Samir Nasri, another City outcast, has joined Spanish side Sevilla, hours after Joe Hart completed his loan move to Torino.
The French midfielder had been deemed surplus to requirement by new coach Pep Guardiola.
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
BREAKING: Samir Nasri joins Sevilla from Man City on loan
Samir Nasri, another City outcast, has joined Spanish side Sevilla, hours after Joe Hart completed his loan move to Torino.
The French midfielder had been deemed surplus to requirement by new coach Pep Guardiola.
Ondo PDP: Jimoh Ibrahim’s emergence illegal, says Markafi’s faction
The Makarfi faction also declared that the PDP had no other candidate apart from a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede.
Jegede emerged the candidate of the party last week during the primary of the Markafi faction, held at the International Events Centre, Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Ibrahim won the primary of the Sheriff faction held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Monday. However, it was gathered that the primary was not monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Makarfi faction, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Banji Okunomo, said the Sherriff faction’s primary was illegally conducted, adding that it was not attended by the “real stakeholders.”
The statement read, ” All the persons that fall in the various categories making up the governorship primary had already participated in the Congress that produced Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) as the flag bearer of the party.
“These persons cannot be impersonated and their roles in the electoral college cannot be replicated, duplicated or copied in whatever guise.
“It is also very important, at this juncture, to tell the whole world that Jimoh Ibrahim, the acclaimed candidate of the illegal parallel PDP primary, is not a member of the PDP from ward to state level.”
It noted that Ibrahim had left the PDP and had allegedly joined the Accord Party and he had not yet relinquished his membership of the AP. It also alleged that Ibrahim had not followed the procedure necessary to rejoin the PDP.
According to the statement, it is not only illegal for a member of another party to pick the governorship ticket of the PDP, but it also amounts to double standards. Hence, the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has declared Jimoh Ibrahim a ‘persona non grata.’
The PDP, in the statement, urged members to remain steadfast and work for the success of the party in the governorship election, coming up on November 26, 2016.
FG set to award Lagos-Ibadan railway projects, others – AMAECHI
Amaechi, who said this at the one year memorial lecture in honour of former General Secretary of Alliance for Credible Election, ACE-Nigeria, late Comrade Emma Ezeazu, in Abuja, said contracts for Kano-Kaduna and Calabar-Port Harcourt railway projects would also be signed before the end of this week. The memorial lecture with theme: ‘Advancing the Frontiers of Progressive Governance’, was organised by Emma Ezeazu Mandate Group. The former governor of Rivers State, explained that “the President’s agenda is not just to recover loots. We are recovering as much as we can. But the president is determined to create employment. That is why you can see his focus. In transportation, from Kaduna to Abuja, we have created over 700 workforce. What did I do? I said all the villages or those communities along the route; I said they should give them level six down.” Speaking further, he said “their job is to march on that railway from the beginning to the end to see there was no security breach. The rest of the applicants will go online to apply for the jobs. They said if we publish it, people will die the way it happened during immigration recruitment exercise and they will say Amaechi should resign. “This year, we will start the Lagos-Ibadan, railway project. You know the difference between us and the rest, we will not say ‘go and start’, we will look for counterpart funding.” On how the project will be funded, he said “We will bring our counterpart fund as poor as the country is now and give to the Chinese because their money is already in their bank account. It is for us to bring our own. If we bring our own, they bring their own to make sure there is no delay, we will bring all our own to give them and say ‘go and start work’.” “If that happened in two years, the Lagos-Ibadan will be ready. Tomorrow, I will sign the contracts for Calabar-Port Harcourt railway project. Before the week runs out, I will sign Kano-Kduna. That is what we are doing. This is to show you that we are moving away from the corruption economy to production economy.”
Airports Authority Increases Access Gate Charge - Travel
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has increased the access gate charge. The new charges is effective from tomorrow Thursday, September 1st. Imagine paying N400 everyday, probably to-and-fro at N800 everyday.
Beware: Zika virus off as Pica disease looms against children, expert warns parents
Dr Olumide Olusola, a medical doctor, has urged parents to watch out for signs of an eating disorder called pica in children even as the more dreaded Zika virus worldwide has been greatly contained. Olusola made the call in an interview with newsmen in Ilorin on Wednesday.
