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Monday 18 September 2017

The Arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari in New York City for UN General Assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in New York to join other world leaders for the one week 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level events starting on Tuesday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

The President was accompanied by Govs. Abdul’aziz Yari, David Umahi and Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of Zamfara, Ebonyi and Ondo states respectively.

He was received at the JF Kennedy Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, and the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande.

The president was thereafter, welcomed at about 8:30 p.m. at his lodge by the Ministers of Solid Minerals Kayode Fayemi, Education, Adamu Adamu, and Industry, Trade and Investment counterpart, Okechukwu Enelamah.

The others were the Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibril; his Budget and National Planning counterpart Zainab Ahmed, presidential aides as well as members of staff of the Nigerian Missions in the U.S.

Buhari will deliver Nigeria’s National Statement on Tuesday, the first day of the general debate.

He has been listed as the eighth speaker of the 193 Head of States expected to address the General Debate of the General Assembly.

The theme for this year’s debate is ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’.

The president will also join other world leaders at the welcoming reception to be hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and hold a bilateral meeting with the UN chief.

Aside other high-level engagement, he will have a lunch meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, along with other world leaders.

Nigeria will also participate in high-level meetings on ‘Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Building Momentum for Change’, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a High Level Event organised by AU under its theme of the Year:‘Roadmap on the Demographic Dividend:From Commitment to Action’, among others.

It is expected that the president and members of his delegation will project Nigeria as a strong moral force and responsible member of the international community.

Nigeria’s commitment to global peace, security and development will also be reaffirmed, with the need for increased international cooperation in the fight corruption.

Other priorities for the Nigerian delegation at 72nd UN General Assembly include strengthening human rights institutions, the rule of law, support for internally displaced persons arising from Boko Haram activities and recent flooding and mitigating the effects of climate change.

The Nigerian delegation is expected to also canvass the support of UN member states for the Buhari administration’s efforts towards combating illicit financial flows in order to foster sustainable development. (NAN)

Here in Nigeria, it is not uncommon for residents of cities and towns to go without electric power for days. This leaves phone users with many hours unable to get across to their loved ones and business partners.

Though the pump price of fuel is said to have dropped by N2 from N145 per litre to N143, many phone users in the country still can’t afford fuelling their power generating devices because of the economic situation in the country.

The question most people keep asking is how to keep their phone fully charged without having to rely on electricity.

Here are the answers:

From battery packs, solar panels and hand cracks, there are dozens of ways to charge your phone without using a typical charger, according to experts.

Backup battery packs: these are the easiest and safest option. They will definitely charge your phone and are inexpensive and available everywhere.

Solar panel and charger: this is an affordable option that ads more versatility than the traditional backup battery packs because it doesn’t require electricity to charge in the first place.

Hand crank: The Eton BoostTurbine2000 handcrank would be a difficult way to give your phone a full charge, but it can get you some power in an emergency.

Wind turbine: the inventors claim that when fully-charged, the turbine can charge your phone four to six times. But this is a pricey option at $399(N141,000).

But Matthieu Dubarry, an electrochemist at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute who is an expert in batteries, told DailyMail.com that trying to charge a phone with a 9V battery ‘is certainly not a good idea because of the voltage.

“You don’t want to put anything past 4.5 volts”, he said.

“That’s really really bad”, he echoed, emphasizing that no batteries, even lower than 9V, should be used.

If you attempt this for too long and the battery gets too hot, the phone can explode.

Sometimes this can happen right away and other times it can take two or three days.

“5 or 6 [phone batteries] is as much power as a hand grenade”, he said.

“There’s a risk, and we don’t want people getting hurt because they tried something off the internet without knowing about it.”

He explained the iPhone probably has a safety that prevents it from accepting the charge from the 9V battery, which is why the ‘this accessory may not be supported’ error message popped up.

Build a fruit battery

Several online tutorials also show how to charge a cell phone using acidic fruits (like oranges, lemons, or apples), copper wire, and both zinc and copper nails.

To do this, insert one zinc nail and one copper nail into several pieces of fruit so that the nails are close but not touch.

Next, connect the copper piece of one fruit to the zinc of another using the copper wire to make a circuit.

Then cut open the USB end of your charging cord, connect the wires to the ends of the copper wires in the fruit circuit, and plug in your phone.

Other ways to do this involve metal plates or coins.

But beware before trying this method; know that it also has the potential to damage your phone, Dubarry said.

Backup battery packs

Battery packs are the easiest and safest way to charge your phone.

You can charge these devices ahead of time when you do have power and then use them to charge your phone (as well as other devices) later when you can’t reach an outlet or don’t have electricity.

They can be purchased for less than $20 (N7,200) online or in department and convenience stores.

Solio Classic2 Battery Pack + Solar Charger

Using this small, 10.1-ounce device, you can charge your phone using solar power.

Simply spread out the panels facing the sun to the charge the device itself (which should take about 10 hours), and then you can charge your phone.

Inc. tested the $100 Solio device and was able to charge an iPhone in 90 minutes.

Also in 90 minutes, they got an iPad’s charge up 20 percent.

This is a somewhat affordable option that ads more versatility than the traditional backup bat

Graeme Souness slams David Luiz and Chelsea boss Antonio Conte after horror Sead Kolasinac tackle

Graeme Souness slammed David Luiz for his ‘reckless’ challenge on Sead Kolasinac during Chelsea’s goalless draw against Arsenal.

Brazilian defender Luiz was shown a straight red card in the latter stages of the match for a late foul on the Arsenal summer signing.

Antonio Conte points finger at Alexis Sanchez after David Luiz red card

Antonio Conte was seen berating the officials after the decision and Souness criticised the Chelsea manager’s reaction.

‘I’m struggling to understand what the manager is going on about there – waving an imaginary card about,’ Souness told Sky Sports.

‘It’s reckless. It’s a leg-breaker and a red card plus.’

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry also said Luiz’s challenge warranted a red card, adding: ‘He’s upset with [Alexis] Sanchez, he forget to play football and he took his frustration out on Sead. No doubt it was a red.’

The Gunners were blown away by Liverpool two weeks ago and Wenger was pleased with his side’s response against another top team at Stamford Bridge.

‘It was about mentality and a response from our last away game. We could have won it. It was an intense game,’ the Frenchman said.

‘The battle was total. We are not in a transfer period and on the day we played Liverpool that affected us. We are all human beings.

‘If you play 55 games a season you can have a bad performance.

‘But we were focused and determined. We tried to play when we had the ball and we were close to winning the game. With a bit more freedom we would have won the game.’

On Luiz’s dismissal, Wenger added: ‘David Luiz, it looked excessive force to me, at what level did he catch Kolasinac? I don’t know.

SPORTS: It was Fun as JUSUN vs NBA Calabar branch ends a football match with 2-1 at Abraham Ordia stadium UNICAL

JUSUN players with the Chief Judge

Today was a fun day as the Calabar branch JUSUN vs NBA kicked the ball at Abraham Ordia stadium University of Calabar, Calabar.
The Judiciary staff celebrates their victory with the Chief Judge Cross River state, Calabar as they takes the glory with a 2 goals against NBA.