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The 19-year-old has been impressive for the Yellow Submarine and the Super Eagles legend wants the forward to continue with the performance
EXCLUSIVE: Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze has ‘everything to succeedâ€
, says Mutiu Adepoju
Four Super Falcons players Oshoala, Oparanozie, Ordega and Ebi have been nominated for 2018 Womenâ€s African Player of the Year.
s African Player of the Year including current holder Asisat Oshoala.Oshoala leads her Super Falcons teammates Desire Oparanozie, Francisca Ordega and Onome Ebi in the shortlist which was released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday, November 30.
Oshoala who has won the award three times is in position to win it again after helping Dalian Quanjian F.C to the 2018 Chinese Women's Super League title.
She was also influential for Nigeria and scored a hattrick for the Super Falcons to on their way to the final of the 2018 African Womenâ€s Cup of Nations (AWCON).
Oparanozie who plays in France with Guingamp has also had a decent year. She has scored two goals so far for the Super Falcons of Nigeria who are in the final of AWCON 2018.
Ordega in 2018 helped Atlético Madrid to Spanish Womenâ€s league title and has also been impressive for Nigeria at AWCON 2018 with two goals.
At the back, experience defender Ebi has been solid for the Super Falcons who have conceded just one goal on their way to the final of AWCON 2018.
Last year finalist Thembi Kgatlana of South Africa and Gabrielle Onguene of Cameroon are also in the shortlist.
Along with Oshoala, Kgatlana is also a huge favourite for the award after her exploits for the Bayana Bayana of South Africa at the ongoing AWCON 2018 where they have reached the final.
Onguene netted two goals for Cameroon who reached the semi-final of AWCON 2018. Her compatriot and 2015 winner Gaelle Enganamouit is also in the shortlist.
The winners for the Women's African Player of the Year award will be decided by CAF Technical & Development Committee, media experts, legends, coaches of the quarter-finalists of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, coaches and captains of the national teams of the 54 Member Associations.
s African player of the yearAbdulai Mukarama (Ghana & Northern Ladies), Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Dilian Quanjian), Bassira Toure (Mali & AS Mande), Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Houston Dash), Desire Oparanozia (Nigeria & Guingamp), Elizabeth Addo (Ghana & Seattle Reign), Francisca Ordega (Nigeria & Washington Spirit), Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene (Cameroon & CSKA Moskow), Gaelle Enganamouit (Cameroon & Avaldenes), Janine Van Wyk (South Africa & Houston Dash), Marlyse Ngo Ndoumbouk (Cameroon & Nancy-Lorraine), Onome Ebi (Nigeria & Hekan Huisanhang), Portia Boakye (Ghana & Djurgardens), Raissa Feudjio (Cameroon & Aland United), Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi & Jiangsu Suning)
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, has faulted the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki over his recent treatment of the Managing Director of Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, Mrs. Funke Osibodu, whom the governor walked out of his office during a meeting in Benin City.
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DISCOs tackle Obaseki over maltreatment of BEDC mgt
African films are increasingly present at renowned festivals. They receive awards and prizes. However, very few of them are then visible and accessible in theatres. And this is why Cinewax was conceptualised and has been running since 2014. And now Cinewax has launched its first ever online film festival for African films, a platform where subscribers can see about 30 works made by African filmmakers and the diaspora.
Named as Online African Film Festival (OAFF), the festival opened on November 15 with the youth-centric comedy Kasala directed by Ema Edosio and will close December 15. A total of 30 movies will be available, from short films, dramas and documentaries and will be accessible in fifteen countries in Africa, Europe and America. The OAFF was officially launched in ten countries, as was the case in Paris on November 14, 2018. African cinema will be held from Brussels in San Francisco to New York, Dakar, Abidjan and Cairo.
The festival dedicated to African cinema will also be marked by a contest. The jury, which will present fiction films in particular, is composed of Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu (Friend), American producer Tilane Jones, French actress and producer France Zobda, Nollywood actor Richard Mofe Damijo and Abba Makama. Films to look out for are CJ Obasi’s Hello, Rain, (Nigeria), Kafou by Bruno Mourral (Haiti), Boda Boda Thieves by James Tayler (Uganda), to name a few. The organisers of the event hope to attract 100,000 users during the thirty days devoted to African cinema.
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Cinewax launches first ever online film festival for African films
Jay Z just referenced Kanye West in “Whatâ€s Freeâ€� off Meek Millsâ€s Championship album.
Fans who have since been dissecting the lines in the track claim that Hov refers to Kanyeâ€s support for Trump.
Although Kanye has explained that he is staying away from politics because he has been used, Jay addresses the drama especially the MAGA hat and his spouse.
No red hat, donâ€
Mill has also waded in and verbally expressed his disapproval with Kanyeâ€
Listen to the track below:
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Jay Z Shades Kanye West In Meek Mill's "What's Free"
MAKURDI – The three major tribal groups in Benue State, the Mdzough U Tiv (MUT), Ochetoha Kâ€Idoma (OKI), and Omi Ny†Igede (ONI) have vowed to resist plans by the Federal Government to reopen cattle routes across the country that have ceased to be operational.
