Spanish Laliga Fixtures. 12:00 Sevilla ? - ? Getafe 16:00 Barcelona ? - ? Elche 18:00 Osasuna ? - ? Espanyol 20:00 Real Sociedad ? - ? Athletic Bilba Your predictions on todays matches

THESE ARE THE FIXTURES OF TODAYS FA CUP. 13:00 Nottingham Forest ? - ? West Ham United 15:00 Sunderland ? - ? Carlisle United 15:15 Derby County ? - ? Chelsea 16:00 Liverpool ? - ? Oldham Athletic 16:00 Port Vale ? - ? Plymouth Argyle 17:30 Manchester United ? - ? Swansea City What are your prediction.

Eagles’ll do Nigerians proud at CHAN – Mohammad Nigeria Football Federation director of competitions, Sanusi Mohammed has declared that the NFF has full confidence on the home-based Eagles to win the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), beginning on January 11 in South Africa. The Eagles coach Stephen Keshi are making their debut and they are also under pressure to win the tournament just like the Super Eagles did in January 2013. “Being the first time does not matter, because, Nigeria is going there to lift the trophy (because) we have the players that can do the country proud. And we are not going there as spectators neither are we going there to give people points to assist them in winning the competition. We are going there to fight and make sure that we do the country proud,” Mohammed said. He added that the absence of some of the key players would not affect the team because the coach had got replacements for them. “I watched their training several times and some of the friendly matches they played. I saw a team that have significantly improved from the match they played in Port Harcourt and then the one they played against Kano Pillars. The team have improved significantly, (but) the only problem is that some of the key players of the Super Eagles may not take part in the competition, players like Sunday Mba who has travelled out and (Mohammed) Gambo who has sustained injury. Culled from Vanguard

