Barry is the Best
This is how he sees himself:
Avengers order Yorubas, Hausas out of region
Delta - A militant group Adaka Boro Avengers have asked non citizens of the South-east and South-south region to leave the region.
The group also warned warned south east and south south people to return back to the region as a date has been set for the declaration of the Niger Delta Republic.
In a statement, on Sunday, signed by General Edmos Ayayeibo, the group said it has concluded arrangements to make the Niger Delta Republic a reality even as it ordered its people to return home and told northerners and westerners to leave the Niger Delta and eastern states immediately.
It also issued a quit notice to the military and all agencies belonging to the Federal Government to evacuate the Niger Delta states and the eastern parts without delay. Failure to obey the order, it said, would lead to a total destruction of military personnel and agencies.
The statement read: “We, the Adaka Boro Avengers and all the freedom fighters in the Niger Delta region have met and come to a conclusion that we are declaring the Niger Delta Republic three weeks from today.
“So we are by this notice calling on the Nigerian government to move out all military personnel and all government agencies out of the Niger Delta. Failure will lead to destruction of military barracks and personnel.
“We are, also, by this notice calling on our fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters living in the northern parts of Nigeria to return home immediately.
“We are also warning northerners and westerners to leave the Niger Delta region immediately within three weeks from now, for their own good.
“If they refuse to heed to our warning, we will use so many as example in the Niger Delta region on the due date.
“We are telling the Nigerian government that enough is enough and we are taking our independence by force. We have our foreign backers, so we are not afraid of the Nigerian government but ready for total war.
“The inhuman treatment given to us by Nigerian government is enough. We can no longer withstand the suffering of our Niger Delta people. They should not take us for fools.”
Niger Delta Avenger (NDA) claimed responsibility for blowing up of many oil and gas operations of major oil companies in the Niger Delta region said its goal of destruction of oil and gas infrastructure was to actualise the soverign state of Niger Delta.
According to the group’s spokesman Col. Mudoch Agbinibo, the NDA had spread across the Niger Delta to launch its currency, passport, ruling council, territory and flag.
“By October 2016, we will display our currenty, flag, passport our ruling council and our territory to the world,” NDA said.
Good Books are Good: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Musical Interlude: Alone by Marshmello
This smash hit has been described on the radio (when I was in
The mixes from marshmello are kind of all over the place but probably great in person, if that's your thing.
Good Books are Good: Ventoux by Bert Wagendorp
Long Time No Talk
Not Actually a Bond Villain |
Anyway congrats to Drumpf on his nomination. He makes G.W. Bush look like a polished statesman, so it's true that money can really buy anything. I look forward to seeing how he blusters and bullies his way through debates. It will be difficult for a craven politician like Hillary to take him seriously, because he is not a serious man. He is a spoiled brat playing the tough guy, and that plays well with the faux-tough electorate looking to blame someone besides themselves for their declining economic influence. The only thing more embarrassing than his candidacy are the people that believe his nonsense. For a party that got extremely bent out of shape over Obama's ambiguities and vagaries back in 2008 the GOP faithful seem to be very content to let Drumpf free associate platitudes. Funny how that works.
Election season! Get excited!
ENGLAND HAS NAMED NEW THREE LIONS MANAGER
–Allardyce had been named as a replacement for Hodgson, the 61-year-old beat other top managers to the job
– Allardyce has expressed his delight at being appointed manager
Former Bolton Wanderers coach Sam Allardyce has been named as the new manager of the Three Lions of England.
The 61-year-old beat Steve Bruce and Jurgen Klinsmann to to the top job, in replacing Roy Hodgson who resigned after Euro 2016.
The former Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United manager has left Sunderland, who he guided to Premier League survival last season, after nine months in charge.
Allardyce has expressed his delight at being appointed manager, and admits that it is “time to deliver”.
