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1.UNTIDINESS unlike before they tidy their rooms whenever you are coming by once they get a girlfriend, just really let themselves go. They stop shaving or shave less often. They don’t exercise anymore. They stop keeping their apartment clean. Those kinds of things can really make galz feel like he thinks I’m one of the bros. I’m not. We are having sex. Shave your face if you’re not growing a beard. Hit the gym twice a week. Clean the sink and toilet. Make me feel like you want to keep impressing me. 2. GROSSY... he becomes so open minded that you get to experience all his odd doings like lieing being rude, garrulous, all of a sudden hes no more the cool dude u used to know... cos he stopped pretending 3. ANTI-SOCIAL... they no more send you those enomorous texts anymore unless its your birthday or its Newyear, some guys even stop paging their Girlfriends unlike before his message was what you usually wake up to, but when you fall for him h...

3 Reasons why you should seriously consider rabbit farming The success stories of these rabbit farmers prove the huge and largely untapped potential of the rabbit farming business in Africa. In this section, I’ll reveal three major reasons why you should seriously consider the rabbit farming business opportunity. Here they are: #1    There is a huge market opportunity for rabbits The growing rate of heart disease and related ailments has increased awareness of the harmful effects of cholesterol in our diets. More people are now going for ‘white’ meat which contains low amounts of cholesterol. Unlike ‘red meats’ (especially beef and pork), white meats like ostrich , poultry , fish and rabbit meat contain less fats and cholesterols and have higher health benefits. (photo credit: thesaucysoutherner.com) Apart from fish, rabbit meat has the highest amount of protein and contains the lowest fat than all other types of meat. It co...

Want To Start Your Own Furniture Business? Here Are Four Success Tips! You may have always had an eye for the furniture business or maybe you have been inspired by this article and would like to start or invest in a furniture business. Afterall, if these amazing entrepreneurs from Nigeria and Uganda could pull it off in the business, you too can surely give it a go. Here are a couple of tips you should have in mind as you consider this promising business idea. #1 - Skill Is Not A Mandatory Requirement! Did you notice something common in the experiences of the successful entrepreneurs we shared with you earlier in this article? Yes, you’re right; none of them are skilled craftsmen or artisans in the furniture business. When they started, they knew nothing about joining pieces of wood together or the technical details of carpentry, finishing and furniture making. How come? How is it possible that these amazing entrepreneurs were able to build successful furniture-ma...

Why Is The Furniture Business Booming In Africa? The furniture business is not just booming in Nigeria and Uganda; it’s booming across Africa. As is my usual practice on smallstarter.com, let’s look at four strong factors responsible for the huge growth in the furniture business on our continent. Here they are… #1 - Africa’s Real Estate Boom Is Rubbing Off On The Furniture Business. From Lagos in West Africa to Nairobi in East Africa, it is very difficult to not notice the vast amount of construction work in many of Africa’s cities and towns. Residential estates and complexes, office buildings, guest house lodgings, three and five- star hotels, new schools and campuses are rising up everywhere. The demand for all kinds of accommodation is rising very fast on the continent and there is a growing investment in real estate to satisfy this demand. As more people move into new homes and open new business offices, furniture will be required. When...

Oscar and Diego Costa both scored two goals each as Premier League leaders Chelsea overpowered Swansea 5-0 at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday to go five points clear at the top of the table. The forwards completed their doubles before half-time as Jose Mourinho’s side extended their lead over Manchester City ahead of the champions’ match at home to Arsenal on Sunday, with substitute Andre Schurrle adding a fifth goal in the 79th minute. It took visitors Chelsea less than a minute to open the scoring in south Wales. Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson’s poorly-weighted pass to Tom Carroll bounced off the Tottenham loanee and into the path of the Brazilian. Three touches later and Oscar was celebrating a 20-yard strike that gave Lukasz Fabianski no chance. The writing was on the wall for Swansea. After all, in the previous 15 games in which Oscar had scored for Chelsea, the Blues had never lost. But Swansea, to their credit, came within inches of equalising, straight from the restart. S...

