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  • INSPIRATIONAL: The Written & Vocative Words Are So Dynamic, Once Released, It Can't Be Easily Controlled!


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    By William Oyo-Ita
    Crowds across France hold up pens in moving demonstrations for free speech after three gunmen killed 12 people.
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  • SPORTS: Southampton Stunned United To Move Above Them

    By Samuel Ekun

    Manchester went down to 1-0 against the visiting Southampton as their 12 games unbeaten run was cut short. Wayne Ronney Manchester Captain lament on the lack of cutting edge at the defeat to Southampton.
    Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney felt his side deserved to beat Southampton on Sunday afternoon.
    A Dusan Tadic goal saw Southampton beat United at Old Trafford for the first time in 27 years and move above them into third in the Premier League table.
    United failed to register a single shot on target throughout the defeat, a worrying statistic considering it was a home game. And, speaking to MUTV and Sky Sports, Rooney felt his side’s failure to convert a number of chances was what ultimately cost them victory.
    “I think we deserved to win the game but that’s football,” he said. “Overall we had the better chances and played the better football but we were punished for not taking our chances.
    “We created three great chances late on and we had a few in the first half too. Southampton defended well but we were the better team and we feel we deserved more from the game,” he added.
    The defeat was United’s first in 12 games, a run that has seen them rise up the table into the Champions League places, and Rooney feels Louis van Gaal’s side will need to regroup quickly to maintain their push for European football.
    “Losing at Old Trafford is always disappointing, but we can’t think about what could have been. We have to move on and start our preparations for our next game,” said Rooney.
    Manchester United take on Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road next time around, having failed to win away from home since the 2-1 defeat of Southampton at the beginning of December.

  • SPORTS: Real Madrid Boss Carlo Anceloti Comments On Raphael Varane As News Concerning His Exit Continues To Linger

    By Samuel Ekun

    Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has been linked with both Chelsea and Manchester United in recent weeks and months as well as previously. 
    Chelsea and Manchester United have been rebuffed in their reported bid to sign Raphael Varane, as Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that he will remain at the Santiago Bernabeu for a long time. The young promising defender has been mute concerning his exit from the club.
    The French international defender’s future in the Spanish capital has been questioned in recent weeks due to his inability to establish himself as a first-team regular.
    The form of number one centre-back partnership Sergio Ramos and Pepe has restricted Varane to just five La Liga starts this season – a figure far too low for a player of his ability.
    With the Red Devils on the hunt for a new centre-back and Jose Mourinho reportedly keen to reunite with him at Stamford Bridge, the Premier League has been earmarked as Varane’s future home.
    Ancelotti, however, has other ideas as when asked on the matter he confirmed to Spanish publication AS that Varane is going nowhere.
    “I’m surprised because I didn’t know Mendes [the agent cited in the rumours] was his agent. Three days ago he had a different agent. Varane will be a Madrid player for a long time,” the Italian explained.
    United have also been linked with a number of other defenders ahead of the January transfer window, including Borussia Dortmund ace Mats Hummels.
    The Blues, on the other hand, have a settled squad and the interest in Varane is likely a result of Mourinho’s desire to sign his favourite Madrid player rather than the necessity of acquiring a new defender. Who really needs Varane? Manchester United or Chelsea fc?

  • NEWS: BOMB BLAST IN POSTISKUM, YOBE STATE

    By Dickson Blessing
       
       People have been killed and a lot injured as a result of a bomb blast on Sunday afternoon at Global System Communication (GSM) market in potiskum , Yobe State, north eastern Nigeria.
       Eye witnesses disclosed that the two female suicide bombers had come to the market with a tricycle, one alighted and went into the market while the other was left in the tricycle as the both explosives went off at the same time.
       It was also disclosed by an eye witness that the bomb went off at 3:15pm killing 3 persons including the two suicide bombers. A source who has remained anonymous added that there are currently 46 persons undergoing treatment at the General hospital in Potiskum.
      

