10 Job Skills That Employers are Looking for

If you’re in the market for a new job, you’re not alone. More than 20% of workers are thinking about jumping ship this year, up 5% from last year, according to a survey by job search website CareerBuilder.
You might be more than ready for a career change, but do you have the skills it takes to get noticed by recruiters? LinkedIn recently combed through its database to find out which skills employers were most interested in, both in the United States and around the world. They found you’re in good shape if your talents lie in software development or statistics, while other job hunters might have to work a bit harder to catch the eye of hiring managers.

10 Powerful Habits That Will Make You a Millionaire

I remember sitting in a cold and dusty basement, searching for the habits that could change my life.
Being 21 years old, I was ready to take my life to the next level, but I felt stuck for three reasons: I lived at my parents' house, I had an $8-per-hour job, and I was enrolled in an never-ending MBA program. Deep down inside, I knew I had to escape. However, I wasn't going to run away from myself, which was something I always did.
This time, I was determined to make a change and I was deeply inspired to become successful, but I didn't know what to do or where to start. However, I firmly believed that if I changed my habits, my habits would change me. Instead of fooling around with miscellaneous activities, like sports and television, I decided to take up new habits, like reading books and giving speeches.
These habits led to a succession of positive results. Professionally, I became more competent. Personally, I became more confident. This realization that competence breeds confidence was the pivotal point that changed my life. It enabled me to reach the acme of success I now encounter, allowing me to create wealth and inspiration for millions of people.
Moreover, it came at a great sacrifice. These habits that I created were the anchors that made me who I am today. Therefore, here are the 10 powerful habits that will make you a millionaire:

11 Surprising food that boost brain Power

You may choose certain foods to prevent bloating, avoid inflammation, and get glowing skin—but what about boosting your brain power every time you fill your plate?

The relationship between diet and brain health—from how to sharpen your mind and memory to starting Alzheimer's prevention super early—has been getting lots of attention lately, and Rebecca Katz, MS, author of the new science-based recipe book The Healthy Mind Cookbook, is at the forefront of the movement.

"It used to be that scientists thought that as you grow older your brain cells die," says Katz, who's also the executive chef at Food As Medicine and founder of Healing Kitchens Institute in Bolinas, California. "Now, we're actually seeing that our brain cells can regenerate—which is largely based on how we eat and exercise. If you're eating a whole foods diet, of course you're taking care of your body, but there are actually certain foods that are very important for the brain."

Want to know what they are? These are the 11 foods Katz says you should be eating to strengthen your mental muscles now.

Lentils

According to Katz, lentils are full of brain-friendly B vitamin folate, which helps keep your mind sharp as you age, thiamin and vitamin B6, which give you more focus and energy, iron, which is important for cognitive functioning in women during childbearing years, and zinc, which is said to be a memory booster.

"Silicon Valley has promised us that, someday, little nanobots will act like tiny microprocessors in our brains, helping to make us smarter," Katz says. "I say, why wait? We already have a teensy food that does that. It's the lentil, the vegetable kingdom's version of a Lilliputian flying saucer."

Biafra: Dutch Lawyers File Complaint Against Buhari

A Biafra supporter cries during a rally in support of Nnamdi Kanu in Abuja, December 1, 2015. Dutch lawyers have filed a case against Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari for alleged crimes against humanity against pro-Biafran activists.Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters

The pro-Biafran activist group led by the imprisoned Nnamdi Kanu has filed a complaint against Muhammadu Buhari in The Hague, accusing the Nigerian president of war crimes.
Thousands of people in southeast Nigeria have demonstrated in recent months, demanding independence for Biafra. Kanu, the leader of one of the most prominent activist groups—the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)—was arrested by Nigerian security forces in October 2015 on charges of ethnic incitement and sedition. He remains in detention and was refused bail by a federal high court in the capital Abuja on Friday.
Goran Sluiter, a lawyer at Dutch human rights legal firm Prakken d’Oliveira, filed the complaint with the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Friday. Sluiter tells Newsweek that there has been “an intensification of violence and crimes committed against Biafrans since Mr Buhari became the Nigerian president.”

The World's Least Corrupt Nations

According to the annual survey by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International, Denmark, New Zealand, and Finland, are perceived to be the world's least corrupt countries, and Somalia, North Korea, and Sudan are perceived to be the most corrupt. For a list of the most corrupt nations, see World's Most Corrupt Countries. The index defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain and measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among a country's public officials and politicians. It is a composite index, drawing on 13 different expert and business surveys. The scores range from 100 (squeaky clean) to zero (highly corrupt). A score of 50 is the number Transparency International considers the borderline figure distinguishing countries that do and do not have a serious corruption problem. In the 2014 survey, the vast majority scored below 50.

