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Friday, January 15, 2016

Football: Leaving homes for viewing centres, a youthful trend?

The noise, the claps, the shouts! One may be caught being apprehensive over impending danger as the reasons for the panic are clearly concealed in the rectangular barricades that characterise football viewing centres across Abuja and Nasarawa state.

Text by Simon E. Sunday @SimonEchewofun, Ibrahim Kabiru Sule @ikabirsule, Eseohe Ebhota @slee_diva88, Victoria Bamas @sinach360, Latifat Opoola @LatifatOpoola

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l-amin Ibrahim, a graduate who would do anything to see his favourite Barcelona Club win a match hurriedly leaves the house for a Barca - Real Madrid match. Despite the television set and power supply, Al-amin 29, whom they call ‘World Best’ Messi said he cannot afford to miss the fun.

He is not only in this as Mr Godwin Bobwai a 45year old with five children would leave his house even at odd hours and creep to the nearest centre in Masaka town of Nasarawa state for a view of these matches. The trend continues at Nyanya, a town near Abuja city.

With sophistication of television technology especially the digital satellite technology early in the millennium, sports programmes and live matches could now be beamed mostly through the DSTV satellite operator in Nigeria.

From 2000, experts said attention shifted from local clubs like Eyinmba United, national club sides like the Super Eagles to the English and Spanish football culture. The European Premier League (EPL), the La Liga and the German Bundesliga now take the lead.

We love the fun at viewing centres Daniel Jatau at Kuje suburb said he loves watching at the viewing centres because he finds it more entertaining when different people are supporting different teams.

He said at the centres, he hears people’s opinion on the different decisions of the coaches and the players.

“When I watch at home I am always at home and it is usually very boring for me that is why I go to these viewing centres” he said.

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Hello Readers, Juma’at Mubarak…… It’s time to set the ball rolling for a beautiful weekend and so to do that we have filled this week’s edition with beautifully-written, inspiring and motivating stories from the fashion, entertainment, business and education world.

Our cover story this week focuses on a trend that is common with youth: going to viewing centres to watch their favourite football clubs rather than watching such matches at home. Our REFLECTIONS page has the details.

Abayas are outfits that will not go out of fashion anytime soon.

Why? Find out more in our FASHION segment. Popular Kannywood star Ali Nuhu is in the United States for … Get the gist on the SHOWTIME page.

Is it the right of Nigerians to know how their taxes are used? Well, our BIZWIZ segment has the answers you might need from an expert volunteer. Don’t miss it. For our sports lovers, we have some interesting stories for you in our SPORTS segment which we know you’ll definitely love.

In faraway Katsina. 250 girls got life-changing skills at a holiday camp. What type of skills did they acquire? It’s only in our BACKPACK page you can find the answers.

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resident Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) is one Nigerian leader who seems to be enjoying much attention on social media especially on micro-social blog site Twitter.

With some 516,000 followers and 1,672 tweets, President Buhari in a very short time between his campaign period and his inauguration as Nigeria’s President on 29th May 2015 has become an instant Twitter celeb.

Prior to the 2015 general elections, some Nigerians in their fanatical support for the then aspiring president created a #March4Buhari to express

their continued support for him.

When PMB was inaugurated, Nigerians like never before literally held their breaths for the announcement of PMB’s cabinet members. Twitter users went further to create #MinisterialList to predict likely nominees for the president’s cabinet.

The submission of the List to the Senate President ended the #MinisterialList, only for the #TheList to trend, when everyone talked about who is who on the list and their likely portfolios.

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incident that set twitter agog with respect to PMB. After a breakdown of the proposal, some Nigerians who disapproved of the appropriation means took to twitter again to create the #BudgetofYams. They felt monies were appropriated to what was not really necessary.

The #BudgetofYams which raised dust on the social media is yet to settle, when news filtered in that the 2016 budget had gone missing at the National Assembly. As expected again, ‘tweetsphere’ was ruffled and the #MissingBudget was created and still trending.

