2017 GCE Results: Drastic Drop in Advanced Level, Technical GCE

Statistics from the Cameroon GCE Board show that there has been a drastic drop in the GCE General and  the Technical GCE. Impressionists have described this year's drop as the worst result ever since the creation of the GCE Board. It is clear that a total number of  38000 candidates registered for the GCE Advanced Level, 33037 candidates sat for the exams and 11670 passed with two more subjects representing 35.52% as against 66.52% in 2016.  Comparatively, it should be recalled that in 2016, a total of 46000 candidates registered and 43000 sat for the the exams while 29000 passed giving a percentage passed of 66.52%. Reports say that results of some centres have been withheld due to some irregularities.  Besides that the results of some candidates who sat for the examination without prior registration have also been withheld until authenticated.  

The most pathetic and worrisome is in the Technical GCE whereby 3472 candidates registered, 2567 sat for the exams and only 574 passed representing  22.36% as against 54.33% in 2016.
However, a release by the Minister of Secondary education says the results of both GCE Ordinary Level, Advanced, and Technical GCE have been published and could be consulted at www.minesec.cm. This is however intriguing given that the GCE Board has only released the results of Advanced level, and Technical GCE  (partial) while the Ministry has announced the results of all the GCE exams.

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2017 GCE Advanced Level, Technical GCE Results Released

2017 GCE Results: Released by Minister of Secondary Education

The 2017 GCE Advance and Technical GCE results have been published by the Cameroon GCE Board. Statistics show that a total number of  38000 candidates registered for the GCE Advanced Level, 33037 candidates sat for the exams and 11670 passed with two more subjects representing 35.52%.  Comparatively, it should be recalled that in 2016, a total of 46000 candidates registered and 43000 sat for the the exams while 29000 passed giving a percentage passed of 66.52%. Reports say that results of some centres have been withheld due to some irregularities.  Besides that the results of some candidates who sat for the examination without prior registration have also been withheld until authenticated.  

The most pathetic and worrisome is in the Technical GCE whereby 3472 candidates registered, 2567 sat for the exams and only 574 passed representing  22.36% as against 54.33% in 2016.
However, a release by the Minister of Secondary education says the results of both GCE Ordinary Level, Advanced, and Technical GCE have been published and could be consulted at www.minesec.cm. This is however intriguing given that the GCE Board has only released the results of Advanced level, and Technical GCE  (partial) while the Ministry has announced the results of all the GCE exams.
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****with additional info from Cham Bama

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Here are Key Indicators that Your Girlfriend Will Make A Good Wife

 You must make sure that you get the right partner to spend the rest of your life with and if I may quote the Bible, it is written that, “He who finds a good wife, finds a good thing”.

Guys, here are the key indicators that your girlfriend will make a good wife, should you settle down with one:

1. She respects you-She makes an effort of consulting with you before making decisions, especially those relating to your relationship. She also treats your family members and friends with respect.

2. She cooks well, she must not necessarily be a chef-
3. You share a lot in common-You love similar hobbies be it movies, football, cooking, traveling, just to mention a few.

4. She loves children-Your wife must be a person that love children and plays with them. Children need a caring mother

5. A good communicator-Communication is a key pillar in any relationship. You will enjoy your marriage if you share everything comfortably with the one you love.

6. She is trustworthy and faithful
7. She is stable, emotionally-She handles pressure and issues in the relationship maturely.

 Source: sharpupdate.com

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Senate President Sacks 98 Aides

 Reports say Nigeria Senate President Bukola Saraki has allegedly relieved several aides of their duties due to reasons yet to be made public.

 

Senate President Bukola Saraki

 

According to DailyTrust correspondent, the Senate President Bukola Saraki has sacked his director of protocol, head of administration and 96 others to scale down the number of his aides.

Daily Trust reporter indicated that the affected aides have been issued sack letters through the office of the Chief of staff, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed.  It was gathered that with the mass sack, Saraki’s aides have been reduced from over 300 to a little above 200. 

It should be recalled that Daily Trust had exclusively reported in March, 2016, how hundreds of aides engaged by Saraki, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun weighed down the National Assembly. 

An aide to Saraki told a correspondent that the last batch of the affected aides, were given their sack letters on Tuesday. 

“They started last Wednesday and they have finished distributing the letters on Tuesday. Out of the 300 aides, about 100 were affected. You know we have some of our colleagues that are based in Kwara,” he said. 

