The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has suspended its strike today, after 81 days of inactivity.
The Chairman of the Union, Dr. Chibuzor Asumogba, revealed this in a phone conversation with Vanguard and said that the decision was taken by the National Executive
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Cesc Fabregas: Barcelona boss says "midfielder wants to stay"
Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas does not want to leave the club this summer to return to the Premier League, says manager Tito Vilanova.
Manchester United lodged a £25m bid for the 26-year-old former Arsenal captain on Monday but, according to the Barca boss, the player wants to stay for now.
"It is a good sign that the club gets offers for our players... but Fabregas wants to stay"-Tito Vilanova
"I know he has received offers from other teams," said Vilanova.
"But Cesc has told me he wants to stay here. He has told me it is his dream to stay with Barcelona."
Vilanova added: "He doesn't want to go to other teams for money reasons or playing time. He knows there is competition for places here, but his decision is to stay. I am relaxed about the situation."
United have yet to receive a formal response to their offer, which is understood to be some way below Barcelona's valuation.
"It is a good sign that the club gets offers for our players," continued Vilanova. "It shows we have players other teams want. But Fabregas wants to stay."
Fabregas facts
*.He became Arsenal's youngest player when he faced Rotherham United in the League Cup aged 16 years and 177 days in October 2003
*.He was part of the Arsenal team that beat Manchester United on penalties in the 2005 FA Cup final - their last trophy
Fabregas, a Spain international who helped his country win the World Cup and become European champions twice, came through Barcelona's academy before Arsenal signed him as a 16-year-old in 2003.
He developed into one of the London club's key players under manager Arsene Wenger before becoming Arsenal captain in November 2008.
He spent eight years with the Gunners, playing 303 games and scoring 57 goals, but returned to the Nou Camp when he signed a five-year deal with Barcelona in a £25.4m move in August 2011.
He has since helped the Catalan club win the Copa del Rey in 2011-12 and La Liga in 2012-13.
Fabregas has played 96 times in two seasons with Barcelona, including 60 league games, but has rarely featuredin his preferred midfield role, with Xavi, 33, and Andres Iniesta, 29, ahead of him.
Sunderland sign Italian international midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini
Italy midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini became Sunderland’s ninth signing of the close season when the Premier League club agreed a reported 8.5-million-pound ($12.84-million) deal with Serie A champions Juventus Today.
The fee and personal terms were settled last week but the deal was not finalised until after Giaccherini’s wife gave birth to daughter Caterina.
Sunderland said on their website ( www.safc.com) that he had signed a four-year deal at the Stadium of Light.
The 28-year-old, who has played 14 times for Italy, can be deployed as either an attacking midfielder or a left-winger and is the latest addition to a rapidly changing squad being assembled by new coach, Italian Paolo Di Canio.
Giaccherini began his career with Cesena and had loan spells with Forli, Bellaria Igea and Pavia.
He moved to Juventus in August 2011 and made 40 league appearances for the club, scoring four goals before making the move to Wearside.
He is the most expensive Sunderland acquisition so far this summer and follows the arrivals of Valentin Roberge, Modibo Diakite, Cabral, Jozy Altidore, Vito Mannone, David Moberg Karlsson, El-Hadji Ba and Duncan Watmore.
Sunderland are also reported to be close to signing Greek winger Charas Mavrias and Argentinian right-back Gino Peruzzi this week.
PSG sign Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani
Paris St Germain signed last season’s Serie A top scorer Edinson Cavani from Napoli on a five-year contract, the French Ligue 1 champions said Today.
“The transfer of Edinson Cavani is further proof of the club’s ability to attract the best players in the world,” club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said on the club website ( www.psg.fr).
“The player was seduced by the club’s sporting project and is delighted to be joining an ambitious side, impatient to take on new challenges.”
Cavani is the latest big catch for PSG, who have spent more than 200 million euros (173.81 million pounds) in transfers over the past two years to secure the services of players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva.
PSG did not disclose the fee which media reported to be a French record 64 million euros.
The 26-year-old Cavani has scored 78 league goals in three seasons with Napoli, whom he joined from Palermo.
“It is among the best clubs in the world and can challenge for the Champions League,” Cavani told reporters.
The Uruguay international, who has 54 caps, could form one of the most formidable attacking pairs in Europe with Ibrahimovic.
The Swede led PSGto their first Ligue 1 title since 1994 last season by netting 30 goals, the first top-flight player to reach the mark in 20 years.
“Ibra is world class. It is a pleasure to play alongside him to try to win titles,” Cavani said.
Europa League win is a ‘big disappointment’, says Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said it would be a big disappointment if he won the Europa League, months after his predecessor Rafa Benitez guided the club to the title.
Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stagelast season, causing them to drop intothe continent’s second tier competition which they won by beating Benfica in May.
“I don’t want to win the Europa League,” Mourinho told BBC Today.
“If I win the Europa League it will be a big disappointment for me because I don’t want to play in it.
“I don’t want my players to feel the Europa League is our competition.”
