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Monday, 26 September 2016

Vacancies At Day Waterman College

Day Waterman College (DWC) is an impressive purpose-built school for students aged 11 – 16. DWC is in its seventh year and at full capacity will accommodate 700 students. Students follow the English National Curriculum at KS3 and KS4. The magnificent 35 acre site is located in the peaceful area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, and less than one hour drive from Lagos. Outstanding facilities and equipment are provided to support the learning environment. Students take part in a wide range of academic, sporting, cultural and self-development activities. Day Waterman College is full boarding and all staff members are expected to contribute to the co-curricular life and duties in this very busy school.

Available Vacancies at Day Waterman

Teacher of Maths/ICT
Job Type: Full Time | Salary: Attractive salary
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Closing date for applications: 23rd September 2016

Teacher of Spanish
Job Type: Full Time | Salary: Attractive salary
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Closing date for applications: 23rd September 2016

French/Spanish Language Assistant
Job Type: Full Time | Salary: Attractive salary
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Closing date for applications: 23rd September 2016

Teacher of Sociology/Geography
Job Type: Full Time | Salary: Attractive salary
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Closing date for applications: 23rd September 2016

Teacher of Music
Job Type: Full Time | Salary: Attractive salary
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Closing date for applications: 30th September 2016

PA to the Principal
Job Type: Full Time | Salary: Attractive salary
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Closing date for applications: 30th September 2016

Data & Records Officer
Job Type: Full Time | Salary: Attractive salary
Location: Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Closing date for applications: 30th September 2016

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Us Election: Us Presidential Debate Clinton vs. Trump

The first presidential debate of the 2016 U.S. election season kicks off Monday night.

It's a one-on-one match-up between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The two candidates vying to follow President Barack Obama are close in the polls, which emphasizes the high stakes for this contest.

Here's what you need to know about the presidential debates.

Monday, September 26 is the first of three debates between Clinton and Trump, and there is one debate between their running mates, Tim Kaine and Mike Pence. Monday's venue is Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

The second debate is on Oct. 9 at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and the finale is on Oct. 19, at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.

The vice-presidential debate is on Oct. 4 at Longwood University in Farmville, Va.

1. Take a job that doesn’t fulfill or inspire you in order to pay the bills and then forget to leave.

2. Date someone who doesn’t challenge you and stay with them, because it’s easier than taking a chance on being single.

3. Get the education that your parents wanted you to get and ignore the education (be it institutional or experiential) that you always wanted to get.

4. Stay in one place when you really want to go and explore.

5. Go and explore when you really want to stay in one place.

6. Become so attached to any part of your identity that you forget you’re allowed to experiment and grow and change.

7. Become so obsessed with saving money that you forget to invest in the life that’s quickly passing you by.

8. Continuously tell yourself that you’ll try for the things you want once you are richer or fitter or more educated.

9. Base the majority of your decisions on the fear of rejection rather than the potential for growth.

10. Only love the people that it makes sense for you to love.

11. Get your heart shattered and wait for someone else to come put it back together, instead of putting it back together yourself.

12. Spend so much time missing the past that you forget to build a present or future.

13. Fall in love with someone who makes you fall out of love with yourself.

14. Obsess over what you think you deserve instead of actually going out and fighting for it.

15. Expect life to be fair at any time.

16. Allow your feelings to steer your life instead of letting them ride in the passenger’s seat.

17. Numb your feelings to the point where you rob yourself of the chance to make real connections with people.

18. Let the fear of ridicule triumph over the power of authenticity.

19. Focus on seeking short-term happiness instead of long-term fulfillment.

20. Become so goal-oriented that your entire life passes you by in the pursuit of whatever’s up next.

21. Decide that your relationships with other people can make up for the relationship you lack with yourself.

22. Decide that the relationship you have with yourself can make up for the relationships you lack with other people.

23. Refuse to make the first move in any situation unless you’re absolutely sure you will succeed.

24. Protect yourself from failure and the plethora of lessons it could teach you.

25. Forget to stop and consider all the ways in which you, at any point in time, may be sabotaging your own life.

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Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump To Meet with Israeli Prime

Republican nominee Donald Trump met with Benjamin Netanyahu this morning at Trump Tower. And an aide to Democrat Hillary Clinton confirmed a planned meeting with the Israeli leader today as well.

Netanyahu has been in New York for the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

The press was barred from covering Trump's meeting with the prime minister but offices for both said they discussed Israeli security and efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East. Their meeting lasted over an hour and included discussion of the Iran nuclear deal, of which Trump and Netanyahu are fierce critics; military assistance; security; and regional stability.

