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This is why I fear 4 mikel obi,I do now know the criterion for the awards but I can
say the criterion needs to be looked out really with
an eagle's eye and something done about it. When
it got to the time for the African Player of the year
award to announced, well meaning Africans or
football lovers were anticipating for only one who
stands out tall amongst the other nominee:
Mohammed Aboutrika, this is a guy who won
everything on the African continent so far as
football is concerned, Aboutrika plays as a
playmaker and attacking midfielder for Egyptian
club Al-Ahly as well as the Egyptian national
football team. He has been dubbed as the Egyptian
Zinedine Zidane for his technical skill and excellent
vision of the field.
He won the African champions league trophy with
Egyptian club Al-Ahly, Adebayor didn't reach even
the semi finals with arsenal in the UEFA champion's
league.
He won the African Cup of Nation's trophy with the
Egyptian national team and he scored that winning
goal to hand the trophy to the Egyptians. Adebayor
with his Togo team didn't even qualify for the 2008
tournament in Ghana.
He again won the African Super Cup, where
Adebayor can only dream of, in a nutshell Aboutrika
won every cup in Africa in 2008, Adebayor didn't
even win a ''latrine container'', so why this
favouritism in Africa?

The following is the basic
criteria:
- The performance of the
player at national and
international levels
- The consistency of his
performance
- His sports achievements
- His charisma and influence
- His popularity
Can mikel confidently beat yaya based on dis?

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The elder brother of Chelsea star, John Mikel Obi,
Ebele Obi was involved in a ghastly motor accident
on Monday.
Ebele Obi who also plays for Heartland FC of Owerri
was in Enugu to see his fiancée when the incident
happened.
According to the former Rangers player, he was in
Enugu to see his fiancée and during a drive across
the town his Toyota Camry Spyder had a head-on
collision with another car.
He said he thanked God that he avoided a major
damage as a result of the disaster.
“I had an accident this morning in Enugu, it
happened around past 5pm, I was in the car with my
fiancée going back to my hotel room. I could not even
say how the accident happened, we had head on
collision with another vehicle but I thank God we are
alive.
“I have brushes around my left eye while my woman
had swollen knee. We have been discharged from the
hospital. The front of my car got damaged but the
ultimate is that we survived it,” Ebele Obi said.
www.nigeriafilms.com/news/24810/54/mikel-obis-brother-escapes-death.html

In the beginning of this month the Internet was
filled with articles about D'Prince acquiring a
Luxury 2014 Mercedes Benz E Class Coupe at
the estimated price of N12million.
More gist may be added to this story.
It has been learnt that a New York based Inorie Fotso,
a daughter of Cameroonian billionaire business man
Victor Fotso, was the money bag behind the Mercedes
purchase.
D'Prince and Inorie started dating more than 2 years
ago. Presumably, their love and feelings are getting
stronger and stronger each day.
Their relationship has been low profile and close
friends say they are very much in love and he is
sprung over her.
Inorie Fotso is a dance/house singer and also an
actress who has done several movies in Nollywood.m.naij.com/news/55125.html

A very scary event took place recently at Utak Street,
off Nkemba Street, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Three
months ago, a busy working class single mum
employed a 17-year-old girl to help take care of her 2-
year-old daughter.
Recently, while the lady was engrossed with a TV
programme, her daughter needed attention and she
called the help more than three times and the help
kept responding that she was in the toilet.
When it became unnecessarily too long, she tiptoed
into the help's room and opened the toilet door.
To her horror, she met the help squatting with blood
all over the bathroom with a stillborn newly
delivered baby hanging in-between her legs.
She screamed and ran out of her apartment into the
street.
The entire neighbourhood came out and it took the
intervention of neighbours to calm her down. The
neighbours also helped rushed the help to the
hospital.
While in the hospital, she refused treatment and
claimed she drank herbs and was given some to insert
in her vagina to force the baby out. The help said she
was warned not to allow orthodox medical treatment.
When asked, the help explained that the pregnancy
was six months old. Her employer said she didn't
know she was pregnant as she is a very slim girl and
she thought that the small protruding tummy was
just an evidence of good living with her. She was
smart in discharge of her duties, so there was nothing
to suspect.
The help was sent parking afterward.
m.naij.com/news/55132.html

“
President Goodluck Jonathan, has submitted
himself to the National Human Rights
Commission, NHRC, for probe over criminal
allegations against him by former president,
Olusegun Obasanjo. Acting on the instruction
of the president, the Attorney-General of the
Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice,
Mohammed Bello Adoke, forwarded Mr.
Obasanjo’s letter to the commission for
investigation into […]
The post GEJ drags OBJ before human rights
commission appeared first on The Nigerian
Telegraph.
…”
www.yohaig.com/gej-drags-obj-before-human-rights-commission/

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Report reaching DailyPost from Minna, Niger State
capital, indicates that the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, has called off its five months
strike.
The Union arrived at the latest decision to
suspends its strike after a marathon meeting held
at the Federal University of Technology (FUT),
Minna, Niger State on Monday.
After a protracted debate, the
Federal Government and ASUU
reached a compromise during a
negotiation brokered by the
President of the Nigerian Labour
Congress (NLC), Comrade
Abdulwaheed Omar few days
ago.
Details shortly,dailypost.com.ng/2013/12/16/breaking-ASUU-calls-strike/

