The fact today’s victory came against a side as good as Manchester City gave Antonio Conte extra satisfaction as the Blues made it eight wins in a row.

The boss saw his team come from behind at the break to eventually run out 3-1 winners at the Etihad, the goals scored by Diego Costa, Willian and Eden Hazard.

It keeps us at the top of the Premier League and extends our winning sequence into a third month…

‘It’s a big win and a big result against a really strong team,’ Conte told Chelsea TVafterwards.

‘With the quality of players in their squad I think it’s the most complete in this league. For this reason, I am pleased with the result, and with the players. They showed me great character.

‘We were lucky at the start of the second half because there was one crossbar, and also a good save from Thibaut kept the result at 1-0,’ Conte added.

‘Then we found great strength to score the goal to draw, and then to score the second goal and the third goal.

‘It’s fantastic this because I repeat, it’s not easy to come here and win this game. Now we have to continue.'

Conte isn’t ready to call us title contenders yet

‘We have to wait for the first part of the season because we know this league is not easy. Now we are playing very well. We are playing good football, we have good confidence, but it’s important to continue to work and improve. There is room to improve.’

Cesc Fabregas started his first game since September

‘I’m pleased for Cesc above all because this game wasn’t easy for him. The last game he played for Chelsea in the line-up was against Arsenal, and then he had an injury. He recovered and I’m very happy for his performance.

‘He must continue to improve. For me to have more options is good. It’s important to have the whole squad available.’

In the closing moments Manchester City had two players dismissed after a bad Sergio Aguero challenge

‘The final [stage] wasn’t good. I hope only Luiz is not injured after this tackle. It’s very difficult to explain this final part of the game. I support the referee. It is important that the referee whistles and we ‘finish’.  

‘I’m happy because I always tell my players to be focused on the game on the pitch, and always to keep calm. It’s normal when you play these big games it’s not easy to keep calm in every single moment, but I’m pleased because all my players tried to keep calm.’

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MY INTERVIEW WITH MONICA AKECH

Monica Akech is a Master's degree holder in Event Management at Molde University College. Also a reporter at panorama molde, Norway. This wonderful lady was also a Ugandan representative to the United Nations Youth Association Network(UNYANET).
Today's interview will focus on her journey as a  journalist and personal experiences.

Ireh Kingsley : welcome to the cruise
Monica.

Monica : Thanks Ireh

Ireh Kingsley : Today, we will be talking about your journey to journalism and how the opportunities of you becoming a representative to UNYANET, managing director of Afrost Events, and becoming the vice president of United Nations Association of Uganda were linked to your passion for journalism.

Ireh Kingsley : Tell me, how did your journey into journalism started and how was it linked to your successful opportunities?

Monica : Thank you for question Ireh.  My journey into journalism started back in 2006, when I started my first decent job at Trans World Radio after completing my A Level high school course, and before enrolling for a Bachelors program at Cavendish University. I had an idea of establishing a magazine for the youth and had no clue who to approach or how to go about it. As a result, I always travelled with a bag full of printed articles that were written months in advance, hoping to meet someone who would invest time in my ideas. One sunny day , I spotted a gate belonging to the mentioned radio station, and asked to speak to the manager, who kept me waiting for close to five hours. To cut the long story short, the long wait paid off, my ideas were considered brilliant for a radio show as opposed to print, and as they say, the rest is history.
«I later branched into television, as a reporter and panelist coordinator for a program called Africa Rising on DSTV. Then I pursued a bachelor degree in Public Relations and Media Management. At the university I became the editor-in-chief for the publication called Giraffe after a highly politicized campaign where I beat other contestants ahead of me during my first year, first semester. That surprised many, since the previous editors had studied at the university for at least a year. As fate would have it, other working opportunities came along with the United Nations Association of Uganda, United Nations Youth Association Network, experience based interactions with the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Uganda, United States High Commissioner for Refugees in New York, among many others, for which I am grateful. The United Nations experiences were the best. I represented my country at global platforms, travelled a lot, learnt to understand different cultures and appreciate differences in people.

Monica Akech at the United Nations. 

