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10 man Rivers United ‘pegged back’ at home by FC Ifeanyi Ubah”

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John Diidi

Rivers United, on Sunday, suffered a set back in their quest to get the three-point lead at home, after playing out a 1-1 draw against the visiting FC Ifeanyi Ubah, in the NPFL match day 11 encounter.

Seka pascal got the first half proceedings on the way for the visitors.

In the 8th minute, FC Ifeanyi Ubah GK Bamba misread Ovoke’s corner, but Osita Chikere’s header was cleared by Wasiu.

13 minutes later, Emeka Ogbugh hit a free kick straight at Bamba from 30 yards.

In the 43rd minute, Pascal Seka’s long-range curler, was saved by Rivers United Goal Keeper Rotimi.

The first half was relatively a dour affair, characterized by heavy downpour at the later part.

Osita Chikere got the second half underway.

5 minutes later, Chikere set up Oche salifu, but Bamba was quick off his line to save.

In the 59th minute, Sunday Rotimi was sent off, reducing the home side to 10 men and a penalty awarded to the visitors after he lunged into Seka Pascal, with Pascal sustaining an injury.

Robert Cole replaced Bernard Ovoke. His first task was to stop the penalty, but Onyekachi Chidume neatly converted it, sending him to the wrong direction.

Yaya Kone replaced the injured Seka Pascal four minutes later.

Festus Austine (RIV) got booked for a cynical foul on Daberechi Anyanwu on the 78th minute.

In a sudden change of Fortune, Sadiq Abdulrazak (FCIU) got sent off for a second bookable offence. Bringing both sides to 10-10.

Rivers United took advantage of the sending off of Sadiq, as Salefu Ochefu turned up with a stunning goal from 18 yards to equalize from an Osita Chikere assist.

The game eventually ended 1-1 after a nervy finish, which saw five additional minutes.

Team Line Up

RIVERS UNITED:
22. Sunday Rotimi 30. Markson Ojobo 14. Zoumana Doumbia 28. (Obamate 85′) Godwin Obinze 5. Samson Gbadebo 19. Festus Austine 7. Bernard Ovoke 26. (Robert Cole 65′) Emeka Ogbugh 2. Osita Chikere 23. Ochowechi Salefu 15. Bakary Bamba (Malachi Ohawume 74′)

SUBS: 1. Robert Cole 4. Ikeleji Bello 9. Guy Keumian 18. Akeem Balogun 20. Fredrick Obomate 25. Malachi Ohawume 27. Christian Weli

FC IFEANYI UBAH

16. Drissa Bamba 15. Ebuka Nwenyi 3. Felix Osia 4. Tony Msonter 22. Wasiu Jimoh 26. Onyekachi Chidume 23. Abdulrazak Sodiq 33. Faruq Umar 29. Daberechi Anyanwu 8. Ekene Awazie 11. Pascal Seka (Yaya Kone 70′)

SUBS: 30. Charles Tambe 7. Yaya Kone 10. John Huan 18. Gabriel Adeboye 19. Suraj Sodiq 28. Saviour Francis 35. Jimoh Gbadamosi

Red Card: 2

Yellow Card: 2

2018 Oscars nominees.

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Hollywood’s biggest night is finally here!

The 2018 Oscars are already in full swing with A-listers galore taking to the glamorous red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in the City of Angels.

Jimmy Kimmel is set to take the stage as the evening’s lovable host for the second time in a row after last year’s major success—especially when it came to that last-minute Best Picture snafu.

But let’s not dwell in the past, shall we? Instead, let’s focus on this year’s biggest nominees and the films they’re being honored for.

The Shape of Water is currently leading the way with a whopping 13 nominations, while Dunkirk follows behind with eight. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri garnered an impressive seven nominations, while Phantom Thread and Darkest Hour aren’t too far behind.

And between Margot Robbie, last year’s winner for Best Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot and Lin-Manuel Miranda slated to present during tonight’s ceremony—just to name a few—there’s no denying that the star power will be in full swing during the telecast.

