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Friday, 1 May 2015
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Defeated Cancer 15 Years Ago
The minister went emotional as she attended the service of songs for the late Oronto Douglas,
the special adviser to President Jonathan on research and
documentation. The event took place in Abuja in the night of April 30,
2015, Thursday.
The minister gave a rare insight into her health problems of the past:
“Oronto and I had two similarities in life, we both had cancer. I had my last surgery, 15 years ago and I shared my experience with him.”
She further narrated how she repeatedly sought to encourage the late presidential aide using her triumph over the disease, but did not mention the type of cancer.
The minister gave a rare insight into her health problems of the past:
“Oronto and I had two similarities in life, we both had cancer. I had my last surgery, 15 years ago and I shared my experience with him.”
She further narrated how she repeatedly sought to encourage the late presidential aide using her triumph over the disease, but did not mention the type of cancer.
President Jonathan was represented by Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The service of songs also attended by representatives of civil society, the government, the media and the clergy.
Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect, sent his condolences to President Jonathan on Oronto’s death.
The late politician, who was also described as a “bridge builder across political divides”, will be buried on May 2
READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/431176-ngozi-okonjo-iweala-defeated-cancer-15-years-ago.html
The service of songs also attended by representatives of civil society, the government, the media and the clergy.
Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect, sent his condolences to President Jonathan on Oronto’s death.
The late politician, who was also described as a “bridge builder across political divides”, will be buried on May 2
READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/431176-ngozi-okonjo-iweala-defeated-cancer-15-years-ago.html
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The Secret Of Living To 100 Years
For the past 50 years, scientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have followed the health and lifestyles of 855 men born in 1913. Ten of the men lived to 100, and the study revealed a number of similarities in how the centenarians lived their lives.
CHECK LIST
- Don’t smoke
- Don’t drink more than four coffees a day
- Stay cheerful
- Keep your blood pressure low
- Maintain a healthy cholesterol level
- Have a mother who lived into her 80s
- Stay slim
- Own your own home by 50
- Maintain a good posture
“The unique design has enabled us to identify the factors that influence survival after the age of 50. Our recommendation for people who aspire to centenarianism is to refrain from smoking, maintain healthy cholesterol levels and confine themselves to four cups of coffee a day.
The team discovered 27 per cent of those taking part survived to reach the age of 80, while 13 per cent made their 90th birthdays. Of all the deaths occurring after the age of 80, 42 per cent were attributed to heart disease, 20 per cent to infection, eight per cent to stroke, eight per cent to cancer, six per cent to pneumonia, and 16 per cent to other causes.
Spots Special: Must watch Weekend matches
As most of the football league seasons draw closer to
the end, #Profcem brings you the biggest matches you do not want to miss
this weekend.
England
On Saturday
Liverpool vs. Queens Park Rangers: Liverpool face-off against relegation threatened QPR. What makes this match important for both clubs relates to their aims for the season. Liverpool will want to pile the pressure on Man Utd for the last champion’s league spot while QPR will boost their chances against relegation with a win.
Manchester United vs. West Bromwich Albion: Man Utd will want to claim a win against a West Brom side to further solidify their place as the fourth best team in England
On Sunday
Chelsea – Crystal Palace: The biggest match this weekend due to its importance. Chelsea can win the league if they beat Crystal Palace while a draw or win for Palace will further make bookmakers stake a claim for Alan Pardew to be manager of the year.
Tottenham
Hotspur – Manchester City: the second biggest match if Chelsea’s match
would give them the league title. Tottenham are level on points with
Liverpool and a win could put them in fifth placw while City will want
to save a doomed season with a win which will keep them in second place.
Arsenal will play Hull City on Monday.
Spain
On Saturday
Cordoba – Barcelona: Barcelona will hope to repeat its superb showing against Getafe during the week on Saturday. A victory at Cordoba will move Barcelona one step closer to the La Liga title.
Atletico Madrid – Athletic Bilbao:
Last Season’s La Liga champions are somehow still in the race for the
title despite being third and way beyond the reach of Barcelona and Real
Madrid who are second.
A win will further put Atletico in the frame for another season in the Champions league.
Sevilla – Real Madrid: The toughest match this weekend. A win for Sevilla will move them above Valencia in fourth place. A win for Madrid will also close the gap on Barcelona if they win or overtake them if they lose.
