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A young man's dream of becoming a Pilot and one day, fly his mother comes true...
"Alhamdulilah!! Finally a COMMERCIAL PILOT. Words cant explain how I feel" And on February 11, he flew his mother to Flagler for lunch just like he had always dreamt. "Used to dream of days like this. Flew my mum to Flagler for lunch. Alhamdulilah." Congrats to him and may he continue to fly higher.
Obafemi Martins joins Chinese club, Shangai Shenhua in a multi-million dollar deal
Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins has joined Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua in a multi-million dollar deal. The 31-year-old makes the switch from Seattle Sounders, where he scored 43 goals in 84 appearances for the MLS club he joined in March 2013.
Martins becomes the latest high-profile player to make the switch to the cash-rich Super League. The striker burst into the international limelight at Italian side Inter Milan before switching to Newcastle in August 2006.
Martins becomes the latest high-profile player to make the switch to the cash-rich Super League. The striker burst into the international limelight at Italian side Inter Milan before switching to Newcastle in August 2006.
Malaysian police has smashed 30 major Nigerian and Iranian drug rings over the past six years
Malaysian police reported to have smashed major drug syndicates masterminded by Nigerians and Iranians, with the arrests of 1,280 suspects over six years.They said some 30 drug gangs from the two dominant nationalities were broken up between 2010 and last year, with 45 drug lords nabbed.
Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID)director Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff told The Star newspaper in an interview:
The gangs had imported 385kg of methamphetamines, 368kg of cocaine and 39.5kg of heroin in the last seven years. These were mainly from Brazil, Venezuela, Afghanistan and China.
The 2015 US International Narcotics Control Strategy Report said Nigerian and Iranian drug trafficking groups use Malaysia as a trafficking hub to supply both domestic and regional markets. Nigerians are known to use commercial courier services such as air cargo and container ships to transport methamphetamines and heroin into and out of Malaysia. Some of the imported heroin was found in high-heeled shoes while methamphetamine was transported in hair and body spray canisters.
In their heyday, the drug traffickers splurged on luxury apartments and expensive cars. "They were not afraid to flaunt their wealth," Mr Mokhtar said. The NCID did not respond yesterday to queries to confirm details of the interview.
News of the police success was given the thumbs-up in Malaysia, a country that hosts hundreds of thousands of foreigners who enter using students visas that were sometimes abused. Of the 798 Nigerians arrested, 426 had entered the country as private university students.
Police also nabbed 482 Iranians in breaking up the drug gangs, but did not give a breakdown on how many came in using student visas. The student-visa loophole has to be addressed by the government by carefully examining the entry requirements and visa processing, said Professor Tam Cai Lian, senior psychology lecturer at Monash University Malaysia.
Mr Mokhtar has mooted the idea of a special court for prosecuting drug cases to expedite police work. Citing the success of the night court set up in Johor Baru in 2010 to handle wayside robbery cases, he said a similar model could allow for swifter proceedings in narcotics cases.
Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID)director Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff told The Star newspaper in an interview:
"Most of these syndicates have since fled to their own countries while some remnants have resorted to setting up bases in neighbouring countries,"The criminals were caught, he said, through intensive intelligence gathering and cooperation with law-enforcement agencies in the region, including China's National Narcotics Control Commission.
The gangs had imported 385kg of methamphetamines, 368kg of cocaine and 39.5kg of heroin in the last seven years. These were mainly from Brazil, Venezuela, Afghanistan and China.
The 2015 US International Narcotics Control Strategy Report said Nigerian and Iranian drug trafficking groups use Malaysia as a trafficking hub to supply both domestic and regional markets. Nigerians are known to use commercial courier services such as air cargo and container ships to transport methamphetamines and heroin into and out of Malaysia. Some of the imported heroin was found in high-heeled shoes while methamphetamine was transported in hair and body spray canisters.
In their heyday, the drug traffickers splurged on luxury apartments and expensive cars. "They were not afraid to flaunt their wealth," Mr Mokhtar said. The NCID did not respond yesterday to queries to confirm details of the interview.