He said among those affected were the director of protocol, Arthur Ndiwe and the head of administration, Mrs Folasade Adigun. It was also gathered that the Special Adviser to Saraki on legal matters, Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi has also resigned. 

Another source in Saraki’s office, who also confirmed the mass sack, said majority of those affected were staff of the National Assembly, who have been on secondment for over a decade. 

The source who doesn’t want to be named said others who were affected are those who were redundant and are not ‘adding value’ to the system.

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Smugglers Throw 180 Migrants Into Yemen Sea Reports say

 A tragic new revelation has shown that as many as 180 migrants have been thrown into the Yemen sea by human smugglers.

File photo: Migrants

 

According to an Agence France Presse (AFP) report, about five migrants have been confirmed dead and 50 others missing as smugglers on Thursday threw 180 migrants into Yemen sea.

 This was revealed by the International Organisation for Migration.

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23-year-old Achaba (Okada) Rider Wins Parliamentary Seat

A young commercial motorcylce rider and university student has shocked many after defeating his opponent to win a seat in the parliamentary election in Kenya.

Paul Mwirigi

 

A 23-year-old man, Paul Mwirigi  defeated rival Joseph Mwereria to win Igembe South Parliamentary seat in Meru County with 19,366 votes and has entered into records as the youngest politician in recent times in that country. Not only is Mwirigi a young politician, he is also a part time Okada rider in Maua town anytime he's on holidays.

 Mwirigi is also currently a third-year university student. His campaign was financed by his supporters. He ran as an independent candidate, while his rival contested on a Jubilee Party ticket. Several youths who have kept listening to the idiom that they are leaders of tomorrow have been inspired by his success story. Youths are no more leaders of tomorrow because their tomorrow is today, many have said

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Report Points to Human Activity as Prime Cause of Climate Change

A draft federal report, which is awaiting White House approval, has concluded that human activity is "primarily responsible" for a drastic rise in temperatures in the United States since 1980. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI| License Photo

 

Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A new federal report, which is awaiting White House approval, concludes that human activity is "primarily responsible" for a drastic rise in the average temperature in the United States in the last four decades.

The Climate Science Special Report was authored by scientists from 13 federal agencies -- including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA and the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy -- and several academic institutions.

"The global climate continues to change rapidly compared to the pace of the natural changes in climate that have occurred throughout Earth's history. Trends in globally-average temperature, sea-level rise, upper-ocean heat content, land-based ice melt and other climate variables provide consistent evidence of a warming planet," the authors wrote.

The report said the frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation and extreme heat occurring in most of the world is consistent with expected physical responses to a warming climate, which will continue to intensify such weather events.

"Many lines of evidence demonstrate that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are primarily responsible for the observed climate changes in the industrial era," the authors added. "There are no alternative explanations, and no natural cycles are found in the observational record that can explain the observed changes in climate."

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Why Neymar Left Barcelona - Father Finally Reveals

Brazilian sensational forward, Neymar has parted with the Catalan giants, Barcelona to carve a niche for himself after being tired of living in the shadows of Argentina star, Messi.

 

Neymar Jr

 

Neymar Sr says his son made the world record €222m move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain out of respect for the Blaugrana talisman, Leo Messi.

The 25-year-old Neymar Jr last week moved to the Ligue 1 side on a five-year deal reportedly worth €600,000 (£540,000) per week after tax.

Though many analysts have opined that the Brazillian left the Nou Camp for the money, his father claimed his son left because he did not want to challenge the status of Messi out of respect for his teammate.

 

Speaking in a COPE report, Neymar Sr said, “Imagine a place where you are the protagonist of a club, where you are the idol of that club and everyone wants to transform you into the star that you do not want to be.

“Messi is the star and will always be the star. Not only because of the love and respect that Neymar has for Leo, he is his idol. Imagine that everyone said that Neymar has to be Messi’s substitute, he does not want to be his substitute. You have to leave Messi, he is the idol at Barcelona.

“Neymar has to make his own way and accept the challenge he has. I think my son has been a man, shown respect [to Messi] and now he has to go his own way. He could go to any club and be in the spotlight, not that he wants to be number one.

“He is taking a risk. Can PSG guarantee him the Ballon d’Or? No. And it is crazy that people believe that. It would be easier at Barca, with the help of that team.”

