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#7. B-2 Bomber Crash$1.4 Billion February 23, 2008

Here we have our first billion dollar accident (and we're only #7 on the list).
This B-2 stealth bomber crashed shortly after taking off from an air base in Guam on February 23, 2008. Investigators blamed distorted data in the flight control computers caused by moisture in the system. This resulted in the aircraft making a sudden nose-up move which made the B-2 stall and crash. This was 1 of only 21 ever built and was the most expensive aviation accident in history. Both pilots were able to eject to safety.

8. Chatsworth Train Collision, 2008 ($500 Million)

This is one of the worst, and the costliest, train crashes in history. The accident happened because the Metrolink train ignored a red signal while the train conductor was busy receiving messages. It caused Metrolink $500 million in total losses.

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Uou said 10 bit seeing only two.
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Ikwokrikwo:
Buhari is the most expensive accident ever.

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#9. Tanker Truck vs Bridge$358 Million

On August 26, 2004, a car collided with a tanker truck containing 32,000 liters of fuel on the Wiehltal Bridge in Germany. The tanker crashed through the guardrail and fell 90 feet off the A4 Autobahn resulting in a huge explosion and fire which destroyed the load-bearing ability of the bridge.

Temporary repairs cost $40 million and the cost to replace the bridge is estimated at $318 Million.

There have been many tragic and costly accidents in history. But there’s nothing like the ten man-made accidents you’re about to see below.

These are the costliest ever recorded not only in terms of money, but also the enormous damage it caused to the environment and the loss of lives of many people.

Here are the top 10 most expensive accidents in the history of mankind:

#10. Titanic$150 Million

The sinking of the Titanic is possibly the most famous accident in the world. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage and was considered to be the most luxurious ocean liner ever built. Over 1,500 people lost their lives when the ship ran into an iceberg and sunk in frigid waters. The ship cost $7 million to build ($150 million in today's dollars).

The United Nations’ Global Multidimensional Poverty Index which ranked Osun State second richest state has three measurements and 10 indicators in evaluating Overall Poverty.

Every measurement is similarly weighted; every indicator within a measurement is additionally weighted, and included. It uses 10 indicators to measure poverty in three dimensions: education, health and living standards. The United Nations Global multi dimensional poverty index published a report based on the poverty rate of Nigerian states that ranked Osun State second richest state.

Aregbesola’s government six-point integral action plan of Banishing Poverty, Banishing Hunger, Banishing Unemployment, Restoring Healthy Living, Promoting Functional Education and Enhancing Communal Peace and Progress are designed to lift the condition of the people from being poverty stricken to being wealthy in line with United Nations’ Global Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index measurements.

Some of the achievements of his administration had successfully established Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) through which over 40,000 cadets were employed into public works within two years. The first batch got safe landing with jobs in teaching, various agriculture schemes and ICT. For this, Osun now has one of the least unemployment figures in Nigeria while the state is also among those with the lowest crimes rate.

The N200 million monthly allowance paid to the cadets reflated the economy of Osun and shot it up to the seventh largest GDP in Nigeria, according to the Federal Bureau of Statistics”. Identifying quality and functional education as panacea to poverty eradication, he stated that the state as part of its commitment to education, is building 100 elementary schools, 50 middle schools and 20 high schools.

Increased the number of teachers, renovated existing schools, provided teaching aids and as well increased subventions to schools. On health, Aregbesola’s administration, having employed a multi-faceted approach towards achieving its goal of providing healthcare for all, embarked on health-related programmes targeted to promote personal hygiene. Osun has renovated nine state hospitals, as well as constructed nine trauma centres at the State Hospital, Asubiaro, Osogbo.

There is also the upgrading of our existing primary healthcare centres while new ones are being built.
Like development, poverty is multidimensional — but this is traditionally ignored by headline money metric measures of poverty.

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), published for the first time in the 2010 Report, complements monetary measures of poverty by considering overlapping deprivations suffered by individuals at the same time. The index identifies deprivations across the same three dimensions as the HDI and shows the number of people who are multidimensional poor (suffering deprivations in 33% or more of the weighted indicators) and the number of weighted deprivations with which poor households typically contend with. It can be deconstructed by region, ethnicity and other groupings as well as by dimension and indicator, making it a useful tool for policy makers.

The MPI can help the effective allocation of resources by making possible the targeting of those with the greatest intensity of poverty; it can help address some SDGs strategically and monitor impacts of policy intervention. The MPI can be adapted to the national level using indicators and weights that make sense for the region or the country, it can also be adopted for national poverty eradication programs, and it can be used to study changes over time.

About 1.5 billion people in the 102 developing countries currently covered by the MPI—about 29 percent of their population — live in multidimensional poverty — that is, with at least 33 percent of the indicators reflecting acute deprivation in health, education and standard of living. And close to 900 million people are at risk (vulnerable) to fall into poverty if setbacks occur – financial, natural or otherwise.

The United Nations Global multi dimensional poverty index published a report based on the poverty rate of Nigerian states. Listed below is the most current 2017 list of the Top Ten Richest States in Nigeria. A United Nations, UN, report on Nigeria’s Common Country Analysis, CCA, has described the country as one of the poorest and unequal country in the world, with over 80m of her population living below poverty line. This was as the report revealed that the country was deeply divided on the basis of plurality of ethnic, religious and regional identities.