How religion underdeveloped Nigeria Religion is the believe we have in God in whom we rendered Our service and worship. In fact, despite the hysterical shibboleths of sycophants, broad sections of Nigerians believe, correctly, I am afraid, that President Jonathan’s administration is among the most corrupt since independence. If religion were a force in fostering good leadership, Nigeria would have been the greatest country in the world, even surpassing the United States, given her incredible human and material resources and clement weather conditions. Accordingly, outward show of religiosity by our leaders does not have appreciable positive impact – probably they are pretending in order to deceive gullible Nigerians. I am not surprised that President Jonathan’s religious devotedness has not really helped him fight corruption and indiscipline effectively, because reliance on supernatural assistance for exemplary leadership tends to discourage critical and creative thinking that can generate valid solutions to the problem of haphazard development. That said, the Islamic and Christian clergy currently hobnobbing with Mr. President, governors and so on are mostly cash-and-carry “men of God” only interested in boosting their bank accounts and prestige. Prominent imams and pastors supported the odious regimes of military dictators, just as President Jonathan is receiving unalloyed backing from prominent pastors. Considering the closeness of our failed leaders to sycophantic pastors and imams, the latter appear to have connived with the former to impoverish the people more and more since they do not want to lose the benefits and privileges they enjoy being close to the corridors of power. Ideally, religious leaders should be bold in speaking out against injustice, corruption, and impunity in government. In our own case, fawning members of the clergy are pusillanimous; they pretend that “it is well,” and continuously ask Nigerians to pray for their leaders. The only prayer our leaders deserve, if indeed there is a God that answers prayers, is the request that those guilty of corruption and incompetent leadership should be afflicted with protracted terrible and incurable diseases that will prevent them from enjoying their ill-gotten wealth. Looking at the main theme from a different angle, on the strength of Section 10 of the 1999 Constitution which prohibits adoption of a state religion, Nigeria is often referred to as a secular state. But it is more accurate to describe the country as a multi religious society, judging by the overarching influence of religion in all aspects of our national life. People hardly realise that the billions of naira flowing out of the country for government- sponsored pilgrimages and religious tourism could have been put to better use in education, health and general infrastructural development. If Nigeria were indeed a secular society, why should the federal and state governments be involved in financing and organising pilgrimages to purported holy lands outside Nigeria? What is the benefit of wasting public resources in a matter that should be more appropriately handled by the intending pilgrims and private organisations? The way I see it, going to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Mecca for religious purposes is a waste of energy and resources. For, assuming that Jehovah or Allah is omnipresent as the faithful claim, what is the point in spending vast sums of money in holy pilgrimages, with the risks associated with air travel, since the supreme being can be worshipped anywhere? If God can answer a sincere believer in my village, Ishi-Owerri, what is the need for travelling to the Middle East? Another issue to consider is the debilitating effects of Christian and Islamic doctrines on the intellect, especially on children and the youth generally. The scriptures of both religions contain numerous absurd propositions that can only be accepted with blind faith. Unquestioned belief in virgin birth, resurrection, existence of angels, hell fire and paradise, for example, is based solely on faith, not on scientific evidence. Thus, it is regarded as a sign of piety for believers to be indifferent to the question of truth concerning these articles of faith. The negative consequence of this attitude is that believers hardly try to justify their religious doctrines with sound argument; the more violent ones among them readily resort to violence against those who refuse to believe what believers believe dogmatically. The best one gets from most religious devotees is the sanctimonious fallacious argument that one ought to believe everything in The Holy Bible or The Holy Koran because doing so is socially useful or encourages ethical conduct. It must be remarked that oftentimes people have already accepted the fundamental principles of morality on purely mundane grounds before citing relevant religious texts as justification. That is to say, they have a theology based on their conception of what is right and what is wrong, and not the other way round. Dogmatic assurance of the truth of Christianity and Islam has done incalculable harm to the cognitive and affective faculties of Nigerian youths. Think of all the hocus pocus about sin, miracles and supernatural interventions preached several days in a week from different pulpits in all the churches nationwide; consider the fiery admonitions of fanatic imams to the faithful on the need for martyrdom in the cause of Allah. It is almost impossible to discuss rationally the difficult challenges of contemporary Nigeria with the average Nigerian without the latter expressing total reliance on the inexorability of divine intervention in the fullness of time. A generation fed continuously with the diet of religious superstition, as is the case presently, can hardly incubate the critical mass of creative and bold minds capable of generating imaginative ideas and implementing them for positive social transformation. Devotion to the teachings of Islam and Christianity, usually distorted by power-hungry, sexually perverted materialistic preachers and evangelists, leads to cognitive dissonance and all sorts of mental disorientation. Pentecostal churches are the biggest culprits in this respect, because the general overseers, by relentlessly regurgitating falsehoods and uncorroborated accounts of miracles that never took place, disconnect millions of their followers from the real world, many of whom suffer severe mental torture bordering on insanity as a result. Moreover, there is compelling evidence that many pastors and imams use diabolical means to strengthen and consolidate their entrapment of prominent church members. Thousands of gullible Nigerians have given away billions in cash and property to wily demagogues and criminals masquerading as men and women of God. Countless others have been rendered useless by greedy and wicked religious preachers who readily exploit the existential fears and gullibility of people to extort money and property from them. It is impossible to forget those that lost their means of livelihood and whose families are destroyed simply because they succumbed completely to the sugary banalities of lunatic demagogues in religious garments. What about sincere worshippers who died while under the illusion that they are doing God’s work, and believers that refused to seek medical help on time or take their medication due to unshakable trust in God’s alleged miraculous healing powers? Culled from Vanguard

THESE ARE THE RESULT FOR FA CUP FT Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Manchester City FT Aston Villa 1 - 2 Sheffield United FT Barnsley 1 - 2 Coventry City FT Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 Blackpool FT Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 0 Reading FT Bristol City 1 - 1 Watford FT Doncaster Rovers 2 - 3 Stevenage FT Newcastle United 1 - 2 Cardiff City FT Norwich City 1 - 1 Fulham FT Rochdale 2 - 0 Leeds United FT Southampton 4 - 3 Burnley FT Southend United 4 - 1 Millwall FT Stoke City 2 - 1 Leicester City FT West Bromwich Albion 0 - 2 Crystal Palace FT Wigan Athletic 3 - 3 Milton Keynes Dons FT Yeovil Town 4 - 0 Leyton Orient FT Arsenal 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur FT Everton 4 - 0 Queens Park Rangers FT Grimsby Town 2 - 3 Huddersfield Town FT Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Preston North End FT Kidderminster Harriers 0 - 0 Peterborough United FT Macclesfield Town 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday FT Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Hull City

