Figure skating falls

It was funny watching this lady fall so many times in figure skating, so I decided to record this. She was trying to do a certain style but never succeeded.

Is China taking over the world?

I know when you see this picture of a plastic bag, in my blog, the question on your mind is, "what's up with the plastic bag?
Notice two significant things about the bag. One, it has patients belongings written on it, which means it is from a hospital. Two, it has made in China on it.
The story about this plastic bag is that I got it from a hospital in Dallas, Texas, United States of America not in China. Since then almost every hospital I had reason to visit I have purposely asked for a bag and I get the same bag, made in China and imported into United States of America. I am perplexed. Why would the U.S.import plastic bags from China? Plastic bags..... That's absurd. Has it come to this level? The U.S.now outsource production of plastic bags to China. Does it mean that cheap plastic bags cannot be produced in this country? It's amazing how every country in the world is losing everything to China. But the U.S., that's unexplainable. A plastic bag.
I am still shaking my head in disbelief.

Pike county killings update

One member of the Rhodes family was shot 9 times, two were shot 5 times, another two were shot 4 times and others shot three, two or once, the coroners report showed.
There was evidence of cock fight, investigators said.
The father to one of the slain women said he did not believe his daughter was involved in any illegal dealings and he had no idea about the marijuana growth.
Investigators also said there was a Facebook threat to a member of the family. But so far there is no suspects and no arrests have been made. They have received over 300 tips and have interrogated several members of the family. Investigators are not releasing a lot of information.

Cleveland to pay Tamir Rice family $6m

A settlement has been agreed between the city of Cleveland and Tamir Rice family.
Tamir Rice was a 12 year old kid playing with a pellet gun in Cudell recreation center in west boulevard in November 2014, when two police officers, Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback responded to a call of somebody with a  gun. Officer Timothy shot the kid. Tamir Rice died on the 23rd November, the day after the shooting. The shooting caused a lot of uproar in the U.S. and around the world about police brutality.
Tamir Rice estate will receive $5.5m and the boys mother Samaria and sister Tajai will each receive $250,000 each. $3m will be paid in 2016 and the remaining in 2017. But the payment needs a final approval from the Cuyahoga county probate judge.
The ruling left a lot of issues lingering. But the settlement might be a sign that the parties involved did not want to go through a tortuous legal battle that will last for years.

Is Nigeria winning the war against Boko Haram?

Recently the Nigerian military announced they have gained a lot of grounds against the dreaded terrorist group, boko haram. All the local government areas formerly under the control of the terrorist group have been recovered by the military. People are going back to their homes, even though in fear. There are still a pocket of resistance from the group, but they have resorted more to their old ways of suicide bombers. Recently an audio message by their once combative leader Alhaji Shekau came out urging the groups fighters to give up and that he was ready to negotiate. But the military dismissed the audio as a deceptive move to enable the group regroup, which I completely agree with. The military is presently clearing the Sambisa forest and capturing a lot of the groups leaders, even the deputy to the groups hierarchy. The food and military supply has been considerably cut off. This has made the group come out often to steal from villages. The military is really winning.
The military should be commended for this success, but one issue remains. An issue that actually caused an uproar around the world and brought countries together in the fight against the group. "The Chibok girls"
Where are they? What did the group do with them? Recently, a video showing 15 of them was leaked. That revealed to the world that there is a negotiation going on between the group and government. If the military can find those girls, that is when Nigerians will truly believe the war is won.

250 Special Ops to Syria

President Obama announced the U.S. government will be sending additional 250 Special Ops forces to Syria. U.S. already has 50 military personnel there on advisory capacity. What impact will this have in the war against ISIS and the Assad regime in Syria. The forces will not be involved in active combat but will carry weapons to defend themselves if attacked.

Is drug the cause of Pike county killings?

Investigators discovered marijuana growth in three homes of the families killed in Pike county. Does this mean drug was involved? Sources claimed the amount of marijuana farm discovered is not for personal use.
Attorney General DeWine said the operation was well planned and methodical. He continued, that a lot of effort was made by the killers to hinder investigation and prosecution.
Over a hundred people have been interrogated and some evidences have been taken by the police. It will be a long investigation.

Nigerians are suffering.

