President Goodluck Jonathan has described the death of his younger brother, Chief Meni Jonathan as “particularly too painful to bear”.
Jonathan made the statement on Saturday at Meni’s funeral, held at St.Stephen’s Anglican Church, Otuoke inthe Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
Meni died on Nov. 20 at the National Hospital, Abuja.
“My younger brother, Meni lived a good life, his death is particularly toopainful to bear.”
Jonathan said that traditionally, it was expected that the younger onesshould bury the older ones.
“Meni is supposed to bury me and not for me to bury him but no matter the pain, with people comingto sympathise with me and my family, it gives us hope and courage,” Jonathan stated.
Jonathan said he had ordered that Meni be flown to Abuja after he noticed that the young man was looking frail when he visited home on a Friday, sometime last November.
“This was a young man I came homeon a Friday, he came to my house, nobody carried him, he moved downjust from his house across the road. We discussed, I noticed he was a bit frail so I told him to follow us to Abuja for a medical check up.”
The President said that Meni drove himself to Yenagoa, before boarding a chopper to Abuja.
Jonathan said he would particularly miss his younger brother as he “has been covering the home front for us.”
Govs. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Martin Elechi of Ebonyi, Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta and Peter Obi of Anambra were at the funeral.
It was also attended by service chiefs and other top government functionaries and dignitaries. (NAN)
Source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/my-brothers-death-too-painful-to-bear-says-jonathan/

Chiege Alisigwe came into limelight after starring alongside Ramsey Nuoah in the blockbuster movie ‘My Love’ in 1998. She has since become one of the most-sought-after actresses in Nollywood. In this interview, the delectable actress talks about her NGO, which she recently set up to cater for the welfare of the less -privileged people in our society as well as her plans to establish a studio among other issues.

You recently set up an NGO. What is it all about?
What I had in mind when I set up my NGO was to use the platform to reach out to the less privileged people in our society. You know, somebody might be looking good but inwardly, he or she has a lot of problems bothering him. So, we really want to see how we can assist them in our own little way.

Have you reconciled with your husband?
I don’t know. I hate talking about my private life. But what I know is that I have a child now.


Which part of your body do you like most?

There are certain things God blessed with that make me to feel like a real woman. They are my boobs and my face. I am not saying that anybody who is flat chested is bad, the person still looks good. But if I dress, i will first admire myself before the mirror, I always thank God for making me a complete woman.

Like something you know many are paying to have, I have it naturally. And I thank God the way he made me. I am very grateful, I cannot ask for more.



Like how much can you insure these places you like most?

Money cannot be enough when it comes to those areas. I don’t pray for anything to happen to these places. I am ok the way I am.


Are you comfortable with the kind of movies that are coming out of Nollywood?

I am not comfortable at all. Though there are some good movies, the fact remains that Nollywood needs to step up its game in the area of production. Because, majority still need amendments here and there. I want the industry to produce quality movies . I want them to come out with something more challenging.

How has married life been with you?

Well, married life is good. Though there are ups and down, it is sweet at the same time, it is sour. You cannot just say it is all bed of roses but it is good. It is good because when the going is sweet, you love it the more but when the going is bad, you will still be there provided it is not life and death.

Does your married affect your career (Acting)?

No, it does not.

You stopped acting for a while now, what happened?

No, actually, I didn’t stop. But somehow, you do not need to act one million movies in a day. You have to advise yourself, I am the married woman that wants to combine my family with my career, and then you have to compromise. You think about your family first. No matter what you do, your family comes first.

How did you start acting?

Well, that was in 1998. When I left secondary school, I took JAMB; and I entered into the movie industry. To me then, it was a sort of whiling away time while I was still waiting for my JAMD result. Not like now you see people desperately want to act. It was not like that for me.

Was it like a passion you wanted to use to pass time?

Number one, I love acting because, I use to act drama in secondary school then. Secondly, I was waiting for my JAMB result so I want to use that to while away time. Because, I don’t like staying idle. Even as a child, I used to do one or two things. I have always been an independent person. I would say that I started acting because I hate idleness.

How many movies have you acted this year?

I don’t really know but it is not much.

You live outside the country most often?

