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The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) on Monday in Abuja elected new national executive committee (NEC) members to steer the affairs of the body in the next three years.

The elections saw the emergence of Edo State chairman, Ahmed Aigbona, as president and Mike Oboh a member of the FCT chapter as Secretary-General.

Both Aigbona and Oboh, who was a former Chairman of Kano State Chapter, were elected unopposed, alongside seven others who were also elected unopposed.

The immediate-past Vice-President North West, Ado Salisu emerged Deputy President, while Femi Amusan from Oyo State became Vice-President South West.

Emmanuel Uja from Benue is also the Vice-President, North Central, with Loveday Herbert from Bayelsa as the new Vice-President South South, and Ismaila Mohammed from Jigawa is Vice-President North West.

Ikem Asika from Anambra is Vice-President South East, while Monica Iheajam of The Sun Newspapers in Lagos is the Financial Secretary.

The new officials were immediately sworn in by Barrister  Rosemary Hamidu.

Speaking after the inauguration, the new president, Ahmed Aigbona, said the association would work towards ensuring a new drive for sports writers to get their proper place in the development of sports in the country.

• “The new leadership will carry out theè association’s activities in line with the constitution of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the SWAN statutes.

“That is where we are, and we will not trample upon the rights of members.

“We will respect everybody, and give the association a better face,” he said.

Aigbona said the former president of the association, Honour Sirawoo, has been suspended for carrying out acts inimical to the well-being of the body.

There are several measures that we will need to take to instill discipline. But that is the first step,” he said.

The SWAN president further said the association would vigorously pursue interests that would be of larger benefit to its members, just as he pledged to operate an open door policy.

He charged members to be steadfast as they go along with the new thinking of the leadership.

Aigbona then revealed that, as part of new measures to breathe a new lease of life into SWAN, the registration fee for members would now be N1,500 for three years.

He urged all members who feel aggrieved over the events of the recent three years to return to the fold as the new  leadership would want the association to remain as a family

Spending comes easier than saving. Actually, saving could prove to be hard but its results are sweet.

So, if you really want to make savings a habit, you can try these tips to trick yourself into saving.

1. Delay your purchase

Whenever you feel like buying an item, especially something you don’t really need, you might need to wait for sometime, then sleep on it.

With this, you’ll be able to determine if that item is a need or a want. If it’s a want, the desire for it might fade after delaying it.

A couple is suppose to engage in deep meaningful conversations other than mere short-lived talks about ‘how was your day?’ and ‘how was the weather?’

Actually a study in Psychological Science claims that people are happier when they spend more time discussing meaningful topics than engaging in small talk.

That means that you’re not just info-dumping the events of your day and then vegging out on the couch. It means you actually dive into good conversation topics with your partner about things that matter in your life.

One of the perks of being in a committed relationship is the ability to discuss subjects you likely avoided during the early stages of dating. So pour yourselves a drink, cozy up on the sofa and have yourselves a good heart-to-heart chat.

Here are 9 things happy couples talk about regularly:

1. Embarrassing moments
If you can’t share the awkward moments that occurred throughout high school with your partner, who can you tell them to?

Don’t be afraid to broach the subject, if you haven’t already. We wouldn’t be surprised if his stories are more horrifying (and hilarious) than yours.

2. Political viewpoints
How do you really feel about the next election or that new law that passed? You don’t have to agree with each other, although it would certainly help.

A good relationship allows both parties to discuss their own philosophies without taking the opposing viewpoints personally.

3. Fears and insecurities
By fears, we don’t mean your phobia of earthworms. We’re talking about things that make you wake up with gray hairs.

What worries you? What do you want to improve about yourself? What are your past skeletons?

In being vulnerable, you risk judgment, but more importantly, you chance finally being understood.

4. Your childhoods
Ask your partner what he or she was like as a kid. Did he make friends easily? What kind of games did he like to play? Did he have trouble in school?

Childhood memories make for fun conversations, but they can also lend insight into how your guy became the person he is today.

5. Past relationships
This is a touchy one because no one wants to hear their true love spouting sonnets about an ex. There is, of course, a difference between longing for (or being bitter over) the past and simply acknowledging what happened.