Tell me how in the world a nation that is the 9th highest producer of crude oil will have fuel/gas scarcity. Not just a scarcity for a day or two but for months. And the Minister of petroleum had a solution, which is telling Nigerians that he is not a "magician" A few months ago Nigerians were made to believe that the four refineries are almost ready to start working at full capacity, but since March 2016 there has been a fuel scarcity that is threatening to last till May. This has caused the price of oil products to quadruple and caused long lines at the Filling stations. The price of goods have also skyrocketed, because of the cost of transportation.
Today is 23rd of April, and the 2016 budget has not been passed. Projects have been going on and the President has been throttling around the globe. The Senate recently bought 36 Landcruiser jeeps worth millions of Naira. Other expenditures have been going on, salaries are being paid. From what allocation are these expenditures being sponsored. The list goes on and on and on.
Every government that has come always promised Nigerians power/ electricity. Within the first few months of that government, power improves then it goes kapooof. Power has never reached 5000 megawatts in a very very long time in a country of over 170 million. And all every Nigerian asked of the government is steady power and leave the rest to them. The cost of production is permanently high in Nigeria because of lack of power. Companies spend so much on fuel and gas, that when added to the cost of production, prices go up. This is why Nigerian products cannot compete with foreign products in the market.
The above analysis has been repeating itself since Shagari government in the eighties, till now. One wonders with all the promises being made by all in coming governments why these basic problems have not been tackled and surpassed at this age and time.
All these have put Nigerians through great suffering and there is no end in sight. Not with the way this present government is managing the government. Nigerians thought the last government of Goodluck Jonathan had no clue, now we see what the original having no clue is like. Nigerians are suffering, big time.
I have lived in the U.S. for a few years now and I know that Nigerians are suffering. A few of my friends who have visited for a few weeks or months have attested to the fact that Nigerians are suffering.
Some of my foreign readers will not understand this, but Nigerians in Nigeria are suffering.

Part Kenyan Obama.....

The above headline is how Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London described President Obama, part Kenyan. He wrote that because of President Obama's  "part Kenyan heritage ancestral dislike of the British empire" he does not understand the U.K.s position in the European union.
President Obama and his wife made a visit to the U.K. to show support to the Prime Minister's position on the coming referendum on whether the U.K.should remain in the European union or not.
Boris Johnson is leading the opposition, that wants U.K. out of the union. He has received a lot of back lashes for the comments and has been asked to withdraw the statement.

Nigeria's economy in depression

No matter how much the Nigerian government tries to deny it, the economy is in depression. The Naira, the nations monetary currency is already devalued, not officially though. The government pegged the dollar exchange for the Naira at 197-199, but there is not enough dollars in circulation to meet demand. The country is heavily dependent on imported goods, even finished refined oil products which the country is the 9th highest producer. Importers now resort to the black market where one dollar is exchanged for N320 to N325. Yet with all these indices the government has refused to devalue the Naira. The IMF, World bank and financial experts have advised the government to devalue, they refused. Meanwhile, Nigerians continue to buy goods at the price of black market exchange rate.

Price of everything has quadrupled. Money at hand is limited. Purchasing power is almost at zero. Civil servants are being owed salaries months in arrears. Yet the President Mohammadu Buhari has vehemently stated that he will not devalue the Naira. What next for the country we do not know. Many Nigerians have resorted to God and prayer, hoping that one day it shall be well. Will it, I don't think so. Not with the way the present government is managing things.

Pike county killings (updated information)

Another dead body has been discovered in a fourth home, raising the total number of the dead to 8. Two babies were discovered alive. They are five days old and  six months old babies. It is not known yet if the new body is a member of the three families that were murdered. The horrific scene was discovered by a family member who came to carry out her normal routine of feeding the dogs and chickens. She is talking to the police, a family spokesperson said.
The police is not treating the case as an active shooter situation. Meanwhile other family members are scared for their lives, as no motives has been determined for the killings.

"Execution style" murder in Pike county (Updated)

Five adults and two children have been killed, "execution style" in three homes in Pike county, Ohio. Pike county is about 80 miles from Cincinnati. Police says there is no active shooter. All the victims are believed to be members of the same family. Schools in Pike county and surroundings have been put on lock down. The Ohio bureau of investigation has sent over a dozen officers to help with the investigation. We will continue to monitor the situation and post any new developments.
Two babies survived the execution. A 5 days old and 6 months old. A relative  discovered the horrifyingly scene families when she came to feed the dogs and chickens, which was her daily routine. Another body was discovered and police has not said if the dead body was a member of the family or not.