He said that pica was a condition that caused sufferers to crave for what naturally should not be eaten by humans. He added that a person suffering from pica may desire to eat substances like tissue paper, ice, sand, chalk, pencil lead, soap, among other things. He explained that “pica is an eating disorder which is abnormal to humans. It is the desire to eat what will naturally not be desired or seen as food. “Studies have revealed that pica occurs when an important vitamin is insufficient in the body, especially iron, and it is likely that the substance being eaten or craved for may contain the vitamin needed. “Some of these substances are not poisonous but there is risk of infection. For example, chalk is not toxic but when it is in storage, it is not uncommon for ants, rodents and cockroaches to be in such stores, and so it becomes unsafe for eating. “Likewise, ice could lead to pneumonia or other cold-related infections; sand, soap and other substances are naturally unhealthy for consumption. “Whenever you see your children putting strange things in their mouth, especially after a particular age when they can differentiate between food and non-food substances, call for medical attention.” The medical doctor, however explained that there were exceptions for autistic children because they tend to naturally eat non-food substances, but they still need to be corrected. “If need be, parents should seek medical help for their autistic child because they may be suffering from iron or other mineral or vitamin deficiencies; so, parents should watch out for signs of pica in their children. “Sometimes, it may be a pointer to a more serious health condition,’’ he said.
He said that pica was a condition that caused sufferers to crave for what naturally should not be eaten by humans. He added that a person suffering from pica may desire to eat substances like tissue paper, ice, sand, chalk, pencil lead, soap, among other things. He explained that “pica is an eating disorder which is abnormal to humans. It is the desire to eat what will naturally not be desired or seen as food. “Studies have revealed that pica occurs when an important vitamin is insufficient in the body, especially iron, and it is likely that the substance being eaten or craved for may contain the vitamin needed. “Some of these substances are not poisonous but there is risk of infection. For example, chalk is not toxic but when it is in storage, it is not uncommon for ants, rodents and cockroaches to be in such stores, and so it becomes unsafe for eating. “Likewise, ice could lead to pneumonia or other cold-related infections; sand, soap and other substances are naturally unhealthy for consumption. “Whenever you see your children putting strange things in their mouth, especially after a particular age when they can differentiate between food and non-food substances, call for medical attention.” The medical doctor, however explained that there were exceptions for autistic children because they tend to naturally eat non-food substances, but they still need to be corrected. “If need be, parents should seek medical help for their autistic child because they may be suffering from iron or other mineral or vitamin deficiencies; so, parents should watch out for signs of pica in their children. “Sometimes, it may be a pointer to a more serious health condition,’’ he said.
Zuckerberg to offer more Nigerian languages service on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, has pledged to use Nigerian languages in offering services on Facebook. Zuckerberg, who is currently on a business visit to Nigeria, made the promise at a meeting with software developers and ICT entrepreneurs on Wednesday in Lagos.
He said that social media application currently allowed the use of Hausa language on Facebook. “I am glad we support Hausa and we are planning on supporting a lot more languages soon.” Zuckerberg also expressed his willingness to work with local content providers in bringing Nigerian communities to the internet. He said that having local contents on the Facebook platform would ensure that more people were connected. According to him, in the next 10 to 15 years, Facebook hopes to get everyone in the world connected online. Zuckerberg is currently meeting with developers, entrepreneurs and startups. His first stop is the Co-creation Hub Nigeria (CcHUB), a social innovation centre in Yaba, dedicated to accelerating the application of social capital and technology for economic prosperity. According to him, there are many talented developers and entrepreneurs in Nigeria. “Thanks for such a warm welcome. There are so many talented people here. I am excited to get a chance to meet some of them. “This is my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. I will be meeting with developers and entrepreneurs and learning about the start-up ecosystem in Nigeria. The energy here is amazing and I’m excited to learn as much as I can,” he said. Zuckerberg said that at CcHUB, he was able to talk with children at a summer coding camp and entrepreneurs, who came to the hub to build and launch their apps.
He said that social media application currently allowed the use of Hausa language on Facebook. “I am glad we support Hausa and we are planning on supporting a lot more languages soon.” Zuckerberg also expressed his willingness to work with local content providers in bringing Nigerian communities to the internet. He said that having local contents on the Facebook platform would ensure that more people were connected. According to him, in the next 10 to 15 years, Facebook hopes to get everyone in the world connected online. Zuckerberg is currently meeting with developers, entrepreneurs and startups. His first stop is the Co-creation Hub Nigeria (CcHUB), a social innovation centre in Yaba, dedicated to accelerating the application of social capital and technology for economic prosperity. According to him, there are many talented developers and entrepreneurs in Nigeria. “Thanks for such a warm welcome. There are so many talented people here. I am excited to get a chance to meet some of them. “This is my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. I will be meeting with developers and entrepreneurs and learning about the start-up ecosystem in Nigeria. The energy here is amazing and I’m excited to learn as much as I can,” he said. Zuckerberg said that at CcHUB, he was able to talk with children at a summer coding camp and entrepreneurs, who came to the hub to build and launch their apps.