Mourinho, who won the Europa League’s predecessor, the UEFA Cup, when he was in charge of Porto in 2003, said the Champions League was a priority.
“That’s the only European competition we have to play and that’s the European competition we have to give our best,” he added.
The comments could be interpreted as a veiled dig at former manager Benitez, who was in interim charge from November and won the Europa League as well as leading the club to third place in the Premier League.
Former Liverpool manager Benitez was never a popular figure in his short time at Stamford Bridge, partly because of his rivalry with Mourinho during the Portuguese’s first spell at Chelsea.
Benitez’s Liverpool won the Champions League in 2005 and reached the final in 2007, beating Mourinho’s Chelsea in the semi-final on both occasions.
Mourinho, who did win the Champions League with Porto in 2004 and again with Inter Milan in 2010, said he is targeting more Premier League success after winning two league titles in his first spell at Chelsea.
“The most important thing in football is to be the best team in the season and try to win your domestic league,” he said.
“In our case, it’s the most important league in Europe, so we have to try and be the best team and win the Premier League.”
Mourinho, who left Real Madrid at the end of last season, said he will do what he can to get the best out of Fernando Torres, who has struggled to find his form since joining for 50 million pounds ($75.52 million) in 2011.
“Good players in big clubs, they are always under this pressure,” said Mourinho.
“The only thing I can promise is that I give everything to my players and I try my best to perform the best I can. He will get from me that support that a striker needs to feel more confident.
“But, at the end of the day, it’s up to them and is their responsibility. Fernando has to cope with that.”
Torino goalkeeper Gillet and others banned over match- fixing
Torino’s Belgian goalkeeper Jean Francois Gillet was banned for three years and seven months as the Italian federation (FIGC) announced its latest batch of match-fixing related suspensions on Today.
Gillet, who has won nine caps for Belgium, was one of 20 individuals suspended in relation to two matchesinvolving Bari in Serie B in 2008 and 2009, where he was playing at the time. At 34, the decision could mean the end of his career.
Bari ensured a mid-table finish when they lost 1-0 at home to Treviso in one of their final matches of the 2007/08 season and made sure of promotion when they were beaten 3-2 at Salernitana one year later.
Former Bari and Salernitana player Massimo Gancio and former Salernitana director Cosimo D’Angelo were given the longest bans, four years each.
Former Bari player Gianluca Galasso, currently out of contract, was banned for three years and seven months while another 10 players, most of them now out of contract or retired, were suspended for three years and six months each.
A further six players were given six-match bans while the tribunal agreed plea bargains with another nine, resulting in bans ranging from just over three months to 16 months.
Two players were acquitted and Bari were docked one point for next season in a plea bargain.
Italy has been hit by a wave of match-fixing allegations with police investigating cases in Cremona, Bari and Naples.
Last year, four players were banned over suspected match-fixing involving several Bari matches in Serie A in the 2010-11 season, when they were relegated.
They included former Bari defender Andrea Masiello who was banned for 26 months for match-fixing. He scored an own goal in the 2-0 defeat by Lecce, one of the matches under investigation.
Siena, Atlanta, Sampdoria and Torino all began Serie A with points deductions last season relating to earlier match-fixing cases while Juventus coach Antonio Conte was banned for 10 months, later reduced to four, for failing to report match-fixing when he was at Siena.
Conte was in charge of Bari from 2007 to 2009 but did not face any charges relating to their two matches.
Last week, theFIGCprosecutors referred Serie A clubs Lazio and Genoa, lower-league side Lecce and eight players to its disciplinary tribunal over allegations of match-fixing in the 2010/11 season.
The matches under investigation are Lazio’s final games of the 2010-11 season when they beat Genoa 4-2 at home and Lecce by the same score away.
Monday, 15 July 2013
Zenith Bank ranks number one in Nigeria, among world’s top 1,000
ZENITH Bank tops Nigerian banks in this year’s Top 1000 World Banks Ranking of The Banker Magazine of the Financial Times Group, London, United Kingdom. This global recognition further portrays the bank as one of the most preferred in the country.
According to the report, 13 Nigerian banks made the ranking. They are Zenith Bank, First Bank, Guaranty TrustBank, Access Bank, United Bank for Africa, Ecobank, Fidelity Bank, First CityMonument Bank, Skye Bank, Diamond Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Union Bank and Standard Chartered Bank.
Zenith Bank moved 35 places from 322 in the world last year to 287; First Bank moved from 338 to 367, GuarantyBank moved to 417 from 455; Access Bank moved to 506 from 541 and UBA moved to 553 from 563.
The ranking is usually based on the definition of Tier–1 Capital as set out by Basel’s Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and that it aims to show global international banks’ soundness in relation to the Basel guidelines on capital adequacy.
The percentage change in the Tier-1 Capital, which underlines the strength of banks, for Zenith Bank increased by 23.82 per cent, the highest in the wholly Nigerian banks that made the ranking.