Listed below is the most current 2017 list of the Top Ten Richest States In Nigeria.

Top Ten Richest States In Nigeria 2017

1.Lagos State 8.5%
Lagos state has the lowest poverty index of 8.5% out of 100% making it the richest state in Nigeria 2017.

2. Osun State 10.9%
The second state on our list is Osun State, a south western state in Nigeria. Its capital is called Osogbo.
Indeed, in a recent United Nations publication, Osun came second after Lagos in the result of a national assessment for 2014 on infant and maternal healthcare delivery.

“In addition, Osun has renovated nine state hospitals, as well as constructed nine trauma centres at the State Hospital, Asubiaro, Osogbo. There is also the upgrading of our existing primary healthcare centres while new ones are being built.

“To further enhance these efforts, medical equipment, furniture and electrical appliances have been procured for some of our health facilities where these are needed.

“Furthermore, ambulances were purchased and are now in full operation under the Osun Ambulance Services (O-Ambulance), which is aimed at improving the quick-response capacity of the health system, in cases of accidents and emergencies.

Osun in the last seven years has made progress from the backwater of economic regression to the fertile place of economic abundance.
“The transformation inspired by this transition is observably manifold in areas of arresting unemployment, reducing inequality among the people, capacity building etc. I must say that Osun economy has substantially grown from where we took over the governance of the state,” he said.

Osun State has fought poverty and the result available for confirmation, stressing that the state has the second lowest poverty index in Nigeria. “It is not a phantom wish, it was published in 2017.

“In the poverty index, Osun is rated second only to Lagos State; however, we don’t even know their parameter for arriving at the index because Lagos State is not even among the best ten on the unemployment index. So, when you marry our performance on unemployment with our crystal performance in poverty, I will say we are the best governed state in Nigeria,” Aregbesola said.

Farmers’ Empowerment has become an important part of the development agenda in the recent years. The poverty status in terms of incidence, depth and severity among arable crop farmers in Osun State and compared the socio-economic characteristics of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of Farmers Empowerment Programme (FEP) in Osun State, Nigeria.

Although Osun does face its fair share of challenges, including a large dependency on the volatile agricultural sector and neglected infrastructure, the current administration has taken a number of steps to block monetary leakages, improve project preparation and delivery, and raise internally generated revenue (IGR). These efforts have been in parallel with attempts to improve the business environment in the state, with initiatives from a number of ministries to reduce the informal market, which by some estimates comprises 57.9% of Nigeria’s GDP, according to the UN Development Programme, while the Office of Economic Development and Partnerships (OEDP) acts as a first point of contact for potential investors.

The developmental programmes have also impacted on the socio-economic profile of the state as reported by reputable institutions. In 2015, The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) rated Osun 2nd Highest in Human Development Index among the 36 states in the Country. In 2014, Renaissance Capital (RENCAP) in its 36 shades of Nigeria economic review of states ranked Osun as the 7th largest economy in Nigeria, while in 2013 the NBS rated Osun as the state with the lowest poverty rate in Nigeria.

Through the State’s partnership with the World Bank, The Osun Agency for Community and Social Development Project (OSUN CSDP), it was revealed, has reached 1,073,129 beneficiaries in rural communities by committing at least N2 billion to several social developmental projects. The partnership is delivering 356 inclusive, gender sensitive and multi-sectoral micro projects, covering Education, Rural Electrification, Primary Health Care, Transportation, Potable Water provision in 263 communities across the state.

At the basic education level, the state has delivered training and re-training for over 21,017 teachers, giving the importance of these to the learning experience. So far, 277 model schools with 1,811 modern classrooms have been built or rehabilitated. The schools are being furnished with 26,922 sets of chair and table. Every school day in Osun, 253,000 elementary school children receive nutritious meals produced largely by local farmers, to boost health and cognitive capability at their formative stage, as well as boost local food production. The Osun School feeding programme is the longest running of its kind in the country.

In six years, Osun has through its basic education agency, invested over N8.5 billion to build capacity, both in human and physical infrastructure. This investment in education is driven by the resolve of the administration to equip the future generation of Osun with the best possible resources regardless of their background, so they can seek a better and prosperous future for themselves and consequently for the State.

3.Anambra State 11.2%
The third state on our list is Anambra state,it has the lowest poverty rate in Nigeria.

Located in the south east of Nigeria, this oil rich state with a population of over four million is also a formidable trade and economic centre of Nigeria.

4. Ekiti State 12.9%
With a poverty rate of just 12.9% out of 100%, Ekiti State is the 4th richest state in Nigeria.

This western state inhabited predominantly by the yoruba’s was declared a state in 1966.

5.Edo State 19.2%
With a low poverty rate of 19.2% out of 100%,the 5th state on our list is Edo State Nigeria.

6. Imo State 19.8%
One of the 36 states of Nigeria and located in the South East of Nigeria. With Owerri is its capital city and also other major towns like Orlu and Okigwe.

