16 YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN GIRL MAKES WORLD'S 50 SMARTEST TEENAGERS LIST
Asides English Language, the 16 year-old who aspires to be a Neurosurgeon also speaks Yoruba, Arabic, Spanish, and Latin languages fluently. Saheela who is the president of her school's investment club was once quoted thus, "If you are passionate about what you do, it will work out well. Anyone who's motivated can work wonders."
"THEY ARE HIS FIRST MATCHES" ANCELOTTI DEFENDS GARETH BALE
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has however defended the £85m summer who played in an unusual position and was replaced like an hour later. " He played well and needs to look for his team-mates' runs. He didn't play badly during that hour. I think they are his first matches and he needs to get used to playing with his team-mates, which is normal.
He continued, "It doesn't make much difference for him to play on the right or in the middle. We started like that to put more pressure on Sergio Busquets, but after 20 minutes I changed his position to the wing to give him more room."
OMONI OBOLI SHOWERS ENCOMIUMS ON HUBBY AS THEY CELEBRATE 13TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
"Celebrating 13 years of love. Counting my blessings… I might not have what others have but I have the most amazing man! Yes I said it! The most AMAZING!!! A girl could not have asked for a better
man. My best friend, my lover, my champion, my biggest fan, my voltron, my baby daddy, the wind beneath my wings!!! I love you with all my being. I
have a blessed marriage, Jesus is in my marriage, I wanna shout it from the roof top…I'm at work though but all is good, we are celebrating tonight. #13th anniversary tonight."
SARZ BECOMES FIRST NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR FOR NIKE
Sarz, a prolific Nigerian music producer is hardly seen in social circles, but his works speak loudly for him. He is behind most Nigerian artistes’ monstrous hit songs, infact, he was hailed in Wizkid’s new song Jaiyejaiye ft Femi Kuti, whose video was released few days back. Whenever Nike is mentioned, what usually comes to mind is sport, so linking Nike with music was a little bit weird but when success comes knocking……
Sarz, whose real name is Osaretin Osabuohien, has become the first Nigerian to sign an endorsement deal with top-flight sports equipment company, Nike. He was recently unveiled in Lagos. As a brand ambassador, he would be involved in many Nike events and activations in Nigeria.
For instance, he’ll be headlining the ‘We Run Lagos’ campaign, a 10-kilometre race which will start on November 16, at the Onikan Stadium, athletes will go through the Eko Bridge and then finish the race at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.
"NO OFFENCE INTENDED" SENATOR TED CRUZ APOLOGISES TO NIGERIANS
It would be recalled that Nigerian home and abroad went ballistic after they heard the Senator tell a group of people last week that Nigerian email scammers are behind the dysfunctional Obama care website. His exact words, "You may have noticed that all the Nigerian email scammers have become a lot less active lately. They all have been hired to run the Obamacare website."
Now to his apology, which was done via a statement:
"It's unfortunate that we're living in a time where just about every joke can be misconstrued to cause offense to someone. To the good people of Nigeria – a beautiful nation where my wife lived briefly as the child of missionaries – no offense was intended. I am fully appreciative of the range of mutual
economic and security interests that make Nigeria an important friend to the United States. And even to those few. unscrupulous email scammers who were the subject of the joke, I apologize to you for the unfair comparison to the utterly dysfunctional Obamacare website."
HEALTHWATCH: A CUP OF COLD WATER CAN CAUSE CANCER
"It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal but the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal"
LOL! BASKETMOUTH MESSES UP PSQUARE'S PHOTO
KENNETH OMERUO, ROMELU LUKAKU, ADNAN JANUZAJ OTHERS SHORTLISTED FOR EUROPE'S BEST YOUNG PLAYER AWARD
The winner will be announced later this year. Past winners of the award include Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas, Rafael van der Vaart, Anderson and Isco.