The Nigerian economy is to enjoy more foreign investments with the arrival of 14 European companies in the second quarter of the year. The companies, drawn from across Western Europe, have concluded plans to invest in real estate, construction, refinery projects, mining, agriculture among others and seek local partners in Africa. This project is co-ordinated by (AFRIT) Integrated Consult an Italy based consulting firm with her outreach in Nigeria and they consult for multinational investors to create partnerships between Western investors and African firms seeking financial and technical collaboration and investments in a bid to spur economic growth and social progress in Africa. Again, the search for more Nigerian partners is still ongoing by the European consortium of 14 firms. In addition, AFRIT President Barr. Luciano Noce stated that this is the second AFRIT visit to Nigeria and they have come on a familiarization tour, feasibility study and potential investment search. The proje...

Liverpool saw off a spirited second-half display from Aston Villa to record a 2-0 win at Villa Park and move to within four points of the top four. Fabio Borini scored his first Premier League goal for the club in almost two years and Rickie Lambert added a second with just over ten minutes remaining to secure Liverpool’s sixth win in their last eight games. Villa – who have now found the net just once in their last seven top flight matches - created several good chances to level but Simon Mignolet produced a fine stop to deny Christian Benteke. The result drew boos from the home crowd, but under-pressure Villa boss Paul Lambert will be encouraged by his side’s build-up play and the performance of impressive new signing Carles Gil, although, once again, the finishing touch was missing and they remain three points above the drop zone. Liverpool went into the game having won their last four away matches in all competitions and started brightly, forcing a corner inside the opening two mi...

Diego Costa and Oscar scored twice each as a first-half onslaught from Chelsea overwhelmed Swansea at the Liberty Stadium. Jose Mourinho’s men recorded a 5-0 win to extend their Premier League leader to five points, with second-placed Manchester City facing Arsenal on Sunday at 3.30pm at Sky Sports 1 HD. It took 50 seconds for Chelsea to assert their authority, as Oscar picked up Gylfi Sigurdsson’s sloppy pass before driving goalwards and shooting into the bottom corner from 25 yards. Within moments the hosts could have been level when Sigurdsson almost made up for his previous error in spectacular fashion, but his 30-yard strike clattered against the angle of bar and post. That was Swansea’s best moment of the afternoon as Chelsea turned up the volume – Oscar shot at Lukasz Fabianski and Willian wasted the rebound in the 13th minute but their profligacy wouldn’t last. After 20 minutes, a marauding passing move through the centre ended with Cesc Fabregas notching his 15th Premier Leag...

Manchester - Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri will miss the Premier League champions' match at home to former club Arsenal on Sunday, according to manager Manuel Pellegrini. The Frenchman has a calf strain which is set to keep him out of action for at least three weeks, Chilean boss Pellegrini said on Friday. "We have had some problems in the week with Samir," Pellegrini explained. "I think he will be out for three weeks but (to return) before that is difficult." However, Pellegrini said club captain Vincent Kompany and star striker Sergio Aguero were both fit to start against Arsenal after returning from injury "Vincent is 100 per cent okay, no problems," Pellegrini said. "Sergio is working with the squad every day, so he doesn't have any problem. We will see if he starts, but at the moment he is 100 percent fit." City are currently second in the table, two points behind leaders Chelsea - who play Swansea on Saturday - and 11 in f...

Maputo - Eighteen children who went missing when floods surged across parts of Mozambique have been rescued from a tiny island of dry land where they survived on fruit for several days, local authorities said. "The children were found safe and sound yesterday by a government helicopter," Mocuba district administrator Teresa Mauaio told AFP by telephone on Friday. Aged around 15, the children were taking part in a traditional coming-of-age ritual when they were surprised by rising waters, she said. "The ritual can take up to thirty days, so even when they became isolated, the children carried on as if nothing had happened," said Mauaio, adding that they ate mangoes and other fruit. Four people have died in Mocuba, one of two districts in the southern African nation badly affected by the flooding, while about 5 000 have sought assistance in government shelters, she said. [image] The Licungo River, which runs through the middle of Mozambique into the Indian Ocean, ros...