Country rank	Country	2014 CPI Score
1.	Denmark	92
	New Zealand	91
3.	Finland	89
4.	Sweden	87
5.	Norway	86
	Switzerland	86
7.	Singapore	84
8.	Netherlands	83
9.	Luxembourg	82
10	Canada	81
11.	Australia	80
12.	Germany	79
	Iceland	79
14.	United Kingdom	78
15.	Belgium	76
	Japan	76
17	Barbados	74
	Hong Kong	74
	Ireland	74
	United States	74

7 Sure-Fire Ways to Know Your Customers and Their Needs

If you have ever found yourself being caught up in the web of building a business, then you will know by now that starting a business is a lot of work. However, once you are able to successfully launch the business, the next phase of challenge is to win customers over. Without a shadow of doubt, advertising your goods and services in a business community where there is serious competition can be truly difficult.It is for this reason that a good business person does all it takes to keep their loyal customers. If you have been active in the business circle or in the corporate world, you must have heard the cliché over and over again that ‘Customers are Always Right’. But, did you know that technically, this might not be true?
However, for the sake of not losing your customers, you should always see things from your clients’ point of view. This is irrespective of whether they are wrong or not; because wisdom requires that you don’t throw the mistakes of your customers in their faces.
If you are a business person – especially one of those that interface with clients; then you are required to apply tact and diplomacy when dealing with your clients. This is especially unreasonable clients. Knowing your customers and what they actually want from your business – in terms of your goods and services is all you need to leverage on in order to become a successful entrepreneur. There are several approaches that you can adopt if you want to know your customers and their needs.

1. Create a Database for Your Customers (Sign – up to Customers Relationship Management (CRM) Software)
The first rule of thumb that you are supposed to put in place is to set up structures in your business. In setting up structures, it is very important to sign up to a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software. A good CRM Software will help you effectively manage you customers and you will be able to know them and their needs as well. You can visit an online software store to source for a CRM software that suits your business needs. You can as well review the Zoho®, Insightly® and Agile® software.

Science: The Moon Was Created When Earth Collided Head-On With A Young Planet Called ‘Theia’

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Our moon is the debris formed in a violent, head-on collision between our Earth and a ‘planetary embryo’ called Theia, scientists say.
The massive crash took place 4.5 billion years go - just 100 million years after the Earth formed.
Scientists already knew about the crash, but it had previously been believed that Earth collided with Theia at an angle.

The best way to deal with stress, according to a 69-year-old monk who scientists say is the 'world's happiest man'

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Matthieu Ricard, a 69-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monk, has been called the "world's happiest man."

That's because he participated in part of a 12-year brain study on meditation and compassion led by University of Wisconsin neuroscientist Richard Davidson. And Davidson found his brain waves and activity to be off the happiness charts.

5 Signs Your Partner Is Never Going to Marry You

 

After dating your significant other for a few months or years, you may be hoping to settle down and get married one day. However, your partner may have other plans. He or she may be content with just spending time with you and have no intentions of tying the knot.

If you never settle down and grow old with that special someone, don’t despair. A Pew Research report found more Americans are likely to remain single throughout their lifetime. This is partly because society is placing less importance on the value of marriage. Roughly one in five adults have never been married according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Here are some tell-tale signs your partner is just sticking around until someone better comes along.

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1. Discussions about marriage are avoided

If discussions about making your relationship more permanent are shut down before you can even get started, this is a red flag. A partner who just wants to have a casual relationship will not want to discuss the possibility of getting married or even talk about other people’s upcoming nuptials.
“If [your partner] won’t talk about sharing a future with you, the only thing you can conclude is that you are in a relationship without a long-term commitment. Whether [your significant other] loves you or not is a different kind of question. Love does not always lead to commitment, so an important thing for you to consider is how you feel about being in a just-for-right-now relationship and how long you wish to stay there.

Meet The 112-Year-Old Woman Who Has Smoked 30 Cigarettes A Day for 95 YEARS

A woman who is 112 years old credits reaching her age to smoking 30 cigarettes a day for 95 years.
Batuli Lamichhane took up the habit when she was 17 years old and hasn’t stopped since.
Born in March 1903, the Nepalese woman said smoking had helped her outlive everyone else in her village, including almost all of her own children.
“I don’t really care how old I am,” she said.

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Is Nigeria's corruption crusade aimed at clean-up or political opponents?

Confronting entrenched corruption President  Buhari is following through with election promises to rout graft. But questions linger over who the real targets are of his anti-corruption campaign.

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LAGOS, NIGERIA — When Lai Mohammed assumed his new job as Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture in November, he immediately noticed something awry in the salaries budget of his government agencies. The payroll was swollen with mysterious employees – some 400  – all claiming to have jobs that, officially, did not exist.
The discovery touched off an investigation and then, this week, a revelation: Senior officials in the department had been doling out phony letters of employment in exchange for hefty bribes.
That, in itself, was hardly news in Nigeria, where Mr. Mohammed himself calmly announced last week that a group of 55 high-ranking government officials had stolen $9 billion – or a quarter of the country’s yearly budget – from the treasury between 2006 and 2013.

