HIDDINK QUITS HOLLAND JOB

Guus Hiddink has left his position as
Netherlands head coach after just 10 months in charge. The 68-year-old began his second spell in charge in August and had a contract until the end of Euro 2016
Hiddink lost five and won four of his 10
matches in charge and leaves his position with the Dutch third in their Euro 2016 qualifying group. They are five points behind leaders Iceland and three adrift of the Czech Republic in Group A.
"I am sorry that it went this way," said
Hiddink. "I thought it was an honour to again coach the Dutch national team and I wish my successor, the staff and the players every success on the way to the European Championships in France."
The rest of the coaching staff - including
assistant Danny Blind - will remain in place. Hiddink's Netherlands defeated Spain 2-0 in a friendly in March, but suffered defeats to Iceland and the Czech Republic to damage their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016.
The top two finishers in each of the nine
qualifying groups, plus the highest-placed team finishing third will automatically qualify for the finals in France next year. They will be joined by the winners of four play-off ties
contested by the remaining eight third-placed teams. Dutch Football Association (KNVB) director Bert van Oostveen said: "I regret this development. Unfortunately, the results of Guus's work were not immediately visible for everyone."
The former Real Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Chelsea coach has also managed Australia, Russia, Turkey and South Korea in a 28-year career.

10 HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGER

Time to visit the doctor for few tips on one of nature's offerings to mankind, its name; "GINGER". This amazing spice has time-tested, digestion friendly and also spice up your meal.

Below are 10 health benefits of this wonder spice.

1. Haven’t been feeling hungry? Eat fresh
ginger just before lunch to stoke a dull
appetite and fire up the digestive juices.

2. Ginger improves the absorption and
assimilation of essential nutrients in the
body.

3. Ginger clears the ‘microcirculatory
channels’ of the body, including the pesky
sinuses that tend to flare up from time to
time.

4. Feeling airsick or nauseous? Chew on
ginger, preferably tossed in a little honey.

5. Can’t stop the toot-a-thon? Gas—oops— guess what?! Ginger helps reduce flatulence!

6. Tummy moaning and groaning under
cramps? Munch on ginger.

7. Reeling under joint pain? Ginger, with its anti-inflammatory properties—can bring relief. Float some ginger essential oil in your bath to help aching muscles and joints.

8. Just had surgery? Chewing ginger post-operation can help overcome nausea.

9. Stir up some ginger tea to get rid of
throat and nose congestion. And when
there’s a nip in the air, the warming
benefits of this tasty tea are even greater!

10. Bedroom blues? Try adding a gingery
punch to a bowl of soup.

Universal Studio Hollywood debuts new "Fast and Furious" ride

Universal Studios in Hollywood has debuted its new "Fast and Furious" ride for fans all over the country. The ride is officially called "Fast and Furious Supercharged ," and fans will get the first opportunity to experience it on Thursday along with the cast and crew of "Furious 7," according to Reuters. This revolutionary new ride immerses the
fan into the steam-charged excitement of
the film as a character, as opposed to being a spectator. The ride features the use of cutting edge technology with 3D-HD imagery accompanied by the ride itself, which boasts speeds of up to 120 MPH. The 3D-HD imagery is actually a 360-degree screen that makes the rider feel a part of the action. The attraction itself also features the original stars from the film who immerse the rider in the film's fictional universe and take them on a super-charged high-speed chase that includes the perceived notion of danger, stunts that are inherent to the film franchise.
The red carpet ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday was attended by stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and franchise newcomer Jason Statham. The event also featured Diesel cutting the ribbon for the attraction, followed by a stunt car coming out and violently crashing through a billboard to mark the attraction's official
opening. The actors got an exclusive opportunity to take on the attraction themselves with a firsthand experience.
"When you put people in a theater or (they
watch) a blu-ray DVD, they are watching in the comfort of their home," Gibson told
Reuters. "But to physically be inside a tram car and experience your favorite franchise as a theme park ride, it definitely raises the
bar." Variety also reports that the attraction's debut ceremonies also featured "souped-up" cars that sped onto the lot with engines roaring and revving to the crowd. "We were looking to have a grand finale to the studio tour, and we thought, 'What better film series than 'Fast & Furious?'" Chick Russell, executive producer of the ride, told Variety. "It almost feels like a thrill ride
in the theater."

