Zenith Bank PLC sponsors Team Nigeria to the 2018 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Orlando, USA

The 2018 Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) National Championship for students conducted annually by ReadManna in Nigeria challenges students to demonstrate their proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel - Versions 2013 and 2016. This competition is open to all students aged between 13 and 22 years, provided they are enrolled in an academic institution.

The 2018 MOS National Championship was held between 1 October 2017 and 30 April 2018 with about 479 entries from 22 Secondary Schools and 2 universities in Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Rivers, Kwara States and the FCT.

The following six students who emerged the national winners of the 2018 MOS National Championship will represent Nigeria at the world championship taking place in Orlando, Florida, USA between July 29 and August 1, 2018.

PowerPoint 2013 –– Usman Abdullah, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT 1000/1000 (Time Taken 12min 25sec)

Excel 2013 – Cue-Eze Zal, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT – 980/1000 (Time Taken 19min 29sec)

Word 2013 –Isichei Samantha, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT – 982/1000 (Time Taken 22min 39sec)

PowerPoint 2016 – Iyke-Osuji Victor Chibuzo, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State – 975/1000 (Time Taken 11min 34sec)

Excel 2016 – Holdings Ogon, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State – 960/1000 (Time Taken 29min 23sec)

Word 2016 – Udounwa Theodora, Thomas Adewumi International College, Kwara State – 1000/1000(Time Taken 28min 31sec)

The students will be accompanied by the following 2 ICT teachers -

1. Mr Timothy Osaigbovo, Aduvie International School, Abuja, FCT
2. Mrs Victoria Adebayo, Faith Academy, Ota, Ogun State

Our sincere thanks to the major sponsors of the 2018 Microsoft Office Specialist National Championship –Zenith Bank PLC and Agusto Consulting Limited.

In previous world championships keenly contested by over 50 countries, our students recorded the following successes

Los Angeles 2014 – Olubunmi Agusto, 2nd in Word 2007

Dallas 2015 – Atafo Abure, 10th in Excel 2010

Orlando 2016 – Katherine Eta, 10th in PowerPoint 2016

Los Angeles 2017 – Katherine Eta, 3rd in Word 2016

Wish Team Nigeria Success !!!!!

Zimbabwe national rugby team forced to sleep on the street in Tunisia ahead of world cup qualifier

The Zimbabwe National rugby team were forced to sleep on the streets of north African country Tunisia after their accommodation was allegedly in poor condition.

According to reports, the squad coached by Peter de Villiers, had their passports held for several hours upon entering Tunisia for this weekend's World Cup qualifier, with customs officials insisting that a visa fee needed to be paid.

Their trip into Tunisia even got worse when the Zimbabwe team eventually arrived at what was said to be a cockroach-infested hotel, and instead opted to sleep on the streets of Beja, Tunisia, on Monday night.

In a voice note sent to Capitalk FM, Zimbabwe flanker Takudzwa Mandiwanza explained what the team went through before arriving at their hotel which was really in poor condition.

"We were not paid our daily allowances for our duration in Kenya, including our match fees that we did not receive. Now we’re in Tunisia, we were detained at the airport for close to six hours, with no allowances given to us.

"If it wasn’t for the coach buying us sandwiches and a few drinks from his own money, we’d be hungry right now. The situation is very frustrating and disheartening."

After disheartened photos of the Rugby team sleeping on the street emerged online this morning, officials from Zimbabwe, Rugby Africa and the Tunisia Rugby Union moved to quickly resolve the situation and issued an apology.

"We would like to reassure the Zimbabwean Ministry of Sports, Zimbabwe Rugby Union, and all partners and fans that the situation was addressed immediately, and an acceptable solution has been found," Rugby Africa explained in a statement on Tuesday.

"Tunisia Rugby Union took the Sables management to visit another hotel, which was accepted."

Khaled Babbou, an executive member of Rugby Africa, was also said to be on his way to Beja to inspect the facilities and meet with the Sables team.

"I apologise on behalf of Tunisia Rugby Union, we pride ourselves in hosting Rugby Africa tournaments every year and make every effort to meet the best international standards in terms of accommodation and other infrastructure," he commented. "Something went wrong for which I am sorry."

