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Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Didier Drogba with Family Relax on His Luxury Yacht

Didier Drogba might be a footballer but it seems that he also a fan of box.
The 35-year-old footballer was seen sporting a T-shirt with pictures of Mike Tyson across the front as he enjoyed a day out in St Tropez with his family.
Didier added a pair of black shorts and a dark hat to finish off his look for lunch.
After eating at the restaurant Didier, his wife Diakité Lalla along with their three sons Isaac, Iman and Kieran got a tender back to their luxury yacht.
The family enjoyed lunch at the famous Le Club 55 on Pampelonne beach a popular spot for famous faces.

African Religious Leaders Reject Obama's Call For Gay Rights

Religious leaders in Africa strongly rebuked President Obama’s call to decriminalise homosexuality, suggesting it’s the reason why he received a less-than-warm welcome during a recent trip to the continent.
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In a news conference in Senegal during his three-nation tour, just as the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on same-sex marriage, Obama said African nations must grant equal protection to all people regardless of their sexual orientation.
“My basic view is that regardless of race, regardless of religion, regardless of gender, regardless of sexual orientation, when it comes to how the law treats you, how the state treats you … people should be treated equally,” Obama said. “And that’s a principle that I think applies universally.”
But Obama’s words rubbed religious and political leaders the wrong way. In Senegal, the West African nation where Islam is the predominant religion, homosexuality is a crime.
Christianity and Islam are growing fast on the continent, and religious leaders in both faith communities responded with vehement denunciations.
Indeed, some clerics said Obama’s statements on gays spoiled the welcome religious leaders and their followers could have accorded the first African-American president.
“For religious leaders, in my point of view, this issue of homosexuality which he mentioned had soiled the hospitality which the religious leaders desired to reserve for him,” said the Rev. Pierre Adama Faye, a Senegalese Lutheran leader.

ASUP Agrees To Call Off Strike

At the meeting organized on Tuesday by the Joint Committee on Education of the National Assembly, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has agreed to call off the strike as soon as possible - once their demands are met.
The meeting sought to resolve the confrontation between the Federal Government, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and ASUP. Rukayat Rufai, the Minister of Education, and Chukwuemeka Nwogu, the Minister of Labour and Productivity were present at the meeting.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, Uche Chukwumerije called the unions to end this impasse which has grounded tertiary institutions across the country.
The President of ASUP, Chibuzor Asomugha stated that the polytechnic lecturers would do all within their powers to end the strike in the nearest time.

“Our meeting with the Senate Committee on Education was successful. There was an agreement to meet our demands in the next two weeks as the request will be presented to President Goodluck Jonathan for his approval,” he said.

Mr Asomugha noted that the Senate, asked the union to call off their strike and give the Senate some time to convey their demands to the President. However, Mr Asumogba stated he cannot unilaterally end the strike based on government’s promise. He added ASUP will decide when to finish the industrial action “after our NEC meeting slated in two weeks.”

MULTILIFA 2012/2013: IMSU POST UME IS OUT

Follow this order:
POINT OF SALE (OWERRI ONLY)
(1) Obtain a registration card containing your application PIN Code from any branch of any of the following banks in Owerri, Imo State: IMSU Library, Imsu Microfinance Bank, Zenith Bank, FCMB, Access Bank, UBA Plc, Diamond Bank, First Bank, Union Bank for the payment of N2100.00 Application Fee to the cashier.

(2) On obtaining the scratch card go to www.imsupostumeportal.org and follow registration instruction.

(3) Click on 'Register' above to fill the registration form. Ensure you type the PIN Code from the scratch card obtained from the bank correctly.

(4) Read carefully the instructions on the registration page.

(6) On successful registration, you will receive a successful registration email containing your username and password.

(7) Click on 'Login' to log in, then you can start filling the form.

(8) Add your profile (This will require a passport photo, signature, biodata and your examination particulars.)

(9) Add your qualifications SSCE, GCE, NECO and JAMB and other certificates.

(10) Confirm your entries before clicking on submit. Ensure that your recent passport photograph and signature are scanned before submitting. After clicking submit application to IMSU, print the slip as an evidence of your registration and bring it to the screening venue.

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If you have registered sucessfully, IMSU ICT Center would send your examination date, hall by sms/e- mail.

Lionel Messi and Cesc Fàbregas with Their Families On Yacht

Premier League footballers, Lionel Messi and Cesc Fàbregas were concentrating on their roles as doting dads on Monday as they looked after their little ones while on holiday in Ibiza.
The friends spent the day on board a luxury yacht with their families, making the most of their time off after the season came to a close.