  • POLITICS: Your Excellency, Gov. Liyel Imoke, Calabar is Under Siege!

    By Efio-Ita Nyok




    Calabar, Nigeria’s epitome of  tranquility and hospitality is beginning to evolve into a capital city with an unprecedented security challenge.

    It was A. Appadorai who in his Substance of Politics opined that the essence of politics is to curb the excesses of selfishness in its sundry dimensions. Accordingly, my reader would readily agree with me that the measure to which any society approximate the above ideal determines to what extent that society would be labelled developed or otherwise.

    Nigeria, at least from modest perspectives, could be construed to be a democracy; and Cross River State including its ancient capital city -Calabar cannot be denied participation in this construance.

    Calabar is home to basically three ethnic groups, to wit, the Efiks, Quas, and the Efuts. And tradition has it that these ethnicities are reputed for peace and social harmony so much so that this city plays host to the entire country as citizens from other geopolitical regions resort to this city for recreation. That is to say, Calabar is Nigeria’s number one recreational city. She is the acclaimed hostess of Nigeria!
    But alas my dear reader because the trend of the tide has changed course!

    Permit me to bring to your notice that a set of miscreants, referred to as Scolombo, whose age-bracket range from 14 – 18 have decided to take a walk to town in a most terrifying way. They are challenging the very fabric of the ancient city. The sui generis tranquillity and hospitability of Calabar is seriously under contest!

    Scolombo, to my mind, is the teen sect of the notorious ‘Calabar South Boys’ phenomenon. They are evidently juvenile delinquents. They are said to be trained in the art of theft and  street robbery by their senior counterpart called in our local dialect, Ekpad.

    Ekpad are the notorious cult group referred to as Baggers whose motto goes thus: ‘loot but don’t be caught’. They collect mobile phones and other electronic gadgets from responsible citizens, and unleash terror as they move as well. One of their operational base is Atekong Street at Marian, Calabar. But their main base is in Calabar South.

    Yesterday, Saturday 10 January 2015 their itinerary took them to Webber Street and adjoining streets,  where they decided to express their trade-in-stock. As they approach you, they aver: ‘cooperate and surrender!’. If one fails to align with that order, then you will be maimed.

    Earlier last week, they were said to have invaded the central Watt Market, which is directly opposite a police station. In fact, the police officers all deserted their station. What a shame!

    The trend of armed robbery also has scaled up! Churches are inundated with testimonies of miraculous deliverances from men of the under world. Today, after a testimony of such deliverance, the moderating pastor asked the congregation to stand to their feet as they pray against robbers and Scolombo.

    To tell you the truth, while I stood to pray, I remembered that Calabar is the capital city of this state and has institutions to address this palava. Why have the political class refused to attend to this challenge? Is Gov. Liyel Imoke also clueless? Or, is he still sleeping? What is the six hundred naira million naira security monthly vote doing in government coffers? What is the Department of State Security (DSS) doing? Will they tell us that they are not aware of this recent security trend? How long will it take them to come up with intelligence on this terrifying lads? What is the police doing? Why was the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) created? Is Scolombo not part of their brief? They are numerous cases of armed robbery in Calabar. And the government is insensitive. For your information they will rob tonight.
    How long will it take the security machine/infrastructure of Cross River State, including the office of the governor, to realise that Calabar, the state capital, is under siege!?

    Why is politics not managing the excesses of selfishness of a designated lot of society at least in Calabar? Why is government not utilising that distinctive paraphernalia, Force, we bequeathed to them against offenders? Must they always use our security infrastructure to intimidate the innocent taxpayer? Why don’t they use it on Scolombo? Why, Liyel Imoke this quality of insensitivity and passiveness in public office!? The earlier we act, the better for Calabar.

    Long live Calabar!
    Long live Cross River State!

  • RELATIONSHIP: Relationship Advice!

    By Lizzy Adie

     I have been in this relationship for 5 years now with my boy friend. I’ve  aborted twice for him,he promised that we will be walking down the isle this year for our wedding. Just yesterday he called me on phone to say he has found a better lover who is more romantic and homely than me. He said am too stiff and he just can’t carry on with me anymore. I need your advice on what to do please.