London - Arsenal will look to in-form Alexis Sanchez when they attempt to repair a sequence of diminishing returns at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday. Sanchez scored two goals and made another in Arsenal's 3-0 home win over Stoke City last weekend, taking him to 12 goals and eight assists for the campaign and moving City manager Manuel Pellegrini to describe him as "the best player in England". The Chilean's unerring finishing and exemplary work ethic will be central to Arsenal's hopes of success at the Etihad, where fortune has deserted them ever since City were taken over by Sheikh Mansour in 2008. Also Read: Bielik explains Arsenal move In the years since the Emirati billionaire's acquisition of City, Arsenal have won one, drawn one and lost five of the seven matches they have played at the Etihad in all competitions. Before that, they had won six of their seven previous trips to City. [image] Their most recent visit,...

Spanish Midfielder Suso, Joins Milan From Liverpool Spanish midfielder Suso has joined AC Milan from English Premier League outfit Liverpool, the Italian club have announced. Suso failed to impress while at Anfield, scoring just once in 21 appearances. Milan confirmed on its official Twitter account on Saturday that the Spain Under-21 “has signed a contract until the 30th of June 2019.” “Everybody at Liverpool thanks Suso for his contribution and wishes him all the best for the future,” Liverpool said in a short statement. Suso Played on Loan at Almeria Last Season. Image: Getty. AC Milan added in its statement: “AC Milan would like to communicate the signing of Suso from Liverpool FC!” Liverpool signed Suso from Cadiz in November 2010 and he went on to feature for Spanish club Almeria in the 2013-14 La Liga season.

Pellegrini: City Can Make Redress For Toure’s Absence Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is confident Cote d’Ivoire defender Yaya Toure is fully committed to the club. The Chilean boss also believes the club can make up for the 31-year-old midfielder’s absence while he is away on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The Premier League champions could be without Toure for four weeks due to his involvement in the tournament. City have not won in a league game without Toure since last April- he was rested for the draw with Burnley on December 28 and the draw with Arsenal in September. Pellegrini, 61, said: “Of course we are going to miss Yaya because he is a very important player – in the same way that we miss Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko, David Silva, or all the players that for different reasons cannot play every week. Yaya Toure’s Goal Against Everton Helped City Move Within Three Points of Leaders Chelsea. Image: Getty. “But we have a squad and we have to replace...

Two rams have been arrested by the Police in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, for attacking and injuring a 65-year-old woman popularly called ‘Iya Oyo’. Narrating her ordeal, Iya Oyo said she was on her way to a commercial bank in Okesa area with her son on Monday to withdraw some money when one of the rams reportedly owned by a manager of a filling station in the area, went berserk and gored her, fracturing her right thigh. The victim, who was writhing in pains at a traditional orthopedic clinic where she was rushed to by sympathisers, said that she fell immediately after the attack and became unconscious only to find herself at the clinic where she regained consciousness. According to her, “on the fateful day, I was going to the Union Bank with my son. We were walking on the walkway and saw the rams in front of us but not knowing what was on their mind. Immediately they sighted us coming, one of them rushed and hit me several times with its horns. Immediately, I fell but as I was...

The Presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress, Gen RTD Muhammadu Buhari reacted to the recent CNN interview were soldiers claimed they were not properly equipped for combat and buy their own uniforms and shoes. He addressed this issue during a campaign at the Ibrahim Babaginda Square in Markurdi on Friday, January 16, 2015. Buhari said when voted in power, soldiers will be equipped properly and they won’t have to buy uniforms and shoes themselves. Also everything they need will be provided for them so as to make them focus on what matters. In his words; “It is unfortunate that despite the trillions of naira the government has been voting for security in the last four years, our military men today cannot fight Boko Haram.” “The morale of the military, police and other law enforcement agencies is very low, otherwise how can our soldiers go and grant interviews to the press that they cannot fight Boko Haram? Go and see the trillions of naira voted for security in the last four y...

Jose Mourinho promised to exert greater 'self-control' on Friday after accepting referees were under pressure in his first public comments since the Chelsea manager was hit with a Football Association misconduct charge. Last week the boss of the Premier League leaders was charged for comments regarding match officials following Chelsea's 1-1 draw at Southampton on December 28. Also read: Chelsea not planning to make signings - Mourinho Portuguese manager Mourinho was adamant Chelsea were the victims of a "clear campaign" by "people, pundits, commentators and coaches from other teams" and said the decision to book Cesc Fabregas for diving against the Saints was a "scandal". "Now I am conditions to control myself, a week ago I couldn't," Mourinho told reporters at Chelsea's Cobham training ground, south of London, on Friday. "It would have put myself under bigger problems. It was a good decision. Now I can smile and con...