Predominantly inhabited by the Igbos and Located in the south eastern region of Nigeria,Imo state is the 6th Richest State in Nigeria with a poverty rate of 19.8%.

7.Abia state 21.0%
I actually though that Abia state would be placed higher on this list because of its multi million commercial city called Aba.

8. Rivers State 21.1%
Coming in with a 21.1% out of 100%, is a nigerian state located in the south south region of Nigeria known as Rivers State.

Its the richest oil region in Nigeria and is economically Significant as the centre of Nigeria’s oil.

9. FCT- Abuja 23.5%
The Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria and also the capital of Nigeria and the 9th Richest State in Nigeria with its citizens poverty rate at 23.5% out of 100%.

10.Kwara State 23.7%
Kwara state is a state located in western Nigeria within the North Central geopolitical zone also referred to as the Middle Belt.
These are the top ten richest states in Nigeria with the lowest poverty ratio, other states following close by includes:

11. Akwa-Ibom > 23.8%
12. Delta State > 25.1%
13. Ogun State > 26.1%
14. Kogi State > 26.4%
15. Ondo State > 27.9%
16. Enugu State > 28.8%
17. Bayelsa State > 29.0%
18. Oyo State > 29.4%
19. Cross River > 33.1%

States by Incidence of Poverty

STATESPOVERTY RATE
1. Lagos ——— 8.5%
2. Osun ——— 10.9%
3. Anambra ——— 11.2%
4. Ekiti ——— 12.9%
5. Edo ——— 19.2%
6. Imo ——— 19.8%
7. Abia ——— 21.0%
8. Rivers ——— 21.1%
*. FCT (Abj) ——— 23.5%
9. Kwara ——— 23.7%
10. Akwa Ibom ——— 23.8%
11. Delta ——— 25.1%
12. Ogun ——— 26.1%
13. Kogi ——— 26.4%
14. Ondo ——— 27.9%
15. Enugu ——— 28.8%
16. Bayelsa ——— 29.0%
17. Oyo ——— 29.4%
18. Cross River ——— 33.1%
19. Plateau ——— 51.6%
20. Nassarawa ——— 52.4%
21. Ebonyi ——— 56.0%
22. Kaduna ——— 56.5%
23. Adamawa ——— 59.0%
24. Benue ——— 59.2%
25. Niger ——— 61.2%
26. Borno ——— 70.1%
27. Kano ——— 76.4%
28. Gombe ——— 76.9%
29. Taraba ——— 77.7%
30. Katsina ——— 82.2%
31. Sokoto ——— 85.3%
32. Kebbi ——— 86.0%
33. Bauchi ——— 86.6%
34. Jigawa ——— 88.4%
35. Yobe ——— 90.2%
36. Zamfara ——— 91.9%[/size]

REGIONAL AVERAGES
1 = South West – 19.3% Poverty (+ Average)
2 = South South – 25.2% Poverty (+ Average)
3 = South East – 27.36% Poverty (+ Average)
4 = North Central – 45.7% Poverty (+Average)
5 = North East – 76.8% Poverty (- Average)
6 = North West- 80.9% Poverty (- Average)

National Ave------46.0% Poverty

http://nigerianobservernews.com/2017/10/united-nations-multi-dimensional-poverty-index-osun-ranked-2nd-richest-state-in-nigeria/

The value of Nigeria’s trade balance, for the first time since 2014, reached N1.23 trillion in the third quarter of 2017 due to a continued increase in exports and a decline in imports.

This was disclosed in a Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, report published, Monday, on the bureau’s website.
According to the report, the figure exceeded the N506.5 billion recorded in the previous quarter.

The report also showed that the value of Nigeria’s total imports in goods decreased by 10.51 per cent in the third quarter of 2017 from the N2.6 trillion recorded in the second quarter of 2017 to N2.3 trillion.

Nigeria’s total imports in goods were 4.68 per cent lower than the N2.4 trillion recorded in the third quarter of 2016.

The total export value stood at N3.6 trillion in third quarter, thereby resulting in a 13.19 per cent and 35 per cent increase over the N3.1 trillion recorded in quarter two and N2.3 trillion recorded in the third quarter of 2016 respectively.

The total trade for quarter three stood at N5.93 trillion, making it 3.94 per cent and 23.86 per cent higher than the value recorded in the second quarter of 2017 and the third quarter of 2016.

The report indicated that the value of imported agricultural goods stood at N232.2 billion, making it 0.05 per cent higher than the N232.1 recorded in Q2, 2017 and 16.91 per cent higher than the value recorded in Q3 2016.

The value of exported agricultural goods stood at N21.47 billion, making it 38.43 per cent lower than the N29.71 billion recorded in Q2 2017 but 25.29 per cent higher than the value recorded for third quarter, Q3, 2016.

The value of solid minerals imports in Q3 2017 decreased by 1,220.48 per cent to N14.51 billion when compared to the 191.57 billion recorded in quarter two; but was 8.69 per cent higher than the value recorded in Q3 2016.

Solid Minerals exports value in Q3 2017, increased by 85.3 per cent to 20.82 billion compared to the 3.01 billion recorded in the second quarter and was 78.72 per cent higher than the value recorded in Q3 2016.