FULL LIST
(1) Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)
(2) Jesé (Real Madrid)
(3) Richmond Boakye (Elche)
(4) Bruma (Galtasaray)
(5) Emre Can (Bayer Leverkusen)
(6) Sebastian Cristóforo (Sevilla)
(7) Lucas Digne (PSG)
(8) Julian Draxler (Schalke 04)
(9) Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (Monaco)
(10) Viktor Fischer (Ajax)
(11) Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk)
(12) Serge Gnabry (Arsenal)
(13) Mauro Icardi (Inter)
(14) Juan Iturbe (Verona)
(15) Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United)
(16) Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco)
(17) Mateo Kovacic (Inter)
(18) Diego Laxalt (Bologna)
(19) Nicolas López (Udinese)
(20) Romelu Lukaku (Everton)
(21) Adam Maher (PSV Eindhoven)
(22) Lazar Markovic (Benfica)
(23) Marquinhos (PSG)
(24) Aleksandar Mitrovic (Anderlecht)
(25) Matija Nastasic (Manchester City)
(26) M'Baye Niang (Milán)
(27) Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea)
(28) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
(29) Brayan Perea (Lazio)
(30) Paul Pogba (Juventus)
(31) Juan Quintero (Porto)
(32) Josip Radosevic (Nápoli)
(33) Rafinha (Celta)
(34) Ante Rebic (Fiorentina)
(35) Yaya Sanogo (Arsenal)
(36) Florian Thauvin (Olympique de Marsella)
(37) Tiago Ilori (Liverpool)
(38) Óliver Torres (Atlético)
(39) Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord)
(40) Vitinho (CSKA)
Source: hereisthecity.com
MISS NIGERIA 2013, EZINNE AKUDO WRITES ON HOW TO STOP RAPE& HELP VICTIMS
The incumbent Miss Nigeria, Ezinne Akudo is the latest celebrity to lend her voice on the plaguing issue of rape. She writes on how to stop the dastardly act and help victims. An interesting read! I find it insightful too
About a year ago, I watched my friend go through the harrowing ordeal of trying to recover from rape; it was an experience that changed her life….and mine as well. Its easier to shrug off certain painful experiences when they happen to faceless names you neither know nor have a relationship with. Most of us don’t really understand how horrific such things could be until it strikes close to home; a friend, a loved one, a family member. One thing I haven’t yet understood, despite my numerous pondering, is what the average rapist gains from inflicting such violence on another human being. How can a human being gain pleasure in debasing a lady while watching her go through hell in the process? I know there are all kinds of psychological, sociological and even spiritual explanations for why the mind of a man could be so warped as to engage in such dastardly acts.
However, in the face of the reality of the effects on the victim, I must admit that my mind still has great difficulty in grasping any kind of explanation to justify such behaviour. Everyday I see headlines of rape cases and I’m seriously grieved. Not just for the victims but also for our nation because it seems to me that this phenomenom has become an insatiable monster eating away at the fabric of our society and little is being done to curb its rampage. If you aren’t fed up, I definitely am. Which brings me to the most important question of all: How do we stop this madness and help those who have been affected by it? The key to dealing effectively with any issue is to first of all see it for what it is. Rape is one of if not the most brutal and atrocious gender-based form of violence that can be committed against women. Women are violated not just physically but also psychologically and apart from that, the devastating effects on rape survivors leave behind a complicated tangle of problems that make dealing with it a whole lot harder.
One of the major problems associated with rape cases is that victims who have survived rape ordeals are usually reluctant to speak about it for reasons such as the stigma attached to having been raped, the difficulties faced in obtaining a conviction, fear of being rejected by loved ones and family members, fear of public humiliation and the difficulty of giving a positive or accurate identification of the perpetrator. (It is important to know that in cases where the victim and perpetrator previously had a sexual relationship, the victim’s chances of obtaining a conviction is diminished). Despite these hurdles to openness, there are cases where the victim sometimes confides in another to ease the burden and often their first contact automatically takes upon the role of a counsellor. This may be a family member, friend, police officer, doctor, psychologist or psychiatrist. The way this ‘counsellor’ reacts will, more often than not, determine how quickly the healing proccess is triggered to help victims recover and get over their injuries and trauma.
Now here is a fact; most times, these pseudo- counselors are, more-often-than-not, ordinary people who have no form of experience or professional training whatsoever to provide the proper response needed. Sometimes, washed over by feelings of inadequacy, futility, shock and a vast plethora of human emotions, such people resort to what they think is the best response which usually turns out to be not what the victim needs at that moment. I’ve had the unfortunate experience of having to comfort/encourage some friends who were raped or abused, and I can assure you it is not an easy thing. It was almost as painful for me as it was for them. This is not always a matter of empathy, as those feelings of inadequacy strike, no matter how sympathetic you feel. In instances where that much needed comfort and assurance is lacking, the victim usually withdraws, having failed to get the initial desired response and its usually harder for them to open up beyond that point, stifling the healing process.
One of the ways I think we can help in our own little way is to become aware that this is a real threat and that there is a possibility that we might come across at least one rape victim in our life time, judging from the frequency of its occurrence. How we respond to these survivors can set them on the path to recovery. While we work to eliminate rape and abuse, let us see ourselves as part of those who will take responsibility for helping rape survivors. That means that we must prepare ourselves for the eventuality of handling such cases because a task this sensitive should not be taken for granted. I would advise everyone reading this to do a little research on how exactly to deal with a rape victim.
Thanks to the 21st century, you don’t have to take a 1 year course to learn the basics as most of these information are at our fingertips. I stumbled upon an interesting resource material on the web that would prove extremely helpful to anyone interested in knowing the basics. http://www.bandbacktogether.com/How-To-Help-Someone-Heal-From-Sexual-Assault/
I urge you to take out some time and check out this link, as well as other sites that have helpful material on the subject. Let us remember that to cause a change, someone must decide to take responsibility. However, there is one person in this world whose decisions you have the most control over and that person is YOU. When ‘someone’ becomes YOU, then YOU become the change you want to see. May God give us all the grace we need as we make a personal commitment to making a difference and rebuilding broken lives.