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190,000 Sign Petition to Stop 'First Lady' Office in France

French President Macron is having problems creating an office for his elderly wife after being publicly opposed by the public.

 

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron

 

More than 190,000 people have expressed their opposition toward French President Emmanuel Macron’s initiative to create an official First Lady status for his wife, Brigitte Macron, as of Monday morning.

 

The online petition was published on the change.org platform and created by Thierry Paul Valette, the founder of the “national equality” movement.

 

The organisation’s aim is to combat corruption and discrimination. The petition specifies that, if enacted, the special status would allow the first lady benefit from the French budget.

 

Having an office, staff and an allowance from the public purse are examples of some such benefits. During his presidential campaign, Macron, who took office in May, said that he wanted to create the position for his wife in order to clarify her status, promising that no public funds would be used to pay her.


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Real Madrid Prepares to Do Without Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo who is standing trial in court over tax evasion might not feature in the anticipated clash against his former English club.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo

 

Cristiano Ronaldo has finally returned to training with Real Madrid but the defending European champions are set to be without the Portuguese superstar in Tuesday’s UEFA Super Cup clash with Manchester United in Skopje.

Ronaldo’s summer has been overshadowed by accusations of tax evasion in Spain, which led to him being charged in a court near Madrid last week, while he was handed an extended summer break by his club after playing for Portugal at the Confederations Cup.

He only returned to training at the weekend, meaning it would be a major surprise if coach Zinedine Zidane were to include the 32-year-old against his former club in the match at the Philip II Arena in the Macedonian capital.

“He needed to rest. He has had his holidays and that was important,” said Zidane of the man whose two goals helped propel Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Juventus in the Champions League final in Cardiff two months ago.

That victory saw Real become the first club to retain the trophy in the Champions League era and completed a glorious campaign in which they also won La Liga.

The season started with a 3-2 extra-time triumph against Sevilla in the Super Cup in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. “Real Madrid is a team, a club, an institution that has hunger. We all know where we are and when you finish a season like last year winning, it helps you try to do the same thing coming into the new season,” Zidane — whose team have Barcelona to come at the weekend in the Spanish Super Cup — said in a UEFA interview.

However, his side failed to record a victory during a pre-season tour of the United States that included a high-profile friendly encounter with Jose Mourinho’s United in Santa Clara, California.

That International Champions Cup encounter ended in a 1-1 draw before United won on penalties. While the Spaniards have made two relatively low-key summer signings in Dani Ceballos from Betis and Theo Hernandez from Atletico Madrid, United have spent big ahead of their return to the Champions League.

The Europa League winners have added the defender Victor Lindelof from Benfica, the midfielder Nemanja Matic from Chelsea and Everton striker Romelu Lukaku and they wrapped up their preparations with a 2-1 win over Sampdoria in Dublin.

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AFCON 2019: Is Ahmad Ahmad CAF President up for Something?

Ahmad Ahmad

Speculations as to whether Ahmad Ahmad, CAF President is up for something now abound high. From all indications, the declaration he made ahead of of the first CAF inspection mission was pregnant with meaning. It has sparked nationwide criticism. Seemingly Ahmad Ahmad wants to please Morocco (candidate for Can 2019, after refusing to organize the competition in 2015 due to Ebola) so to say. He is quoted as saying that even with four poles; Cameroon is not ready to host AFCON 2019. "We have decided that it is no longer the CAF Executive Committee who will inspect the countries selected for the organization of the Afcon," Ahmad told the local press during a visit to Burkina Faso, as reported by CAF Online.

"It is now experts who will do it and the CAF will decide based on their report.

"Regarding Cameroon, we will send the experts and we will decide at the end of their inspection mission," added the Malagasy football chief. "Cameroon will have to work to convince the CAF on its ability to host the event." The statement is however controversial given that the experts are still to the inspection. It is however indicative that he had a preconceived plan to deprive Cameroon of the place to host AFCON 2019.

Cameroonians are aware that Ahmad Ahmad wants to settle scores with former CAF President Issa Hayatou for refusing his a similar opportunity. What is however annoying is that Ahmad has forgotten that it is thanks to the performances of Cameroon in the world 1990 and the confederations cups of 2003 that Africa has got 5 places in the biggest football competition in the world?