FIFA World Cup 2018 Prize Money (Record 22% Increase)

FIFA is going to hike total prize money pool for 2018 FIFA World Cup set to take place in Russia just over 2 years from now. Back in 2014 World Cup in brazil the total prize money pool was around $576 million which was distributed among 32 participant teams also included $100 player insurance plus $70 million payments made to clubs whos players participated in the competition. The winners of 2014 World Cup, Germany took home $35 million while runnersup Argentina pocketed $25 million.

Highest Earning Dead Celebrities

Below  are the highest earning dead celebrities till date. Isn't this amazing ?

Rank	Celebrity	Earnings in Millions
1.	Elizabeth Taylor	$210
2.	Michael Jackson	$145
3.	Elvis Presley	$55
4.	Charles M. Schulz	$37
5.	Bob Marley	$17
6.	John Lennon	$12
7.	Marilyn Monroe	$10
8.	Albert Einstein	$10
9.	Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)	$9
10.	Steve McQueen	$8

Top 10 Countries With the Highest Salaries in 2015

Do you ever wonder which country pays its workers the highest salary? Have you ever thought that you’re not truly being paid what you’re worth? Let’s take a quick look at the top 10 countries where people enjoy the highest level of disposable income. What is disposable income? It’s the amount of money that a household gains each year after taxes and transfers, so it basically represents the money available to a household for spending on goods or services. These averages are based on the OECD research calculated for single workers without children. Do you think your country is on the list? Let’s find out!

#10 France

Paris – blog.canvasholidays.co.uk

Well, the infamously discontent French made it to the top 10 list! France is ranked the world’s seventh largest economies. To explain why the French per capita GDP is lower than that of the United States, the economist Paul Krugman stated that “French workers are roughly as productive as US workers”, but that the French have allegedly a lower workforce participation rate and “when they work, they work fewer hours”. That may be due to the 35-hour workweek law introduced in 1999. By the way, the French receive $28,799 a year after all taxes, which are 49.4% on the average. This is the second largest tax wedge across the OECD countries.

Naira devaluation unlikely as MPC meets

Although experts have clamoured for the devaluation of the naira in the light of the nation’s depleting foreign exchange reserves, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee may not do so during its first bi-monthly meeting for this year, it has been learnt.

Sources close to the CBN and members of the committee said the two-day meeting, which commences today (Monday), would only review policy measures taken so far in the past year, adding that key policy issues, especially as regards the need to devalue the naira, might be delayed till the March or May meeting.
It was further learnt that President Muhammadu Buhari’s stance of not devaluing the naira would influence the voting pattern of the 11-member MPC when issues that border on the exchange rate policy are considered.

Van Gaal offered to resign after Southampton defeat

Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal, offered to resign after Saturday’s loss to Southampton.
According to a report in the UK Guardian, the Dutchman was ready to quit after the defeat at Old Trafford, that left United five points adrift of Champions League places.
However, he was convinced by executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, to discuss it with his family on a two-day trip to Holland. The pair are expected to talk about it again on Tuesday when Van Gaal returns to England.

Lol! Nigerian Lady Lists Reasons Why Women Love Sex More Than Men

Do you agree with her?

Judges sit on little stools, litigants on bare floor in Plateau – Chief Judge laments

The Chief Judge of Plateau State, Mr. Pius Damulak has revealed that judges in many rural courts in the state sit on little stools while litigants sit on bare floor.
Damulak made this disclosure in Jos, the state capital, on Monday when the state Commissioner for Justice, Mr Jonathan Mawiyau, visited him.
According to him, “The judiciary is the most sensitive among the three arms of government, but it has suffered age-old neglect; its infrastructure is just a sorry sight.”
“If you go to the courts in the rural areas, there is no furniture at all. “The judge, with the members, sit on very little stools while the people sit on the ground to listen to cases.
“In one local government, we had to bend to enter the court because the roof of the court was supported with sticks.

Fresh Learning Opportunity: Google Is Teaching a Free Online Course

The search giant wants to teach more people how some of its products function

Google engineers are sharing their knowledge through a new online course.
The class, on education website Udacity, will focus on deep learning, a machine learning technique that makes use of multiple layers of neural networks in order to better understand data sets. Google uses deep learning in products like its Photos app, which can automatically categorize users’ pictures based on the objects in them.

Cradinal Okogie comes hard on Buhari, says "What sort of change is the Pres­ident talking about?"

Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Car­dinal Olubunmi Okogie, yesterday released a statement criticizing the Buhari-led government. In the statement which was signed by the Director of Social Com­munications of the Diocese, Monsig­nor Gabriel Osu, Cardinal Okogie criticized Buhari for failing to heed court injunctions that granted both Dasuki and Pro-Biafra group leader, Nnamdi Kanu, bail. The respected religious leader asked what sort of "Change" is the President talking about when such acts of judicial disobedience is now the order of the day.

