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A plane carrying 81 people including a top brazilian football team has crashed on its way to the city of medellin in Colombia.
Police say five people survived the crash but the rest of those on board died.
The chartered aircraft was carrying members of the Chapecoense football team.
The team was due to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana, against Medellin team Atletico Nacional.
The first leg of the final of the cup, South America's second most important club competition, was scheduled for Wednesday, but has now been suspended.
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said it was suspending "all activities".
Chapecoense issued a brief statement saying: "May God be with our athletes, officials, journalists and other guests travelling with our delegation."
It said it would refrain from any further statements until it had assessed the extent of the crash.

To you guys who says witches and wizards aren't real. I pray you never encounter them out of ignorance which the Bible says is no excuse. Go out in the world nowadays and you will see that Africa is suffering drastically bcus of these.

You people seem not to understand, one of the beauty of Christianity is the manifestation of the power of God during genuine praise & worship. At that time you do as you are led in the spirit.

3 MAIN THINGS
[1] processor speed [Ghz]
[2]Ram memory
[3]Hard disk memory [HDD]

Yes u can, but it's almost rare and very complex, so I advice u stick to ur current processor

[s]If this is true then those thieves are grade 1[/s]

Abeg, make dem pass d guy oo

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happy father's day to my dad #bagowinner

A school only in name

It lacks facilities of a good school, Oguola Junior and Senior Secondary School in Benin, the Edo State capital, is a school only in name. Its staffroom is under a tree; while 1,260 pupils are crammed into six classrooms, reports OSAGIE OTABOR.
It was in the news for the wrong reasons few weeks ago. Fourteen of its pupils were arrested for alleged involvement in cultism. The nation  was shocked – junior secondary school pupils in cultism! Their release after police investigation has doused tension that Oguola Junior and Senior Secondary School in Benin City, the Edo State capital, is not a breeding ground for cultists.
The police said the pupils  unknowingly bought emblems and paraphernalia of some cult groups.
A visit to the school revealed why the pupils may find it difficult to sit and learn in the classrooms. The school, in Ihinmwin quarters of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state, is the only government-owned secondary school in the locality.
There are no signposts to identify the school though it has a fence.  However, the gate is broken, and there are no security men.
The Junior school arm is a block of six classrooms serving 1,260 pupils.
The other two dilapidated blocks  serve as the senior secondary school and it has about 1,000 pupils.
For a facility that serves 525 per cent above the UNESCO-recommended class size of 40, it is is no surprise that many of the pupils stand outside the junior school’s classrooms to learn.  It means that for every pupil in class, about five others are outside by the window frame learning.
If it were to meet the standard, the junior school would need about 31 classrooms to comfortably accommodate the pupils.
The junior school has no toilets.  A small plantain farm serves as toilet for the pupils and their teachers.
The teachers also do not have a staffroom. What serves as office for the 21 teachers and others doing their industrial attachment is a tree in front of the school building. It is the only tree in the compound. Whenever it rains, the teachers relocate to the verandah of the building.
A little cubicle between two classrooms is the principal’s rather bare office. It boasts of a table, two old chairs and a small shelf. Curtains and fans are luxuries the school cannot afford.  Like the classrooms, part of the ceiling is bad.
One of the reasons the office is bare is because of the thieves. The principal, Mr Ufumwen Bello Ozemwogie, said books supplied by the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board as well as registers and other documents were stolen, forcing him to relocate the remaining to his own home pending when the security improves.
He also said he had reported the sad situation of the school to the concerned authority but no result had been achieved. He said the workers were demoralized but tried to put in their best for the students.
He said: “We don’t have a staff room. This is the only way to make ourselves comfortable. The little room we have cannot contain us. Those teachers who stay under the fan cannot be compared to us here under the tree.
“Our books are being stolen by hoodlums. They would break the ceiling so I have to take some books to my house.
“Since I came here, officials of the state government came twice and I showed them available land for more buildings. If you come here during dry season it is horrible because everywhere is dusty. We don’t have toilets and you can see the whole place.
“The students are eager to learn. They still struggle to perform very well. All we need is support and assistance by erecting more buildings for us.”
Despite its poor state, Ozemwogie said the school is still oversubscribed because it is the only one in the locality.
“Last year, all the primary schools around here posted 720 pupils into JSS 1; and there was no way I could reject them.  I had to manage to admit 420,” he said.
A teacher who pleaded anonymity blamed the Ihinmwin community elders for the poor state of the school.
The teacher said when the principal and other top officials visited the community head, they were allegedly driven away when the elders discovered that they were not there to discuss about land.
He said: “The community is not showing concern. They are supposed to cry out because their children are in this school. We went to the Palace of the Enogie but we were not allowed in because we did not go there to discuss about land development,” he said.
The situation at the Oguola Senior Secondary School seems to be more pathetic.  The two buildings in use are dilapidated.  One has four classrooms, while the other has two.  It was learnt that four different classes are forced to learn in one classroom.  The senior school pupil-population is 416.6 per cent above the UNESCO recommendation.
Unlike the junior school, its 15 teachers work in an unkempt and tight staff room. It was a classroom that was converted to a staff room but it cannot accommodate all 15 teachers.  The floor is uneven, and the ceiling boards are broken.  There are no curtains.
Two cubicles serve as the office of the Principal and the Vice Principal. The principal’s office has also been bugled several times through the ceiling or window.
A room which serves as laboratory for all science subjects is practically empty; and there is no library.
A teacher who pleaded anonymity said the administration of late Prof Ambrose Alli in the 80s had started to erect an additional building for the school but it was abandoned at the foundation stage.
The senior school at least has toilets – three pit latrines for pupils and teachers.
There are no windows in all the classes, including the principal’s office and the staff room.
Teachers in the school refused to comment but a senior member of staff described their situation as difficult and unbearable.
The teacher said: “In modern school, we talk about water system but we use pit toilet here which is not acceptable to UNESCO. The students are learning under a difficult atmosphere. Most things are not in place. When it is raining, the students cannot stay in the classes.
“We have shortage of manpower. The teachers are not enough. There are almost 1,000 students in this school”
But for the intervention of the Parents Teachers Association in providing furniture for one of the classrooms, the teacher said the situation would have been worse.
The source lamented that teachers spend personal resources to keep the school going and has been ignored by the government.
“It is a porous situation we are in. We made arrangement with the local vigilante to provide security and we pay them with our money just to keep the system going. Things are really difficult here.
“The authorities know about our situation here. We have complained before but nothing was done. There has been no government attention in this place since the administration of late Ambrose Alli. We have only one laboratory for Agriculture, Chemistry and other science subjects. There is no good laboratory here,” he said.
Some pupils who spoke with The Nation urged government to renovate their school and give them additional buildings.
Source:http://thenationonlineng.net/new/a-school-only-in-name/

