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The girl on the left herding sheep in Morocco. The woman on the right is the same girl 20 years later, as France's minister of education. "Never stop dreaming, and never stop working hard for your dreams. You never know what you can become. Life is unpredictable. You will never know as to which road can leads you to which destination." While it is true that humans are born with certain unchangeable orientations or tendencies, our attitude is what determines how best we fare in life. You may not have the money but your attitude sells you freely to the masses. You may not be highly educated but your attitude opens doors for you. You may be the most talented person in the room but the slightest hint of a negative attitude can cost you million-dollar opportunities. In entrepreneurship, a positive attitude is the most valuable asset you can ever have. The ability to see through tough times and the ability to believe in better times ahead is what often draws the...

Sugary beverages, soda chief among them, have been blamed for rising rates of obesity and related chronic diseases in developed countries, and there's evidence to support such claims. Leading beverage companies like Coca-Cola, however, want the public to believe they're not part of the problem but rather are innocent scapegoats. To get this message across and save their quickly deflating public image, Coca-Cola gave money — a lot of money — to Gregory Hand, Ph.D., the former dean of the West Virginia School of Public Health, to start a nonprofit group called the Global Energy Balance Network. In early August 2016, the school announced Hand had been demoted and was forced out as dean because of his seemingly unscrupulous involvements with Coca-Cola, although he will still be working at the school in another role. The purpose of the now-defunct Global Energy Balance Network, for instance, was to promote the message that lack of exercise, and not sugary beverages, is re...

Supporters of the controversial US Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, have created a grotesque statue of naked Hillary Clinton with the title, “The ugly sides of Hillary Clinton”. This is coming after a naked statue of Donald Trump, complete with bulging belly and elaborate yellow hair appeared last Thursday in Los Angeles, San Francisco – photos of the statue since went viral. It was believed to have been created by Clinton’s supporters. The two contenders battling for Obama’s office have at different times assassinated each other’s character, in order to garner huge followership and support ahead of the November 8 US Presidential Election. which of the images looks more ugly? share ur opinion

Visa Inc., the digital payments company, today announced that it is bringing its mobile payments solution mVisa to Nigeria. The company said that it was in advanced discussions with leading Nigerian banks, and expects to roll the solution out with banking partners to Nigerian consumers before the end of 2016. mVisa is a mobile payments solution that allows consumers to pay for goods by scanning a QR code on a smart phone or entering a merchant number into their feature phones.  Payment goes straight from the consumer’s Visa account into the merchant’s account and provides real-time notification to both parties. Per a press release made available to me from Visa, mVisa is interoperable, meaning that the consumer and the merchant do not need to be customers of the same bank “We’re excited by the prospects of mVisa for Nigeria as a mobile payment solution which brings real benefits to drive digital transformation,” said Ade Ashaye, group country manager for Visa West Africa. “...

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has won the first appeal delivered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja with respect to the judgments of the Federal High Court in Abuja June 27 removing him from office. Ikpeazu’s appeal was with respect to the ruling delivered by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on July 8 in which the judge insisted that he had jurisdiction to hear a motion for stay of execution of his earlier judgments delivered on June 27 even after the appeals against the judgments had been entered. The Justice Helen Ogunwumiju-led five-man bench unanimously agreed in their judgment that Justice Abang erroneously assumed jurisdiction to hear the motion and adjourned it till a later date. Justice Philomina Ekpe, who read the lead judgment, held that what Justice Abang ought to have done in line with time-honoured doctrine of “stari decisis” was to have transferred the motion to the Court of Appeal for determination. She also held that the Justice Abang ...

"My husband, Ezekiel Obeji, impregnated his `sister’ in our matrimonial home," a 31-year-old businesswoman, Mrs Francisca Obeji, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday. Obeji told the court that her husband of seven years impregnated a woman he introduced to her as his 'sister’. "My husband, who married me as a virgin, stopped making love to me three-months after our wedding. "Four-months into our wedding, he brought a young woman home and introduced her to me as his 'sister’. "He told me that she would be living with us and I accepted, because I didn't know all his siblings. "After some months, this his 'sister' got pregnant and my husband ran away with her to an unknown destination and sublet our apartment to another tenant without my knowledge. "I had to vacate the apartment that day as the new tenant moved in immediately my husband absconded. "When I heard that my husband did the traditional wedding wi...