The groups were reacting to a statement by the Presidency that it plans to reopen the grazing routes for grazing purposes.
Leaders of the three groups, President General, MUT, Edward Ujeje, and his counterparts in the ONI, Amali Adoya Amali and OKI, Ben Okpa, who jointly addressed the media in Makurdi on Thursday stressed that the decision did not go down well with the people of the state.
The leaders of the socio-cultural organisations, said that in view of population explosion, reintroduction of cattle routes in the country was no longer feasible.
They noted that the plan to reopen the routes was a complete contradiction of the Federal Governmentâ€s economic diversification and agricultural production policy.
The leaders asked, “Why is it difficult to accept the fact that Nigeria needs to adopt modern method of animal husbandry, which is ranching as being championed by Benue State?
“It was the search for a lasting solution to the herdsmen crisis in Benue that brought about the ranching law, which is a child of necessity after a longtime research.
“If the Federal Government is sincere about the claimed diversification of the economy through agriculture and plans to encourage commercial farming, how will this succeed when the same government is planning to open up old grazing routes, some of which are now being occupied as a result of development in the society?�
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Benue Tribal Groups Vow To Resist FGâ€s Plan To Reopen Grazing Routes
Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez could be out for a “long time” with a hamstring injury, says manager Jose Mourinho.
Alexis Sanchez: Jose Mourinho fears Man Utd forward will be out for long time
The Trump-Xi meeting at the G20 summit has three possible paths, Goldman Sachs says. The bank sees more than 50% chance of trade war 'escalation.'
President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina this weekend, in what is among the most widely watched bilateral meetings of 2018.
There have been tentative signs that a deal may be struck, but according to analysts at Goldman Sachs, the most likely outcome of the meeting is that the trade war actually escalates.
"We currently see 'escalation' as the most likely outcome in the next few months, with slightly over a 50% probability," the note from a Goldman team led by Andrew Tilton said.
That scenario, according to the report, would mean tariff rates rise to 25% on all imports currently under tariff, while tariffs are extended to remaining Chinese imports. The other, less likely, near-term scenarios Goldman Sachs outlines in the note are a 'pause,' and a 'deal.'
"The chances of a comprehensive deal are pretty low in the near term (10%), though rising over the course of 2019," the bank said. "By late 2019, however, we think it is likely we will have at least reached a 'pause.'"
On the line is the future of global trade, with a positive meeting likely seeing a deescalation of the trade conflict between the two countries, and a negative one threatening to see the start of a full blown trade war.
Read more: Trump claims car companies are 'pouring' into the US. The reality is a lot more troubling
As it stands, tariffs have been levied by the Trump administration on around half of all Chinese goods imported to the USA, with a value of about $250 billion. China has imposed retaliatory tariffs on around $110 billion of US goods.
An unsuccessful meeting, however, could see that number double, with the US levying tariffs on all $500 billion or so of Chinese goods that come into the USA each year.
In such a scenario, China has threatened to retaliate in kind, placing levies on all goods imported from the US.
The pause scenario, Goldman says, means: "existing tariffs remain in place but the two sides agree to keep talking with escalation put on hold," the analysts wrote.
And the deal: "which we think is unlikely in the near term, would involve complete rollback of the current tariffs."
The assets most sensitive to the trade outcome are likely to be the renminbi and equities, Goldman Sachs said.
Finance: GOLDMAN SACHS: Trump's meeting with Xi is likely to make the trade war much worse
Nigeriaâ€s military will not be able to receive the already paid-for 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft until 2024 from the United States.
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Nigeria to get ordered 12 Super Tucano in 2024
Super Eagles winger, Alex Iwobi, has been nominated for Arsenal player of the month award for November, Completesportsnigeria.com reports. Iwobi was nominated for the honour alongside the trio of goalkeeper Bernd Leno, Lucas Torreira, and Rob Holding. The Nigeria international laid on an assist for Alexandre Lacazette in the Gunners’ 1-1 with Liverpool and delivered […]
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Iwobi Nominated For Arsenal Player Of The Month For September
All the nominees for the Caf Awards Gala following the unveiling of the full categories and nominees on Friday
Nominees for all Caf 2018 Awards revealed
Famed American bestselling author, Nora Roberts, smarting from the unfounded allegation of plagiarism made by Nigerian-American writer Tomi Adeyemi has reacted by penning an open latter.
Adeyemi, a 25-year-old Harvard graduate had used Twitter to accuse Roberts, 68, of stealing the book titled “Of Blood and Bone� from her own fantasy novel “Children of Blood and Bone� and “shamelessly� profiting off it.
update: Nora was kind enough to reach out & explain that today was the first sheâ€
Iâ€â€” Tomi Adeyemi (@tomi_adeyemi) November 28, 2018
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Adeyemi soon received numerous basing as went on to tweet an apology, explaining that Roberts reached out to her to clarify. However, she did not take down the tweet where she accused Roberts, leaving fans to continue to criticise the writer.
Roberts, writing a long post on her blog, addressed the issue in a post titled “Mob Rule on Social Media.â€� revealing that her team reached out to Adeyemiâ€s asking that the tweet be taken down, but no response has been gotten.