News of the police success was given the thumbs-up in Malaysia, a country that hosts hundreds of thousands of foreigners who enter using students visas that were sometimes abused. Of the 798 Nigerians arrested, 426 had entered the country as private university students.
Police also nabbed 482 Iranians in breaking up the drug gangs, but did not give a breakdown on how many came in using student visas. The student-visa loophole has to be addressed by the government by carefully examining the entry requirements and visa processing, said Professor Tam Cai Lian, senior psychology lecturer at Monash University Malaysia.
"Most of the established universities have made attendance of foreign students compulsory for at least 75 per cent of a semester. Rules and regulations for the release of visa should be more rigid, reliable and vetted by authorised parties before students are on board," he said.
Statistics from the National Anti-Drugs Agency showed an increase from 10,301 new drug users recorded in 2012 to 13,481 in 2013 and 13,605 in 2014. These numbers, however, were markedly lower compared with the 17,238 new drug users recorded in 2010.
Mr Mokhtar has mooted the idea of a special court for prosecuting drug cases to expedite police work. Citing the success of the night court set up in Johor Baru in 2010 to handle wayside robbery cases, he said a similar model could allow for swifter proceedings in narcotics cases.
RE: Kim K & Lil Kim shared same photo of themselves on IG but the rapper's version is way lighter
@tia_ingrid wrote: Why does Lil Kim use that hideous filter?! They look like porcelain dolls1 @asapwoo5: I wish you would love yourself no need to lighten all your pics. You re brown. We love you brown.
source: lindaikejisblog
NIGERIA: From a Street Hawker To a Beauty Model... True Story!
Recently, TYBello, a Nigerian recording artist and photographer, was having a photo-shoot with an American music star called Tinnie Tempah.
She had chosen to pitch her set on the streets of Lagos so as, according to her Instagram post, to showcase the beauty of her Lagos rather than be confined in some hole. While on the shoot, a bread seller from Sabo market strayed into the shot. Upon realizing what damage she could have done, this bread hawker became confused, perhaps a little scared, especially with boos and jeers from people who asked her to quickly get out of the set.
Alas, TYBello, the photographer, signaled her to walk back into the set and asked for her photograph to be taken and she obliged. TY had seen, through her lens, diamond though very much in the rough at this time.
When I saw the pics on TYBello's Instagram page, I was pleasantly surprised to know the bread seller concept was not pre-scripted. Kudos to TYBello for her ingenious shots. The effect of these photos was so overwhelming that the scout for this 'Waka Pass' model began. Finally, she was found.
She is Olajumoke, 27year old mother of two: a boy of 5 and a 2year old daughter. She can't write or speak a word of English, she communicates in Yoruba. Though she's not literate, today, she shares the coveted ThisDay Style Cover with the likes of Dangote, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, A'List Socialites and Celebrities, the Creme de la Creme of society, From a most indigent background, Olajumoke left Osun State where she was a hair dresser, to come to Lagos in search of the Golden Fleece, hawking bread 7times a week with a profit of 200 naira daily.
Even with two children, she didn't fold her hands and beg for hand-outs, she hawked her way into her destiny. She was the Golden Fleece that TYBello was going to search for. In no time, with a make-over, the gold in her is brought to fore and shone in her pictures that have gone viral on the internet.
TYBello has proved with this story that we can create positive movement for one another without waiting for government (government should play their role though). It's obvious that most of the people who walk around the streets have gold in them, they are all waiting on a gold digger to dig it up. Nobody is ever useless, no matter the condition you find yourself,no condition is permanent, as long as you are not lazy.
This is the moral of Olajumoke's story. People pray to God to meet them at the point of their needs but they need to know that God is waiting to meet them at the point where they are making use of that which is in their hands. Hard work and tenacity will always win "it" for you. Opportunities are all around us everyday but we seize them (or not) by time and chance.
source: lindaikejisblog
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