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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A head of today’s much anticipated clash against Nigeria in Uyo, Bafana Bafana head coac, Stuart Baxter  believes that his charges will need a fresh mentality in order to cause an upset over the West African giants. The outgoing SuperSport United mentor has hinted that he intends to relax on the side lines without putting pressure on his troops. “One of the important things is that we retain the energy. It’s been a long season for most of our players and this is going to be a big game,” Baxter said. “We need to be fresh mentally and physically and to have a simple tactical game plan. They (players) don’t need a coach to be standing around throwing information towards them. “We want to approach the game being optimistic so being fresh would be very key for us. We are capable of hurting Nigeria. We want to be a big nuisance to them – to be their worst nightmare,” the Englishman insisted.   The post Baxter: We need a new mentality against Eagles appe...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Sonny Atumah The Chaplain of the United States Senate, Dr. Barry C. Black, is a retired Real Admiral and former United States Chief of Navy Chaplains. On June 28, 2008 he offered the following prayer on whether it was sense that the Senate debates the motion to concur in the House amendment to an act to provide needed housing reform to be brought to a close. Our Father in Heaven, in the midst of challenges, give our Senators a vision of a land of freedom and justice. Remind them that no nation can be truly great without righteousness and that You possess the power to heal our land. May the work of this legislative body bring unity to the hearts of our citizens and security to our shores. As our law makers give their time, strength and thoughts to the strength to the task of freedom, hasten the day when America will be a beacon of hope to our world. Lord, give to our national leaders the inspiration that will enable them lead this country into making the Amer...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Bafana Bafana are looking for their first ever competitive win over Nigeria in a grudge Afcon 2019 qualifier in Uyo tonight.. It’s never been done before, but South Africa attacker Lebogang Manyama says that “impossible is nothing” as he calls for a team effort to beat their hosts. The 26-year-old Cape Town City ace probably knows what he’s talking about after top-scoring in the PSL to lead his team to a third-place finish in the league and a Telkom Knockout trophy in their first-ever season last term. And he believes he and his teammates can upset the odds against the Super Eagles in SA’s first game under new coach Stuart Baxter. “If you look at the talent that is here, it is amazing. Everybody that is in the squad is on top form and that is good for the team. “Once we can contribute individually according to our strengths and mix it up with the team effort, it will turn out very well. “I am just hoping that we can gel very quickly because it is going to be...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Victor Ahiuma-Young, reporting from Geneva, Switzerland ORGANISED Labour yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland, told the international community that the worsening conditions of Nigerian workers were getting out of hand. The President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, who addressed the global body of workers’ union on behalf of Nigerian workers said “We wish to state that the situation of the working class in Nigeria continues to be dire. This is because of the high and increasing cost of living, rising number of dependants given the deepening unemployment situation, low social protection coverage, delayed payment of salaries amongst others. It is for these reasons that we have demanded and achieved the composition of the tripartite national minimum wage committee to deliver an upward review. “We also wish to state that migration as an unstoppable human phenomenon will require broad-based collaboration, especially as we seek to ensure shared migra...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J We are all Biafrans, Chido Onumah tells us. In a sense, at least, one would think we are, as Biafra has become a metaphor for that which ails us as a people. We have chosen to focus more on that which divides us rather than that which unites us. We are seeking to take refuge in the arms of a yesterday we really do not know but desperately yearn for, even when our eyes should be on tomorrow. Rather than configure how to shape our future through innovation, we have opted to be stuck behind, spewing bile at will, fuelling the contradictions that face us with outdated tools. Some will ask- Can there be a tomorrow without a yesterday? No doubt that there cannot be but I will argue that ours is the burden and choice of what from yesterday we choose to let determine our tomorrow. For, he who spends more time and energy on the rear-view mirror rather than the front windshield makes an accident in the future more an inevitability. It is in that sense that we are all Biaf...