Emilia Clarke not returning in Terminator Genesys sequel

Emilia Clarke, popular for her role as mother of dragons in the HBO hit series Game of Thrones, will not be returning in the Terminator series. She confirmed it. She will be starring in a new movie "Me Before You"

Game of Thrones season 6 in pictures

Game of Thrones has officially been renewed for the 7th season by HBO. There is speculation that it will on run 7 episodes and season 8 will run 6. But the producers have always succeeded in keeping us guessing. First we have to finish season 6, then we start thinking of what's to come next.

Snowden wins award

Edward Snowden has won an award for freedom of speech from PEN international, Norway. He plans to go and receive the award, but there is a catch. The law firm representing him in Norway, Schjoedt , plans to sue the Norwegian government for free passage  to Norway to receive the award. This is to stop the Norwegian government from having the powers to extradite him to the U.S.

  

We will monitor the situation and see how it works out.

Aguero, Ozil miss out on PFA team of the year (photos)

I know most people have read this several times, I had to bring it up because it still baffles me. I have looked at the names that made up the PFA team of the year, they are good, they deserve to be mentioned, but you cannot put some of them ahead of Aguero who has scored 22 goals. Mathematically, he will score more goals. Ozil has 18 assists, 2 short of a premiership record and 6 goals and he was not in the list. Ozil is in the form of his life. His assist is more than any player in Europe top leagues, yet he did not make the PFA team of the year. It makes one wonder the criteria for these votes. Or even the mindset of the voters.

Pop star, Prince is dead.

Pop star Prince is dead at the age of 57. It is said that the pop star had flu. Police is investigating the death at Paisley park studio of the pop star. His plane made a medical emergency landing on 15th April, but he performed the next day to assure his fans he was okay

Facebook messenger rolling out group call

Facebook messenger will now let you chat with your whole squad at a time. This was announced by messenger head, David Marcus. This will be taking effect in the next 24 hours. To start a group call, you simply have to tap the phone icon on the messenger app. Have you tried it yet, tell us how it feels and how it performed.

Chyna, the legendary female wrestler is dead

Former Intercontinental wrestling champion, Joan Laurer known as Chyna is dead. Cause of death is not immediately known. A friend found her on Wednesday after trying to get in contact with her. The friend notified the police. Chyna will be remembered for taking on both male and female wrestlers. She won the intercontinental belt by beating Jeff Jarrett. She later acted some pornographic movies and was involved in some reality television shows. She also battled with substance abuse.

Trumps Jet not Registered

It has just been discovered that Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trumps private jet is not registered with Federal Aviation Authority, to fly. The planes registration expired on January 30th and has not been re-registered. Although he has up to April 30th to register the plane. The cost is only $5. But the penalty for flying an unregistered plane might be up to $250,000 or it might take up to 5 years to register the plane again. I bet Trump can afford a new one if this one is grounded.
The FAA has already warned Mr Trump and a final notice was given to the company that manages the jet on Dec 1st according to records reviewed by some major news media.

Ramsay Bolton, most hated person on tv

Iwan Rheon who plays the sadistic  Ramsay Bolton in Game of Thrones, is the most hated person on tv now. His actions are so hateful you wish he will be the next death in the show. He flails his victims with such glee that makes you want him dead. Jeoffrey was no match to him in doing hateful things. He hunts a girl down with a hound, bow and arrow. He raped the adorable Sansa the night after their wedding and made Reek watch. Now, he is typecast. He will be acting as a young Hitler in the television movie "Adolf, the artist". Isn't that obvious. I bet he will be getting such casting from producers for quite some time.

Nigerian big girls scared of elevator part 2

I posted a video of some Nigerian girls scared of getting into the elevator. This is a sequel, but you have to watch it through my YouTube channel. It will surprise you how long it took some of the girls to get into the elevator.

