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NEWS: Boko Haram Abducts 8 Girls In Cameroon
By Dickson BlessingBoko Haram insurgents have kidnapped eight girls from Cameroon and killed seven hostages.The school principal Chetima Ahmidou disclosed to news men that the girls were between the ages of 11 and 14. He also said his brother had been killed alongside the seven girls when riding in a bus in Koza area of the country.It shows from all recent attacks on Cameroon, that the sect is carrying out their threat on ”giving it hot” to the Cameroonians. Thousands have lost their lives on recent border attacks and invasions by the sect.The force set up under the auspices of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger are working round the clock to devise more strategic means to curb the menace of these terrorist. -
POLITICS : Jega Registers 5 Million Under-aged Northerners!
By Lizzy Adie.It is expected that from age 18 years, a citizen of Nigeria is eligible to register for election. But now under-aged voter registration has been recorded in the northern States by Prof. Jega, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s Chairman. It is reported that over 5 millions under aged have been registered by INEC Chairman with the awareness of the All Progressive Congress (APC) leaders.The question becomes: Who is now fooling who? If this story is anything to go by, it impels any thinking Nigerian or observer of Nigeria’s political space to question the quality of ‘change’ the opposition party in Nigeria is promising.This bring to mind the last general polls where Muhammadu Buhari, then the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change CPC, is alleged to have imported Chadians to cast their ballot in the 2011 polls.Any ways, ‘change’ is an ambiguous concept. As such, the presidential candidate may have been correct when recently he contrasted between ‘change’ and ‘transformation’.I rest my case. -
TECHNOLOGY: North Korea Fires Its 'Cutting Edge' Missiles
By Eyizle Ene-OkonThe North Korean tests anti-ship missile is
said to have been developed in the country,
Analyst says the missile actually look
similar to Russian Kh-35E anti-ship
cruise missile.Announcement comes before annual
U.S.-South Korea exercises that draws
heavy criticism from North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
inspects the test-firing of a new type
of “anti-ship rocket.”
North Korea fires ‘cutting-edge’ missilesNorth Korea tested what it
described as a new type of “cutting-
edge” anti-ship missile with its leader Kim
Jong Un pictured beaming at the launch,
as shown in state media on Saturday.
But some analysts are saying North
Korea’s touted missiles appear to be
Russian designs.The announcement of the test also
occurs just weeks before the annual
joint U.S.-South Korea military
exercises, that annually draws colorful
rhetoric and promises of catastrophe
from Pyongyang.
The test-firing took place in the East
Sea and the North Korean media
boasted that its “intelligent rocket
precisely sought, tracked and hit the
‘enemy’ ship after taking a safe flight.”
The South Korean Defense ministry
said five short-range missiles were
fired on Sunday with a range of 200
kilometers (124 miles).
The purpose of the new missiles are
for North Korea to defend its waters
and “strongly react to any attempt of
the enemy’s fleets of warships for
military attack, through close combat
or distant combat,” according to North
Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency.
North Korean media also showed a
beaming Kim standing with military
generals who were applauding. It also
reported that Kim expressed
“satisfaction” over the “highest level” of
rockets being developed in North
Korea.
But that point is being disputed, as one
analytical officer wrote the weapon
appeared to be a Russian Kh-35E anti-
ship cruise missile.
“Whether the KPN (Korean People’s
Navy) acquired the system directly
from Russia or a third party is
unclear,” wrote Joseph S. Bermudez in
the North Korea analysis site, 38
North.
“Should the new system be
successfully integrated into the KPN
and widely deployed it would represent
a significant step towards redressing
the service’s obsolescence and
increasing the threat poised to South
Korean and U.S. Navy vessels in the
region.”
Bermudez also cautioned that this was
only a “potential development” as North
Korea’s military has a “long history of
slow and often poor system
integration.” -
TECHNOLOGY: The Best Browsing Plan For MTN
By Eyizle Ene-OkonTHE MTN UNLIMITED SIM IS NOW BACK AND
BETTER…NOTE:THIS TWEAKS WAS TESTED AND
CONFIRMED BEFORE DISHING IT OUT.Recharge #1500 in your SIM,
Send reset to 131.
After that dial *131*5#.
Then dial *131*1*3*2#.U will be welcome to 250mb with free
100mb making it 350mb download
and finish the mb,
when it stop and u gat a msg that your
mb is exhausted,
immediately send reset to 131; but incase
u didnt got any msg,
just dial *131*4# to knw if u still av
active data….Now load #100.
Set the date of your phone to the
expire date of that 250mb.
THEN Dial *104# OR SEND 104 TO 131,
u will be welcome to 10mb…..THEN U CAN NOW START
DOWNLOADING UNLIMITEDLY EVEN IF
YOUR PHONE GOES OFF, PUT IT ON AND START
DOWNLOADING AGAIN….