So without further ado, let’s have a look at tonight’s big winners:

Best Picture

Call Me by Your Name, Emilie Georges Luca Guadagnino, Marco Morabito and Peter Spears

Darkest Hour, Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski

Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas

Get Out, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Sean McKittrick and Jordan Peele

Lady Bird Eli Bush, Evelyn O’Neill and Scott Rudin

Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi and JoAnne Sellar

The Post, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Amy Pascal and Steven Spielberg

The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh

Best Animated Feature Film

The Boss Baby, Tom McGrath and Ramsey Naito

The Breadwinner, Anthony Leo and Nora Twomey

Coco, Darla K. Anderson and Lee Unkrich

Ferdinand, Carlos Saldanha

Loving Vincent, Dorota Kobiela, Ivan Mactaggart and Hugh Welchman

Best Foreign Language Film

A Fantastic Woman (Chile)

The Insult (Lebanon)

Loveless (Russia)

On Body and Soul (Hungary)

The Square (Sweden)

Best Directing

Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Jordan Peele, Get Out

Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread

Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread

Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Margot Robbie, I, Tonya

Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Meryl Streep, The Post

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World

Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Mary J. Blige, Mudbound

Allison Janney, I, Tonya

Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread

Laurie Metcalfe, Lady Bird

Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Best Adapted Screenplay

James Ivory, Call Me by Your Name

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, The Disaster Artist

Scott Frank, Michael Green and James Mangold, Logan

Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game

Dee Rees and Virgil Williams, Mudbound

Best Original Screenplay

Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, The Big Sick

Jordan Peele, Get Out

Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water

Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Original Song

“Mighty River,” Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson, Mudbound

“Mystery of Love,” Sufjan Stevens, Call Me by Your Name

“Remember Me,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Coco

“Stand Up for Something,” Lonnrie R. Lynn and Diane Warren, Marshall

“This Is Me,” Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, The Greatest Showman

Best Documentary Feature

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Julie Goldman, Steve James and Mark Mitten

Faces Places, Agnès Varda, JR and Rosalie Varda

Icarus, Dan Cogan and Bryan Fogel

Last Men in Aleppo, Kareem Abeed, Feras Fayyad and Søren Steen Jespersen

Strong Island, Joslyn Barnes and Yance Ford

Best Documentary Short Subject

Edith + Eddie, Laura Checkoway and Thomas Lee Wright

Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405, Frank Stiefel

Heroin(e), Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Kerrin Sheldon

Knife Skills, Thomas Lennon

Traffic Stop, Kate Davis and David Heilbroner

Best Cinematography

Blade Runner 2049, Roger A. Deakins

Darkest Hour, Bruno Delbonnel

Dunkirk, Hoyte van Hoytema

Mudbound, Rachel Morrison

The Shape of Water, Dan Laustsen

Best Production Design

Beauty and the Beast, Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer

Blade Runner 2049, Dennis Gassner and Alessandra Querzola

Darkest Hour, Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer

Dunkirk, Nathan Crowley and Gary Fettis

The Shape of Water, Paul Denham Austerberry, Jeff Melvin and Shane Vieau

Best Animated Short Film

Dear Basketball, Kobe Bryant and Glen Keane

Garden Party, Victor Caire and Gabriel Grapperon

Lou, Dave Mullins and Dana Murray

Negative Space, Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata

Revolting Rhymes, Jan Lachauer and Jakob Schuh

Best Costume Design

Beauty and the Beast, Jacqueline Durran

Darkest Hour, Jacqueline Durran

Phantom Thread, Mark Bridges

The Shape of Water, Luis Sequeira

Victoria & Abdul, Consolata Boyle

Best Film Editing

Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss, Baby Driver

Lee Smith, Dunkirk

Tatiana S. Riegel, I, Tonya

Sidney Wolinsky, The Shape of Water

Jon Gregory, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Sound Mixing

Baby Driver, Tim Cavagin, Mary H. Ellis and Julian Slater

Blade Runner 2049, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth

Dunkirk, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten

The Shape of Water, Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier and Brad Zoern

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Stuart Wilson

Best Visual Effects

Blade Runner 2049, Richard R. Hoover, Paul Lambert, Gerd Nefzer and John Nelson

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick, Christopher Townsend and Guy Williams,

