Nigerian to build Iraqi railway

A Nigerian engineer, Jude Igwemezie, has won a $500 million contract to build a monorail network in Iraq.

Mr. Igwemezie trained and lives in Canada; he also heads TransGlobim International, the engineering company that won the bid. The contract is to construct what is described as “a viable rail transportation network” for the city of Najaf. The network will connect three Islamic holy and historic mosques in Imam Ali, Kufa and Sahle.

Frustration of selling good ideas in Nigeria
An elated Mr. Igwemezie told NEXT in a telephone interview that the project is billed to be completed in three years, and will be built in two phases. The first phase, he said, will cover the design, construction and operation of the system while the second phase will involve the expansion of the system and its extension to the Najaf airport and the final phase.
Mr. Igwemezie, who said he has been involved in negotiation with Nigerian officials in the last 18 months to construct several rail lines in the country, disclosed that it took “only two months to get the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) executed with Iraqi officials”.
Hinting at his frustration to offer his services to Nigeria, Mr. Igwemezie said, “as a Diaspora person, I kept coming back, knocking, to help Nigeria. On the other hand I can’t knock forever.”

Problem of railway in Nigeria
Mr. Igwemezie, who wants to build a standard guage railway system from Lagos to Calabar, believes that Nigeria is a place where railway service is going to be “profitable and successful because of its size and population and because we have a demography similar to that in Europe”. However, he said, the bane of railway in Nigeria is that “we have brought the wrong people to help us”.

Gains of railway
Mr. Igwemezie, who lost his father in a road accident, believes that the railway line will take pressure off the roads and rid them of the unnecessary delays and loss of lives associated with road travel.
He described the Benin-Ore road as “a killing field”, and said with the construction of the East-West corridor, there is no reason why someone who lives in Benin cannot work in Lagos since it will only take two hours on an express line to get to Lagos from Benin.

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When are these bastards that are parading themselves as politicians gonna be voted out of office??

Nigerian First Lady arrives Vienna for atomic energy conference

The wife to Nigeria's president, Turai Yar'Adua, on Monday arrived in Vienna to attend the 53rd Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), scheduled to hold from September 14 to September 18.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent in Vienna reports that Mrs. Turai was received at the airport by the Nigerian Ambassador to Austria, Jerry Ogokwe, and other top embassy officials.
While in Vienna, Mrs. Turai will have separate meetings with the IAEA Director General, Muhammed El-Baradei, and the Secretary General of the OPEC FUND, Suleman Al-Herbish. She would also meet with the IAEA Director General designate, Yukiya Amano; the Director General of the UN Organisation in Vienna (UNOV), Antonio Costa; and the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), KK Yumkellah.
Similarly, she will have private meetings with the First Lady of Austria and that of Slovakia, Silvia Gasparovicova.
Mrs. Turai would also hold discussions with officials of the IAEA on the agency's Programme of Action Against Cancer Theraphy (PACT) on behalf of her International Cancer Centre, Abuja (ICCA as well as inaugurate the Nigerian Embassy's website, before meeting the Austrian chapter of the Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO).

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I looked up her profile online and couldnt find anywhere that says she is an Energy expert. What ever happened to Energy experts? Atomic Physics Professors? Talking about setting the priorities right in Nigeria....

Daily sex makes for healthier sperm

There was an article I came across and I just couldnt get over it... heheh... an excuse to keep beating the monkey everyday!

LONDON (Reuters) - Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research.

Until now doctors have debated whether or not men should refrain from sex for a few days before attempting to conceive with their partner to improve the chance of pregnancy.
But a new study by Dr David Greening of Sydney IVF, an Australian center for infertility and in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, suggests abstinence is not the right approach.
He studied 118 men with above-average sperm DNA damage and found the quality of their sperm increased significantly after they were told to ejaculate daily for seven days.
On average, their DNA fragmentation index -- a measure of sperm damage -- fell to 26 percent from 34 percent, Greening told the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam Tuesday.

