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I will enroll my son into public school by 2019 – El Rufai.

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A day after the protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna to stop the sack of over 21 000 Primary School Teachers by the Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s led administration, the governor has said that the children of the poor have a right to descent and quality education.

Reacting to the protest by the NLC and the indefinite strike embarked by the Kaduna State chapter of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in a televised broadcast on Friday, the governor said that his administration is determined to fix public education and raise their standards so that private education will only become a luxury.

He also decried the hypocrisy of some critics who want unqualified teachers to be retained, saying that many of them do not send their children to public schools.

A total number of 21, 780 teachers were sacked last year after they failed to attain the required cut off mark in a competent test conducted by the state government.

‎The effected teachers had on 15th December 2017, procured an injunction from the National Industrial Court to stop the sack. ‎

‎A transcript of the broadcast read in part: “Many of the people who want us to retain unqualified teachers do not send their children to public schools”

‎”Many of the teachers in public schools send their children to private schools because they lack confidence in the schools that they teach”

‎”We denounce the hypocrisy of critics who send their children to quality private schools but argue for the retention of these unqualified teachers”

‎”We need to remind such persons that the children of the poor also have a right to descent and quality education ”

‎” We are determined to fix public education and raise their standards so that private education will only become a luxury”

‎”As we make progress, we require that our senior officials enroll their children in public schools”

‎ “I will, as personal example, ensure that my son that will be six years of age in 2019 will be enrolled in a public school in Kaduna state by God’s grace”

‎”One of our goals is to ultimately have only graduates as primary school teachers”
‎”We will ensure that the National Certificate in Education (NCE) gives way to first and second degree as minimum teacher’s qualification”
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Trump denies ‘shithole’ comment.

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President Donald Trump has denied the reports making round that he described certain nations as “shithole countries”.

He said this in tweet on Friday after a meeting in which he rejected a bipartisan deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

“The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made – a big setback for DACA!” Trump tweeted.

A spokesperson for the White House, Raj Shah did not deny the “shithole” remark earlier on Thursday when asked for comments. He said in a statement that Trump “is fighting for permanent solutions that make our country stronger by welcoming those who can contribute to our society, grow our economy and assimilate into our great nation.”

DACA protects hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation.

Trump on Thursday rejected a pitch from a bipartisan team of senators on a compromise immigration deal to protect DACA participants while increasing border security.

“Why do we want all these people from ‘shithole countries’ coming here?” Trump told senators in the Oval Office, according to a source briefed on the meeting. The Washington Post first reported on Trump’s comments.

Arsenal guns for Malcom.

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Arsenal have scheduled a meeting with Bordeaux to discuss a potential deal for Brazilian forward Malcom, Sky in Italy are reporting.

The 20-year-old, who is also wanted by arch-rivals Tottenham this month, has emerged as an option to potentially replace Alexis Sanchez should he leave for Manchester City either this month, or in the summer.

French club Bordeaux are believed to value Malcom at over £40m, and he is also reportedly of interest to Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

Declare Miyetti Allah a terrorist group: South Group tells Buhari

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A southern group has urged the Federal Government to declare Miyetti Allah, the organization of Fulani cattle breeders a terrorist group.

Speaking in Enugu on Thursday at an event to herald the beginning of mutual relationships between the South East, South South and South West titled “Handshake Across The Niger”, the group that comprised politicians, traditional rulers and other stakeholders from the three regions decried the kid gloves with which the Herdsmen menace is being treated.

They said that restructuring the country along regional lines will speed up development and bring to an end some of the security challenges facing the country, saying that Buhari’s anti-restructuring posture is worrisome.

This came on the heels of the Herdsmen-Farmers clash in Gumi LGA of Benue state where not less than 75 person were killed.

They warned that the country will be heading for disintegration if the country is not restructured along regional line before 2019.

Fayose berates Buhari for Ahmed’s appointment.

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The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose  on Thursday berated  President Muhammadu Buhari over the replacement of the former Director General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke with Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, a northerner.

In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka,  the Governor said: “The President has further demonstrated to Nigerians that he is an unrepentant sectional leader, who does not care about the feelings of people from other parts of the country.

“With the appointment of Abubakar as the NIA director general, all heads of security agencies are now northerners and the question is: is this what those who ensured federal character in our constitution envisaged?”

“Seeing what President Buhari has turned the country to, the forefathers of Nigeria, who laid the foundation of the country on equity, justice and fairness will be lamenting wherever they are now.

“Ambassador Oke was removed from office the same day Babachir Lawal was removed as Secretary to the Government of the Federation. While Lawal’s replacement came from his home state, Oke’s replacement came from the north. That is unacceptable.”

