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Science/TechnologyBill Gates In Ghana To Learn by djfiifi(op): 11:27am On Mar 26, 2013
http://mobile.ghanaweb.com/wap/article.php?ID=269019

World number two billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates arrived in Ghana March 25, 2013.

The founder of Microsoft blogged on his website that he is in Ghana to “see firsthand why the country’s immunisation system is working so well.”

According to Gates, health delivery systems for some people might not seem like the most intriguing topic, but “I am really interested in understanding how they’ve done so much of this right".

He stated that Ghana’s approach to immunisation works so well for a few key reasons: Rigorous data gathering and analysis, accountability at the district level, and community outreach.

“Just as importantly, the vaccination programme is fully integrated into the health system. But there’s really no substitute for seeing it on the ground,” Mr Gates added.

He argues that strong immunisation systems are crucial for protecting the gains against polio and helping to reach mothers and children with new vaccines and other life-saving health services.

Citing Ghana as an example, Mr Gates said polio was eliminated a decade ago and an outbreak in 2008 was quickly controlled. “No child there has died from measles since 2002. And Ghana was the first country to launch two new vaccines last April, against rotavirus, which causes severe diarrhea, and pneumococcal pneumonia,” he noted.

According Gates, he will visit a director of health services in a district in central Ghana o March 26, 2013, then a nearby clinic.

He continued blogging that “We’re then going to visit a community health center where the nurses also go out to find mothers who missed appointments or children due for immunizations to make the program as thorough as possible.”

As he wrote in his annual letter this year, Gates said measurement is crucial for improving health care, so at every stop I want to understand how the data is collected and used for planning and decision making – and meet the people who are making this success possible.

Gates says he plans to share “my experience in Ghana at the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi April 24-25, where global health leaders will celebrate progress in immunization and demonstrate how the world is united to give all children a healthy start to life".

He indicated that no system is perfect, so he want to learn about the obstacles and challenges in Ghana as well.

“I'll speak with many of the leaders who are working so hard to reach every child with vaccines, including Dr K.O. Antwi-Agyei, who manages the national immunization programme,” he mentioned.

He adds “I’m also excited to talk to some of the well-trained community health nurses and meet some of their local clients.”

Mr Gates promised in his next post that he will tell some of the lessons that can be learnt from Ghana’s success.
Music/RadioRe: Samini To P-square - ‘Alingo Sound And Dance Kinna Look Like Azonto’ by djfiifi(m): 7:45am On Mar 12, 2013
The truth must be told,Samini is right
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: AC Milan Vs Barcelona - UCL (2 - 0) On 20th February 2013 by djfiifi(m): 10:45pm On Feb 20, 2013
Two bitter Ghanaian pill was enough to send the Nou-Camp boys empty handed.
Foreign AffairsRe: Ghana Closes 40 Nigerians’ Shops by djfiifi(m): 11:52pm On Feb 14, 2013
some-girl:
"mast" is not the right way to pronounce "must" neither is "edge" the right way to pronounce "urge". I could go on...
shocked shocked shocked shocked
What is this lady talking about?
məs(t), ˈməst-must
(ûrj)-urge

I expected you not to be having difficulties with phonics but you 'gbaa' big time.
Christianity EtcRe: Pope Benedict To Resign by djfiifi(m): 8:27pm On Feb 11, 2013
Cardinal Peter Turkson, currently the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace is the early market leader at 9/4 and speaks six languages. The Ghanaian understands Latin and Greek and has seen plenty of support early doors.
Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet is 5/2 to be elected as the next Pope. He is Prefect of the congregation for Bishops which is seen as a powerful position within the Vatican, it seems. According to one of the Paddy Power lads who has his finger on the Catholic pulse, Cardinal Marc has experience of working in Latin in America, is a friend of Benedict and is apparently outgoing and charismatic. At 64 he is about the right age but could be seen as too young if anything!
Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria at 3/1. If either Cardinal Francis Arinze or Cardinal Peter Turkson are elected it would be the first time in history there would be a black Pope.
Early steamers in the market are Cardinal Keith O’Brien from Scotland who has been trimmed from 40/1 into 33/1, and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin who has seen his price slashed from 150/1 in to 80/1. It doesn’t look so good for Bono or Father Dougal Maguire though and they are both big outsiders at 1000/1.
Source: Paddy Power