With enough practice, seasoned, happy couples learn how to address why past relationships ended without inadvertently comparing their current partner to an old flame.

6. Family ties
Knowing a person’s upbringing and relationship with his or her parents (or siblings) is paramount to understanding his current attitude toward family.

If you’re even slightly contemplating a future with this person, it helps to ask how well he gets along with his family.

Why does he resent his mother? Why is he closer to his sisters than to his brothers? How well can he handle family gatherings?

7. Current events
In the age of information overload, it’s nearly impossible to stay up-to-date on everything going on around us.

Here’s where teamwork comes into play: Ask your partner about his interests, be they economics or regional politics, and see if you can’t learn a thing or two about them. Who knows, maybe you’ll help him develop an interest in international affairs or science news.

8. TV and movies
Compared to politics and personal fears, entertainment might seem pretty shallow, but in the Psychological Sciencestudy, researcher Dr. Mehl actually classified discussions about movies in the “deep” category, given that people focused on character motivations and plots rather than on, say, the hot Hollywood leading actors.

9. The future
Need we ask what’s scarier or more inspiring than the future?

We’re not saying you should pressure your partner into talking about his plans for marriage and children, but we do believe that whether he openly talks about them or you ask directly, you should know his dreams, goals, and aspirations.

What is he working towards? What drives him to succeed? Where does he see himself in five years?

Someone who desires growth and is not afraid of the unknown is surely dynamic enough to deserve you.

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Great minds talk about ideas; small minds talk about people.” So, further your relationship happiness by talking about the deep stuff with your significant other.

Here are the 3 personality traits that make one simply irresistible:

1. Humility
This trait is the root of all growth, learning, and kindness.

It’s the belief that you are not yet so great that your mind cannot be opened, and it’s the presence of mind to remember that we are all interconnected equals and that injustice against one is an injustice against all.

It is, flatly, an absence of entitlement.

People who exhibit humility let their work speak for itself, they remain stoic in the face of their own suffering, and they remind themselves — and others — that life is fragile and therefore valuable.

Humility quells ignorance and cultivates grace. I want this in the people I hold dear.

2. Curiosity
Without curiosity, you cannot be enthralling or even engaging, nor — most rudimentary of all — successful. It is frankly impossible.

Curiosity drives an insatiable quest for knowledge, culture, novelty, experience, beauty, art and connection. It is the bedrock upon which you can build a life filled with stories, memories, accomplishments, and relationships.

People who exhibit curiosity can become masters, or polymaths, or auteurs — but they must first always have an open mind. They first seek to listen, to absorb, to immerse, to traverse. The world is too large and their time on it too short to ever remain fully satisfied in their pursuit of whatever new ideas pass in front of them.

I want people around me to remain curious, routinely examining the world through fresh eyes, and using their eyes to find fresh corners of the world.

3. Empathy
This trait is the miracle drug of humanity (and elephants, and dolphins). It is the simplest, sweetest attribute one can possess, and the most worthwhile one worth cultivating for social success.

Empathy brings people closer, and makes others feel understood and less alone inside. And if there is one thing we’re all looking to become a little less of, it’s alone.

When I see truly empathetic people, I see people who genuinely care, but also people who remind us that sometimes it’s okay to be still with someone else and not invade their space or encroach their boundaries.

This unique ability to understand the world through others’ eyes and cut to the heart of what others are feeling and experiencing. Empathy breeds compassion, connection, and love. It is an important precursor for honesty.

You may have noticed the three are closely related. This is no mere accident. In fact, when you stack humility, curiosity, and empathy, you can easily see how they amplify each other.

Humility is the soul. Curiosity is the mind. Empathy is the heart.

Humility is how you value yourself. Curiosity is how you value your others. Empathy is how you value the bonds between yourself and others.

Humility is the soil of knowledge. Curiosity is the water that helps it grow. Empathy is the sunlight that shows us which way to bend.

And if you take any two without the third, you’re missing a crucial component: Humble, curious, apathetic people are slothful. Humble, disaffected, empathetic people are sensitive but not very interesting. Brash, curious, empathetic people are exhausting.

But when you bring them all together, you create a benevolent triad.