Online excursion into the US Air force One

The United States Presidential plane known as the Air Force One is a Boeing 747-200B, taller than a six storey building with fascinating features. Pic story below

Credit: LIB

PIX OF THE DAY: HUSTLING

This guy has taken hustling to the next level

Security tips on use of alternative banking channels

With the rise in the use of alternative banking channels like ATMs, mobile apps, internet & mobile banking, fraudsters have also become smarter in using these channels to dupe innocent people. There are security intelligence when using alternative banking channels. Here are some tips to ensure that you do not become a victim of desperate fraudsters;·Familiarize yourself with the look and feel of the ATM key pad where you punch in your details. Be alert for scratches, marks, adhesive, unusual join marks anywhere on the ATM. Also watch out for any tape residue or sticky material on ATMs. If you notice any of these signs on an ATM, do not use.·Avoid using an ATM machine that has its security cameras installed so close that it records your PIN. If the camera is looking at how you input your PIN in the ATM, do not use.·Never use an ATM machine when other people are loitering, hanging over your shoulders, or straining their neck to see what you are doing. Do not accept help from strangers or even bank security to retrieve an ATM card stuck in an ATM machine. If your card is stuck, report to the bank.·Do not use ATM machines with extra signage or warnings posted on the machine, especially when it does not have the bank’s logo or the logo of a host you can identify.·Never keep a written copy of your PIN or internet banking password in your wallet or purse as it could be stolen. The safest store house for your PIN or Internet Banking passwords is your head.·Lastly, if a point of sale terminal shows signs of possible tampering, for example having a ‘Press Hard' sticky note, do not use. Also do not use a POS terminal if the security seal is punctured, creased, folded, or cut, or if wires are visible through the ventilation slot.ATM thieves, unlike armed robbers, do not carry guns. But what they can do to a person’s bank account if they hit it, can be just as bad the effect of armed robbers. You have a duty to stay alert and avoid small mistakes that expose you to theirdirty tricks. Once you are able to do this, your banking experience should be safe and secure.This has been courtesy First City Monument Bankas part of The Bankers Committee Financial Literacy Public Enlightenment Programme brought to you by The Bankers Committee, comprising all the commercial banks in Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

Job seeker wrote his résumé on a football, sent it to a football club

Customizing your CV for each company that you apply to is a conventional wisdom of job hunting—and Marcin Kromolowskihas certainly done that. Based in Wrocław, Poland, this job seeker has creatively written out his résumé on a football and sent it to a football club, hoping that it would make an impression on his potential employer. What do you think of this unusual résumé—would you do something like this when looking for a job?

Alibaba's wife buys him Mercedes Benz 500 as birthday present

Comedian Alibaba yesterday turned 50 and his wife surprised him with a Mercedes Benz S500 as his birthday gift. Ladies una dey see wetin dey happen, no be only collect collect o, make una dey give to.

FIVE FASHION DISASTERS ONE MUST AVOID

Skinny jeans have been given ahealth warning, after an Australian woman had to be cut out of a pair.

Giving new meaning to the phrase ‘fashion victim’, a 35-year-old Australian womanhad to be cut out of a pair of skinny jeansafter developing a condition called compartment syndrome. It’s not the first timesomeone has succumbed to a dangerous style trend: “They’vealways been around, since the Stone Ages,” says Summer Streves, the author ofFashionably Fatal. “It’s when fashion is taken to an extreme; I call it vanity insanity.” Here are five of the deadliest fads in history.

PIX OF THE DAY: YORUBA MOTHERS

No offence to our Yoruba mothers but this is what they do.