Clearly more concerned about spending time with their nearest and dearest than making the most of the island’s party scene, the 26-year-olds sunned themselves on deck.

Messi arrived at the marina carrying his seven-month-old son Thiago, keeping him close as they jumped on to the boat.

They were joined by Messi’s Barcelona FC pal Fàbregas who carried his two-month-old daughter Lia in her carrier, proving just what hands-on dads they are.

The footballing stars were joined on deck by their other halves and a group of friends who all took the opportunity to relax in the Spanish sunshine.

As well as looking after his little one, Messi seemed to have a spot of suntanning on his mind, stripping down to his red swimming trunks as soon as he got on deck.

And so as not to get any unsightly tan lines, the Argentine sportman rolled up the legs of his swimwear so he could tan as much of his body as possible.

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

2013/2014 POST-UTME Screening Exercise

Candidates who chose Federal University of Technology, Owerri as their 1^st and/or 2^nd choice in the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a score of 180 and above, are invited to a Screening Exercise as indicated below.

Day/Date of Exercise	Time	Group
Tuesday, July 30, 2013	8.00 am	Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) Materials & Metallurgical Engineering (MME) Agricultural Engineering (AGE) Civil Engineering (CIE) Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Wednesday, July 31, 2013	8.00 am	Petroleum Engineering (PET) Mechanical Engineering (MEE) Polymer & Textile Engineering (PTE) School of Health Technology (SOHT) School of Environmental Technology (SOET)
Thursday, August 01, 2013	8.00 am	All Departments in the following Schools (i) School of Science (SOSC) (ii) School of Agriculture & Agricultural Technology (SAAT) (iii) School of Management Technology (SMAT) & Department of Food Science and Technology (FST)
Saturday, August 10, 2013	8.00 am	Direct Entry Candidates

Method of Application

A. Eligible candidates should pay the sum of two thousand naira (N2,000.00) only excluding switch fee using e-Tranzact platform at any branch of any of the following banks in the country:

First Bank Nigeria
FUTO Microfinance Bank
Diamond Bank
Keystone Bank
Mainstreet Bank

B. Candidates should collect an e-Tranzact slip from the bank and proceed to complete the registration form with the e-Tranzact receipt number and pin at: utme.futo.edu.ng

Click on the Post-UTME on-line form and follow the instructions.
Complete the application form carefully.
Upload your passport photograph (photo size should not be more than 64kb in jpeg or gif format).
Preview the completed form and submit when you are sure of your entry.
Print the completed on-line registration form.

C. Candidates for screening should come with the following:

HB pencil, eraser and sharpener.
Two clear copies of the printout of the completed on-line registration form.
UTME result slip and photocopy.
e-Tranzact payment slip used for registration.
Post-UTME on-line Registration form

Note: GSM phones, calculators and other electronic devices are not allowed into the venue.

Important Dates:

July 04, 2013 – July 26, 2013 Registration

Portal will close on midnight July 26, 2013 and open for Direct Entry students on August 02, 2013, closes finally on midnight August 08, 2013.

Note: The Detailed guidelines for completing the application form and the various Departmental codes can be downloaded from www.futo.edu.ng

Helpdesk: For enquiries, e-mail: info@futo.edu.ng; phone: 083430999

No candidate is allowed to register more than once, as doing so will disqualify you.

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Tuesday, 2 July 2013

John Paul II 'set for sainthood' with second miracle

John Paul II could be declared a saint this year after a Vatican committee approved a second miracle attributed to the Polish pope's intercession.

The Congregation for the Causes of Saints ruled an "inexplicable recovery" on 1 May 2011 was due to the late Pope's intercession, Ansa reported.
Earlier that same day he had been beatified after a first miracle was attributed to his intervention.
Pope Francis must now give his approval before a canonisation date is set.
Canonisation is the final step in the official process that declares a deceased person to be a saint.
Speedy process At a plenary meeting of the Congregation on Tuesday, cardinals and bishops mooted a canonisation ceremony taking place in December, sources told Ansa.

