Amodu Shuaibu dies at 58

These are heart-breaking times for the Nigerian sports community
– The Nigeria Football Federation technical director, Amodu Shuaibu has passed on at age 58
– Shuaibu was a former coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria
The NFF has announced the death of its technical director, Amodu Shuaibu.
A former coach of the Super Eagles, Shuaibu was aged 58.
His death comes three days after the death of another former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi.
The four-time coach of the Super Eagles was said to have complained of chest pains yesterday night, June 10 and died in his sleep.
Before then, he drove himself in the afternoon to drop his friend with his car

He  was discovered dead about 4am this morning. NAIJ.com reporter is at the mortuary at Stella Obasanjo hospital in Benin where his body was deposited.
The late Amodu has always contributed his quota to the development of football in Nigeria.
Under his stewardship, Nigeria qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but Amodu was sacked despite the team’s third-place finish at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.
It was the second time he had been removed from his post ahead of a World Cup finals tournament – Amodu was also fired ahead of the 2002 edition after Nigeria finished third at the 2002 Nations Cup in Mali.
The late Amodu was born April 18, 1958 in Edo State. He managed the Super Eagles between 1998–1999, 2001–2002 and 2008–2010 and was brought back briefly last year before his elevation to head the NFF technical department.
Source: naij.com

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25 facts about female body which even women don’t know

This article is for those who think that all people are similar and the difference between sexes is not very significant.
Here are 25 most curious facts about female body:

1. Woman’s heart naturally beats faster than man’s one.
2. Women blink twice as often as men do.
3. Female organism taps reserves much slower than male’s: approximately 50 kcal a day.
4. Women have stronger immunity.
5. Diameter of woman’s hair is twice smaller than man’s.
6. Callosum in woman’s brain is thicker than in man’s. It contains 30% more connections. This what actually helps women cope with several tasks at once.
7. Woman’s tongue has more taste receptors.
8. Woman’s organism has more pain receptors, but due to oestrogen which blocks inflammatory processes, in general, women have lower pain threshold.
9. Women can better distinguish tints and colors, because color identification is connected to the X-chromosome.
10. Woman’s skin is 10 times more sensitive than male’s.
11. There is more elastin in muscles and band of female organism, that’s why women are more elastic.
12. Woman can better distinguish sounds of high frequency.
13. During sleeping, activity of woman’s brain reduces only by 10%, that’s why female sleeping is more sensitive.
14. Women can better define various tints of sweet taste.
15. Women naturally orient in space much worse than men, that’s why they can have problems with driving. For example, 82% of men can do parallel parking, and 70% of them cope with this task on the first try. Women show quite different results. Only 22% or women are capable to deal with this task, and only 1/3 of them will do this at the first attempt.
16. There are two-word centres controlling women’s speech. That is why women can easily pronounce up to 8000 words a day, using approximately 3000 sounds and 10 000 non-verbal signals. Males show twice lower characteristics.
17. Women have naturally more developed olfaction.
18. Women have developed peripheral (side) vision, and men – central one.
19. A female neck is more flexible than male. When someone calls a woman, she simply turns her head, while a man will turn his whole corpus.
20. Hair loss is an X-lined recessive character which a man inherits from his mother.
21. Due to the presence of two X-chromosomes, a female organism has a big tendency to receiving complications and chronic diseases.
22. Women are naturally more emotional. They cry approximately 30-60 times a year while men do this only 6-17 times.
23. Approximately 30% of women feel the desire to eat inedible things during pregnancy.
24. Women prone to worrying and feeling of danger due to the high level of such hormones as progesterone, cortisol, and estradiol. That is why women intuitively feel threat and danger much better.
25. Women freeze on men much stronger due to the higher level of oxytocin. Women have more developed brain zones responsible for the sense of affection.

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BREAKING: UK doctors give update on President Buhari's health

– A source in London has said that President Buhari is ‘cleared’ to return back to Nigeria next week
– The UK doctors reportedly cleaned Buhari’s ear and applied antibiotics to it
– Buhari was prescribed to a chest X-ray to determine the reason of his persistent cough
Sahara Reporters has obtained the information that the UK doctors, who examined President Muhammadu Buhari’s ear infection, have allowed him to return to Nigeria on Thursday, June 16.
A source in London revealed that the doctors had also prescribed a chest X-ray for President Buhari to find the cause of his continual cough.
He also stated that Buhari didn’t know the result of the X-ray.
However, a presidential source said that the Nigerian leader was probably to leave London for Abuja next week.
The source also revealed that President Buhari spent a day at a hospital in the capital of Great Britain where he did a series of tests to determine the nature of his ear disorder and a course of treatment.
He rejected to name the hospital where the president underwent his checkup.
The doctors in London reportedly determined that Buhari’s ear got infected after one of Nigerian doctors “cleaned” his ear when he complained about a loss of hearing from that ear.
The source also noted that the president’s ear was cleaned again, and antibiotics prescribed to it.
President Buhari proceeded on ten-day vacation on June 6, Monday.
According to Femi Adesina, presidential media aide, the president
traveled to United Kingdom to rest. The presidency also said he will see ENT specialists for a persistent ear infection.
Before departure the Nigerian leader transferred power to his vice Yemi Osinbajo.
Source: naij.com

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Niger Delta militants announce ceasefire