Real Madrid will aim to focus on its Spanish league campaign after losing its Copa del Rey defense to a dominant Atletico Madrid when it hosts another local team - Getafe. Coach Carlo Ancelotti will seek to bolster Madrid's league lead on Sunday against Quique Sanchez Flores' 14th-placed team that has won just four matches in 18 rounds. Atletico, meanwhile, faces bottom of the league Granada that has managed to win two matches all season. Barcelona travels to lowly Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. Here are some things to know about this weekend's matches as La Liga reaches its midpoint: Pepe down Sergio Ramos acknowledged Madrid's defense needed to improve after making errors that led to Atletico's Copa victory, but emphasized his team's desire to win the league. "Now we want to recover and focus on the remaining competitions," Ramos said. "We are going to do everything possible to win the Champions League and La Liga," However, Madrid will be...

The EU will partner with the European pharmaceutical industry to finance 215 million euros in research projects to fight Ebola, mainly to develop vaccines and diagnostic tests, it announced Friday. The funds come on top of 24.4 million euros that the European Commission, the executive arm of the 28-nation EU, released in November to boost research for a vaccine and treatment for the deadly disease which has ravaged west Africa. "Eight research projects to develop vaccines (and) rapid diagnostics tests are being funded with a total of 215 million euros," or $247 million, the commission said in a statement. The commission said it will contribute 114 million euros while the pharmaceutical industry will provide the other 101 million euros. "There is no vaccine or treatment against Ebola as yet, so we must urgently step up our efforts in Ebola research," Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said in a statement. The joint fund will l...

88 observer groups have been given approval by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to monitor the 2015 February general elections The groups according to the commission met the requirements and guidelines it issued for accreditation of observers. The commission in a statement on its website, inec.org, said the groups were to obtain and complete form EPMC 02 for the elections from the Elections and Party Monitoring Department, INEC Headquarters, Maitama, Abuja, between 8am and 4pm from Monday to Friday, starting from January 15 to 26, 2015. The commission added that in order to ensure prompt and efficient processing of ID cards, it called on all the accredited observer groups to compile the photographs of their members with the names and submit hard and soft copies to the commission before January 26.

Lagos - The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) has condemned the ongoing terror attacks in Nigeria. In a statement following a just-ended meeting, OAS also today approved a declaration in support of the French people and sent its condolences to the country and the families affected by the violent acts that took place in Paris last week, that led to the deaths of 17 people in the attack on the weekly “Charlie Hebdo” and the taking of hostages in a kosher supermarket. “In their addresses, the representatives of the member states in the Permanent Council expressed on behalf of their governments their solidarity with the people and Government of France, and also condemned the recent attack against the civilian population in Nigeria,” read a statement. Delegates from such countries as Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Haiti, Paraguay, Dominica, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Mexico, the United States, Venezuela, Canada, Uruguay,...

Ogun - Public primary and secondary schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, were on Friday shut as members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) embarked on a strike. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the strike was in response to the inability of the state government to meet the demands of the teachers. Mr Olajide Ogunleye, the Secretary of the NUT in Ijebu-Ode, said the action was in compliance with the state unions' directive as communicated to all chapters. According to him, the state wing of the NUT had served the state government the notice of strike since Jan. 9. Ogunleye said all efforts by NUT and ASUSS to ensure that the state government implemented the contents of the MoU it signed with the unions since 2013 failed. Some of the demands of the unions, he said, were the reinstatement of 34 primary school teachers who were advised to retire compulsorily in 2013. ``Other demands are on non payment of some teachers’ sala...