In the capital asset ratio of soundnessparameter, Zenith Bank came top at 17.70 per cent followed by Guaranty Trust Bank at 16.23 per cent. Third is Fidelity Bank at 15.67 per cent, Standard Chartered Nigeria is fourth at 13.38 per cent followed by FCMB at 12.00 per cent and First Bank at 11.96 per cent; Access Bank at 11.60 per cent; Stanbic IBTC at 11.55 per cent; Ecobank at 11.14 per cent; Skye Bank at 9.90 per cent; UBA at 7.65 per cent; Diamond Bank at 7.31 per cent; and Union Bank at 6.35 per cent.
In the report, South Africa’s banks retained their position as the largest lenders in Africa with Standard Bank remaining in the lead. However, mostof the banks have subdued this year as far as Tier-1 and asset growth were concerned.
According to the magazine, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) leapfrogged two U.S. banks to top the 2013 global ranking of banks with the most capital, highlighting the growing size and importance of Chinese lenders. ICBC topped The Banker magazine’s annual list of the top 1,000 banks for the first time, relegating Bank of America to third from first, while JPMorgan Chase remained second. ICBC was third last year.
Pro-Amaechi protesters plan rally in Abuja today
The Protesters loyal to the governor of Rivers State, Chief Rotimi Amaechi may stage a protest rally in support of the governor in Abuja today.
Sources told the Nigerian Tribune that the protesters will be coming from popular northern state capitals including Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto and Bauchi.
It was gathered that the protesters plan to converge on the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja and embark on procession towards the National Assembly where they will hold a rally to draw attention to the situation in Rivers Assembly.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that the rally is being planned for different days and that some civil society groups are being mobilised for the purpose.
It was, however, gathered that security operatives have launched an inquiry into the sources of funding forthe planned rally.
A source said that going by the elaborate nature of the rally, security operatives have launched investigations, especially in view of the allegation that some of the protesters have been ferried to Abuja since Saturday and possibly housed insome of the best hotels in the city.
(source: Nigeria Tribune)
Osun state Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola flags off N14.57b East-West by-pass
The Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, at the weekend, flagged off an 18km dual carriage way Osogbo East Bye Pass named after former governor of the defunct Western Region and late Ooni of Ife, Oba Adesoji Aderemi, at the whopping cost of N14.5 billion.
The road project would be the third of its kind flagged off by the current administration as part of effort at transforming the state.
Performing the flagging-off of the road in Osogbo, Aregbesola said that his administration is firmly set on the match at developing the state.
At the well-attended event, the governor said the major pre-occupation of his administration is the improvement of socio-economic, infrastructural development and the well-being of the people.
“This is why in the last 31months, the state government has devoted priority attention to the modernisation of road infrastructure.”
The governor noted that road infrastructure is a crucial element of development effort of his administration to take the state to an enviable height.
The road, according to him, can be referred to as circumferential highway starting from the roundabout along Iwo Road and passes through Ofatedo to Ataoja Grammar School, through Ilesa Road and terminates at Osogbo Stadium roundabout area.
The project, according to the governor, would feature construction of new culverts, three river bridges, concrete side drainage and retaining walls, pavement surface and marking, construction of railway underpass, construction of interchange and provision of street light.
According to Aregbesola, bad roads have been a major bane of development efforts in the country which also explains why the roads in the state have suffered years of neglect under the previous governments; hence his administration is investing enormous resources on roads projects in the state.
The governor observed that when considering what is lost as a result of bad road in terms of human lives and valuable material resources, it is better to imagine what the people would stand to gain if and when the roads are put in good shape.
He stated that the cost-benefit analysis has been a major driving force behind government’s commitment to modernising road network in the state.
“The depth of our commitment to road transformation is evident in the fact that our state is now a massive road construction site. We are constructing, reconstructing and rehabilitating roads all over the state.
“Our ultimate aim is to make Osun a state that will have one of the best and most modern road infrastructures in the whole of the country, Aregbesola said.While speaking on efforts of the government in rural areas where roads are being opened up, the Governor stated that the gesture is a key towards encouraging farming with a view to ensuring abundant food production and food security.
He emphasised that with greater road access, there is easy flow of input to the farms and smooth evacuation of farm produces to the markets.
NLC worries over review, hike in power tariffs
NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, weekend, expressed concern over incessant and exorbitant review of electricity tariff by Federal Government.
It called on the government to direct Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to urgently review downward the entire multi- year tariff structure in the interest of Nigerians.
NLC, in a statement by its President, Abdulwahhed Omar, expressed shock that the tariff had arbitrarily been increased from N225 to over N700, even without steady power supply.
The statement read: “This review, whether done suddenly or in advance, is without justification or rationale and stand condemned as it will negate whatever gains expected to be recorded by the much vaunted reform in the power sector.
“Congress believes that the multi-year tariff structure as designed by Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, tacitly approved by government, only protects the interest of investors in the power sector.”
and has little or no consideration for consumers, most of whom are poor and incapable of paying.