Good education, thanks to you, I get to discover new features.

Akwa ibom state gov, Mr udom emmanuel may sell a private jet acquired by former governor Godswill akpabio on the 1st of Nov 2012 at the estimated price of $45million, it has emerged.
The Gov, who apparently does not see the private jet as neccessary for the oil-rich state is contemplating the disposal of the aircraft.
Gov udom emmanuel is not comfortable with the idea of sustaining the ownership of the jet and is contemplating on selling it.

10 Interesting Facts About Nigeria

Nigeria is a country in West Africa having boundaries with Niger and Chad Republic in the
north, Cameroon on the eastern part, Benin Republic on the western border and the Atlantic
ocean at the southern end. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with more than 170
million people. What this means is that one in every 7 Africans is a Nigerian.
Geographically, Nigerian terrain changes from the high savanna-covered plateaus in the
north to the oil-rich Niger Delta in the southern part down to the rain forest belt region
towards the coast. Despite the insecurity and some slight political instabilities facing the
country, there are some interesting facts about Nigeria that are worth noting. Answers
Africa brings you the most interesting and fun Nigeria facts.
Top 10 Facts About Nigeria

1. Most Populous Country in Africa

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the 8th most populous in the world with a
population of more than 173 million people. The next African country to come close is
Ethiopia with a population count of 94.1 million. That is just about half of Nigerian population.

