4. President Jacob Zuma was once a referee in prison.

Yo heard right, south African diva, Yo president was once a referee in prison, Obasanjo, one of Nigeria’s Elders Statesman was once a prisoner too, but he dont do no refreeing

Well, he is actually refereeing south Africa presently




source: http://africanwatch.net/top-ten-shocking-facts-about-africa/

3. Close to 5.4million people died in the second Congo war

The second Congo war killed close to 5.4 million people. some countries don’t even have up to a million people countries like The Bahamas, Malta, Iceland don’t even have up to 500,000 million people

Thank goodness there’s still a nation called Congo

The war started in 1998 and involved eight African countries. It is said to be the largest war in African history and the deadliest worldwide conflict since the second world war

The war official ended ended after after 8 long years (2006) however there are still hostile activities

Source : http://africanwatch.net/top-ten-shocking-facts-about-africa/

2. The evil eye originated in North Africa


The evil eye, that Illuminati crap, hits the second on our list of top ten shocking facts about Africa you probably never knew of .

It originated from North Africa and the Mediterranean region of Africa. it is widely believed that the evil eye causes harm or bad luck especially when the individual is already vulnerable or sick.

In morocco, it is common for men and boys to decorate the backs of their cloaks with bright red eyes to reflect back and cast of the evil eye the look of the evil eye

Oya, dont lie o. Ever known of this fact before . Now you know


http://africanwatch.net/top-ten-shocking-facts-about-africa/

Let’s talk Africa, This pest is borne out of tre passion to educate, I don't think you would get a11 that shocked if you an avid reader just normal facts you we probably time across

So here it is , Top ten shocking facts about Africa you probably never knew of, and if you already did, just act like u don’t . Cos I know some over-sabi (know it all) peeps would b like, I already knew. Nof said, grab your self some popcorn, sit back, and get facts studded


1 .Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the world’s most educated President, with 7 degrees. Yea , You heard right 7.

He is a qualified teacher , has a qualification in economics, a lawyer, he has master of laws from the University of London’s external programme,

He obtained a BA degree in 1951 from Fort
Hare University in South Africa, amongst
other qualifications. He is Africa’s oldest Head of State (91 years old) and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was born in 1924. Long live Mugabe

Love or hate Mugabe, He is the worlds most educated President



source:http://africanwatch.net/top-ten-shocking-facts-about-africa/

Emmanuel Adebayor is not in Tottenham Hotspur's plans for the future, which is about as obvious a statement as saying “Leo Messi is pretty good at football.

The Togo striker, who ended Tottenham’s season on compassionate leave from the club after a series of provocative Facebook posts about his family, has been on the fringes of Spurs’ side for the majority of the season. Now, according to the Mail, it appears as though he could be on Alan Pardew’s radar as a transfer target to Crystal Palace this summer.

Adebayor is not a terrible striker. He’s just not not good enough for a club that hopes to challenge for top four next season . However, he’s plenty good enough to contribute a solid number of goals for a mid-to-lower table club, so it’s no surprise that he’s now being linked to clubs like Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.

However, as is always the case when you start talking about Emmanuel Adebayor and transfers, the problem comes not in the transfer fee, but in Ade’s weekly wages. Based on what little information I can gather, Crystal Palace’s current highest wage earner isMarouane Chamakh at £50k/week – not huge, but still a substantial increase over last season when Palace’s top earner was Dwight Gayle at £18k/wk. Adebayor’s wages are thought to hover around £120k/week .

So there are a couple of possibilities here. Either Crystal Palace (or another club):

Convince Ade to take a huge (HUGE) pay cut in the twilight of his career,
Bite the bullet and pay equivalent wages to what he’s earning now, or
Work out a deal with Daniel Levy such that Spurs will subsidize a sizable percentage of Ade’s wages for a period of time.
I don’t know about you, gentle readers, but I’m not real high on any of those three happening. Of all of those options, the one that seems the most feasible is option 3, but you’d have to think that Levy would agree to this only as a last resort, and probably as a last minute deadline day deal.

However, even if Spurs would pay, say, £40-50k of Ade’s salary until his Spurs contract would expire, that’s still cheaper than paying the full £120k for a player who likely wouldn’t play much, if at all.

So is this a #batcountry rumor? Well, yes and no. No in the sense that’s plausible that a number of clubs will probably take a look at Adebayor this summer, but yes in the sense that very few of these clubs will be able to afford his wages unless he caves. Expect to see a few more rumors like this in the days leading up to the transfer window


Source: http://africanwatch.net/crystal-palace-make-transfer-enquiry-for-tottenhams-emmanuel-adebayor/

Lionel Messi has played alongside the likes of Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto’o during his Barcelona career but says the current strikeforce is the most deadly he has ever been part of.