I live here in Nigeria but most times, I travel out of the country because of the project I’m embarking on. I shuttle between Nigeria and the outside world. There are certain things I need to bring from there to this country that is why I travel most often. Like my cameras, I brought them down from there. Like the house of service I told you, I need some in Nigeria and likewise outside the country.

Like other actors and actresses who have ventured into the music industry. Are you planning to do the same?

I love singing, I have sang so many songs. But, we cannot keep acting all the time. Because if you continue like that, you can never have your time, you can never give your family that time they need. You act, you get another thing to fall back on incase if you are not there.

At the same time, you cut your shot. What I mean is this, if you are the boss of what you are doing, you can say, let me give this time to my family today and your assistance will take over. Also, tomorrow you can say let me go to work/location today. I don’t want to spend all my time in working (acting). Where I can be answerable to somebody without being answerable to my husband.

So, you have to initiate something on your own by so doing, you can tell your workers, go and do this thing and you will go and relax. You can also be doing other things that will give you time to attend to your family. That does not mean I would not act for anybody anymore. I will act for people but I can never be the same like when I started as a young girl who does not have anybody to answer to.

Does it mean you choose the roles you act now?

Yes. I choose. I see the script. If I am not satisfied with it, I will tell you that I cannot act the script. If I am satisfied with that, I will go on with the script.

Do you think you still have a chance in the industry considering the number of actresses who are eager to act?

Well, I don’t look at people’s faces. I believe that whatever you are, it is on your own. If you are good, it is for your own good. I always tell people to be confident in themselves.

If you have self-confidence and a dragon is by your side, you can even say hi to the dragon and go your way the dragon would even turn back to follow your footsteps. Just be contended with yourself, how you act,, do you thing in your own way.

Don’t mind how people do theirs. You will find out that a lot of people are out there who are following your footsteps without your knowledge. So I am not scared.

What are the challenges you are facing now?

Talking about my challenges now, I think it is what I am building up that is giving me lots of challenges. The other challenge an actor/actress can face is that professionalism in the field, knowing what you are doing. By God’s grace, we have the professionals in the industry. In fairness, I even love challenges so much.

What is your driving force in creating your own studio?

I decided to create my own studio because, I wanted something different apart from my acting. It is a kind of gradual step you have to take when you want to be there. I do not really want to have problem when I am there I will start looking for cameras or anything. I want to gather everything before I start the NGO. So that when I am out, they can finish everything without problems.

What do you intend to do with your NGO?

Ok, we want to reach to people because, so many Nigerians are hungry and I think I am happier if I am eating and the person beside me is eating as well. If am eating and the person beside me is hungry, I feel so unhappy. I derive joy in making people happy.

When do we hope to hear about the NGO well?

Not now because we are still working on it.

Tell us about your background?

I am Chiege Alisigwe from Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. I am the last in the family of Eleven. I read fine and applied arts. I did my OND at Federal Polytechnic, Oko, before proceeding to IMT Enugu for Higher National Diploma. I did my youth service and now on the verge of doing my masters.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/my-boobs-are-my-selling-point-chiege-alisigwe/

FALCONS SLIP IN FIFA RANKING


The Super Falcons have dropped five places from 27th to 32nd place in the latest FIFA Ranking released today. The slip is obviously as a result of the Falcons dismal outing at the AWC 2012 where the Kadiri Ikhana-led side finished fourth, falling behind hosts and eventual winners Equatorial Guinea, South Africa and Cameroon, to post their worst performance in a competition where they are record winners.

The Falcons dropped 53 points, the biggest drop on the table. They however remain number one in Africa, while Cameroon is second (50th overall), and Ghana Africa's third best (51st). Equatorial Guinea who made the biggest move up the table (8 places up) are 4th in Africa and 54th in the world, while South Africa are 56th in the world and 5th in Africa (their best ever position).