Ireh Kingsley : Your journey sounds motivating indeed.  I have a friend Wikina Ebenezer, who is into journalism too, you might know him and  your journey looks alike but he started with a phone interviewing World class from the United Nations with over 120 scrolls to his credit.  He is making waves now. OK,  what motivated you to become a reporter for the Panorama Molde University?

Monica :😀yeah,  becoming a reporter for the Panorama was a wonderful experience I ever had.  I started as a student working for the panorama  which enabled my interactions in Norway to become much easier. I would recommend new students to try it out. It was an eye-opener to the social life which I was mostly interested in, given that they were fun assignments like parties, events and trips. Under the guidance of the editor Arild Waagbø, I took all assignments seriously. And especially the ones that did not involve interviewing students or professors, but locals from Molde and other regions, while carefully listening to feedback.  The epitome of working for Panorama was an assignment to cover English rockstar Bruce Dickinson who had arrived in Molde for a business event. Other press and journalists were present, but none was allowed to take pictures or interview him. The Panorama crew happened to sit right behind him, we could hear his heart beat. As soon as he stood up and was about to leave, I hesitantly asked if he could take pictures with our team, which he agreed to. Standing next to him for a photoshoot had me so starstruck that I forgot to ask any sensible questions. We were so excited that by the time we checked the photos on a laptop, one of the golden photos turned out to be not so perfect. But we were elated to have had the chance to come so close to him.  At the end of the day Panorama was the first media in Molde to break the news about his morning visit to the highschool.

Ireh Kingsley : OK, so interviewing the rector for the first time was it a little bit nerve wrecking and Norwegian names was it difficult to write?

Monica : 😀yeah Interviewing the rector for the first time was really a little bit nerve wrecking. I did not know what to expect, but he turned out to be one of the best interviewees and I always looked forward to interviewing him. Norwegian names were quite difficult to spell in the beginning, especially during social events. Some would either give fake names intentionally, when drunk or over excited, others would say funny stuff to be quoted and wait for the article to be published and then laugh about it among their circles. Getting free passes to all the cool events in and out of campus, and meeting different students from different courses, was also a nice exposure. Beating deadlines while writing course works – or not having an article published-  was also a fear, but gratefully that hardly happened. Sometimes some students would feel left out if an article about their activity was not included in the news and diplomacy had to intervene. In brief, Panorama was – and is still – such a nice experience full of good memories.

Monica Akech having her wonderful experience representing her country. 

Ireh Kingsley : OH.... 😀yeah, indeed a nice experience full of good memories. So the Norwegian lifestyle and language  was it difficult for you to adopt ?

Monica : uhh... Having lived and worked in different multinational settings, the Norwegian society was the easiest to fit into. Norwegians are kind, friendly and calm people. When it came to language, the saying, when in Norway, do as the Norwegians – while maintaining and respecting the values of their society – made perfect sense. Speaking English of course made it easier to communicate, but there is something special about speaking norsk to Norwegians. However incorrect it sounded, they always encouraged me to keep trying and it became more interesting for each passing day.

Ireh Kingsley : Very true of the Norwegians.  the Norwegians are very nice and cool to be with . One thing I love them is that they are culturally coded to be modest about their achievements. Like Ruben Hansen, he is a wonderful guy, full of motivation and have passion for his work. 😉 So how do you tackle problems that comes on your journey to journalism?

Monica: Problems ? Problems will always be part of human life. We are either heading into a problem, in a problem or getting out of it. Something we do not plan for is going to hit everyone hard at one point in time, whether strong, fast, wise or swift. One has to learn to respond positively and view it as a phase in life and if you do not, whatever skills you have will not work to your advantage. Things you wish never happened happen, and that is life. A strong network of friends, family – and for the ones grounded in Christian faith like me, prayers and hoping for a better outcome – made and still make me strong on a daily basis.

Ireh Kingsley : so what's your thoughts for youths who wants to achieve the same goal in becoming a journalist?