“You are your choices.” ~Seneca
Lately I‘ve been feeling a bit down in the dumps. A
few things have happened at work to make me feel
like nothing’s going my way.
I’m guessing that pretty much everyone
experiences weeks like this from time to time. You
know, where it feels like the whole world is against
you. No matter what you do, nothing goes right.
This has been my life for the past few weeks.
And my initial reaction was to feel sorry for myself.
To retreat to the safety of self-pity where nothing’s
my fault—it’s simply the world ganging up on me.
And then like a lightening strike out of the blue,
amidst my dark cloud of pity I had an epiphany:
I have a choice.
Instead of reacting in a way that renders me
helpless, I have the choice to pick myself up, dust
myself off, and turn those negative thoughts into
positive ones.
When it comes to filtering our thoughts, even
though at times it may not feel like it, we do have a
choice.
Just because some of our thoughts are
negative doesn’t mean we have to listen to
them.
Did you know that our brains produce 70,000
thoughts every single day? Just imagine trying to
take action on every single thought—all 70,000 of
them. It would be pretty much impossible, right?
In fact we actively “filter” our thoughts pretty
much all the time. Our brains are constantly
deciding which thoughts are useful and which ones
to ignore. So when a negative thought pops into
our heads, we do actually have a choice.
Either we listen to the thought and allow it to
trigger a whole host of other negative thoughts, or
we decide that we have better things to do in life
and we ignore it.
The truth is, you are not your thoughts.
Think about it. The thoughts you have inside your
head do not reflect who you are as a friend, partner,
parent, or worker.
This is an important point.
So many people get caught up feeling sorry for
themselves or worrying without even realizing it!
And then they beat themselves up about it when
they realize the negativity of their thoughts.
But here’s an interesting fact:
Most of the thoughts that roam around our
heads are completely inane and useless!
Your thoughts do not make you a bad person,
because guess what? Your thoughts aren’t
real. They are just fleeting ideas that you can
control if you take the time to learn how.
It’s pretty obvious, but the way you handle your
thoughts will massively impact your life.
Those of us who get caught up with spiraling
negative thoughts when things don’t go our way
will find it hard to progress in life and get stuff
done, as we’ll be dealing with things like fear and
anxiety.
Whereas those of us who work at “controlling”
those thoughts and reactions to difficult situations
in life will find it much easier to achieve and be
happy.
Imagine if you escaped the arms of self-pity and
negativity and converted most of the thoughts
inside your head to positive ones. Imagine what you could achieve!
So what can you do to tame your negative
thoughts?
1. Be aware.
Notice next time you experience a negative
thought. Often we are so “in our heads” that we
don’t even realize that we may have spent the last
20 minutes in the throws of self-pity or worries.
2. Keep calm.
Try not to have an emotional reaction to any
negative thoughts that pop up. Remember that you
are not your thoughts, and try to distance yourself
from them.
3. Catch the first thought.
If you can catch your negative thinking early on,
then it will be much easier for you to stop it before
it escalates into a big problem. Often something
that starts out as a minor problem ends up being
completely blown out of proportion.
4. Assess if the thought is true.
Most negative thoughts are not based on reality. So
ask yourself, “Is that thought 100% true?” Usually
this will help to break down the meaning of the
thought.
5. Look for a positive take on it.
Instead of finding ways to escalate the thought, do
the opposite and look for ways to prove that the
thought is not true. For example, if you’re doubting
your capabilities you could look for an example of
someone else who has achieved in this area. If
someone else has done it, then what’s stopping
you?
6. Don’t beat yourself up.
You are not your thoughts. Resist the urge to beat
yourself up when you catch yourself thinking
negatively. Everyone has negative thoughts from
time to time. Just be aware and choose not to listen
to all of them so you can get on with living your life.
Today, take power back from your negative
thoughts, and see how much more you can
achieve!
tinybuddha.com/blog/6-tips-to-tame-negative-thoughts-for-a-less-limited-life/

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Not fair! *cries*

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1. Confidence is King It's been said
thousands and thousands of times, but
confidence is completely sexy. What's
sexier than going in for the kill? Trust me,
I know the game - sitting extra close to
him, angling yourself a certain way, all in
hopes that he'll get the hint. If you make
the first move yourself, you're not only
ending the waiting game, you're showing
him how self-assured you are. This shows
him that you know you are High Value,
which is key in starting a relationship.
Mixed signals are gone, and he knows
that you want him. Talk about a turn-on.
2. The Power of Making Your Own
Decision When you give yourself the
option of making the first move, you're
tuning into what you want, not just on
what he wants. After all, it's not just
about meeting people for the sake of
meeting them - if you hope to find a
relationship; you need to decide if this
person is a good match for you. Was he
interesting? Would he make a good
partner? It's easy to neglect your own
needs and focus solely on the first
impression, which could backfire on you
in the long run.
If you're open to making the first move,
you can pay more attention to these
things and determine that this is
someone you'd like to move forward with.
How many times have you kissed a guy
just because he leaned in? This is a
partnership, not a dictatorship - if you've
enjoyed yourself and would like to take it
to the next level, go for it. You're making
the opportunity rather than waiting
around for it, which is completely
empowering. And empowerment boosts
your confidence, which we've already
determined is extremely sexy!
3. You Have Levelled the Playing
Field I hate the taboo 'you can't call him
first' rules in dating. Who came up with
this preposterous idea? Once you've
shown him that you're not afraid to go
after what you want, he shouldn't be
surprised that you invite him to lunch a
few days later unprovoked, or send him a
flirty text. You should have the freedom
to engage in this relationship, not just
wait around for it. Believe it or not, it's
still very mysterious. He's going to be
interested to know what else you've got
up your sleeve. This also gives you power
to work together in taking things slow or
heating things up in the future. It's
becoming a partnership, so you're not a
passenger in your own life.
4. Beggars Can't Be Choosers, but
Choosers Don't Have to Beg! When
you make a mutual choice to be in a
relationship, it's more likely that you're
entering into one with a quality guy. Guys
who are begging to go home with you
before they know your name are not guys
you'll likely hear from again. You know
the type - trying to grope you at the bar,
begging, "Come on, baby" - those guys
are only interested in the moment and
will continue to beg. Worthy men are
typically much more respectful than our
friend the touchy pub predator, they may
be holding back purely out of regard for
you - and doesn't want to rush into
anything. Make the first move! He'll be
delighted to know you're ready and move
forward with a reciprocated respect.
5. You Have Nothing To Lose Any guy
in this position (having a sexy, confident
woman make a move on him) is going to
be thrilled. So many women today are
undecided on what they want, or just
generally flirtatious, and this establishes
that you are neither. It also lets him know
that you're self-aware and in tune with
what you're looking for in a potential
partner. Any guy who is scared off by
your bold move is doing you a favour;
because he clearly has too many
insecurities of his own to be around
someone as poised as you. If this is the
case, happily move on! Making the first
move shows you what kind of man you're
dealing with early on, which can save you
from unnecessary heartbreak later on.
Making the first move can make dating
much more enjoyable, as the old, limiting
rules no longer apply. Embrace the power
you've been given, and enjoy the ride.m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/3690438