“It is exploitative and saddening that these mindless reviews are not accompanied by commensurate improved services. If anything, electricity service delivery has plummeted over the years with consumers compelled to pay exorbitant tariff rates for incompetence, poor service and fraud.
“Judging from the yearly percentage increase (which covers a fifteen year period in the first instance), it is predictable that less than ten percent of the present consumers will be able to pay these outrageous tariffs in the next few years.
“The consequences of structuring electricity tariffs that are unreasonable and unaffordable have grave implications for the economy and the people. This is a sad commentary on the power reform process, as it speaks volumes about its transparency, viability and ability to deliver in the interest of the nation.”
NLC argued that a viable power sector was key to revamping and repositioning the economy, stressing that nothing should be done to undermine this objective.
It added, however, that “a reform process which does not carry along its people or protect their interest has only one direction to go – the abyss – and stands condemnable.”
[source:Vanguard]
Sunday, 14 July 2013
Tip on How To Check Android Version Of Phones and Tabs
This tutorial is For those who have an Android phone or tablet.
There is need for you to know the version of the Android operating system (OS) that is running on your device. You might need the info when installing apps or when you want to update the Android version of your device. Besides, you might just want to know if your phone is running on the latest android version.
To know the OS version of your Android device, follow the steps below:
1.] From the home screen, tap "Menu"
2.] Go to "Settings"
3.] Scroll down and tap on "About device". You will get the info from there.
On some Android phones eg "HTC phones", you might need to tap "About" > "System information" or"Firmware Version" to get the Android version of the device.
That’s basically all that you have to do.
Same trick applies if you want to find Android version of Tecno Android phones.
I will explain how to upgrade android version of your phone and tab in another tutorial. So, so subscribe to my blog update if you don't want to miss it.
Under-20 WORLD CUP FALLOUT FIFA rates Nigeria‘99 among best attended.
Fourteen years after Nigeria hosted the Under 20 World Cup,FIFA still ranksthe Nigerian edition as one of the best attended in the history of the championship. The rating is coming on the heels of poor attendance recorded in this year’s edition which ends today in Turkey.
The Nigerian edition which was won by Spain had a total attendance of 624,400 averaging 12,007 with 38,000 attending the final between Spain and Japan.
In contrast however, FIFA noted that Turkey 2013 has averaged only 5,230 spectators over 50 matches, describing it as by far the lowest figure in the 36-year history of the competition.
FIFA added that the record-low attendance at the Under-20 World Cup could hurt Turkey’s chances of hosting major tournaments, including the 2020 Olympics and the 2024 European Championship.
Chairman of the FIFA tournament organizing committee, Jim Boyce Friday, described the empty seats syndrome in the Turkey edition as “one negative point.”
Boyce added that Turkey has “proved that they can organize very smoothly from all other aspects of a major competition so I honestly hope that it does not have an adverse effect on the future. But it is still disappointing.“
Africa’s surviving flag bearers, Ghana, clinched the third position in Istanbulon Saturday after beating Iraq 3-0. Recall that Nigeria led by Coach John Obuh crashed out in the round of 16 after losing 2-1 to Uruguay.
Kidnappers kill policeman, abduct officials in Edo
Kidnappers on Friday killed a police orderly attached to persons suspected to be officials of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Commission ( DESOPADEC ) in Benin City.
The yet to be identified DESOPADEC officials were travelling along the Benin-Lagos bye-pass road when they were attacked by the kidnapperswho had been trailing them.
They were taken away by the kidnappers.
Three persons in a tipper lorry driving along the road were injured with bullets wound.
It was gathered that the kidnappers were in a Toyota Sienna bus while the officials of DESOPADEC were in a Toyota Camry.
The driver of the tipper lorry told newsmen at the Central Hospital, where they were initially rushed to, that they were hit by bullets fired by the kidnappers.
“We were driving when they blocked the Toyota Camry. They fired shots and we were hit. My hand is gone.”
The police orderly was shot in the head, while a suspected member of the kidnappers was also killed.
State Police spokesman, DSP Moses Eguaveon said he was yet to be briefed on the incident.
Olympic champion Kemboi beaten at Kenyan trials.
Olympic champion Kemboi beaten at Kenyan trials
Olympic 3,000m steeple chase champion Ezekiel Kemboi was beaten by teenager Conseslus Kipruto at the Kenyan trials for the world athletics championships on Saturday but still made the team for Moscow next month.
Teenager Kipruto, who won gold medals at the 2011 world youth championships in Lille, France, and the world junior championships in Barcelona last year, reaffirmed his hunger for bigger titles with his third victory over Kemboi this season.
Kipruto bagged automatic qualification to the world championships in Moscow after winning the much-anticipated race in 8:13:50.
Abel Mutai was second in 8:14:00 and Brimin Kipruto, who won the Olympic title in Beijing in 2008, was third in 8:14.90.
Kemboi finished in sixth position, but was still selected to defend the world title he won in Daegu.
Brimin Kipruto was excluded from the team for Moscow.