Manufactured goods exports, valued at N50.13 billion, was 62.68 per cent lower than the N1.24 trillion recorded in Q2, 2017, but 22.98 per cent higher than the value recorded in Q3 2016.

Manufactured goods imports in the third quarter of 2017, valued at N1.2 trillion was 4.08 per cent higher than the N1.1 trillion recorded in Quarter two and 2.79 per cent lower than the value documented for the third quarter of 2016.

Other oil products exports valued at N474.9billion in quarter three was 13.53 per cent lower than the N539 billion recorded in the second quarter of 2017 and 37.22 per cent higher than the value recorded in the third quarter of 2016.

Crude Oil exports in Q3 2017 stood at N2.9 trillion, making it 18.40 per cent and 34.13 per cent higher than the N2.43 trillion recorded in Q2 2017 and the value recorded in Q3 2016 respectively.

“Exports in the third quarter were still oil dependent. Crude oil exports were recorded N2,971.94 billion in the third quarter and it remained the majority of total exports constituting 83.17 per cent,” the agency stated.

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In his farewell speech, Samuel said in 1 Samuel 12 (NIV):

12 Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to everything you said to me and have set a king over you.

2 Now you have a king as your leader. As for me, I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have been your leader from my youth until this day.

3 Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”

4 “You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied. “You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.”

5 Samuel said to them, “The Lord is
witness against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand. ”
“He is witness,” they said.

Now my question is, can this happen in Nigeria?

Can our leaders both past and present be bold to say this in the open like Samuel did?

Will 2017 JAMB result still be valid for 3years?

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YOU must be prepared before going into Igwebuike forest in Awarra, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, one of the chief priests in the area, Mr. Okoro Ogbuji, toldSouth-East Voice. Sometime ago, it was the story of a 63-year-old woman, one Mrs. Ogo Omeriji, said to have been kidnapped, murdered and buried in the said Igwebuike forest.

This was after the suspected kidnappers allegedly collected N500,000, as ransom. The ugly incident took place in December, 2015. About a year later, it was another tragic event, in which one Stanley Eluwa Ihechika, aged 24, a motorcyclist, was lured into the Igwebuike forest by suspected cult members, killed and buried in a shallow grave. His remains were exhumed in October, 2017.

Omeriji died in the hands of those suspected to be her nephews, a three-man kidnap syndicate, while Eluwa was killed by a suspected five-man gang, in which an 18-year-old boy, Bobo John, had been arrested by the Imo Police Command who led the Police team to Igwebuike forest, where they exhumed the carcass.

The forest is known by some villagers as a hideout for criminals, secret cult members and where unreported atrocities had been committed. A dangerous forest, only the brave, they say, can attempt to cross but not without expecting possible attacks. For some people, at about 06:30pm, villagers who have one thing or the other to do within the Igwebuike forest, would have to suspend their engagements for a safer time, for security reasons.

One of their reasons was that at night, they usually hear sounds of gunshots coming from the Igwebuike forest. Most worrisome was that the agrarian settlement, perhaps has been turned into a war zone by rival cult groups; a situation, which may have discouraged farmers from producing foods.

Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area is known for cultivation of cassava and production of garri. It is said to be at the top in garri production, among the 27 local government areas in Imo State. In fact, some describe Ohaji /Egbema as the food basket of Imo State.

Another worrying dimension as explained by some of the villagers, was that the cult groups measure their strength by the number of their opponents killed and buried in the Igwebuike forest. Many were of the opinion that some young people who had gone missing without trace, may have disappeared into the Igwebuike forest.

The story pointed out that, members of these cult groups would escape whenever they sensed any threats to their lives. As a result of that, anyone left at home on the fateful day would bear the brunt. “These boys are sadists, their utmost joy is to see the heads of their fellow human beings severed and their skulls used for drinking, only they can tell what type of drink,”one of the villagers who did not want his name mentioned toldSouth-East Voice.

Mr. Ogbuji, the chief priest told South east Voice that because some elders in the community were against their activities, some of them were being haunted for saying the truth. He said, “I am from same family with Stanley Eluwa who was murdered. I could remember that I had a problem with this secret cult members. It started when I paid them a visit and asked them questions on why they should kill their brothers and sisters in the name of cultism.

“I asked them why they would pursue us out of the village, something which we did not do to our forefathers; something we did not do as young people? Do you know that after advising them to stop the killings, the different cult groups started planning to kill me. They made several attempts but they did not succeed.

“Let me tell you, they also killed a chief priest from Obitte, who was advising them to stop the killing of their own brothers. The name of the man killed is Sunny. Because of all these evil things happening, before you come to this area, you get prepared.”

However, the story would not have been complete without the gallant efforts of the Imo Police Command led by the Commissioner, Mr. Chris Ezike. On his assumption of office, he promised to fight against cultism in the state through what he described as community policing. To achieve this, the commissioner declared war against activities of cultists in the state.

The commissioner said: “The peace and tranquility we have witnessed in the past two months can only be attributed to the high profile arrests and recoveries the command has made within the period under review. We will continue the all out offensive against criminals through intelligence-led raids, cordon and search, diligent investigation of arrested suspects and successful prosecution of cases.

