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President Barack Obama has already made clear what he will miss the most when he leaves office in 15 months. “People sometimes ask me what the biggest perk of being president is,” he told visitors at the White House last week. “No. 1 is the plane.”

In September, he told another audience that “the plane is nice” and that unfortunately for him “my lease is running out”, so he might soon have to “start taking off my shoes again going through security.” In Kenya in July, he noted that when he visited as a young man his luggage was lost. “That doesn’t happen on Air Force One.”

Let’s face it: The plane is, in fact, pretty nice, and the president’s luggage is indeed very rarely lost. But the plane is also getting old. And so after more than a million miles of flying while in office, its current primary passenger is planning to bequeath his successor — or perhaps his successor’s successor — a new-and-improved Air Force One spiffed up for the smartphone age.

The Defence Department hopes to sign an initial contract with Boeing in the coming weeks to begin the long process of assembling a new presidential aircraft capable of ferrying the commander in chief around the world with the capacity to run a war from midair if necessary. Built on the frame of a Boeing 747-8, it will be bigger, more powerful, able to fly farther and vastly more advanced technologically than the current customised Boeing 747-200B jumbo jet.

Mr. Obama himself will not benefit from the trade-in. By some estimates, the new plane may not be available until 2023, when Hillary Rodham Clinton or Donald J. Trump or whoever beats them may be close to finishing up a second term. And it will not be cheap. The Air Force has asked for $102 million in the coming fiscal year and $3 billion over the next five years, not counting any further cost.

“It’s way overdue,” said Joseph W. Hagin, a White House deputy chief of staff under President George W. Bush who initiated plans for a new plane only to see them shelved when the nation’s finances grew precarious. “You can hang new engines on it, you can cram all sorts of new technology on it, but it’s still a very old airplane.”

Air Force One is actually not a single plane; in fact, it is a radio call sign used for any plane that happens to carry the president. There are two 747-200s, designated VC-25As by the Air Force, that carry the president unless he travels to a place where the runway is too short, in which case he switches to a smaller plane.

Those 747-200s, with tail codes 28000 and 29000, were commissioned by Ronald Reagan and delivered in 1990 under the first President George Bush, when the Soviet Union was still around and White House aides used beepers. The big communications innovation at the time was a fax machine that the president’s staff could use to keep in touch with the ground.

Boeing stopped making 747-200s more than two decades ago, and only 20 of them are left flying in the world, mainly as freight planes in developing countries. Spare parts are no longer made for the plane, so the Air Force often has to have them custom built. Inspections and maintenance work are so frequent that one or the other of the two planes is often out of service.

Air Force One, of course, is not just a plane. It is power. It is national identity. It is even a movie star. The large blue-and-white aircraft with “United States of America” emblazoned on the side has come to symbolise the country and has captured the imagination of even Americans who have not seen the namesake film starring Harrison Ford as a president fending off Russian hijackers.

Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first president to fly aboard a plane converted for his use, called the Sacred Cow, in 1945. The Air Force One designation was said to first be used during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s tenure, but it has achieved such worldwide status that a Kenyan woman who gave birth around the time of Mr. Obama’s visit last summer even named her baby AirForceOne Barack Obama.
“That airplane represents every American, and it’s a symbol of our republic,” said Jeff Underwood, the historian at the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Ohio. “People see it as an extension not only of the president but the United States. It has a visceral national pride sort of thing.”

Nine previous Air Force One planes are on display at the museum, including the Boeing 707 that carried John F. Kennedy to Dallas in November 1963, then brought his body back to Washington after Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office on board. The Air Force One on display at Reagan’s presidential library in California, seen during the recent Republican presidential debate, is on loan from the Air Force Museum.

The current plane is a flying White House with 4,000 square feet of space on three levels, including an office, conference room, bedroom and medical suite that can be used as an operating room. While impressive, it is not splashy in the sense of Mr. Trump’s private jet with its gold-plated fixtures.

On the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the second President Bush was kept flying from air base to air base for fear of his being targeted, and he was deeply frustrated with spotty communications, leading to upgrades afterward.