Tongues have been waging as to whether CAF President wants to deprive Cameroon of hosting to sell to Morocco. Majority of Cameroonians have been wondering whether the new president of CAF has so short a memory that he forgets that in 2016, Cameroon organized the last edition of the Africa Cup of women's football and even received the congratulations of the CAF for its good organization?

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What You Need to Know about Mbah Eric Motomu the Journalism Monument

Eric Motomu

Ace Journalist, Publisher of Chronicle Newspaper, Mbah Motomu was born on October 6, 1966, in Batibo, Momo Division into the family of Mbah Adolph(late) and Abid Sophie, Eric was 3rd in a family of 6.

From 1973 to 1980, he attended Presbyterian School Guzang where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate. The quest for Eric to know the whitemans’ book took him to PSS Batibo and later Nacho Comprehensive College in Bamenda he obtained the GCE O Level certificate in 1986. He then moved to GBHS Mbengwi where he obtained his A Level certificate. It was at GBHS Mbengwi that Eric’s flare for journalism exploded. He alongside Randy Joe and a host of others created the journalism society with Eric as kingpin. Within the family circles, Eric was nick named “Toguene” for his astute abilities in making sport commentaries. This time-tested media professional \after a B.A in English in 1992, a post graduate diploma in Mass Communication (University of Lagos, Nigeria) traveled to Israel where he underwent a capacity building training in mass communication. When he returned back to Cameroon, he worked with Witness. After futile attempts to work at the state owned media outfit CRTV, his zeal pushed him to create his own media enterprise, The Socialist Chronicle. He later abandoned the idea of Socialist Chronicle when he realized the SDF no more needed his services to put in place Chronicle newspaper. Eric's Chronicle newspaper has made it mark in the media landscape in Cameroon.

He was the most generous man one could find in the entire region. All those who have worked and collaborated with him including this reporter know that Eric was a man of his own words. And now one would have captured Eric’s generosity more than John Menkefor who rightly puts that “as a newspaper publisher, he made sure that those who worked for him had their dues and that respect, he stood out as a rare specie in the world of Mister-Eat-For-All-Of-You media investors. Like any other human being, he would flare out any reporter or collaborator who could deliver his assignment in time. Dateline for him was a menu never to be postponed. Dateline was dateline. He had the one of the best organized newsrooms in the entire Anglophone Cameroon. As Colbert puts it, Eric was a very organized publisher. “When he called you in to do a piece of work, he would virtually provide you all the material, from pen to all imaginable reference documentation to writing material and the bank notes. As you settle down in the next office to place together the material he has given you, you hear him shout across the phone, first to Teneng, second to the (very) Peterkings I just told you they were not on talking terms, and then to Fai Cassian and Michael Ndi that if in the next five minutes they are not there to complete their assignments, they would forfeit their (gombo) pay package. Whether nailing or panegyric, you hand over the script to him, you cease to have any proprietary right over it. Dare not identify with his newspaper again until such a time that he needs you. The battle became his, Joe Tan, Musa Isa, Tetuh Mbah, IO Fosung, Sidiki and the rest. He fell out with thise who collaborated with him more for identifying in public with Chronicle than for refusing to do him an assignment. He was more in the courtrooms than the newsroom”

Eric was such a refined writer that when told anyone to read “Manawa” the person would have sleepless night till Monday comes.

Eric got married with Stella in 2004 and the marriage lasted for 8 years as she passed away in 2012. They were blessed with two daughters, Treasure and Stelric. He was a lovely father, caring and responsible.

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Mbah Kynaston-Eric Motomu: Chronicle Newspaper Publisher (The Media Prophet) Who Saw Tomorrow Laid to Rest

A sea of humanity-from newspaper vendors to reporters, buyam-sellams to traders, commoners to political leaders, bike riders to vehicle owners, trade unionists to teachers, editors to publishers etc stormed Mile 90 Nsongwa (Bamenda) to pay homage to a renowned newspaper publisher who died on July 18, 2017.

The Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council, Vincent Nji Ndumu, the mayor of Santa council, Kan Elroy Moses, the mayor of Batibo council, Tajoh Friderick, CPDM political bureau member Madame Regina Mundi, the Publisher of The Guardian Post and lone English Language daily Ngah Kristian, the Director of CDVTA Njuakom Francis and a host of other dignitaries who were buried in the crowd of mourners descended down to pay their last respects to Mbah Kynaston-Eric Motomu, Publisher/Editor of Chronicle newspaper.

