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Meet The Contenders For 2014 World's Best Footballer
Gareth Bale (Wales), Karim Benzema (France), Diego Costa (Spain), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Angel Di Maria (Argentina), Mario Goetze (Germany), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Toni Kroos (Germany), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Javier Mascherano (Argentina), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Mueller (Germany), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Neymar (Brazil), Paul Pogba (France), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), James Rodriguez (Colombia), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire).
Meet The Contenders For 2014 World's Best Footballer
Gareth Bale (Wales), Karim Benzema (France), Diego Costa (Spain), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Angel Di Maria (Argentina), Mario Goetze (Germany), Eden Hazard (Belgium), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Toni Kroos (Germany), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Javier Mascherano (Argentina), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Mueller (Germany), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Neymar (Brazil), Paul Pogba (France), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), James Rodriguez (Colombia), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire).
World's Longest Snake Has Virgin Birth—First Recorded in Species
According to Linda Qiu for National Geography, An 11-year-old reticulated python named Thelma produced six female offspring in June 2012 at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky, where she lives with another female python, Louise. No male had ever slithered anywhere near the 200-pound (91-kilogram), 20-foot-long (6 meters) mother snake.
New DNA evidence, published in July in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, revealed that Thelma is the sole parent, said Bill McMahan, the zoo's curator of ectotherms, or cold-blooded animals. (Read: "'Virgin Birth' Seen in Wild Snakes, Even When Males Are Available.")
"We didn't know what we were seeing. We had attributed it to stored sperm," he said. "I guess sometimes truth is stranger than fiction."
Virgin births have been observed in other reptiles before, including other pythons and snake species, said James Hanken, a professor of herpetology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Fatherless reproduction in animals that normally require two parents is called parthenogenesis.
This phenomenon occurs when polar bodies, or cells produced with an animal's egg that normally die or disappear, behave like sperm and fuse with the egg.
Petroleum Minister's Sister kidnapped
Kidnappers yesterday kidnapped the Sister of the Minister of Petroleum, according to Sahara Reporters New York,
The kidnappers struck in the Old Port Harcourt /Leventis area of the city.
Ms. Agama is said to be a close confidant of her sister, Diezani, who remains one of Nigeria’s most powerful ministers in President Goodluck Jonathan's cabinet.
The kidnappers are yet to make any contact with the family.
FRESH BREATH OF PEACE IN NIGERIA... HOW GUARANTEED
Following the recent cease fire agreement between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Boko Haram sect, mixed reactions have clouded the atmosphere.
According to Leadership (online), Various stakeholders, as well as residents of Borno and Adamawa States where the insurgents have held sway for long now, said they would rather wait and see the outcome of the announcement. The development was however hailed by some groups, including the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).
This is not the first time the country will announce that it has reached a truce with the insurgents. In July 2013, Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki announced that a cease-fire was reached on July 8 after talks with the group’s deputy leader, Mohammed Marwan but in a swift reaction, spokesman of the sect, Abubakar Shekau denied that it entered a ceasefire agreement with the government. Shekau, in a video message denied claims by the government, saying, “let me assure you that we will not enter into any truce with these infidels. We will not enter into any truce with the Nigerian government.”
Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh, who disclosed the new ceasefire deal at the end of the coordinating conference on Nigeria–Camerooon Trans-Border Military Operations, held in Abuja, yesterday, said, “without any prejudice to the outcome of our three days interactions and the conclusions of this forum, I wish to inform this audience that a ceasefire agreement has been reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Jama’atul ahlul Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad. I have accordingly directed, the service chiefs to ensure immediate compliance with the development in the field.”
Badeh however did not give details of how they arrived at the ceasefire pact but speaking with the newsmen, the Defence Spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade assured that the Presidency would give the details of how the agreement was reached and the conditions attached.
Also, a Nigerian presidential aide, Hassan Tukur told BBC Focus on Africa that the agreement was sealed after a month of negotiations, mediated by Chad.
STILL ON THE MISSING GIRLS
WACONZY BUSTED!