Cardinal Turkson,make our alma mater St Teresa's Seminary proud.
Make Africa proud.
I am proud I served as a mass servicer twice under you.
Christianity EtcRe: Pope Benedict To Resign by djfiifi(m): 8:25pm On Feb 11, 2013
Cardinal Peter Turkson, currently the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace is the early market leader at 9/4 and speaks six languages. The Ghanaian understands Latin and Greek and has seen plenty of support early doors.
Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet is 5/2 to be elected as the next Pope. He is Prefect of the congregation for Bishops which is seen as a powerful position within the Vatican, it seems. According to one of the Paddy Power lads who has his finger on the Catholic pulse, Cardinal Marc has experience of working in Latin in America, is a friend of Benedict and is apparently outgoing and charismatic. At 64 he is about the right age but could be seen as too young if anything!
Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria at 3/1. If either Cardinal Francis Arinze or Cardinal Peter Turkson are elected it would be the first time in history there would be a black Pope.
Early steamers in the market are Cardinal Keith O’Brien from Scotland who has been trimmed from 40/1 into 33/1, and Archbishop Diarmuid Martin who has seen his price slashed from 150/1 in to 80/1. It doesn’t look so good for Bono or Father Dougal Maguire though and they are both big outsiders at 1000/1.
Source: Paddy Power


Cardinal Turkson,make our alma mater St Teresa's Seminary proud.
Make Africa proud.
I am proud I served as a mass servicer twice under you.
Nairaland GeneralRe: How Do You Say Happy New Year In Your Language? by djfiifi(m): 3:29pm On Jan 01, 2013
igbeke: wat is a ghanian doing here in NL?
better scram now.
shame on you xenocentric fool.
Nairaland GeneralRe: How Do You Say Happy New Year In Your Language? by djfiifi(m): 9:20am On Jan 01, 2013
Afehyia pa - Fanti language(Ghana)
EntertainmentRe: Which Of This Is Nigerian Dance Of The Year? by djfiifi(m): 11:50am On Dec 23, 2012
dont8: I love Nigerians when it comes to creativity, every now and then we create unique stuffs; dance steps inclusive, which we dance to as youths and sometimes the children and the elderly ones are not left out.
Shame on you,azonto na naija invention?

EntertainmentRe: Which Of This Is Nigerian Dance Of The Year? by djfiifi(m): 11:46am On Dec 23, 2012
.. undecided
PoliticsIn Ghana: 200 Nigerians will spend Yuletide in jail by djfiifi(op): 5:33pm On Dec 20, 2012
About 200 Nigerian immigrants in Ghana will celebrate the forthcoming Christmas and New Year day behind bars, Travels can authoritatively reveal. The majority (182) of the roughly 200 Nigerians in Ghana’s jail houses are inmates at the Medium Security Prison in Nsawam, but “a few others are in detention elsewhere across the country”, according to Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Ademola Oluwaseyi Onafowokan. The Medium Security Prison (Male and Female) in Nsawam is Ghana’s principal penitentiary.

That correctional home stands roughly an hour’s drive north of Accra; on the road to Kumasi. Built roughly 50 years ago, Nsawam Prison was designed to hold less than 800 inmates. Today, however, the facility is home to over 3,500 detainees.

From a visit by officials of Nigerian High Commission Accra to Nsawam Prison on Wednesday, December 12, 2012; it came to light that Nigerians account for 182 of the total 3,541 inmates at that jailhouse. The number of Nigerian convicts at Nsawam stood at 139, while 43 others are in remand there pending conclusion of their trial.