“I am extremely honoured to be appointed England manager especially as it is no secret that this is the role I have always wanted. For me, it is absolutely the best job in English football,” he told the FA’s official website.
“I will do everything I can to help England do well and give our nation the success our fans deserve. Above all, we have to make the people and the whole country proud.
“While my main focus will be on the senior team and getting positive results, I want to add my influence to the great work being done across the development teams at St. George’s Park – a facility I have used with my previous clubs.
Sunflower
Prints available at Artist website (mirrors at Pixels and FineArtAmerica), RedBubble.com.
Licenses for commercial use - at Shutterstock.com, 500px.com.
8 identical RAW photos, taken as quick series, was averaged to boost signal-to-noise ratio of this picture. Snowflake was captured on glass background with LED back light, with additional lens Helios 44M-5, in Moscow, Russia.
And this is version in alternate colors:
Prints available at Artist website (mirrors at Pixels and FineArtAmerica), RedBubble.com.
Licenses for commercial use - at Shutterstock.com, 500px.com.
And here is computer generated pencil drawing of this snowflake, done in wonderful free program FotoSketcher:
Also, this crystal available as Ultra HD wallpaper:
I already processed two more snowflakes from same amazing snowfall of January 3, 2016: Winter fortress and Serenity:
And here is another snowflake from previous winter: Dusty mirror - it slightly remind me new one: this crystal also have big and flat central hexagon, where only visible feature is pattern of tiny dots, relief outer rim and short arms with nice details:
If you want to see more snowflakes, you can browse through all snowflake pictures.
Here you'll find snowflake photo wallpapers in numerous resolutions and screen proportions, up to Ultra HD 4K.
And here is article about snowflake macro photography.
LAGOS STATE PUBLIC JOBS RECRUITMENT
Job Title: EDUCATION OFFICER II GL 08
Job Ref. No.: EDUCATION OFFICER II GL 08
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a degree in Education from a recognized University or a degree in a relevant subject plus a post graduate certificate in education and must have completed the compulsory National Youth Service (NYSC) at the time the application
Job Title: BUILDING OFFICER II/ HIGHER TECHNICAL OFFICER (BUILDING1 GL 08)
Job Ref. No.: BUILDING OFFICER GL 08
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree or a Higher National Diploma in Building or Building Technology from a recognized University or Polytechnic which must be registerable with the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) and must have completed the compulsory National Youth Service at the time of the application.
Job Title: BUILDING OFFICER 1GL 09
Job Ref. No.: BUILDING OFFICER 1GL 09
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Building Technology plus a master‘s degree in building technology from a recognized University or a first ciegree plus two years post qualification cognate experience
Job Title: SENIOR BULDING OFFICER GL 10
Job Ref. No.: SENIOR BULDING OFFICER GL 10
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Building Technology plus a master‘s degree in building technology from a recognized University,
in addition to the above; the successful candidate must have five years post qualification cognate experience
Job Title: CHIEF BUILDING OFFICER GL 14
Job Ref. No.: CHIEF BUILDING OFFICER GL 14
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Building Technology plus a master‘s degree in building technology from a recognized University ,
The successful candidate must fully registered with the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) and have fifteen years post qualification cognate experience.
Job Title: CIVIL/STRUCTURAL/MECHANICAL//ELECTRICAL ENGINEER 11/HIGHER TECHNICAL OFFICER (CIVIL) GL 08
Job Ref. No.: CIVIL/STRUCTURAL
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a f I degree or a Higher Natonal Diploma in Civi l/ Structural Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from a recognized University or Polytechnic which must be registerable with the Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN) and must have completed the compulsory National Youth Service at of submission of the application.
Job Title: CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER 1GL 09
Job Ref. No.: CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER 1GL 09
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from a recognized University plus at least two years post qualification experience, possession of a master‘s degree is an added advantage.