Pope John Paul II at St Peter's Square, Vatican - 2 June 2000

Pope John Paul II looks at a white dove freed at the end of the Angelus prayer in St Peter's Square, Vatican, 30 January 2005

The Polish pope reformed the sainthood process in 1983

One possible date would be 8 December, on which Catholics celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception, which this year falls on a Sunday.
John Paul II could be canonised at the same time as John XXIII, Vatican sources suggested. Venerated by Catholics as "the good pope", John XXIII was elected in 1958 and convened the Second Vatican Council in 1962, but died the following year before it was finished.
Canonisation requires the attribution of one further miracle to the intercession of the candidate after they have been beatified.
The Vatican has not revealed details about the second miracle in John Paul II's case.
It was reportedly deemed an "inexplicable recovery" by a panel of doctors before being approved last month by a board of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints' theologians.
John Paul II died in 2005 aged 84 and was beatified by his successor Benedict XVI in May 2011.
Among a crowd hundreds of thousands strong on St Peter's Square was French nun Marie Simon-Pierre, who says she was cured of Parkinson's Disease after praying for the intervention of the late pope little more than a month after he died.
Some questioned the Church's speed in beatifying John Paul II just six years after his death.
Although widely regarded as one of the great popes of modern times, his 26-year pontificate was tarnished by his handling of the clerical sex abuse scandal that has rocked the global Church.
Critics say other of the Church's deep-seated problems - such as its dysfunctional management and financial scandals at the Vatican bank - stem from shortcomings of his pontificate.
John Paul II reformed the sainthood process in 1983, making it faster, simpler, and cheaper. The office of "Devil's advocate" - an official whose job was to try to knock down the case for sainthood - was eliminated, and the required number of miracles was dropped.
The idea was to lift up contemporary role models of holiness in order to convince a jaded secular world that sanctity is alive in the here and now, says veteran Vatican analyst John Allen.
The result was that John Paul II beatified and canonised more people than all previous popes combined.

Neymar and Messi will be 'the bomb,' says Alves

The Blaugrana right back believes the duo playing in tandem makes for a mouth-watering prospect, and he is confident both can share the limelight at Camp Nou next season.

Barcelona defender Dani Alves has backed Lionel Messi and Neymar to combine to devastating effect next season by describing the duo as "the bomb."

The former Santos striker has silenced his critics in recent weeks by lighting up the Confederations Cup from which he emerged with the Golden Ball after scoring four goals en route to helping his side win the competition. Alves believes the 21-year-old can forge an explosive partnership with Messi, the four-time reigning Ballon d'Or winner, and says both have the requisite amount of humility to succeed.

"They will be the bomb next season," Alves told reporters. "That is why I insisted Neymar join us so much, because I'm sure he will be a very special player.

"They will have a very positive connection. Neymar is happy to play with Messi. There will no problems because there is humility with both of them."

Neymar, Alba set for tonsil surgery

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Neymar, Alba set for tonsil surgery

The Blaugrana stars are to undergo a minor operation on Friday as it has emerged both have been suffering from tonsillitis, while David Luiz will also have his nose operated on.

Barcelona stars Neymar and Jordi Alba are set to undergo surgery to remove their tonsils on Friday, Barcelona confirmed on its official website.

The operation, which will be presided over by the club's medical staff, is expected to sideline the duo for an estimated 10 days while they recover. The Brazil international will go under the knife in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, while teammate Alba will be operated on in Catalunya on the same day.

Both of Tito Vilanova's men came face-to-face for the Confederations Cup final on Sunday, which the Selecao emerged as comprehensive 3-0 winners courtesy of a Neymar strike in between two goals from Fred.

The former Santos star, who arrived in Camp Nou for $75 million earlier this summer, is expected to make his competitive debut for the Blaugrana in the Spanish Super Cup against Atletico Madrid on Aug. 21.

The 21-year-old's international colleague, David Luiz, is also scheduled to undergo surgery in the coming days, with the Chelsea defender set to be operated on this Thursday, having suffered a broken nose in Brazil's 2-0 victory over Mexico two weeks ago.

Monday, 1 July 2013

SALE OF POST - UTME FORMS FOR POLY NEKEDE MULTILIFA 2013/2014

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The Nation's Challenges Would Soon Be Over - Dangote

President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has predicted Nigeria’s economic revival, stating that the current challenges the country face, would soon be a thing of the past.

He appealed to Nigerians to contribute their own quota - by doing what is right and paying their taxes - in order to ensure real growth and development.

A statement from the company on Friday quoted the Dangote boss as saying these when a group of entrepreneurs visited him in his office in Lagos.

He urged the citizenry not to be discouraged by various challenges facing the nation, stating that they were necessary steps needed for the nation to rank among the best industrially in years to come.

He however called on both indigenous and foreign investors to invest more in the economy, adding that Nigeria was the best place to have good returns on investment.

He said the company would invest more in Nigeria, create more jobs as he had an unwavering faith in the nation’s economy.