A breakdown of the number of Nigerians at Nsawam Prison reveals that one of the male convicts, an indigene of Niger State, was sentenced to death in 2010; after trial for “causing the death of someone in Tamale”. Another male convict is doing life-sentence for robbery. Out of the 139 convicts, 47 were found guilty of robbery; while 14 of the 43 inmates, whose trials are ongoing, are accused of this same offence. Interestingly, one of these inmates was sentenced to 115 years for robbery.

Although female Nigerian detainees were 11 in number, one of them is in remand for murder; while the other 10 women are in prison for narcotic offences. It is, however, worth pointing out that; whereas 47 of the Nigerians at Nsawam are in for robbery; narcotic offenders account for the highest number of Nigerian convicts at this jailhouse. Indeed, no fewer than 62 Nigerian convicts are serving time inside Nsawam for drug-related crimes. Aside from narcotic and robbery offences, fraud and defilement are two other reasons 12 Nigerians were also sent to Nsawam Prison. Convicts for fraud are seven, against five for defilement.

Sadly, 23 of Nigeria’s 36 states are represented at Nsawam Prison. Anambra State tops the list with 32 inmates, followed by Abia (22) with Imo coming a close third (20). Delta and Lagos States tie at number four with 14 inmates each; Enugu posts nine, while Edo and Ogun states have eight each. Further analyses showed that Borno and Ebonyi have four inmates each, while Kaduna, Rivers and Sokoto have three each; against two each for Kwara, Osun and Oyo as well as one inmate each from Akwa Ibom, Katsina, Kogi, Niger, Ondo and Zamfara.

Speaking during a compassion visit to Nigerians at Nsawam Prison on October 3, 2012; Amb Onafowokan had promised to look into the welfare of the inmates with a view to addressing issues of suspected harsher sentences often meted out to Nigerian convicts.

The top-flight diplomat had also promised to explore the possiblity of getting the President of Ghana to invoke his Prerogative of Mercy to commute the sentence on the Nigerian on death-row to life-imprisonment. Furthermore, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s envoy to Ghana had promised the inmates that he would also initiate moves toward prisoner-exchange to enable the repatration of deserving and willing Nigerian convicts, so they could complete the remaining part of their jail-terms in prisons back home.

Before departing Nsawam Prisons on October 3, the high commissioner had additionally promised to visit the inmates again to celebrate Christmas with them as well as give them an update on the efforts he had made after that trip. And, true to his words; Amb Onafowokan did visit the inmates with presents on December 12.

That visit was earlier scheduled for Monday, December 10 but had to be deferred because virtually every official of the Nigerian High Commission was fully occupied. It could be recalled that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was head of a 250-man ECOWAS Observer Mission to Ghana’s latest general elections, which took place on December 7. Aside the Chief Obasanjo-led group of 250, some of the embassy staffers were also kept on their toes by demand from countless other tasks; all of which conspired to abort the planned visit to Nsawam on December 10.

Interestingly, due to other pressing engagements that required the presence of Amb Onafowokan elsewhere on December 12; the high commissioner had to delegate other staffers to represent him during the encounter with Nigerian inmates at Nsawam.

One was almost moved to tears by the sight of the inmates and the thought rankled in our mind: How many of these prisoners’ parents knew that a son or daughter was doing time here? Is it impossible that desparation to fend for aged parents or children in school pushed some of these people to crime? Tragically, instead of lessening their dependents’ burden, these prisoners have practically compounded their families’ woes. And, listening to their melodious rendition of Nigeria’s National Anthem, many a pair of eyes turned misty as you wished their song and the Green-White-Green fluttering on two of the hall’s four walls were in celebration of some honourable achievement.

Such was the prisoners’ singing of Nigeria’s anthem that the Ghanaian assistant director of prisons had to ask the inmates for Ghana’s anthem, too; which they dutifully performed. One of the inmates subsequently flagged-off procedings with a Christian prayer. From Amb Onafowokan’s address read by a representative, it was revealed that, though there is willingness on both sides to succour the prisoners, dearth of bi-national conventions bogged the process.