Barca’s attacking trio of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez have scored an incredible 120 goals between them in all competitions this season, surpassing the goalscoring feats of the 2008-09 side.

On their way to winning the treble that season, Barcelona’s forward line of Messi, Samuel Eto’o and Thierry Henry found the target 100 times, but the current triumvirate have blown their achievements out of the water.

And they still have the opportunity to add to their record before the season is over. Barcelona are again on the verge of a domestic and European treble.

Having added the Copa del Rey to their La Liga success last Saturday, Luis Enrique’s side face Juventus in the Champions League final this weekend and Messi believes his partners in crime are at the top of their game.

Source: http://africanwatch.net/lionel-messi-says-the-current-barcelona-attack-is-the-best-ever/

A gang of armed robbers killed a Catholic Priest, identified as Reverend Father Onyeka, and his younger brother, Obi Onyeka, while travelling on the Owo-Oba-Akoko Road, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Wole Ogodo, who disclosed this to The PUNCH on Monday, said the robbers were operating on the road when the victims ran into them.

He explained that the victims were travelling in Toyota Highlander when the robbers came out of the bush and opened fire on their vehicle.

The Police spokesman added that the robbers shot at the petrol tank of the ill-fated vehicle while the driver was trying to escape with vehicle.

He stated that the vehicle burst into flame, burning the occupants, saying the driver sustained injuries and receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

Ogodo, however, said the men of the command were on the trail of the bandits while investigation was ongoing.

He assured the travellers of adequate safety on the highways in the state.

The PPRO said, “On getting the information of the incident, our patrol team quickly went to the scene to rescue the surviving driver and deposit the corpses of the deceased in a mortuary.”

It was gathered that the deceased were travelling from Lagos to ‎Ugbe-Akoko in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State on the fateful day to meet with members of their family, who reside in the town.

Meanwhile, the Director of Social Communications of the Catholic Diocese of Ondo, Reverend Father Leo Aregbesola, when contacted on telephone, said he had yet to receive the information as of the press time


Source: http://africanwatch.net/robbers-kill-catholic-priest-brother-in-ondo-southwest-nigeria/

UN officials warn that 4.6 million people in South Sudan could face starvation over the next 3 months.

The country became independent from Sudan in 2011 after more than 2 decades of civil war. But fierce fighting between government troops and rebel forces has continued since 2013.

Many people fled their homes, leaving behind farmland, livestock, and food supplies. The deteriorating security situation has also forced aid groups to suspend their activities.

The UN World Food Program is warning that about 4.6 million people, or roughly 40 percent of the country’s population, will face a severe food shortage if the situation does not improve.

UNICEF says the lives of nearly a quarter of a million children in South Sudan are at risk.

Officials say increased funding is required to provide emergency food aid. They are appealing for international support.

source: http://africanwatch.net/un-warns-of-mass-starvation-in-south-sudan/

Four civilians were killed on Tuesday when two mortar bombs exploded inside a UN compound in the town of Melut in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, as rebel forces and government troops battled for control of a strategic oil hub.

Eight more people were injured in the blast on Tuesday evening, the U.N. mission in South Sudan said in a statement, adding that it is “deeply concerned by the disregard for civilian lives, U.N. personnel and facilities.”

Fighting has recently intensified in South Sudan’s Upper Nile and Unity states as government troops and rebel forces fight for control of territory. At stake are the Upper Nile oil fields of Paloch, which the rebels said they were poised to seize on Wednesday. As the country’s last remaining functional oil fields, they are crucial for South Sudan’s increasingly vulnerable economy.

“It’s just a matter of hours” before Paloch falls, said Col. Tony Ngundeng, a spokesman for rebels loyal to Riek Machar, the former deputy president whose dismissal in July 2013 sparked political unrest that later boiled over into a full-blown rebellion.

The rebels’ claims were immediately dismissed by South Sudanese military spokesman Col. Philip Aguer, who told The Associated Press that the rebels had been repulsed and the oil fields are no longer threatened.

The deputy spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general, Farhan Haq, told reporters Wednesday that the Security Council is considering “further steps” against those obstructing South Sudan’s peace process.

Haq said the leaders of South Sudan’s warring parties “haven’t acted in good faith for quite some time.”

The United States condemned the attack and called for an end to the fighting and a return to peace talks.

“The international community is footing the bill for President Salva Kiir’s and opposition leader Riek Machar’s shameful disregard for the devastating humanitarian crisis facing the people of South Sudan,” the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power, said in a statement Wednesday night.