Kong: Skull Island, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus, Stephen Rosenbaum and Jeff White

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Chris Corbould, Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland and Neal Scanlan

War for the Planet of the Apes, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri and Joel Whist

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick and Kazuhiro Tsuji, Darkest Hour

Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard, Victoria & Abdul

Arjen Tuiten, Wonder

Best Original Score

Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk

Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread

Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water

John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Live Action Short Film

DeKalb Elementary, Reed Van Dyk

The Eleven O’Clock, Josh Lawson and Derin Seale

My Nephew Emmett, Kevin Wilson, Jr.

The Silent Child, Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton

Watu Wote/All of Us, Katja Benrath and Tobias

Best Sound Editing

Baby Driver, Julian Slater

Blade Runner 2049, Theo Green and Mark Mangini

Dunkirk, Alex Gibson and Richard King

The Shape of Water, Nelson Ferreira and Nathan Robitaille

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ren Klyce and Matthew Wood

Serie A Postpone All Of Today’s Games Following Sudden Death Of Davide Astori

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Serie A have officially postponed all of it’s fixtures today following the tragic death of Fiorentina’s Davide Astori.

The Italian international was found dead in his hotel room where he was with his team ahead of the Udinese league game, aged just 31.

Astori in action for Fiorentina. Image: PA

Sunday’s fixture between Udinese vs. Fiorentina was subsequently canceled, and the Italian top flight have now cancelled the rest of the games which includes the Milan derby.

Today’s seven league games will be rescheduled.

Sky Italia reporting that Italian Players Association head @17tommasihas asked for all matches today to be postponed following the tragic death of David Astori.
– Gabriele Marcotti (@Marcotti) March 4, 2018

OFFICIAL: All of today’s Serie A games postponed following the tragic sudden death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori.
– Gabriele Marcotti (@Marcotti) March 4, 2018

Italian Players Association head Damiano Tommasi suggested the request, with the league obliging.

Class gesture from the Serie A.

Fiorentina released the following statement regarding the sudden death of their skipper: “The Italian club released the following statement: “Fiorentina are profoundly shaken and forced to announce that their captain Davide Astori has died.

“For this terrible and delicate situation, and above all out of respect for his family, we appeal to the sensitivity of the media.”

La Fiorentina profondamente sconvolta si trova costretta a comunicare che e’ scomparso il suo capitano Davide Astori, colto da improvviso malore.
Per la terribile e delicata situazione, e soprattutto per rispetto della sua famiglia si fa appello alla sensibilità di tutti. pic.twitter.com/bFGnkReWEC
– ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) March 4, 2018

The midfielder was a stalwart in Italy, playing for the likes of Cagliari, AS Roma and Fiorentina.

He’s also been capped 14 times by the Italian national team, scoring one goal.

Rest in peace, Davide.

Man, 27, stabs father to death in Anambra. (Graphic images)

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There was palpable tension in Ezimuku village, Abatete, in Idemili North local government area of Anambra state on Saturday as one Ifeanyi Oguejiofor, stabbed his father, Mr. Joseph Oguejiofor, to death during a squabble over money.

His compound was deserted with sympathizers hanging around bewildered at the ugly incident.

An eyewitness said that Late Mr Oguejiofor, a businessman, who resides in Onitsha, visited home as his family members were living in the village and on this occasion, he visited as the family has a marriage feast, not knowing that his life will be cut short by his own biological son.

According to the deceased wife, Mrs Josephine Oguejiofor who survived being stabbed to death by the killer, said the suspect-son- has since Friday been demanding money from her and his father and their inability to give him the money immediately turned into a sad event.

The twenty-seven-year-old man who upon killing his father, went to a shrine in front of his father’s house and splashed his blood on the deity.

When contacted the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP, Nkeiruka Nwode said the suspected has been arrested by the command and investigation into the matter has commenced.

Think you have hair! Meet the African queen of hair.

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Chinonyelum Okafor prides herself as the queen of hairs. The aspiring actress flaunts her hair relish.

The undergraduate student of National Open University Abuja says that men finds her exotic in her hairy body.