Lassa Fever Kills 3 in lagos

Lagos State Government has confirmed 3 of the 14 suspected cases of Lassa fever,and one death as it is currently monitoring 438 people who have had contacts with the confirmed cases.
In a joint statement signed by Dr. Jide Idris, the commissioner for health and Dr. Olufemi Onanuga, the special adviser on Primary Health Care (PHC), the state government has reactivated isolation wards in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and 26 general hospitals in the state for isolation of any suspected case.

There are thieves in Buhari’s government – Secondus

 

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has revealed that some of the 55 Nigerians identified by the Federal Government to have stolen N1.34 trillion are presently part of Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet.

Secondus, in an interview, however, frowned at the All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration for turning a blind eye to the misdeeds of its supporters and faulted the handcuffing of PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, during his recent appearances in Court.

China indicates interest in Nigeria’s honey, other products

The deputy director-general of Fujian Province of China’s Foreign Affairs, Wang Ming, on Monday announced the growing interest of the province’s manufacturing companies in Nigeria’s natural products.
Mr. Wang told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that major manufacturing companies in the province were interested in honey and other natural products from Nigeria and other African countries.

Court jails Malaysia-based Nigerian for N25m internet scam

Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, has sentenced an undergraduate student of Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia, Hope Aroke, to 24 years imprisonment for his involvement in an internet scam that fetched him 4,000 riaait (about N25,000,000).
Mr. Aroke, 25, was arraigned before Justice Okunnu on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, cheque cloning, wire transfer and forgery.

Lassa fever: 4,400 rats destroyed in 6 Lagos markets

Rats: The harbingers of Lassa Fever

The Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria (EHOAN), Lagos State Chapter, on Monday said that it had destroyed no fewer than 4,400 rats at six major markets in the state under its de-rat market programme.

INTERVIEW: Buhari’s emotions show hatred for Ndigbo – Elliot Uko

 
Evang. Elliot Uko is the founder and President of Igbo Youth Movement, IYM. He is also the Deputy Secretary General of Igbo Leaders of Thought. In this interview with DAILY POST’s Emmanuel Uzodinma, he insists that Ndigbo had remained greatly marginalized in Nigeria.
During his first media chat last month, President Muhammadu Buhari stated that Ndigbo are not marginalized, what is your take on that?
The world was shocked at the assertion by Mr. President. But Ndigbo were not surprised. They have his record as a young Lt. in the army, a Captain and Major during the war till date. Majority of our people believe he is an ethnic irredentist with a passionate hatred for Ndigbo. His friends deny that. But, clearly he doesn’t seem to care how Ndigbo perceive him. The world saw his emotions at the tail of the interview, it was clear to all if he loves Ndigbo or not. But the situation is that we don’t need any body’s love. We want equity and justice. That has been denied us for decades. Any oppressor can pretend he doesn’t know Nigeria is built on injustice.
How far we will continue to pretend is unclear. Those who are afraid of enthroning true federalism and those who allow envy to rule them are stubbornly toying with our collective future. Injustice and peace are incompatible. Equity and justice ensures peace. Since Mr. President believes there is justice and equity in the land, who am I to disagree with him? Only a particular section think Nigeria is great the way it is. Everybody else wants true federalism.

Metuh’s trial: Drama as witness tells court how she helped Metuh change $2m to naira

Olisa Metuh arrives court in handcuffs

The trial of Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, on seven-count charge of corruption and money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, began on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
However, the trial was not without drama as the the presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang had to rule on two applications by lead defence counsel, Onyeachi Ikpeazu (SAN) to adjourn the trial.
In his first application before the commencement of the trial, the Defence Counsel had asked to adjourn the trial based on the application for variation of bail he had filed before the court.
Ikpeazu who informed the court that he has just been served by additional proof of evidence by the prosecution counsel said he needed to have access to information from his client to be able to defend him.
But he was opposed by the prosecution counsel, Slyvanus Tahir, who argued that the defence counsel had access to his client at Kuje prison and has been served with proof of evidence since 15, January.
In his ruling, Justice Okon Abang said the pendency of the ruling on the variation of bail application filed by Metuh cannot stop the trial already fixed to begin today.
The Judge, who said he will rule on the bail application on Wednesday, therefore, affirmed that the trial will continue as he asked the prosecution to call his witnesses.

10 Rules for Small Business Success

Every day, new business ventures are created. Some of these businesses will succeed, but many will fall by the wayside. Will your business thrive, or will it join thousands of others that have faltered along the way? Here are ten rules to make sure your business grows
and prospers.
Every day, new business ventures are created. Some of these businesses will succeed, but many will fall by the wayside. Others will be able to takeoff to a great start, given their ample resources and capital, but will falter along the way. Some ventures may be on a shaky ground at the start, but with perseverance and careful planning will prevail in the end.

How we would achieve Biafra

Solomon Chukwu, one of the leaders of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign States of Biafra (MASSOB) has said that an independence of the Biafra republic would only be realized without violence.
Chukwu via MASSOB spokesman, Sunny Okereafor, criticised the violence and killings which happened during the last protest calling for the release of Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu in Aba, and blamed the Uchenna Madu faction for being sponsored by politicians to sabotage Biafra.