Power warned that what’s needed is “an increase in international pressure on the South Sudanese parties so that they accept and implement a credible peace agreement.” She said the U.S. would continue working with the recently created U.N. sanctions committee on South Sudan to gather evidence for possible sanctions listings.

Amid the fighting, aid groups have pulled out of hotspots, leaving thousands of people in need.

Both sides in the conflict have been accused of carrying out rights abuses such as deliberately targeting children since the start of fighting in December 2013. Peace talks since then have repeatedly collapsed.

source : http://africanwatch.net/2015/05/deadly-bombing-at-un-compound-in-south-sudan/

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Nigerian billionaire and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote says he still wants to buy Arsenal despite failing in a 2010 bid to acquire a stake in the club.
According to Bloomberg.com, the passionate Gunners fan has not given up on his dream of getting involved with the north London club.

Dangote told Bloomberg: “I still hope, one day at the right price, that I’ll buy the team.

“I might buy it, not at a ridiculous price but a price that the owners won’t want to resist. I know my strategy,” Dangote stated.

“We have $16 billion-worth of investments in the next few years,” he said. “Right now I want to take my own business to a certain level. Once I finish on that trajectory, then maybe” an offer will follow.

Arsenal is currently valued at £988m ($1.49 billon) on the ICAP Securities & Derivatives Exchange.

Dangote is worth $15.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Suspected rebels ambushed a U.N. convoy in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, killing two peacekeepers and wounding 13 others.
Four more peacekeepers are missing after the attack in Beni, the United Nations said in a news release. The peacekeepers killed were from Tanzania, it said.

A day earlier, a U.N. helicopter carrying the mission’s commander came under fire from unknown gunmen. It landed safely.

“The U.N. remains committed to taking all necessary actions … to protect civilians and neutralize armed groups in eastern DRC,” the world body said in a statement after the ambush.

A U.N. team is on the ground supporting the local army as it battles Ugandan rebels in the restive eastern Congo. Beni is in the northeastern part of the vast country, not far from the border with Uganda.

The Uganda-based Allied Democratic Forces has attacked villages in eastern Congo and killed residents in recent months, according to the United Nations.

Eastern Congo is still trying to get back on its feet after a conflict left millions dead from 1998 to 2003.

As a result of the instability, armed militants run amok in the region, which is rich in gold and diamonds.

source:http://africanwatch.net/2015/05/u-n-convoy-attacked-in-congo-by-rebels-killing-2-peacekeepers/

englishmart:
and she didn't meet her grand mother in hell too?

she didn't go there cos if them.. Na Gadaffi she go look for

Tval:
She is an id1ot, she's suffering from mild fever.

oga, b nice na.. U don't even know her

benuejosh:
No need to say. We all knew

josh, abi u self don go hell come back

Yahya Jammeh has taken a 21-year-old diplomat’s daughter as a second wife, following months of speculation 28-year-old Sierra Leone woman has come out to claim that she died and went to hell, where she saw former Libya’s president Muammar Gaddafi. She says she was later taken to heaven too,Sister Linda Ngaoja’s heavenly journey a few weeks ago has turned her into the equivalent of a movie star, risking destabilising a country renowned for its religious tolerance.

While in hell, the college student reveals that Muammar Gaddafi told her he wanted the mosque he built in Sierra Leone be destroyed and get replaced with a church.

;DShe claims to have a message from late president of Guinea, Lansana Conte, to have all the mosques in his country brought down and be replaced with churches.

Linda died after a short illness. She claims because of her worldly crimes in her previous life, she suffered a traumatic experience in hell, where she met her parents and a host of other renowned people including the late US star Whitney Houston, “who are all suffering in Hell.”

All of these people had messages for their relatives and friends who are alive.

Linda further says if a “rapture” had occurred at that moment only five people in Sierra Leone could have gone to heaven; her three pastors and two other people.

Linda recorded all these claims via audio gadgets, and her audio tapes are making rounds in Sierra Leone. However, religious leaders are left with a difficult task of cleaning the mess due to Linda’s revelations upon her wake.

According to her revelations, all Catholics and Muslims are going to hell.

Sierra Leone’s Bishop Cole has expressed his worries arising from the revelations saying, “We consider such statements to be inflammatory among the Christian and Muslim communities.”

source: http:///iQC3Ri

A statement from the Yazidi Progress Party said 300 captives were killed on Friday in the Tal Afar district near the city.

Iraqi Vice-President Osama al-Nujaifi described the reported deaths as “horrific and barbaric”.