Read the post below:
MOB RULE BY SOCIAL MEDIA
Iâ€m not on Twitter. Iâ€ve said before and will say again, Iâ€d rather be poked in the eye with a burning stick than tweet. Iâ€m only on Instagram and Facebook because the amazing Laura runs the show.
I write. I spend my days working, my evenings either working or with my family. Or zoned in front of the TV, basically brain dead.
I donâ€t spend much time on social media. I recognize its power, I appreciate its ability to connect writers with readers. And I also understand how easily it can be weaponized to incite flame wars. So Iâ€m very careful with my use of it–and Laura is even more so.
I write. Itâ€s what I do. What I love and what Iâ€ve spent three decades learning how to do well. Or as well as I possibly can.
But there are a lot of authors who spend a great deal of time on social media. Some are absolute geniuses with the tools and use them beautifully.
Others. Not so much.
I donâ€t believe and have never believed in taking personal issues onto public forums. I donâ€t believe, and have never believed–will never believe–in a writer attacking another writing on a public forum. Itâ€s unprofessional, itâ€s tacky and the results are, always, just always, ugly.
Recently another writer used her social media forums to baselessly, recklessly accuse me of stealing the title of her book–which is bullshit right off–to attempt to profit from this theft. She had no facts, just her emotions, and threw this out there for her followers.
First, letâ€s address the particular title which happens to be similar. I titled this particular book, wrote this book, turned this book into my publisher nearly a year before her book–a first novel–was published. So unless I conquered the time/space continuum, my book was actually titled before hers. Regardless, you canâ€t copyright a title. And titles, like broad ideas, just float around in the creative clouds. Itâ€s whatâ€s inside that counts.
Itâ€s just a title.
By accusing me, in public, of attempting to ‘shamelessly profit†off of her creativity, she incited her readers into attacking me–on her feed, then on my pages, then on the internet in general. She did nothing to stop this. I have been accused of theft, of trying to use this first time writer–whose book has been well received–for my own profit. To ride her coattails as I have no originality. This after more than thirty years in the business, more than two hundred books.
I was accused of plagiarism–for a title–of stealing her ideas–though I had never heard of her book before this firestorm, have never read her book.
And trust me, I never will now.
This is what happens when a reckless statement is made on social media. It becomes a monstrous lie that spreads and grows and escalates.
I donâ€t know this woman; she doesnâ€t know me. She lit the match, foolishly. Perhaps being young and new and so recently successful she doesnâ€t fully understand the relationship between a writer and her readers, or the power of an ugly insinuation posted on Twitter. But, God, you should know how tools work before you use them.
We should all take a lesson here. Think, then think again, before you post. Be sure of your facts before you take a shot at someone. Be prepared for the vicious fallout once you do.
Could you have dug a little deeper to check facts? Could you have contacted the person in question and had a conversation? In this case–writer to writer–could you have spoken to your publisher, your agent, about the fact that a title canâ€t be stolen in the first place?
Could you have, perhaps, checked the timeline? If your book came out a few months before the other book (and if you know SQUAT about publishing) youâ€d certainly realize it was written, titled and in production when yours hit the stands. So how could a damn title be ‘stolenâ€?
To be accused of plagiarism by some faceless reader on the internet, one who felt entitled to spread that lie gutted me. Iâ€ve been plagiarized, and will always have an open wound from the blow. To me, plagiarism is the most terrible sin a writer can commit.
I have worked my entire career to build a foundation of professionalism, of teamwork with my publisher, to create a community with other writers, and to show readers I value them–not just with communication, but by doing my best to give them good books.
No one who knows me would believe any of these accusations. But thatâ€s the problem. Those making them donâ€t know me, they simply lash out because they can.
This foolish and false statement has damaged my reputation. Vicious and ugly accusations and names have been tossed at me when I did nothing but write and title a book.
While this writer issued a kind of retraction after I reached out to her, it didnâ€t stop some of her readers from calling me a liar, and worse. We reached out again, asking her to put out the fire.
Weâ€ve had no response, not from her, not from her agent.
Shame on them.
I had every intention of letting this go, until the flames kept burning, until the attacks kept coming. And nothing was done by the person who lit the match to stop it.
I donâ€t like taking my issues public. But I will stand up for myself. I will defend my integrity and my reputation and my work.
Iâ€m appalled by this, sickened by it. Iâ€m disgusted that people who donâ€t know me would feel free to say vicious things about me. I know very well the anonymity of the internet can foster such nastiness, but it still disgusts me.
Words have great power–to harm, to heal, to teach, to entertain. A writer, one who wants to forge a career with words, should understand that. And use them, as well as the tools at her disposal, wisely.
Iâ€ve very deliberately not mentioned the name of the writer who started this, or the title of her book or mine. I donâ€t want this to escalate any more than it has. I donâ€t want my readers to go on the attack. Itâ€s not cool. I simply want to set the record straight.
Iâ€m Nora Roberts. Iâ€m a hard-working writer, and an honest one.
Thatâ€s it.
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American Author, Nora Roberts Addresses Tomi Adeyemiâ€s Plagiarism Accusation, Releases Statement