DONE DEAL: LIVERPOOL SIGNS BRAZILIAN FIRMINO

Liverpool have signed forward Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim on a five-year deal for a fee of about £29m. The 23-year-old's deal is subject to a medical, which will take place after he returns from Chile, where he has been playing for Brazil in the Copa America. Firmino, who has scored 47 goals in 151
games for Hoffenheim, becomes the Reds' second most expensive player. The Anfield club made Andy Carroll their record signing when he joined them for £35m from Newcastle in 2011. They also paid Southampton £25m for Adam Lallana in 2014, and have already brought in Burnley striker Danny Ings, goalkeeper Adam Bogdan, defender Joe Gomez and midfielder
James Milner this summer. The Reds have so far resisted two offers from Manchester City for England forward Raheem Sterling. Firmino, who has spent the last four-and-a- half seasons in the Bundesliga, was on target for Brazil in their 2-1 Copa America victory over Venezuela on Sunday. In the absence of Neymar, who has been suspended for the rest of the tournament, Firmino and Philippe Coutinho, who is already a Liverpool player, are set to start again in Saturday's quarter-final against Paraguay.
GAMBLE?? TICK! TOCK!!

MAKE THE BEST USE OF YOUR DAY

Good morning dear reader, Hope you had a pleasant night rest? It's a new day again, filled with so much expectations and work to do, please don't waste away the day doing nothing. Remember, an idle hand is the devil's workshop. Have a wonderful day. God bless you.

ARSENAL FAITHFULS CHECK THIS OUT

Petr Cech's move across London is imminent after a fee was agreed between Chelsea and Arsenal. Arsenal have agreed a £10.9m fee for Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech according to Sky sources. The fee was one of the key elements outstanding as Arsenal edge closer to finalising the transfer of the Czech Republic international. It is understood that Cech has already agreed personal terms in principle with Arsenal, but no final deal has been announced by either club. If the deal goes through, as is now widely expected, Cech could be eligible for Arsenal's first game of the season - the Community Shield on August 2 when their opponents will be Premier League champions Chelsea, where Cech has won a string of major honours in an 11-year spell at Stamford Bridge. The transfer will be a cash only deal, with Chelsea's request to receive a home-grown player as part of the proposed transfer no longer being considered. Cech is said to be grateful to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich for allowing him to move to whatever club he chooses, even though that is now set to be London and title rivals Arsenal. The 33-year-old has one year left on his contract at Stamford Bridge but has been searching for a new employer after spending much of last season as second choice 'keeper behind Thibaut Courtois.
Chelsea captain John Terry said on Monday that he believes Arsenal will be buying an extra 12-15 points a season if they complete a deal for Cech.

BE GRATEFUL TO GOD ALWAYS

Got this picture from a friend and I think its worth sharing, always thank God for what you have.

PDP REPLIES BUHARI ON THE EMPTY TRESURY STATEMENT MADE YESTERDAY

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as evasive, diversionary and preemptive, the present government’s pile up of excuses for possible failure in delivering on its campaign promises to Nigerians. The PDP said it is unfortunate that President Mohammadu Buhari and the APC, who were privy to the nation’s dwindling economy occasioned by global economic downturn and fall in international oil price, even before the start of the campaigns, chose to deceive Nigerians with bogus promises, only to now resort to excuses after using the promises to secure power at the center. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Tuesday said the party notes with dismay, President Buhari’s statement on Monday that Nigerians should not expect much from his first 100 days in office on claims that he met “virtually an empty treasury and huge debts”, noting that such only underlines the fact that the present administration is really not equipped to face the challenges of governance.“While we restate our resolve to engage only in credible and issue based opposition, we want the President and the APC to note that their plea for patience from Nigerians does not arise, because ab-initio, there has not been any indication that they are actually serious and determined to deliver on their campaign promises upon which they rode to power.“Of course Nigerians are willing to support and cooperate with the President, but we are worried that the pictures emerging from his presidency and his party do not in any way inspire hope in the citizenry, especially as they have continued to show that theirs is ostensibly a matter of obtaining power by false pretenses.“President Buhari and the APC must know that Nigerians did not give them the mandate to engage in frivolous excuses and pleas but to hit the ground running with solutions and quick fixes they promised during the campaigns. We ask, is President Buhari’s statement an admission of poor knowledge of national and international economic affairs or does it underscore the lack of capacity and skills by the administration to effectively harness and galvanize resources and potential inherent in Nigeria which has already been nurtured as Africa’s largest economy and one of the fasted growing in the world.“Even if Nigerians decide to wait endlessly, we wonder how much the President can achieve amidst the flip-flops from his presidency and cacophony of interests from his party leaders struggling to enlarge their selfish political and economic frontiers.“How can one reconcile President Buhari’s statement with the recent ridiculous and misleading claim by APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed that this administration has achieved in three weeks what the immediate past administration did not achieve in five years?“Since after their electoral victory, the APC and the President have continued to expose their lack of commitment towards their campaign promises.“We recall that on May 5, 2015, twenty-four days before his inauguration, President Buhari at a meeting with APC leaders in Abuja opened the excuse galore when he expressed his nervousness to deliver in office, adducing that ‘Rome was not built in a day’.“We also recall that in their attempt to find an escape route in one of their bogus campaign promises, the APC denied that the President ever promised Nigerians that they will end insurgency two months after inauguration but had to swallow their words after the PDP confronted them with the April 22, 2015 CNN interview where Buhari made that promise.“Indeed, we empathize with the President knowing that the confusion and clear lack of direction in his party have not helped matters, but we urge him to rise up to the challenge, take urgent steps and disentangle himself from the selfish and unpatriotic tendencies of APC leaders, especially given the fact that Nigerians gave him a mandate for which they will continue to hold him accountable.“Finally, the PDP restates that it is eager to see the APC and the President unveil their economic road map and blueprint for governance so as to enable us through robust opposition, provide credible alternatives and options for their policies and programmes in the overall interest of our dear nation”.
Signed: Chief Olisa Metuh