Fashola’s wife visits Lagos New Year baby Excerpts from Vanguard news reveals that the first Lady of Lagos state, today visited various Maternal and Child Centres, MCC, in the state, to celebrate the 2014 First Baby of the Year. At the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Mrs Fashola congratulated the mother of the first baby of the year, Mrs. Folashade Adediji, who was delivered of a set of female twins. The first baby was born at 12:01am, weighting 2.5kg and her twin sister, weighing 2.2kg, was delivered at 12: 06am. Mrs Fashola also visited the General Hospital, Ifako Ijaiye and Apapa General Hospital. According to Vanguard," In the hospitals visited she commended medical directors and health officers for their contribution to maternal and child health in the state."S

AND THIS IS THE SCORE LINE FOR TODAYS MATCH FT Swansea City 2 - 3 Manchester City FT Arsenal 2 - 0 Cardiff City FT Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Norwich City FT Fulham 2 - 1 West Ham United FT Liverpool 2 - 0 Hull City FT Southampton 0 - 3 Chelsea FT Stoke City 1 - 1 Everton FT Sunderland 0 - 1 Aston Villa FT West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 Newcastle United

LIVE SCORE FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE THIS AFTERNOON 63' Liverpool 2 - 0 Hull City 61' Southampton 0 - 2 Chelsea What do you thick about the out come of today's game

ON THE PREMIER LEAGUE MATCH THIS AFTERNOON FT Swansea City 2 - 3 Manchester City 50' Arsenal 0 - 0 Cardiff City 48' Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Norwich City 50' Fulham 1 - 1 West Ham United 49' Liverpool 1 - 0 Hull City 47' Southampton 0 - 0 Chelsea 50' Stoke City 1 - 0 Everton 51' Sunderland 0 - 1 Aston Villa 50' West Bromwich Albion 0 - 0 Newcastle United 18:30 Manchester United ? - ? Tottenham Hotspur

The fact about Building Foundation "Building is an erection of structure for a particular purpose" When we discuss about Building we are discussing about Life,safety and Cost. The main purpose and effective stability of a building is the foundation. When we think of foundations, unless you are a building, you probably don’t have a clue what that is about. A foundation is a massive structure which has to support the weight of the building. A small building needs a small foundation. A big building needs a big foundation. Construction of simple homes in America have weak foundations because they support houses which are very light weight. In Cambodia, for example, a simple one storey building will have a solid concrete block at every corner and spaced at intervals of about 12 feet which are 3-4 feet deep and 3-4 feet across. They need bigger and stronger foundations because we use heavy concrete, stone, bricks and concrete tiles in our construction. In America, because homes are made out of lightweight pine, dry-wall and shingles they do not carry much weight so they often just pour a thin slab which is actually not anchored to the ground, but just sitting on it. My house in Cambodia (made to be strong) has multiple pilings which go into the ground about 15 feet at every corner and load point and each piling can support 160,000 to 200,000 pounds. Because the foundation is strong, it can support a much taller building (my house/ hotel is 4 storey’s tall. It is tall, but quite narrow). Do you know that after a building is built you can’t even see the foundations? It takes 30-40% of the time to build a house just to make sure the foundation is right and strong. Yet, it is something you will never see. Recently in China there was a demonstration of the importance of foundations. One day in June when there was some strong wind and an entire 13 storey building just fell over. It was a new development for poor people (project housing).ly don’t have a clue what that is about. A foundation is a massive structure which has to support the weight of the building. A small building needs a small foundation. A big building needs a big foundation. Construction of simple homes in America have weak foundations because they support houses which are very light weight. In Cambodia, for example, a simple one storey building will have a solid concrete block at every corner and spaced at intervals of about 12 feet which are 3-4 feet deep and 3-4 feet across. They need bigger and stronger foundations because we use heavy concrete, stone, bricks and concrete tiles in our construction. In America, because homes are made out of lightweight pine, dry-wall and shingles they do not carry much weight so they often just pour a thin slab which is actually not anchored to the ground, but just sitting on it. My house in Cambodia (made to be strong) has multiple pilings which go into the ground about 15 feet at every corner and load point and each piling can support 160,000 to 200,000 pounds. Because the foundation is strong, it can support a much taller building (my house/ hotel is 4 storey’s tall. It is tall, but quite narrow). Do you know that after a building is built you can’t even see the foundations? It takes 30-40% of the time to build a house just to make sure the foundation is right and strong. Yet, it is something you will never see. So foundation is essential,must be built in well for the purpose and the material must be sound enough to suit the Building standard

Service of praise was held in Different Churches yesterday. SASO Nigeria was part of the service held in Kinnira,Ikoyi Road,Ogbomoso, for praises and prayer to God towards the new year.Wishing all Happy new year and a wonderful experience,in JESUS name.