1. Newscaster of the Year (TV)
-Gimba Umar (TVC)
-Female
-Chioma Ifeanyi-Obianiwa (STV)
2. Radio Newscaster of the Year (English)
-Juwe Ikechukwu (Raypower FM)
3. Newscaster of the Year (Indigenous)
-Tunji Olalekan (Koko Inu iwe Iroyin on Bond FM)
4. News Reporter of The Year (TV only
-Male
- Seun Okinbaloye (Channels TV)
-Female
- Christycole Popoola (TVC News)
5. TV Station of the Year (National)
-LTV 8
6. TV Station of the year (Regional)
- B.C.O.S (Ibadan)
7. TV Channel Of The Year
-WapTV
8. Entertainment Channel Of The Year (TV)
- MTV Base
Nigeria
-Music Africa
9. Radio Station of the Year-
-Lagos (Central)
- Raypower 100.5 FM
-South-West
- Royal FM Ilorin
-South-East
-Vision Africa Radio (Umuahia)
-North
Liberty Radio 91.7FM (Kaduna)
11. Best Indigenous Radio Station
-Naija FM (Lagos)
12. Campus Radio Station of the year
-Unizik FM
13. Campus Radio Presenter of the Year
-Larry Foreman (Unilag FM)
14. On-line Radio Station of the Year
- IGroove
15. Most Outstanding Pay Digital TV Channel
provider
-Startimes
17. TV Programme of the Year
- Sports
-Sports Tonight (Channels TV)
- Drama
-Emerald Series
-Entertainment/Talkshow
-StarGist
Reality Show
-Nigeria’s Got Talent
Brands/Business
-De Market Place
18. Radio programme of the Year
-Sport
–Sports at Dawn (Rainbow FM)
-Comedy
–Comedy Happy Hour with D-Don (Rainbow FM)
Talk Show
- Road Show with Freeze & Kaylah (Cool FM)
19. Most Popular In-House DJ
-Radio
-DJ Mewsic (Brila FM)
-TV
-DJ Smooth (Stv)
20. Most Popular TV presenter
- Uti Nwachukwu (Jara)
Female
-Adora Oleh (adora Oleh Show)
(Sports)
Male
-Toyin Ibitoye (Channels TV)
Female
-Kemi Muyi Adeniyi (LTV)
21. Best Radio Presenter
National
-Ambrose Somide (Raypower)
-Female
-Anita Izedeh (Rhythm FM)
22. Most Popular Indigenous Presenter (TV/
Radio)-Male
-Mc Ice Water (Eko FM)
-Female
-–Feyikemi Olayinka (Owuro Lawa on LTV)
23 Corporate Organization of the Year
-Manufacturing Industry
-Honeywell Group
B-Telecommunication
-Airtel
C-BANK
-Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB)
24. Outstanding Presenter of the Year
(Radio)
Talk Shows
-Lagos
(Male)
-Sly Ojigbede (Classic FM)
Female
-Toke Makinwa (Rhythm FM)
-North
(Male)
-Nwokedi Moses a.k.a BiG’ MO (Wazobia FM)
(Female)
- Amaka Udeh a.k.a Fresh (Hot FM Abuja)
South-West
(Male)
-Don Tee (Splash FM)
(Female)
-Tope Alabi (Star FM Ibadan)
-South-East
Male
-Didi Egbuna(Dream FM, Enugu)
FEMALE
-Omalicha (Blaze FM)
Sports
Male
-Murphy Ijemba (Brila FM)
FEMALE
-Princess Fiona (Nigeria Info)
25. Sexiest On-Air Personality
-Male
-Chriz De Razor (Beat FM)
-Female
-Onyiye Gift Agriga (Kapital FM)
26. Print Media of the Year:
-Daily Independent
27. Best New Radio Station
-Lagos Traffic Radio (Lagos),
28. Actor of the Year –
-Male
-Bimbo Manuel (Tinsel)
-Female
-Funmilola Aofiyebi Raimi (Tinsel)
29- Artiste of The Year-
-Male
-Davido
-Female
-Tiwa Savage
31. Cameraman of the Year (Male and
female)
-Akinsoji Emmanuel (TVC)
32. African TV Presenter of the Year
-Male
-Adesope Olajide ( VOX-Africa Nigeria)
-Female
- Vimbai Mutinhiri- (Zinbabwe)
33. Indigenous TV Channel of the Year
-Oodua
34. Station Director/ Manager of the Year
-TV
–Abiola Alabi (M-Net)
-Radio
-Evita Moussalli (Wazobia, Cool and Nigerian Info)
35. Website of the Year-
-Premium Times
36. Blog/website of the Year-
-Bella Naija, nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com/2013/12/08/behold-winners-at-nigerian-broadcasters-merit-awards-2013/