HILARIOUS!!! MEN CAUGHT STEALING GOATS IN ONDO

Wonders shall never end, these men pictured were arrested by officers of Nigeria security and civil defence corps (NSCDC) in Ondo.

AMAZING!!! NIGERIAN MAN HAS THE STRONGEST TEETH IN AFRICA

Michael Oyenkachi Chukwuma lived in Idi-araba, a suburb in Lagos state, Nigeria. He discovered his talent in the ghetto and that talent took him to Germany two years ago. Michael lifts 150k iron with his teeth. Isn't that amazing? My igbo brothers una well done o.

I inherited empty treasury, huge debts- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday said he inherited a country with virtually empty treasury from his predecessor, former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. He also said that the handed down to him was also being drowned in an ocean of debt running into billions of dollars.
PMB spoke during a meeting he had with state house correspondents to mark his first day in his new Aso rock office.
Would former President reply to this story??? Time will tell.

Juventus signs Atletico's Mario Mandzukic

Italian giants, Juventus have signed Croatia striker Mario
Mandzukic from Atletico Madrid for £13.6m. The 29-year-old only joined Atletico last summer from Bayern Munich and scored 20 goals in 43 games for the Spanish side. He has agreed a four-year deal with the beaten Champions League finalists, who said the fee could rise to £15m.
"I like Juventus and I like Turin. I hope I will be happy here. I will fight for my new team," he said. It is the third time in four years Mandzukic has joined a side straight after they lost the ucl final, following his 2012 move to Bayern and last summer's switch to the spanish capital. Juventus top scorer last season with 20 Serie A strikes, Carlos Tevez has been
linked with a move away from the Italian
champions. Rumour has it that he could be on his way to Boca Juniors in Argentina.

SEGUN ONI, LAI MOHAMMED, 5 OTHER APC NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE JOSTLE FOR MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS

APC'S deputy national chairman and national publicity secretary, Engr. Segun Oni and Mr. Lai Mohammed respectively, are currently jostling for a place in the cabinet of President Buhari as learnt by one of the national dailies.
Similarly, 5 other members of the NWC have also indicated interest in various ministerial positions.

BOMB BLAST IN MAIDUGURI

Eye witnesses this afternoon confirmed to news men that two female suicide bombers dressed like beggars approached the fish market in Baga town but only one of them was able to detonate the bomb inside the market and killed about 20 people while the other lady blew herself up at a nearby mosque. Soldiers had condoned the area as at the time of filing this report

PICTURES OF VP PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO IN HIS NEW OFFICE IN ASO ROCK

Nigerian vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo today moved into his aso rock office.

BACK FROM THE PROLONGED ABSENCE

To all my esteemed readers, I sincerely apologise for the prolonged absence which made this blog "passive". I am back and better now. Keep the faith. *peace*