The Air Force selected Boeing as the maker of the next plane earlier this year. The 747-8 that will serve as the frame is 250 feet long with a range of nearly 7,800 miles and 66,500 pounds of engine thrust. Once modified, it will be capable of midair refuelling, hardened against the electromagnetic pulse of a nuclear explosion and almost certainly equipped with defences to deflect heat-seeking missiles.
This sort of project has a way of ballooning in cost. A project to build a new Marine One helicopter got so out of control that Mr. Obama’s administration cancelled it after taking office and a new contract has now been issued.

“We hope that doesn’t happen with the plane, that they’ve learned their lesson,” said Thomas A. Schatz, the president of Citizens Against Government Waste, a group that criticised the Marine One project.

As it is, given the reported $180,000-an-hour flying cost, presidents are often criticised for using Air Force One for their political or personal purposes. But so far, members of both parties seem to be going along with plans for a new plane. After all, no one knows which side will have the White House when it becomes available for use.

“Air Force One gives us everything that we want,” said Robert F. Dorr, the author of a book about the plane. “It does convey power, but it also conveys class and style and purpose. It’s just exciting to see it arrive. People get excited. They do love it.”

Mr. Obama is not the only president to love the plane. “I miss Air Force One,” the younger Mr. Bush said last year. “In eight years, they never lost my luggage.” This year, he repeated the sentiment. “I miss, for example, the Air Force’s accommodating me with a shower on the airplane that flew me around,” he said.

When Mr. Obama campaigned with Bill Clinton in 2012, the incumbent joked about Air Force One. “Bill may not miss being president, but he misses that plane,” Mr. Obama said. “Let’s face it, he does. It’s a great plane. And I’ll miss it, too.”
“But not yet!” a supporter called out. Not yet. But soon enough.

•Culled from New York Times

Pls let Stop dis GEJ and PMB achievement. For one all achievement of GEJ was because of Yar Adua and all PMB achievement was because of GEJ. GEJ accused Yar Adua,Yar Adua accused OBJ,OBj accused Military. Military accused politian. Politian accused. Colonaial Master. If u accuse me who I Go accuse.

Let Us stop dis emotional cry and accusation. We arre. All d reasons our Govt alway fail.

Psalm 109 goes thus:
1.O God, whom PMB praise, do not
remain silent, 2 for wicked and
deceitful men have opened their
mouths against him; they have
spoken against him with lying
tongues. 3 With words of hatred they
surround him; they attack PMB without
cause. 4 In return for his friendship
they accuse him, but he's a man of
prayer. 5 They repay him evil for
good, and hatred for his friendship. 6
Appoint an evil man to oppose them;
let an accuser stand at their right
hands. 7 When they are tried, let the looters be
found guilty, and may their prayers
condemn them. 8 May their days be
few; may another take thier place of
leadership. 9 May thier children be
fatherless and their wife widows. 10
May their children be wandering
beggars; may they be driven from
their ruined homes. 11 May a
creditor seize all they have; may
strangers plunder the fruits of thier
labor. 12 May no one extend
kindness to them or take pity on their
fatherless children. 13 May thier
descendants be cut off, their names
blotted out from the National honor list and next generation.
14 May the iniquity of their fathers be
remembered before the LORD; may
the sin of their mother never be
blotted out. 15 May their sins always
remain before the LORD, that He may
cut off the memory of them from the
earth. 16 For they never thought of
doing a kindness, but hounded to
death the poor and the needy and the
brokenhearted. 17 They (the looters)loved to
pronounce a curse on PMB-- may it come on
them; they found no pleasure in
blessing-- may it be far from them. 18
They (the looters and PMB haters)wore cursing as their garment; it
entered into thier body like water, into
their bones like oil. 19 May it be like a
cloak wrapped about them, like a belt
tied forever around them. 20 May this
be the LORD's payment to PMB and Nigeria
accusers, to those who speak evil of
PMB. 21 But you, O Sovereign LORD,
deal well with PMB for your name's
sake; out of the goodness of your
love, deliver him from those that wish our president death. 22 For PMB is poor
and needy, and his heart is wounded
within him cos of all the mess of GEG and PDP 23 he fade away like an
evening shadow; he is shaken off like
a locust. 24 his knees give way from
fasting; his body is thin and gaunt.
25 he is an object of scorn to his
accusers; when they see him they
shake their heads. 26 Help PMB, O
LORD our God; save him in
accordance with your love. 27 Let the enemies of Nigeria/looters
know that it is your hand, that
you, O LORD, have giving us credible leaders for once in Nigeria. 28 They
may curse PMB, but you will bless him; when
they attack him they will be put to shame,
but your servant PMB will rejoice. They
may curse, but you will bless him; when
they attack PMB they will be put to shame,
but your servant PMB will rejoice. 29 PMB
accusers will be clothed with
disgrace and wrapped in shame as in
a cloak. 30 With his mouth PMB will
greatly extol the LORD; in the great
throng he will praise God. 31 For he
stands at the right hand of the needy/poor masses in Nigeria
to save their life from those who
condemn them to poverty.