Monica : well for me, I will start by using this. The biggest challenge of event management is that you are as relevant as your past event. It is always changing, always elevating. You have to be born into this business. If you are not continuously putting up good results, your career is done. Another thing is that there is a lot of repetitive

work and the hours are not from nine to three, but can extend to unimaginable hours which may have its effects on social life. You have to live it, eat it, and breathe it. The best thing about this profession is that every client is different and this requires the eye for connecting dots and brands to potential clients, which makes it more interesting – especially when the tiny bell is always ringing in the mind with new concepts.

Ireh Kingsley : I'm inspired. Thank you so much for your time.  I'd really love to do this some other time with you. 😉

Monica : sure!  You can.  Is my pleasure having these conversations with you.

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MAKING OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE CAN BE ACHIEVABLE. what change are you bringing in your community?

MAKING OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE CAN BE ACHIEVABLE.

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The idea of changing the world can be daunting. It is not only easy but understandable to think, I'm only one person; what can I really do? However, if every person thinks that, nothing will get done. But if everyone did just one thing to make the world a better place today, billions of acts of kindness, social responsibility and generosity would take place and wouldn't that alone change the face of this planet?

The world is an awfully big place and there are accordingly a huge number of things that you can do to make it an even more incredible place to live. But sometimes having so many options can be overwhelming and there may be ways that you can help that you never thought about before.

I said to myself " I am only one, but still I am one; I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and just because I cannot do anything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. But I told myself I can do something good. Then, I thought of so many things like volunteering with a local organizations before moving on to international organizations which is a great way to improve the world around me. I'll be able to do the most direct good and see the impact on the people that I have helped . If I have a practical skill or can learn one,  using that skill will offer the most good (skills like promoting peace with people affected by conflicts and violence or leadership trainings are good examples).

There are so many ways through which youths can engage themselves. Looking at it, I can Tutor disadvantaged kids, work at international organizations(related to promoting peace and love, sustainable development goals) as a volunteer.

Also I can reduce my impact which is another way I can really make the world a better place. To reduce the negative impact I have on the world around me. Being good stewards of the world has a significant and positive impact on my environment and helps me to preserve the planet for the next generation.

I can be consistent about recycling. Reduce the waste I produce and compost. Conserve water and grow some of my own food.

 I notice how my happiness and well-being are interconnected with other people and the natural environment. Learn how I can leave a legacy of sustainable happiness.

I can be civically engaged. I exercise my right to vote. Bad politicians and policies can have an incredibly negative impact on our community and our environment. By not voting and letting our voice be heard, you are allowing opportunity for bad policy to rule. Be engaged in your city, states, and country by voting and talking with the politicians you support, as well as educating others on important issues.

Another way of making an impact is that I have to take  pride in where I live. Take care of and take pride in the area where you live. This preserves the area not just for you but for everyone else in your community. If you have the opportunity to help, take it because not everyone will have the chance. You should also find ways to improve the environment where you live.

I can be nice. A lot of the time I can get so caught up in working to improve the globe as a whole that I forgot that there are lots of things that I can do every day at home that will have a positive impact too. One of the best things I can do easily and every day is to treat others how I want to be treated. I can buy something nice for someone as often as I can. This can be small things like making someone a birthday present, or big things like driving someone around until they get their car fixed, and doing a portrait of them as sign of friendship (like I do always). When we work together, everything runs more smoothly and we're better able to further invest those gains in benefiting the rest of the globe.

I believe strongly that our motivated, enthusiastic youths  are born to win, they are born to reign in their lives because they are no ordinary youths. The youths are destined for greatness because

EVERY POSITIVE CHANGE STARTS WITH YOU! All thanks to United Nations Youth Association Network (UNYANET) and also AYAP for this understanding.