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discrimination. It is for ladies and gents. Kabira Isa said it is more fun to watch the matches at viewing centres than at home. She has accompanied her male friends on several occasions to these centres and she enjoyed it.

“It is at these centres that you will see people imposing their views on you. I even had one that was telling me to support his club and he will pay me for the duration of the match which I found very funny,” she said laughingly.

Another viewer Umar Yusuf said it’s the ideal place for social networking. Although Yusuf subscribes to the sports channel at home, he prefers going to the centres where he meets friends, one of whom has helped him to secure his present job.

Isma’I’ll Nuhu, a polytechnic student affirmed that it is more interesting to watch football at the centres than doing that alone at home. He said: “Even if you would be watching with somebody at home, the arguments, animation, suspense and the shouting would not be the same, or would be totally impossible.”

Rilwan Agbona an English club football fan visits the centres not for the fun alone but because of the high cost of subscription for personal TVs. Agbona justified his resort to viewing centre as there is also a battle for home TV control between the mostly female fanatics of series films like the ‘E’ or ZeeWorld and football lovers like himself.

To Bello Afolabi, a Spanish club fan, “People watch football at the centres as they don’t have access at home and because they love the controversial side of watching in the crowd.”

A distinction for the viewing centres, Bello said is the resourcefulness of the operators to beam two to five matches at once. “Viewing centres show many matches at a go like 2 to 5 matches,” he said.

We don’t watch football outside the house Unlike many who love to watch football at the centres, there are others who don’t. Josiah Musa said the centres are usually very crowded and noisy and very prone to fights breaking out that is why he doesn’t like going there.

Patrick Junior said the venues are almost always unkempt, and sometimes very smelly. He also thinks the venues are avenues for violence as alcohol and drugs are sometimes seen been sold there.

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Football: Leaving homes for viewing centres, a youthful trend? assistants just as he does other businesses of satellite TV installation.

His challenge is on ensuring security at the centres with the occasional bombings in Abuja. “That is why we quickly took some measures, like checking bags and then we banned parking vehicles in front of our centres,” he said.

 Salisu Barcelona, a viewing centre operator in Abuja.

Photo: Ibrahim Kabiru Sule

My centre started 16 yrs ago - Operator Muhammadu Salisu Sani alias ‘Salisu Barcelona’ started the centre in 2000 around Lugbe town in Abuja. He said: “The number of customers is increasing every year and young people are the majority. We did collect N70 for champions league matches last year but it has risen to N100, and we still get patronised.”

To him, the EPL and the Spanish La-liga fetches more customers in their seasons to fill up his 150 people capacity hall. Sani has grown his centre to having two

Centres: Thriving in the villages Karmajiji is a growing village along the Airport road in Abuja. Despite its limited size, it is not bereft of having a robust football viewing centre.

Haruna Lawan who operates one said he has spent nine years in the business.

“I started under somebody; I was helping him, whenever he is away or going to his work. I would be setting the receiver and related duties for the centre for five years,” Lawan said.

He got a leased centre in 2012 where he became a boss and got three youths to help him control the 100-seater capacity hall. On the business environment in the place, Lawan said: “Actually, there has been a steady increase of customers. There are seasonal leagues around the world and we notice new entrants every year. Although we do have some elderly people patronising us, but the large chunk of our customers are youth.”

To him, apart from the EPL, the UEFA Champions League rakes in more money for the centre. The saddest part to him is the extremely low patronage for local leagues. “Nigerian league or any African leagues do not attract customers. Unless if it is the national team competition. Like when Nigeria is playing,” he said.

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Top three TASTY meals in the North

Staying classy, chic and trendy in

abayas Text by Eseohe Ebhota @sleek_diva88

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n Abaya is a long robe-like garment, worn by women and girls of different ages. They come mostly in black and they cover the whole body except the face, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the hijab (a face veil covering all but the eyes).