2. More Than 250 Ethnic Groups
Nigeria has more than 250 ethnic groups however, there are 3 dominant tribes: the Ibo
(Igbo), Hausa- Fulani and Yoruba which make up 18%, 29% and 21% respectively.

3. Christianity and Islam Are The 2 Major Religions
The major religion in Nigeria are Christianity and Islam. About half of the Yorubas are
Christians and half Muslim, though many maintain traditional beliefs. The Igbos in the
southeast are mostly Christians; The Hausa/Fulani in the northern Nigeria are mostly muslims
and dominated by the Hausa-Fulani ethnic group. Southern Nigeria is more westernized and
urbanized than the north, with the Yoruba in the southwest and the Igbo in the southeast.

4. Niger River is West Africa’s Largest River.
The longest and largest river in West Africa is the River Niger from where Nigeria derives her
name. River Niger spans about 4,180 km (2,600 mi) from its source in the Highlands
of Guinea in southeastern Guinea. It courses in a crescent through Mali, Niger, on the border
with Benin and then through Nigeria, and eventually emptying into the Gulf of Guinea in the
Atlantic Ocean after passing through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta or the Oil
Rivers.

5. One of the Oldest Locations of Human Existence
Evidence from archaeological discoveries have shown that there was a history of human
existence in Nigeria which has been dated to as far back as 9000 BC. The NOK civilization
(around 500 BC-200 AD) is the earliest known civilization here.
6. Home Of Nollywood
Nollywood is the name given to the Nigerian movie industry and it has recently been ranked
the second largest producers of movies in the world; just trailing behind Bollywood; the Indian
film industry and ahead of America’s Hollywood. Nollywood produces up to 200 movies every
single week and her movies has won half of the yearly awards for best picture since 2005.

7. Largest Diversity of Butterfly
Nigeria boasts in being the most suitable habitat for the worlds largest diversity of the most
colorful creatures – the butterflies. It is widely believed that the areas surrounding Calabar,
Cross River State in the southern part of the country harbors the world’s largest diversity of
butterflies.

8. Ogun State Has The Highest Number of universities in Nigeria
Ogun State is one of the states in the western part of the country and it has a total of ten
registered universities, making it the state with the highest number of Universities in Nigeria.

9. The Longest Bridge in Africa
The Third Mainland Bridge (in Lagos State) connecting Lagos Island to the mainland is the longest bridge in Africe - it measures about 11.8km. The bridge starts from Oworonshoki which is linked to the Apapa Oshodi express way and Lagos - Ibadan express way, and ends at the Adeniji Adele interchange on Lagos island.
There is also a link midway through the bridge that leads to the Herbert Macaulay way, Yaba.
The bridge was built by Julius Berger Nigeria PLC and opened by President Ibrahim Babangida in 1990.

10. Largest Producers of Crude Oil
Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of crude oil in the world (averaging 2,525,000 barrels per
day) and the 8th largest exporter. Nigeria has the 10th largest proven reserves of petroleum
worldwide. Petroleum plays an important role in the country’s economy and contributes to
more than 85% of the total government’s revenue.

The STAFFS. They just come in and get their games played before others who has been standing in the queue for long,be it booking number or written codes, and others will look like fools

[color=#000099][/color]#200 jale jale

Mysterious indeed[color=#000000][/color]

What!!! North korea has bin known to be hostile though. [color=#990000][/color]

[color=#770077][/color]That 1 na super-story, continue trekking my fellow nigerians, maybe b4 u come back from ur excursions, I would have graduated and gone 2 serve.

[color=#770077][/color] ;DConfirmed comfort, no waka-about involved

][/color] Mostly igbos with their love for easy money scamming every1 all over the continents.

[color=#990000]NO BEEF

Therefore for this reason a woman shall leave her parents house and live with her hubby as one not two...women retaining their parents name after marriage is absolute rubbish, let her ask if her mummy did so to her daddy..if this tarry on then there won't be an estimated value between men and women...guys let's protest aganist this nonsense

Give me proof

;DWow, its really good instead of training to be a soldier [3 hours standing]