He, however, said efforts at exploring Prisoner Exchange Convention with a view to repatration of Nigerians at Nsawam to go and complete their prison terms back home has begun. Additionally, plans are afoot to solicit presidential clemency and commutation of death sentence to life-inprisonment as well as getting legal consultants to review the case of any Nigerian perceived to have been handed down unduly harsh sentence toward triggering appeals on such convicts’ behalf.

It also came to light that the prisoners’ plight had been brought to the attention of Ghana’s Attorney General, ECOWAS and other relevant bodies as well as VIPs on both sides. Nigeria’s Number One citizen in Ghana also informed the prisoners that he had helped to facilitate the return to Nigeria of a convict that was discharged after serving her term at Nsawam and that any of the inmates was free to contact the high commission for support to return home, whenever they were discharged. The high commissioner had also sent Yuletide present to the inmates.

The offering, a representative Christmas Day lunch, was enough to go round the 200 inmates. Before concluding, the high commissioner’s representative; who advised the inmates to respect constituted authorities of the prison, also told the inmates that Nigerian High Commission Accra was and is still doing its best to protect their welfare. In response, one of the three inmates that spoke on behalf of the whole, thanked President Jonathan for sending Amb Onafowokan as his envoy to Ghana.

“From what we have witnessed and heard since the current ambassador assumed duty in Ghana, we believe Nigeria is undergoing better times. In the past, we were like orphans, like people without nationality because the Nigerian High Commission neither bothered about us nor our welfare. But today, I am happy to say that we are no longer like sheep without shepherd”.

Another of the trio submitted: “We are happy that the high commissioner is concerned about us. We are encouraged by this and will do everything we can to abide by the rules and regulation of the prison’s authorities.

Hopefully, we will all return home because we don’t want our dreams to die with us inside this prison”. The third inmate that spoke also thanked President Jonathan for sending a humane diplomat like Amb Onafowokan as his envoy to Ghana, while expressing appreciation to the Nigerian mission for the Yuletide gift brought to them. To round up, a Moslem convict closed the encounter with Islamic prayer as we prepared to depart after about an hour with the inmates.

Truly, mistakes had been made, but it is useless to cry over spilt milk. As if to convince the visitors that Nigerians inside Nsawam Prison were putting their time in incaceration to good use, the inmates also sent a present to Amb Onafowokan.

The gift was a miniature bass-relief sculpture carved out of a cow-horn. Interestingly, the portrait on a pedestal showed some semblance of the incumbent Nigerian high commissioner to Ghana! Yes, inmates at Ghana prisons are encouraged to learn a trade, while doing their terms. That way, upon discharge from prison, the ex-con’s rehabilitation and reintegration would be easier and the former prisoner would be less-likely to resort to crime as he was now armed with a trade or some skill to earn a living.

Apart from skill-acquisition opportunities, prisoners inside Nsawam that are eligible to vote actually exercise their franchise during Ghana’s latest general elections on December 7. Yes, the Electoral Commission had sent officials to prisons to register eligible inmates for the elections and on E-day, EC officials and party agents had returned to this medium security prisons with voting materials, thus enabling detainees to vote. It is also worth pointing out that the prisoners were able to follow the parties’ campaigns on television.

Yes, inmates at Nsawam Prison are current with regard to news and information because their cells are furnished with TV sets. And, despite the 3,540 detainees held here; Nsawam Prisons’ architecture features very large windows, which make artificial ventilation unnecessary.

Therefore, even without fans, the warders offices are so cooled by cross-ventilation that many visitors often fall asleep once they settle into the couch inside the office of the assistant director or deputy director of this facility.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/in-ghana-200-nigerians-will-spend-yuletide-in-jail/
CrimeTwo Nigerians Arrested For Hacking Ghana Armed Forces Mails by djfiifi(op): 2:52pm On Dec 14, 2012
Two Nigerians have been arrested for allegedly attempting to divert $13,978 belonging to, Ghanaian peacekeepers after they had succeeded in hacking into the e-mails of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).

The suspects, Peter Okechukwu, 32, and Emmanuel Ifedi, 31, were arrested by officials of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service at a branch of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) in Accra where they had gone to cash the money.