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has urged Nigerians to stop paying for tint permits for their vehicles.The police further urged citizens to report any officer who demands money from them for the permit.This was disclosed on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 , by Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole in Abuja. She said: “We are saying that if people were paying before, they should not do that any longer.” “The police will not relent in their effort to carry out their duty. I just want to let you know that this current police administration will not condone any act of public disorder.” Kolawole also said that the police would henceforth arrest all unauthorized persons using vehicle sirens in the country. Meanwhile, the Police has released list of authorized vehicles to use siren. Props : Naijaurban

Blogger Abubakar Usman has been released by the ​Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ​EFCC, after spending more than 36 hours in custody for ​alleged ​”cyberstalking”​, ​ his lawyer said Tuesday. Michael Bello said his client was released on ​an ​administrative bail with conditions that he must make himself available to the EFCC whenever he received an invitation to such effect. Abubakar pictured with PMB “I can confirm to you that my client has just been released on bail, ” Mr. Bello said in a brief telephone conversation with PREMIUM TIMES. “He is very grateful to Nigerians for voicing out against his detention.” Mr. Usman, a pro-government blogger, was whisked away from his residence by operatives on Monday morning, on allegations that he breached the Cyber Crime Act, 2015. His family said his arrest was in connection to a story he published on his website which the EFCC ​deemed critical of its chairman, Ibrahim Magu. The EFCC of anything has only  made Abusi...

Last week was quite interesting on Nigeria's social media space. It started with a video of Pastor Adeboye telling his followers not to marry a woman that can neither cook nor pray for one straight hour . The question that has been on my mind is: does that mean God is deaf? What parent makes their child beg (for one hour) for something they know the child needs? The truth is that prayers, besides making the believer to feel good about themselves, are an absolute waste of time. They do not grow the economy or an amputated limb. Youth unemployment is at an all time high despite our regular night vigils, prayers and supplications - it is evident that a God who is interested in human welfare does not exist. If He did, malaria and cancers will not kill millions of children whilst He preoccupies Himself with consensual sex between homosexual couples. In our country, pastors are marriage counsellors, psychotherapists, psychiatrists and financial advisers all at once even though they ...

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christians Church of God, Pastor Enoch deboye, has responded to those criticizing him over his recent advice to Nigerian men not to marry a lady who cannot cook or pray for a whole hour. you'd recall that on Tuesday, August 2, the Redeemed Church pastor advised single men not to marry women who cannot cook, that are lazy and cannot pray for at least one hour. He also advised women not to marry men who do not have jobs. The message generated a lot of negative comments on social media with many condemning the pastor for advising men not to marry a girl who cannot cook. Among those who criticized the G.O, as Pastor Adeboye is fondly called by his church members, was popular Nigerian entertainer,Charly Boy, saying, “So if my wife to be can’t rant, chant, shout and generally carry on as a prayer warrior, praying for a whole hour, the woman doesn’t deserve a wife status. Abi? Oga pastor, that one na missyarn.” In an apparent response to all h...

The marriage warning by the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Adeboye, has continued to trigger debate on the social media. The social media community literally went agog on Tuesday over the counsel of Pastor Adeboye to young men and women. In his own reaction, a former Nigerian Prophet and Evangelist Minister at Windows of Heaven Revival Outreach, London, United Kingdom, Folayan Osekita has faulted Adeboye’s warnings, saying people have their different stories when it comes to marriage. Posting on his Twitter handle @Osekita, the prophet uploaded a picture of his wife and wrote: “I’m not sure she can pray for 2 hours nonstop. “29 years in a few days with my better half and I’m bearded. “Lost job after marriage.” It would be recalled that Pastor Adeboye’s message to men was: “Marry a prayer warrior! Don’t marry any girl who cannot pray for one hour non-stop. Don’t marry a girl who is lazy! If she is lazy when she is single, what will ha...

