Nigeria Shakes Off Japan Defeat, Beats Canada 3-1

The Nigeria Under-20 team, Super Falcons on Wednesday defeated their Canadian counterpart at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

Goals from Uchendu 45+1', Bokiri 46' and Ihezuo 73' were enough to claim the maximum three points for the Nigeria ladies.
The Falconets who lost their first match against Japan will now seek to get three points when they take on Spain.

Atiku - There Will Be No Boko Haram If I Was President of Nigeria

Nigeria's former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, said that if he were the president of Nigeria, Boko Haram will cease to exist. 

Atiku made the remark at a charity event to commemorate his 70th birthday. 

Atiku stated that, he would have used all resources at his disposal to ensure that Boko Haram did not take place in any part of North-Eastern Nigeria and anywhere else in the country. He said he would have made sure Nigerians never heard anything about it again, until he leaves government, adding that he regretted that Boko Haram took over seven of the 21 local government area of Adamawa.
“If you recalled,while we are in office in 2002, such a small up raising ,very similar to this Boko Haram,reared their head in Yobe State,then,we smashed it immediately. So I think it requires a steadfast leadership,a leadership that is decisive.”

 

Nollywood Actor Leo Mezie Returns to Nigeria After Kidney Surgery

Nollywood actor Leo Mezie is back in Nigeria after a successful Kidney surgery in London. 

The actor was diagnosed with Kidney disease few months ago. His return was announced by Ani Amatosero who shared a photo of him on her Instagram page.

GHANA'S RULING PARTY WARNS CITIZENS- DON'T REPEAT NIGERIA'S MISTAKE BY VOTING IN A BUHARI

Ghana's ruling party, the National Democratic Congress, NDC has asked the citizenry not to repeat Nigeria's mistake by voting out the ruling party.

Addressing party supporters on the President John Mahama's second campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region in Tema last Saturday, Kofi Adams, the NDC national campaign coordinator said Nigerians have regretted replacing Goodluck Jonathan’s government with that of President Mahamadu Buhari; GHANA WEB reports.

“President Buhari in his maiden speech asked Nigerians not to expect any change from him culminating in his abysmal performance as he has succeeded in running down several policies and initiatives introduced by his predecessor. He has plunged Nigeria into serious economic hardship”, Kofi Adams said.

JAMB APPROVES REDUCTION IN ADMISSION CUT-OFF MARKS

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has approved the reduction of the cut-off mark for admission into tertiary institutions from 180.

JAMB’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Ishaq Oleyede, made this know during the 2nd Technical Committee Meeting for 2016 Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, which was held at the Alvan Ikoku College of Education in Owerri.

He had initially called for a national debate on the propriety of cut off marks.

Oloyede explained that the decision became necessary, due to the inability of some schools to implement the cut-off mark.

He said: “it was in a meeting of the Board of higher institutions and other Stakeholders that a decision of 180 as the 2016 National cut-off mark was reached.

“However, many Institutions, though part of the decision, have expressed concern on their inability to effect this cut-off mark as they are finding it difficult to fill a reasonable percentage of their quota if the rule is strictly applied as we insist.

“I think this cry needs attention, otherwise, some of these institutions whether public or privately-owned may soon begin to wobble or even close shops. This will be counter-productive and even defeat the Government Policy of expansion of access to higher education and manpower development.”

He, however, explained that the new flexible cut-off, will only apply to institutions that have exhausted the list of candidates that scored 180.

Oloyede warned that no institution, whether Federal or State, will be allowed to continue with admission of students after the November 30 deadline.

YU XU CHINA’S FEMALE JET FIGHTER PILOT IS DEAD

Captain Yu Xu,  the first Chinese woman to fly a J-10 fighter jet has died.

She was was killed in a training accident, according to China’s state-run media.

Yu Xu, 30, died Saturday during a routine training flight with the country’s air force aerobatics team in Yutian county in Hebei province in northern China, Xinhua reported.

Yu had ejected after the J-10 she was flying collided with another J-10 and was killed when she was hit by the wing of another aircraft.

Her male co-pilot ejected safely and had only minor injuries.

Yu joined the military in 2005 and first flew the J-10 in July 2012. She was one of only four women to fly the J-10.

Fans nicknamed her Golden Peafowl because she excelled in the peafowl dance.

She had taken part in the Airshow China in Zhuhai earlier this month.

“I hope to give the audience a good performance,” China National Radio quoted her as saying before the show. “In terms of safety, in our training we’re always reminded to put safety first.”

“The morale of the aerobatics team will be hit. There has not been an incident like this for the team for a long time,” military observer Antony Wong Dong told the South China Morning Post.

“If such accident happened in the air show in Zhuhai, it would be a disaster because more casualties would be likely.”

The most recent J-10 crash was on Sept. 28, when a plane crashed near Yangcun air base in Tianjin reportedly after hitting a bird.

*Originally reported by UPI

Messi travels in Neymar’s private jet

Their rivalry is among the most stories in world football but it seems the once icy relationship between Argentina and Brazil has thawed.
At least, for Barcelona teammates-Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano and Neymar.
After flying together from Barcelona to Sao Paulo the trio boarded Neymar’s private jet on Tuesday for a flight to Belo Horizonte, where their national teams will meet in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday.

Messi and other Barca players

 Local media reported that Mascherano and Messi asked for permission from Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza to accept Neymar’s offer of a ride in his nine million US-dollar Cessna Citation 680.
Upon touching down in Belo Horizonte, the players were whisked off in private cars to their respective teams’ training bases without speaking to waiting media.
The clash will be Brazil’s first fixture at the Mineirao stadium since their calamitous 7-1 semifinal defeat to Germany at the 2014 World Cup.
Brazil are currently top of the South American zone World Cup qualifying standings with 21 points, one point ahead of second-placed Uruguay. Argentina are sixth, five points behind the Selecao.
The last time the neighbors met was in a World Cup qualifier last November, when they drew 1-1 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires.
The top four teams at the end of the South American qualifying tournament will advance directly to the 2018 World Cup in Russia while the fifth-ranked side will earn a playoff spot.