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IPMAN leadership crisis

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The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has fixed September 22, 2016 to hear the appeal filed by Chief Lawson Obasi, challenging the judgment of an FCT High Court that restrained him from parading himself as President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigerian, IPMAN,
Justice Valentine Ashi of the FCT High Court had about two years ago entered judgment in favour of Dr. Chinedu Okoronkwo, as National President of the association.
Justice Ashi in the said judgment restrained Lawson from parading himself as IPMAN President.
The plaintiff, Chinedu Okoronkwo, had in a suit number FCT/HC/4141/2014, urged the court to restrain Lawson from the act.
Meanwhile, Okoronkwo -led leadership of IPMAN has asked the Court of Appeal to strike out the appeal for lack of diligent prosecution.
The appellate court has already fixed September 22, 2016 to commence hearing in the appeal after awarding N20, 000 cost against the appellant for filling his proceeds out of time, in favour of Okoronkwo.
It will be recalled that IPMAN has been going through leadership tussle over which factional national president should be recognised.
As a result of the crisis, the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, sometime ago shut down NIPCO, a subsidiary of IPMAN, leading to total paralysis of commercial activities and threatening distribution of petroleum products across the country.
The crisis reached a crescendo two weeks ago following the decision of a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, which declared Chief Obasi Lawson as national president of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN.
The litigations occasioned by the serial crises in the petroleum marketers union initially started in 1999 when the Alhaji Felande-led faction seconded by Obasi Lawson and Aminu Adulkadir engaged themselves in a succession battle over who takes over from Engineer Runsewe.

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CLIMATE CHANGE : PROJECTING INTO THE FUTURE

Understanding evidence from the past is important. So is making sense of recent trends. The real challenge, however, lies in understanding the complexities well enough to predict climate change.
Is global warming a scientific certainty or just a political liability? Why is the continued destruction of the Amazon rainforest relevant to the chemistry of global warming? The answer has to do with how Earth’s climate system is regulated and responds to change. There are many parts to the climate puzzle including incoming solar radiation, outgoing radiation from the earth, wind, and water currents, atmospheric gases, clouds, snow, and ice, volcanic gases and human activities. To fully understand global warming, we need to consider the rate at which changes is taking place and whether the climate system can respond at a similar rate. For example, we know that the Amazon rainforest is vanishing at these three times the rate it was less than 10years ago. By some evidence, 80% of Brazil ancient forest is already gone. How will these rapid changes affect the “steady-state” balance of climate regulation?
Observed warming of surface air temperatures between the 1890s and 1940 led some scientists to suggest that the American Dust Bowl was an early sign of the Greenhouse effect at work, following a 30-year period of slight cooling that started in 1940. During the year 1957 the U.S Oceanographer Roger Revelle alerted the world to the problems that could be caused by ever-increasing amount of Greenhouse gases; those gases are capable of absorbing and reemitting infrared radiation, to the atmosphere. Since that time, there has been a steady increase in the amount and reliability of data gathered about the role CO2 and other gases play in global warming.  The balancing act of energy exchange between our earth and its atmosphere is a natural and beneficial process that helps to maintain the existence of life on our planet. Without the protective layer of our atmosphere, earth could become very hot from incoming radiation. Without the atmosphere’s ability to reflect earth’s radiated heat back towards the surface, our lovely orb could become an ice planet of direct loss of heat into space. The current average temperature of our planet, about 15 C (59 F) is about 33 C warmer than that what could be expected from its distance from the sun.
Concern about an enhanced greenhouse effect is based primarily but not solely on increase in atmospheric CO2. Several other gases are concern all of which have been increasing because of human activities. For example, we know that methane, CH4 has much lower concentration in the atmosphere than CO2 and also a major component of natural gas. But is at least 20times more effective than CO2 in its ability to trap infrared energy. It is observed that the ruminant of the earth releases a staggering 73 million metric tons of methane each year. A similar chemistry is carried on in the guts of termites, making them a major source of the Methane. And there is more than half a ton of termite for every man, woman, and child on the planet. 
There is a possibility that global warming may exacerbate the release of methane from ocean mud, bogs, peat lands, and even the permafrost of Northern latitudes. In this area, a substantial amount of methane appears to be trapped in “cages” made of water molecules. The methane trapped in this way is referred to as methane hydrate. The CSIRO has been taking series of ocean core drilling to gather evidence about methane hydrate and its role in global warming. If carbon dioxide is properly sequestered, it cannot reach the troposphere and contribute to global warming.