E BE LIKE SAY THIS $1,000,000,000 LOAN GET K LEG OW
Political affairs officer of the Belarus Embassy in Abuja, Mr. Sergei Makarevich, who confirmed this in an exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP Weekend yesterday, said though Belarus is a top manufacturer of military equipment, helicopters were not part of it... hmmm, i dey clear my throat ow
Pastor TB Joshua to be denied visa into south Africa
Reacting
to the statement made by the General Overseer of the Synagogue of All Nations,
Pastor Temitope Joshua on the people who died in the church building that collapsed,
the African National Congress Youth League has called on Jacob Zuma-led South
African Government to refuse the Pastor visa into the country.
Joshua
said he would live to visit South Africa to commiserate with the families of 84
citizens who lost their lives when a building of the church collapsed in Lagos
on September 12, but his description of about 115 people who died in the
tragedy as martyrs enraged South Africans
Responding to the Overseers desire to pay a
condolence visit to South Africa, the spokesperson for the ANC Youth League,
Bandile Masuku, said, “TB Joshua should not be allowed to come to South Africa
until we know what happened to our fellow countrymen at his church.
“We
will make sure we engage with the Department of International Relations and
Cooperation to make sure they do not issue him with a South African visa.”
A South
African Newspaper, City Press,
which reported this on Tuesday, had reported that about 115 people, including
84 South Africans, were killed and dozens trapped when the multi-storey
guesthouse attached to the church collapsed.
The
punch Newspaper was of the view that about 350 South Africans were said to be
visiting the church in the Ikotun neighbourhood of Lagos, at the time of the
incident
A Soldier Forcefully Gave A Reverend A New Haircut
A Soldier attached to the Alegbor check point was arrested on Monday
by the Nigerian Army, 3 Battalion Effurun, Delta State for allegedly mutilating
the hair of the general overseer and founder of Tower of Faith Ministries, Rev.
Felix Omas.
According to source the incident took place when a tricycle
carrying the general overseer was stopped by the soldiers who ordered him to
get down apparently because of his hairstyle.
Rev. Felix narrated: “I was driving my SUV jeep but due to
traffic situation, I boarded a tricycle. The soldiers stopped our tricycle as
we were coming from Alegbor and sat me down before cutting my hair; that my
hair style violates their rules.”
The act enraged the
leadership of 3 Battalion who promptly arrested the soldier and detained him
with a promise to charge him for improper conduct
The Reverend was almost in tears while narrating his ordeal at
the NUJ Warri Secretariat.
NIGERIA NOW OFFICIALLY EBOLA FREE
He related that all 25 persons under surveillance in Port Harcourt were free from Ebola and therefore discharged.
DEBATE ON $9.3M MONEY LAUNDERING IN SOUTH AFRICA DENIED BY PDP LAWMAKERS... WHY ?
According to reports and as related by Linda Ikeji, the APC lawmakers had moved a motion through the the House Deputy Minority Leader, Ismaila Kawu to debate the matter on the floor of the House but the motion was stopped after a voice note called by the deputy speaker, Mr Emeka Ihedioha went in favor of the majority PDP members.
After the walkout, the Minority Whip leader, Samson Osagie spoke on behalf of APC members...
He said;
“For us as a people and for us as lawmakers, we find this unacceptable, unethical, illegitimate and in our view, it is an illegal transaction. Nigerian government owes the Nigerian people an explanation as to what that source of money comes from and the purpose for which it was made. If indeed, the matter involves security issues like the purchase of arms by foreign government like Nigeria, why was the South African government not brought into the picture before hand and how could South African government be sure that the arms were purchased legitimately by the Nigerian government and not by the insurgents when there were no officials of the NSA’s office or the Director of state security department that accompany such money?”
ORONSAYE, AUDITOR GENERAL AND N123BILLION FRAUD
PREMIUM TIMES challenges the Auditor-General to
explain why he failed to forward the report to the National Assembly two years
after, when he is constitutionally required do so within 90 days.
In Publication by
Sahara Reporters, The Auditor-General of the Federation, Samuel Ukura,
lied in his claim that no audit report from his office indicted a former Head
of the Civil Service, Stephen Oronsaye, over an alleged N123billion fraud
perpetrated during his tenure, between 2009 and 2010, PREMIUM TIMES can
authoritatively report today.