Southampton - Southampton's high-flying footballers will have travelled some 1,500 miles in a week by Sunday, but midfielder Steven Davis says he'd have it no other way, ahead of Saturday's trip to Newcastle. The long trek to the north-east comes on the heels of a Premier League win up at Manchester United, and an FA Cup victory at Ipswich Town's Portman Road. "This week has been the same as over the Christmas period. It's just a matter of playing the game and getting your recovery in and then looking forward to the next one," Northern Ireland captain Davis said of the south coast club's hectic schedule. "I think we'd rather play games than train anyway, so we're enjoying it at this point in time." Third-placed Southampton, who boast the meanest defence in all four English divisions with only 15 goals conceded, will be seeking a third consecutive clean sheet when they face the Magpies at St James' Park. Much credit for that must ...

A banker with Sterling Bank Plc, Mr Olasankanmi Akeem, was on Friday crushed to death by a commercial bus at the Dalemo Bus-Stop, Sango-Ota, in Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akeem, a staff of the Sango-Ota branch of the bank and a father of four, was crushed to death at about 8:30 a.m. on his way to the office. An eyewitness, Mr Aderanti Adeyemi, told NAN that a commercial bus with registration number FKJ-352 XN was coming from Sango-Ota and wanted to overtake a Lagos State Government-owned LagBus which was picking passengers on the road and in the process, crushed the victim to death. Adeyemi, who also lives on Oluwalogbon Lane, Dalemo, Ogun, with the victim, attributed the accident to the impatience of the commercial bus driver. [image] “When the incident happened, we all rushed to the scene of the accident and on getting there, l discovered that it was somebody that lived on the same street with me,” he said. Adeyemi said that the driver of the commercial bus ...

Real Sociedad coach David Moyes has been banned from the touchline for two games by the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) following his sending-off in Wednesday's King's Cup game at home to Villarreal. Moyes made light of his first dismissal since taking over in San Sebastian in November by leaping over a fence into the stands to watch the rest of the match before accepting an offer of crisps from a girl sitting behind him. He was cautioned for protesting a decision in the last 16, second-leg match and was booked again and sent off for complaining about an offside with around 10 minutes remaining. Villarreal held Sociedad to a 2-2 draw and advanced to the quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate. Moyes was suspended for one game for the sending-off and one for climbing into the stands, the RFEF said on its website ( www.rfef.es) on Friday. "I shouldn't have argued with the referee but I thought both of the decisions were incorrect," Moyes told a news conference earlier on ...

Thailand constitution looks to recognize third gender People have right to change sex and be protected by Thai constitution, says spokesman (CNN)Thailand could soon recognize a third gender category for the first time in the country's constitution. "It is a human right if you were born a male or female and you want to have a sex change or lead a life of a different gender," said Kamnoon Sittisamarn, the spokesperson of Constitution Drafting Committee, which is working on a new draft of the country's constitution. "People should have [that] freedom to change sex and they should be equally protected by the Constitution and the law and treated fairly." Third gender means that an individual does not have to identify as either male or female, and gives their right to self-identify. If enacted, Thailand would join several Asian countries, including India, Pakistan and Nepal, that have recently moved to recognize third gender. This week, the Constitution Drafting ...

Six people convicted of drug offenses face imminent execution, says Indonesian official The condemned, including five foreigners, had their appeals for clemency rejected by the president Rights groups have slammed the resumption of executions, after an execution-free 2014 (CNN)Six people, including five foreigners, face execution by firing squad in coming days in Indonesia, as the country's new president upholds a hard line on drug offenders. The executions were announced Thursday by Indonesia's recently appointed Attorney General HM Prasetyo, who said in a statement that preparations for the executions were almost complete. He said the executions had been scheduled after petitions for clemency to Indonesian President Joko Widodo were rejected late last month. Widodo had previously told a university audience he planned to reject the 64 appeals for clemency he had received from drug offenders on death row. The four men and two women to be executed hailed from Brazil, Malawi, Ni...

Yaya Toure has won two Premier League titles with Manchester City Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has "no doubts" that Yaya Toure remains committed to the club. And Pellegrini believes his side can cope without the midfielder, 31, while he is away on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ivory Coast. "I don't think our team depends just on one player," said Pellegrini. Asked about Toure's future, the Chilean added: "I think Yaya is 100 per cent committed with our team. I don't have any doubts about that." Speaking in an interview while on international duty earlier on Friday, Toure was asked about his long-term future. "I don't know. I'm at City at the moment," he told CNN, before laughing. Speculation surrounded Toure's future last summerafter his agent claimed Manchester City's owners showed him a lack of respect on his 31st birthday. "I don't think any of us know what will happen in six months," Pe...