RESPONDING TO SCIENCE WITH POLICY CHANGES
The debate over climate change has subtly in the last 10 years. The focus is no longer on whether there is an observable increase in global temperature. Climate scientists agree that global warming is occurring and that very likely there is an anthropogenic link. The focus now is on understanding the causes of such increases and means to preventing projecting changes. There are two related question. What can we do and what should we do about the possibility of significant climate change caused by global warming? One thing is clear; given the recent results from improved climate modeling, we will start seeing even more definitive climate change within a decade or so. But can we prudently wait that long, or is prompt action essential? Whether to act and how to act are not just scientific issues. What determines our response is a complicated mix of science, perception of risk, societal values, politics, and economics? Many believe that a case has been made for action now and are already implanting changes to reduce greenhouse gases. Others prefer to study the situations in more details before deciding on a course of action. Perhaps there are even those who would not act at all, believing that climate change is inevitable and just part of a long term natural cycle. Taking a comparable per capita value for China and India are about 0.6 and 0.3 tons respectively. Even so, the People’s Republic of China ranks second behind the United States in total carbon dioxide emission from fossil fuels. If China were to succeed in raising its per capita gross national product to only 15% of the U.S figure, the increase in CO2 production would approximately equal the current American Annual emission from burning coal. The IPCC has estimated that by 2010, the developing countries plus the nations of the former Soviet Union will produce about half the world’s CO2.
In my opinion, is our world warming to unintended climate effects? To access and reverse such effects, much will depend on the quality of information gathered and how it is used to make sound economic and environmental decision.  To reverse the change already done and to prevent more, all these communities must respond with intelligence, compassion, commitment and wisdom. It is instructive that even in the absence of threat such as global warming, many suggestions for change would contribute to sound, prudent and responsible stewardship of our planet. 

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MY INTERVIEW WITH RUBEN TUMERT HANSEN.

Ruben Tumert Hansen is an officer of Internal Communications And Digital Assets at United Nations Youth Association Network (UNYANET), President at UN Student of Stavanger. 
Today we shall be discussing his role as an Internal Communications and Digital Assets officer at UNYANET and also as a President of UN Student of Stavanger.

Here we go!


Ireh Kingsley : Hi Ruben, Welcome to the cruise interview.

Ruben : Thank you Mr Ireh  Kingsley. The pleasure is all mine.

Ireh Kingsley : So Ruben, You are currently the president of the UN Students of Stravenger. How did the organisation came about?

On the right we have Ruben Tumert Hansen (president of student of Stavanger) with his colleagues. 

Ruben: Yes, that is correct. It came about when a group of students decided they wanted to learn more about the UN system and about running a student organisation. We contacted the local United Nations Association, and we contacted similar UN Student organisations to check what they were doing, but mostly we started just by ourselves, signing a document saying who we are, making our bylaws, and started planning our events.

Ireh Kingsley : That's great! So your position as the officer of internal communications and Digital assets at UNYANET, how did it came about? And why are you so passionate about the UN and UNYANET works?

Ruben : That came about because over time, both within UNYANET and elsewhere, organisations often struggle with having a core that is very involved, and a wider mass of members who don't know how the organisation works or how to get involved, and to have a workflow and some resources that will be available to those who are interested without having to go through sending emails asking questions. It is my hope that we can achieve greater involvement from a greater number of our members, and increase the activity within the organisation as well as the activity between member organisations. As for my passion on UNYANET and UN matters, I sometimes have to force myself to have any belief in a better world. Typically after reading comments sections on blogs and news articles. So UNYANET is a place where I can get involved with youth who also work for betterment on a global scale, and not always feel it is an uphill struggle.

Ruben Tumert Hansen with the UNYANET member during the UNYANET General Assembly 2015 held in Romania.

Ireh Kingsley : Wow! And i know you are creating ripples in the world of Internal communications and Digital assets. Please can you enlight us more of what internal communications and digital assets is all about? And also can it bring about a sustainable development?

Ruben : Sustainable development of the organisation? I certainly hope so! That's one of the benefits of keeping communications to a platform where it will be available and searchable in the future, and where we don't have to discuss the same issues again and again whenever old experience leaves and new people come in.

So, my task is the facilitate the use of various tools for how we work internally as an organisation, to develop guidelines for this usage, to maintain a library of our assets (mainly photography and video thus far) and make sure both that this is available for our use and that we follow copyright rules when we do use these assets.