“We shall continue to be more visible at black spots, strategic junctions, public places and commercial centers. We shall also pay special attention to general and specific security of Imolites from the diaspora who have returned home to enjoy the yuletide. The banks/financial houses shall also be our top priority.”


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/inside-dreaded-igwebuike-forest-in-imo-where-people-are-murdered-and-buried/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3031651982

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RECIEVCE BRAIN SIR

Iseee!

CONCERNED by the downturn in the value of the naira in the last few years, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said that those responsible will be arrested.

Predicting that the tide would turn in favour of the currency, the cleric reiterated that the legal tender will become powerful again.

Adeboye made the declaration on Saturday morning during the November Holy Ghost Service with the theme: “Victory Ahead” held at the 3×3 kilometre auditorium at Shimawa, Ogun State.

The university-teacher-turned-cleric told the congregation how God provided him N17,000 as the total cost to roof the 100 by 50 metres first auditorium of the church in the early 80s through a woman directed by God from Port Harcourt.

His words: “I told that when we were building the first auditorium, the one by the expressway, and it was time for roofing and the roofing was going to cost N17, 000 (Naira was powerful those days and Naira will be powerful again in Jesus name).

“Mighty auditorium, 100×50 metres, and you want to roof it with N17, 000! I think the tide will turn for the naira tonight,” Adeboye declared with a thunderous echo of ‘amen’ following.
He added: “For all those who are deliberately devaluing the Naira, as my God lives, they’ll be arrested,” he declared with a louder thunderous “amen” in response.

“It is no longer news that the naira has become a perpetual victim of devaluation and depreciation against the euro, pound and dollar especially since the assumption of office by the current administration with the naira exchanging for between N357 and above to a dollar in the parallel market.

Meanwhile, Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye has charged the authorities of the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), to give more women the opportunity to join the body in order to enhance the fight against corruption in the country.

Pastor (Mrs) Adeboye stated this during an official presentation as an ambassador of the commission on Friday by a delegate of the commission from the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.
“It would be a welcome development if more women join the commission as it will aid corruption fight and also serve as a great influence in homes, where they can encourage their children and husbands to shun corruption.

Personally, I feel honoured and grateful for this recognition. I thank God and the authorities and members of the commission.”

Sunday Tribune gathered that the recognition came following Pastor (Mrs) Adeboye’s presentation on “Leading Women against Corruption”, at a recent annual conference organised by the EFCC, as well as her impact in the religious sector, humanity and Nigeria at large.

The delegate-led by Mr Ola Olukayode officially honoured the wife of the notable cleric amidst cheers as an ambassador of EFCC, just as he noted that she indeed deserved the honoured as she remained one of the women of virtue in the country.

Source:
http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/deliberately-devaluing-naira-will-arrested-adeboye/

He prayed and his heart shifted position from left to right

He was named John Nelson Hyde,an American missionary to India,he prayed to the point that he was nicknamed 'Praying Hyde'. According to the account i read about this rear man of prayer,he has been seen praying for 30 days and nights or 10 days on end or remain on his knees for 36 hours without moving.

Towards the end of his journey on earth,in 1910,during a particular revival meeting days which he had with fellow Christians,he was reported to have been suffering from fever. He was later compelled to see a Doctor.
''The heart is in a serious condition,'' said the physician after examination of the patient. ''This is the most serious case i have ever run across. Your heart has been shifted out of its natural position on the left side to a place on the right. Through stress and strain,it is in such a bad condition that it will require months of strictly
quiet life to bring it back again to anything like its normal size'' That to John was a head bending blow,for his schedule called for an active ministry of evangelism. He listened as the doctor continued:
''what have you been doing with yourself? Unless you change your whole life and give up strain,you will have to pay the supreme penalty within 6 moths''

He went home to America where a malignant brain tumour was discovered, and died there, after an operation, in February 1912, aged 46.

His last words were "Shout the victory of Jesus Christ!"

Credits: http://evangelistfemiobadun..com.ng/2016/05/he-prayed-and-his-heart-shifted.html

When emergency room doctors at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital went to check the heart rate of a 48-year-old man involved in a motorcycle crash, they couldn't find it. One CAT scan and an X-ray later, and the problem was clear: his heart had moved 90 degrees to the right.
Needless to say, not good. And it's also rare. But surprisingly, it's not the crash that caused his heart to move to the other side of his body – it was air.
During the crash the rider broke several ribs, puncturing his lungs and releasing air into his chest. That pressure caused his heart to shift and move over, but once doctors released the air, his heart slid back into place.
"What's unique about this case is the way the heart rotated so far in the other direction," Dr. Gregory Fontana of Lenox Hill told Live Science. "And the patient was still awake and alert."



https://jalopnik.com/this-guys-heart-moved-to-the-other-side-of-his-chest-af-1574160704?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C9075066394

XX17:
This is how my pocket looks at me anytime I'm singing "30 billion for the account
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Wetin make I tell u now?
Na over creative dy worry u or na over funny dy worry u?

