Wake Up!!!

Sometimes, a new perspective is all you need to really change things around; waking up to a more conscious lifestyle.  You grow in time to trust the future for your answers, shifting your consciousness into the present moment.

Hack your mind in some fascinating ways (a minute of thinking is worth more than an hour of unplanned activity).

Thought become things; if you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hands (Bob). You have within you the prowess to cast the deciding vote meant to realign your life.

Waking up one morning at 40, wondering what the heck happened to your live; Guess this won’t be your line of sentence?

Steven Gerrard rejected Real Madrid transfer Twice; insists he would have regretted move from Liverpool

Steven Gerrard

*The Reds skipper will lead his side out at Anfield tonight and despite the possibility of

more trophies in Spain, he is happy with his decision

Nigeria declared Ebola free by WHO

Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu and Country Representative of World Health Organization, WHO, in Nigeria celebrating exit of Ebola in Nigeria, yesterday

In what has been described as a brilliant success story that shows that Ebola can be contained, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has officially declared Nigeria an Ebola-free nation, urging other countries currently faced with the challenge of contending with the epidemic to learn from Nigeria’s experience.

Launch of Genevieve Nnaji’s St. Genevieve Clothing Line

Genevieve Nnaji re-launched her St. Genevieve clothing line in collaboration with online retailer Jumia at the Social Place in Victoria Island, Lagos. The new collection is called “Philomena” and consists of easy to wear pieces.

Negotiations continue between the FG and Boko Haram

Negotiations between the Federal Government and representatives of the Boko Haram Islamic Sect on the release of 219 abducted Chibok girls will continue today in Chad. This came as government declared that it had no reason to doubt the sect’s promise to release the girls against the backdrop of alleged breach of ceasefire agreement by the sect.

CDC confirms first case of Ebola virus in United States

A patient being treated at a Dallas hospital is the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, health officials announced Tuesday.

Benue: It’s fight to finish for Tiv/Idoma

Governor Gabriel Suswam

The struggle for political ascendancy by the Idomas of Benue State has been a perennial struggle. When leading agitators thought the battle was almost over new permutations have been thrown in.

The last few days have witnessed intensive consultations and lobbying by the over 25 governorship aspirants in Benue State ahead of the 2015 governorship election.

NYSC’s Call-up Registration Saga

The move by the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to introduce online registration and call-up of prospective Corps members has raised a lot of controversy which, if not quickly addressed, might affect the activities of the organisation.

 

The full computerization of the call-up process was approved at the meeting of the management in Calabar, and aims to begin with the 2014 Batch “C” mobilisation exercise. Under the scheme, prospective corps members are given the option of registering and processing their call-up from the comfort of their homes or the nearest business centre if they choose not to travel to their schools.

Shekau says, "I’m alive" in new video

A screengrab taken on October 2, 2014 from a video released by the Nigerian Islamist extremistgroup Boko Haram and obtained by AFP

 

Barely two weeks after the military announced that it has killed the Boko Haram commander, who had been posing as the sect leader, Abubakar Shekau, the Islamic sect yesterday released a new video of Abubakar Shekau, who claimed he was alive and  challenged the military to produce evidence he was killed.

Mimiko Plunks Labour Paty; defects to PDP

Vice President Namadi Sambo (L), Presenting PDP Flag to Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State

The governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko yesterday afternoon pitched his political tent with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ending several weeks of speculation over his political future.

Powerful Quotes

Leaders can give up many things. They can delegate many things. The one thing that the top leader can never let go of, is final responsibility (John Maxwell).

You can’t change where you started, but you can change the direction you are going. It’s not what you are going to do, but it’s what you are doing now that counts (Napoleon Hill).

When you help someone bigger than you, it makes you part of something bigger. If you want to be better than you are, become part of something bigger than you are (John Maxwell).

Promote your leader’s dreams and he will promote you (John Maxwell).

Loyalty publicly results in leverage privately (Andy Stanley)

The quality of the relationship you have with your leader will impact your success or failure (John Maxwell).

If what you did yesterday still looks big to you, you haven’t done much today (Elbert Hubband)

If you’re not moving forward as a learner, then you are moving backward as a leader (John Maxwell).