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DAME PATIENCE JONATHAN, The First Lady of
Nigeria
HER FULL
NAME (ncluding her title)
She is Dr. Dame Chief (Mrs). Patience Fakabelema
Jonathan (nee Oba). Her middle name is FAKABELEMA,
often shortened to Faka, meaning ‘Unending Blessings’.
She is the President of the African First Ladies Peace
Mission.
SHE IS OLDER THAN THE PRESIDENT
Okay, calm down, not what you are thinking. Dame
Patience Jonathan was born in Port Harcourt on the 25th
October 1957 while the don himself was born on 20th
November, 1957. Ok, just like a month.
WHY IS SHE CALLED A DAME?
Patience Jonathan bears the title ‘Dame’ because she was
honoured with the Knighthood of the Anglican Church.
HER HOBBIES
Her hobbies? You bet! Reading, writing, travelling and oh
yeah, swimming!
HER EDUCATION
She holds a National Certificate of Education (NCE) in
Mathematics & Biology from the Rivers State College of
Education and later bagged a degree from University of
Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in Biology & Psychology. She
passed WASSCE in 1980.
HER CHILDREN
Patience Jonathan’s marriage with the President is blessed
with two children: a cheeky boy, Ariwera Adolphus
Jonathan and a beautiful girl, Aruabi Jonathan.
YES, SHE STILL COOKS FOR MR. PRESIDENT
She says she still cooks for her husband and even goes to
Utako Market (Abuja people, wey una dey?) to buy
ingredients for soup. O ga ju! With all that hectic schedule
(especially considering the fact that she is also a Permanent
Secretary in Bayelsa State. Patience Jonathan was
appointed a Perm Sec after 13 years of leave at the Bayelsa
State Ministry of Education)!
WHEN THE PRESIDENT MET HER, IT WAS LOVE AT
FIRST SIGHT
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Miss Oba later met her lecturer while she was a student at
the Rivers State College of Education (now Rivers State
University of Education, Rumuolumeni). Her lecturer then
was with the Department of Biological Sciences, and one
thing led to the other, they both fell in love. Today, the rest
is history and that Mr. Lecturer of yesterday now rules the
most populous black nation on earth. Hear her:
”We first met at the Rivers State College of Education, Port
Harcourt where I was a student. He was my Biology
lecturer.Later; he left for university of Port Harcourt to
pursue his PhD.
We met again at the University of Port Harcourt when I
went for undergraduate degree. That was where our
relationship began. He took interest in me because I was a
brilliant and smart student.
It was love at first sight on his part. But it never crossed my
mind that it would lead to a serious relationship. My first
impression of him was ‘this tall, dark, handsome young
man”.
Further interaction with him also revealed that he came
from a good Christian home just like I did. His humble and
gentle disposition caught my attention and most
importantly, his intelligence.”
SHE HOLDS COUNTLESS HONORARY DEGREES
AND TITLES
She holds many traditional titles, some of which are:
-Odadigba of Otuoke Kingdom, meaning the Ladder of
Success.
-Unume Wheshi Ekpeye 1 of Ekpeye Kingdom in Rivers
State.
-Yeye Obateru of Owu Kingdom, Ogun State, means the
Wife of He Who Shares the King’s Burden.
-Yeye Ohun Orun of the Source of Ife Kingdom, Osun
State, meaning the Wife of the Voice of the Heavens.
-Staff of Office, Okpahgwe Amawbia, Anambra State.
-Ada Di Oha Mma of Ukpo Kingdom (Daughter of the
People of Ukpo).
-Honorary doctorate degree in Social Welfare
Administration, Hansei University, South Korea: According
to the organizers of the event, Dame Jonathan was given
the award because she had worked ‘hard for many good
causes. ‘Professor Sung-Hae Kim, the President and
Chancellor of the university also went on to say:
“She’s a humanitarian who has dedicated her life to
working for the less privileged in Nigeria and Africa
especially for women and children. Her vision as the
defender of the poor in Nigeria fits into Hansei University’s
motto of a practising Christian. Now she’s part of our
community. ”
HER MAIDEN NAME IS OBA
Yes, she was once Miss Patience Oba. She was born into
the family of Chief Lazarus Iwari-Oba but she lost her own
mother at a tender age. She was later raised by her step-
mother, Charity Oba also known as Mama Sisi, who died in
July 2013 in a road accident along the East-West road
between Bayelsa and Rivers State.
SHE WAS ONCE AWARDED A UNIVERSITY
HONORARY DEGREE EVEN WHILE AWAY IN
GERMANY ON HOSPITAL BED
In September 2012, she was awarded a honorary degree by
the Delta State University, Abraka despite the fact that she
was not in the country at that time. She was said to have
gone to Germany but she denied going there for any
treatment. Even the President denied it only for them to
own up later and throw a splendid Thanksgiving in Aso
Rock. Worefa.

Which one be president Obasanjo?