Fresh Graduate Recruitment At Vodafone Nigeria

Vodafone Group Enterprise (VGE) is our Global organisation, committed to providing innovative products and services to enable multi-national organisations to stay agile and competitive – wherever in the world they do business. We are on a journey to pioneer a world of total communications solutions, where fixed, mobile, voice and data will all become one mobility solution and are able to help our clients do ‘more with less’ by empowering employees to work more flexibly and efficiently.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Network System Support
Ref No: 0803/OPS/NSS/NIG
Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Employment Type: Permanent
 Job Description
. Providing help-desk support duties to all Authenticated users on the network including Apple Mac users in the company including installation and configuration services.
. Maintaining the daily / monthly backup of data in all VBN offices including Abuja and Port Harcourt and liaising with the IT Contact personnel in each of the offices on all IT-related issues.
. Providing required IT-support which include but not limited to Windows Operating Systems and Server

EXCLUSIVE: Shell, Eni in fresh trouble as Nigeria begins moves to withdraw OPL 245 oil block from them

Former Minister Dan Etete, the man behind Malabu

The Nigerian government is set to retrieve one of Africa’s richest oil blocs from oil giants, Shell and Eni, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.
Not only will the two oil giants lose OPL 245, should President Muhammadu Buhari approve the recommendations, they will also be fined billions of dollars for illegal activities, including paying money to fraudulent public officials and private citizens in order to secure the bloc.
The retrieval of the controversial oil bloc, estimated to contain about 9 billion barrels of crude, as well as placing heavy fines on the oil giants, is contained in a far-reaching recommendation by the office of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Mohammed Diri.

Current account holders to pay maintenance charges

•CBN says no going back on zero COT
Bank customers are to pay a maintenance fee on current account transactions, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced at the weekend. The new fee is a negotiable current account maintenance fee not exceeding N1 per mille (N1 per N1,000,000) may be charged in respect of all customer-induced debit transactions.

FG removes kerosene subsidy, product to sell for N83 per litre

The Federal Government, weekend, finally removed subsidy on Kerosene.
With the development, the product would now sell for N83 per litre from N50 per litre.
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, in its product pricing template released over the weekend, however, stated that the N83 per litre price applies only to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), meaning that other petrol stations and dealers can sell higher than the stipulated amount.

EFCC lines up 25 witnesses against Tompolo, others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed fresh 22 charges against an ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, and 12 others.
The charges, which were filed on Friday at a Federal High Court in Lagos, bordered on stealing, advanced fee fraud and money laundering to the tune of N22,765,900,000.
The fresh charges were filed eight days after Justice Ibrahim Buba ordered the arrest of Tompolo for his failure to appear on January 14, 2016 to take his plea on a separate 40 counts of alleged N34bn fraud earlier filed against him and nine others by the EFCC.

Italy Divided Over Effort to Legalize Civil Unions for Gays

Rallies were held across the country, including in Rome, where a gay couple held up clocks on Saturday near the Pantheon. Credit Alberto Pizzoli/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Countries Like Canada, nearly every Western country has legalized same-sex marriage or some form of civil union for gays and lesbians. Italy is the outlier, partly because of the lingering influence of the Roman Catholic Church.

But on Thursday, after months of delays and political jousting, the Italian Senate will begin voting on legislation to legalize civil unions, several years after a similar effort failed. The outcome remains uncertain, as lawmakers confront an issue that has challenged traditional social mores, jumbled ideological lines and is being debated as the politics of the Catholic Church are in upheaval.

Seven suspects held over Bariga cult clash

•Police sieze three power bikes, Keke Marwa The Lagos State Police Command has arrested seven suspected cultists following Saturday’s clash in Bariga which claimed a 65-year-old woman’s life.
They are Afees Olaide Fagunwa, Nurudeen Lateef, Richard Ewa, Richard Abayomi, Mohammed Musa, Kayode Dada and Adams Adelakun.
Mrs Adejoke Adefuye was burnt beyond recognition when her house on 19, Oshinfolarin Street in Bariga, was set ablaze by the feuding cult groups.
On the fateful day, members of Eiye Confraternity led by Ibrahim Balogun, clashed with a rival cult group, Aiye Confraternity, led by a man simply identified as Gideon.

Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market Hits New low

Godwin Emefiele, CBN Governor

Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves took a turn for worse from October 2015, when foreign exchange earnings hit new lows and the demand from authorised dealers of foreign currencies, together with regular interventions at the Bureau De Change segment left the country with little balance.
Foreign exchange inflow and outflow through the CBN in October 2015, were $2.82 billion and $2.34 billion respectively, which resulted to a balance of $0.48 billion, while the reserves had already fallen to $30.2 billion from more than $37 billion one year earlier.