Both the readers of Chronicle newspaper, friends, and family friends, were weighed down sensitively when they took their seats in front of the casket in which the Eric's body was kept. Uncountable number of people, including quite a good number who came from far distances could not hold back tears.

Friday, August 4, 2017 will remain a memorable day for journalists of the North West Region. That was the day heaven loosened and descended on media practitioners as they all bit farewell to the man who was popularly known as DP. Eric Motomu was the lone media prophet in Cameroon.

Eric has an indelible place in the history of Cameroon journalism. Like French astrology Nostradamus–Michel de Nostradame, Eric was able to forecast cabinet shakeups, appointments, dismissals and they all came to past as he predicted.

He variously saw tomorrow at different times in his newspaper reports. This is remarkable, because 90% of the events that later un­folded proved Eric Motomu right. Eric Motomu was a prophetic journalist and one who would dare where others can never. Gwain Colbert rightly puts in his eulogy that “Motomu’s life can be said to have been drained away by those who persecuted the truth”.

Not only was he an absolute expert in his field, he was also approachable and quick to share tips and advice with young reporters who dreamed of being like him someday.

To the Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council, Eric’s loss is hard to bear, but Eric's contribution to journalism will live. To Ntumfor Barrister Nico Halle, the news of Eric’s sudden and dramatic passing away was devastating. Eric he wrote “was a vibrant and intelligent journalist. He was unique in his approach to journalism”.

Eric’s elder sister, Mrs Sama Edith sent tears running down the jaws of everyone went she gave a vivid account of his life from childhood to the final time he died. She said Eric’s demise will create a profound vacuum in the family. The President of North West Chapter of the Cameroon English Speaking Journalist Oba Rose, described Eric as a pillar in the profession and one of the best advisers in her team.

Dotta Akamancho Ezekiel, Publisher of the Watchdog Tribune who spoke on behalf of the publishers said that it is thanks to Eric that journalists are no more seen as beggars and it is Eric how set the pace for journalist to build houses.

One of the heartbreaking messages came from Tim Finian, Publisher/Editor of Life Time Newspaper from his prison cell in Kondegui. Tim wrote: Three weeks after, I would be jotting down some few words as a eulogy for you is uniquely painful experience you don’t wish your worst enemies. The gentleman I called “Partner in Crime” for 17 years had transitioned into eternity. That afternoon when Kelly called that “my man” was in bad shape, I gave a desperate ear more keenly. “The person who would have been taking care of me now on my sick bed is Tim, now that he is in prison. I am finished.…..Eric sincerely my brother, colleague and friend, fare thee well to where you now watch over us with glee of proof that your earthly mission is over.”

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Lovers Corner: Checkout the 8 Best Moments In Every Relationship

There are special moments in the life of any couple that serve to ignite and, or retie the bond between the lovers. These are some of those moments.

 

Illustrative photo

 

In every relationship there are important milestones to be reached. Here is a list of eight important moments that every couple should aim to reach in their relationship

 

1. First Declaration

 

The ultimate romantic moment in a relationship is the first time you say the three sacred words, I love you. It’s the defining moment. First declarations must always be celebrated with a suitable commemoration, since it’s the first sign that a couple really does rather like each other.

 

2. First Holiday

 

The first holiday. This can always be a little overwhelming, but is a test of whether the relationship is built to last. A poor holiday will only create bad feeling and lead to arguments, so it’s always important to look for something truly memorable that can be cherished.

 

3. Anniversary

 

An anniversary is always a special  moment in a relationship. It’s a day to hold dear everything that makes your relationship amount to what it is. Every anniversary ought to be marked in the manner your relationship deserves.

 

4. Moving In Together

 

The first step towards real long-term commitment, the halfway plunge is a hugely important aspect of any relationship.

 

5. Engagement

 

If moving in together is the first step towards retirement, engagement will be the last, step. Popping the question requires the right moment at the right place and, of course the tight person.

 

6. Marriage

 

Marriage is a true declaration of love. Planning the perfect wedding is a great task. The build up of the big day is a time of great anticipation and anxiety for both the bride and groom. This day brings  a sense of joy and relief.

 

7. Honeymoon

 

Since the knot has been tied it is only normal as a couple to go go on a romantic get away, and  celebrate the life ahead. It’s important that the honeymoon is in a quiet serene location, suiting both of your  desires.