I saw this on the facebook page of Nigeria Info today. It reads: "Orochiri, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, sends the 2017 homage list to a company in the community"
Why do we have the homage list in Rivers State?
What effect does this have on doing business in Rivers state? Does it help company-community relations or chase away investors?
What is your take on it?

I saw this on the facebook page of Nigeria Info today. It reads: "Orochiri, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, sends the 2017 homage list to a company in the community"
Why do we have the homage list in Rivers State?
What effect does this have on doing business in Rivers state? Does it help company-community relations or chase away investors?

What is your take on it?

I believe things are gradually falling in line. Hope it will be sustained. But I think the exchange is way to high. They have to work on that.

Serious?

[quote author=SuperSuave post=61516853]Topography, water bodies, settlements, private lands and properties.

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Roads are mostly constructed to join more than two points which are mostly not on the same straights hence the need to design curves.

Well understood now.
Thanks.

Thanks sir. Sometimes I don't seem to see some of those obstacles. Can you please elucidate on the obstacles?

Engineers in the house please help my curiosity.

I have always wondered why roads, especially high ways, have to curve when it should have been made to go straight and save travelers' time.

Sometimes I don't see any visible impediment that made the road go the other way.

You will agree with me that so many accident have occurred at some of the sharp bends.

I have searched online to know why this happens but I didn't get anything concrete.

Kindly enlighten me.

The honey badger (Mellivora capensis),also known as the ratel, is an amazing animal not only because it likes honey. This animal, despite not being too big, does not fear other predators in Africa – cobras and even lions. What is the reason for its strength? How does it manage with the most aggressive hunters in the world during the attack? Let's deeg deeper.

CLASSIFICATION
*.Kingdom:Animalia
*.Class:Mammalia
*.Order:Carnivora
*.Family:Mustelidae
*.Subfamily:Mellivorinae
*.Genus:Mellivora
*.Species: Mellivora capensis

There are 12 subspecies among the species. They are distinguished according to differences in the size and the marking.

Subspecies

*.Arabian ratel(Mellivora capensis pumilio) – Arabia
*.Black ratel(Mellivora capensis cottoni) – Ghana, Congo
*.Cape ratel(Mellivora capensis capensis) – South and southwestern Africa
*.Ethiopian ratel(Mellivora capensis abyssinica) – Ethiopia
*.Indian ratel(Mellivora capensis indica) – Asia
*.Kenyan ratel(Mellivora capensis maxwelli) – Kenya
*.Lake Chad ratel(Mellivora capensis concisa) – Sahel, Sudan
*.Nepalese ratel(Mellivora capensis inaurita) – Nepal
*.Persian ratel(Mellivora capensis wilsoni) – Iran, Iraq
*.Speckled ratel(Mellivora capensis signata) –Sierra Leone
*.Turkmenian ratel(Mellivora capensis buechneri) – Turkmenistan
*.White-backed ratel(Mellivora capensis leuconota) – West Africa, Morocco, Congo

DISTRIBUTION:
Most subspecies exist in Subsaharan Africa but some of them are also seen beyond the black continent: in Iran and Arabian Peninsula, as well as from Turkmenistan to Indian Peninsula. It is also known that they prefer heights up to 2,600 m (8,500 ft ) above the ground in Moroccan Grand Atlas Mountains and even up to 4,000 m (13,000ft) above the ground on Abyssinian Highland.

CHARACTERISTICS
Appearance
Its characteristic feature is its long body but it is relatively wide. Its head is quite small and at the end of it, there is a short mouth; at the top, it is flattened and its shape is similar to the badger’s head. The animal has got small eyes and ears which are really hard to be spotted and they are rather similar to small ridges. It is probable that this adaptation is to avoid damage while fighting with the opponent.

SKIN
The other element of defense is very loose skin (developed adipose tissue under the skin) thanks to which the ratel can turn freely. The skin on its neck is about 6 mm (0.24 in) thick and it has been adapted to fight representatives of the same species. The skin on its back is thick and stiff which is the shield against bites and other predators.

LEGS
The body is held on short but sturdy legs having five toes on each foot. Every finger has got the sharp and hard claws. Claws are very short on hind legs but on the forelimbs, they are extremely long. It moves on its paws (moving on the whole feet and hands’ soles) which are covered with soft but thick skin.

MARKING
The body has got a short tail which is covered with long hair. The sides of its head and its bottom has got black hair, the dorsum from the tail till the head is white.

SIZE
Adult species are 23-28 cm (9-11 in) high at shoulders on average and 55-77 cm (22-30 in) long without the tail which is 12-30 cm (4.7–11.8 in). Males weigh 9-16 kg (20-35 lb) and females 5-10 kg (11-22 lb). Females are smaller than males concerning the size and the weight.

DIET
The honey badger is not really picky about food. In undeveloped areas, it hunts during the day but in places with high population, they prefer scavenging at night.
Its name is not accidental – honey badgers favour honey. It searches for hives for most of the time. Apart from sweet gold honey, it also likes meat; it would eat a frog, a rodent, a lizard, a snake, a bird or an insect. It sometimes eats eggs. The ratel can also try plants, both fruits and vegetables (fruits, bulbs, roots). It can kill a big and dangerous snake, e.g. a cobra and even the black mamba.
Its digestive system is almost every part of its body- hair, feathers, bones and blood. It appears to be an intelligent animal – it lifts stones or tears off the bark of the tree.