1. Newscaster of the Year (TV)
-Gimba Umar (TVC)
-Female
-Chioma Ifeanyi-Obianiwa (STV)
2. Radio Newscaster of the Year (English)
-Juwe Ikechukwu (Raypower FM)
3. Newscaster of the Year (Indigenous)
-Tunji Olalekan (Koko Inu iwe Iroyin on Bond FM)
4. News Reporter of The Year (TV only
-Male
- Seun Okinbaloye (Channels TV)
-Female
- Christycole Popoola (TVC News)
5. TV Station of the Year (National)
-LTV 8
6. TV Station of the year (Regional)
- B.C.O.S (Ibadan)
7. TV Channel Of The Year
-WapTV
8. Entertainment Channel Of The Year (TV)
- MTV Base
Nigeria
-Music Africa
9. Radio Station of the Year-
-Lagos (Central)
- Raypower 100.5 FM
-South-West
- Royal FM Ilorin
-South-East
-Vision Africa Radio (Umuahia)
-North
Liberty Radio 91.7FM (Kaduna)
11. Best Indigenous Radio Station
-Naija FM (Lagos)
12. Campus Radio Station of the year
-Unizik FM
13. Campus Radio Presenter of the Year
-Larry Foreman (Unilag FM)
14. On-line Radio Station of the Year
- IGroove
15. Most Outstanding Pay Digital TV Channel
provider
-Startimes
17. TV Programme of the Year
- Sports
-Sports Tonight (Channels TV)
- Drama
-Emerald Series
-Entertainment/Talkshow
-StarGist
Reality Show
-Nigeria’s Got Talent
Brands/Business
-De Market Place
18. Radio programme of the Year
-Sport
–Sports at Dawn (Rainbow FM)
-Comedy
–Comedy Happy Hour with D-Don (Rainbow FM)
Talk Show
- Road Show with Freeze & Kaylah (Cool FM)
19. Most Popular In-House DJ
-Radio
-DJ Mewsic (Brila FM)
-TV
-DJ Smooth (Stv)
20. Most Popular TV presenter
- Uti Nwachukwu (Jara)
Female
-Adora Oleh (adora Oleh Show)
(Sports)
Male
-Toyin Ibitoye (Channels TV)
Female
-Kemi Muyi Adeniyi (LTV)
21. Best Radio Presenter
National
-Ambrose Somide (Raypower)
-Female
-Anita Izedeh (Rhythm FM)
22. Most Popular Indigenous Presenter (TV/
Radio)-Male
-Mc Ice Water (Eko FM)
-Female
-–Feyikemi Olayinka (Owuro Lawa on LTV)
23 Corporate Organization of the Year
-Manufacturing Industry
-Honeywell Group
B-Telecommunication
-Airtel
C-BANK
-Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB)
24. Outstanding Presenter of the Year
(Radio)
Talk Shows
-Lagos
(Male)
-Sly Ojigbede (Classic FM)
Female
-Toke Makinwa (Rhythm FM)
-North
(Male)
-Nwokedi Moses a.k.a BiG’ MO (Wazobia FM)
(Female)
- Amaka Udeh a.k.a Fresh (Hot FM Abuja)
South-West
(Male)
-Don Tee (Splash FM)
(Female)
-Tope Alabi (Star FM Ibadan)
-South-East
Male
-Didi Egbuna(Dream FM, Enugu)
FEMALE
-Omalicha (Blaze FM)
Sports
Male
-Murphy Ijemba (Brila FM)
FEMALE
-Princess Fiona (Nigeria Info)
25. Sexiest On-Air Personality
-Male
-Chriz De Razor (Beat FM)
-Female
-Onyiye Gift Agriga (Kapital FM)
26. Print Media of the Year:
-Daily Independent
27. Best New Radio Station
-Lagos Traffic Radio (Lagos),
28. Actor of the Year –
-Male
-Bimbo Manuel (Tinsel)
-Female
-Funmilola Aofiyebi Raimi (Tinsel)
29- Artiste of The Year-
-Male
-Davido
-Female
-Tiwa Savage
31. Cameraman of the Year (Male and
female)
-Akinsoji Emmanuel (TVC)
32. African TV Presenter of the Year
-Male
-Adesope Olajide ( VOX-Africa Nigeria)
-Female
- Vimbai Mutinhiri- (Zinbabwe)
33. Indigenous TV Channel of the Year
-Oodua
34. Station Director/ Manager of the Year
-TV
–Abiola Alabi (M-Net)
-Radio
-Evita Moussalli (Wazobia, Cool and Nigerian Info)
35. Website of the Year-
-Premium Times
36. Blog/website of the Year-
-Bella Naija, nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com/2013/12/08/behold-winners-at-nigerian-broadcasters-merit-awards-2013/