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A Nigerian student has broken a 30-year-old maths equation and achieved the highest grades at a university in Japan for 50 years.

Ufot Ekong, who studied at Tokai University in Tokyo, achieved a first class degree in electrical engineering and scored the best marks at the university since 1965, the Flotilla Magazine reported.

He began his success early at the university, solving a 30-year-old maths equation in his first semester.

Throughout his university career Mr Ekong has won six awards for academic excellence.

The brilliant mathematician worked two jobs alongside his studies to pay his way as a student.

Mr Ekong also speaks English, French, Japanese and Yoruba and won a Japanese language award for foreigners. He is currently working for Nissan and already has two patents for electronic car design to his name.

Tokai University is a prestigious private university based in the Japanese capital, which was founded in 1924. It is focused on the sciences and technology and roughly 60 per cent of all students are enrolled in these schools.

From Punchnews

The latest weapon in the fight against cheating for China’s all-important university entrance exam is a six-propeller drone.

The drone flew over two testing centres in Luoyang city in central China’s Henan province to scan for any unusual signals being sent to devices smuggled by students taking the annual test.

A Henan province news website said no such signals were detected on Sunday, the first day of the test.

Almost all Chinese high school graduates must take the test, and their scores are the key criterion for which tier of university they can enter.

From Punchnews
Luoyang’s Radio Supervision and Regulation Bureau said the drone cost hundreds of thousands of yuan (tens of thousands of dollars).

50 pupils in a class in Abuja school

When we first embarked on our Books Behind Bars Project, - the establishment of libraries and functional education programs in adult and juvenile prisons in Nigeria, little did we know that we would be drawn into establishing libraries in public schools. In fact, we did not know that many of our primary and secondary schools, located right in our cities, like the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had no libraries and basic infrastructure. Perhaps, like many Nigerians, we were unaware of the realities that characterise and deeply set apart the rich and the powerful away from the weak and the poor in Nigeria.

 But we received three pallets of primary school books and decided to reach out to schools. Three public primary schools have benefited so far and we are set to expand.



One of the benefiting schools and perhaps the neediest of them all is the LEA Nurudeen Nursery and Primary School, Karu, Abuja. Located opposite St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Karu, along Karshi Road, it was established on the 10th of December 2009, and has a population of about four hundred and ninety six (496) pupils, all of whom are Muslims. The Head teacher told us that the pupils are from very poor background and most of them are orphans. The pictures reveal this fact.



In addition, the school has very poor staff strength, just 12 teachers, leading to the merging of some classes. At the time of compiling this report, they were about 150 pupils in a class.  The Head teacher and the teachers told our staff that it has been impossible to teach. Our staff who compiled this report confirmed that she could not move around the class because it was too full, with some pupils sitting on the bare floor and many sleeping. Our camera could not capture the whole class in a picture.



The school is in a dire need of teachers, about 10, according to the Head teacher to split the classes so that teaching and learning can take place.  But it has other needs too including water, computers, and furniture such as table, chairs for pupils and teachers, as well as sporting equipment, among others.



CURE-Nigeria has recruited six graduate interns to teach in the school at the moment, while permanent solution is being sought with respect to teachers.



If you wish to help in kind or cash, please call us on + 234 2911314; +234 80 34 365657 or send an email to info@curenigeria.org

When we first embarked on our Books Behind Bars Project, - the establishment of libraries and functional education programs in adult and juvenile prisons in Nigeria, little did we know that we would be drawn into establishing libraries in public schools. In fact, we did not know that many of our primary and secondary schools, located right in our cities, like the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had no libraries and basic infrastructure. Perhaps, like many Nigerians, we were unaware of the realities that characterise and deeply set apart the rich and the powerful away from the weak and the poor in Nigeria.