These three personality traits are the key to becoming warm, smart and memorable. They’re irrepressible and irresistible. They’re my favorite qualities in others: the most attractive, the strongest, the most admirable.

And whether I’m hiring them, dating them or learning from them, these are the qualities I look for above all others.

If you have invested a lot of your money in an air compressor, you should know how to maintain it and keep running it well. That’s where you would need an air compressor oil so that your air compressor runs as you want it whenever you need it. It works just like oil in your car and needs to be changed regularly. But what does the air compressor exactly do that we have to change it frequently? Let’s find out!

Importance of changing Air Compressor Oil

Air compressor oil acts as a lubricant for the ball bearings and reduces the carbon deposits inside a compressor. It cools down the moving parts and tightens the seal in certain areas.

It helps in removing all the impurities and keep the device’s components running smoothly. If you change the oil regularly, you can prevent overheating in your air compressor and reduce the overall wear and tear of your motor.

Without lubricating your compressor oil, the moving components of the compressor will decay at a faster rate and break away at any time. And you need to do the lubrication regularly because oil loses its viscosity gains and thickens with time, being unable to distribute evenly.

At Bestfordriver website has a lot of best synthetic compressor oil which we can recommend, it has worked great so far, and users love it. Thus, air compressor oil has a significant role in defining the life of an air compressor.

When should you change Air Compressor Oil?

Now you know how important it is to change the compressor oil for the effective running of the machine. But the next big thing you need to worry about is what should be the periodicity to change your air compressor oil.

The regularity of changing the oil entirely depends on the type of air compressor you are using. Majorly, there are two types of air compressors; rotary screw and reciprocating compressor.

If you have a rotary screw compressor, it will run continuously without any on and off switch. Large industries often use this type of compressor.

The ideal recommendation of changing the oil in this compressor is 7000-8000 machine hours usage. But if your manufacturer has provided different guidance based on your compressor, you can follow that.

Another type of compressor, the reciprocating compressor uses pistons driven by a crankshaft to compress the gas. You can observe metal-to-metal contact in these machines; therefore, lubrication is necessary to prevent such incidents.

And thus, we recommend lubricating your compressor every 500 hours of usage or three months whichever is earlier. But, as we said, your manufacturer may have a different type of recommendation for the frequency of changing compressor oil, so keep that in mind.

Conclusion

Air compressor oil acts as blood in your body and ensures movement in your limbs. If the oil is not running in some parts of your machine, it might get jammed and may not function properly. So, keep a check on the oil in your compressor. And read all the manuals carefully before lubricating your machine yourself.

Source: naijatechguide.com

By Joseph ETTA in Calabar.

The president of Cross River State teachers council, Comrade Eyo Itam, has canvassed for better welfare for teachers in the state.

In the occasion to marked this year’s teachers day  in Calabar, he also stressed the need for special allowance for teachers teaching in the most remote rural area of the state. He stated that teachers teaching in the rural areas with their meagre salary cannot support themselves with high cost of transportation, noting that in most of those areas you have to use canoe or speed boat to cross daily, for instance a place like Greek town and Bakassi area, teachers going to work pay a very exorbitant fare   daily.

Comrade Itam, called on the Cross-River State government to do all in its power to revamp the education sectors – “there is so much rot and decay in the system; in some schools, you see children sit on the floor to learn, in some other area wind had removed the roof so people sit in an open air.

The situation is very deplorable as a matter of fact, in Cross River State, Education and Teachers welfare is in total neglect.

The lack of facilities and poor teachers’ welfare is the reason for the deteriorating standard of education in the state.

The NUT President opined that instead of building super high way, build people for a better future.

When Daybreak visited Bakassi L.G.A and Akpabuyo L.G.A, it is a very sorry sight, very deplorable and sad situation, children learn under the trees, damaged class room and shortage of man power – teacher Okon Ita, principal of secondary school, Ikot Ene, Akpabuyo disclosed that there is a general apathy and disenchantment against teachers, salaries are not paid. Even with the poor salary, it’s not being paid regularly, adding that no classroom, no working facilities. It’s a state of total neglect. He added.