"Mr. Trump recognized that Israel and its citizens have suffered far too long on the front lines of Islamic terrorism," said a statement from Trump’s office. "He agreed with Prime Minister Netanyahu that the Israeli people want a just and lasting peace with their neighbors, but that peace will only come when the Palestinians renounce hatred and violence and accept Israel as a Jewish State,”

According to Netanyahu’s office, "Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked Mr. Trump for his friendship and support for Israel.”

Trump, in 2013, recorded a video endorsing Netanyahu.

The candidates' meetings with the Israeli leader take place a day before Trump and Clinton face off at their first general election presidential debate Monday night at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

UN Outing Was Successful- Buhari

At the conclusion of his five-day activities during the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA71), President Muhammadu Buhari declared that he had a very successful outing.

Addressing the media to round off his visit to New York, the president reviewed all his major and side events during the visit and highlighted the issues on which he sent a direct message to world leaders.

“I highlighted the need for the international community to work together to liberate humanity from poverty, save our planet from the devastation of climate change and rid the world of terrorism for a more peaceful and prosperous future,” a statement from his office said.

President Buhari also said that, “I mentioned that the plight of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) arising from Boko Haram terrorism is of particular concern to us. For this reason, we have taken concrete steps to address their humanitarian needs and to ensure that necessary conditions are established to enable the voluntary return of the displaced persons to their homes in safety and dignity”.

While acknowledging that “Nigeria as a developing country has been adversely affected by the global economic downturn,” he however, said that “we are undeterred and have embarked on a wide range of reforms in our efforts to diversify our economy and shift emphasis to mining, agriculture, industrialization, infrastructure development and the creation of the enabling environment for Foreign Direct Investment”.

He also noted that “fighting corruption remains of prime importance to our administration,” adding that the campaign is already yielding positive gains including significant stolen assets recoveries.

The president stated clearly Nigeria’s position on Climate Change, development in developing countries, youth development, statehood for the Palestinians, and reform of the UN Security Council with Nigeria ready to serve on a reformed Council to “advance international peace and security.”

President Buhari listed his meetings with world leaders and the benefits from some of the side events such as the US-Africa Business Forum during which discussions focused on how top American business executives “can collaborate with us to diversify our economy, which will in turn drive development, job creation and general business development in Nigeria.”

He mentioned his meeting with top Nigerian professionals in the United States and the urgent need to reclaim the shrinking Lake Chad, even as he expressed delight that “some countries notably the United Kingdom and United States pledged additional support in the tune of US $391 million humanitarian aid for the Lake Chad region.”

President Buhari used the occasion of the media event to thank relevant United States authorities for efficient security and administrative arrangements, and officials of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for demonstrating “that we still have capable officers in our Foreign and Civil Services”.

He commended the Nigerian officers for the “tireless effects in projecting a positive image to our country, even in difficult times”.

President Buhari did not forget members of the Nigerian media, as he thanked them for “going through elaborate security checks and clearance procedures to follow my activities and hectic schedule in order to keep all our people at home well informed of my meetings and engagements”.

Start Something From Where You Are, With What You Have

Greatness is only possible for whoever starts something. Great companies started small. Some of them started in their sitting rooms, warehouses, dormitories, garages and so on. Many of them have unimaginable beginnings - Google was a PhD project and incorporated in the garage of a friend at Menlo Park; Dell computer started in one of the dormitories of the University of Texas; Coca Cola emerged in a bid to find a substitute for a problematic drug called Morphine and the Coca Cola recipe was formulated at a drugstore in Columbus, Georgia. The list is endless.

Do not be shackled by the chain of job security. It is an illusion - there is no job security anywhere. Stop allowing people to determine what you do with your life. Your employer largely determine what you do with your life - the kind of food you eat; the school your children attend; the apartment in which you live; the places you travel to; the type of car you drive. It is not wrong to start as an employee but it is damning, limiting, disadvantageous and destructive to remain an employee. Your salary is meant to be saved to start your own establishment; it is not meant to be spent recklessly. I hope you will not be submitting your CV at age of 40. If everybody was an employee, who would create jobs and feed the nation? Take it or leave it, employees are modern slaves who do the bidding of their employers. The only difference is that they now wear suits and knot ties with no chain around their neck.

They eagerly look forward to Fridays and hope that Monday will never come again. Some people even bank on their pensions. My dear, the pension scheme is a ponzi scheme whereby the current generation of employees payback the pensions of past generations. GOD help you the future generations are incapacitated to pay your pension, it will be very sad. Wake up, your pension is not reliable. There are visible evidence of retired government workers who are suffering now after spending years in different government and private establishments. Take a clue from them and be wise.

Start something from where you are with what you have - you can start with that little savings in your account. For how long are going to wait to start something? You can do better than you are doing right now. Do not be afraid to go solo and start something on your own. Stop selling your labour - it is shameful that you graduated with a good grade from a higher institution and you cannot create a job with your seemingly superior mental power. Many first class and second class graduates have the brain power but they are weak in their mind to start a company, to create a job even to save their own future.