According to the Director-General of the CID, Commissioner of Police Mr Prosper Agblor, in November this year the two suspects managed to enter the e-mails of Continental African Trading Limited (CATAL) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) GHANBATT 76 and intercepted all electronic communications between the two parties.

CATAL, an international organisation, had been supplying home appliances' to Ghanaian peacekeeping troops on various missions at different locations in the world.

Recently, CATAL was contacted, as usual, by the GAF to supply home appliances to UNIFIL GHANBATT 76 peacekeeping troops in Lebanon.

Mr Agblor said there was correspondence concerning the supply of the items between CATAL and the military through the Internet.

Along the line, he said, the e-mails between the GAF and CATAL were hacked into by the two Nigerians, who intercepted all mails from both ends and replied them as if the replies were coming from the rightful receivers of the e-mails.

He said the two suspects, using the identity of CATAL, sent an e-mail to the GAF instructing it to pay $13,978 into a UBA account number 01011651102235 as part payment for the supply of the goods.

Upon receipt of the information, the GAF transferred $13,978 into the account as instructed by the two suspects.

Mr Agblor said CATAL realized that the GAF had suddenly stopped communicating with the company on matters relating to the transfer of the money and so it followed up with a phone call and detected that the GAF had paid $13,978 into an account number supplied by CATAL.

He said it was at that stage that the two organisations realised that someone had hacked into their e-mails and quickly reported the issue to the Documentation and Visa Fraud Unit of the CID.

Mr Agblor said the Business Development Manager of CATAL reported the case to the police and checks at the bank revealed that the money had not yet been cashed by the suspects.

The police quickly mounted surveillance at the bank, awaiting the arrival of the suspects to cash the money.

According to the CID boss, on November 11, 2012, Okechukwu, who happened to be the owner of the said account, was arrested when he turned up at the bank to cash the amount.

Upon interrogation, the police said, Okechukwu admitted to the offence but mentioned Ifedi as the master brain behind the whole deal and led the police to Ifedi's house at Ashaley Botwe, an Accra suburb.

Mr Agblor said investigations were still ongoing, after which the two would be put before court.
http://politics.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201212/98678.php

Foreign AffairsRe: Protesters Clash In Ghana Over Election Results by djfiifi(m): 3:18pm On Dec 12, 2012
The Sahara Garbage is lying,it was a NDC supporter who was rether stabbed by NPP supporters around Circle,Irani Clinic area.Not the other way round.
The election was free and fair,the rest of the candidates have conceded defeat except the NPP leader Akuffo Addo who wants to rule at all cost.
Foreign AffairsRe: Ghana Election: Soldiers Use Tear-Gas To Disperse Crowd by djfiifi(m): 2:00pm On Dec 09, 2012
In Ghana,we have had three day foul-free election.This event you guys are seeing was some small misunderstanding caused by the opposition NPP,but it was resolved immediately.Lets say after two hours,please dont use this to judge us(Ghanaians).The election was 99.9% peaceful.#FACT
HealthRe: Pregnant Woman Dies In Port-harcourt Hospital Because Of Deposit by djfiifi(m): 11:37pm On Dec 01, 2012
bakynes: i agree with you 100 percent,the taxes collected from the citizens in this developed countries is used as insurance cover in cases such as this woman's case
Did you say DEVELOPED COUNTRIES?
Even Ghana has a health insurance scheme which takes care of the sick and the pregnant women without paying a dime.
Jokes EtcRe: Funny Pictures by djfiifi(m): 8:30pm On Nov 30, 2012
chinese azonto