Jose Mourinho says all referees decisions against Chelsea Jose Mourinho insists Chelsea are treated differently, as he contests a chargefor claiming there is a "campaign" to influence referees' decisions against his side. He cited Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger escaping sanction for shoving him during October's league match. "With Chelsea and with me the reactions are different," said Mourinho. "Do you think if I push a manager in the technical area that I don't have a stadium ban? I have a stadium ban." Media playback is not supported on this device. Campaign against Chelsea - Mourinho Speaking at a news conference before Chelsea's trip to Swansea City on Saturday,the Portuguese also highlighted Manchester United defender Chris Smalling's unpunished handball against Stoke on 1 January. "Would you think such a penalty against Chelsea would have a reaction in the media and with managers in the same way?" he asked. "I do...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan for finally finding the courage to visit Maiduguri to pep up the gallant troops battling the Boko Haram insurgency, but said the President has more trips to make to Chibok, Buni Yadi and Potiskum, among others. In a statement issued in Makurdi on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the President should follow up his visit to the epi-centre of the Boko Haram battle with visits to the parents of the 219 missing Chibok girls as well as the families of the boys who were killed at the Federal Government College in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, last year. It said it is only by doing so that the President can begin to refute the published report that his visit to Maiduguri on Thursday was politically motivated, aimed at laying the foundation for his impending electioneering campaign swing across the north, especially to Maiduguri on Jan. 21st. ”We have always said the Presid...

BOtheredby the perennial failure of students in Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, e-learning platform has been launched to enhance their performance. You will recall that in 2012, 2013 and 2014 61, 63 and 70 per cent of students who sat for WAEC failed woefully. Also, out of the 1.7 million students who register annually for tertiary examination conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB, only 500,000 of them get admission in Nigerian universities. Worried by this downward trend in students learning the Lagos State government has introduced free e-learning or m-learning systems to assist its students in performing well academically. Speaking at the official launch of the platform at Lagos State University, Lagos, the Initiator and Project Director of the e-learning system, Professor Peter Okebukola said: “Though the e-learning platform was primarily meant for secondary school students in Lagos state, ...

As Nigeria prepares for its Presidential election, come 14th February 2015, many countries across the globe continue to express their positions. •United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador James Entwistle The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador James Entwistle, while explaining the merits of transparent leadership, gave the US position in respect of the up-coming Nigerian election. He said that the US is ever willing and ready to support Nigerian government, stressing that no other country has done more than the US is doing for Nigeria. Entwistle also stated that the US government is working very hard to ensuring a non-violent election in Nigeria. In this exclusive interview withVera Samuel Anyagafu and Victor Gotevbe,Ambassador Entwistle, in addition to campaigning for non-violent elections in Nigeria, made clear the reason US government turned down the request to sell arms to Nigeria, the mission of Okpabana, and many more. Excerpts; What is your assessment of the p...

Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi has warned his wards that they cannot afford to leave the United Arab Emirates empty handed, even as the players have vowed to win today’s friendly game against Yemen. Amokachi Speaking t during a training session, Amokachi, said the players may have received kudos for playing well against Cote D’Ivoire but the fact remains that the game was lost. “That is in the past now, we must all refocus our minds for the next game. Not only players but even we the officials because we cannot afford another slip.” The Yemeni side are already reportedly in town with technical report about them indicating that they may not have the skills of the Nigerians but they can run for 90 minutes and more without tiring, hence the need for the Super Eagles to be on the watch-out for the energetic Yemen side until the final whistle. Captain Chigozie Agbim, who has been in splendid form here agreed with Coach Amokachi and assured that the players are focused and re...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, yesterday listed the entire issued shares of 7.6 billion of Transcorp Hotel Plc at N10 per share, even as investors subscribed 52.3 per cent of the company’s Initial Public Offering, IPO. File photo: The floor of Stock exchange Speaking during the listing of the shares on the exchange, the Managing Director, BGL Securities Limited, Mr. Peter Adebola said “ Transcorp Hotel IPO was 52.3 per cent subscribed valued at N4.2 billion. The offer had opened for subscription on September closed on October 2014. It is a good thing that the company’s shares would now be traded on the exchange and with the plan to pay shareholders who subscribed to the IPO dividend, it is a good development that will make investors patronize the shares. The Managing Director/CEO, Transcorp Hotel Plc, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo said “The company offered 800,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N10.00 per share for subscription. The proceeds of the offer will be used to part-finance...