For the Ladies – These are the 4 types of Guys you should not Play ‘Hard-To-Get’ Wit

There is always this misconception among our young Nigerian ladies of today that playing ‘hard to get’ is the sure way of identifying a guy who truly desires and cherishes them. This notion is not only fallacious, it also stands on a sinking foundation! There are guys who would play along with you to the end just to ‘get down with you’ and eventually show you the EXIT SIGN when it is time for them to take a leave  It doesn’t matter the method you use in playing the so-called ‘hard to get’. If you like, do it in a Chinese style or Zimbabwean style!!! Dat nor be dia concern!!!

On a serious note, that a guy doesn’t have time to start running after you like a kindergaten child doesn’t mean he never desired you or liked you in sincerity. Different strokes for different folks, they say  Below are the types of guys that find it difficult to tolerate ‘hard to get’ in romantic affairs:

Tenant removes neighbour’s 7-mth pregnancy with kitchen knife

A mother of two, Mrs. Oyinyechi Chinaka, is recuperating   after she was reportedly stabbed several times by her neighbour (names withheld)  in Mushin area of Lagos. Mrs Chinaka was rushed to   the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, but she lost her seven months pregnancy.
The victim’s agony began   after she allegedly caught the neighbour   stealing   money from her purse and, not wanting the woman to expose  him  at number 11, Anjorin Street, Mushin, Lagos, the suspect was said to have stabbed Mrs. Chinaka with  a  kitchen knife severally  on her stomach ,arm and neck and   left   her to bleed to death .
The mother of two could have died   but for the timely intervention of neighbours who went looking for her and called for help after they saw her lying in her room in a pool of blood.
While neighbours were at a loss about   what   happened to her, the assailant went about as if nothing happened until he was found out by his elder brother and   he confessed to stabbing Mrs. Chinaka .

Oyinyechi-Chinaka

Non-remittance of revenue: Reps threaten to arrest EFCC boss

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee, investigating alleged fraudulent practices in the collection and management of non-oil revenue remittances by MDAs, has threatened to issue a  warrant of arrest on the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, if he fails to appear before the Committee, on Tuesday, to account for the revenue collected and remitted to the Federation  Account. The Committee had, on Thursday, walked out representatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, because their Directors-General were absent at  a  meeting in the National Assembly.

Mourinho writes Man Utd, begs to be next manager

Jose Mourinho

UK’s Independent newspaper said Jose Mourinho has written Manchester United a six-page letter explaining his strong desire to manage the club and how he would be willing to adhere to United’s principles. He also outlined his plans for the team, and the key decisions he would take.
Mourinho, who was sacked by Chelsea last month, believes that a detailed charm offensive can finally secure his dream job of managing United once his old mentor Louis van Gaal leaves, and that departure is now widely expected to come in the summer.

Employment scam: FG fires top officials for duping 400 Nigerians

Some top officials of the civil service have been dismissed by the federal government for extorting money from 400 applicants and offering them employment illegally.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure on Saturday in Lagos during a meeting with some selected on-air-personalities.

From Democacy to Autocracy: Judiciary Under Threat – Ekweremadu

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has said that no democracy could survive without strict adherence to the rule of law.
He made this known yesterday in Abuja at a dinner organized by the International Law Institute, ILI, Washington DC, for the alumni of the Institute in Nigeria.
According to Ekweremadu, who himself is an alumnus of the institute, there cannot be any meaningful development without the rule of law.

Soccer’s Biggest Cash Cows in Five Charts: Real Madrid may not be soccer’s top moneymaker for much longer.

Those who would bemoan the free-spending, salary-inflating habits of the world's best soccer teams have new grist for the mill. According to a report from Deloitte, the 20 most lucrative teams earned €6.6 billion ($7.2 billion) in the 2014-15 season, up 8 percent from the previous season and a revenue haul bigger than the gross domestic product of Monaco. 

Confident Trump says could 'shoot somebody' and not lose voters

Donald Trump is currently the front-runner in the Republican race for the presidential nomination in 2016. Donald Trump is also a man who told an audience that he could kill people and still do pretty well in his campaign.

SEE the 2 Ministers President Buhari Almost Sacked During UAE Trip

A report by SAHARA REPORTERS claims that President Muhammadu Buhari almost fired two top ministers during his recent trip to the United Arab Emirates.
The online news platform claims that Minister of Trade and Investment, Udo Udoma, and Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, expressed serious concerns over the provisions of several of the treaties President Buhari planned on signing with the UAE and almost got sacked.

Teenager Caught Having Sex With a Sheep in Enugu (Photo)

15 year old Miracle Oluebube Nweke, a native of  Eziagu, Enugu state, was caught on Monday, Jan 18  having sex with a Sheep. A friend who caught him in the act raised an alarm leading to his arrest by a vigilante group.
Miracle said he knew that it was not normal but that he could not help himself and that anytime he had the urge, a strange voice would lead him to where he would get a sheep which he would loose and drag to an uncompleted building to have sex with it.
According to Authorityngr.com

“It gives me great pleasure whenever I have sex with a sheep, I have never had sex with human being  in my life except sheep, I haven’t tried any other animal to know the difference, my experience with sheep is sweet”.