Job Title: SENIOR CIVIL./STRUCTURAL ENGINEER GL10
Job Ref. No.: SENIOR CIVIL./STRUCTURAL ENGINEER GL10
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from a recognized University plus at least five years post qualification cognate experience, possession of a master‘s degree is an added advantage.
Job Title: SENIOR CIVIL./STRUCTURAL ENGINEER GL10
Job Ref. No.: SENIOR CIVIL./STRUCTURAL ENGINEER GL10
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from a recognized University plus at least five years post qualification cognate experience, possession of a master‘s degree is an added advantage.
Job Title: CHIEF CIVIL ENGINEER GL 14
Job Ref. No.: CHIEF CIVIL ENGINEER GL 14
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Civil Engineering, plus at least 15 years post qualification cognate experience, in addition to the above the successful candidate must be registered with the Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN)
Job Title: ARCHITECT II / HIGHER TECHNICAL OFFICER (ARCHITECTURE) GL 08
Job Ref. No.: ARCHITECT II
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree or a Higher National Diploma in Architecture from a recognized University or Polytechnic which must be registerable with the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) and must have completed the compulsory National Youth Service at the submission of the application.
Job Title: ARCHITECT 1GL 09
Job Ref. No.: ARCHITECT 1GL 09
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Architecture from a recognized University which must be registerable with the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) plus two years post qualification experience, possession of a master’s degree is an added advantage.
Job Title: SENIOR ARCHITECT GL 10
Job Ref. No.: SENIOR ARCHITECT GL 10
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Architecture from a recognized University which must be registerable with the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) plus five years post qualification cognate experience, possession of a master‘s degree is an added advantage.
Job Title: CHIEF ARCHITECT GL 14
Job Ref. No.: CHIEF ARCHITECT GL 14
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a first degree in Architecture from a recognized University plus at least fifteen year post qualification cognate experience.
In addition the successful candidate must have passed the Nigerian Institute of Architect Examination of professional competence and be fully registered by the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON).
Job Title: DIRECTOR GL 17
Job Ref. No.: DIRECTOR GL 17
Employment Status PERMANENT
Job Detail
Candidate must possess a degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering or Building Technology from a recognized University plus at least Twenty Five years post qualification cognate experience.
In addition the successful candidate must have passed the Nigerian Institute of Architect Examination of professional competence and be fully registered by the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCOIJ), Council for Registered Engineers(COREN) or Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON).
The successful candidate must have worked at top management level in a reputable establishment for at least five years.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should log in to (http:jobs.lagosstate.gov.ng)
Cohabitation: A Secret To Lovely Marriage
Many couples believe-mistakenly-that cohabitation will lower their risk of divorce. This is an understandable misconception, since many people are the children of divorce, or have other family members or friends who have divorced. Other reasons for living together include convenience, financial savings, companionship and security, and a desire to move out of their parents house.
What social science says about cohabitation
On average, marriage preceded by cohabitation is 46% more likely to end in divorce.
The risk is greatest for “serial” cohabitors who have had multiple relationships.
Some studies indicate that those who live together with definite plans for marriage are at minimal risk; however, there are no positive effects from cohabiting.
Cohabitation puts children at risk . Forty percent of cohabiting households include children. After five years, one-half of these couples will have broken up, compared to 15% of married parents.
Cohabitation and Catholic Church teaching
Every act of sexual intercourse is intended by God to express love, commitment and openness to life in the total gift of the spouses to each other.
Sexual intercourse outside of marriage cannot express what God intended. Rather, it says something false–a total commitment that the couple does not yet have. This total commitment is possible only in marriage.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church points out that some couples claim a right to live together if they intend to marry later on. Although the couple may be sincere in their intention, the Catechism stresses that human love is not compatible with “trial marriages.” Rather, “it demands a total and definitive gift of persons to one another.”
Cohabitation and marriage preparation
If you are a cohabiting couple who has chosen to marry, the Catholic Church welcomes your decision to marry but not for premarital sex.