Perhaps, some pictures will convince you…

Rivers State Government to prosecute Chidi Llyod for attempted murder.

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Governor Wike says Dr Chidi Llyod will still face prosecution after the former lawmaker accused the Governor of a ploy to arm a private army using the Neighborhood watch bill.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has stated that Former Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr Chidi Lloyd will still face prosecution for attempted murder.

Speaking during the flag off of the construction of Umueze-Umuogba-Umuokpurukpu-Umueke- Umunju-Umuellechi-Eberi road in Omuma LGA, Governor Wike said that Rivers State Government will prosecute Mr. Lloyd under a different Law.

Governor Wike’s response came after the former lawmaker accused the Governor of a ploy to arm a private army using the Neighborhood watch corps bill on View Point, Rythm 93.7 on Saturday, 3rd March 2018;

“Neighbourhood watch as proposed by the Rivers State government, I have no issues with it but the provisions therein… it won’t bring about peace but exacerbate it. People should study the provisions contained in the neighborhood watch bill. That was how Bakassi started. We cannot afford to make our kids glorified arm bandits.

” You cannot give me wine in a poisoned chalice… People calling in to call me a criminal and a murderer, I keep saying it that what happened in the house was cause and effect.

“I have long apologized to my brother and the Rivers State government has long withdrawn the case, why call me names? notwithstanding, I will still speak out” the lawmaker said.

However, the governor in his speech said: “Chidi Lloyd will be charged to court under a different law. He cannot escape justice”.

It will be recalled that the Former Majority Leader was dragged to court by the present Rivers State Government for attempting to murder a State Lawmaker, Mr. Michael Chinda, using the mace at the floor of the Rivers State House of Assembly during a rowdy session in 2014, a case which was later withdrawn by the state government.

Why has there not been a holistic approach to the soot menace in Portharcourt?

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The soot menace in Portharcourt has become too damaging for the silence it has earned in some quarters. Residents complain daily on radio and social media about how the soot has become an everyday threat to their survival.

On the surface, their complaints seem much like the howling of a people desperate for attention. However, one needs to see the number of children lying in hospital beds due to breathing difficulties to understand that there is bound to be a wide-scale tragedy if adequate measures are not put in place and urgently too.

The Rivers State government through the ministry of health has in time past, outlined measures that the government has taken to mitigate the sooth disaster, but it is safe to say that the measures are not enough and much more needs to be done.

The side effect of this disaster might result in a disease outbreak of epidemic proportion, shorter lifespan and mass death among residents of the Town.

The people should be given the benefits of doubt that government can rise up and tackle life-threatening issues like the soot menace. What the people have seen from the government are loads of theories with little efforts put in place.

Residents now sleep with nose masks on. Air condition filters are clogged with dark soot and you wonder how much of it has gotten into human breathing systems.

The federal ministry of environment seems to play deaf over this issue. If the federal government lay claims to oil and gas resources of this region, it should, without recourse to being asked, lay claims to this soot disaster and own the struggle for a cleaner environment in Portharcourt.

Government is there to protect the people during such disaster and not abandon them to their fate. The Rivers State Government and the Federal Government through the Ministry of Environment to should work together with stakeholders to bring this issue under control.

The federal government should pressure the military to stand down all their anti-bunkering activities and perchance for burning down modular refineries in the creeks and find another method to it. The outcome is the black soot menace.

Oil companies operating in the region should also be forced to use an alternative source of production. The atmosphere is saturated.

Garlic as a weight loss recipe 2

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As a weight loss recipe, garlic helps to remove excess mucus from the body.

Garlic stimulates the satiety hormone which reduces binge eating, sugar cravings, junk food and fats and oil.

Garlic inhibits the processing and breaks down stored fats.

It releases the norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter which boosts metabolism.

It also helps to dissolve blood clots that lead to heart stroke.

It is a powerful detoxifier and effective diuretic agent.

It is best taken with honey for greater performance.

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Drivers and their passengers

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Simon Adaka a.k.a Adah Bros

You see the passengers we have today, we have them in different ways. What I mean is that we have three types of drivers and also three types of passengers.