This newspaper had on
September 15 reported how a team of auditors constituted by Mr. Ukura himself
wrote a 169-page report indicting Mr. Oronsaye for allegedly presiding over a
regime of sleaze during his tenure which led to the mismanagement of about
N123billion of public funds but shortly after this paper published its story,
the Auditor General’s office bought spaces in major Nigerian newspapers
disowning the work done and the report written by his own staff. In the widely
circulated advertorial, he claimed there was no such report and that there was
only “audit observation made by the audit team that conducted the audit
exercise” — (whatever this means).The Auditor-General, who appeared to have
buckled under pressure from those desperate to suppress the report, also
claimed that the so-called audit observation did not mention Mr. Oronsaye’s
name nor did it indict him.
In Publication by Sahara Reporters, The Auditor-General of the Federation, Samuel Ukura, lied in his claim that no audit report from his office indicted a former Head of the Civil Service, Stephen Oronsaye, over an alleged N123billion fraud perpetrated during his tenure, between 2009 and 2010, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today.
This newspaper had on September 15 reported how a team of auditors constituted by Mr. Ukura himself wrote a 169-page report indicting Mr. Oronsaye for allegedly presiding over a regime of sleaze during his tenure which led to the mismanagement of about N123billion of public funds but shortly after this paper published its story, the Auditor General’s office bought spaces in major Nigerian newspapers disowning the work done and the report written by his own staff. In the widely circulated advertorial, he claimed there was no such report and that there was only “audit observation made by the audit team that conducted the audit exercise” — (whatever this means).The Auditor-General, who appeared to have buckled under pressure from those desperate to suppress the report, also claimed that the so-called audit observation did not mention Mr. Oronsaye’s name nor did it indict him.
ANGERED MOTHERS, WIVES & SISTERS PROTEST HALF NAKED IN KADUNA
Mr Bezard Wuyah, National President of Ninzom Progressive Youths in the local government told reporters in Kaduna that the Governor visited in the company of hundreds of armed police, soldier and other law enforcement personals instead of a condolence visit that the poor women wear expecting which had lead to the protest.
More members of BokoHaram Surrender
These sounds more of a victorious news to the people of Nigeria and we at Nigerian Trumpet would like to congratulate the Nigerian Army on its recent victories in the fight against insurgency in Nigeria.
NYSC to spend about N800, 000, 000 on software for call up
Information source
Political Platform on Raypower [15th September 2015]
BREAKING! Missing Nigerian Air force Alpha jet found at crashed site
Missing Air Force jet found crashed in Adamawa
The Nigeria air force Alpha Jet which was reportedly missing has been found. According to source the plain crashed at Lala, Gombi Local Government Area of the state.
Daily Independent gathered that the Alpha Jet (NAF 466) which participated in the counter- insurgency operation against the Boko Haram went off radar since Friday, but was said have been discovered through the help of some villagers in Lala of Gombi Local Government Area.
Daily Independent gathered that the Alpha Jet (NAF 466) which participated in the counter- insurgency operation against the Boko Haram went off radar since Friday, but was said have been discovered through the help of some villagers in Lala of Gombi Local Government Area.
ASK YOUR LEADERS WHAT THEY DO WITH YOUR MONEY !
The responsibility of the Media in a democratic state is to serve as the peoples Watch Dog on Government policies and activities as it relates directly and indirectly to the masses and take back to the Government the response of the masses.
That is usually not the case in this part of the world. why ?, because even if it is related by the media to the masses, the fire power of the unorganized opinion of the masses is usually not strong enough to force the Government act upon there opinions, that shall be a thing of the past soon as "The Nigerian Trumpet Public Opinion Platform" will give the masses the opportunity to have an organised representation of their voices.
Man Utd makes incredible offer for C. Ronaldo, Will he return home ?
Manchester United FC will offer Cristiano Ronaldo a weekly wage of £300k to lure him back to Old Trafford... source - BBC Sports
African Champions humbled... what went wrong ?
QUESTION OF THE DAY, Insurgency in Nigeria... is the Government doing enough ?
Reasons you are always tired
Another #EBOLA case recorded in Lagos
The Special Assistant on Media and communications to the Minister of Health Mr Dan Nwomeh has published via his Twitter handle that a fresh case of the deadly Ebola Virus has been recorded in Lagos, this according to him was contained in a press briefing by the Minister of health.
Ebola Virus Stats as related by Special Assistant
Total cases recorded - 19
Deaths - 7
Survivors - 10
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