Trump blunders

Donald Trump slipped up in New York without realizing he did so. Instead of saying 9/11, he said 7/11 the gas station. Here is a text of his speech "I wrote this out, and it's very close to my heart. Because I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7/11 down at the World Trade Center right after it came down. And I saw the greatest people I've ever seen in action".

U.S. ambassador to UN convoy killed a 7 year old boy in Cameroon

While visiting Internally Displaced People in a village in Cameroon, the U.S. ambassador to UN, Samantha Powers convoy hit a boy who died later at the hospital. The vehicle stopped, but was ordered to drive on. Samantha Powers later visited the family, but we have no idea if any compensation was agreed on. The ambassador was visiting the IDP camps to show U.S. support in the fight against boko haram.

Devil and the deep blue sea ( photo)

Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Jason Sudeikis ( Horrible Bosses) will be starring in a soon to be coming movie, Devil and the deep blue sea. It is a story based on a man who lost his pregnant wife, then met a homeless streetwise girl and they decided to build a raft out of trash to sail across the Atlantic. Why anybody will do that I don't know, but we will find out when the movie comes out. I will not be looking to see the reason though. My main focus will be to see how Maisie sheds off the ghost of Arya Stark in this movie. Though its almost the same story, because in game of thrones she was very street wise, that's how she has been able to survive in the show that does not give a damn about killing off its stars.

BARCELONA SLIPS UP AGAIN

Fifteen days ago, Barcelona was leading La Liga with 9 points, but after losing 3 la liga matches in a row, the story is now different. Athletico has the same points with Barcelona and Real Madrid is a point behind. Is Barcelona losing concentration or is it fatigue? A draw or a lose will definitely take the title away from them, because Real and Athletico does not seem like they are going to slow down. La liga is getting more interesting.

Nigerian girls scared of elevator part 1

I posted this from my YouTube channel. It was hilarious watching these girls being afraid of getting into the elevator. They made several attempts, even as kids (my sons) got into the elevator and offered to help them too. I will post the part two soon so you know how it ended

Champions league semi final draw

Real Madrid Will be taking on Manchester City, while Bayern Munich will tackle Athletico Madrid who surprisingly knocked out Barcelona. Are we looking at a Madrid final. Pelligrini will be meeting his former Real Madrid players. Is it an advantage for him, having coached some of the players in his one year stint there. Pep Guardiola avoided meeting his new club. What a match up that would have been. Then it would have been more dramatic if ManCity knocks his present club out. That would be a good way for Pel to leave doubt in the mind of City owners. Simone has been able to transform Athletico into a competitive club, besting the best teams in the world. Is this his time to lift the trophy? He knows Pep as much as Pep knows him, so it will be an interesting game. Zidane is the new comer among the bunch, but he has lifted the trophy as a player. Will he lift it as a coach? It will be a good semi final and I hope the best teams win.

Barcelona vs Athletico Madrid 2-0

Game of throne first viewer

Guess who is going to be among the first to see the Game of Thrones season 6? President Obama. I guess you didn't see that coming. Liam Cunningham (Sir Davos ) dropped the news sometime ago and a few days ago the producers of the TV show confirmed it in their own words, "When the commander in chief says I want to see advanced episodes, what are you gonna do?" So I guess Mr President is as anxious as you and I to know the fate of Jon Snow I don't blame him. He needs a break from all the DC politics, trying to convince Republicans to accept Garland to the supreme court and all other politicking around him. Well. on 24th April we will catch up speed with you Mr President. Happy viewing

The Red Woman (Game of Thrones)

The most eagerly awaited TV show, Game of Thrones has come out with a title for the first episode of the show, scheduled for opening on the 24th of April 2016 "THE RED WOMAN" Now let the speculation start. Being that Melisandre was with Jon Snow's corpse in the first trailer of the new season, your guess is as good as mine. Do not be disappointed if things don't turn out the way you anticipated. The producers of the show have been known to disappoint with the way they knock out big stars of the show. But being that Jon Snow recently signed a $300,000 weekly salary for 2 years, let's keep hoping. Though, part of the agreement was that, signing the agreement does not guarantee the star will remain alive in the show. So let the game begin.

Game of Thrones Jon Snow and Ygritte now open about their relationship (photos)

Recently the couple have been everywhere together. Kissing, holding hands for the camera. Good thing going for them.