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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Memories of two personalities of Southeastern origin have etched on the psyche of Igbo nation and on the mind of an average Igbo man in Nigeria, including myself. They are Chief Dr. Nnmadi Azikiwe, the Owelle of Onitsha and the Biafran warlord, Col. Chukwuemeka Odemegwu Ojukwu, the Ikemba of Nnewi. But both represent two opposing phases in the transitional history of   Igbo nation or our people. Also, each one of them made influential imprints on the lives of our people, irrespective of whether it was for good or bad.  A society or community remembers its own based on the extent anyone impacted positively on the lives of the people. It is reason, in most Africa communities; personalities are canonized, deified or elevated to remarkable historical monuments.  Legends sprout from such backgrounds. The Ghanaians talk of the Great Kweme Nkrumah and South Africans endearingly worship Nelson Mandela. In Nigeria, South -westerners idolize Late Chief Obafe...

http://ift.tt/2rDnOfp Amaju Pinnick Amaju Pinnick, President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), says that administering football in the country is not difficult but having the right environment to do it is the problem. Pinnick made the assertion in a statement by John Mayaki, the Chief Press Secretary to the Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Saturday in Benin. The statement said that Pinnick spoke at a dinner hosted by the Edo Government on Friday to honour him on his elevation into the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Board and FIFA. According to Pinnick, the country has persons with football experiences and those interested in repositioning the game but the right environment to do so is difficult to come by. “If we have the required support and sponsorship, we will create the enabling environment for Nigerian football to develop. “I want to say that I have members of the NFF executive committee that believe in my vision and mission to develop and propel...

http://ift.tt/2ozZJsU US President Donald Trump. President Donald Trump took the unusual step of advocating a forced shutdown of the federal government Tuesday, after Republicans and Democrats ignored White House demands in reaching a budget deal./ AFP President Donald Trump took the unusual step of advocating a forced shutdown of the federal government Tuesday, after Republicans and Democrats ignored White House demands in reaching a budget deal. After a bruising budget battle which saw fellow Republicans jettison many of Trump’s election promises, the embattled president lashed out, saying maybe the government should not be funded at all. Trump’s congressional allies have cut a deal with Democrats to fund the government until September, at least delaying the building of a border wall and a host of Trump’s other priorities. “Our country needs a good ‘shutdown’ in September to fix mess!” Trump tweeted. Previous government shutdowns have cost the US economy tens of billions...