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the top three candidates for this year‘s African Player of the Year award.
Reigning footballer of the year, Ivory coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is joined by fellow Ivorianand national team captain, Didier Drogba and Cameroonian midfielder Alexander Song.
The winner will be announced on December 20 at the Awards Gala in Accra, Ghana.
The top three for the African Player ofthe Year (Based in Africa) are Mohamed Aboutreika (Egypt and Al-Ahly); Rainford Kalaba (Zambia and TP Mazembe) and Kalaba’s clubmate and compatriot, Stoppila Sunzu.
Source:http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/sports/item/674-glo-caf-award-toure-drogba-song-make-final-shortlist

….as Drogba, Toure, others make
list
African football fans have been
given the power to decide who
becomes the 2012 BBC African
Footballer of the Year.
Meanwhile, five candidates have
been shortlisted.They are: Yaya
Toure of Ivory Coast, his Ivorian
team-mate Didier Drogba,
Senegal’s Demba Ba, Morocco’s
Younes Belhanda and Zambia
skipper Christopher Katongo.
African football fans, will have
until Thursday, December 13, to
vote for their choice, while the
winner will be announced on
Monday, December 17.
No doubt, it has been an
outstanding year for all the
nominees, with four of the players
winning silverware. Drogba could
not have bid a better farewell to
Chelsea at the end of the season
after scoring the winning penalty
to clinch the Champions League
trophy for the first time in the
club’s history, and also scoring
what proved to be the winning
goal in the FA Cup final.
His Ivorian compatriot, Toure, was
a key player for Manchester City
as the Sky Blues were crowned
Premier League champions for the
first time – and their first top-flight
title for 44 years.
A domestic title was also earned
by Belhanda, whose 12 goals and
all-round performances were a
huge
factor as Montpellier pulled off a
major surprise to win the French
Ligue 1 championship.
On the international scene, there
was yet another first as Katongo
led from the front for Zambia,
skippering them to a shock victory
in the Africa Cup of Nations,
where Chipolopolo beat Ivory
Coast on penalties in the final.
Ba fared less well at the Nations
Cup, with Senegal going out of
the competition at the group
stage, but he enjoyed personal
success with Newcastle where he
ended last season as the club’s top
scorer with 17 goals, helping them
to finish fifth in the table.
Among the five contenders, who
will you vote for?
Previous winners of the award:
2011 – Andre ‘Dede’ Ayew
(Marseille & Ghana)
2010 – Asamoah Gyan
(Sunderland & Ghana)
2009 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea &
Ivory Coast)
2008 – Mohamed Aboutrika (Al
Ahly & Egypt)
2007 – Emmanuel Adebayor
(Arsenal & Togo)
2006 – Michael Essien (Chelsea &
Ghana)
2005 – Mohamed Barakat (Al Ahly
& Egypt)
2004 – Jay Jay Okocha (Bolton &
Nigeria)
2003 – Jay Jay Okocha (Bolton &
Nigeria)
2002 – El Hadji Diouf (Liverpool &
Senegal)
2001 – Sammy Kuffour (Bayern
Munich & Ghana)
2000 – Patrick Mboma (Parma &
Cameroon)
Source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/who-wins-bbc-african-footballer-award/

Plane crash: Suntai’s aides return
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ABUJA—Few weeks after they were flown to Germany to meet their principal and continue proper medical attention, two of the three aids to Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State returned, Thursday.
The two aides, Chief Detail, Joel Danladi, and Chief Security Officer, CSO, Tino Dangana, touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Aiport, Abuja, at 4.40pm aboard a Lufthansa aircraft.
They were driven off at 5.10pm in a convoy of four cars.
The aide de camp, ADC, Dasat Iliya, the third of the governor’s aides injured when the aircraft being flown by the governor crashed on a flight from Jalingo to Yola, will return next week.
The CSO, who returned using crutches, stopped photo-journalists from taking shots and asked  one, who had taken a shot, to delete it.
Director of Medical Services in the Government House, Jalingo, Dr. Ahmed Kara, told newsmen Governor Suntai and the ADC were doing very well at the hospital.
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/11/plane-crash-suntais-aides-return/

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sholima: Pls what are the requirements at the senate academic office?

pls must we do medicals before going to the academic office in GK?

Jaga Jaga: A msster degree will always come but an opportunity to work with Exxon mobil doesn't come too often.

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How far with ID Card and medical wen are we to start cos my level adviser is not telling us wat to do he is just being harsh to us.

Guys

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Thanks

Pls is there a guarantee that full manual registration process will commence on monday. Urgent reply please from those in school.

Finally cleared.

Pls how much is the school fees

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