CelebritiesRe: Why I Dumped Priesthood For Nollywood – Aex Usifo Omaigbo by djfiifi(m): 8:36pm On Nov 25, 2012
Many are called bt few are chosen,i am an ex-seminarian myself from St Peter's Major Seminary-Cape Coast(Ghana)
EducationRe: Nigerian Emerges Best Student In Ghanaian University by djfiifi(m):
So you guys believe this?
There is nothing like Ghana University of Technology.
It never exists.Its a HOAX.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL STORY:
Nigerian students excel in Ghana
University
Tweet
November 17, 2012 | 12:55 am
News
By OLA AJAYI, Ibadan
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana,
Ambassador Ademola Oluwaseyi, has
expressed delight at the way Nigerian
students are excelling in Ghana University of
Technology.
According to the diplomat, Nigerian student
emerged the best student for the
2010/2011 academic year.
This, he said, had proved the point that
Nigerians have the capacity to excel
anywhere they find themselves.
Based on the academic excellence of the
university, the Nigerian High Commissioner
said more efforts would be made at
strengthening Nigeria-Ghana relationship.
He also advised all Nigerians seeking
university education for their wards in
Ghana to make this university their
preferred choice.
He said these when a high powered
delegation from the university, led by the
President, Prof. Clement Dzidonu paid a
courtesy call on him, in Accra recently.
The don commended the work rate of
Nigerian students, their persevering spirit
and dedication to their studies.
The Minister Counselor at the High
Commission Hon. B.B Hamman, who is in
charge of education affairs listed some
challenges Nigerian students go through in
the institution.

That University never exists.
Lets say its Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST),the over all best student 2010/2011 was Joseph Antwi- Kusi who is currently the Trainee Manager at Royal
Bank of Scotland.
Their is nothing wrong with a Nigerian being the best Student in a Ghanaian University.In this modern era of technology,you should not be cowed down into the REALMS of LIES.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Norwich City Vs Manchester United (1 - 0) On 17th November 2012 by djfiifi(m): 9:38pm On Nov 17, 2012
No red card- No penalty - NO UNITED
COMEBACK! smiley
Hahahahaha-I need a drink
PoliticsRe: All Those Glorious Years We Spent in Nigeria - A Ghanaian Experience by djfiifi(m): 11:11am On Nov 07, 2012
You see oooooo!
We Ghanaians dont hate Nigerians as some folks always try to portray.
I got my wife through Ghana-Nigeria movements.She is a Yoruba girl who traces her roots to Offa in Kwaraa State.Her grandfather migrated from there to Ghana in 50s

We are one family separated by the white imperialists.THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Re: Newcastle Vs Manchester United (0 - 3) On October 7th 2012 by djfiifi(m): 3:53pm On Oct 07, 2012
MANCHESTER UNITED ( SCUMS ) CHEATERS
1. Mike Dean, referee, when Blackburn beat
Manchester United
3-2 and hasn't refereed a Manchester United game
since.
2. Mike Dean - referee, in 2010, after Manchester
United's defeat
to Chelsea, was demoted to the Championship.
3. Alan Wiley, called "fat and unfit" by Alex after
Manchester United's
draw with Sunderland,"agreed to retire" that
season.
4. Mark Clattenburg refereed Manchester United's
6-1 defeat to
Manchester City, hasn't refereed a single Manchester
United game after that Manchester derby. (has acted
as 4th official in 3)
5. Martin Atkinson - Involved in Manchester United's
defeat to
Chelsea, criticized by Alex, hasn't refereed
Manchester United game
since.
6. Ex referee Jeff Winter openly stating that he
hadn't been given
a Manchester United game for 2 years after sending
Roy Keane
off.
7. Howard Webb has been Manchester United's
most used
referee since the defeat to Manchester City.
8. More than 18% of the penalties Webb has
awarded in his 8 year
career have been to Manchester United thats gud
rate.
9. Manchester United's CEO is on the board of the
English FA. (Just
in case the referees don't do their 'jobs'.)
10. FA reacts to Alex Ferguson's criticisms by only
appointing
referees he approves of.
11. Alex Ferguson not happy with Chris Foy, Foy
referees a League
Two game. something he hasn't done since the
2001-02 season.
TV/MoviesRe: Ghanian Delegates Visit Nigeria Over Ban Of Movies by djfiifi(m): 1:18pm On Sep 19, 2012
Too scared to compete eerh?
Just call the dog bad name and hang it.
Thats what is happening,iNnIt?
SportsFIFA Rates Nigeria Third Worst Football Developing Nation by djfiifi(op): 12:42pm On Sep 19, 2012
WORLD football ruling body, FIFA, has come out with a damning verdict on Nigerian football, saying the country is the third worst soccer developing nation in the world, according to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Committee member, Adegboye Onigbinde.

Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, and the men and women football event of the 2012 Olympics. In 2011, both its men and women teams failed to qualify for the 2011 All Africa Games.

In a telephone chat yesterday, Onigbinde disclosed that the ratings, which were conducted during the annual meeting of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Technical Committee in Seychelles last month, was contrary to the series of commendations the NFF has received from the same CAF for its development programmes.

The Super Eagles’ former coach and member of CAF and FIFA Technical Sub-committee, said the rating was informed by the number of technical trainings conducted by the various federations. He added that the inability of the NFF to appoint a technical director has contributed to the stagnant state of football development in the country.

“Let me tell you one thing, less than a month ago, we were in Seychelles for the annual technical committee meeting of CAF and Nigeria was rated one of the worst three countries in terms of football development,” he said.

“Do you know why the rating bothers me? I can show you commendation letters from CAF, and the development programme CAF is running emanated from my recommendations in 1988. Yet, it was my country that was not moving.

“Ghana has trained no fewer than 200 C-License holders, the same with B-License. I was in Ghana two months ago to supervise their A-License, but we are still battling with C-License in this country. I had to overstretch myself to make it a possibility.”

He pointed out that the technical department is the nerve centre of football development and urged the NFF to appoint a technical director, as doing so would lead to fashioning out functional technical policies that would lead to football development in the country.

“We all know that football is a technical matter. No matter how good an administrator may be, if the results are not coming, people would certainly call for your head,” he noted.

“But we cannot get good result without a functional, virile technical sector. That is what makes the position of a technical director very vital.

“From the president of the NFF to the messenger, they are there to worship the product of the technical department. So, if the technical department is not properly organised, they are not serious.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99140:fifa-rates-nigeria-third-worst-football-developing-nation&catid=59:home&Itemid=620
HealthRe: My Nephew Has Autism, How Do We Manage It? by djfiifi(m): 5:43pm On Sep 17, 2012
As a teacher,i will talk of the little ways I know of in managing a child suffering from autism in our schools here in Ghana,dont forget learning is not only done at school but at home too.So try it at home.

1:Ensure you have the child's attention before interacting with him/her
2:Start whatever you do from what the child knows abt and go at the pace of the child
3:Break task down into small steps.
4:Use level of language appropriate for the child accompanied by appropriate gestures
5:Focus on oral language and dialy living skills
6:Work on social skills such as eye contact
7:Present materials in organised manner not too much at one time.
8:Include a lots of repetition,praise and encouragement
9:Ignore annoying behaviour
10:Decide priorities for what the child needs to do/learn
11:Focus on the child's happiness,confidence and self-esteem

These are some of the little things I know.
SportsRe: Wife's Witchcraft Destroyed Richard Kingson's Career by djfiifi(m): 5:59pm On Sep 13, 2012
Kingston played Black Stars with Abedi Pele and he still want to play and retire with Abedi pele's sons.
Richard Kingston claims he is 34 years,thats a big big lie.
His daughter was my hall mate at University of Ghana,Legon.The girl is 24 by now,meaning Kingston gave birth at the age of 10.
Age is what is simply catching up on you not witchcraft.
CelebritiesRe: Ghanaian Artistes To Sue Flavour N'abania Over Song Theft by djfiifi(m): 9:40pm On Aug 15, 2012
Mortiple: Your assertions are totally incorrect. High life, back in the days, was generally classified as West African style of music which possibly originated from Ghana and spread to other Aglo-phone West African countries namely Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Gambia. Overtime, this style of music has evolved.