Because cohabitation can have an effect on the marriage, couples are encouraged to explore certain questions with the pastoral minister who is preparing them for marriage. These include:
Why did you choose to live together?
What did you learn from the experience of living together?
Why did you decide to marry?
Why do you wish to marry in the person?
What does marriage as a sacrament mean to you?
Read It: All Quiet On the Western Front
Through all that numbing information the actual cost and consequences of the war get lost. It's all well and good to know that the troops were in one place or another, but what where they doing? All Quiet On the Western Front makes an effort to bring that to light. It is a superb book that is just as thoroughly modern and relevant today as it was the day it was published in 1929.
Mostly they were trying to kill other people, at which they excelled, and also they were trying not to die, at which they did not.
The book itself is a slim volume that can be read through in a few sittings, if you have the stomach for it. More likely you will have to read it in smaller sections, as the wretched misery of trench warfare in 1916 is only occasionally interrupted by 'happy' moments.
If you read only one book about WWI, or only one book about war in general, then this is the book to read.
OFFICIAL JAMB GRADING SYSTEM FOR 2016/2017 ADMISSION
ADMISSION
JAMB SCORE GRADE POINTS
180 – 185 -----------20 points
186 – 190-----------21points
191 -195----------22points
196 – 200---------23points
201 – 205-----------24points
206 – 210----------25 points
211 – 215---------26 points
216 -220--------27 points
221 -225--------28 points
226 -230--------29 points
231 -235------30 points
236 – 240--------31 points
241 – 245--------32 points
246 -250---------33 points
251 -300---- (34- 43points)
300 -400-----(44 – 60 points)
WAEC / NECO O’LEVEL GRADE POINTS
1. Single sitting------- 10 points
2. Combined Results-------- 2 points
A1-------------6 points
B2 and B3---------4 points
C4 – C6------------3 points.
For example,
IGWE ARIYO HASSAN scored 205 in UTME = 24 points.
He applies for Political Science.
He presents only one WAEC result=10 points
He has 5 credits in the necessary subjects (3 x 5) =15
points.
His total points =49 points.
He will now await the school to release the cut off point for his course.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INCLUDED THURSDAY AS HOLIDAY
The Federal Government of Nigeria has added Thursday 7th July, 2016 as Public Holiday for the celebration of Eid-el fitr, having declared Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th July, 2016 as public holidays earlier.
The declaration was made on behalf of the Federal Government by the Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Dambazau in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Bassey Okon Akpanyung.
This declaration followed the directive by the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, to the effect that the Ramadan fast continues on Tuesday as a result of the non-sighting of the moon.
The statement urged Nigerians to use this period of sober reflections to ensure harmony, unity and peaceful co-existence, while giving full support to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in his sustained effort to pursue socio-economic and political growth of the nation.
JAMB adopts point system option for 2016 admissions
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu
Friday Olokor, Abuja
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the release of its guidelines for the 2016 admissions’ process.
The method, described as the point system option, was adopted after an extensive one-week meeting JAMB had with universities and other tertiary institutions’ administrators in the country.
According to the guidelines contained in a statement placed on its website on Monday night, JAMB said that the modalities were going to be based on point system.
While explaining how the admission process would work for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates and direct entry students, the organisation stated that universities were going to charge fees for screening of candidates at the end of the process for admission.
According to JAMB, the new method uses a point system to offer provisional admission to candidates.
“Before a candidate can be considered for screening, he/she must have been offered a provisional admission by JAMB. The JAMB admission checker portal is going to be opened soon for this process, so praying is all you can do now,” JAMB said.
The second process, it said, was the point system where admission would depend on the point tally of the candidate.
The statement said, “JAMB’s provisional admission no longer makes much sense this year, your points tally will decide your faith. The points are evenly spread out between your O’ Level and JAMB results to provide a level-playing field for all.