http://ift.tt/2sFbxbx Nnamdi Okonkwo Fidelity Bank is building a new crop of young, dynamic and talented workforce through its graduate recruitment scheme. New inductees who passed out of the Fidelity Crest Academy after an intensive three months training programme were admitted into the Bank’s workforce at the weekend. Recruited early this year and sent immediately to the banking school, the new hires underwent an extensive training on the fundamentals of the banking business with course modules on Culture, Bank Processes and Products; Fundamentals of Banking Business and Personal Effectiveness; Comprehensive Banking Operations and Understanding Banking Business; Financial Statement Analysis and Fundamentals of Credit. Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo urged the graduands to make use of the exposure and training to excel in their various job functions. He stated that the rationale for setting up the academy was to h...

http://ift.tt/2qtXHuF The teachers under the umbrella body of ASCSN in the zones are complaining about disparities in their salaries and allowances. They are asking for the payment of outstanding November and December 2016 salaries and allowances as well as May 2017. • Begs government to halt proposed June 12 action Since Monday May 1, 2017 when students of all the Federal Government Colleges (FGC) in the country resumed for the third term academic activities, their counterparts in the north central and the southwest have been idle following the industrial dispute between the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) and the Federal Government. Some of the affected colleges are the Federal Government College (FGC), Ilorin, Kwara State; Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Omu Aran; FGGC, Sagamu; FGC, Ikirun, Osun State; and 10 others. The teachers under the umbrella body of ASCSN in the zones are complaining about disparities in their salaries and allowances. T...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J We are all Biafrans, Chido Onumah tells us. In a sense, at least, one would think we are, as Biafra has become a metaphor for that which ails us as a people. We have chosen to focus more on that which divides us rather than that which unites us. We are seeking to take refuge in the arms of a yesterday we really do not know but desperately yearn for, even when our eyes should be on tomorrow. Rather than configure how to shape our future through innovation, we have opted to be stuck behind, spewing bile at will, fuelling the contradictions that face us with outdated tools. Some will ask- Can there be a tomorrow without a yesterday? No doubt that there cannot be but I will argue that ours is the burden and choice of what from yesterday we choose to let determine our tomorrow. For, he who spends more time and energy on the rear-view mirror rather than the front windshield makes an accident in the future more an inevitability. It is in that sense that we are all Biaf...

http://ift.tt/2sFbxbx Nnamdi Okonkwo Fidelity Bank is building a new crop of young, dynamic and talented workforce through its graduate recruitment scheme. New inductees who passed out of the Fidelity Crest Academy after an intensive three months training programme were admitted into the Bank’s workforce at the weekend. Recruited early this year and sent immediately to the banking school, the new hires underwent an extensive training on the fundamentals of the banking business with course modules on Culture, Bank Processes and Products; Fundamentals of Banking Business and Personal Effectiveness; Comprehensive Banking Operations and Understanding Banking Business; Financial Statement Analysis and Fundamentals of Credit. Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo urged the graduands to make use of the exposure and training to excel in their various job functions. He stated that the rationale for setting up the academy was to h...

http://ift.tt/2qtXHuF The teachers under the umbrella body of ASCSN in the zones are complaining about disparities in their salaries and allowances. They are asking for the payment of outstanding November and December 2016 salaries and allowances as well as May 2017. • Begs government to halt proposed June 12 action Since Monday May 1, 2017 when students of all the Federal Government Colleges (FGC) in the country resumed for the third term academic activities, their counterparts in the north central and the southwest have been idle following the industrial dispute between the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) and the Federal Government. Some of the affected colleges are the Federal Government College (FGC), Ilorin, Kwara State; Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Omu Aran; FGGC, Sagamu; FGC, Ikirun, Osun State; and 10 others. The teachers under the umbrella body of ASCSN in the zones are complaining about disparities in their salaries and allowances. T...