 But we received three pallets of primary school books and decided to reach out to schools. Three public primary schools have benefited so far and we are set to expand.



One of the benefiting schools and perhaps the neediest of them all is the LEA Nurudeen Nursery and Primary School, Karu, Abuja. Located opposite St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Karu, along Karshi Road, it was established on the 10th of December 2009, and has a population of about four hundred and ninety six (496) pupils, all of whom are Muslims. The Head teacher told us that the pupils are from very poor background and most of them are orphans. The pictures reveal this fact.



In addition, the school has very poor staff strength, just 12 teachers, leading to the merging of some classes. At the time of compiling this report, they were about 150 pupils in a class.  The Head teacher and the teachers told our staff that it has been impossible to teach. Our staff who compiled this report confirmed that she could not move around the class because it was too full, with some pupils sitting on the bare floor and many sleeping. Our camera could not capture the whole class in a picture.



The school is in a dire need of teachers, about 10, according to the Head teacher to split the classes so that teaching and learning can take place.  But it has other needs too including water, computers, and furniture such as table, chairs for pupils and teachers, as well as sporting equipment, among others.



CURE-Nigeria has recruited six graduate interns to teach in the school at the moment, while permanent solution is being sought with respect to teachers.



If you wish to help in kind or cash, please call us on + 234 2911314; +234 80 34 365657 or send an email to info@curenigeria.org

THISDAY calls this presidential elections in favour of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari. 

THISDAY Newspapers can comfortably project that Buhari has won the 2015 presidential election.

While both Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan  have satisfied the constitutionally required 1/3 in 24 states, General Buhari's  current  majority is unassailable  by any results still to be declared. We congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan for giving Nigeria the legacy of free and fair elections and urge him to immediately concede. We congratulate General Buhari for a hard won victory after four attempts at the presidency, and urge him to not only be magnanimous in victory but give Jonathan's supporters -  especially the  minorities -  comfort.

The Editors of THISDAY urge all Nigerians that  the time for healing has begun.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles

Catholic priest and founder of Adoration Ground, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, who endorsed the candidacy of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Maj.Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on January 1, says he has never received money from the retired general.

Mbaka, who launched a scathing attack against Jonathan during a sermon on January 1, maintained that he was speaking under divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit, adding that he had never met Buhari before; neither had he received money from any politician.

The cleric had been criticised by Jonathan’s supporters for condemning the President. He had, in November last year, hosted Jonathan’s wife, Patience, at his church where he prayed for her husband’s re-election.

However, Mbaka at a recent sermon said a lot had changed since he prayed for Jonathan’s victory.

He said there had been instances in the Bible where God endorsed people but later cast them out due to their misdeeds.

He said under Jonathan, Nigerians were experiencing the harshest living conditions ever occasioned by the slump in oil price, high unemployment rate and inflation due to the devaluation of the Naira.

He said someone else would be needed to turn around the fortunes of the country as Jonathan had run out of ideas.

“Some people said the APC people and Buhari had given me money but I have never seen Buhari before; I don’t know him. Buhar’s one kobo, as I talk to you, has never touched my hand. I don’t know him, God in heaven is my witness. I am just the voice of the voiceless, the sorrowful and the cheated and frustrated Nigerians.

“He (Jonathan) says it shall be well but until when? Is it until you die? If my message will stir them into action, thank God it has achieved its purpose. I am not a politician; my job is to raise my voice from the sanctuary here. The same God that helped the Israelites to cross the red sea, did he not punish them in the desert?”

He urged his congregation to stop praising government for doing its job.

“Nobody should praise any government for constructing roads because that is the job of the government. If you come to my church and I give you Holy Communion, is that an achievement?” he asked.

He said the rate of unemployment in the country was alarming and it would cause a high rate of crime.

He said this should be the focus of any serious government because there can be no prosperity amid chaos.

“It is the duty of a mother to breastfeed her child; it is not an achievement,” he said.

From Punch