Abayas come in two different styles: they can be worn from the shoulder or from the top of the head. Abayas may seem simple and plain at first glance, but it has a variety of designs. In recent years it has become common place to find them with embroidery, coloured embellishments, and well-tailored cuts.

Abayas are some of the most decent outfits you can find in the market or any classy boutique. They are worn to protect the body from any element of weather such as sun rays and cold. They can also be worn to different occasions such as weddings, coronations, AGMs and even to work.

Depending on where it is worn to, it gives you that classy and decent look you desire as it makes you stand out from the crowd.

HEALTHNEWS>> Text by Eseohe Ebhota @sleek_diva88

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inger (known as citta in local parlance), is an underground stem which is used as a spice and also as a medication. It comes in fresh, dried and powdered forms. Some of its medicinal uses include relief from arthritic pains, menstrual pains, upper respiratory tract infections, cough etc.

Ginger is also sometimes used for pains in the chest, lower back region and stomach aches. Some people pour its fresh juice on their skin to treat burns.

The oil made from ginger is sometimes applied to the skin to relieve pain.

Besides its medicinal uses, ginger also serves as an additive in food processing companies who use it as a flavouring agent in foods and beverages While manufacturing companies use it as fragrance in soaps and cosmetics. It is said that it beautifies the skin thereby leaving it fresh and shiny.

Findings show that ginger is now part of many people’s diet especially the powdered form. A frequent user of ginger, Mrs. Carol Jerome, a house wife in Jos told YOUTHVILLE that she used ginger whenever she had cold. “I put in hot water and drink. It gives me the relief I need,” she explained.

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aving lived in the North, I can say it has a lot to offer: Food, Culture, Fashion etc. but this week, I decided to tell you a bit about their rich delicacies. This week, YOUTHVILLE presents some of them Tuwon Shinkafa: Made from thick rice pudding, Tuwon shinkafa is said to be one of the well-known food outside the North. And it can be eaten with any soup such as Miyar kuka, Miyar kubewa or any soup of your choice. It is basically thick and solid rice pudding.

Tuwon Dawa: This is made from ground guinea-corn made thick and solid (swallow), and also eaten with soups like Kuka and okra. This meal is special as it is majorly cooked with firewood to get the best out of it. It will probably not get well-cooked on

kerosene or gas stove, except in small quantity.

Tuwon Masara: This meal which is made from corn looks like ‘Semolina’.

Made from different types of corn (white or yellow), It can be eaten with any good soup.

Tuwon Acha: Also known as ‘Hungary rice’ (just discovered it recently), tuwon acha is made from ground ‘acha’ grains and turned into swallow. It is said to be the ‘perfect’ meal for diabetics as it does not contain anything sugar in it.

Miyar Yakuwa: Yakuwa is a leafy vegetable known to have a sour taste.

It can be cooked with either palm oil or groundnut oil, and garnished with meat, smoked fish, etc. Potash is added to the soup to reduce its sour taste.

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Wizkid to kickoff world tour from Amsterdam

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opular musician, Ayodeji Balogun last Wednesday said he would soon kickoff his world tour from Amsterdam in Netherlands.

The `Ojuelegba’ crooner, Wizkid who did not disclose the date of the tour also said his third studio album would be ready soon.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported Wizkid saying “About to catch a flight to where I want to be; first holiday in 3years.

Love you my fans. Extended Play (EP), ready when I get back. And I start my world tour.

“We start off in Amsterdam.

What a time. Back in a bit,” Wizkid, 25 said.

CORRECTION In a story titled: ‘Young Nigerian using Instagram to provide relationship advice’ in the last edition of January 8, 2016, we erroneously referred to Ziya’atulhaqq Usman as self acclaimed Agony Aunt. The name, ‘Agony Aunt’ was said to have been given to her in recognition of her hard work and not otherwise.

Accept our apologies.