Fayose, who reminded Nigerians of Buhari’s directive that the World Bank should shift its focus to the northern region, maintained that “because of the President’s nepotism, religious bigotry and favouritism, Nigeria is now more divided than ever before.”He said it remained on record that President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim, reportedly said that in his very first meeting with President Buhari, he (Buhari) said specifically that he would like the global bank to shift its focus to the northern region.

“President Buhari has consistently demonstrated that he is an ethnic champion, a religious bigot and the number one promoter of disunity in Nigeria. This he has done again with the appointment of yet another northerner as the NIA Director General.

“Even at a point, the National Chairman of the President’s party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun had to openly fault the appointments made by the president, saying that as many as three people were appointed from one ward in a local government in the north.

“The implication of what the President has done is that, when security council meeting is held today, apart from one or two insignificant people, those in the meeting will be people from one section of the country.

“Even para-military agencies are headed by people from President Buhari’s section of the country. This is unfair.” Fayose reminded Nigerians of his earlier warnings that President Buhari was operating as a president of the northern Nigeria only and the appointments made by him negated the principle of federal character.

“Those who argued then that the President made the appointments on merit should come to the open to tell Nigerians, especially those from the south that there is no one that merited appointment as director general of NIA. “Those politicians, who painted the picture of a changed President Buhari to Nigerians before the 2015 presidential election must have seen now that he (Buhari) can never change from an ethnic champion to a nationalist,” Fayose said.

Police deploys 4000 officers for Anambra rerun

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About 4,300 police officers have been deployed for the Saturday’s Anambra central district rerun election.

This was disclosed by the Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Garba Umar, during a press conference in Amawbia.

According to him, there are 1,448 polling units and at least three policemen will man each unit in the local governments involved.

The commissioner sent stern warning to any group nursing any idea that will be contrary to a peaceful exercise to reconsider such ideas or face the wrath of the law.

He equally maintained that there will be restriction of movements in the LGAs involved which he listed to include Awka North, Awka South, Dunukofia, Njikoka, Idemili North, Idemili South and Anaocha.

Part of the statement read, “The Anambra State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the Anambra State Central Senatorial election is scheduled to take place on the 13th January, 2018 at 109 wards of the seven LGAs of the state.

 

“Based on the above, the command wishes to inform the public that there will be restriction of movement within the affected local government areas.”

 

 

“The police and other security agencies are ready to ensure that the electioneering and voting on 13th January, 2018 are conducted smoothly without public disturbance; and assure all political parties, candidates, supporters, including the general public of their safety throughout the period of voting and collation.

 

“Anambra State is known for peaceful conduct of elections; I urge residents to be peaceful and orderly on the election day”.

 

Reminded of a Federal High Court judgment on December 13 which pronounced Chief Obiora Okonkwo the senator of the district, Umar said, “Nobody has served us with any court order stopping the election.

 

“Besides, police don’t conduct elections. INEC conducts elections and the commission has informed us that we should assist them to conduct the January 13 election and we shall do.

 

“If anybody foments any trouble during the election, we shall decisively deal with such person or persons, no matter how highly placed.”

HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR SMARTPHONE BATTERY – PERFORMANCE AND LIFESPAN

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Talking about smartphone battery, there are myths, controversies, facts, practical experiences etc. I have been asked a lot of times, what’s the best way to use your smartphone so the battery perform optimally for years? Well, that question doesn’t have a simple answer. I will debunk some myths, pull up some relevant facts and highlight major do’s and don’t’s. In other words, this will be based on practical experience backed up by few relevant facts. Before we get started, let give you some background information.

Before I became a smartphone enthusiast, I’ve already worked for years on solar energy, inverter and batteries. In fact, I have more than 10 years experience in that field. Maybe that’s why people keep asking me many questions about batteries thinking I know everything. Well, I don’t know everything but I have a lot of experiences to share with you. Having the reputation of destroying several smartphone batteries, I sure do have few do’ s and don’t’s that will interest you.

SMARTPHONE BATTERY – LITHIUM ION OR LITHIUM POLYMER

Like I promised earlier, I won’t bore you with facts. Lithium ion batteries are the older (technology) used in smartphones. They are cylindrical or prismatic cell, which have a rigid metal case. All those older and rigid removable batteries fall into this category. That said, there are still sealed batteries that are lithium-ion. With high energy and low self discharge, it is a very popular and cheaper option but there is are some disadvantages. Being sealed with (liquid) electrolyte, fast charging will short-circuit it or cause explosion. Now you know why older phones do not have fast charging functionality. Full details on Lithium-ion

Lithium polymer battery still uses lithium ion technology but the electrolyte is polymer instead of liquid. Polymer has it’s own advantages as it provides higher specific than any other lithium battery type. The main selling point of the polymer is light weight and flexibility of shape. More so, it’s safer to fast charging than lithium-ion batteries. Read more on Lithium polymer batteries as we move on.