1. Newscaster of the Year (TV)
-Gimba Umar (TVC)
-Female
-Chioma Ifeanyi-Obianiwa (STV)
2. Radio Newscaster of the Year (English)
-Juwe Ikechukwu (Raypower FM)
3. Newscaster of the Year (Indigenous)
-Tunji Olalekan (Koko Inu iwe Iroyin on Bond FM)
4. News Reporter of The Year (TV only
-Male
- Seun Okinbaloye (Channels TV)
-Female
- Christycole Popoola (TVC News)
5. TV Station of the Year (National)
-LTV 8
6. TV Station of the year (Regional)
- B.C.O.S (Ibadan)
7. TV Channel Of The Year
-WapTV
8. Entertainment Channel Of The Year (TV)
- MTV Base
Nigeria
-Music Africa
9. Radio Station of the Year-
-Lagos (Central)
- Raypower 100.5 FM
-South-West
- Royal FM Ilorin
-South-East
-Vision Africa Radio (Umuahia)
-North
Liberty Radio 91.7FM (Kaduna)
11. Best Indigenous Radio Station
-Naija FM (Lagos)
12. Campus Radio Station of the year
-Unizik FM
13. Campus Radio Presenter of the Year
-Larry Foreman (Unilag FM)
14. On-line Radio Station of the Year
- IGroove
15. Most Outstanding Pay Digital TV Channel
provider
-Startimes
17. TV Programme of the Year
- Sports
-Sports Tonight (Channels TV)
- Drama
-Emerald Series
-Entertainment/Talkshow
-StarGist
Reality Show
-Nigeria’s Got Talent
Brands/Business
-De Market Place
18. Radio programme of the Year
-Sport
–Sports at Dawn (Rainbow FM)
-Comedy
–Comedy Happy Hour with D-Don (Rainbow FM)
Talk Show
- Road Show with Freeze & Kaylah (Cool FM)
19. Most Popular In-House DJ
-Radio
-DJ Mewsic (Brila FM)
-TV
-DJ Smooth (Stv)
20. Most Popular TV presenter
- Uti Nwachukwu (Jara)
Female
-Adora Oleh (adora Oleh Show)
(Sports)
Male
-Toyin Ibitoye (Channels TV)
Female
-Kemi Muyi Adeniyi (LTV)
21. Best Radio Presenter
National
-Ambrose Somide (Raypower)
-Female
-Anita Izedeh (Rhythm FM)
22. Most Popular Indigenous Presenter (TV/
Radio)-Male
-Mc Ice Water (Eko FM)
-Female
-–Feyikemi Olayinka (Owuro Lawa on LTV)
23 Corporate Organization of the Year
-Manufacturing Industry
-Honeywell Group
B-Telecommunication
-Airtel
C-BANK
-Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB)
24. Outstanding Presenter of the Year
(Radio)
Talk Shows
-Lagos
(Male)
-Sly Ojigbede (Classic FM)
Female
-Toke Makinwa (Rhythm FM)
-North
(Male)
-Nwokedi Moses a.k.a BiG’ MO (Wazobia FM)
(Female)
- Amaka Udeh a.k.a Fresh (Hot FM Abuja)
South-West
(Male)
-Don Tee (Splash FM)
(Female)
-Tope Alabi (Star FM Ibadan)
-South-East
Male
-Didi Egbuna(Dream FM, Enugu)
FEMALE
-Omalicha (Blaze FM)
Sports
Male
-Murphy Ijemba (Brila FM)
FEMALE
-Princess Fiona (Nigeria Info)
25. Sexiest On-Air Personality
-Male
-Chriz De Razor (Beat FM)
-Female
-Onyiye Gift Agriga (Kapital FM)
26. Print Media of the Year:
-Daily Independent
27. Best New Radio Station
-Lagos Traffic Radio (Lagos),
28. Actor of the Year –
-Male
-Bimbo Manuel (Tinsel)
-Female
-Funmilola Aofiyebi Raimi (Tinsel)
29- Artiste of The Year-
-Male
-Davido
-Female
-Tiwa Savage
31. Cameraman of the Year (Male and
female)
-Akinsoji Emmanuel (TVC)
32. African TV Presenter of the Year
-Male
-Adesope Olajide ( VOX-Africa Nigeria)
-Female
- Vimbai Mutinhiri- (Zinbabwe)
33. Indigenous TV Channel of the Year
-Oodua
34. Station Director/ Manager of the Year
-TV
–Abiola Alabi (M-Net)
-Radio
-Evita Moussalli (Wazobia, Cool and Nigerian Info)
35. Website of the Year-
-Premium Times
36. Blog/website of the Year-
-Bella Naija, nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com/2013/12/08/behold-winners-at-nigerian-broadcasters-merit-awards-2013/

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Fireworks,Inventor: An unknown cook in China
What he was trying to make: According to
legend, the cook was simply experimenting in the
kitchen.
How it was created: A cook accidentally mixed
together charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter - common
kitchen items 2000 years ago. When the mixture
was compressed in a bamboo tube (why the cook
did that we have no idea), it exploded. CORN FLAKES;Inventor: The Kellogg brothers, John and Will
What they were trying to make: A pot of boiled
grain
How it was created: The brothers accidentally
left a pot of boiled grain on the stove for several
days. The mixture turned moldy but the product
that emerged was dry and thick. Through
experimentation they eliminated the mold part and
created corn flakes.
INk-JET PRINTER
Inventor: A Canon engineer
How it was created: After resting his hot iron on
his pen by accident, ink was ejected from the pens
point a few moments later. This principle led to the
creation of the inkjet printer.
X-Rays
Inventor: Wilhem Roentgen, an eccentric physicist
What he was trying to make: He was interested
in investigating the properties of cathodic ray
tubes.
How it was created: When shining light through
the tubes he noted fluorescent papers in his lab
were illuminated even though his machine had an
opaque cover.
www.businessinsider.com/these-10-inventions-were-made-by-mistake-2010-11/x-rays-15

Good. To know

The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Julius Okojie has said that the Federal Government was ready to pay the four-month salary arrears owed academic staff who returns to work.

Briefing journalists, yesterday, in Abuja, Okojie said; “Councils have been directed to shift the resumption date to December 9. The new deadline, has already been communicated to the Pro-Chancellors Tuesday (yesterday) morning.

“The Federal Government as an employer of labour cannot just fold its arms while the institutions remain shut and its clients — the students — continue to suffer.

“You cannot pay someone who has failed to resume work. You are on strike and you want to be paid. What if some have already left the system? Some of our very bright lecturers may have got jobs elsewhere already.”