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Citizens should know how TAXES are spent - Youth Volunteer Text by Latifat Opoola @LatifatOpoola

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eople with poor knowledge of financial management may be lost when it comes to their government’s budget, Nigerian YALI Network member, Udamen Ilevbaoje has said.

That is why in 2011, Ilevbaoje joined BudgIT as a volunteer. It is a nongovernmental group in Lagos dedicated to improving transparency and accountability in government.

It focuses on presenting government budget data to the public in easy-to-understand tweets, infographics and interactive applications. It has since expanded from Nigeria into Liberia and Sierra Leone.

“We believe that in a democracy, every citizen has the right to know how his/her taxes are expended in the delivery of public infrastructure and

services,” BudgIT states on its website.

“Equality and open access to governance is entrenched in democracy and its institutions,” said Ilevbaoje, now BudgIT’s project officer. “Our work is to make this information available and get citizens in organized form to demand delivery of public services.”

He said Nigeria presents its national budget to citizens in overall numbers but not in details such as how much funding is available for neighbourhood projects like rehabilitating a school, repairing potholes in roads or purchasing buses to get people with disabilities to a rehabilitation centre.

BudgIT’s Track a service allows citizens to research and track budgets and public works projects. They can also give feedback to the government and to their communities. With existing social media tools, the

platform brings together people with common interests to share documents, videos, photos and comments.

Its Fitila service uses graphics to highlight illicit financial flows in and out of a country. That can help save national budget losses from tax evasion and corruption.

“I use civic advocacy to drive improved service delivery.

Service to the community is critical to a functional society. … I believe I can do this for a better society. I am inspired by the work of my lead partner, Oluseun Onigbinde, who took it upon himself to lead the advocacy to ensure that the schools are built.

“His personal example of accepting responsibility teaches me a lesson of taking the lead to solve problems at all times,” he said.

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SPORTVILLE

Kwara United gets new Technical Adviser

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bout 45,000 deaf children and young people in the United Kingdom (UK) are to be involved in the basketball through a number of special techniques designed to facilitate their learning process.

To realise this, the England basketball team is liaising with the National Deaf Children Society (NDCS) in an effort to provide more opportunities for deaf children to play basketball.

A new resource, according to the international basketball website, is the first of its kind, which has been developed to make sure that the game is accessible for the 45,000 deaf children and young people in the UK. “The perceived barriers which exist for deaf children and young people, who are keen to get involved in basketball, can be easily overcome with small and simple steps such as asking coaches, team managers and opposition players to

Text from Sikirat Shehu, Ilorin

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UK to enrol 45,000 deaf children in basketball raise their hand when the whistle is blown.

“Deafness should never be a reason for ruling out young people from sporting activities yet too many deaf young people are

denied the chance to play,” said Jo Dowbekin, Head of Children and Youth Participation at NDCS. On his part, Jon Stonebridge, Basketball England, Disability

Participation Officer said “Working with the GB Deaf Basketball Programme highlighted the importance of raising basketball participation in the deaf community.

he Kwara State government has approved the appointment of Coach John Sam Obuh as the new Technical Adviser of the state team, Kwara United Football Club.

A statement from the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Kale Ayo, said he now has the mandate to move the club forward to Premier League.

He described Obuh as a qualified and highly experienced coach who is capable of bringing his experience to bear on the job.

Obuh’s appointment has reunited him with Oladimeji, a key colleague, as they both worked together in 2008/2009 to lead the team from the National League to the Premier League.

His performance with Kwara United in 2009 earned him national U-17 team coaching opportunity and graduated from there to coach the U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles.

The Commissioner urged him to work hard to justify the trust reposed in him by taking Kwara United to the next level and urged the stakeholders to work hand in hand with him so as to realize the expected goals of the club.

The former technical crew of the club, headed by Tunde Abdulrahman was dissolved along with the management team after a performance that brought the team down to the National League.

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