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Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called on lawyers in the country to be just and upright in their profession.
Osinbajo gave this counsel at the inauguration of the Nigerian Bar Association House in Abuja on Friday.

He charged legal practitioners on the need to imbibe the virtue of integrity in their professional dealings, saying that integrity and accountability were the hallmark of the profession.


He said, “I believe that our profession has a lot to offer our nation, especially in its most difficult times.

“The most important aspect of that is integrity; our profession must demonstrate that we are capable of teaching integrity in this land. “People should believe us for what we say we are; we must bear in mind that everyone is looking at us and that we are the example not just for our profession but for the entire country,’’ Osinbajo said.

He hailed the NBA leadership for its unity of purpose in ensuring that the Bar House was not abandoned by successive NBA administrations.

“One of the important lessons we have seen in this edifice is the power of unity from Mr Olisa Agbakoba to the Presidency of Augustine Alegeh.


“We see the completion of the building which by every account is possibly one of the most important edifices in this city of Abuja.

“It is a building that demonstrates the unity of the legal profession; it demonstrates our capacity to start and to finish, which is by itself a very rare thing in this part of the world”, he added.


Source:. http://dailypost.ng/2016/08/12/people-believe-us-say-osinbajo/

Students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue State, have held a rally to denounce cultism in the school. This followed a bloody clash that left five students dead, reports DAMSA AHANGBA (400-Level Physics Education).
IT happened barely three weeks after students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM), returned for the second semester. Five students were killed in a cult clash. The school was shut for 21 days.
As they returned to school last week, one issue topped their minds: how to eradicate cultism.
On Thursday, over 2,000 students converged on the Aluta Square on the main campus for a campaign against cultism.
At the event organised by the Students’Union Government (SUG), its President, Sughnen Ichin, led a procession of the students round the campus, chanting various anti-cultism songs. Some held placards with inscriptions, such as: “Shun cultism and focus on academic excellence”, “Cultism kills dreams and future”, “Cultism is a crime against humanity”, and “Good students don’t kill, they read for excellence”, among others.
The following day, the SUG held a lecture at James Ayatse Convocation Arena. The Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Emmanuel Kucha, represented by Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Administration, Prof Richard Kimbir, led the school workers to the event.
He said the management remained committed to fighting cultism, describing the cult clashes as unfortunate. He urged students not to join any unlawful groups, reminding them that any one caught would be expelled and prosecuted.

Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/students-rally-cultism/

Members of the U-23 team have been paid their camp allowances for 22 days, while injured striker Junior Ajayi has been cleared to feature in Saturday’s Olympics quarter final clash against Denmark.
The four-goal hero in the team opening game against Japan, Oghenekaro Etebo has been ruled out of the last eight clash slated for Arena Corinthians in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
“The Sports Ministry has cleared all camp allowances of the Dream team in Rio. Players and officials have now been paid 22 days allowances,” the team spokesman, Timi Ebikagboro told africanFootball.com.
This means each player has now received $3,300 with coach Samson Siasia getting twice that amount.

http://thenationonlineng.net/dream-team-gets-outstanding-allowances/

Mama Gee

am not a huge zodiac sign believer, but there are situations where zodiac signs help people re-discover themselves and change their worst habits. If you are a single gal who is looking for a true love but never seems to find it or you have been dating for a while and feel like your relationship has no future, check out what your zodiac sign can tell you and how it can help you become a better girlfriend.

1. Perfect Aries

When it comes to relationships, Aries set too high expectations. They strive for perfection and feel disappointed every time their boyfriends make a mistake or say something wrong. Aries do not rush into love and have trouble expressing their feelings. But once they are in love, nothing can stop them. They are loyal, romantic and passionate.

2. Hard-to-get Taurus

Even though a Taurus girl is not easy to get, she is ready to do anything to please the guy she loves, unlike an Aries girl who tends to make herself a priority (and she is right, a guy should never come first!) A Taurus girl takes a lot of time to open up to a new guy and this makes him think that she is totally indifferent.