Ratels are responsible for most incidents connected with digging out humans’ bodies out of Indian burial sites.

LIFESTYLE, DISPOSITION
Loner by choice
The ratel is all year round loner except for May when there is the reproductive season. At that time, everybody can see honey badgers hunting in pairs. However, little is known about its reproduction but it is estimated that the pregnancy can be about 6 months and after this period, two blind twins are born. It is hard to say how long ratels live. On the basis of observations in captivity, it has been stated that they live up to 24 years but nothing is known about its lifetime in wild.

BURROW
The honey badger is usually solitary. It stays in the burrow which it dug itself; although some species prefer ready holes and they choose abandoned termites’ mounds or the aardvark’s dens. Thanks to strong claws, similar to those of moles, it can dig the tunnel in 10 minutes in hard soil. The burrow usually consists of one, 1-3 meter (3-10 ft) tunnel with the den at the end.

IT IS PERSISTENT
It shows persistence and the endurance, but also brutality. The ratel is thrusting and brutal; it can attack almost every creation; when it is attacked by a bigger opponent (even a lion) and it cannot escape, it can defend itself.
Bees are not able to sting it, the porcupine cannot sting it as the ratel’s skin is very thick. It is so brave that it attacks horses, the cattle and even the African buffalo if it intrudes upon its burrow. During the fight, it is fearless and fiery; therefore, not many big predators are courageous enough to hunt for it.

ANAL POUCH
Similarly to mongooses or hyenas, the honey badger has got an anal pouch which extracts the suffocating smell. Probably, this mucus helps to calm bees when the ratel wants to obtain some honey. However, it is also used as the protection tool- in case of danger, it injects the smelly mucus towards its aggressor which deters it.

A GREAT HUNTER
Honey badgers often hunt for the poultry and because of its tenacity and aggressiveness, it is impossible to prevent such situations. Even a solid henhouse will not help. This predatory animal can destroy even thick wood boards.
A big dog will not help either – because the honey badger has got a thick skin and it is a tough animal, so killing it is a real challenge. Even if the dog grabs it on its neck, the ratel can turn around really quickly leaving a thick piece of skin in dog’s mouth. The thick skin can even resist the hit of the machete; therefore, the most effective way to kill the animal is hitting its head.

interesting facts
*.The ratel is the biggest land weasel animal in Africa.
*.The braincase is wider than the dog’s one.
*.It has been observed a few times that ratels can create and use tools which is the evidence for the high level of the intelligence.
*.Unwillingness of most predators to hunt for the honey badger created the theory that the cheetah kittens have a similar marking to them to drive dangerous aggressors away.
*.The honey badger can be resistant to the venom of many snakes. When it was bitten by the puff adder, it suffered from heavy pain but it recovered from it after about 5 hours (almost as Chuck Norris – we do not know what happened to the puff adder )
*.In Kenya, the honey badger is the main transmitter of the rabies.
*.The ratel is placed in the Guinness Record Book asthe most fearless animal in the world.


Source: http://dinoanimals.com/animals/ratel-honey-badger-the-bravest-animal-in-the-world/

The honey badger (Mellivora capensis),also known as the ratel, is an amazing animal not only because it likes honey. This animal, despite not being too big, does not fear other predators in Africa – cobras and even lions. What is the reason for its strength? How does it manage with the most aggressive hunters in the world during the attack? Let's deeg deeper.

CLASSIFICATION
*.Kingdom:Animalia
*.Class:Mammalia
*.Order:Carnivora
*.Family:Mustelidae
*.Subfamily:Mellivorinae
*.Genus:Mellivora
*.Species: Mellivora capensis

There are 12 subspecies among the species. They are distinguished according to differences in the size and the marking.

Subspecies

*.Arabian ratel(Mellivora capensis pumilio) – Arabia
*.Black ratel(Mellivora capensis cottoni) – Ghana, Congo
*.Cape ratel(Mellivora capensis capensis) – South and southwestern Africa
*.Ethiopian ratel(Mellivora capensis abyssinica) – Ethiopia
*.Indian ratel(Mellivora capensis indica) – Asia
*.Kenyan ratel(Mellivora capensis maxwelli) – Kenya
*.Lake Chad ratel(Mellivora capensis concisa) – Sahel, Sudan
*.Nepalese ratel(Mellivora capensis inaurita) – Nepal
*.Persian ratel(Mellivora capensis wilsoni) – Iran, Iraq
*.Speckled ratel(Mellivora capensis signata) –Sierra Leone
*.Turkmenian ratel(Mellivora capensis buechneri) – Turkmenistan
*.White-backed ratel(Mellivora capensis leuconota) – West Africa, Morocco, Congo

DISTRIBUTION:
Most subspecies exist in Subsaharan Africa but some of them are also seen beyond the black continent: in Iran and Arabian Peninsula, as well as from Turkmenistan to Indian Peninsula. It is also known that they prefer heights up to 2,600 m (8,500 ft ) above the ground in Moroccan Grand Atlas Mountains and even up to 4,000 m (13,000ft) above the ground on Abyssinian Highland.