One thing I know, in the late 80s and 90s, the Nigerian music industry witnessed the likes of Mike Okri, Felix Liberty, Chris Hanem, Christy Igbokwe Felix and Mossyx, etc who were conspicuously playing what one may call modern highlife or afro-hiphop. Hope you did not deliberately leave them out in order to drive home your point? Meanwhile, would you be kind to name those Ghanaian artists who purported introduced modern (high-tempo) highlife for comparison?
The originators of the high tempo highlife-Rex Omar,Amakye Dede,Nat Brew,Daddy Lumba,Ofori Amponsah,Papa Yankson,Pat Thomas,Akosua Agyapong,Osibisa Band,Ramblers,Napoleon Highkings,Dasebre,Dwamena,Paa Bobo,George Darko,Ben Brako,Ampofo Adjei,Charles Amoah et al.

The truth be told people are really doing copy-cat,Flavour's song has been spotted on. Some of simply giving expects advice cos that is what we studied at school.
Christianity EtcRe: My Friends Want Me To Become Catholic. Your Thoughts. by djfiifi(m): 2:41pm On Aug 14, 2012
Why would your church be anti-catholic?
Catholic was,and forever shall it remain.Keep on hating us but day in day out,THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS GROWING.
SportsNaija Got Talents,but Why? by djfiifi(op): 11:30am On Aug 14, 2012
I dey vex give dis country wey dem
born me 4 no be joke oooo!!! Small
thing Ogoni man go jump enter
water like fish for days we no go see
dem. See olympics nah, go
swim,dem dey fear water.
Zero medal 4 Naija Hausa man go
enter boat dey shout argungu
fishing festival.
See rowing 4 olympics, dem no dey.
Zero medal 4 Naija Fulani herdsmen
fit shoot arrow from 1km kill anyone
wey wan steal dem cow, olympi
cs reach make dem go do archery,
dem no sabi shoot again.
Zero medal 4 Naija Igbo man go run
from Sokoto to Aba at the slightest
provocation by Boko. See marathon
4 olympics, dem no shw face.
Zero medal 4 Naija Agbero for park
no mind pursue bus for road. See
100metres race 4 Olympics, dem no
sabi run again.
ZERO medal 4 Naija Yoruba man go
remove clothes, wrist watch and
pant to fight 4 Ojuelegba. See
boxing 4 olympics,we no see dem.
Zero medal 4 Naija Warri man go say
warri no dey carry last..... na wetin
Blessing Okagbare, our own warri
babe dey do for last 4 women
200metres race abi she think say
one person dey her back?
Zero medal 4 Naija Na who even
start that nonsense called NAIJA GOT
TALENT sef...?!
EducationRe: UNILAG Is Highest Ranked Nigerian University In Africa by djfiifi(m): 8:11am On Jul 24, 2012
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and Technology Ghana
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26 Cape Peninsula University of
Technology South Africa
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Technologie Houari Boumediène Algeria
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Technology Sudan
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BusinessRe: FG Engages Ghana On 'Trade Discrimination’ Against Nigerians by djfiifi(m): 9:29am On Jul 21, 2012
I laugh when these bomb riiden nigerians come here shout Small Ghana Small Ghana,Ghana is like half of lagos so so and so.
These are the facts,books no lie.
From the same colonial master British Ghana got her independence whilst your Big country with huge populace nigeria was sitting there aloof.
In1960 Ghana held nigeria taste independence.After her independence Ghana structured nigeria's education(they've foolishly spoilt it) and gave them our music HIGHLIFE.

Yes Ghana is small in size but the fact that we were able to fight for our indendence from the same colonial master before you must tell you how special,smart and intellegent we are.

Many of your people are here in our universities in Ghana learning sense.

Enjoy your cassava bread
BusinessRe: FG Engages Ghana On 'Trade Discrimination’ Against Nigerians by djfiifi(m): 9:43pm On Jul 20, 2012
if you go to another man's country,you simply follow their laws.
this is my country,these are my laws.if you cant obey them then leave my country.

ENJOY YOUR CASSAVA BREAD MY NAIJA FRIENDS
SportsRe: CAN 2013 Live Draw by djfiifi(m): 7:53pm On Jul 05, 2012
gud job Denitro

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