Thousands of members of the religious minority group were captured last year.

It is not clear how they were killed, or why this has happened now, says the BBC’s Middle East editor Alan Johnston.

Many are reported to have been held in Mosul, the main stronghold of IS after the militants swept through large areas of northern and western Iraq, and eastern Syria in 2014.

Yazidis, whose religion includes elements of several faiths, are considered infidels by

Thousands fled to the Kurdish-controlled region of northern Iraq after IS captured the Yazidi-populated Sinjar district in Nineveh province.

Hundreds of men were killed, while some Yazidi women were held and used as sex slaves.

In other developments on Saturday:

a car bomb exploded near a popular restaurant in Baghdad’s predominantly Shia Karrada district, killing at least 13 people
at least six Iraqi soldiers died in a suicide car bomb attack in the town of Garma in western Anbar province
IS pushed back
The Yazidi Progress Party’s statement, quoted by the Kurdish Shafaq News website, condemned the latest incident as a “heinous crime” and called on Iraqi forces to free those still held by IS.

In January, IS released some 200 mainly elderly Yazidis into the hands of Kurdish officials near the city of Kirkuk.

Many of them, held in Mosul, had disabilities or were wounded, though no reason was given by IS for their release.

In recent months, IS has been pushed back from some of the areas it captured, though many Yazidi villages are thought to remain under the militants’ control.

In December, Kurdish Peshmerga forces drove back IS militants in north-western Iraq, relieving a long siege of Sinjar mountain where thousands of Yazidis had sought refuge.

The Iraqi government, with forces backed by Iran, also declared it had taken back control of the city of Tikrit in April.

sourcehttp: //africanwatch.net/2015/05/islamic-state-militants-massacres-300-yazidi-captives/

The University of West London is giving out 100 scholarships to international students

Breif Descrption:
Trust me on this, whether you are still struggling with jamb or you want to do your master degree abroad don't miss this opportunity. As long as your head is there, and you are willing to act as ambassador for the University of West London, this opportunity is for you


Scholarship Value:
It's worth up to £5,000 . It is pounds o, lemme help you do the conversion. 5000* 295 that is close to 1.5million Naira.

Eligibility:
help you do the conversion. 5000* 295 that is close to 1.5million Naira.

Eligibility:
You are eligibe to apply for this Scholarship if you've gained addmission to any of the courses offered in UWL. So why not apply now and make that your obodo oyinbo dream come true

Application Process:
You would be required to fill a form online, lo Ba tan.

Application Deadline:
The 17th of July, 2015,  hnm, that's like 3 months time, enough to apply for admission and get the scholarship, don't procrastinate like you always do. Start now.


Here's the link to the official scholarship website:
www.uwl.ac.uk/international/fees-and-scholarships/international-ambassador-scholarships

Source: http://scholarshipsandu..co.uk/2015/03/international-ambassador-scholarships.html?m=1

The University of West London is giving out 100 scholarships to international students

Breif Descrption:
Trust me on this, whether you are still struggling with jamb or you want to do your master degree abroad don't miss this opportunity. As long as your head is there, and you are willing to act as ambassador for the University of West London, this opportunity is for you

Scholarship Value:
It's worth up to £5,000 . It is pounds o, lemme help you do the conversion. 5000* 295 that is close to 1.5million Naira.

Eligibility:
You are eligibe to apply for this Scholarship if you've gained addmission to any of the courses offered in UWL. So why not apply now and make that your obodo oyinbo dream come true

Application Process:
You would be required to fill a form online, lo Ba tan.

Application Deadline:
The 17th of July, 2015,  hnm, that's like 3 months time, enough to apply for admission and get the scholarship, don't procrastinate like you always do. Start now.


Here's the link to the official scholarship website:
www.uwl.ac.uk/international/fees-and-scholarships/international-ambassador-scholarships

Source: http://scholarshipsandu..co.uk/2015/03/international-ambassador-scholarships.html?m=1

1. Get the grades



Regardless of the requirements of any scholarship, you should have your own set target of being the best, not just the best you can, but the best among the lot. Without good grades, there's no way you can land any scholarship
So rule one, Get The Grades.. GTG

2. Start Searching for Scholarships as Soon as Possible



The first three things I do when I wake in the morning is, check how bad my breath stinks #covers face#., Pray, argh, and this third one, I wouldn't miss it for nothing, I check the latest opportunities online. There's no sense in subscribing with 1500 naira, and all you do with is just twit, watsapp, and whatever. Get value for those charges, search online for scholarships . Google is not just your best friend, it is your most worthy friend




