did vote for privatisation to have started early this year and as you probably know, the unions fought us on that quite strongly so we stepped back for some time to look at it again at a later point”, she said.
“We met with the unions who stated at that time that they were not comfortable with privatisation and as a result of our negotiation we agreed to stand it down.
“We said we would stand it down for that period but we will still keep the discussion on the table with them.
“They themselves want us to continue discussing it to see if we can come to a point where they are comfortable with it so we are still in ongoing discussions on that”, the minister said.
She said that government had no business running any major infrastructure, adding that the only way the refineries could perform optimally was if they were privatised.

Today Monday March 10th, popular football website Goal.com released their Rich List and declared Real Madrid and Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo as the richest active footballer in the world.

The World Footballer of the Year held off rival Lionel Messi in the 2014 Goal Rich List with an estimated wealth of €148million. Retired footballer David Beckham was the 2013 Goal Rich List winner but since he's retired from football, he's no longer eligible to be put in the list.

Messi comes second with an estimated net worth of €146million followed by Eto'o with €85million then Wayne Rooney with €84million, and Kaka rounds off the top 5 with €82million.

But Goal made it clear that the list is based on the revenue of active players over the course of their entire careers and not just the previous year. See the top 10 richest footballers after the cut.

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Over 250 female students of the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Monguno in Borno State have been relocated to another school in Maiduguri following recent attacks on public schools in the North by Boko Haram members.

The Principal of FGGC Maiduguri told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri yesterday that the students were relocated last week

“The students started coming on March 3, shortly after the mass transfer, they are still coming. As at this morning (Monday), we have about 225 students. But I believe by now the figure will have risen to 250.

“We have already accommodated them in our hostels, especially where we had vacant rooms. Since they are all girls, we have identified an unoccupied three bed-room bungalow for possible conversion into a hostel accommodation for them if their number increases. They were transferred with 70% of their teachers, who have also started reporting for duty,” The principal said.

5 Ways to Stay Young and Fit

Unfortunately, staying active is a lifestyle that we as a population have grown out of. But you can regain this commitment by following these five rules.

Break a sweat every day

Challenge yourself every day to participate in a physical activity that causes you to get out of breath or sweat. To change your body, you must train outside of your comfort zone. If you like your body the way it is, then don't stress it. But if you want to build strength, get a six-pack or lose fat, then work hard.
When exercising, you should not be able to carry on a conversation with your buddy. (Don't get me started on people reading a magazine on the treadmill.) Next time you're at the gym:

Increase your weights
Hit the incline on your treadmill or run hills
Add a plyometrics workout
Combine strength training with various rounds of conditioning; for example, perform a Overhead Shoulder Press, then sprint on a treadmill at nine mph on a six-inch incline for 30 seconds. Rest for 90 seconds and repeat four times.

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