The top two finishers gained automatic selection for the August 10-18 championships, while the third spot was awarded by the selectors.
Olympic champion and world 800m record holder David Rudisha was left out of the team altogether because he failed to take part in the trials as he is undergoing treatment for a knee injury in Germany.
Rudisha, who set a world record of 1:40.91 in winning the Olympic title last year in London, picked up the knee injury running in Central Park in New York.
Conseslus Kipruto has won in all the Diamond League meetings this year, beating Kemboi in Eugene andOslo, although Kemobi ran the world-leading time of 7:59.03 in Paris last weekend.
World 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop, who won gold in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, was beaten intosecond position by world silver medalist Silas Kiplagat, who won in 3:33.70.
Vivian Cheruiyot, who won the 5,000m and 10,000m in Daegu and is expecting a baby, missed the trials as did Sally Kipyego, the 10,000m world and Olympic silver medalist.
Saturday, 13 July 2013
Download Hangout For PC, Android and Apple Devices
Recently, Google announced the launch of the Google Hangouts app, which is a cross-platform messaging system replacing Google Talk, Google+ Messenger, Google+ Hangout video chat, and pretty much everything else.
Hangouts chat messenger supports one-on-one and group chatting across desktop, Android and Apple devices and includes photos, emoji, and video calls. It allows you to turn any conversation into a video call with up to 10 friends; then add apps and effects to put a smile on your face.
You can have a group Hangout with up to 100 people for sending and receiving messages but video calls can have a maximum of 10 participants and there's a 150 minute check-in to make sure you're still there. Hangouts stay in sync across devices so you can start or continue them across devices.
You can see when friends are on Hangouts, if they’re currently typing, and if they’ve seen your messages. Using Google+ Circles, you can select specific friends or a whole group to start a chat with. If you’re offline, Hangouts will store your messages until you return.
Hangouts app works on computers, Android and Apple devices, so you can connect with everyone, and no one gets left out.
If you want to download Hangouts plugin to your computer, visit the Hangouts website using google chrome browser and click on the "Available for Computer" link. The plugin will be added to your PC and you can start chatting with it asap.
You can also download Hangouts app to your AppLe device from App Store and also get it for Android from Google Play.
If you want to hangout with me, add me;+Agbeni Tosin
(source: ogbongeblog)
LG CLAIMS THE THINNEST HD LCD SMARTPHONE DISPLAY
LG display on thursday said that it has developed the word thinnest full HD, LCD display for smartphones measuring just 2.2mm thick.
The fast growing technology producer LG said its new 5.2inch(132mm) display panel has a resolution of 1,080 by 1,920 pixels and
63 KILLED IN CHINA AS TYPHOON SOULIK LASHES THE COAST
63 people have been recorded dead and 174 other are missing in the heavy rain and landslide that occur in China, while over 500,000 people have been evacuated as typhoon soulik lashed the costal areas in the east of china today.
The death toll from a landslide in southwestern sichuan province has risen to 43 after 25 more bodies were retrieved,the area local authorities said. Rescuers had found 43 bodies from the landslide that occur on wednesday in the village of sanxi in Dujiangyan city, the vice mayor of the city told media today.
Some 118 people are said to be missing or can not br reached. Most of them who are said to be tourists, The state-run xinhua news agency quoted the vice mayor saying,"the landslide which buried 11 homes in the region that was struck by a devastating earthquake in 2008, was believe to have been triggered by severe rainstorm since monday evening. State-run china radio international reported.
(source:zeenews.com)
63 KILLED IN CHINA AS TYPHOON SOULIK LASHES THE COAST
63 people have been recorded dead and 174 other are missing in the heavy rain and landslide that occur in China, while over 500,000 people have been evacuated as typhoon soulik lashed the costal areas in the east of china today.
The death toll from a landslide in southwestern sichuan province has risen to 43 after 25 more bodies were retrieved,the area local authorities said. Rescuers had found 43 bodies from the landslide that occur on wednesday in the village of sanxi in Dujiangyan city, the vice mayor of the city told media today.
Some 118 people are said to be missing or can not br reached. Most of them who are said to be tourists, The state-run xinhua news agency quoted the vice mayor saying,"the landslide which buried 11 homes in the region that was struck by a devastating earthquake in 2008, was believe to have been triggered by severe rainstorm since monday evening. State-run china radio international reported.
(source:zeenews.com)
63 KILLED IN CHINA AS TYPHOON SOULIK LASHES THE COAST
63 people have been recorded dead and 174 other are missing in the heavy rain and landslide that occur in China, while over 500,000 people have been evacuated as typhoon soulik lashed the costal areas in the east of china today.
The death toll from a landslide in southwestern sichuan province has risen to 43 after 25 more bodies were retrieved,the area local authorities said. Rescuers had found 43 bodies from the landslide that occur on wednesday in the village of sanxi in Dujiangyan city, the vice mayor of the city told media today.