  • LAUGH ZONE: Akpos go join di Nigeria Army

    By Hitler

    Akpos go join di Nigeria Army. After di hard training wey im receive, Akpos successfully pass out from The Nigeria Army. For pass out ceremoney na so oga commandant dey assign posting.
    Commdt: Ambali kuka!
    Ambali: Sir!
    Commdt: Posted to Kogi State.
    Ambali: Yes sir, thank u sir!
    Commdt: Muniru Sulaiman!
    Muniru: Sir!
    Commdt: Posted to Delta State.
    Muniru: Yes sir, thank u sir!
    Commdt: Akpos Ojong Itikoloko!
    Akpors: Sir!!
    Commdt: Posted to Borno State.
    Akpors: RETIRED SIR, THANK YOU SIR, I no wan die sir!!
    (Na who wan go die with Boko Haram for Borno)
    Girl & Boy Discussion
    Gurl :- How much you love me ?
    B0i :- I ? I love you s0 much, I can’t measure.
    Gurl :- N0, Just tell me naKiss
    B0i :- 0h ok, I be like a ph0ne & you go be sim card. Der is n0 me without you.
    Gurl *blushing*Kiss :- Awwwwww dat is s00000 r0mantic
    B0i says to himself :- See mumu!! Watt if i’m a china ph0ne with three sims? ode!

  • NEWS: CHILD SUCIDE BOMBER DESTROYS LIVES

    By Dickson Blessing

      A young girl around age 10 exploded in a busy market in Maduguri  on Saturday killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 20 persons. A Nigeria security source has said the bomb went of at 12:15pm.
       The bomb which was said to be hidden under her veil had exploded and destroyed a lot of shoppers at the market. The explosion, witnessed by dozens of people, represented a new tactic in the Islamists’ campaign with their decision to use perhaps their youngest-ever suicide bomber.
       The Boko Haram sect has increasingly employed women as suicide bombers as well as the abduction of women as in the case of the chibok girls. In Maiduguri, two women had hit the market late last year,killing dozens and in one week last summer four women carried out bombings in northern Nigeria’s biggest city, Kano.
       A vigilante group had taken up the responsibility of ensuring thorough security at the market. It was reported by a spokesman Faruq Abubakar  that the girl was screened by several of the groups with metal detectors. The girl resisted, the vigilantes noticed a bulge around her waist and the bomb went off, Mr. Faruq said.
       Several witnessed disclosed that the girl might not have been aware of what deadly mission she had embarked on. Bakura Bashir, a shopper who witnessed the explosion, said: “This girl may not necessarily know she was conveying a timed bomb. The girl was torn into two halves, and half of her body was thrown across buildings by the devastating blast.”
       “It’s a little girl,” said the hospital official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of his position. “The body is beyond recognition, but from the face you can see it’s a young person. A young pretty girl.”
       civilian joint task force member Zakariya Mohammed told Reuters that 27 injured people are in Borno medical hospital while others are being moved to other hospitals.

  • ENTERTAINMENT: Paul Okoye And Son Posing After Chlesea Defeat Newcastle

    Paul Okoye and His handsome kid.

  • LAUGH ZONE: Comes Lets Laugh Together

    By Hitler

    1. The lawyer hopes you get in trouble.
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    2. The doctor hopes you get sick .
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    3. The police hopes you become a criminal.
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    4. The teacher hopes you are born stupid
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    5. The landlord hopes that you don’t build a
    house
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    6. The prostitute hopes you don’t marry
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    7. The dentist hopes that your teeth decays
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    8. The mechanic hopes that your car breaks
    down
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    9. The coffin-maker wants you dead
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    10. A thief wishes you prosperity in Life..
    YOU SEE THE IRONY OF LIFE,ONLY THE ROBBER
    IS YOUR TRUE FRIEND.