Okojie noted that “the resumption order does not necessarily mean students would commence academic activities immediately but the school environment has to be put back in shape as reptiles may have taken over some places, and the Senate of each institution has to revisit the academic calendar. Students would be expected to resume one or two weeks after the December 9 resumption deadline”.

Okojie while responding to several issues raised by ASUU, insisted that it was a general consensus at the November 4, 2013 meeting with the President to have the Permanent Secretary of the Education Ministry sign the resolutions reached after the meeting.

Okojie stressed that the issue of the inclusion of a non-victimization clause as now demanded by ASUU did not even come up at all during and after the meeting.

“Jega and Awuzie are past ASUU chairmen. Are they not holding good positions in Nigeria today? Why would anyone victimize someone for exercising his right? If anyone would do such a thing, not the Jonathan government. In fact the mood that day did not reflect such, we were all smiles and hugs. After that meeting we were all hopeful that was the end of the crises,” he said.

He wondered why ASUU would return three weeks later, after it had failed to get back to government on November 8 as agreed, and demand addition of new clauses.

He said: “The 2009 Agreement stipulates that any party that wants a re-negotiation should inform the Ministry of Labour. If ASUU had said they would resume, but the outstanding issues must be addressed, government would have no choice,” Okojie said.

On the N200 billion revitalization fund which ASUU is demanding should be disbursed within two weeks, Okojie diclosed that the money has been deposited in an account in the Central Bank of Nigeria.

“The money cannot, however, be disbursed just anyhow because they are meant for capital projects,” he said.

Okojie therefore appealed to the striking union to return to work in the interest of students who he described as the victims.

“One of the universities in Uganda where our children are enrolling, neigbouring countries do not even accept their degrees. Our children are going to schools with poorer degrees,” he lamented.

http://www.informationng.com/2013/12/fg-ready-to-pay-salary-arrears-of-lecturers-who-comply-with-resumption-ultimatum-nuc.html

Players and officials of Glo Nigeria Premier League
champions, Kano Pillars football club were yesterday
rewarded with cars and cash by the state
government.
Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso announced at a
reception held in honour of the World Cup winning
Golden Eaglets and Nigeria league champions Kano
Pillars that 28 brand new Toyota Corrolla cars valued
at about N4million will be given to 25 players and
three officials of Kano Pillars for retaining the league
title.
Ten other players and the backroom staff will get
N500,000 and N700,000 each respectively for their
efforts.
The State government largesse was also extended to
the victorious Golden Eaglets as two sons of the
State, team captain Musa Mohammed and
Zaharadeen Bello will be given three bedroom
houses valued at N15m in any government estate of
their choice.
Two streets in the main government estate in Kano
are also to be named after the players.
Eaglets coach Manu Garba was rewarded with N
500,000; his assistants went home with N300,000
each just as other members of the Eaglets squad got
N250,000 each.dailytrust.info/index.php/sports/11506-kwankwaso-splashes-cars-cash-on-pillars-eaglets

About 100 feet down, on the bottom of the Atlantic
Ocean, divers had already pulled four bodies out of
the sunken tugboat. Then a hand appeared on a TV
screen monitoring the recovery.
Everyone assumed it was another corpse, and the
diver moved toward it.
"But when he went to grab the hand, the hand
grabbed him!" Tony Walker, project manager for the
Dutch company DCN Diving, said of the rescue in
May.
Harrison Odjegba Okene, the tugboat's Nigerian
cook, had survived for three days by breathing an
ever-dwindling supply of oxygen in an air pocket. A
video of Okene's dramatic rescue was posted on the
internet more than six months after the rescue and
went viral this week.
As the temperature dropped to freezing, Okene,
dressed only in boxer shorts, recited a psalm his wife
had sent him earlier by text message, sometimes
called the Prayer for Deliverance. "Oh, God, by your
name, save me ... The Lord sustains my life."
To this day, Okene believes his rescue after 72 hours
underwater was the result of divine deliverance. The
11 other seamen aboard the tug Jascon 4 died.
mg.co.za/article/2013-12-04-nigerian-survives-3-days-at-the-bottom-of-atlantic-ocean