Frequent sex does decrease semen volume but for most men this is not a problem.
"It seems safe to conclude that couples with relatively normal semen parameters should have sex daily for up to a week before the ovulation date," he said in a statement.
"In the context of assisted reproduction, this simple treatment may assist in improving sperm quality and ultimately achieving a pregnancy."
Greening said it was likely frequent ejaculation improved the quality of sperm by reducing the length of time they were exposed to potentially damaging molecules called reactive oxygen species in the testicular ducts.

And we lost him!!!

My question is where were you when you heard Michael died?? I was sleeping and text messages kept on coming through, I couldnt believe it, I watched all the Canadian stations and they all confirmed it but CNN wont confirm it until the coroner phoned in! I shed a tear or 2..ooh maybe 3 for him!!

Mr. Jackson dominated the charts in the 1980s and is considered one of the most successful entertainers of the past century, with a lifetime sales tally estimated at 750 million records, 13 Grammy Awards and several seminal music videos to his name.
“Michael was and will remain one of the greatest entertainers that ever lived,” said Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Mr. Jackson's first label boss. “He was exceptional, artistic and original. He gave the world his heart and soul through his music.”
But Mr. Jackson's reputation as a singer and dancer was overshadowed in recent years by his increasingly abnormal appearance, and bizarre lifestyle, which included his friendship with a chimp and a preference for the company of children.
He named his estate in the central California foothills Neverland Valley Ranch, in tribute to the J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan stories, and filled it with amusement park rides and a petting zoo. Mr. Jackson was twice accused of molesting young boys and was charged in 2003 with child sexual abuse. He became even more reclusive following his 2005 acquittal and vowed he would never again live at Neverland.

“I can't stop crying over the sad news,” Madonna said in a statement. “I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats but his music will live on forever.”
Mr. Jackson was born on Aug. 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, the seventh of nine children and first performed with his brothers as a member of the Jackson 5. His 1982 album Thriller yielded seven top-10 singles. The album sold 21 million copies in the United States and at least 27 million internationally.
The following year, he unveiled his signature “moonwalk“ dance move, gliding across the stage and setting off an instant trend, while performing “Billie Jean” during an NBC special

My Life is Average

By the time I got to work I realized I left my cellphone at home. The coworkers were glad they will be spared of the incessant ringing and vibration, I wasnt quite happy about it. I rushed home after work to my cellphone and there was no missed alerts, ABSOLUTELY no missed calls/text messages. I was disappointed but didnt tell the coworkers the next day. MLIA

My Life is Average

It was a case of bad diet and the stomach wasnt quite happy with that! It was a sleepless night while visiting the loo! It subsided by the morning and I thought I could make it to work, I did. But it started again after lunch, I ran to the drugstore in the lobby while in pain and clenching the butt to suppress the next "calling".
I grabbed some pepto-bismol and waited in line, it was my turn to check out, the petite lady at the counter just couldnt pick up a better time to ask questions about basketball - due to my height-, and she wouldnt stop telling me how her 15 year old son loves the NBA championship. I smiled politely... Lady I'm in pain I could "go" anytime from now... check me out please...but she wanted to know who my choice is.. I said Lakers....(God knows I only caught headline news)..... I snatched my credit card, didnt wait for the receipt!

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it was a crazy weekend.... in montreal... hanging out with a bunch of fem dudes! they made up their faces but i opted for mascara... just as an experiment. eyelashes look fab! Took fab pictures.. ended up on FACEBOOK.. yeah FACEBOOK!! Brother msg'd asking if I was gay.... pictures taken off facebook instantly..... my life is average!!

My Life is Average

For some reason I thought there was a distruption of service on the subway, then I started running towards the bus. There was a crowd and I thought they were all trying to get on the bus, I shoved and pushed my way through, they gave me a crazy look. I missed the bus and got to find out it was a wrong bus and there was no service distruption on the subway!