3. Get All Your Documents Scanned and Intact

Yes, all of them, your passport size photograph, all your certificates, your birth certificate, jamb admission letter, nysc dispatch letter, all of them, get them scanned in both pdf and jpeg format. And upload them on your google drive, if you don't know how to, send them to your alternate email address. Life can't be any easier, just download them if a need calls to




4. Finish the Application Process

If you are'nt patient enough, to fill, upload, and write that essay that, that scholarship requires, then you don't deserve it. Be patient enough to fill all fill-ables while applying. Until your get the your application has been successfully submitted message, DON'T STOP




5. Be Prepared

You might need to do some test online, or scheduled ones by the scholarship board. Be prepared, get acquainted with GMAT, SHL's and Psychometric test. They are easy to axe. Practice, practice, practice, and more practice. That's the key




6. Do not Get Discouraged

You might be used to this, NA leg dem dey use joor, no. Reputable foundations and scholarship board no dey use leg, and the scholarships are real. Just hope for the best, you wouldn't loose anything If you applied, and you have more to gain when you are eventually granted the scholarship. One way not get discouraged is by telling at least one person about this new opportunity and you guys can keep tabs on each other




7. Check for Regular Updates

Sites like scholastica.ng, scholars4dev.com, your state scholarship board, and this blog are reliable source to get regular updates. Bookmark these sites and most imprtantly this blog, and keep fingers crossed as you start wining on those opportunities.

Wishing you the best in all of your application processes. Cheers

Source: http://scholarshipsandu..co.uk/?m=1

Please, who knows where I can get(buy)a calibrated manometer So can't find any right now

Already been to Finlab at Anthony, Labio at ojuelegba, and Tunnex at Ketu, they all don't have

I would appreciate it if someone here could direct me to a tech lab that deals in sales of labortory apparatus.

Thanks...

MODS pls help me move this to frontpage, my final year project is at stake

This space is for sale

Hnm

Having read through all the post.. It is obvious that, 80% of those responding are either jambites or still in secondary school, 10% are undergraduates but in 100 or 200level, 9% fall within the range of I go skool, but empty+ 1%(groupless).

Like seriously, such disgusting responses..
See this one up here saying, all he needs to make is a 4.0 in his finals..

And bloglover with such bad english.. Do I know what cgpa mean?

#mehn, I weep for my country#.

nkowaputa:
Since 2:1 is 3.5, it is possible. 3.09+5=8.09
Divided by 2 is 4.05
Yes this is not the real calculation but an estimation. 5 means of u score all A in ur final year.
I found myself in this situation when I was in school and came out 2:1. Been a catholic I prayed my rosary everyday, offering it for that intention then I studied more. In my final exam I had 5 A's and 1 C while I already had 4.0 in my first semester final year. When I got my result, it was a2:1.
First it was the determination
2. Was prayer
3. My effort. To God be all the glory.
So, you can.

Like seriously **
Would like to know the school u graduated from. And you graduated with a 2'1? Are your for real
*good lord, another half baked graduate*

If at all you want to do a close approximation, the maths would rather have been

3.09+3.09+3.09 (for the three sessions he's done already) + 5(that is if he gets a 5.0)= 14.27

Then divide the value by 4 sessions

14.27/4 = 3.5675

For error due to variation in units per session, I wuld put the value at 3.5675 +/- 0.05

NB. On a planer note, this OP can't in anyway graduate with a 2'1. He does not even know how to calculate his CGPA, how on earth do we expect him to finish with a 2'1

Of course, he would b like this guy 1 quoted.


My friend, Get a calculator and do the maths #not the approximation I did up dere#

And stop looking for fake hopes

gatiano:
There is a simple truth about freemasonry, it is no longer a secret, because the knowledge of the universe that surpasses the 33rd degree as been revealed by GOD as far back as 1930, after the first american economic crises.

some people are made freemasons while some are born a freemason.

Who are those born a freemason? they are those that don't even know that they infact are the real freemason, and that is you and i, the original people of the heavens and the earth (THE BLACKMAN). JUST YOU AND I ARE VERY ASLEEP, KNOCKED IN THE HEAD. HIRAM OF THE SOLOMON STORY THAT WAS KNOCKED ON THE HEAD, HE DIDN'T DIE, HE JUST WENT TO SLEEP TO BE RESSURECTED. THAT IS YOU BLACKMAN, CHILDREN AND DESCENDANT OF GOD HIMSELF WHOSE

. Too much weed aint just healthy.. NB: here's a proof of what weed can do, u would spew a lotta intelligent rubbish.. B warned

Nonsense.. Lotta intelligent rubbish. Am going to vomit, disgusting post.

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