But can fcb still bounce back.

Some sayings, this is not even a motivation speech, its just a speech coming from a loosing coach. Its good to have the Courage but you think PSG is coming for a Vacation. Your defense allowed 4 goals, meaning they will still allow 1 or 2 goals, your strikers did not score abracadabra they will score 5 goals, sometimes you have to come back from sleep. All the best, Truthfully you are Out, Practically you are out, Mathematically you out. See you at next seasons group stage.

THE LARGEST MOSQUE IN EUROPE: WAS BURNING DOWN TODAY IN SOUTH LONDON

Ablaze: Pictured is the Baitul Futuh in Morden, South London, which is the largest in western Europe
Seventy firefighters in south London are battling an
enormous blaze which engulfed western Europe’s largest mosque.

Ten fire engines were dispatched to deal with the fire at the Baitful Futuh mosque in Morden, which started burning around midday.

A man has been taken to hospital for smoke inhalation, but community leaders have said they do not believe anybody else was affected. The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

Before: The Baitul Futuh can be seen here in a file photo from 2003. 

One man caught up in the blaze is is hospital with smoke inhalation

Shocked onlookers gathered opposite the mosque, watching a dark plume of smoke billowing out of the building’s roof before they were ushered behind a police cordon. The fire was reported by a member of the public just after midday.

The enormous building sits on a 5.2acre site and can hold 10,500 people. At the time of the fire, however, only a handful of worshippers were inside, and were quickly evacuated. Nobody was at prayer when the fire broke out.

The huge effort to control the fire involved the police, ambulance services and the large fire brigade presence. The firefighting operation shut down the A24 and traffic was tailed back for miles as a result.

As of 6pm, the London Fire Brigade said they had contained the fire to administrative buildings and halls around the main mosque, which was not directly affected by the fire – though it was engulfed by smoke. Shortly afterwards they declared the fire ‘under control’.

Evolve Practical Approach To Assist People Living With HIV/AIDS; Bello Tasks FCT Health Workers.

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has directed officials of the FCT Health & Human Services Secretariat, particularly the FCT Action Committee on AIDS (FACA) to de-emphasize seminars and conferences but do things that would really uplift the standard of people living with HIV/AIDS.

The Minister gave this instruction while receiving members of the Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, FCT Chapter that paid him a visit in his office at Area 11, Garki I District, Abuja. 

Malam Bello reiterated that the officials should be practical in their approach in dealing with such persons by fostering things that would have direct bearing on their lives.  

The Minister stated that the relevant Agencies should try to encourage an enabling environment to do things in such a way that they spend less on conferences, booklets, banners and T-shirts. 

According to him, “Now is not the time for us to be spending money on ceremonies. But we will strengthen our institutions to be able to provide services and support to enable you have direct positive impact on your lives”.

He said that the Health Secretariat and FACA should step up for them proactive counseling in FCT Hospitals; adding, “I think it is something that you should try to encourage as much as possible, and then if there is any window of opportunity to be able to take them on as full time employees, please explore that”.

“I know it is difficult; employment is a challenge but you always have one or two vacancies and you should keep on doing it continuously. At all locations, we should have these people that provide counseling.  For everything in life, information is key. If you get the right information, half of your problem is solved,” the Minister stressed.

Malam Bello also directed the FCT Social Development Secretariat to, as a matter of policy encourage people living with HIV/AIDS to participate in the empowerment programmes being undertaken by the FCT Administration to enable them enjoy full benefits.

The Minister further directed the Health and Human Services Secretariat to pay for the three year rent arrears the organization, People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria is owing to take the burden off them and improve the level of their networking.

Speaking earlier, the Coordinator of the People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, Comrade Peter Ogbonaya Ikiti, said that the first case of HIV/AIDS was reported in Nigeria in 1986 and that since then prevalence cases in Nigeria is one of the highest in Africa only next to South Africa.

He appealed to the Minister to help settle the three-year rent for office accommodation the organization owed in the Federal Capital Territory.

FIVE REVEALING REASONS WHY INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE IS BETTER THAN SAVING IN THE BANK

FIVE REVEALING REASONS WHY INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE IS BETTER THAN SAVING IN THE BANK 

Some feel that saving money in the bank is a good strategy to building wealth. Though it is very good to save, it is not a good wealth building strategy. The gains of real estate investment far outweighs that of saving in the bank for the following reasons.

1. Currency always diminish in value while real estate appreciates: The purchasing power of money continually diminishes. The things One million naira could buy five years ago are not the same things it can buy today as the prices of goods have gone up.

However, real estate always appreciates. If you buy a plot of land in a good location, take effective possession and perfect necessary documentation today, in five years time, you can sell it for double (or even triple) the price you bought it.

2. Return on savings is infinitesimal while returns on real estate investments are huge: When you save your money in the bank or do a fixed deposit, your returns on investment are usually single digit per annum.

