SOME MINISTERS ARE SQUATTING IN ABUJA - AMAECHI

Source : thecableng

Speaking to Osasu Igbinedion, on The Osasu Show, Amaechi, who recently launched the Abuja-Kaduna railway line alongside President Muhammadu Buhari, said the rail line would make housing cheaper in Abuja.

“Listen to me; do you know that ministers, as we are talking now, some of them are squatting? We are living in conditions equal to that of most Nigerians,” he said.

The minister said Nigerians can now live in Kaduna and work in Abuja, while paying less for accommodation in Kaduna.

“For those who don’t have houses, they’re able to rent houses at a cheap cost in Kaduna as against that of Abuja. It also impacts the savings; you have disposable income in your hand. It also impacts on agriculture, agricultural produce, you can transport easily and it will impact on cost of production because at that point, you’re able to move the cargo at a cheaper cost.

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YOU ARE A WINNNER

If you think you are beaten, you are.

If you think you dare not, you don't. 

If you like to win but think you can't, 

It's almost a cinch you won't. 

If you think you'll lose, you're lost. 

For out in the world we find

Success begins with a fellow's will. 

It's all in the state of mind. ..

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JONATHAN START BUHARI COMPLETED, ABUJA-KADUNA STANDARD-GAUGE RAILWAY LINE

With the launch, commercial operations will now commence. A test-run operation was done earlier in the month.

The railway line was one of the infrastructural projects of the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

Also, the Buhari government has revived the Kano-Port Harcourt train services in an effort to complete the projects he inherited from the previous administration.

The president has expressed willingness to complete the projects passed down by the Jonathan administration.

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CYBER BULLYING AND USE OF PARENTAL CONTROL - EXPERTS

According to the study growing up Online, Connected Kids, conducted by Kaspersky Lab and icon Kids & Youth, cyberbullying is a far more dangerous threat to children than many parents think. The consequences for the majority of young victims of online harassment include serious problems with health and socialisation.

Cyberbullying is intentional intimidation, persecution or abuse that children and teenagers may encounter on the internet. Interestingly, children aged 8-16 are more wary of this threat than their parents are. According to the study, 13% of children and 21% of parents consider it harmless. At the same time, 16% of the children surveyed are more afraid of being bullied online than offline, while half (50%) are equally afraid of both real-life and virtual bullying.

Parents should not downplay the dangers of cyberbullying. Despite the fact that the study found only 4% of children admitted to being bullied online

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MICHAEL JORDAN DONATES $2 MILLION TO POLICE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND CHARITY

The sports icon has penned a powerful op-ed for The Undefeated, speaking out in support of both the African-American community and U.S. police officers.

"As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers. I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones, as I know their pain all too well," he writes.

"I was raised by parents who taught me to love and respect people regardless of their race or background, so I am saddened and frustrated by the divisive rhetoric and racial tensions that seem to be getting worse as of late, I know this country is better than that, and I can no longer stay silent. 

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NNPC TO INTENSIFIES SEARCH FOR OIL IN CHAD BASIN - BUHARI

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC is stepping up measures to ensure a successful operation in the ongoing search for crude oil in the Chad Basin and other parts of the Inland Sedimentary Basin even as President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for deeper inquest into the prospectivity of some hitherto neglected finds in some areas in the North Eastern part of Nigeria.

Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru made this disclosure on Monday while receiving the Governor of Bauchi State, Mallam Mohammed Abubakar who was on a courtesy visit to the NNPC Towers, Abuja.

Dr. Baru informed that the renewed search for hydrocarbon deposits in the Chad Basin would entail extensive probing of some allocated and non-allocated oil blocs in the region with a view to establishing the magnitude of the deposits.

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HOW TO BE FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT

It takes a plan. Many individuals, particularly those with a healthy self-discipline and solid financial guidance, can reach this goal. Here are 10 ideas to get started.

 Visualize first, then plan. Anyone’s vision of financial independence can probably use a reality check. Start by considering what your vision actually looks like and then gather some qualified financial advice to set, or reset ,your course. The path to financial independence may be considerably different at age 20 than it is at age 50; the more time you have to save and invest generally produces a better outcome. But whatever age you are, start by getting a realistic picture of what options you have.

Budget. Tracking your finances effectively starts with budgeting the process of measuring income, subtracting expenses and deciding how to divert the difference to your goals. It’s the essential first task in achieving financial independence.

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WHY I WAS REMOVED FROM POWER - BUHARI, 31 YEARS BACK

Reported by Saharareporters:

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he was removed from office 31 years ago because he was planning to purge the military hierarchy of corruption.
Buhari, who has not spared the military even in his ongoing anti-corruption war, said senior military leaders, led by a former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, and General Aliyu Gusau, removed him in August 1985, to save themselves from his wrath.

In an exclusive interview published in the current edition of The Interview magazine, Buhari challenged Babangida and Gusau, to tell the truth on why they carried out the coup against him.

“I learnt,” he said, “that Aliyu Gusau, who was in charge of intelligence, took import licence from the Ministry of Commerce which was in charge of supplies and gave it to Alhaji Mai Deribe.