Deportivo La Coruna – Villarreal: Deportivo have been poor recently and sit in the relegation places but a win will boost their survival chances provided others lose. IK Uche and his colleagues will hope Valencia and Sevilla lose so they they move up the table from sixth place.
Italy:
On Saturday
Sampdoria vs. Juventus: Juve could win the Serie A title with a win against Sampdoria who are also chasing European ambitions. This will be a tough match for Juve as Sampdoria have already proven to be giant killers this season.
On Sunday
Roma vs. Genoa: Third place Roma had performed badly in 2015 and will hope a in against a strong Genoa side will them to solidify the last champions league spot in Italy.
Atalanta vs. Lazio: Lazio are surprisingly in second place in Italy and a win against an Atalanta side led by the ever impressive German Denis will put them in a position to qualify for the champions League for the 1st time in almost 10years.
Napoli vs. AC Milan: Napoli could compound more woes on a Milan team that has hugely disappointed this season. Win/lose it wouldmake no difference for Milan but a win for Napoli led by Higuain and Rafa Benitez could push Roma to relinquish its hold on third spot. Napoli are fourth with 56points with Roma ahead with 61 points.
Germany
On Saturday
Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund: Dortmund will be buoyed by their penalty victory over Bayern Munich in the DFB Pokal semi-finals during the week. The team will also hope to finish the season on a good note and a parting gift for their legendary coach, Jurgen Klopp.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich: The biggest match this week despite Bayern Munich already confirmed as champions of Germany. Leverkusen is in fourth place fighting for a champion’s league spot.
France
On Saturday
Lyon vs. Evian Thonon Gaillard: Lyon play Evian hoping to keep the pressure on PSG who they trail by three points.
On Sunday
Lille vs. Lens: Vincent Enyeama and his Lille side have greatly disappointed a few this season. They will hope to overcome an impressive Lens to reach Europa league places. Lille are eighth on the table.
Monaco vs. Toulouse: Big spenders, Monaco are finishing the season strongly and a win against Toulouse will solidify their hold on the last champion’s league spot in France.
Nantes vs. Paris Saint Germain: PSG will not be chamopions this weekend if they win but they will sure have one hand on the trophy. Their closest rival is Lyon who are three points behind them with 68.
Nigeria (Nigerian Premier Football League, NPFL)
On Sunday
Giwa FC vs. Bayelsa United: Giwa are top of the leave with 11 points after six games and a win will continue to give club hope it can win its 1st league title.
Heartland vs. Sunshine Stars: Sunshine are fifth with 10 points while Heartland are seventh with 9 points and two games in hand. A win for the Sunshine of Akure will could move them to top of the log depending on results elsewhere.
Ifeanyi Uba United (Gabros FC) vs. Enyimba: The biggest match this weekend as third place Gabros face-off against two time champions league winners (Enyimba FC). Both teams are separated by just one point with Enyimba on 11 and Gabros on 10.
Which matches will you want to watch? Chelsea to see if they win the league, Juvetus if they will win a fourth straight Scudetto title?
England
On Saturday
Liverpool vs. Queens Park Rangers: Liverpool face-off against relegation threatened QPR. What makes this match important for both clubs relates to their aims for the season. Liverpool will want to pile the pressure on Man Utd for the last champion’s league spot while QPR will boost their chances against relegation with a win.
Manchester United vs. West Bromwich Albion: Man Utd will want to claim a win against a West Brom side to further solidify their place as the fourth best team in England
On Sunday
Chelsea – Crystal Palace: The biggest match this weekend due to its importance. Chelsea can win the league if they beat Crystal Palace while a draw or win for Palace will further make bookmakers stake a claim for Alan Pardew to be manager of the year.
Eden Hazard
Arsenal will play Hull City on Monday.
Spain
On Saturday
Cordoba – Barcelona: Barcelona will hope to repeat its superb showing against Getafe during the week on Saturday. A victory at Cordoba will move Barcelona one step closer to the La Liga title.
Barcelona will have one hand on the trophy with a win this weekend
A win will further put Atletico in the frame for another season in the Champions league.
Sevilla – Real Madrid: The toughest match this weekend. A win for Sevilla will move them above Valencia in fourth place. A win for Madrid will also close the gap on Barcelona if they win or overtake them if they lose.