Some 118 people are said to be missing or can not br reached. Most of them who are said to be tourists, The state-run xinhua news agency quoted the vice mayor saying,"the landslide which buried 11 homes in the region that was struck by a devastating earthquake in 2008, was believe to have been triggered by severe rainstorm since monday evening. State-run china radio international reported.
(source:zeenews.com)
EDWARD SNOWDEN TO SEEK TEMPORARY ASYLUM IN RUSSIA
Former intelligent agency contractor Edward Snowden will seek temporary political asylum asylum in Russia,according to human right groups that met him on friday.
The Kremlin told Snowden, who has been on the run since disclosing details of USA electronic surveillance programmes, that he should refrain from criticising the united state if he want refuge in Russia.
Participant in a meeting with human rights group at Moscow's sheremtyevo airport, where he has been stranded in the transit area since June 23, said Snowden would seek to travel on to Latin America, Reuter reports.
Snowden is serious about obtaining political asylum in the Russia federation," said Vyacheslav Nikonov, a pro-Kremlin Lawmaker who attended the meeting.
President Vladimir Putin's spiokesman repeated earlier conditions that Snowden should stop harming the interest of United state if he want asylum.
"we need to check to check this information, but as far as we know ,he consider himself a defender of human rights and a campaigner for democratic ideals", spokesman Dimtry Peskov Told reuters.
Nikonov said that this message had got through.
"He said it would be easy for him to fulfill this requirement," Nikonov told Reporters. He added that Snowden did not consider his actions to be harmful to his country to his country. Peskov said he was unaware of a formal request for political asylum from Snowden. A grainy picture of Snowden taken by one participant, with legal assistant Sarah Harrisson to his right, soon surfaced on media news site. Snowden,30, had not been seen in public since arrival to Russia and the officials of Russia have shown increasing impatience over his stay. But it has become clearer that snowden has no clear route to a save haven from Moscow
(source:Reuters news)
The Kremlin told Snowden, who has been on the run since disclosing details of USA electronic surveillance programmes, that he should refrain from criticising the united state if he want refuge in Russia.
Participant in a meeting with human rights group at Moscow's sheremtyevo airport, where he has been stranded in the transit area since June 23, said Snowden would seek to travel on to Latin America, Reuter reports.
Snowden is serious about obtaining political asylum in the Russia federation," said Vyacheslav Nikonov, a pro-Kremlin Lawmaker who attended the meeting.
President Vladimir Putin's spiokesman repeated earlier conditions that Snowden should stop harming the interest of United state if he want asylum.
"we need to check to check this information, but as far as we know ,he consider himself a defender of human rights and a campaigner for democratic ideals", spokesman Dimtry Peskov Told reuters.
Nikonov said that this message had got through.
"He said it would be easy for him to fulfill this requirement," Nikonov told Reporters. He added that Snowden did not consider his actions to be harmful to his country to his country. Peskov said he was unaware of a formal request for political asylum from Snowden. A grainy picture of Snowden taken by one participant, with legal assistant Sarah Harrisson to his right, soon surfaced on media news site. Snowden,30, had not been seen in public since arrival to Russia and the officials of Russia have shown increasing impatience over his stay. But it has become clearer that snowden has no clear route to a save haven from Moscow
(source:Reuters news)
Shahid khan takeover fulham football club.
The club which was owned by mohammed Al Fayed for the last 16years has now been taking over by the national football league (NFL) in the united state franchise owner and CEO Flex-N-Gate group and also a wealthy car part manufactural. The was annouced yesterday 12-07-2013 after been approved by the English premier league. The club was bought from Mohammed Al Fayed "in a statement released on fulham website".The transaction which have been approved by barclay premier league. Khan assumes 100% ownership of the club debt-free as of today". The new owner Shahid Khan is believe to be twice richer than Mohammed Al Fayed. He is ranked 179th on the Forbes list of billionaires.Shahid khan said"Mohammed Al Fayed is giving me the privilege and responsibility of serving as the next custodian of the club". I'm extremely honoured to accept and want to thank him, on behalf of everyone who love the club, for 16years of exceptional service to the club in its hours of need and has led it to a sustainable place within the EPL.Fulham is the perfect club at the perfect time for me. My priority is to ensure the club and Craven cottage each to have a viable and sustainable premier league future that fans of the club can be proud of.The club which was oversee by Al Fayed from the third tier to an established EPL team said " my time serving as the custodian of fulham will one day come to an end, and i feel that the time has now arrive, the time is now right because i have found a very good man in Shahid khan to accept the responsibility and privilege that i have enjoyed at fulham since 1997. Fulham will be in very good hands" .
Shahid khan takeover fulham football club.