“In the first case, any candidate who submits only one result which contains his/her relevant subjects already has 10 points. The exam could be NECO, WASSCE, November/December WASSCE etc, but any candidate who has two sittings only gets 2 points. So this means that candidates with only one result are at an advantage but only just.”
The organisation added that the “next point grades fell into the O’ Level grades where each grade would have it equivalent point; A=6 marks, B=4 marks, C=3 marks, so the better the candidates’ grades, the better his or her chances of securing admission this year.
“The next point is the UTME scores where each score range has its equivalent point which can be summarised thus, 180-200=20-23 marks, 200-250=24-33 points, 251-300=34-43, 300-400=44-60 points,” JAMB explained.
Giving a breakdown, JAMB explained that each category would contain five JAMB results per point added.
For example a candidate with 180-185 gets 20 points, while a candidate with 186-190 gets 21 points.
JAMB added that the point system for direct entry would be released soon.
JAMB stated that fees would still be charged for screening which would replace the Post UTME test.
JAMB also emphasised that catchment and educationally less-developed state would still be used for admission into the nation’s tertiary institutions.
JAMB said, “Merit contains 45 per cent of the total candidates for a particular course, Catchment contains 35 per cent and ELDS and staff lists contains the rest. Cut off marks will be released by the institutions this year in the form of points and not marks.
“If a school declares its cut off mark for Medicine as 90 points and JAMB grants a candidate with 250 a provisional admission but his/her total points falls short of the 90 points, then he/she will lose the admission. So the provisional admission is just a means to an end, not the end in itself.”
Source
http://punchng.com/jamb-adopts-point-system-option-2016-admissions/
WAEC GCE NOV/DEC 2016 TIMETABLE
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Wednesday, 31st August, 2016
Commerce (Essay& Obj) 3.00pm –
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Friday , 2nd September, 2016
Biology (Essay& Obj) 9.30am -12.0
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Saturday, 3rd September, 2016
English Language 2 (Essay) Englis
Language 1 (Objective) 9.30am – 1
English Language 3 (Test of Orals)
3.30pm – 4.15pm
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Monday, 5th September, 2016
Geography (Essay &Objective) 9.3
12:30pm
Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical
2.00pm – 4.00pm
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Tuesday, 6th September, 2016
Agricultural Science (Essay&Objec
9.30am – 12.30pm
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Thursday, 8th September, 2016
Financial Accounting (Financial
Accounting Essay& Objective) 9.30
1.00pm
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Friday, 9th September, 2016
Hausa 9.30am – 12.30pm
Igbo 9.30am – 12.30pm
Yoruba 9.30am – 12.30pm
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Saturday, 10th September, 2016
General Mathematics (Essay&Obje
9.30am-3.30pm
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Thursday,15th September, 2016
Physics (Essay & Objective) 9.30a
12.15pm
Geography (Practical and Physical
Geography) 2.00pm – 3.50pm
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Friday, 16th September, 2016
Chemistry (Alternative to Practica
9.30am – 11.00am
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Saturday, 17th September, 2016
Economics (Essay& Objective) 9.3
12.30pm
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Monday, 19th September, 2016
Literature-In-English (Prose & Obj
9.30am –11.45am
Literature-In-English (Drama & P
2.00pm – 4.30pm.
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Tuesday, 20th September, 2016
Chemistry (obj and essay) 9.30am
Government (Essay& Objective) 2.
-5.00pm
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Thursday, 22nd September, 2016
Agricultural Science (Alternative t
Practical Work) 9.30am -11.00am
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Friday, 23rd September, 2016
History (Essay & Objective) 9.30a
12.30pm
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Monday, 26th September, 2016
CRS/IRS (obj and essay) 9.30am -1
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Tuesday, 27th September, 2016
Further Mathematics (Essay) 9.30
12.00noon
Further Mathematics (Obj) 3.00
4.30pm
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Wednesday, 28th September, 2016
Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical
9.30am – 12.15pm
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