Federal Government says it has deposited the
N200bn promised as funding to universities in an
account with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe and the Executive
Secretary of the National Universities Commission,
Prof. Julius Okojie, confirmed this on Tuesday.
The amount is for renewal of infrastructure in the
nation’s public universities.
Okupe, who featured on Channels Television
programme ‘Sunrise Daily,’ said from the
government’s perspective, everything that needed to
be done had been done.
According to him, many of the demands of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities have been
agreed upon at the 13-hour meeting the union had
with President Goodluck Jonathan which ended in the
early hours of October 4.
“At the end of that meeting, the government
proposed that everything that has been agreed
should be put in a Memorandum of Understanding
and that the two parties should sign. But the
leadership of ASUU declined and said instead of that,
they would rather have a letter expressing
everything that has been resolved therein, and that
will suffice for them.”
Okupe stressed that the attitude of the ASUU
leadership showed that the seed of discord and
evidence of bad faith already existed.
“It is unfortunate that somebody died but
notwithstanding, that cannot be a justification for
delaying the implementation of an agreement for 21
or more days.
At a briefing in Abuja, Okojie, who also said the
money had been deposited in CBN, noted that the
Coordinating Minister of Economy and Minister of
Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had confirmed to
him that the money had been deposited in the CBN.
ASUU had requested evidence that the money had
been released as a condition to suspend the strike.
Okojie, who claimed that ASUU did not seek
clarification from the commission, however said, such
money could not be distributed directly to
universities.
“You don’t disburse such funds to institutions; it is
not earned allowance. The minister of finance said
since they opened the account, the money had been
deposited there. If there was any doubt, NUC is here
they (ASUU) could have asked the question,” he said.
The NUC boss also revealed that government had
directed vice-chancellors of federal universities to
extend the resumption deadline for lecturers to
December 9 to allow ASUU members to attend the
burial ceremony of Prof. Festus Iyayi.
Iyayi, a former ASUU president died in a motor
accident on November 12 while going to Kano for the
union’s National Executive Council meeting.
The Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike,
at a briefing in Abuja on Thursday, had warned that
any lecturer that failed to resume on or before
Wednesday (today) would be sacked.
But Okojie claimed that government was not aware
of the burial arrangement when the deadline was
issued.
“Council has been directed to shift the deadline to
December 9 to allow those who have travelled to
come back. That letter was only received yesterday
from the burial committee which I also forwarded to
the Minister of Education”, he said.
Okojie promised that lecturers that resumed by
December 9 would be paid their salary arrears.
“For those who resumed by December 9, their salary
arrears will be paid. We can’t pay someone who is on
strike salary. In a democracy, those who want to work
should be allowed to work,” he added.
Okojie, who admitted that ASUU and the Federal
Government discussed the issue of renegotiation,
maintained that it was not supposed to be included
in the Memorandum of Understanding as demanded
by the union.
According to him, either of the parties could call for
renegotiation at any time.
Asked why the non-victimisation clause was not
included in the MoU as pointed out by ASUU, Okojie
said the issue was not discussed at the meeting with
the President, so could not have formed part of the
resolution.
He wondered why the union turned around to raise
the issue when it “never arose” at their meeting.
The NUC boss claimed that ASUU went away after the
meeting with the President with the mind that strike
would be called off on Friday only “to come back to
say you (government) didn’t include it.”
“We are saying that if there was an issue, it would
have been resolved. To come back after three weeks
means we are going back. The issue of non-
victimisation clause never arose,” he insisted.
He, however, promised that the government would
not victimise anybody for his role in the strike.
“Government is not going to victimise anybody.
Because of the mood that day, nobody thought about
it. The President shook hands with everybody on that
day. The letter was written that night, they also
vetted it.
“Government will not victimise anybody. If any
government is going to do that it is not Jonathan’s
government”, he assured.
But ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Fagge, who said the
decision had not been communicated to the union,
expressed doubt about the sincerity of government.
He wondered why government instead of responding
to the letter of the union went public that it had
deposited the N200bn in the CBN.
He said, “What they are doing is that they will tell
you something when in actual fact they have not
done anything. There were previous times when they
will call the public on a matter only for us to find out
that it has not been done. If they have done it, what
is wrong in them answering our letter? Why are they
going to the public when we that they are supposed
to respond to we don’t know.”
www.punchng.com/news/weve-deposited-n200bn-varsity-funds-in-cbn-fg/

FIFA yesterday announced the following pots to be
used for Friday’s draw for next year’s World Cup
finals when the 32 teams will be placed into eight
first-round groups of four.
Pot 1 consists of the eight top seeds, one of each to
be drawn in Groups A-H. The remaining pots are
based on geographical criteria.
Hosts Brazil will be allocated position A1 in the draw
and will play the opening match in Sao Paulo on June
12.
BRAZIL, Costa do Sauipe : Fifa president Joseph
Blatter gestures during a press conference in
Costa do Sauipe, state of Bahia, Brazil on
December 3, 2013. The 2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazil final draw will take place December 6. AFP
PHOTO
Pot 1 (top eight seeds): Brazil, Spain, Argentina,
Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Switzerland, Uruguay
Pot 2: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria,
Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador
Pot 3: Japan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, United
States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras
Pot 4: Bosnia, Croatia, England, Greece, Italy,
Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, France
Note: A pre-draw will be held to move one of the nine
European teams into Pot 2. That European team will
then be drawn against one of the four seeded South
American teams to preserve the geographical
balance of the draw.
The four South American seeds: Brazil, Uruguay,
Colombia, Argentina will form a temporary Pot X. The
three teams not drawn against the European team in
Pot 2 will return to the main draw.
FIFA also confirmed at least a 33 percent increase on
the amount of prize money available in 2014 over the
totals from 2010, when $420 million was up for
grabs.
FIFA’s Secretary-General, Jerome Valcke confirmed
that at least 33% inc in total prize money for Brazil
2014 World Cup compared to SA 2010’s $420 million.www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/world-cup-draw-fifa-puts-nigeria-pot-2-raises-prize-money/

L-R – President Goodluck Jonathan in a handshake
with the President of Academic Staff Union of
Universities, Dr.Nasiru Isa Fagge. With them is Prof.
Biodun Ogunyemi during the meeting with the
President at the State House Abuja on Monday.
PHOTO: AKIN OLADOKUN.
ASUU STRIKE LATEST: FG Bows To ASUU, N200b Paid
Into CBN for Varsities
SOURCE: PM NEWS LAGOS
Barely twenty four hours to the expiration of the 4
December ultimatum Federal Government gave
members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) to resume classes or be sacked, the federal
government this morning bowed to one of the
demands of the lecturers by paying N200 billion into
an account opened with the Central Bank of Nigeria,
CBN.
Disclosing this on Channels Television programme
‘Sunrise Daily’ this morning, Dr. Doyin Okupe, Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs
confirmed that the N200b demanded by ASUU to be
paid into an account with the CBN has been done.
The amount is meant for renewal of infrastructure
facilities in public universities in the country.
But ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Fage Isa, accused the
government of being insincere in its dealing with the
striking lecturers. He urged the government to
respond to its letter demanding the fulfillment of
some conditions for it to call off the strike.
Okupe said that from the government’s perspective,
everything that needs to be done has been done and
whether the strike would be called off or not now lies
in the hands of the leadership of ASUU.
He said that most of the demands of the Academic
Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, have been
agreed upon at the 13-hour meeting they had with
the President in October.
“At the end of that meeting, the Government
proposed that everything that has been agreed
should be put in a memorandum of agreement and
that the two parties should sign, but the leadership
of ASUU declined and said instead of that, they would
rather have a letter of comfort expressing everything
that has been resolved therein, and that will suffice
for them.”
According to him, the Government agreed to their
request and issued the said letter based on the
agreement that the strike would be called off within
7 days. However, this did not happen “in spite of the
fact that the ASUU leadership presented the letter of
comfort to its chapters nationwide and a clear
majority of them endorsed the resolutions reached
and actually were more inclined towards calling off
the strike.”
www.osundefender.org/?p=134869