Deportivo La Coruna – Villarreal: Deportivo have been poor recently and sit in the relegation places but a win will boost their survival chances provided others lose. IK Uche and his colleagues will hope Valencia and Sevilla lose so they they move up the table from sixth place.
Italy:
On Saturday
Sampdoria vs. Juventus: Juve could win the Serie A title with a win against Sampdoria who are also chasing European ambitions. This will be a tough match for Juve as Sampdoria have already proven to be giant killers this season.
On Sunday
Roma vs. Genoa: Third place Roma had performed badly in 2015 and will hope a in against a strong Genoa side will them to solidify the last champions league spot in Italy.
Atalanta vs. Lazio: Lazio are surprisingly in second place in Italy and a win against an Atalanta side led by the ever impressive German Denis will put them in a position to qualify for the champions League for the 1st time in almost 10years.
Napoli vs. AC Milan: Napoli could compound more woes on a Milan team that has hugely disappointed this season. Win/lose it wouldmake no difference for Milan but a win for Napoli led by Higuain and Rafa Benitez could push Roma to relinquish its hold on third spot. Napoli are fourth with 56points with Roma ahead with 61 points.
Germany
On Saturday
Hoffenheim vs. Borussia Dortmund: Dortmund will be buoyed by their penalty victory over Bayern Munich in the DFB Pokal semi-finals during the week. The team will also hope to finish the season on a good note and a parting gift for their legendary coach, Jurgen Klopp.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich: The biggest match this week despite Bayern Munich already confirmed as champions of Germany. Leverkusen is in fourth place fighting for a champion’s league spot.
France
On Saturday
Lyon vs. Evian Thonon Gaillard: Lyon play Evian hoping to keep the pressure on PSG who they trail by three points.
On Sunday
Lille vs. Lens: Vincent Enyeama and his Lille side have greatly disappointed a few this season. They will hope to overcome an impressive Lens to reach Europa league places. Lille are eighth on the table.
Monaco vs. Toulouse: Big spenders, Monaco are finishing the season strongly and a win against Toulouse will solidify their hold on the last champion’s league spot in France.
Nantes vs. Paris Saint Germain: PSG will not be chamopions this weekend if they win but they will sure have one hand on the trophy. Their closest rival is Lyon who are three points behind them with 68.
Nigeria (Nigerian Premier Football League, NPFL)
On Sunday
Giwa FC vs. Bayelsa United: Giwa are top of the leave with 11 points after six games and a win will continue to give club hope it can win its 1st league title.
Heartland vs. Sunshine Stars: Sunshine are fifth with 10 points while Heartland are seventh with 9 points and two games in hand. A win for the Sunshine of Akure will could move them to top of the log depending on results elsewhere.
Ifeanyi Uba United (Gabros FC) vs. Enyimba: The biggest match this weekend as third place Gabros face-off against two time champions league winners (Enyimba FC). Both teams are separated by just one point with Enyimba on 11 and Gabros on 10.
Which matches will you want to watch? Chelsea to see if they win the league, Juvetus if they will win a fourth straight Scudetto title?
Imelda J Speaks About Career, Projects, Love And Sex
Imelda Ada Okwori, aka Imelda J, can surely be in the
list of the hottest Afro pop singers in Nigeria. She joined the music
industry several years ago, and carved a niche for herself. However,
Imela J has been in the centre of a couple of controversies.
The singer has allegedly had a romance with Governor Gabriel Suswan of Benue state. Her recent work is a new song, Jisoro. She is about to start full promotion of the single.
In a recent interview with Vanguard’s Iyabo Aina, the pop diva opens up on relations with Jaywon, an ex-Kennis music star, and her joint projects with Obesere, the Fuji king. She also reveals her feelings towards D’banj the Koko master and her attitude to sex.
Read the extracts from the interview below:
“Unlike other singers who started from their church choristers, music runs in my family. My mum was into music. She had a musical group while she was in secondary school. When I was growing up, she saw the talent in me and helped me to nurture it. But unknown to many, I started singing before I joined the choir.”