Smartphone Battery – The Myths!

Seriously, am not going to dwell in the myths so long as I’ll burst most of them in the sections below. Let me highlight some of them

  • Don’t charge your phone while you are using it
  • Don’t charge your phone overnight.
  • Allow your battery to fully discharge before you charge it.
  • Use only out of the box charger to charge your phone or else you damage your battery.
  • Turn off Wi-Fi to save battery

They are many, you can add yours in the comments section. Some of these myths could be true many years back but as battery technology evolved, most of these are truly myths right now!

Practices That Are Dangerous To Smartphone Battery

Having talked about myths, there are real life practices that are capable of damaging your battery.

#1 HEAT – There are several things that can cause that (as we explained later) but you have to avoid it.
#2 EXTREME COLD – This is as bad as heat. Remember if the the chemicals inside the battery freeze, it could completely alter the chemical reactions.

#3 TOTALLY DISCHARGE AND NOT CHARGED IMMEDIATELY – Newer processors can handle this better but it’s still a risk. There are days that your shinny smartphone could run out of juice. At 0%,there are few memory operations running in the background that use the battery power. So make sure there is an opportunity to charge immediately when your phone when it hits 0%. The longer a smartphone turns off at 0%, the more the opportunity of the battery draining to death (permanent damage).

#4 INFERIOR CHARGER AND POOR QUALITY CORDS – Be alert to notice when your phone takes more than normal time to charge. If it is not due to temperatures or running applications, then check the charger/cord. Am not an advocate of use only out of the box charger, I know by experience that inferior charger/cords can damage your battery more than you think.

#5 CONSTANT CHARGING AND DISCHARGING – This is generally inevitable but try to avoid multiple charging and discharging sessions with your smartphone in a day. Having worked with batteries for years, putting any battery through multiple charge/discharge session in a day reduces the life span of such battery. I won’t give you all the scientific reasons for that (which could be boring) but I’ve seen it happen through the years.

The Truth About Battery Saver Applications

This is part of the modern myth or should I call it marketing strategy? A battery saver user Application CANNOT DO ANYTHING MORE THAN YOUR OS IS CAPABLE OF! Don’t fall for the hype. Nevertheless, when given super user/system level access, few of them can add extra juice to battery life. Jail breaking in iOS or Rooting in Android could give that super access to such apps. It’s risky though and most of us don’t need it nowadays. Check out our  Tips and Tricks section.

Do’s & Don’t’s + How to Get The Best Out of Your Smartphone Battery

As I said earlier, I’ve damaged several smartphone batteries and have use many well. This section will be based on practical day to day real life usage and experiences.

USE WI-FI NOT 3G/4G – I’ve heard this before but then I decided to test it out myself. My phone usually gives 6+ hours of screen-on time (SOT) if I use 3G/4G data through out but on Wi-Fi it records 8+ to 9+ SOT. That’s not all! The phone gets warmer with intensive use on 3G/4G but stays cooler on WiFi. This practically suggests that using Wi-Fi more on a smartphone will give you a better life span.

Feel Free To Charge Your Smartphone All Night, It’s Better! –  This has been a major thought or myth as I’ll like to call it. About 10 years ago, inverters were designed to trip off charging when battery is full. Today, there are up to 10 stages of intelligent charging and battery management controlled by micro processors. It’s even better when we talk about smart phone charging. Nowadays, smartphone charging is controlled by very intelligent processors. They stop charging once battery hit 100% maintaining trickle current to keep the battery smiling.

The best time to charge your phone is the time you are not using it. Making overnight charging even a better option.

Charging (especially the common fast charging) heats up your phone. Adding intensive usage (like gaming, video processing etc) while charging is a death path to your phones battery life. I always advise using a smartphone that can carry you a full day and plug it in the night for another day’s action.

Finally on overnight charging, I also noticed from my test that my battery charged overnight lasts longer than the one I unplugged immediately it hit 100%. I recorded  7 hours SOT with 3G/4G and 10+ hours on Wi-Fi after overnight charge. That’s about extra 1 hour screen on time than unplugging immediately it hit 100%. I noticed this years back working on inverter batteries. Won’t go into details explaining this but trickle current adds extra juice as the whole true battery capacity is a little more higher than the ‘100% full’ level which is okay for safety. It’s like bending a gallon to add more liquid after it’s ‘full’.

Avoid Using Apps That Continuously Run On The Background.