 

8. Children

 

Deciding to have children is a very important milestone as you reach a new stage of responsibility and develop a new kind of love. The rest of your lives would be more devoted to the beautiful children who’ll be depending on you for everything.

 

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Via The Guardian

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What you Need to Know About Neymar

Here are five fascinating and interesting facts about Brazilian and Barcelona forward, Neymar many people do not know about.

Barcelona forward, Neymar

 

Many people may know Brazilian football star, Neymar as a Barcelona player, but there are still interesting things about the 25-year-old People have never heard about.

In this report by AFP, some fascinating facts about the star footballer who is about making a record switch from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain are revealed.

 

Voodoo gods summoned

Neymar and a nation shed a torrent of tears when a collision with Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zuniga left him down and out of the World Cup with a fractured vertebra, paralysis only narrowly avoided. Brazil’s 7-1 semi-final implosion to Germany compounded the misery. Fast forward two years, and the tears were of joy as Neymar’s spot-kick at the Maracana sealed a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Germany and a coveted first ever Olympic football gold to dissipate the painful legacy of Brazil’s roller-coaster World Cup misadventure. Brazil’s Rio 2016 campaign had started poorly with lacklustre draws that left them on the verge of more humiliation on home soil. So voodoo gods from Afro-Brazilian rites were invoked to revive fortunes.

“The Brazil team has no Olympic spirit. I am going to ask Odum, the god of strength, to give Neymar ‘good fluids’ to recover his desire to go all out,” Helio Sillman told AFP.

 

Paris perfect for party boy

A self-confessed party boy and lover of the night Neymar should enjoy the lure of the City of Light. The Ferrari-owner is unapologetic about his penchant for life in the fast lane.

Last year he said: “I’m 24 years old. I have my faults. I’m not perfect. I like to go out and have fun with my friends. Why shouldn’t I go out and party?… It’s my private life. On the pitch, I always give everything I have.”

 

Happy birthday

Three of the most celebrated footballers on the planet share many things — a ridiculously prodigious gift for the game, star appeal, a lavish lifestyle — and a very special date. For when Neymar blows out his birthday candles on February 5 every year Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez are doing the same thing.

Tevez was born on that day in 1984, Ronaldo 12 months later, with Neymar born on Feb 5, 1992, in Mogi das Crzes, Sao Paulo. Creative, eccentric and needing constant reassurance are three of the traits associated with those born under this trio’s star sign, Aquarius.

 

Virtual mates

Neymar may be the world’s most expensive player by the length of the Champs-Elysees, but he has some way to go to be top dog on social media. He can call on an entirely respectable 30.5 million-strong army of Twitter followers, some 58 million mates on Facebook and 78m on Instagram. That makes him marginally more popular than his erstwhile Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi, but both are eclipsed by CR7.

Across the three platforms, Cristiano Ronaldo has a whopping 282 million followers – that’s the combined populations of France, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and his native Portugal.

 

Neymar and GDP

If Neymar was a country his net worth based on his bank-busting 222 million euros ($260 million) release clause would place him at 206th in the United Nations’ list of nations by GDP ahead of the Marshall Islands and Palau.

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See Heartbreaking Photos of the Famous Nigerian August Meeting (Photos of Buhari's wife in Oweri)

President Muhammadu Buhari's wife was pictured in the South-eastern part of Nigeria where she will be attending a social event.

 

Aisha Buhari

 

First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has landed at the Sam Mbakwe Cargo International Airport in Owerri, Imo state for this year's August meeting hosted by women in the state.

She was welcomed by the Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha, his wife, Nneoma Okorocha, wives of Nigerian governors and other government officials.

 

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Kanye West's Mental Breakdown Sparks Controversy

Ace American rapper, Kanye West has declined to pay him a sum of $10 million over issues relating with Marijuana intake.

 

Kanye West

 

Kanye West's tour insurer Lloyd's of London claims marijuana may have caused his mental breakdown late last year. 

The rapper is suing the insurance company, claiming it is refusing to pay him after he was forced to cancel shows in November last year.

According to legal documents Lloyd's suggest marijuana may have led to Kanye's mental health issues in a bid to invalidate the performer's insurance claim, according to The Sun.

The 40-year-old is asking for $10million in damages, claiming the company has yet to pay him out for his cancelled shows. 