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Governor
Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, denounced the move by the
Federal Government to inaugurate the Sovereign Wealth Fund, SWF,
stressing that it negates the country’s constitution.
“The 1999 Constitution does not allow us to do what we are doing,” Fashola said.
It will be recalled that, a month ago, President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the council of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, also known as SWF, where he canvassed for the support of the contributors, to realise the set objective of the fund.
Fashola made the remarks, yesterday, during a courtesy visit by the NSIA management led by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Mahey Rasheed, at the Lagos House, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja.
The
governor said that the idea was hampering the contributors, especially
the state governments in improving the infrastructure in their states.
According to him: “I have been in discussion with the NSIA Managing Director. I have made the position of our government well known publicly and privately.
“The first thing is to thank you for coming to visit and to present the certificate of the Sovereign Wealth Fund shareholders to us. I will accept them as a proof to the fact that our monies are somewhere. But with due respect, I must differ that this is not an initiative I support.
“Some of my colleagues did for reasons best known to them, but I did not. And I made it well-known when the discussion was under way.
“I do not support because I am against saving; I mean I do not disagree because I am against saving. For me, I disagree because there are fundamental constitutional issues. The examples really do not match with our realities and in the examples that you have presented to us, many of them are either monarchies or emirates.
“We must first cross the constitutional stand on the issue of whether to save or not to save. What makes the big brother (the Federal Government) better saver than I am? So, in a family where we all inherit some money and then you are the elder brother, you should share the inheritance with all your brothers.
“But you, (the elder brother) take 52 per cent and after taking the 52 per cent, you want to go and put it in a lottery. And you as the elder brother also determine how your younger brother will spend his own share.
“Who says your lottery will bring return? Why should you take my own share and your share and put them in a lottery?”
Speaking earlier, Rasheed said that the council was not saving to inherit, but to make profit for the country.
According to him: “The difference is that the investment that would be made by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority is for profit. Like the investment in the construction of roads, power plants and others, we do it on commercial basis and sell the service. And when we get more, we will do more.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/fashola-slams-fg-swf-says-unconstitutional/#sthash.tttIZyxk.dpuf
“The 1999 Constitution does not allow us to do what we are doing,” Fashola said.
It will be recalled that, a month ago, President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the council of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, also known as SWF, where he canvassed for the support of the contributors, to realise the set objective of the fund.
Fashola made the remarks, yesterday, during a courtesy visit by the NSIA management led by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Mahey Rasheed, at the Lagos House, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja.
*Lagos State Governor, Fashola
According to him: “I have been in discussion with the NSIA Managing Director. I have made the position of our government well known publicly and privately.
“The first thing is to thank you for coming to visit and to present the certificate of the Sovereign Wealth Fund shareholders to us. I will accept them as a proof to the fact that our monies are somewhere. But with due respect, I must differ that this is not an initiative I support.
“Some of my colleagues did for reasons best known to them, but I did not. And I made it well-known when the discussion was under way.
“I do not support because I am against saving; I mean I do not disagree because I am against saving. For me, I disagree because there are fundamental constitutional issues. The examples really do not match with our realities and in the examples that you have presented to us, many of them are either monarchies or emirates.
“We must first cross the constitutional stand on the issue of whether to save or not to save. What makes the big brother (the Federal Government) better saver than I am? So, in a family where we all inherit some money and then you are the elder brother, you should share the inheritance with all your brothers.
“But you, (the elder brother) take 52 per cent and after taking the 52 per cent, you want to go and put it in a lottery. And you as the elder brother also determine how your younger brother will spend his own share.
“Who says your lottery will bring return? Why should you take my own share and your share and put them in a lottery?”
Speaking earlier, Rasheed said that the council was not saving to inherit, but to make profit for the country.
According to him: “The difference is that the investment that would be made by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority is for profit. Like the investment in the construction of roads, power plants and others, we do it on commercial basis and sell the service. And when we get more, we will do more.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/fashola-slams-fg-swf-says-unconstitutional/#sthash.tttIZyxk.dpuf
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