CHARACTERISTICS
Appearance
Its characteristic feature is its long body but it is relatively wide. Its head is quite small and at the end of it, there is a short mouth; at the top, it is flattened and its shape is similar to the badger’s head. The animal has got small eyes and ears which are really hard to be spotted and they are rather similar to small ridges. It is probable that this adaptation is to avoid damage while fighting with the opponent.

SKIN
The other element of defense is very loose skin (developed adipose tissue under the skin) thanks to which the ratel can turn freely. The skin on its neck is about 6 mm (0.24 in) thick and it has been adapted to fight representatives of the same species. The skin on its back is thick and stiff which is the shield against bites and other predators.

LEGS
The body is held on short but sturdy legs having five toes on each foot. Every finger has got the sharp and hard claws. Claws are very short on hind legs but on the forelimbs, they are extremely long. It moves on its paws (moving on the whole feet and hands’ soles) which are covered with soft but thick skin.

MARKING
The body has got a short tail which is covered with long hair. The sides of its head and its bottom has got black hair, the dorsum from the tail till the head is white.

SIZE
Adult species are 23-28 cm (9-11 in) high at shoulders on average and 55-77 cm (22-30 in) long without the tail which is 12-30 cm (4.7–11.8 in). Males weigh 9-16 kg (20-35 lb) and females 5-10 kg (11-22 lb). Females are smaller than males concerning the size and the weight.

DIET
The honey badger is not really picky about food. In undeveloped areas, it hunts during the day but in places with high population, they prefer scavenging at night.
Its name is not accidental – honey badgers favour honey. It searches for hives for most of the time. Apart from sweet gold honey, it also likes meat; it would eat a frog, a rodent, a lizard, a snake, a bird or an insect. It sometimes eats eggs. The ratel can also try plants, both fruits and vegetables (fruits, bulbs, roots). It can kill a big and dangerous snake, e.g. a cobra and even the black mamba.
Its digestive system is almost every part of its body- hair, feathers, bones and blood. It appears to be an intelligent animal – it lifts stones or tears off the bark of the tree.

Ratels are responsible for most incidents connected with digging out humans’ bodies out of Indian burial sites.

LIFESTYLE, DISPOSITION
Loner by choice
The ratel is all year round loner except for May when there is the reproductive season. At that time, everybody can see honey badgers hunting in pairs. However, little is known about its reproduction but it is estimated that the pregnancy can be about 6 months and after this period, two blind twins are born. It is hard to say how long ratels live. On the basis of observations in captivity, it has been stated that they live up to 24 years but nothing is known about its lifetime in wild.

BURROW
The honey badger is usually solitary. It stays in the burrow which it dug itself; although some species prefer ready holes and they choose abandoned termites’ mounds or the aardvark’s dens. Thanks to strong claws, similar to those of moles, it can dig the tunnel in 10 minutes in hard soil. The burrow usually consists of one, 1-3 meter (3-10 ft) tunnel with the den at the end.

IT IS PERSISTENT
It shows persistence and the endurance, but also brutality. The ratel is thrusting and brutal; it can attack almost every creation; when it is attacked by a bigger opponent (even a lion) and it cannot escape, it can defend itself.
Bees are not able to sting it, the porcupine cannot sting it as the ratel’s skin is very thick. It is so brave that it attacks horses, the cattle and even the African buffalo if it intrudes upon its burrow. During the fight, it is fearless and fiery; therefore, not many big predators are courageous enough to hunt for it.

ANAL POUCH
Similarly to mongooses or hyenas, the honey badger has got an anal pouch which extracts the suffocating smell. Probably, this mucus helps to calm bees when the ratel wants to obtain some honey. However, it is also used as the protection tool- in case of danger, it injects the smelly mucus towards its aggressor which deters it.

A GREAT HUNTER
Honey badgers often hunt for the poultry and because of its tenacity and aggressiveness, it is impossible to prevent such situations. Even a solid henhouse will not help. This predatory animal can destroy even thick wood boards.
A big dog will not help either – because the honey badger has got a thick skin and it is a tough animal, so killing it is a real challenge. Even if the dog grabs it on its neck, the ratel can turn around really quickly leaving a thick piece of skin in dog’s mouth. The thick skin can even resist the hit of the machete; therefore, the most effective way to kill the animal is hitting its head.

interesting facts
*.The ratel is the biggest land weasel animal in Africa.
*.The braincase is wider than the dog’s one.
*.It has been observed a few times that ratels can create and use tools which is the evidence for the high level of the intelligence.
*.Unwillingness of most predators to hunt for the honey badger created the theory that the cheetah kittens have a similar marking to them to drive dangerous aggressors away.
*.The honey badger can be resistant to the venom of many snakes. When it was bitten by the puff adder, it suffered from heavy pain but it recovered from it after about 5 hours (almost as Chuck Norris – we do not know what happened to the puff adder )
*.In Kenya, the honey badger is the main transmitter of the rabies.
*.The ratel is placed in the Guinness Record Book asthe most fearless animal in the world.