By Joseph ETTA in Calabar

Students of the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH) where a final year student of Education was matcheted and killed last week Thursday at the campus are now living in fear and the entire atmosphere in the campus is enveloped in high tension.

Worry is written on the faces of the students with fear of who is next?”

When Daybreak visited the Ekpo Abasi, Calabar campus  – the campus was like a Ghost town, deserted and calmed as a result of the Thursday killing, the week-long student’s week was called off, the caravan show slated for Friday did not take place.

When Daybreak sought audience with the public relations officer of the school, who refused to allowed his name on print,  he stated  that “the authority has given instruction to us not to speak to the press until the school authority issues the official report on the killing incidence.”

When asked when that is expected, He answered “the chief security officer of the school is preparing the report, even if you go to the Vice Chancellor now, she will not talk to you.”

An insider however told Daybreak that the woman is overwhelmed with the high incidence of killings and cult activities in the school.

“A woman is not fit to be the Vice Chancellor of this volatile school, the challenges in the school is too enormous for a woman to handled”. The source said.

Meanwhile, the president of the student union government, Ogbe James and a female student who were hit by stray bullets on the day of the incidence are all responding to treatment.

But when Daybreak called his two telephone lines to get his reaction on the killing incidence, he refused to pick his calls.

By Joseph ETTA in Calabar

A former police top notch in Cross River State, Effiong E. Effiong has canvassed for the state House of Assembly to make law that will classified Kidnapping, Cultism a capital offence in the state.

He reinterated the fact that this will definitely reduce the menace of kidnapping and cultism in our higher institutions.

Effiong, a retired Assistant Commissioner of police in his hey days in the force was known as Effiong the “Shooter” because he terrorize armed robbers and will always chased them to their hole.

In a parley with Daybreak, he observed that the government of the day has made Cross River State a lawless society by not giving the police an enabling atmosphere to work and also their interest in cult activities.  “can you imagined if you arrest the cult boys today, a call will come from above asking the police to release them.

But if there was a law or gazette making these offences a capital offence, it will embolden the police to take them to court immediately and they will be sentence to death.

This will serve as deterrence to others looking at our neighbouring state, Akwa Ibom, they did it and now the incidence of kidnapping and cultism has drastically reduced.”

When asked where the student and cult boys get the sophisticated arms from and where do they get money from to buy such sophisticated arms/guns, the retired ASP said that, the politicians release arms to these boys as thugs to help them win election but when they win the election, they will not retrieve the arms from them.

“Many notable politicians in the state sponsored these boys and support them financially”.

In a related development, the wife of the Assemblies of God pastor, Theodore Effiong, Pst. (Mrs.) Mary Theodore Effiong kidnapped 10days ago in their Calabar home is still being held hostage by the kidnappers.

When Daybreak contacted the Anti-Cultism and Kidnappery unit at Cultural Center Complex Calabar, the detective boss who pleaded for anonymity said, they cannot do anything because the kidnappers have refused to call – “it is only when they called that we can move.”

Their telephone call will give us a lead to track their location.

Software development has been a lucrative venture of late and this has made software developers be scarce. Most of the software developers found today are average software developers. The great developers in the world don’t just focus on writing solid code but also have significant imperceptible qualities. Many people think that software developers lack social abilities and are in-house people but these people have their own qualities that are suitable in their field. If you love coding and you pay attention to detail, you can fit well in this field, however, you also need to have other skills and personality characters that will make you suitable.

In this article, we have covered some of the qualities of a great software developer. You may also be interested to find gaming jobs.

1. Basic Computer Science Skills

Basic computer science skills are obvious skills that every software developer must have and many others. In addition to basic computer science skills, a software developer must have research skills, reading comprehension and the ability to use library facilities appropriately.  Also, understanding computer problems is very important for a software developer who would want to be great in their work.

2. A Team Player

A good software developer must be able to help other developers to be great developers also. He/she should be able to able to work hand in hand with others and help them when they are facing problems. He/she should be able to impart new skills to his teammates and provide them with some documentation that is helpful that will help them as well as other developers.

3. Thirst for Code

To be a good software developer you should be interested in your field and you must have a passion for code. This will help you to develop codes from scratch. Programming is like painting in that the way a painter develops paint is the same way a programmer develops code.