Conversely, based on the rate of development in the area you purchase your landed property or building, the return on investment are often huge.

If you buy a house for example and let it out to tenants, between a decade to two, you will have recovered your investment and you will continue to make profit for the rest of your life.

3. Your money in the bank simply makes the banker richer while your money in real estate makes you richer: If you save money in the bank, the money will be used by bankers to give loans to customers and you will be paid an interest. The difference between the interest given by the customer who loans your money and the amount given to you is taken by the bank. Thus making the banker richer.

On the other hand, when you invest in real estate, the difference between the price you bought the property and the price you are selling it is taken completely by you. Thus making you richer.

4. Expenses always arise to deplete your savings but your property is always there appreciating in value: When you have money saved in the bank, no matter how disciplined you are, there will always be expenses that will arise to deplete the savings.

When you invest such funds into real estate, your cash is tied into an investment that will be appreciating in value no matter how lose you are with the remaining cash in your possession.

5. None of the rich ascribe their success in gathering wealth to saving but most of them have impressive property portfolios: Of all the wealthy individuals in the world, I do not know of anyone whose wealth strategy was saving in the bank.

However, a cursory look at the wealthiest individuals in the world, in Africa and even in Nigeria show that property investment is the preferred wealth building option.

Therefore, if you desire your money to appreciate with high return on investment which makes you richer and among the wealthy men in the world, consider investing in real estate. If you desire someone to talk to on how to get started, simply call *0809 261 9008*

Court Orders Forfeiture of Former NNPC GMD Yakubu’s $9.8m To FG

Wilson Uwujaren, Abuja: A Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice Zainab B. Abubakar today ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $9,772,000 (Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand United States Dollars) and £74,000 (Seventy Four Thousand Pound Sterling) recovered from a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu to the Federal Government.

The order was sequel to an ex parte application by the EFCC seeking an interim forfeiture of the recovered money to the Federal Government.

The ex parte application was moved by Salihu Sani, counsel for the applicant.

In her ruling, Justice Zainab held “That the sum of $9,772,000 (Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand United States Dollars) and £74,000 (Seventy Four Thousand Pound Sterling) which are now in the custody of the applicant (EFCC) are in the interim forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.”

It would be recalled that, on the 3rd day of February, 2017, operatives of the Commission had stormed a building belonging to the former NNPC boss and recovered a staggering sum of $9,772,000 (Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand United States Dollars) and £74,000 (Seventy Four Thousand Pound Sterling) stashed in a huge fire proof safe.

On February 8, 2017, Yakubu reported to the Commission’s Kano Zonal Office where he admitted being the owner of both the house and the money recovered.

Yakubu is still in custody assisting the investigation. 

Buhari’s death: Africa leaders observe a minute silence at AU Summit.

African Union Heads of State and Government have observed a minutes’s silence in the memory of late Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday during the 28th ordinary session of AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

EU FINALLY TAKES STAND ON BIAFRA

 

The European Union High Commission has expressed concerns over the heavy-handed suppression of Biafrans in Nigeria, and has promised to pressure for the immediate and safe release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafran activists who are being unlawfully detained by the Nigeria government led by president Muhammadu Buhari.

Federica Mogherini, Vice president of the EU Commission, and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy made this disclosure while answering series of questions tabled before the commission through a letter signed by dozens of EU Parliamentarians, demanding for an urgent action from the Commission in addressing the incarceration of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafran activists by the Nigeria government, and to also call the Nigeria government to order over the continuous killing of Biafrans and excessive abuse of human rights in Nigeria.

In the reply issued on behalf of the European Union Commission on February 2, 2016, Vice-President Mogherini stated that "the European Union (EU) is concerned about the violence that has erupted in relation to the Biafra movement. 

"The EU follows closely the fate of Nwannekaenyi “Nnamdi” Kenny Okwu Kanu, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi since their arrest in October 2015 and, more broadly, pays close attention to the treatment of the pro-Biafra movement by Nigerian authorities."

In addition, the EU High Commission upheld the inalienable rights of Biafrans "to protest and express them freely, as long as this right is exercised in a peaceful manner."

It went further to advocate for a fair prosecution of activists who are languishing in various detention centers across the country which must be in line with the rule of law and democracy.

"The EU supports individuals' right to protest and express them freely, as long as this right is exercised in a peaceful manner. Potential prosecutions should also be carried out in a manner compatible with the rule of law,

"The EU raises human rights issues at every opportunity with the Nigerian authorities, to encourage them to respect human rights, and to improve the rule of law. This issue will be on the agenda of the next EU – Nigeria Ministerial Dialogue due to take place in Abuja this spring,

"In the implementation of the European Development Fund, the Commission is also engaged in building capacities to enable Nigeria to fulfill its human rights commitments, as “rule of law, governance and democracy” is one of the three sectors of concentration of the National Indicative Programme for Nigeria," the EU High Commission stated.