For example, as a driver, you must have the three basic qualities of being a commercial driver. These qualities are: tolerance, politeness and endurance.

As a driver too, you should know that we have three types of passengers. The three types of passengers are: the problematic personalities, the destructive personalities and the progressive personalities.

Problematic Personalities.

For example, this season comes with a scarcity of passengers. We call it passengers season. When there are more of passengers, we call it drivers season.
If you want to talk about the problematic personalities, when they enter a vehicle or a loading taxi like when a driver is loading and it remains a chance for that driver to finish his loading, you will see most of these girls known as problematic personality come with their britico-Nigerian intonation because they have them in different types.

Now, see: “Oga driver, how many una dy carry for back now”
“How much una dy collect from here to Choba?”

“Hey, this 250 too much o. Abeg now ”

Drive will reply” Sister, na so we dy collect am”

“Ha! But driver, your car is stinking o. What did you carry now?”

Driver will reply: “If you wan enter motor, you enter”

Next thing you will hear is: “Ah!, please, Evelyn, let’s come down. We can’t be in this car. This car is stinking, even the driver is a pig”

Driver replies: “Hey sister, nor insult me o. No be because you see me like this”

But as a driver with experience, you are not supposed to reply them rudely. But whereby you reply them and trouble now comes up, the girl now will rain insults on you:

“Look at you. Article of no commercial value. You beast without accommodation”

The driver will now give them what we call traditional insults: “Yeye girl, Ashawo like you”

At this point, the girl will scream: ” Jesus! What have I done to deserve this. You can’t call me Ashawo like that. My parents are not prostitutes. Why do this to me? Oh God!”

Before you know it, she will start dragging the driver’s clothes and from there, all these dignitaries with expensive vehicles you see driving about will come. They are always emotionally electrocuted when it comes to girls.

They will start to park by the sides and before you know it, a lot of people have come for enquiry.
Before you know it, the people will say “Driver, what is the problem. What is happening between you and this girl?”

The driver will say: “Ah” and maybe that driver happens to be a Yoruba man. Yorubas are majority in the transport system here.

He will say: “Ah, Oga no vex o. The time wey the girl come. I dy go Choba……

The dignitaries will say: ” Hey, wait, wait, ladies before gentlemen. Let the girl speak first”

The dignitaries will say “Ya! Baby, what happened?”

You see these girls, they always cry with what we call “Uncompletable tears and statements”

Their statements will not be complete and their tears will be as if they have been beaten for a long time.
Before you know it, she will say: “Good day sir, I entered this taxi heading to Choba and I asked this driver how much do you carry at the back. Before I know it, oh Jesus!!!!!” And she will start crying.

The driver will say “Oga, make I talk the one wey happen o” but the dignitaries will not listen.

He will say: “Do you know that this girl you see here can be a mother tomorrow? Do you know that these are the future mothers of tomorrow and you are insulting her?”

The driver will say: “Oga, make I talk the one wey happen……”

You will hear: “My friend, keep quiet. You want me to imprison you? Do you know the gravity of offence you just committed? How can you look at a little girl like this and……”

“Ha, Oga, wetin I do o. I no do anything o. Ah! From Osun state wey me I come here come dy drive taxi o. Everybody know say me I no dy find trouble o.”

Before you know it, the driver is arrested and taken to the police station because he doesn’t have the three qualities of being a commercial driver.

To be continued….

Ada Bros is a Port Harcourt based commercial driver. You will read his take on drivers and their passengers every weekend on theportcitynews.com.

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10 feared dead in Eleme bus fire.

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About 10 passengers were feared dead when fire engulfed a Toyota 18 seaters commercial bus ferrying over 14 passengers from Akwa Ibom to Port Harcourt at the popular Eleme refinery junction in Eleme, Rivers State, on Saturday.

TPCN correspondent gathered that only the driver and two of the passengers sitting in front of the vehicle escaped but were seriously burnt.

Rescuers were seen at the spot trying to put out the fire which also escalated into nearby buildings.

As at the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire remains unknown and the number of casualties is expected to rise.

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