BUT MAKE SURE U ARE ON MTN
IPULSE AND ALSO UR SIM IS 128K
ENCRYPTED…..PLS THIS MTN UNLIMITED SIM WAS TESTED
WORKING, THEREFORE IT WILL NOT BE PUBLICIZED, AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO
OUR CHERISHED NEGROIDHAVEN FANS.DO NOT POST IT ON ANY WEBSITE TO MAKE IT
LAST.THANKS.
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HEALTH: Fracture: Prevention And First Aid Measure
By William Oyo-ItaA fracture is the medical term for a broken bone and it is said to occur when a physical force stronger than the bone is applied to it. Resulting in injury to the bone, a fracture ranges between minor cracks to shattering of the bone.Fractures are said to occur due to the following:- Trauma due to a bad fall, road accidents and contact sports like football and rugby- Medical conditions such as osteoporosis, bone cancer and low calcium levels- Extremes of age; the bones become more brittle as people age and adults are more likely to suffer fractures from falls than younger children. The severity of a fracture depends upon its location, as well as the extent of damage done to the bone and surrounding tissues.There are easy signs and symptoms for detecting fractures. You can suspect a fracture if a person complains of pain, swelling and even bruising of the skin around an affected bone or displays inability to lift or move the affected limb. Other signs include deformity such as the limb laying at an abnormal angle, shortening of one limb with respect to the other, the presence of a wound on the skin below which the broken edge of a bone can be seen.Not all fractures result in pain immediately after they occur; in some cases, the pain may start hours after the injury. However, it has been noted that certain complications may arise if the fractures are not treated promptly.These possible complications include:—-Damage to the surrounding blood vessels or nerves Infection of the affected bone and the surrounding tissues Mal-union – occurring when the fracture heals in an abnormal position Non-union – occurring when the fracture does not heal as expected. Other medical complications such as fat embolism, death of the bone, etcThe time taken for fractures to heal depends on the age (children tend to heal faster), the health status of the injured person and the type of fracture.Factors That Will Aid the Prevention of Fractures 1.Eat a healthy, balanced diet rich in calcium and Vitamin D. 2.Mild exercise is good for the muscles and bones. 3.Prevent falls by maintaining a clean, safe environment at home and in the office.First Aid for Fractures If a person is suspected to have a fracture, be sure to follow the first aid steps below: 1.Immobilize the injured area, i.e. try to limit movement around the injured bone as much as possible by applying a splint or by providing support for it. 2.With an open fracture, cover the exposed bone with a sterile dressing to reduce the risk of infection. 3.Call the emergency number in your location and get the person to the nearest hospital.Courtesy of Healing School Magazine of Christ Embassy. -
RELATIONSHIP: On-line Dating Mistakes Guys Must Avoid.
By Lizzy Adie.
”Hello ! You are sweet” is a bad start for a conversation. Figure out your lines well and select your first start of conversation.
Girls don’t owe you a reply. It works both ways, if you send a message, it doesn’t mean she must reply. Try to be gentle and calm. If she doesn’t reply, never be bothered.
Carefully select and check your spellings and grammar well.Don’t ask for her cell phone number on the first conversation. Allow it flow for some days or weeks before asking.Don’t ask for her nude pictures, it’s crazy because you never can tell who she is.
Ask about her life, don’t just tell her how beautiful she looks only. Also ask her how life is with her, otherwise she would never want to meet you.First date should not be too long, the best way is to have a walk or have a coffee together. Don’t plan something that last more than 2-3 hours.Never ask her about her past life or relationship history. -
POLITICS: INEC Finally Postpones Election
By Efio-Ita Nyok
Information reaching our news/politics desks suggest that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC under the leadership of her czar, Professor Attahiru Jega, has finally calved into pressure to shift the 2015 general elections once scheduled for 14 and 28 February 2015 to 28 March and 11 April respectively.
The presidential and national assembly polls will hold on 28 March while the state elections will hold on 11 April.This decision was announced yesterday night by the INEC boss, Prof. Jega in a press briefing in Abuja.
According to the INEC Chair, the decision to postpone elections was arrived at after the military formally notified INEC of their decision not to partake in the general elections on 14 and 28 February. And further meetings with stakeholders.
According to the military, Nigeria’s armed forces are on a 6 weeks programme to tackle the Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast of Nigeria beginning from 14 February.
It seem to me that the decision of the military brass not to partake in the 14 February date was a ploy by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP and President Jonathan to frustrate the election of 14 February, Since the powers that be couldn’t pressurise Jega into postponing elections after the Council of State meetings where Jega expressed readiness to conduct elections on the said date.
Other quarters are of the opinion that INEC is comfortable with that decision owing to the fact that, though they had wanted to do the biddings of their boss, Mr. Jonathan, they hadn’t a justification.It is here that the military came in handy as the stooge of the Presidency and the PDP.
So, it could be said that the Presidency through her appendage in the military blackmailed INEC into postponing elections. My prayers is that the presidency will not come up with another tactics if the 28 March and 11 April schedule is perceived not to be favourable to her.