Dangote, who is a member of the National Economic Management Team, stated that what Nigerians needed most was economic empowerment.

He explained that economic development of the country rested more on the shoulders of the private sector operators, while government’s strategic role was to ensure a conducive environment by putting in place the right policies that would encourage setting up of businesses.

Consequently, he urged local investors to complement the Federal government’s efforts at ensuring the success of the economic agenda by delving into manufacturing as one of the means of empowering Nigerians through job creation.

He promised to ensure that his investment would focus on job creation and urged other investors to do the same, for the nation to be among the best 20 developed countries in 2020.

The business mogul noted that it was only through the active involvement of the private sector that the infrastructure deficit could be tracked and tackled by government, adding that all countries of the world whose economies had made appreciable impact on the citizenry had done so through manufacturing.

To buttress his position, Dangote referred to a report published last August by the renowned Global Consulting firm, McKinsey, on the economic potentials in Nigeria and a host of other African countries.

He said, “The McKensey report is very instructive, it says that half of the 30 million jobs in African manufacturing offer wage paying employment, a higher share than most sectors. If current projections for manufacturing value-added growth hold, it is estimated that the sector will create eight million more stable jobs by 2020.”

Drugs Wrapped In Condoms Removed From Woman's Pelvis

A woman arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs from Mexico into the United States had to have a one-pound package of methamphetamine surgically removed from her pelvis last week.

Claudia Ibarra, 31, was taken into custody after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents patted her down and "realized there was something down there," spokeswoman Teresa Small told The Associated Press on Friday.

A doctor removed from Ibarra a black package of drugs double-wrapped in condoms.

Ibarra, a U.S. citizen and resident of Yuma, Ariz., had attempted to cross the border at San Luis alone and on foot, according to authorities.

Per a tabulation of U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection data by the Center for Investigative Reporting, more than 36,000 pounds of methamphetamine were seized by agents along the U.S.-Mexico border between 2005 and 2011.

Although that number pales in comparison to the amounts of marijuana and cocaine seized in the area during the same time period, the amount of meth reported appears to be increasing year over year.

A separate report by the AP notes that the spike in meth seizures "reflects a shift in production to Mexico after a U.S. crackdown on domestic labs."

According to the AP, drug mules - including children - have been discovered withcaches of meth hidden in many unlikely places.

Nigerian Polytechnic Lecturers Vow To Continue Strike

Nigerian polytechnic lecturers have vowed not to suspend their two-month-old nationwide strike until the federal government meets all its demands.
The lecturers, members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, gave the ultimatum at their National Executive Council meeting which took place at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, on Sunday
The union said it observed with dismay, “the nonchalant attitude of government towards exercising political will to meet it demands.” The union also frowned at the leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, calling on the governors to conduct themselves in line with democratic principles in order to safeguard the political future of the nation.
Condemning the discrimination against polytechnic graduates at entry and in career progression in public service, ASUP called for a level-playing ground for graduates from the various tertiary sectors.
It also demanded that polytechnic education be properly and adequately funded by government, urging it to stop paying lip-service to the technical education sector in the country.
The lecturers also rejected the discriminatory cut-off points for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education and called for harmonization of the cut-off points into tertiary institutions in the country.
They accused the federal government of being dictatorial in the appointment of rectors, and condemned the growing level of corruption in the country’s public service while calling on government to be more proactive in handling the challenges.
However, the union commended the steps so far taken by government in curbing the security challenges in some states of the country and called for more efforts to be made to safeguard lives and property of the citizenry.

Junior Secondary School Pupils Caught Donating Blood For N1500 In Lagos

About nine junior secondary school students were on Tuesday, caught donating blood illegally to one Mr. Sola in Agege area of Lagos. It was learnt that members of the community noticed the unusual visit of some students to a certain shop located on Owoloabi Omotoye street, Orile Agege, during and after school hours which prompted a little investigation. The investigations revealed that the students had been donating their blood for money.

One of the students nabbed at the shop and simply identified as Emeka, a JSS2 pupil, confessed to donating his blood thrice for the sum of N1, 500 on each occasion with Sola asking them junior student donating blood for #1500“not to tell anyone about it.”
Some of the students, who were from Oke Odo High School; State Senior High School,Oyewole; State Junior High School, Oyewole; State High School, Mulero; Keke High school, Agege, it was further gathered, had donated their blood up to 17 times .

