Edeson Online News: 10/04/12

Thursday 4 October 2012

Nigerian Flamingos Crashes Out of U-17 Female World Cup after France Beat Them in a Penalty Shoot Out

The first penalty shootout of Azerbaijann 2012 saw Marion Romanelli strike the winning spot-kick for France as they beat Nigeria Flamingoes to reach the semi-finals after a 0-0 draw as the African side fell at the quarter-final stage for the second tournament running. Ghoutia Karchouni almost punished the Flamingos early on when they fell asleep during a short corner, but Gift Andy saved her curling shot. Aminat Yakubu then reminded France that they must stay on their toes, bursting down the right to cross, but it was well cut out. A touch of brilliance almost brought Cousin the opener, her neat touch nutmegging Victoria Adelomon, but she could only fire straight at Andy. Griedge Mbock Bathy then missed a free header at the back post from Lea Declercq’s corner with Andy stranded.

In the remote Australian outback, scientists have launched the world's fastest radio telescope which will exponentially increase astronomers' ability to survey the universe, mapping black holes and shedding new light on the origins of galaxies. The Australia Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), with an array of 36 antennas each 12 meters (40 feet) across, started peering into the universe on Friday from a far-flung cattle station in

After several weeks of speculation, President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday effect changes in the military high command with the appointment of Vice Admiral O.S. Ibrahim as the Chief of Defense Staff. In a statement in Abuja, the Special Adviser to the president on Communications, Reuben Abati said the chief of Army Lt.-Gen. O.A. Ihejirika retains his position but the chiefs of Air and Naval Staff have been relieved of their appointments. The statement reads: “The president Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the following appointments in the Armed Forces:

Chief of Defence Staff – Vice Admiral O.S. Ibrahim (Kwara), Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral D.J. Ezeoba, Chief of Air Staff , Air Vice Marshall A.S. Badeh (Adamawa)

“The incumbent Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. O.A. Ihejirika (Abia) retains his position.

“President Jonathan thanks the outgoing service chiefs for their meritorious and commendable service to the nation and wishes them well in their future endeavours.”

B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G NEWS: Mike Tyson Undergoes Neck Surgery

Reports just reaching Edeson Online NEWS DESK disclosed that 46yr-old renown boxer, Mike Tyson has undergone surgery in a bid to fix a degenerated disc. Supported by a neck brace with a visible scar on his neck, Tyson showed up at a charity auction held by the World Boxing Council and Hublot Watches in Las Vegas. Titanium pins were inserted to support his neck as a result of an old spinal injury which had been causing him pain. Tyson tweeted an explanation on Sunday, writing: “I was damaged before I even entered boxing.”

A museum devoted to pop supergroup ABBA will open next year in the Swedish capital aiming to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors, organizers said on Wednesday. The museum, a permanent exhibition within a hall of fame of Swedish pop music, will feature memorabilia like stage costumes worn by the singers. Visitors will also be able to sing along to ABBA songs alongside life size holograms of the group.

"Swedish pop music is an important part of our cultural heritage," said former ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus, who is one of those behind the museum's creation. "And Abba is one of our most well-known

Facebook said Thursday it now has more than a billion users, giving the world’s biggest social network a major milestone despite a disastrous stock market introduction. Co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement, saying the number is “humbling.” “This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month,” he said in a statement. “If you’re reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the honor of serving you. Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life.”

The deputy governor, Mr. Sani Danladi Abubakar had been accused of diverting a Millennium Development Goals project to his private school, Yagai Academy, which houses his other business ventures like Yagai Water, Yagai Printing Press and Yagai Restaurant, acts which the house of assembly described as “gross misconduct.” The house of assembly said locating the MDG ICT Centre and sinking motorised boreholes in Yagai Academy were unacceptable, as the school was his private venture and members of the public could not access them.

They also alleged that the deputy governor used his influence to acquire “a large expanse of land in Jalingo on which he built Yagai Academy (together with all other multi million naira business ventures sited therein like Yagai Water, Yagai Printing Press and Yagai Restaurant), an institution which is worth about N1 billion. The lawmakers said his total emoluments as a deputy governor could not justify such investments, adding that he had breached the code of conduct for public office-holders which requires that he shows transparency in the act of governance.

Information available to EDESON ONLINE NEWS revealed that Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is so broke that it may not be able to pay staff salaries from next month. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, disclosed this to bewildered members of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, who visited INEC headquarters in Abuja, yesterday. Dr. Abdulkadir Sulaiman, who represented Prof. Jega, said: “If we don’t do anything about it on time, we may not be able to pay salary by next month.”

Sexy Nigerian musician Aituaje Iruobe, widely known as WAJE, has become a smoking gun on the music since. Well, if you don’t know her, she is the female voice that featured on P-sqaure’s hit song titled ‘Do me’. She has also released her own album. The beautiful singer is now lending out her heart to the less-privileged as she launched her N.G.O known as Waje Safe House.

The singer confirmed to EDESON ONLINE NEWS that the idea to reach out to some needy people in the society began to germinate when she visited a children’s school at the slum quarters of Makoko in Lagos, an area populated by mostly low income earners.

ABUJA—The Federal Executive Council Wednesday took a bold step towards immortalising the first president of Nigeria, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe as it approved N1,496 billion, for the building of a Mausoleum in his honour in Onitsha. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, who briefed newsmen after the meeting of the council yesterday said the President had given his commitment during his visit to Anambra State that the issue of the Mausoleum would be revisited. Dr Abati who was flanked by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ms. Ama Pepple, and the Minister of Mines and Steel, Mohammed Sada, said the Mausoleum has been an issue since 2006.

Psqaure are about to sucker-punch MayD with their latest move to signing A (cheap?) Ghanaian equivalent. Barely two months after parting ways with May D, Square Records and Northside Entertainment is said to be closing in on a young Ghanaian Afro-Pop singer, Predy X, known in real life as Samuel Omane-Mensah. Square Records, who parted ways with May D over “irreconcilable

Cadbury has won a legal battle after Nestlé took the company to court, challenging an earlier ruling which gave the former company exclusive use of Pantone 2685C – the particular type of purple used in Dairy Milk packaging. Despite Nestle arguing that the colour should not be protected as a trade mark, the judge ruled that this particular shade had been linked to the chocolate bar for more than 90 years.

Intellectual property partner in DWF’s food group, Ed Meikle, said: “The importance of this decision for Cadburycannot be underestimated. Arguably, the colour is one of the chocolate manufacturer’s most important assets and as such, the company would undoubtedly have appealed the decision if it had lost.

Bulgarian author Miroslav Penkov has won the BBC International Short Story Award, for his entry East of the West. The winner was announced at a ceremony in London, broadcast live on Radio 4 arts show Front Row. Penkov takes the £15,000 prize, while the runner-up, South African writer Henrietta Rose-Innes, wins £2,500 for her story Sanctuary. The BBC competition was opened out this year to include international writers, in honour of the London 2012 Games.The shortlist included stories from Deborah Levy, also shortlisted for this year's Man Booker prize; former winner Julian Gough; and Krys Lee, who was born in Seoul, South Korea, but brought up in the US. The judges said they were "unanimous" in their selection of Penkov's story, which is set during and after the Cold War in Bulgaria. According to organisers, East of the West "explores the difficulties of love, relationships and identity in a region