SASO NIGERIA, WISHES YOU ALL HAPPY NEW YEAR,

PROSPERITY IS YOURS IN JESUS NAME.

Jonathan re-appoints Orhii as NAFDAC DG
 President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the re-appointment of Dr Paul Orhii as the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control with effect from Jan. 13, 2014. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja and signed by Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The statement said Jonathan also approved the re-appointment of Prof. Francis Idachaba, as the Chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Merit Award, with effect from Dec. 29. It said the president approved the appointment of three new members and renewed the appointment of four members of the board. The new members Prof. Tola Olufunla (Ondo State), Prof. Andrew Nok (Kaduna State) and Prof, Laz Ekueme (Anambra), while those whose appointments were renewed are Prof. Etim Etim (Akwa Ibom), Prof. John Enaohwo (Delta), Prof. Ben Onaji (Benue) and Prof. Garba Goja (Jigawa).

 CULLED FROM:Punch

Two FG ministries to spend N303m on typewriters DECEMBER 31, 2013 The ministries of Information and Interior are to spend N303m on image laundering abroad and typewriters in 2014. The sum is part of the details of the 2014 budget proposals submitted to the National Assembly by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The Information ministry will spend N300m on external publicity/media insertions in foreign print and electronic media in selected cities. According the budget, the money will also be spent on engagement with foreign news agencies, and production of specialised publicity materials for foreign audience. The details also showed that the Interior ministry would spend N3m on the purchase of typewriters during the year. Another curious aspect of the ministry’s budget is its plan to spend N3m on Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It also intends to spend N3m on the refurbishment and upgrade of its intercom extension and N5m on letter bomb detectors. The budget’s details also indicate that the development of social media platforms and networking with other platforms will cost the Information ministry N50m in 2014. The production of calendars and dairies by the ministry will gulp N201, 347,699 the same year. Nationwide media tour of Federal Government projects and hosting of town hall meetings by the Minister of Information is billed to cost N241m. The Minister, Mr. Labaran Maku, had towards the end of 2012 initiated the Good Governance Tour which has so far taken selected media professionals, public servants and civil society groups to four out of the six geopolitical zones in the country. The tour ran into controversy when Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, distanced themselves from it. Oshiomhole, in particular, contended that he did not need the team to validate that he was working for the people of Edo State. It was not certain as of press time if the nationwide media tour mentioned in the budget is another initiative of the ministry or a continuation of the Good Governance Tour. Another N130m will be spent on ministerial platforms and press briefings on national events while the development of a National Policy on Information and the hosting of the National Council on Information are to gulp N30m. For the production of various publications on government policies and programmes, the ministry plans to spend N65m in 2014 .Public enlightenment and mobilisation on Vision 2020 in collaboration with Ministries, Departments and Agencies and external bodies on the transformation agenda of the government will gulp another N55m. The ministry plans to spend N80m on human capital development, N10m on the promotion of Made-in-Nigeria products and N35m on ‘capacity building for budget monitoring of projects and financial monitoring in line with transformation agenda’. Other major expenditures of the ministry include N25m for the production of jingles on progress made on the transformation agenda, N51m for the purchase of digital machines, and N30m on public enlightenment and national security campaigns awareness. Various sums of money will also be spent by the ministry on the development of web portals and construction of Local Area Networks. Curiously, the sum of N214, 242,040 is contained in the budget for the rehabilitation of police stations and barracks by the Nigeria Immigration Service.

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All glory be to God for giving me the Grace to open this blog. You are welcome as you visit this site.

All glory to God for giving me the Grace to open this blog, I welcome you all to this blog in the Name of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As you read from this site; News, Articles and much more,I hope you will find it more interesting when you are here,thanks and God Bless.