Furthermore, he claims it has shown no signs it intends to pay him, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Gold Digger rapper first filed a loss claim with the company just days after famously suffering a mental breakdown in November, which saw him cancelling 21 dates for his shows.

Kanye checked into a psychiatric hospital as a result of the breakdown, but more than eight months later, he's claiming both he and his company, Very Good Touring, Inc., still haven't been paid.

His company said in a legal document filed on Tuesday that insurers have yet to pay and is 'implying that Kanye's use of marijuana may provide them with the basis to deny the claim'.

Almost immediately after being hospitalized, Kanye's physician provided the insurance company with sworn testimony he was unfit to take to the stage.

According to the complaint, the insurance company then sought to amend the terms of its coverage in an effort to avoid paying him out. 

'Immediately turning to legal counsel made it clear that Defendants' goal was to hunt for any ostensible excuse, no matter how fanciful, to deny coverage or to maneuver themselves into a position of trying to negotiate a discount on the loss payment,' the suit states.

Following his breakdown, Kanye also submitted to an independent medical examination (IME) with a doctor selected by the insurance company, who also deemed him unfit to perform.

He also presented for an examination under oath (EUO), along with at least 11 members of his team. The lawsuit also accuses the insurance company of leaking damaging information about the star to media outlets, all in a bid to avoid paying out his insurance.

Among the information he claims is being leaked includes his alleged drug use, which Kanye and his team have branded 'irrelevant facts'.

Kanye's lawyers have come out swinging, saying this should serve as a warning to any other musician considering hiring Lloyd's of London.

'Performing artists who pay handsomely to insurance companies within the Lloyd's of London marketplace to obtain show tour 'non-appearance or cancellation' insurance should take note of the lesson to be learned from this lawsuit: Lloyd's companies enjoy collecting bounteous premiums; they don't enjoy paying claims, no matter how legitimate,' lawyer Howard King writes in the suit. 

'Their business model thrives on conducting unending 'investigations', of bona fide coverage requests, stalling interminably, running up their insured's costs, and avoiding coverage decisions based on flimsy excuses.' 

'The artists think they're buying peace of mind. The insurers know they're just selling a ticket to the courthouse.'

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North Korea Gives All Amerian Citizens September Dateline to Quit

All Americans in the East Asian nation of North Korea have allegedly been ordered to leave that country by September.

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump

According to a report by Daily Star UK, American citizens have been ordered to leave North Korea by September 1 at the latest as a ban prohibiting them from traveling to the country comes to fruition.

 An exemption was noted for approved humanitarian travel and for journalists in some circumstances.

 The ban is to remain in effect for one year, unless it is revoked sooner by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

 The travel ban was first announced last month in the wake of the death of American student Otto Warmbier.

 Warmbier, 22, died in June after being held for more than a year on charges of stealing a propaganda poster from a North Korean hotel.

 A statement reads: “The Department of State has determined that the serious risk to United States nationals of arrest and long-term detention represents imminent danger to the physical safety of United States nationals traveling to and within the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).”

 “All United States passports are declared invalid for travel to, in, or through the DPRK unless specially validated for such travel,” it added.

 After Warnbier's death, President Trump said he was determined to “prevent such tragedies from befalling innocent people at the hands of regimes that do not respect the rule of law or basic human decency.”

Tensions are high between the countries as war fears in the Korean peninsular reach boiling point.

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Prostitutes Create The Unexpected, Offer Free S*x to Mourners

Prostitutes have caused quite a stir after they stormed the burial of a notorious thief, and offered free s*x to all the mourners.

 

Photo credit: H-Metro

 

In what will come across as a really shocking development, it has been revealed that there was free s*x galore in Mbare, Zimbabwe on Monday and Tuesday night as prostitutes mourned a serial thief by offering free s*x to all mourners.

 

They described the late thief who succumbed to tuberculosis as a s*x maniac.

 

According to H-Metro, the infamous thief identified as Masiyas Mesiyas is also said to be the one who stole Jamaican artiste Elephant Man’s cellphone when he came into the country a few years ago.

 

Mbare residents say Mesiyas was in the same league with the late thief Borris who died near Zindoga Shopping centre in a speed chase with police. The funeral was themed ‘Birwai, Sv***ai' as thieving, drug abuse and s*x topped the funeral wake. S*x workers said Mesiyas was their regular client.