ASUU STRIKE LATEST: FG Bows To ASUU, N200b Paid
Into CBN for VarsitiesL-R – President Goodluck Jonathan in a handshake
with the President of Academic Staff Union of
Universities, Dr.Nasiru Isa Fagge. With them is Prof.
Biodun Ogunyemi during the meeting with the
President at the State House Abuja on Monday.
PHOTO: AKIN OLADOKUN.
ASUU STRIKE LATEST: FG Bows To ASUU, N200b Paid
Into CBN for Varsities
SOURCE: PM NEWS LAGOS
Barely twenty four hours to the expiration of the 4
December ultimatum Federal Government gave
members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU) to resume classes or be sacked, the federal
government this morning bowed to one of the
demands of the lecturers by paying N200 billion into
an account opened with the Central Bank of Nigeria,
CBN.
Disclosing this on Channels Television programme
‘Sunrise Daily’ this morning, Dr. Doyin Okupe, Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs
confirmed that the N200b demanded by ASUU to be
paid into an account with the CBN has been done.
The amount is meant for renewal of infrastructure
facilities in public universities in the country.
But ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Fage Isa, accused the
government of being insincere in its dealing with the
striking lecturers. He urged the government to
respond to its letter demanding the fulfillment of
some conditions for it to call off the strike.
Okupe said that from the government’s perspective,
everything that needs to be done has been done and
whether the strike would be called off or not now lies
in the hands of the leadership of ASUU.
He said that most of the demands of the Academic
Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, have been
agreed upon at the 13-hour meeting they had with
the President in October.
“At the end of that meeting, the Government
proposed that everything that has been agreed
should be put in a memorandum of agreement and
that the two parties should sign, but the leadership
of ASUU declined and said instead of that, they would
rather have a letter of comfort expressing everything
that has been resolved therein, and that will suffice
for them.”
According to him, the Government agreed to their
request and issued the said letter based on the
agreement that the strike would be called off within
7 days. However, this did not happen “in spite of the
fact that the ASUU leadership presented the letter of
comfort to its chapters nationwide and a clear
majority of them endorsed the resolutions reached
and actually were more inclined towards calling off
the strike.”
www.osundefender.org/?p=134869

They were actually eleven in number when they
started in 2011 but the quartet of Michael Abdul,
Odunayo Ojo Onasanya, Pat Uwaje King and Gbenga
Oyebola, known simply as the Midnight Crew have
kept their wits about them for nothing else but for
the love of what they do and enjoy doing. In this
revealing interview, which they take turn to respond,
they open up on their careers, their dreams and why
they have stuck together for that long. Excerpts:
How has the journey been this last twelve years?
It’s not been very easy but we made up our mind to
go all the way as long as God stands by us . The very
funny thing is that, we see very far.
Have you guys ever had issues or moments of
friction, where you quarrel?
Yes, we do have those times. But the good thing is
that we are friends, first of all, and we have realized
we all need each other in our lives. And no matter the
differences, we just have to reconcile. There is
nothing that is irreconcilable. And we try to hear
ourselves out and then we put ourselves in each
others’ shoes. How many awards have you won as a group?
We have never bothered to count. As a matter of fact,
we still got awards this year. Initially, we used to beg
for votes. But now, we don’t and we still get the
awards. .What has been your happiest moment for the past
twelve years?
Being together.
Is the name ‘Midnight Crew’ not too hip-hop like for a
gospel group?
God told Gideon to go and tear down the walls of
Baal. Our own mission is to tear down the walls of
religion. We saw similarities, they went at nights and
we rehearsed at nights while we were in school
because we went for classes during the day then
towards evening, we would go for singing rehearsals.
We realized that there was a lot of similarities in our
assignments. On the last note, they were eleven in
number. Comprising of Gideon and ten other men for
that assignment. When Midnight Crew started at the
initial stage, we were eleven in number. Some
actually got married and relocated while some went
back for their second degree etc.
How was the fantastic four able to stick together?
It’s like coming from a barber’s shop and someone
telling you how good your shave is. We just realized
that we were four.
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/together-twelve-years-midnight-crew/

Nigeria moved down three places to 36th in
the latest Fifa World rankings with 710 points,
but are still amongst the top five ranked
nations in Africa in fourth place.
Ivory Coast remains the highest ranked team in
Africa and 17th in the world on 918 points.
Ghana are second in Africa and 24th in the world
with 849 points, while Algeria are third in Africa and
26th in the world on 800 points.
Spain head the global list, ahead of Germany,
Argentina, Colombia and Portugal.
The Fifa Africa Rankings: (@ 28 November 2013)
W A Team
17 1 Côte d'Ivoire
24 2 Ghana
26 3 Algeria
36 4 Nigeria
38 5 Egypt
39 6 Cape Verde Islands
42 7 Mali
49 8 Tunisia
51 9 Cameroon
58 10 Burkina Faso
61 11 South Africa .www.kickoffnigeria.com/mobile/news/39403/nigeria-fifa-rankings