Buhari’s Aides Express Concern Over Buhari's Health

 A Presidency source told SaharaReporters that some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s aides are concerned about his health.
The aides believe that the president’s frequent travels might be taking a toll on his wellbeing. The source said that the president’s personal physician, Dr. Suhayb Sanusi Rafindadi, now stands very close to him during and after public events on foreign and sometimes domestic trips due to concerns over the President’s health.
Also, Buhari’s chief security officer, Abdulkarim Dauda, travels two days ahead of the president in order to spend two days in hotel rooms where Mr. Buhari is expected to sleep. “It is a precautionary measure,” said the source.

CONTROVERISAL: Real Madrid Forbid Cristiano Ronaldo From Visiting Kickboxer Friend in Morocco

Real ​ Madrid president Florentino Perez has told superstar forward Cristiano Ronaldo that he will no longer be allowed to travel to Morocco to visit professional kickboxer Badr Hari, whom the Portuguese star shares a close relationship with.

With Mourinho gone, Arsenal to assert supremacy over Chelsea

With Jose Mourinho gone and Chelsea languishing, Premier League leaders Arsenal have an opportunity to assert their supremacy over their London rivals in Sunday’s encounter at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger managed just one win against his former Chelsea counterpart Mourinho in 15 attempts, and that came in this season’s Community Shield.
Mourinho took special delight in goading Wenger, who he famously labelled a “specialist in failure”, but the Portuguese is now out of the picture following his December sacking and with Chelsea 19 points off the pace in 14th place, Arsenal have a chance to hammer home their advantage.
“Even if Chelsea are not in the best position, look at their squad,” said Wenger, whose side lead Leicester City on goal difference.
“It’s a big game because of the quality of the players on the pitch. It has a big importance to us as well. We play at the Emirates and we know how important it will be to win this game.”

Must read; Beware: ”New Trend Used By Ritualists To Deceive & Kill People”

Read the Below Post as narrated by a victim.

So I was coming back from Wuse, precisely Golden Gate Hotel, close to Wuse Market and decided to pick a taxi adjacent Zenith bank.

And this particular Taxi drove up to me with a driver and two passengers in it (male and female), the driver stopped where I was standing and asked where i was going to and I said Mpape, He asked the other ladies waiting and they said Katampe junction, the driver said since we were all going towards the same direction He would take us straight there.

We got N163m from Ikorodu, FESTAC, Agbara operatoins — Ex-militant cum member of notorious Lagos bank robbery gang

Abanara ‘Million’

NOTORIOUS member of the dreaded armed robbery gang that recently terrorised banks through the creeks and waterways of Lagos, Clement Abanara Million, has said that it was the chieftaincy title he took in his locality that led him to armed robbery.

The 42-year-old suspect who assumed the title of ‘Ebimewe’, meaning ‘someone doing well’, made the disclosure in an interview a few days after his arrest by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team.

Lassa fever claims first casualty in Lagos

The Lagos State Government yesterday confirmed two more cases of Lassa fever in the state with one of the victims already dead.

The development brought the number of Lassa fever cases in the state to three, including the index case at Ahmaddiya Hospital in Ojokoro part of the state.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, yesterday said the index case was responding to treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

The second victim, he said, is a 36-year-old lady; an indigene of Kogi State who was first discovered at Naval Reference Hospital, Ojo on January 18 before she was referred to Mainland Hospital the same day and has since been receiving antiviral medication.

Idris said yesterday that her condition was stable and ambulating.

Worlds’s Top 20 Richest Football Clubs In 2016

As far as top 20 richest clubs are concerned according to recent forbes valuation, eight premier league clubs feature in top 20 and we might expect a few more in couple of years time when the new premier league TV deal comes into play. and we might see United back on top of the list because they are almost sure to qualify for Champions league and their new kit deal with Adidas and shirt sponsorship deal with Chevrolet kicks in full flow next season. Lets take a look at top 20 richest football clubs according to Forbes. But first lets take a look at what goes into determining clubs value.
We have to consider factors like clubs matchday income, what country a club is from, their success on the field and its impact on the market value, social presence worldwide, high profile kit deals and shirt sponsorship, total yearly revenue and the debt situation of the club.

Revealed! Chelsea Players Salaries 2015-16 (Hazard The Highest Paid)

Chelsea reportedly got a massive increase (30%) in their yearly revenue after winning 2014-15 Premier League title but their wage bill is also increase which was result of spending big last summer as they brought in couple of big names likes of Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas costing massive £60 million+ on two players. They added Juan Cuadrado in January transfer window and brought Rademal Falcao on a season long loan at reportedly £140,000 a week salary.

Understanding the Investment Market Pt 1

What is 'Market Capitalization' The total monetary value of all of a company's outstanding shares. Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying a company's shares outstanding by the current market price of one share. The investment community uses this figure to determine a company's size, as opposed to sales or total asset figures.
Frequently referred to as "market cap."

