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Stephen Keshi’s Team Was Better Than That Of Oliseh - Kpakor
Former Nigerian International, Moses Kpakor, has stated that the present crop of players that make-up the Super Eagles have not given him anything to hope for. The Benue state born player laments the continued experimentation by the team for many years now, saying Sunday Oliseh is yet to impress him, Dailypost reports. “Well, the Eagles of today have not yet given me anything to hope for a great future. In fact, if we could struggle against Swaziland, then it means we have not yet got things even closer to what we were before we sacked (former coach) Stephen Keshi,” said Kpakor. “It is like we have just started all over again. This is our biggest undoing. I mean, that there are too many new players in the team right now, and the implication is that the coach is either starting things afresh or experimenting. Of course, he is the coach and he’s entitled to his plans or how he wants things done, that I concede to him. “But sometimes we need to do things in the national inter...
China joins hunt for extra-terrestrials with FAST - the world's biggest-ever telescope
The massive structure will allow scientists to gather signals from tens of billions of light years away when it is completed in 2016 It would take a full 40 minutes for the average person to walk around the telescope. By Colin Freeman, and Helena Horton4:12PM GMT 27 Nov 2015Comments104 Comments China is in the final stages of building the world's largest-ever radio telescope, which will give Beijing a leading role in space research and the hunt for extra-terrestrials. With a dish the size of 30 football pitches, the telescope will scan for signs of life as far as tens of billions of light years away. It will be able to pick up radio signals distant galaxies and solar systems, and also hunt for future sources of energy like natural hydrogen. "A radio telescope is like a sensitive ear, listening to tell meaningful radio messages from white noise in the universe," said Nan Rendong, the chief scientist at the project, known officially as the 500 Metre Apertur...
Buckingham Palace state dining room closed amid safety concerns over ceiling
The State Dining Room at Buckingham Palace, the setting for sumptuous royal banquets for world leaders and others dignitaries, has been closed amid concerns over the safety of the ceiling, it has emerged. Buckingham Palace conformed that access to the room, used just last month to host a state banquet for the Chinese President Xi Jinping, had been “suspended” while further checks are carried out. It follows what was described as a “routine survey” which raised questions about with a beam which forms part of the elaborate gilded ceiling. But the Palace played down reports that the room will be closed for at least six months, saying it was not yet clear how significant the issue is. It is understood that that the issue is not believed to affect adjoining rooms including the Ballroom and Picture Gallery after inspections there found no problems. “As the result of a routine survey an issue was found with one of the ceiling beams in the roof space of the State Dining Room...
Bryant, 37, one of the greatest US basketball players ever, will retire after spending his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers
Bryant receives high praise from peers The NBA fraternity reacted quickly to Kobe Bryant's announcement Sunday that he would retire at the end of the season, with some calling it "sad" while other spoke of his incredible legacy. Bryant, 37, one of the greatest US basketball players ever, will retire after spending his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. NBA commissioner Adam Silver was one of the first to respond to Bryant's announcement. "With 17 NBA All-Star selections, an NBA MVP (2008), five NBA championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals and a relentless work ethic, Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of our game," Silver said. "Whether competing in the NBA finals or hoisting jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, Kobe has an unconditional love for the game. I join Kobe's millions of fans around the world in congratulating him on an outstanding NBA career and thank him for ...
WNBA Players Express Their Thankfulness During Holiday Season
Cheyenne Parker is thankful for life and for opportunities to inspire. What are you #thankful for? Thanksgiving isn’t all about the turkey, the dressing, the casseroles, the sweet potatoes and the time spent with friends and family. It’s also a time to reflect on the things that we’re thankful for in this life. Some WNBA players were asked about things they are thankful for during this holiday season.
Bruce Blasts Politicians, Suggests Ways To Curb Inefficiencies
The senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Ben Murray Bruce, has listed 6 reasons why the Nigerian government need to come up with policies that would compel politicians to be responsible for the people. In a series of tweets, the founder of Silverbird Group highlighted some of the reasons why most Nigerian politicians do not put in place the necessary social amenities that their people need to have a good life. He also went ahead to proffer some of the things he think can be done to curb this inefficiencies. Read the tweets below: Why do our elite behave this way? Why do we climb the ladder of success that was freely given to us & then remove it when we get to the top? We elites have lost our ability to empathize with poor Nigerians for the simple reason that many of us are not stake holders in Nigeria. When we move about with armed policemen who block us from the common man and block the common man from us how can we empathiz...