The new militant group Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF), which claimed affiliation with Niger Delta Avengers, has announced ceasefire, TheCable reports.
The militants had earlier vowed to launch six missiles in the region and to also lock down Nigeria’s airspace, but it said it resolved to do otherwise after the federal government proposed talks.
Meanwhile, the group said government would have to follow its demand if it wants the peace to be continued.
JNDLF listed demands that comprised the immediate release of former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki, setback of the order to freeze the bank accounts of the former militant leader Tompolo, formation of Matitime University in Okerenkoko, Delta stateand others.
The group said in a statement: “ We shall continue to engage in dialogue if our demands are met. Our representatives for the dialogue, especially the governors and others will not betray our demands with the federal government. Any betrayal on their own part shall be viewed as betrayal of the entire region and we shall go after them immediately as they know our mode of operation in which they will not escape from us.
“There is no gainsaying that we made our earlier promise to launch six missiles simultaneously against some targeted areas. But this was waved aside as a result of appeals made to us through email by the federal government and some international nations to open talks with Buhari.
“We saw some genuine aspiration on the part of Buhari, who made several contacts to us to see reason with them over the issue of under-development of the region. And since he (Buhari) had set the ball rolling for a clear negotiation with us, there is no problem without solution. We have therefore declared ceasefire in order to negotiate with the government if it is a true reflection of what they have in mind to develop the Niger Delta region.”
The demands of the militants also comprise:
– Implementation of the report of the 2014 national conference
– Removal of Paul Boroh, coordinator of the presidential amnesty programme and should be replaced with Dr. Felix Tuodolo who has been in the struggle of non-violence since 1980 and he was the designer of the amnesty programme
– Ready to negotiate with the federal government for the sake of monetary benefit to us but how genuinely the government will develop the region is at the centre of our discussion and anything less than that we will continue our struggle without further warning to the federal government
– Immediate release of IPOB leader and Biafra Radio Director, Nnamdi Kanu.
Ibe Kachikwu, Nigerian minister for petroleum, has said recently that that President Muhammadu Buhari had nominated a team of negotiators, led by the national security advisor, to commence talks with shareholders in the Niger Delta.
There had been rumours that President Buhari visited United Kingdom for secret meeting on Niger Delta crisis.
However, the government of the United Kingdom said it wasn’t aware
of any meetings of the Nigerian president.

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Man United boss Jose Mourinho interested in signing Nani - Turkish reports

NANI has been linked with a shock return to Manchester United, according to reports in Turkey.

The Portugal winger left Old Trafford permanently last summer, joining Fenerbahce after eight seasons in England.

But Turkish outlet DHA claims Jose Mourinho is keen to re-sign the 29-year-old as he conducts an overhaul of the squad he inherited from Louis van Gaal.

Nani has a £6.3m release clause in his contract but the Red Devils are not prepared to pay that much for their former player.

And he has apparently agreed personal terms in case United do follow through with their interest.

Mourinho reportedly sanctioned the move for the winger who captained Portugal at Wembleyagainst England earlier this month.

Louis van Gaal sold the Portuguese last summer as he was deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford.

After moving to Turkey, Nani hit the ground running, scoring eight goals and providing nine assists for his team-mates in the Turkish top flight.

PREVIOUS SPELL: Nani was sold by United last summer when Louis van Gaal was in charge

During his time at United the 29-year-old won four Premier League titles as well as the Champions League on one occasion.

The Red Devils have been busy this summer already, signing Eric Bailly from Villarreal for £30m.

They have also tied up Michael Carrick, Marcus Rashford and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson to new contracts.

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

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Pedro backs Jose Mourinho to succeed at Man Utd... but thinks Pep Guardiola could struggle

Guardiola, 45, was appointed to succeed Manuel Pellegrini as City coach after spending three years as Bayern Munich boss.

His coaching trademark has been an emphasis on ball possession, short passing and clever movement but Pedro isn't so sure he will be able to 'express' his philosophy here in England.

He told Spanish newspaper Marca: "Although we know he is a great coach, Pep is not going to have it easy. It's a difficult league, complicated. I don't think he will be able to express his football.

"He is faithful to his ideas and he can convince his players to change the philosophy of direct play by playing more elaborate football. We shall see how his first year goes."

Pedro, however, expects Jose Mourinho to be a hit at Manchester United.

Mourinho, sacked by Chelsea in December after his team plummeted down the table, was unveiled last month as United's new manager following the dismissal of Louis van Gaal.

Pedro added: "One thing is certain, he will bring a lot of intensity. It's going to be a very strong team and consistent at the back. He has a lot of character and very clear ideas."

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Middlesbrough linked with shock move for Radamel Falcao

Bleacher Report claim the newly promoted outfit are willing to offer the Colombian a Premier League lifeline.

The striker has flopped since moving to England on loan from Monaco two years ago.

He spent last season at Manchester United, but was allowed to join Chelsea this campaign having scored just four times under Louis van Gaal’s management.

But his stint at the Blues was even more underwhelming.

He notched just one goal for the north Londoners and failed to establish himself in the first-team.

Speaking last month, Falcao explained that he needs to be playing regularly.

He told Fox Sports: "What I need it is to play.

"The injury happened, I took three, four months training normally and I need to train every weekend, have 90 minutes each Sunday.

"I'm fine, mentally well, but with the need to feel alive again. "

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