Nigerian Stock Market Indices Up By 0.59 Per Cent

The market indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, appreciated further by 0.59 per cent following price appreciation.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All-Share Index improved by 139.83 points or 0.59 per cent to close at 23,826.50 against 23,686.67 achieved on Thursday.
Similarly, the market capitalisation which opened at N8.146 trillion rose by N48 billion or 0.59 per cent to close at N8.194 trillion.

MTN vs NCC: NCC, MTN begin out-of-court settlement

MTN Nigeria on Friday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that it has started an out-of-court settlement on the $3.9billion sanction imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

MTN’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), said parties were exploring settlement options.
Olanipekun sought 60 days to allow for further discussions between both parties.
Counsel for the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Oladipo Okpeseyi(SAN), said the telecommunication firm has not been consistent in its move for an amicable resolution.

He sowed the car as seed into my life – Arrested pastor

An alleged Presbyterian Church cleric arrested by the police for buying a stolen Pajero jeep, 2006 model at N380, 000, said on Friday the car was sowed as a seed into his life.

The pastor, Titus Onwuchekwe, 32, who was paraded before journalists alongside six other members of a cross-country car snatching syndicate, said he never knew the vehicle was stolen.
Other suspects are – Opeyemi Aregbesola (28), Bola Salami (30), Osas Felix Bright (32), Chibike Umeh (22), Ndibe Samuel (31), and Onyekachi Eze (30).
Seven vehicles were also recovered from the suspects who were arrested in Lagos, Anambra (Onitsha) and Abia (Aruchukwu).
The vehicles are an unregistered Toyota 4 Runner jeep; a Toyota Camry (big daddy) marked AAA391AA; Toyota Camry 2000 model marked FKJ441DV; two Lexus RX300 jeeps with registration numbers HAL100RF and LSR520DA; a Toyota Highlander jeep marked LSR492DX and a Mitsubishi Pajero jeep 20006 model marked SMK484DS.

Nigeria forced to settle for draw against Tunisia

The Super Eagles of Nigeria were forced to 1-1 draw by the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in today’s Group C cracker at the ongoing African Nations Championship.

Akaichi’s goal was enough to give the Tunisians a point after Chikatara’s opener. The result puts the Super Eagles on the brink of qualification, while Tunisia need to win their last game against Niger to seal a place in the last eight.

You Don’t Have The Moral, Legal Rights To Prosecute Me – Dasuki Dares Buhari

Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has questioned the federal government’s rights to put him on trial on the alleged mismanagement of funds meant for purchase of arms.

He told an Abuja High Court Friday that government has no moral and legal rights now to prosecute him having been in contempt of three high courts that admitted him on bail but which were not obeyed.

Nigerian Cold War: Buhari vs Tompolo

Buhari and Tompolo to the best of my knowledge entered into alliance, some weeks after the Presidential inauguration where the later wanted the cooperation of the former to ensure that there is peace in the Niger Delta and that Biafra agitators do not form alliance with Niger Delta militants. This alliance was a result of intelligence reports that elements within the Niger Delta Militants and Biafra Agitators were being sponsored by agents of the Peoples Democratic Party to blow up oil pipelines and make the Buhari Government suffer economic crunch.

37-year-old man arrested for having anal sex with mentally-challenged girl

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Adesola Moses, for allegedly raping a 19-year-old mentally-challenged girl. According to reports, the suspect took advantage of the victim’s mental health and had anal sex with her.

President Buhari won’t spare Jonathan if proven to be corrupt – Aide

The Presidency has warned that no one found guilty of corruption including the immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan, would not be spared.
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Thursday when he paid a visit to the Abuja office of Premium Times.

Questions Raised Over Buhari's Anti-corruption War

Several high-profile Nigerians are facing charges as part of a drive against corruption but there are concerns the government is settling old political scores and flouting due process.

In a Japan seemingly obsessed with sex, few seem to indulge in it

Birthrate has dropped as surveys show Japanese singles have little interest in relationships
Even married couples say their relationships are sexless
26 percent of men have no sexual experience by age 34

 A number of young Japanese have little or no interest in sex. Preferring to enjoy their single lifestyle and ignore the pressures of a relationship, it's not uncommon to go without sex for a decade or more. The situation further complicates an already difficult issue of population decline in Japan. Albert Siegel McClatchy

This Discovery Shows Humans Have Been Killing Each Other for 10,000 Years

Marta Mirazon Lahr—AP In this August 2012 photo provided by Marta Mirazon Lahr, researcher Frances Rivera, right, Michael Emsugut, left, and Tot Ekulukum excavate a human skeleton at the site of Nataruk, West Turkana, Kenya. This skeleton was that of a woman, found lying on her back, with lesions on her neck vertebrae consistent with a projectile wound. She also had multiple fractures on one of her hands. In a paper released on Jan. 20, 2016, by the Nature Journal, scientists said it’s one of the clearest cases of violence between groups among prehistoric hunter-gatherers.