A 32-year-old Nigerian woman, simply identified only as U. O who is based in Canada, has shared her fears and why she ran away from home for being lesbian. U. O, has been resident in Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba, Canada, for three months. She reportedly visited for a conference and afterwards abandoned her plans to return to her home country for fear of persecution, where homosexuality is a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. She said her decision came after she found out her girlfriend was jailed and police were looking for her, WinnipegFreePress reports. The lesbian, whose fate rests in the hands of a Refugee Protection Division board appointed adjudicator, Michal Fox, eventually applied for refugee protection division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada to plead her case. While she awaits a ruling from the Refugee Board of Canada, her hearing continues August 22, as was adjourned on Thursday. She said several supporters from Winnipeg’s Lesbian...

Detectives attached to Area J Police Command, Elemoro, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos state have arrested eight suspected cultists. The suspects are reportedly part of those that had been terrorizing Ikota Community. In their confession, they said they were tricked into becoming cult members and were initiated against their will at a birthday party. They said they thought of running away, but admitted it was like running away from ones shadow. They were arrested by a team of policemen led by Sergeant Etebi Enahoro, New Telegraph reports. According to Enahoro, “The suspects were arrested after they allegedly started shooting sporadically on July 16, 2016, at Ilaje, Ajah, around 7pm. The police sergeant said they went about on two motorbikes, snatching money from people and shooting sporadically. Six of them – Olayinka Agbeto 35, Kunle Odeyemi 29, Lekan Adekoya 26, Balogun Ahmed 22 and Ayobami Ahmed 20, were arrested and taken to police station, police discovered they and four other s...

Women aren’t as visual as men when it comes to getting turned on and unleashing their inhibitions. Truth is,maybe what your spouse really wants in the bedroom isn’t happening. But that doesn’t mean it can’t. We asked women for their greatest sexual desires and got this unbelievable list of tips, tricks, techniques, and fantasies.   Don’t be so polite  Spank her. Tie her up. Pin her against the wall. A lot of women  wish for rougher sex especially when Konji is catching us. Plus, the anticipation of not knowing what’s going to happen next is hot. Sex is about the rush, and when you have the same partner for a long time, the giddiness and nervousness fade.It’s great to take risks and bring back the passion.” Take it outside  Women love it when their man get things started in places outside of the bedroom,those are some of the times we get most turned on. Making a move in an unexpected location shows you’re attracted to her—not that you just want sex. Plus, if ...

So you think you’ve met people in your life,well I beg to differ. Here are the top 10 most evil people alive according to recent research: 10. Rupert Murdoch  Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian American business magnate and the managing director of Australia’s News Limited. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of global media holding company News Corporation, Fox News.  He engineered a global campaign to bend Western society to his will. He pushes journalism which lies to citizens and incites countries to war and is the leading reason there are so many other evil men in the world. 9. Dick Cheney  Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney is an American politician and businessman and was the 46th Vice President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009, under President George W. Bush. Dick fabricated evidence to get the USA to go to war with Iraq, which led to the deaths of thousands of American soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. He used the war as a way t...

The Nigerian air force has released the footage of what it says is a recent raid on the base of militants in the Arepo area of Ogun state. The video showed two aircraft hovering over a militant camp, which had at least 15 armed men. About five boats were seen beside some makeshift tents in the camp. In a manner as though they were preparing for battle, one of the militants mounted a gunboat, while others joined him later. The air force jets initially seen were apparently on a surveillance mission, as three fighter jets were later deployed to the location. The footage indicated that the jets released missiles into the creeks, but images of the attack strikes themselves were not shown. Jerry cans and boats used for siphoning crude oil were seen in the video, dated August 1. Prior to the operation, which was code-named ‘Operation Awatse’, the militants wreaked havoc on different coastal communities in Lagos and Ogun states. They killed, robbed, raped, and kidnapped residents of the commun...

Aunty Kemi Olunloyo is back again! This time around, the the daughter of former Oyo state governor, Victor Omololu Olunloyo, thinks the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God is a lunatic. She said the highly revered man of God is a lunatic Christian Fundamentalist who has brainwashed his followers. Recall that on Tuesday, August 2, Pastor Adeboye advised single men not to marry women who cannot cook, that are lazy and cannot pray for at least one hour. The head pastor also advised women not to marry men who do not have jobs. He said: “Don’t marry a man who has no job. Before God gave Adam Eve, he gave him a job. He said this is the garden, keep it. So those who come to you and say sister, thus saith the lord, you are going to be the star in my firmament, ask him what is his job. If he tells you he is a contractor, ask him to show you evidence of all the contracts he has done because the contract he is talking about is you. He wants to live off you. Don’t b...