http://ift.tt/2qJRrwc Chairman, Nigerian Book Fair Trust, Alhaji Rilwan Abdulsalami; Chairman of the conference and Senate committee chairman on Local and Foreign Debts, Shehu Sani; Prof. and Solomon Adewale Okunuga of University of Lagos Stakeholders have again reiterated the need for the implementation of policies that would improve reading among Nigerians. This was the concern of participants at this year’s Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF) 2017, which took place last week in Lagos. Advocates urged government to review policies hampering the book industry as a matter of urgency to enable it function better. The book fair attracted major players in the industry such as Senator Shehu Sani, Dibu Ojerinde, Prof. Lenrie Olatokunbo, Mrs. Ronke Orimolade, Mr. Badiga Adedapo, Mrs. Esther Eworinde among others, and they discussed disturbing issues in the industry and suggested solutions. With the theme ‘Book Chain, Government Policies and the Promotion of Reading Culture in Africa...

http://ift.tt/2qJCUk3 A diagram illustrating obstetric fistula PHOTO CREDIT: google.com/search Ahead of International Day to end Obstetric Fistula coming up on Tuesday 23 May 2017, Chief Iyeme Efem, a professional in Social Works. Fellow of Institute of Social Works (FSOW), Fellow of Institute of development Administration (FDA), and Country Project Manager, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Fistula Care plus Project, told PAUL ADUNWOKE how to prevent, treat and manage Obstetric Fistula. What is obstetric fistula? Obstetric Fistula is a hole, or abnormal opening in the birth canal that results in chronic leakage of urine or faeces. Theme for this year is “hope, healing, and dignity for all.” For me, this captures the essence of repairing of obstetric fistula. Firstly, people need to understand that women with fistula are stigmatised and marginalised within the society. They have lost respect and they are either begging on the streets or hidden at hom...

http://ift.tt/2qJI13G Ivorian police stand aboard a vehicle in the country’s second largest city of Bouaké For four days, some soldiers staged a mutiny in Ivory Coast taking control of some towns, crippling economic activities of the once very peaceful country. The soldiers, who were majorly former rebel fighters who helped President Quattara to gain power protested the non-payment of their bonuses by the Quattara led government. It is not the first time the rebel fighters who were absorbed into the Ivory Coast military would stage a protest. In January, they staged a mutiny, but returned to the barracks after government paid part of their bonus. Before finally accepting the new deal, the rebel fighters had rejected an earlier proposal announced late on Monday.Commenting on the new deal, the spokesmen of the group said the proposal they accepted implies that the about 8,400 insurrectionists will receive an immediate bonus payment of 5m CFA francs, about $8,400. It is also expected...

http://ift.tt/2qJGb30 Cold is an upper respiratory tract infection, and is quite common in children. Dr. Gbemisola Boyede, a Consultant Neuro-Developmental Paediatrician at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) tells GERALDINE AKUTU about cold in children and how parents can deal with it. What causes cold in children and how long does it last? A cold is a mild viral infection of the upper respiratory tract – that is nose, throat and sinuses. It is usually caused by viruses, and there are many types of such viruses. Most colds will resolve spontaneously within few days, and at most two weeks. What are the symptoms? The symptoms include, blocked or running nose, popularly called catarrh, cough, sneezing and sore throat. There may also be low-grade fever, as well as headaches, feeling of fullness of the head and muscle aches, especially in older children. What can parents do to help ease cold? Most colds will resolve spontaneously on their own. However, the symptoms can b...

http://ift.tt/2qJXX6p King Bubaraye Dakolo On March 25, 2017, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, in his acting capacity as the President, visited the Niger Delta region, where he held meetings with stakeholders. At one such meeting in Port Harcourt, Osinbajo told the gathering that the Federal Government was planning to establish modular refineries in the region to engage youths involved in illegal oil refining. He said government was sincerely committed to ensuring that young men and women in the region were properly engaged. He also said Federal Government would continue with the amnesty programme despite suggestions to end it, and that there was more commitment than ever.King Bubaraye Dakolo, Agada IV, Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, Bayelsa State was present at the meeting in Port Harcourt. He shed light on the core issues discussed. There has been a lot of acrimony in the Niger Delta region, with the people agitating for their share of the nation’s wealth. Has the situati...