Ireh Kingsley : Ok. Can you tell us more about Slack.com. How did it come about? And how do you see its improvement in the next 15years?

Ruben : Slack is a tool, and is run by an external company which I have no affiliation to. If you know Flickr though, it's the same guy who made Slack. It's pretty new, but growing quickly. It is also free - and free in a way that I can be confident about, as they do not steal your info or sell you ads like Google, Facebook and Apple - but rather allows free use up to 10.000 messages, or unlimited in the case of non-profit organisations, and get their money from commercial companies using their tool.

The way it will help UNYANET to grow is by encouraging more transparency. It is a platform where we can have easy access to what the different work groups are doing, and we can easily find what has been decided before - unlike Facebook where old information is very difficult to find. There are more benefits though I think it is a very long answer if I continue :P

Ruben Turmert Hansen with the UNYANET board members and volunteers in Romania 

Ireh Kingsley : Hehe. The question seems to have a very long answer.
What was the most achievements you ever cherished as a youth? And why are your dreams moving towards world peace?

Ruben :Haha let me think about that one for a little bit. OK  ;) Still thinking, here.  I will say is Difficult considering your achievements for a norwegians - we are culturally coded to be modest about achievements :P

Ireh Kingsley : Wow! That's impressive. Can you tell me what techniques and tools do you use to keep yourself organised?

Ruben : Wild panic as too many deadlines approach seem to work pretty well for me.

Ireh Kingsley : Do you think a leader should be feared or liked?

Ruben : A boss is the kind of person who wants to be feared. A leader is the kind of person who inspires ;)

Ireh Kingsley : Here is a brain teasing question. Tell me 10 ways to use a pencil other than writing?

Ruben : Wow, ten? You really want the long answers, eh?

Ireh Kingsley : yeah yeah ✌

Ruben : I guess number ten, if I ate meat, I'd skewer a baby duck and roast it. Number nine - drawing. Number eight, chewing to calm your nerves. Number six, scratching your back. Number five, counting so you don't miss point seven. Number four, use a lot of them to build a model cabin. Number three, self defence in case someone attacks you with a banana. Number two, see what someone wrote on a block of note paper after they tore off the page. Number one, use as a hair pin

Ireh Kingsley : Thank you for you time. I hope you will love to do this one more time?

Ruben : One more time? 😛

Ireh Kingsley : yeah ✌ yeah! So how do you think I rate as an interviewer?

Ruben : Haha difficult to judge without knowing the kind of setting the interview is for and also because of us doing it in writing rather than orally, but I'd say you asked interesting questions, you avoid the mistakes inexperienced interviewers might make such as too much leading questions or simple confirm or deny questions, and you keep a pleasant tone :).

Ruben Turmert Hansen 

Ireh Kingsley : Thank you Ruben for the nice gesture! So, what are you going to tell the youths out there who look up to you as their role model?

Ruben : Make your voice heard ;)

Ireh Kingsley : great!  Thank you so much for your time again. Indeed is really a privilege chatting with you.

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VIOLENT EXTREMISM - Insight in Countering Terrorism.

VIOLENT EXTREMISM - Insight in Countering Terrorism.

Currently, there are 600 million Young people that live in fragile and conflicts affected settings which provides the framework for radicalisation and violent extremism among youths, especially among young women and men. 

Government should focus on using physical and military might instead of combating ideology. It is said that the United Nations are working effortlessly towards achieving these goals. But, I believe action speaks louder than words. The United Nations, and international community do a lot of talking and implementing is less which is really bad. Because, if the United Nations continues in this ideology, they will not make any head way in combating violent extremism. The more the ideology, the more the violence. But when action comes into picture, there will be absolute tranquility among nations facing these impending dangers.
VIOLENT EXTREMISM - Insight in Countering Terrorism-

I had to discuss this issue with my colleague Ruben Turmert Hansen from Norway. He is the officer of internal communication and media asset at the United Nations Youth Association Network (UNYANET) where I blog. After reading my article on "Youth Countering Violent Extremism" on the African Youth Advocate Platform (AYAP) Tanzania.  He said to me "I was definitely spot on about working against the causes rather than the symptoms, which is a concept so many people in so many areas fail to remember.  I asked him "what are those symptoms?  He said "like I said in my article,  if we remove the terrorists, the organization will just replenish their ranks. So, the causes of people being drafted into terrorist organisations can stop the symptoms, which include terrorist attacks from happening. I told him "Great! That's the key role in reducing terrorist groups from attacking.
 VIOLENT EXTREMISM - Insight in Countering Terrorism.