Confirming the incident, chairman of the Parent-Teachers’ Association (PTA) State Junior High School, Mr. Adeyemi, said some of the students, who became very sick as a result of the repeated blood donation, had been taken to the hospital while the rest had been released to their parents.
Mr. Adeyemi added that beside those caught in the act, several other students later confessed to have donated their blood at one point or the other saying that the case had been reported to the education district 1 for further action.

Governor Akpabio donates N50 million to movie producers

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, has donated the sum of N50 million to the Association of Movie Producers of Nigeria.

Speaking on Saturday while presenting the cheque to the group led by its president, Mr. Zulu Okafor while on a courtesy call to the Governor’s Office in Uyo, Akpabio had expressed confidence that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum,NGF, would come out of the present crisis as a stronger organization to foster the development of the country.

He commended the movie producers for their contributions towards projecting the country’s image in the most positive light.

The Governor added, ‘’People think that the Nigerian Governors’ Forum is divided; we are not, because we know ourselves. We will come back in a very excellent manner than we were before, because we are all committed to Nigeria.

“It is unfortunate that what is happening is attracting much attention and people are writing and writing. But maybe, we will be able to put the fact straight so that Nigerians can actually see the perspective. As leaders, our job is to ensure peace”, he said.

The Governor, while advising Nollywood to guide against internal rancour, applauded the industry for restoring Nigeria’s image at the global scene, noting that before the advent of Nollywood, the story about
Nigeria was all about fraud.

“You people have done so much that today, the entire world is watching Nigeria. You have changed the story of Nigeria.

Before Nollywood, the story of Nigeria was all about 419. I am sorry about the piracy. That was why I applauded what the President did when he organized a dinner for you to celebrate Nollywood at 20 and made a
donation of about N3 billion to develop the industry. I find out that we should institute a prize to encourage producers, actors and actresses.

“I pledged a token to support the president’s action. I want you people to use this small token to encourage the growth of the industry. My meeting with you today was just to redeem that pledge because I think it was taking too much time”. google.com

Man Claims To Have Lived Without Eating For 5 Years

A Sri Lankan man claims he has survived without food for the last five years
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Although experts believe humans can only live for two months without a meal, Kirby de Lanerolle insists he has only needed fresh air as nourishment.

The breatharian also claims his lifestyle - which he says harnesses light, wind and the 'vibrations of God' - can reverse the ageing process and make him immortal.

An interview on TV show Taboo USA cited by The Sun, de Lanerolle said: 'There are energy sources out there that are greater than the food calories you are putting in your body.

'Calories come from photons and light and vibrations and wind.

Anything can feed you if your energy centres are open.' He admits to having eaten seven 500-calorie meals over the last ten months, but claims they made him feel ill.

He said: 'In this consciousness, when I do eat food, it makes me feel very tired. And my alertness goes away when I eat now.'

According to odditycentral.com, de Lanerolle was a drug addict at the age of 16.

But he has gone on to become a Gold medalist at the Junior National Level Championship for Rifle Shooting in 1995, winner of several boxing medals, Executive Advisor to the Ministry of Social Services in Sri Lanka and a successful entrepreneur.

He is also believed to be the only person known to have completed a marathon having only consumed water for three months.

He claims he owes his dramatic turnaround in fortunes to the breatharian lifestyle.

Around five years ago, he read about people who didn't eat for up to six years and didn't drink water for 40 days and 40 nights.

He was also convinced by the writings of a guru who said that cancer, diabetes and heart disease are caused by food.

He now wants to teach others to be breatharians, but experts are worried about his claims because some people have died trying adopt the lifestyle. google.com

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Saturday, 29 June 2013

Rick Ross Sued For Not Paying For Three Rolexes

Rick Ross is being sued for neglecting to pay quite a large bill for three Rolexes.

The multi millionaire rapper who owns a luxury of gold jewelry, from chains to watches and rings is rarelly seen without some sort of preciouse jewelry on him.
But recently it seems he is running through a financial problem because he is being sued for not paying 90 000$ for some jewelry he bought.
TMZ reports that Rozay is being sued for not paying the large bill. Johnny's Custom Jewelry in Texas filed the suit against the Bawse and his MMG company, claiming that Ross agreed to purchase three rollies in August of last year for the amount of $89,847.50.
Johnny says Ricky Rozay bought one 18K gold watch with 30CT of diamonds ($55,000), one 18K gold watch with 7CT of diamonds ($14,000), and one two-tone watch with 5CT of diamonds ($14,000).
Johnny says he delivered on the watches however the MMG rapper did not deliver on the payment. Johnny now wants to be paid for the watches, plus interest.

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