They excelled in an academic setting and regimented examinations but they are cringing in the real world and constantly failing real life examinations and tests. Is not that an irony? Take your destiny into your hands. I can bet it with you that you will later regret every indecision, procrastination, fear of failure, the lack of gut; excuses being given by you and the blame game which you are playing now. Before now, President Goodluck Jonathan was the reason people were giving to excuse their personal failures and ineptitude but now, President Buhari is the latest song on people's lips. Keep blaming the government while you fail at your responsibilities.

Leave the government alone and look inward - government will never be perfect. May GOD help everyone of us. Do not forget that It is never too late to start something today....!!!

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The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs is a site to behold with lovely, amazing and good edifices that catches the glimpse of the eye, it is certain,one will surely love to see such structures.

The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs is fully loaded with books, magazines, journals and articles of eminent scholars both home and abroad. The Institute is loaded with publications that would be relevant in once course of study as International Relations,Diplomatic Studies,Law,Political Science student and research work.

The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs consists of great scholars and eminent personalities that are respected home and abroad. Meeting few of those scholars would be of great priviledge to any visitor especially International Relations,Diplomatic Studies,Law,Political Science students. He/She would have fore-knowledge of some facts, career talk and hope for bright future which would be imbibed.

The Nigeria Institute of International Affairs conducts research that are needed for the growth of the nation's political affairs which helps in guiding the diplomatic relations of Nigeria with other nations. Some of these researches have been helpful to the past leaders and I urge the present administration to give more attention to the Institute for world relevance.

Visiting The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs would enlighten visitors especially students; on ways of how some polices, programmes and laws of the nation are formulated.

It is important to note that,Nigerian Institute of International Affairs provides internship programmes for students of International Relations,Diplomatic Studies,Law,Political Science and other willing students who are ready to learn or know how the affairs of a nation are formulated and co-ordinated.

Also,The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs provide good job opportunities for qualified fresh graduates to train them from scratch and mold them to be great ambassadors of the country.

It is pertinent for International Relations,Diplomatic Studies,Law,Political Science students to visit the National Institute of International Affairs,it will be of great value and advantage to their career and life.

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How Bad Leadership Collapsed Nigeria's Economy !!!

Early in 1986, a new Ph.D. graduate appointed as a University Lecturer in Nigeria earned N7,550 a year. A family size loaf of bread at the time sold for N2.50 and national newspapers sold at 50kobo.

In 1994, eight years later, a fresh Ph.D. graduate appointed to teach in the University earns only N17,731 per annum, but a national daily newspaper sells for N20 per copy, a family size loaf of bread sells for N50, and a liter of petrol (gas), which sold for 39 kobo in 1986, now sells for N11

In 2014, twenty years later, a Ph.D lecturer in University earns nothing less than N3,000,000 per annum, a national daily newspaper sells for N200 per copy, a family size loaf of bread sells for N300, and a litre of petrol sells for N97.

In 2016, twenty years later, a Ph.D lecturer in University earns nothing less than N4,500,000 per annum, a national daily newspaper sells for N200 per copy, a family size loaf of bread sells for N300, a litre of petrol sells for N145

Nigerians, what could be our FATE years to come if corrupt leaders are allow to rule us? Hardship?

For instance, before SAP began in 1986, one dollar exchanged for 77 kobo. When SAP began later that year the dollar exchanged for N1.756 and the main complaint among corporate executives was that there was insufficient foreign currency (e.g., dollars) to exchange for the volume of Naira available. In 2016, the dollar fluctuates between N350- N440

As the dollar exchanged for more Naira, companies became cash-strapped; they could not get enough Naira to exchange for dollars. Majorly, the whole country resort to importation and our presidential system does not favour our economy. Our economy is not favourable to common man.

However, Truth is one stubborn thing, whether one acknowledges it or not, it holds empirical solution to every challenge to mankind.

Therefore, the way out of our trouble is a return to federalism. Let's vote out government that lacks vision. In practical terms, federalism means, among other things, state police, resource control and massive devolution of power from the centre. It means less money for the federal government and more money for the other levels of government. Let every state or geo-political zone or region cater for itself and assign some powers to the centre where matters of common interest are concerned—like defence, currency and diplomacy. This is paramount at this dispensation and will allow for healthy competition and creativity among the components units.

Let's support FEDERALISM and make our DREAMs a reality!

No Referendum For Biafra - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, again, has disclosed that there is nothing like a referendum for the people agitating for Biafra, while advising them to form a political party that will rule Nigeria.

Mr. Buhari made the statement during a media event in New York City at the end of his visit to the United States as the leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the 71th United Nations’ General Assembly.