Some fans of the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari are not happy with her  outfit to the United States on Thursday. Mrs Buhari who is visiting the US for the first time, more than a year after she became first lady, dressed in a black and white patterned jacket on a black skirt. But some fans on Facebook believe the dressing is unfitting. “Aisha you are really disappointing Islam and Nigeria in general. what a dress mode that even Dame patience has never practice on arrival back home. Buhari should take measures,” Engr Alkali Muktar wrote on Facebook. Here are some of the other comment screen grabbed from her page:       

Nicholas Young, a Washington DC Metro Transit police officer, who has served with the department since 2003, was on Wednesday arrested by FBI agents. He was charged with trying to provide material support to ISIS – the first time a law enforcement officer has been charged with an ISIS-related crime. Authorities allege in a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday that Young attempted to send money to ISIS through a mobile-based gift card using an unnamed messaging service the terror group utilizes for recruiting purposes. The transaction, which was redeemed by the FBI for $245, was made in July 2016. Despite Wednesday’s arrest, the department of justice said there was never any threat to the public or a plot by Young to target the public transit system he was hired to protect. Court documents paint the story of an individual with ties to suspicious individuals and with terrorist aspirations abroad. The criminal complaint connects Young to two convicted Washington, DC-area te...

In attempting to clarify his actual name, the Chelsea veteran has just made everyone very, very confused. Jon Obi Mikel has been called many things by Chelsea fans during his decade at Stamford Bridge… many of which are far too rude, reports UK Mirror. However, while he may have got used to the abusive slurs hurled his way by a section of the Stamford Bridge support, it seems the Nigerian midfielder has finally had enough of people getting his actual name wrong. That is why the Chelsea stalwart has just officially changed his name… to Mikel John Obi. For starters, it turns out that he was never actually called ‘Mikel’. The Guus Hiddink favourite was born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna – ‘Mikel’ only became a thing when the Nigerian FA mistakenly used Mikel instead of Michael on his submission form for the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championships. So much so, that despite the fact it’s not actually his name, he’s been happy to be called John Obi Mikel ever since he joined Chelsea i...

The marriage warning by the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Adeboye, has continued to trigger debate on the social media. The social media community literally went agog on Tuesday over the counsel of Pastor Adeboye to young men and women. In his own reaction, a former Nigerian Prophet and Evangelist Minister at Windows of Heaven Revival Outreach, London, United Kingdom, Folayan Osekita has faulted Adeboye’s warnings, saying people have their different stories when it comes to marriage. Posting on his Twitter handle @Osekita, the prophet uploaded a picture of his wife and wrote: “I’m not sure she can pray for 2 hours nonstop. “29 years in a few days with my better half and I’m bearded. “Lost job after marriage. ” It would be recalled that Pastor Adeboye’s message to men was: “Marry a prayer warrior! Don’t marry any girl who cannot pray for one hour non-stop. Don’t marry a girl who is lazy! If she is lazy when she is single, what will h...

From our investigations, First City Monument Bank was not responsible for the death of one of its staff who committed suicide last week Thursday, our source can authoritatively report. Olisa Nwakoby, a commercial banker with Nigeria’s First City Group, took his own life before his pastor on Thursday, leaving his family, friends and colleagues writhing in grief. The news of Mr. Nwakoby spread quickly, prompting rumours that he may have died as a result of undue pressure being mounted on him by his employer. Nigerian social media and blogosphere had been awash with news purporting to have uncovered how Mr. Nwakoby allegedly shot himself over a N350 million in delinquent loan he approved on behalf of the bank. The reports alleged that FCMB started putting pressure on Mr. Nwakoby to find a way of recovering the loans or face legal consequences. “With pressure mounting on all sides and apprehension over sullying his family name, the banker and father of a 10-year-old daughter sh...