I hooked up Seleman Kitenge from Tanzania. He is the director of communication and media at  African Network Of Youth Policy Experts (AFRINYPE). He said " The issue of terrorism is a bit complex, so if you ask me, I would say we address the social injustice in the society which influences people to be drafted into violent extremism. But also the public and private sector need to work together especially on the issue of creating jobs. If the youths are jobless, they can be easily tricked to join terrorist groups. He also added that "education should be provided not just normal education, but education which will promote a sense of tolerance and understanding of other religions and beliefs. In this way, it will be more easier to address the issue of violent extremism. He also made it known that terrorists nowadays uses social media and the media at large to promote their agenda and ideologies. So the same procedures should be applied by different stakeholders to address these issues.
In my opinion, hate speeches can also influence people to engage into violent extremism, especially the issue of islamophobia.

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Asari Dokubo Have Lost His First Wife

She died alongside a friend in a motor accident on her way to Ibadan.
Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni, chairman Oyo state Muslim community, who confirmed the death in a statement said Zainab was already a Muslim years before she married Dokubo.
He recalled that Zainab, who lived in Ibadan had to relocate to Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa when she
was appointed Secretary of the Muslims Pilgrims Board.
“Even then, there was hardly any month she was not in Ibadan for one Islamic programme or the other.
“She was a member of many Islamic organisations in Ibadan including Oluyole Muslim community under the Imamship of Imam Mudashir Bada.
“It is interesting she was coming to her preferred town Ibadan when she met her destiny.
“She was survived by four children Amirah, Hassan, Hussain and Osama.
“May Allah accept her multifarious and multidimensional jihad as acts Ibadah and admit her to jannat Firdaous,” Alhaji Sanni said.

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Mikel Gets Olympic Captaincy

Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel has described his appointment as Team Nigeria Captain to the 2016 Olympic Games as 'overwhelming.'

Sports minister Barrister Solomon Dalung confirmed Mikel's appointment on Wednesday, and the Chelsea midfielder, who is one of two over-age players selected to represent the U23 side in the football event was overjoyed by the news.
"First and foremost, I will say I am overwhelmed with this opportunity to be the captain of Team Nigeria to the Rio Olympics. This is the highest accolade you can ever have as a sportsman‎ and it's one I am really looking forward to," Mikel told thenff.com from the team's training base in Atlanta, USA.

"I am much pleased and very happy with myself for what I have been able to achieve, and grateful to the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports and the entire country for this opportunity.

"My objective is definitely going to be to carry everyone along. I think it's important that we all work together, it's important that we all set one goal, and that goal is to be successful, to win medals, to make sure we get gold medals. Our country has not done very well in recent times at the Olympics, so hopefully we can go to Rio and do well."

Mikel who is also the captain of the Super Eagles, spoke of the enormous responsibility that comes with his new role saying: "‎It's massive, it's big, it's not just the football team. I am the captain of the Super Eagles. Sometimes you look at it and you think that's a big burden, but this is even much bigger, it's one that I am looking forward to.

"If you look at my track record at Chelsea, I have always played for the team, I have always been a team player, I have never been an individual player, so I think this is something I will be carrying into the Olympics and carry into Team Nigeria to make sure that we are successful."
Mikel missed the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to club commitment, and the 29-year-old believes this being his first Games will not be a disadvantage.
"I don't think it will be a disadvantage. I think leadership is either you have it or you don't. Sometimes, people grow into leadership and sometimes people are born with leadership qualities.

 

I think I have always been in that leading role since my U-17 days, even when not wearing the captain’s band, I have always had people looking up to me to carry the team."

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