The club which was owned by Mohammed Al Fayed for the last 16years has now been taking over by the national football league (NFL) in the united state franchise owner and CEO Flex-N-Gate group and also a wealthy car part manufacturer. The was announced yesterday 12-07-2013 after been approved by the English premier league. The club was bought from Mohammed Al Fay ed "in a statement released on fulham website"The transaction which have been approved by Barclay premier league. Khan assumes 100% ownership of the club debt-free as of today". The new owner Shah id Khan is believe to be twice richer than Mohammed Al Fay ed. He is ranked 179th on the Forbes list of billionaires.Shah id khan said"Mohammed Al Fay ed is giving me the privilege and responsibility of serving as the next custodian of the club". I'm extremely honored to accept and want to thank him, on behalf of everyone who love the club, for 16years of exceptional service to the club in its hours of need and has led it to a sustainable place within the E PL.Fulham is the perfect club at the perfect time for me. My priority is to ensure the club and Craven cottage each to have a viable and sustainable premier league future that fans of the club can be proud of.The club which was oversee by Al Fayed from the third tier to an established E PL team said " my time serving as the custodian of fulham will one day come to an end, and i feel that the time has now arrive, the time is now right because i have found a very good man in Shah id khan to accept the responsibility and privilege that i have enjoyed at fulham since 1997. Fulham will be in very good hands" .
Friday, 12 July 2013
HOW TO START A CAREER IN INFORMATION
How to Start a Career in Information Technology
Discuss
Many people love the people in IT (Information Technology).
This is a good field but it does not mean that you work with computers only. Helping others use their computers is often a big part of the job. This field is very big. From an ATM machine, to PC techies, to a network administrator to a graphic designer to a webmaster, to the record producer, these people are all in IT.
STEPS
1: Discover if you are already skilled in IT. If you have a PC and use it for more than just typing and basic office work, doing homework, playing games and casually browsing the web, then you have the right stuff for the job
2. Make a list of what types of IT work you might be interested in. For example, if you love computer games, you can list "game testing," or"writing game software." If you enjoy designing, "graphic design" or"software design" should go on your list. If you are interested in how the internet works and how computer connect to each other, "network administration or network design" will work for you.
3. Choose something that will make you happy. If you really enjoy it as a pastime, you will progress in skill much faster.
4. Get to know the right people. Many IT gurus love to assist people. Look into a formal or even casual apprenticeship. Make a geek your new best friend.
5. Search for educational opportunities in your area or online, and determine what the entry requirements are for each field of study. Make comparisons.
6. Supplement self-taught skills with a few classes or an associate degree, and move right into the job market. The more education you get in the field, the better your income will probably be in the long run, but there are entry level jobs even for people with little education.
7. Look into professional certifications. Even without a college degree an MCSE or A+ certification can gain you significant credibility.
8. Seek internships at reputable companies. An internship at Google or Microsoft will open a lot of doors for you later.
9. Write a competitive resume and list it at prominent internet job sites. Include any cities you'd be interested in moving to. .
10. Take the best entry level job you can get, and in your spare time, focus on honing your skills and on keeping up with the constantly evolving applications, hardware, and software that you'll need to utilize
TIPS: Have a strong sense of curiosity and a desire to know how things work. Be prepared for constant change and a need to steadily increase your wealth of knowledge. Bring your unlimited patience. This field can often be frustrating. These jobs have increasingly been in demand since the late 1990s. Warnings When things go wrong, the IT department are the first ones to be blamed. When things go right, IT are the last ones to get credit. Do the job because you love it. Otherwise, you'll hate it. Don't pick a job for the money. Pick it for your passion in that field. Then pick the highest paying job with the best opportunities.
Seyi Shay to grace Big Brother eviction
Born in London to Nigerian parents,
Deborah Oluwa-Seyi Joshua – better known as Seyi Shay – has been
performing since she was 6 years old. She got her break with the London
Community Choir and hasn’t looked back, performing around the world and
collaborating with some of the hottest artists in the world.
lagos – She’s toured with P.Diddy and Beyonce,
collaborated with Justin Timberlake and 2Face Idibia – and now Seyi Shay
will work her magic on the Big Brother stage during Sunday night’s live
eviction
She
signed her first record deal in 2005, wrote and produced three songs
for the Konami Game soundtrack, “Crime Life” and wrote You Will See for
Mel C – all this, aged just 18.
Shortly afterwards, she auditioned for British Pop/R&B group From Above, winning the role of lead singer.
Their
debut album ‘Breaking From Above’ lent its name to their MTV reality
show, which was broadcast in more than 166 countries around the world.
The band supported Beyonce on her “I Am” UK tour in 2009/10 and 2011 and
presented an MTV EMA Music Award to Bruno
In
the same year, Seyi wrote ‘White Lies’ for international selling rapper,
Chipmunk and has since toured with the likes of P. Diddy and Beyoncé in
the UK and written for and worked with a number of industry heavy
weights like Justin Timberlake, Brian Michael Cox,2Face Idibia, Bilal,
Chipmunk, Rob Knoxx, Rob A, Harmony and Cameron Wallace.
Don’t
miss Seyi Shay working her musical magic on stage this Sunday on Big
Brother: The Chase – and don’t forget to vote to keep your favourite
housemate in the game!