A major disaster was averted yesterday at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony at the National Arcade in Abuja as one of the soldiers in the firing party mistakenly pointed his rifle at President Goodluck Jonathan’s direction. According to Leadership, the incident happened immediately after the President and other top government officials took turns to lay wreaths at the foot of the monument of the Unknown Soldier in honour of Nigeria’s fallen heroes. The incident which happened briefly saw presidential guards quickly form a human shield around the President when they noticed the soldier’s mistake to forestall tragedy. Jonathan, who was in the middle of the two-row firing party was apparently unaware of the incident as he stood motionless after laying his wreaths. During the traditional 21-gun salute, the lower part of the soldier’s rifle mistakenly got tucked in his uniform, which prevented him from lifting the rifle to his shoulder level. This rifle tilted the posture of the ...

Manchester City will be without Samir Nasri when Arsenal visit the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as manager Manuel Pellegrini confirms he will be out for around three weeks with a calf injury. The French midfielder, 27, will not face his former club because of the injury he picked up during training this week. “We have had some problems during the week with Samir,” Pellegrini said in his pre-game press conference on Friday. “I think he will be out for three weeks but to come back before then will be very difficult.” Samir Nasri Will Be Sidelined for Around Three Weeks. Image: AFP/Getty. Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko faces a late fitness test on a calf injury but the champions’ leading goalscorer Sergio Aguero will be vying for his first start after making a substitute appearance against Everton on Saturday. “Sergio is working with the squad every day, so he doesn’t have any problem. We will see if he starts, but at the moment he is 100 per cent fit,” Pellegrini said. Skipper Vincent Kompany, ...

Belgian investigators said a plot to murder police officers throughout the country had been foiled “within hours or days” of being launched by raids in which two Islamist gunmen have been killed. Reutersreports: Fifteen suspects were in custody on Friday, they said, after a dozen raids around Brussels and in Verviers, the eastern town where two men believed to have fought in Syriawere shot dead on Thursday after opening fire on police with assault weapons. Two of those under arrest were seized in France, but state prosecutors said they still had no evidence of a link between the Belgians and Islamists who killed 17 people in Paris last week at a Jewish store and satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. With security tightened across Europe, and other arrests inFrance and also in Germany on Friday, a man with a military weapon took hostages at post office near Paris. The incident, which ended with his surrender, unfolded after Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the city to offer U.S. ...

There are many different opinions of what the perfect CV consists of and how it should be structured. For those new to CV writing (such as soldiers leaving the Forces or those fresh out of education), it is a daunting prospect. Will you get it right first time? What should be included? How should it be written? If you are someone who is concerned about your CV or simply striving for perfection with it’s latest incarnation, then you would do well to realise these 5 simple points that are rarely ever mentioned: 1. Your CV will NEVER be perfect. No matter how much time you spend on it, you will never see it as perfect – you will always have concerns. This is natural and you should remember that the CV is a work-in-progress and will be for your entire career. Your circumstances will change: your qualifications and experience will progress; your own perception of what makes a good CV and what does not, will change. To that end, you should review your CV at the following times: at least mon...

Stress is the physical and emotional response we all experience when faced with demanding situations. Our stress can arise from within when we fear we’re unable to meet our own high expectations. Or it can come from an inability to meet the requirements of employers, financial institutions (think of your credit card repayments), partners, family and others. But while stress arises from what we assume others expect of us, the accuracy of these assumptions is variable. When stressed, we experience a heightened sense of arousal and a range of emotional responses from feeling motivated to achieve, through to being overwhelmed, irritable and anxious. Stress can also cause physical symptoms such as muscle tension, head and stomach aches, nausea, sleep disturbance and fidgetiness. Stress is not always bad. From an evolutionary perspective, stress activates our autonomic nervous system, responsible for the “fight or flight response” crucial to an animal’s survival. In today’s society, stress ...