Showing posts with label inauguration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inauguration. Show all posts

Monday, June 9, 2014

Ukrainian soldier dropping rifle during Poroshenko's inauguration ceremony to be sent to war



After the incident during Petr Poroshenko’s inauguration ceremony when one of the soldiers dropped his rifle, ten servicemen of the President’s regiment were sent to the Donbass 'voluntary battalion', ITAR-TASS reports. According to the local media, they will be taking part in the military operation in the east of Ukraine.

The local media also report that "the soldiers were sent to the region of combat operations on the voluntary-compulsory principle".
Recall that the incident occurred on 7 June. One of the soldiers of the guard of honor dropped his rifle at the moment when Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko was walking past him along the red carpet in the direction of the Verkhovna Rada building.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Beyonce Comes Clean: Admits To Lip-Syncing On Obama's Inauguration



Beyonce answered critics of her Inauguration Day performance the best way she could - with another sterling performance of the national anthem. The difference?
On Thursday, it was live: She admitted during her Super Bowl news conference that when she performed for President Barack Obama and the nation, she decided to sing to a prerecorded track because she didn't have time to practice. Calling herself a self-proclaimed ''perfectionist,'' she said wanted the day to go off without a hitch.
''I practice until my feet bleed and I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra,'' she said, adding that she was also emotional that day. ''Due to no proper sound check, I did not feel comfortable taking a risk. It was about the president and the inauguration, and I wanted to make him and my country proud, so I decided to sing along with my pre-recorded track, which is very common in the music industry. And I'm very proud of my performance.''

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Youth corps member donates borehole, toilet to community



The corps member, Williams with others during the inauguration of the borehole.

The corps member, Williams with others during the inauguration of the borehole.
| credits: Segun Olatunji

Imo is a rustic community located within Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital yet its people do not have access to basic amenities such as potable water and good toilet facilities.

This, it was learnt, has been the condition of the area since 1827 when their forefathers migrated from Orile-Imo homestead to their present place within Abeokuta metropolis.

As far as the people are concerned, there is nothing like dividends of democracy.

Concerned by the plight of the people, a member of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Igbigbi Williams, from Delta State, donated a borehole and a four-room modern toilet facilities worth N1.3m to the community.

Williams, with service number OG/11C/2554 came into the community last March and saw the need for the community to have potable water and modern toilets.

He said he got in touch with some prominent indigenes of the community and told them about his plan.

Williams, a graduate of Geography and Meteorology from the Enugu State University of Technology told our correspondent that he was encouraged by the enthusiasm exhibited by the leaders of the community when he informed them about his plan.

This, according to him, made him to ensure that the project was completed within seven months through direct labour.

Williams said, “Today marks a very important day in my life because it is a day I have fulfilled a part of my heart desires, which is putting smiles on people’s faces. When I was posted to this community, I took my time to go round in order to find out the most pressing needs of the people.

“In the course of doing this, I discovered that their most collective and pressing needs were modern toilet facility and potable water.

“Immediately I went to discuss my intention of providing these facilities with the head of the community who gladly accepted my proposals and gave me a portion of land where I eventually erected the projects.”

Williams, however, acknowledged that the projects would not have been possible if not for the financial assistance he received from some philanthropists like the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Tunde Lemo, the Baale of Lisa, Chief Nojeem Odugbemi, and the Odofin of Imo, Chief Akeem Adesina.

“So, it was not a surprise when on October 3 the people of Imo community adorned in their best attires, rolled out the drums to celebrate this unprecedented event,” he said.

The community’s monarch, Oba Kolawole Olubiyi, who led other traditional chiefs to the venue of the inauguration could not hide his excitement.

Olubiyi in his speech said it was the first time a project of such magnitude would be inaugurated in the community since 1817 either by an individual or the government.

Olubiyi said, “As a matter of fact, these projects are some of the most important things needed by the people of Imo. This corps member came to me one day and said that he was directed by the local government council to come and site the toilet and the borehole here.

“The corps member is one of those boys I’ve seen fulfilling the objectives of the NYSC and I’ll want the state government to recognise his efforts and give him a befitting award.”

He, therefore, urged the the community to ensure the security and maintenance of the projects for their maximum benefits.

The Odofin of Imo,  Adesina, said those proposing the scrapping of the NYSC scheme had been proved wrong by Williams’ gesture.

“I want to assure you that from today, the Community Development Association has taken over the projects fully. They are not government’s projects. they are our own projects and by God’s grace, we’ll secure and maintain them,” he said.

 

 

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