“Jaywon and I were not friends. We were like normal day to day friends but people didn’t understand and when the rumour surfaced, his crew handled it in a very poor and immature way. Their reactions were negative as they went about writing so many things about me. I felt bad but at the end, I just let go and I’ve forgiven them from the bottom of my heart.”
“When I wanted to release my song title “Bread and Butter”, I was scammed to sign an agreement with a company which later turned out to be fraud and that actually discouraged me then from releasing the song.
“So as a female artiste, we face a lot of challenges everyday because I can’t even remember my most touching experience anymore because I have had a lot of it and it’s like an everyday thing for me. But for one thing, I never give up.”
The singer has allegedly had a romance with Governor Gabriel Suswan of Benue state. Her recent work is a new song, Jisoro. She is about to start full promotion of the single.
In a recent interview with Vanguard’s Iyabo Aina, the pop diva opens up on relations with Jaywon, an ex-Kennis music star, and her joint projects with Obesere, the Fuji king. She also reveals her feelings towards D’banj the Koko master and her attitude to sex.
Read the extracts from the interview below:
About entering the world of music
“It started while I was in the university. I was the choir mistress during my secondary school days. I entered for many competitions and won laurels. When I got admission into the university, I tried to visit the studio. I was with Nelson Brown I went to the studio for the first time in Lagos. That was some six years ago when I was still an undergraduate.“Unlike other singers who started from their church choristers, music runs in my family. My mum was into music. She had a musical group while she was in secondary school. When I was growing up, she saw the talent in me and helped me to nurture it. But unknown to many, I started singing before I joined the choir.”
The Queen of Afro pop, Imelda Ada Okwori aka Imelda J
Completed projects
Imelda J has several singles during her six years in the industry: ‘My Love for You’ feat. OJB Jezreel (it brought the first international award to her), ‘Jisoro’, and collaborations with Jaywon, Phenom, Side One, K-Solo and some others. Her collaboration with Obesere started when the up and coming singer felt like “delving into Fuji music”.Relationship with Jaywon
“I didn’t have any problem initially with Jaywon until mouth started wagging that we were dating. People around me started misbehaving and Jaywon started saying all kinds of things, confirming that he was having an affair with me. But its maturity that matters here.“Jaywon and I were not friends. We were like normal day to day friends but people didn’t understand and when the rumour surfaced, his crew handled it in a very poor and immature way. Their reactions were negative as they went about writing so many things about me. I felt bad but at the end, I just let go and I’ve forgiven them from the bottom of my heart.”
About the most touching experience in life
“I’ve had so many touching experiences, and someday I will share my story with the world . This is because I’ve seen a whole lots of things in my life. Being an artiste, you are faced with a situation where you cannot help and not even your money.“When I wanted to release my song title “Bread and Butter”, I was scammed to sign an agreement with a company which later turned out to be fraud and that actually discouraged me then from releasing the song.
“So as a female artiste, we face a lot of challenges everyday because I can’t even remember my most touching experience anymore because I have had a lot of it and it’s like an everyday thing for me. But for one thing, I never give up.”
The craziest thing in Imelda J’s career
“I think that was when I used my first school fees to buy a keyboard and that was during my university days. Funny enough, my dad didn’t get angry at me. According to him, he knew I was going to do that. That is the craziest thing I’ve ever done.”The only male celebrity crush is…
Imelda J’s admires D’Banj: “Reason being that I love him and because he is very focus. D’Banj is a superstar who looks beyond the music industry. He dares even when it might fail and those are the qualities that attracted him to me including his lips. I think he’s a spirit-filled kind of person like me. I don’t mind having a relationship with him.”The man of Imelda J’s dreams
“I love freedom and being happy. I don’t like someone who is domineering. For instance, if you are the kind of man that wants to go out and play snookers or football. As long as it is going to give you happiness and it’s not going to cause you any harm, I have no reason to stop you. Equally, if you know my music is my source of joy, my man should be able to support me financially and otherwise. He should be there for me. If he’s not well-to-do, I know he does not have but if he does, I know he should be there for me. If I want to go to the studio and the man is not allowing me, he is not my kind of man.”About the meaning of sex
“To me, sex is highly spiritual because if I don’t love someone I cannot kiss the person. But something happened sometimes ago when a male fan kissed me on stage. I believe sex is more divine than the way people see it. I respect sex a lot and I think it should be sacred.”
Source: Naij news