“Mesiyas was a well-known thief but one of the things we have known him for as s*x workers in Mbare is that he loved s*x and was our regular client. We had no money to contribute in planning the funeral arrangements, but we offered what we know best and male mourners who came for the funeral could get s*x for free,” said one of the hookers who identified herself as Busi.

 

Family spokesperson Brandon Chikukwa confirmed that mourners at the funeral were being treated to free s*x by hookers.

 

“I have never seen anything like what I witnessed from Monday night when my uncle died. People were celebrating his life in different ways, as they were having s*x in cars and at night, people would just go anywhere private and start having s*x. The service was being offered by the prostitutes for free to everyone who attended, we just hope they were wearing condoms. As a family we do not condone what was happening but there was nothing we could do because he was a people’s person. They were doing what they thought was best to pay their last respects to him,” said Chikukwa.

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Quick Hacks: 10 Important WhatsApp Features You May Not Know About

 WhatsApp over time has become one of the most popular free messaging app with which more than 1 billion people in over 180 countries are using to stay in touch with friends and family, but there are features most people don't know about

Whatsapp

 

WhatsApp is constantly tweaking and adding new features to aid for a hitch free messaging experience.

 

Here are 10 features of Whatsapp that you probably didn’t know about.

 

1. Whatsapp Web

 

This means instead of constantly divided your time between your computer and your mobile phone to be checking your messages you Use WhatsApp on your computer by simply connecting your phone.

 

You can either download the app to your computer or just use the browser version.

 

 

To use WhatsApp Web go to web.whatsapp.com on your computer and Settings > WhatsApp Web on your phone. Scan the QR code displayed on your desktop screen using your phone's camera.

 

2. Documents Sharing

 

You can Send PDFs, documents, spreadsheets, slideshows and more, without the hassle of email or file sharing apps.

 

To do that just tap on the icon that looks like an office clip on pin and select documents.

 

You can send documents up to 100 MB, so it's easy to get what you need over to who you want.

 

3. Capture and photos /videos instantly

 

Aside from the file transfer of photos and videos you can even capture with built-in camera and send.

 

To do this tap the on the icon that looks like an office clip on pin then select ‘Camera’. Then long hold the cycle at the bottom (for android phones) to start recording. The cycle turns red and a timer appears at the top of your screen.

 

4. Formatting: Bold, Italics, Strikethrough

 

WhatsApp allows you to format your text by adding symbols in front of and after words to achieve a level of aesthetics or emphasis. You can format to bold, italics, and strike through.

 

For BOLD add asterisks to either side of a word or sentence, e.g. *bold*

 

 

For Italics start and end the message with underscores. Example _italics_

 

For strikethrough text add tildes at the beginning and end of the word. Example: Rs strikethroughRs

 

5. Frequent person(s) you chat with

 

You can find out who among your contact you chat with most. For android go to Settings > Chat > Chat History > Email Chat to view you most chat up contacts.

 

While for iphone Go to Settings > Data and Storage Use > Storage Use.

6. Track your whatsapp activities statistics

 

To know the number of messages received, sent, status, data consumed and other such statistics go to Setting> Data Usage > Network Usage.

 

You can also reset this statistics.

 

You can also limit the amount of data you use In the Data Usage menu by ticking the box.

 

7. Whatsapp group: Stop and Mute notifications

 

If you belong to some overzealous whatsapp group and it keeps getting you distracted you can mute it.

 

Go to open the group > select menu (three dot at top right)> choose duration from options.

 

You can also stop notifications using this same step just un-tick the box

 

 

8. Read messages without blue ticks

 

In Whatsapp one tick means message sent, two tick messages received/delivered, blue tick message read.

 

If you don’t want to let your contact know you have read their messages go to menu> settings>accounts> privacy > untick read receipts.

 

At this place for android users you can also modify your last seen, who see your profile photos etc.

 

9. Quick hack for read messages

 

Referring to number 8 if you deactivate your read receipts you also cannot see when they read your message.

 

So to eat your cake and still have it without having to deactivate your read receipt, once you have received the messages you want to read without letting them know, put your phone on airplane mode. Go to whatsapp, read the messages, when you are done close it then turn –off your airplane mode.

 

10. Stop auto download of media files

 

To conserve data and or storage space you can stop incoming pictures and videos automatically saving to your phone just go to Settings -> Chats -> turn off Save Incoming Media.

 

Credits: DailyTrust

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