Jman06: Obasanjo is one person that should shut his mouth when people are talking about fight against corruption. This is because he is corruption personified! He is one of the past dictators that bred and nurtured corruption in nigeria. Somebody who should be in jail for so many atrocities he commited during his regimes is today parading himself as anti corruption.Smh.

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Heads up: Brazilian synchronized swimmers Bianca Feres
and Branca Feres test out the Brazuca ball

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BRAZUCA FACT FILE
Weighs 437grams
Circumference 69cm
Rebound 141cm
Loss of pressure 7%
Water absorption 0.2%
Altitude 0-1600m
Tested over 2.5 years
600 players involved
287 players interviewed (30% non-
adidas players)
Six-panel shape
Patched carcass
Butyl bladder
PU based foam material
2D thermal bonding
All-over regular t

In the spotlight: The Brazuca will be used throughout next
summer's World Cup
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Putting the pieces together: The Brazuca ball is comprised
of a groundbreaking six-panel design, which improves
symmetry, uniformity and efficiency

Robo-boot: The Brazuca underwent a series of extensive
tests, including this robotic boot trial, in order to meet and
exceed FIFA regulations

'When you play with different balls in
training or a match, having it weeks and
months before the tournament is really
important,' said Arsenal forward Lukas
Podolski, who will get to play with it on
Germany duty.
England will train with the World Cup
ball behind-closed-doors before their next
game against Denmark in March. They
expect to have the balls available at their
next get together.
An FA spokesman said: 'The FA will
discuss detailed preparation plans for the
World Cup after this Friday's draw. As
part of this, the FA will speak to Nike and
decide on exact plans - including the use
of the official ball - and come up with a
mutually agreeable arrangement.'
The Brazuca ball will be familiar to a
number of top stars as many have already
played with it over the past two-and-a-
half years.
It is adidas' most tested football ever and
a series of extensive testing has been
carried out to ensure it exceeds FIFA
regulations, following the controversy
caused by the ill-fated Jabulani in 2010,
when players panned the tournament match ball.
Michael Carrick compared it to a 'beach ball', Daniel Agger
said it made players 'look like drunken sailors' and Julio Cesar
claimed it was 'like a ball from a supermarket'.
'We are still proud of Jabulani,' Matthias Mecking, adidas'
business unit director, told Sportsmail at an exclusive test
event in Germany.
'It was, at that time, the most technically advanced ball.

Tried and tested: The ball was used but in disguise during
the Argentina v Sweden friendly earlier this year and was
also used during the recent FIFA Under 20 World Cup, in
which Ross Barkley starred for England (R)

World in his hands: Lionel Messi will be hoping to lead
Argentina to glory at next summer's showpiece in Brazil

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In control: Brazil favourites Cafu (left) and Hernane
(centre) and Dutchman Clarence Seedorf, who currently
plays for Botafogo

Colourful: An image of Brazuca is projected on to the
Parque Lage

Steven Gerrard has declared the new World Cup ball will be
the best ever after it was officially unveiled in Rio - but
England won't get to play with it until next summer.
Sportsmail can reveal that the FA will take delivery of the
new adidas Brazuca ball - which translates as 'Brazilian' in
Portuguese, to describe the Brazilian way of life - on
December 16.
Yet Roy Hodgson's team will not kick it competitively until
weeks before next summer's tournament under the terms of
their lucrative £25million-a-year Nike deal.

Is someone fearin' death an introvert?...is someone not sleepin' enough an extrovert?...is someone veggin' on Tv an extrovert?...is someone eatin' too much unhealthy food an extrovert?