The
housemates in danger of eviction are Selly, Melvin, Annabel, Cleo,
Natasha and Pokello. Voting is open right now and closes at 06:00 CAT on
Sunday morningWednesday, 10 July 2013
How To Make Money Online With Your Blackberry
Over 60% of smartphones users in this part of the world make use of Blackberry and the device has moved from what the rich can only buy to a device for all and sundry. A research carried out in Nigeria revealed that most people use blackberry for fun than for business purposes.
I will explain how to make money on blackberry and am sure this will be useful to bloggers,publicists and webmasters.
STEP 1 - Requirement
You must have a lot of contacts on your BBM (Blackberry Messenger).
STEP 2- Money Making Messenger
For you to make money, it involves just a thing or an act which is by broadcasting someone's paid adverts to all your contacts.
STEP 3- How To Get Adverts To Broadcast on BBM
Getting adverts to broadcast is so simple, I will give you some hints.
==> You can broadcast this: "Promote your products, events, business to over 2000 BBM users in Nigeria". After that am sure some people will be interested to do business with you and bill them. I currently bill my clients N500 per broadcast.
==> Change your display name to a name that can be easily search for on BBM. If your name on bbm is full of smiley faces,signs and symbols or some funny letters then it will be difficult for people to search for you. So, it's better you change your display name to your website name or your real name without any 'swag' sign.
==> You can also get advert by replying any broadcast that includes someone's products or services.
NOTE- Do not lie about your contacts to your clients because some of them might request you screengrab your contacts list.
I hope this makes some sense.
If you have other ideas on how to earn money online with Blackberry, kindly relay them via comments.
BBM DP Not Changing? Try This Solution
I ask him to rebooted the blackberry several times, removed the battery, removed the dp and everything..but no success. I noticed that BBM status will change while my dp won't change on bbm. When I became so fed up,I decided to google the problem to see if I can get a solution.
After googling it, I saw series of forum threads related to the problem. I browsed through and saw different suggestions. While some claim it is just a temporary problem, some suggested bbm should be deleted and re-installed via www.blackberry.com/bbm instead of through the BB AppWorld.
We tried to delete the BBM and we were surprised not to see the "delete" option after right-clicking on the BBM icon nor see "Blackberry Messenger" listed under "Application Management" ( Options>Device>Application Management).
At this point, it became so obvious that his BBM is corrupt. So, I decided to upgrade the BBM via Blackberry AppWorld. I upgraded to the latest version of BBM and restarted the BB. I changed my BBM dp and it worked! Honestly, I felt so happy.
NB: You might receive some broadcasts eg "Display pictures will not change unless you broadcast this message: having the code:REP#26356". Please, ignore such silly BCs. They are crap.
Have you experienced this kind of problem before or your dp is currently not showing on your bbm?
You can learn how to upgrade all blackberry apps at once here.
Make Extra Cash Online With Base5Builder
If you refer a customer to the site, Base5Builder.com’s Affiliate Program lets you make 12.5% (over N4,000) of every website template that is sold to the referred customer. It’s really easy.
Affiliates each have their own unique coupon that they can offer to customers, whether online or face-to-face. When the customer uses the coupon on the site, the customer receives a 10% discount on their website and the Affiliate receives a 12.5% commission for the sale.
That is, for every template that costs N35,000, you will receive N4,375 just for saying to them: “Here, use my coupon.” The higher the cost of the template, the more money you earn.
STEPS TO START MAKING MONEY ON BASE 5 BUILDER?
1. Visit www.base5builder.com/register to register for an affiliate account2. Fill out the form and select “I Want To Make Extra Cash (Affiliate)”
3. Verify your account.
4. Log in and generate your unique coupon.
That’s it!
You can offer your unique coupon to friends, clients, business acquaintances… anyone who needs a website.
DON’T FORGET TO TELL CUSTOMERS THE BENEFITS
- They will receive a 10% discount for using your coupon!
- Base 5 Builder adds new templates every week, so customers can always check back if they haven’t found something they like.
So visit www.Base5Builder.com and start making extra cash. You can also send them your questions at: support [at] base5builder [dot] com
BUY FOOTBALL JERSEY ONLINE IN NIGERIA
Chelsea jersey (Home), Manchester United kit (Home) as well as jerseys for Barcelona FC (Away), Bayern Munich (Home), Real Madrid (Home) etc are available on the site as at the time of publishing this post. So, if you don't have an original football jersey, this is an opportunity to get yours before the supplier close the deals.
So, How Do I Get the Low Price Football Shirts ?
==> Go to Dealdey website here and SIGN UP (Very Important)
==> Sign in once you complete your registration
==> Click on the "Fashion and Style" tab
==> Click on the "Football Jerseys" category
==> Click on the club football shirt you want to buy
==> Click on the size you want, then click the "BUY" button
==> Select how you want to pay and enter your shipping address.
That's all.
Once successful, you will get an email notification.
You can pick it up your jersey at Dealdey office or get it delivered to you wherever you are in Nigeria.
NOTE: The deal ends soonest. So, get yours NOW!.
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