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It's very emotional for me to come back to Nigeria 17 years after my stay here. I didn't imagine I’d be back as a president - Emmanuel Macron

French President, Emmanuel Macron was in Nigeria yesterday to witness the signing of new deal with the country at the state house Abuja before he made his way to the New Afrika Shrine in Lagos.

During his speech, the French President said he never expected to return to Nigeria under these circumstances almost 17 years after his first stay in the country.

In his words, 'It's very emotional for me to come back to Nigeria 17 years after my stay. I didn't imagine I’d be back in these conditions. Democracy is never written in advance. I'm probably a good example of that'.

Speaking about the shrine and why he chose to visit, he said, 'the Shrine is an iconic cultural hub. And I say with a lot of humility that I recognize the importance of African culture'.

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Ex-Super Eagles player, Wilson Oruma finally breaks silence on losing over N1.5b to fraudsters, says his relations were involved in the deal

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Wilson Oruma, has finally broken his silence on his sad experience with fraudsters who duped him close to N2b.

Recall that the ex-Super Eagles captain suffered a relapse of the emotional disorder that bugged him 6-years-ago after he was defrauded by a clergyman and some fake oil businessmen.

According to reports, Oruma was lured into a fake oil business in December 2012 in which he invested the sum of N1.2billion after retiring from football.‎ He eventually lost the investment.

Speaking about it for the first time with the Guardian, he confirmed the sad incident and revealed some of his relations were involved in the deal that saw him lose close to N2 billion.

“This is my first time of speaking with any journalist on this,' he said.

“It is true that I lost all my savings to some people, who turned out to be fraudsters. I have read several stories in the media since then. Those stories did not emanate from me. They quoted different amount, which is not correct. I lost close to N2 billion.”

“The most painful aspect of it all was the fact that some of my relations were involved in the deal. You can imagine losing such huge amount of money to people you trusted. I pray for them to have a human heart and return my money, even if it is part of it. That is my prayer every day, and I know that one day, the hand of God will torch their hearts,” he added.

Oruma featured for Nigeria’s U-17, U-23 and the senior national team, winning the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 1993, the Olympic gold in 1996 and two bronze medals at the African Cup of Nations in 2002 and 2006.

Death toll in Lagos tanker explosion rises to 12

The death toll from the tanker explosion which occurred at the Otedola bridge in Lagos last week Thursday has risen to 12.

The State Commissioner for Health, Jide Idris disclosed this to newsmen today July 2nd.

Idris said 10 bodies were recovered from the scene of the incident as opposed to the nine initially reported. He said the 10th body recovered was that of an infant, while two of the seven survivors of the inferno later died in the hospital.

The commissioner added that other survivors are responding to treatment.

54 cars were burnt in the inferno. 

Meet the father and son making waves in the Nigerian basketball team

Nigeria Basketball team head coach, Alex Nwora has named his 19-year-old son Jordan as one of the players in his final squad for the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

Jordan, who plays for University of Louisville, USA, made the squad alongside others like captain Ike Diogu, Mbamalu Bryant, Uzoh Benjamin and eight other players.

The coach announced his squad for the qualifiers shortly after the team’s last training session at the Indoor Sports of the National Stadium Thursday evening with Alade Aminu and Olaseni Lawal missing out.

Alex and Jordan have become the latest father-son/coach-player pair to represent a national team in African basketball in recent years. Three years ago, former Egypt Olympian Ahmed Marei coached his son Assem at FIBA AfroBasket 2015 in Tunisia, in a tournament where the Egyptians claimed a Fifth-Place finish.

Speaking on making his father's team, Jordan said:

Growing up, I never played for him, but I trained with him at the gym every day. If it wasn’t him, I wasn’t where I am. I wouldn’t be playing at Louisville, I wouldn’t be playing here. So, I am just really grateful he has been in my life and been able to help me. Without him, I don’t even know if I would be playing basketball. I probably would be somewhere in the [United] States just relaxing.

''We are just a bunch of jokers'' Lynxxx slams Nigerians calling for prayers over recent National tragedies

Lynxxx is very upset with Nigerians calling for prayers over the recent National tragedies, particularly the Otedola bridge fire disaster.

Ranting via his Instastories, Lynxxx says many Nigerians are jokers who limit God's intervention because we are just too daft to help ourselves. Read what he wrote below