Are you sitting down while reading this? Well that could
be shortening your lifespan.
Let’s be honest: From the moment we’re born, we’re all
dying just as we’re living. But certain mundane things we
do every day may actually be helping us get there faster.
None of this means we should even try to eliminate these
behaviors from our lives entirely, but it’s proof that
overdoing anything, even when seemingly innocuous, can
have serious impacts on our health. Below we’ve rounded
up 11 everyday things you’re probably doing that could
potentially shorten your lifespan.
1. You’re having a hard time finding love.
Having a difficult time finding a mate can shave off months
of your life, while being single for prolonged periods of
time could cost you a whole decade. A study found that
communities with gender ratios skewing significantly more
male or female caused the minority s*x to have shorter
lifespans. Even when exposed to short time frames of
competition, such as attending a high school entirely of one
gender, participants were found to have generally shorter
lives.
On top of all this, another study found that never getting
married could increase risk of death over a lifetime by 32
percent, and led to the previously mentioned loss of a
decade.
2. You’re sitting down for more than a few hours every
day.
Two whole years of your life could be cut just from sitting
more than three hours a day. Australian researchers found
that even regular exercise couldn’t deter the potential
negative effects of sitting for long stretches of time.
Another study published in the JAMA Internal
Medicine found that sitting for more than 11 hours a
day increased the risk of death by 40 percent over the next
three years, compared to sitting for under four hours a day.
Time to get that stand-up desk.
3. No Friends.
People with weak social connections were found to die at
much higher rates than their counterparts, according to
research. The same researchers found that prolonged
loneliness could be as bad for your lifespan as smoking 15
cigarettes a day.
On top of all this, elderly people with large circles of
friends were found to be 22 percent less likely to die over a
tested study period, and those social connections generally
promote brain health in aging brains.
4. You’re vegging out in front of your TV.
Watching just two hours of television a day can lead to an
increased risk of premature death, heart disease and Type 2
diabetes, according to Harvard researchers. The negative
effects of watching television seem to overlap with the
potential negative effects of sitting too much, but watching
television seems to make the negative effects of sitting even
worse. According to the New York Times, “every single
hour of television watched after the age of 25 reduces the
viewer’s life expectancy by 21.8 minutes.”
5. You’re eating too much unhealthy food.
Perhaps this sounds obvious, but the truth is that so many
of us continue to do it. As far as what foods to especially
avoid, eating red meat seems to shorten life expectancy by
as much as 20 percent when eating extra portions.
6. You’re still looking for a job.
Being unemployed can increase a person’s risk of
premature death by 63 percent. Other more specific studies
found that “the two factors most strongly associated with
higher death rates were smoking and not having a job.”
Another found that older people who lost their jobs during
the recession could have seen their lifespan decrease by as
many as three years.
7. You’re dealing with a long commute.
Commutes of about an hour have been found to increase
stress and have been linked to the same negative effects as
sitting. Long commutes also reduce the likelihood that
individuals will consistently participate in health related
activities. The greatest lifespan risk is with female
commuters, who were found to have significantly shorter
lifespans after consistently commuting for 31 miles or
more. The cause for the dip in female life expectancies has
been the topic of much speculation lately, but while the
Swedish research was able to link commuting to obesity,
insomnia and a higher rate of divorce, it wasn’t able to
pinpoint why female mortality rates are higher.
8. You’re having a dry-spell.
A study among men found that failing to climax for
extended periods of time can potentially cause your
mortality rate to be 50 percent higher than for those who
have frequent orgasms. This result was found even when
controlling for factors such as age, smoking, and social
class. On the opposite spectrum, orgasms have been linked
to quite a few additional health benefits.
9. You’re putting up with annoying co-workers.
Missing out on strong connections with your co-workers
can also potentially mean missing out on a longer life. Peer
social support, which could represent how well a participant
is socially integrated in his or her employment context, is a
potent predictor of the risk of all causes of mortality.
Although having feelings of encouragement coming from
bosses and managers didn’t seem to affect the subjects’
lifespans, those who reported feelings of low social support
at work were 2.4 times more likely to die over the study
period.
10. You’re not sleeping enough (or maybe too much?)
Harvard Medical School points out that research has shown
that life expectancies significantly decrease in subjects who
average less than five or more than nine hours a night.
Most of us suffer from too little rather than too much sleep,
but research suggests there truly is a sleep “sweet spot” —
at least if you’re primarily concerned about living for as
long as possible.
Chronic lack of sleep is associated with a greater risk of
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some cancers, dementia,
cognitive and memory problems, weight gain and early
death. And some research shows that too much
(dramatically, unusually too much) regular sleep could be
problematic as well.
Research has also shown that we need an average of eight
hours to function optimally, but another, somewhat
controversial study found that getting more than seven
hours of sleep a night has been linked to shortened
lifespans.
11. You’re fearing death or that you won’t live for as long
as you’d like.
This is a painful paradox. A fear of a shortened lifespans,
or Thanatophobia, can potentially end up causing – a
shortened lifespan. A 2012 study on cancer patients ended
up finding that, “life expectancy was perceived as shortened
in patients with death anxiety.”
Outside of cancer patients, an intense fear of death can also
lead to a three to five times increase in the risk of
cardiovascular ailments, according to research on
Americans who feared death from another terrorist
attack following Sept. 11, 2001. Although a slight fear of
death has been shown to have positive benefits, like an
increase in exercise and healthy eating, the fear has been
shown to significantly affect lifespans, especially in
adults nearing the age of being considered elderly. These
effects can also be correlated to especially paranoid people
having weaker connections with society and increased
feelings of alienation – the negative effects of which were
both discussed above.
Source: Huffington Post

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I wanna write a poem about ASUU
But what could rhyme with ASUU
Oh! I remember an igbo word, Aru
Meaning Abomination
Now, what could rhyme with strike?
I guess, i will go with 'like'
though their action i dislike
Cos it brings much sorrow to my heart
But my government is not trying
And it gets our students crying
Cos their excuses, we an't buying
We think our educational system is dying
And our future have been shattered
I wish this gets to the president
Or the likes of his opponent
With all this rich component
Which I desire no compliment
Just to tell them about our disappointment
Pls don't expect our votes for another appointment
Cos we an't fools
But, Pls, call off the damn strike
Cos we need development

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