The more you have them in your phone, especially the free ones, the more of your battery they consume. I had uninstall Facebook messenger on my Android as it never stays hibernated. Beware of free apps that promise a lot, they take more from your battery than they actually give. From monitoring your preferences, sending data to their server to loading your phone with adware, it tells on the battery on a longer run.

Discontinue Using Your Phone When You Notice It’s Very Hot –  No matter the smartphone you are using, even if you are in the cloud 9 of your favorite game, give your phone 5-10 mins break once it becomes very warm. This also means no HEAVY USE WHILE CHARGING.

Test Your Charger/Cords After Months of Use –  You don’t necessarily need to buy any extra accessories to do this. Several charging current apps can do this. They will tell you if your charger is giving the stipulated charging current. If it’s not, in most cases, the issue is from the cord due to wear and tear. Get another cord else change the charger.

Conclusion

This could sound funny but try not to use a smartphone more than 3 year… 😂 It starts getting boring after that!
Also learn to put your smartphone off! I don’t mean Airplane mode, I mean power off! If you can make it a frequent practice (which is very difficult nowadays) it helps give your phone a longer life span.

 

 

 

Credits: Smart Depot

Manchester United reportedly joins the race for Sanchez

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Sky in Italy are reporting Manchester United want to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal and have made contact with his representatives.

United are thought to be willing to consider involving midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a swap deal for the Chile international.

Sources said that United are ready to pay more than Manchester City for Sanchez and would give him a higher wage.

Sanchez, Philippe Coutinho and Lucas Moura were among the names discussed on the latest episode of Transfer Talk according to sources privy to the information.

City already have a financial package in place for Sanchez should he leave Arsenal in the summer when his contract expires.

The potential deal would earn Sanchez £13m a year in wages, with the 29-year-old receiving a £30m signing-on-fee.

City is also reported to have been keen on signing Sanchez but may wait until the summer to avoid upsetting the balance of the squad which boasts a 15-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola’s side made a £60m Deadline Day approach for Sanchez, however, the deal collapsed when Arsenal were unable to sign Thomas Lemar as a replacement from Monaco.

Hundreds Perish at Sea Trying to Reach Europe.

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More than 80 refugees are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean after their boat sand off the Libya cost.

 

The inflatable boat was carrying more than 100 people when it went down off the eastern city of Khoms on Tuesday, said Ayub Qasim, a spokesman for Libya’s coastguard. The boat was said to be carrying more than 100 people when it sank close to the city of Khoms on Tuesday, the Libya’s coast guard spokesman said.

 

17 survivors clinging to the boat’s wreckage were found by rescuers, Qasim said. Most of those on the boats came from African countries,” he said.

The UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) describes the Mediterranean Sea as the world’s deadliest border. Last year, 3,116 people died in its waters while trying to cross from North Africa to Europe by sea, the agency said.

Libya, which was plunged into chaos since the 2011 removal of Muammar Gaddafi, has become the most common point of departure for refugees traveling by sea to Europe.

Italy, their main point of entry, is providing naval support to the Libyan coastguard to stem the flow of people.

“Libya’s coastguard is badly equipped and they are blaming the European Union for not providing enough resources to combat this crisis,” our correspondent said. “Officials here also worry that this crisis, if it escalates, could be used for international intervention in Libya.”

Over the weekend, 64 refugees lost their lives off of the coast of Libya in what is believed to be the first Mediterranean shipwreck of 2018.

The boat was carrying 150 people when it set off from the eastern town of Garbouli, according to Italy’s coastguard. Rescuers saved 86 people and recovered eight bodies.

Among the survivors was a three-year-old child who clung to her mother as she drowned, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

“Survivors held on to the wreckage as they waited for a rescue with the bodies of those who didn’t make it, including family members, floating around them,” MSF said in a tweet.

Some 171,635 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea during that period. That figure is roughly a 50 percent drop from the previous year.

Source: Aljazeera

I Loved Watching Deco…. Cech

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Arsenal FC number one goalkeeper, Peter Cech has said that among all the players he played with during his time at chelsea, he enjoyed watching Deco. In an interview with the Arsenal matchday programme, the Chelsea FC former goalkeeper picked out one player above the rest when asked who he most enjoyed watching.

‘At Chelsea I played with so many fantastic players, so to choose one is very hard,’ he said. ‘But one player I did love to watch was Deco.

‘It was absolutely amazing to watch him play and train with such ease and class. He could do anything you imagined with a football and it was fantastic.’

Deco spent only two years with the Blues after joining the London side from Barcelona and showed fleeting glimpses of his quality on the pitch, most notably with a stunning debut goal against Portsmouth and an acrobatic volley against Bolton Wanderers.

However, he was an understated member of the club’s Double-winning squad in 2009/10, with his ability to maintain possession a crucial factor in some of our biggest wins that season.

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