The President stated that the choice left for Biafran activists is to form a political party that would advance their interest within the Nigerian democratic space.

The President’s advice to Biafrans activists came a day after commercial activities in some key cities in the South East, and South-South of Nigeria were grounded following a stay at home order from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB ).

There were also protests in various cities around the world by Biafran activists demanding the release from prison of IPOB’s leader, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu

It will be recalled that, President Buhari had been dismissive of Biafran agitators as kids who did not see the Biafra-Nigeria Civil War.

Pastor Gets Stuck In Shrine,Loses Consciousness

A pastor, identified as Wale Fagbere, got stuck in a shrine in Ketu community in Ayetoro area of Yewa North local government, Ogun State while destroying the traditional worshipers’ items.

It was gathered that the pastor, whose church could not be ascertained as of the time of this report, became unconscious in the shrine.

Fagbere was reported to have earlier told his congregation that he had been directed by God to destroy all the shrines in Ketu community.

An attempt to destroy the shrine boomeranged as he got stuck in the place, prompting residents to raise the alarm.

Further findings showed that the priests in charge of the shrine insisted that until they performed some ritual on him, he could not be let off the hook.

It was gathered that intervention of the Alaye of Ayetoro, Oba Abdulaziz Adelakun, saved the cleric as he was treated by the priests before he regained consciousness.

Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident, said the man might be charged for sacrilege and malicious damage.

He said: “The police got the report in Ayetoro that one Evangelist Wale Fagbere went to Ketu to destroy a shrine. After the destruction, the man became unconscious.

“When policemen visited the place, the traditionalists claimed that the subject could not be taken away until some spiritual exercise had been performed. “The Alaye of Ayetoro, Oba AbdulAzeez Adelakun, waded into the matter which led to the release of the man.

The victim has been revived and has been handed over to his family for more spiritual cleansing”.

When asked who the police would charge, the traditionalists or the victim, the PPRO said the latter would be charged for sacrilege and malicious damage after he gets well.

He said the police next step would be determined by the traditionalists lodging of a complaint against the pastor. “Everybody has right to worship anything he so desires”, Oyeyemi said.

Source: Vanguardngr

Morocco Applies To Rejoin AU After 32years

Morocco was the country that brought up the idea to create an African Union, then resigned from it because, Polisario (Minority of wannabies claim that Western Sahara is not part of Morocca. Even their leader is from Marrakech.) was granted admission to the African Union. So Morocco decided then to quit the union in 1963.

Morocco has applied to rejoin the African Union 32 years after it left, the bloc said on Friday, as the North African kingdom seeks support for its plan to end a decades-old row over Western Sahara.

Morocco, which claims the sparsely populated stretch of desert, left the African Union in 1984 when the bloc recognized a republic covering part of the territory declared by Polisario Front independence fighters.

Morocco submitted its letter of intention to rejoin the union on Thursday, the AU said in a statement, without giving details of any reasons.

But Morocco has stepped up lobbying efforts across the continent its bid to offer Western Sahara autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty. Moroccan officials have recently made visits to Algiers, Abuja and Nairobi.

Rabat says at least 36 of the 54 AU member states do not acknowledge the Polisario Front’s breakaway territory, and wants the bloc to withdraw support.

Morocco has controlled most of the territory, which is rich in phosphates and has seen some initial oil exploration efforts, since 1975.

A ceasefire in 1991 called for a referendum on self-determination for Western Sahara, but the vote has never taken place.

Tensions have been rising between Morocco and Polisario after a standoff between their forces in a U.N.-mandated buffer zone near the Mauritania frontier in the Guerguerat area. U.N. peacekeepers have intervened between the Moroccan gendarmerie and a Polisario brigade in the area.

So Sad - Iranian Para-Cyclist Dies After Crash At Rio Paralympics

An Iranian para-cyclist, 48 year old Bahman Golbarnezhad died Saturday after a crash during a race at the Rio Paralympics. The crash took place in a mountainous part of the race's course, which are the same circuitsalos used in the Rio Olympics.

He initially survived the crash and received treatment at the side of the road but had a Cardiac arrest on his way to the Paralympics' athlete hospital. The International Paralympic Committee said he was rushed to a Rio hospital where he died, it also said it would launch an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.

The IPC President Philip Craven added in a statement:

“This is truly heartbreaking news and the thoughts and condolences of the whole Paralympic Movement are with Bahman’s family, friends, and teammates as well as the whole of the National Paralympic Committee of Iran".

The Iranian flag was lowered to half mast in the Paralympic Village and there will be a moment of silence during closing ceremonies on Sunday.

Golbarnezhad also competed in the 2012 Paralympics in London.

Golbarnezhad's death was the first during competition at any Olympics Games since 1960, when Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen died during the 100km team time trial in Rome.