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FIND REASONS THAT DRIVE YOU TO KEEP PURSUING YOUR DREAM

By: Tunji Oyedokun; 
Find reasons that drive you to keep pursuing your dreams. Make a decision to determine those reasons that make you strong whenever you are faced with difficulties that may want to stop you from following your passion. Since life is like a roller coaster, sometimes you are up and sometimes you are down. In your trying times, you need to find those reasons why you won't give up on your dreams. You need to hold them closely to your heart and let them push you forward.
Your reasons may be: 
#1. To impact lives positively;
#2. To impart knowledge; 
#3. To acquire wealth 
#4. To achieve greatness; 
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BIGGER FLYING EAGLE OUT OF CAF U-20 NATIONS CUP NEXT YEAR

The team coach of Flying Eagles Emmanuel Amuneke disclosed that ''Right from the begining of this journey we handed everything to God and He has led us to this stage,'' starts the former Barcelona winger in a most emotional tone.

"But whatever went wrong on Sunday is what I cannot understand or explain.

"I've tried since after the match till now to figure out what went wrong, but I've not been able to.

"This is a sad moment for me, a sad moment for the team and a sad moment for Nigerian football.

"I'm more saddened for the players, those who supported me and the team, as well as Nigerians.

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*WHAT IF IT WORKS?*

A friend sent this to me this morning and I think it worth to share...''What if it works''

``The queue to the ATM machine was something else because we all wanted to withdraw money. Although there was another machine beside it, nobody moved towards the second machine. We had about 25 people on one single queue.

When my sis & I got there, I also went to queue but she asked one of the customers what was wrong with the other machine. 'I don't know', he said, '... but somebody said there is no money in it'. 

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BIOMETRIC AND MOBILE TECH INNOVATION

According to the latest market analysis from Acuity Market Intelligence, the combination of tumultuous world events and the proliferation of innovative, disruptive biometric and mobile technology has created a perfect storm that is driving the evolution of digital identity for commerce, payments, the enterprise, and civil applications.

Acuity projects that 750 million biometric smartphones are in use today, representing more than 30% of the global smartphone installed base. Acuity expects this market to grow to 100% of the 2 billion smartphones shipped annually by 2018 with 100% installed base adoption by 2020. More than 800 million biometrically enabled transactions will be competed annually on mobile devices by 2020 generating nearly $7 billion in annual biometric authentication revenue.

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THE WILLIAMS SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616)

Williams Shakespeare: Cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant never taste of death but once. 

Within the class system of Elizabethan England, William Shakespeare did not seem destined for greatness. He was not born into a family of nobility or significant wealth. He did not continue his formal education at university, nor did he come under the mentorship of a senior artist, nor did he marry into wealth or prestige. His talent as an actor seems to have been modest, since he is not known for starring roles. His success as a playwright depended in part upon royal patronage. Yet in spite of these limitations, Shakespeare is now the most performed and read playwright in the world.

Born to John Shakespeare, a glovemaker and tradesman, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent farmer, William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. At that time, infants were baptized three days after their birth, thus scholars believe that Shakespeare was born on April 23, the same day on which he died at age 52. As the third of eight children, young William grew up in this small town 100 miles northwest of London, far from the cultural and courtly center of England.

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WOULD DONALD TRUMP DEFEAT HILLARY CLINTON ?

Beware all "experts" who tell you something will happen. That a candidate will win and another candidate will lose. The certainty expressed in these types of statements, which you see on the answers to this question -- particularly that Trump has no chance against Hillary Clinton -- are nothing more than bluster, and an arrogant attempt to dismissively declare that something is certain, and of course, as a truthsayer, it is you above all people who just knows this to be the case.

Let's get something straight. The answer to any question like this asked on Quora or anywhere else is always "we don't know." When asked "can this candidate beat that candidate?" the answer is always, and I do mean always, "yes."

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NEGOTIATION WITH NIGER DELTA AVENGERS ON - BUHARI

President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that his administration was talking to Niger Delta militants through oil companies and law-enforcement agencies to find a lasting solution to insecurity in the region.

Speaking at a farewell audience with Mr. Michael Zinner, the outgoing Ambassador of Germany to Nigeria at the State House, Buhari said that government is studying the instruments of the Amnesty Programme inherited from the previous administration with a view to carrying out commitments made that were undelivered.

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GOOGLE LAUNCHES NEW CLOUD SERVICE

Google's intelligent cloud developer tools are expanding with the launch of a new Cloud Natural Language API on Wednesday. The service is aimed at helping developers create applications that understand human language.

It's an important move for Google, as public cloud providers are racing to host new applications built with intelligent capabilities. Natural language processing allows developers to build apps that can tackle the challenging task of understanding how humans communicate, and it is key for things like building intelligent assistants and chat bots.

This API can provide a bunch of information about a block of text back to an application, including the overall sentiment of a passage and an analysis of the structure of a sentence. The system can also identify entities mentioned, including people, organizations, locations, events, and products.

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