3. Optimistic Gemini

An optimist by nature, a Gemini girl can turn a guy’s life into a fun adventure. She shies away from boring men and couch potatoes and rarely fall into despair when she is single. A Gemini girl is not afraid of relationship problems and puts all her efforts to solve them in the most peaceful way possible.

4. Leader Cancer

The Cancer girl is a leader in all aspects of life, including her relationships with men. She has a tendency to control her boyfriend and she is rather a clingy girl. In return, she offers unconditional love. She feels depressed when her partner feels depressed and she is happy when he is happy. So wonderful!

5. Extremely active Leo

The Leo girl leads a super active lifestyle so she is always on the lookout for a fun and adventurous guy. Spending the whole day watching TV is not for her. When she is truly in love with the guy, she is wildly passionate, romantic and caring. But since she is a highly emotional woman her feelings can easily be hurt.

6. Practical Virgo

The Virgo girlfriend focuses on the routine and does not love the surprises like an unexpected road trip or party. She looks for a guy who prefers to live a stable rather than spontaneous lifestyle. He must have a steady job, plan his week and discuss all his plans with her. Well, maybe it sounds boring, but a Virgo girl makes a perfect wife and mom.


7. Loving Libra

If your zodiac sign is Libra then you are a loving and caring girlfriend who can’t stand loneliness. You love to be the center of attention and can get very clingy when you do not receive enough attention from your boyfriend. Libra girls often end up staying in an abusive relationship because of their fear of staying alone.

8. Super confident Scorpio

Scorpio girls are confident, sensual, intense, and passionate. Even though they are a bit self-centered, they do care about others as well. They love independent guys who can make decisions without waiting for approval. Shy and introverted guys are not for Scorpio women.

9. Fun Sagittarius

Life is always loaded with fun when you are in a relationship with a Sagittarius girl. When she is not deeply in love with a man, she does not take the relationship seriously. But once she is, she will do anything to stay happy together. Sagittarius girls never run away when the problem appears.


10. Career-focused Capricorn

The Capricorn girl is career-focused so sometimes she makes her job priority. She needs a guy who will not be intimidated by her workaholism and success, yet she can easily fit into the role of a caring wife and a loving mother. She is not afraid of a committed relationship.

11. Witty Aquarius

Aquarius women are smart, practical, and a bit serious. They have trouble displaying affection and are fiercely independent. They avoid dependent dependent guys and never even say ‘hello’ to shy ones. They can easily open up both emotionally and sexually. Aquarius women are honest and cheating is not their thing.

12. Classic Pisces

If Pisces is your zodiac sign, you are a bit old-fashioned type of girlfriend who loves the books and nature rather than ebooks and social media. You love older men because they have huge life experiences and make ideal conversationalists. You enjoy the smallest things life has to offer and do not obsessed with material things.


Your zodiac sign can reveal much information about your personality. Sure, it can vary from girl to girl, so do not take this information too personally. Also, feel free to share your best and worst girlfriend traits in the comments.

Source http://womanitely.com/types-girlfriends-zodiac-sign/

1. You are a mama’s boy

Dating a “mama’s boy” is always hard, but if you love your man and want to spend your life with him, you should never say that he is a “mama’s boy.” Accept this fact and don’t try to change him. If your man is a “mama’s boy” in his 20s, he will be “mama’s boy” in his 40s too. Are you ready for it? If yes, then love and appreciate his mom more than your mom, and he will love you till the end of his life. Personally I avoid this type of men because any wrong word about him or his mother can ruin your relationship in a jiff. This is a lesson I learned from my own experience.

2. Tell me more about your ex

Although we know that we shouldn’t dwell on the past relationships, it’s tempting to know more details about your boyfriend’s ex. Avoid talks about exes, especially about intimate details.
If you have a crush on a guy, but he doesn’t show any signs he likes you, or he has a girlfriend, don’t ask him if he slept with her. You will never win his heart with this question, as well as you will never improve your relationship when you know about your partner’s exes.

3. Look that girl looks so fabulous!


This sentence ruined many relationships. While it seems to be so simple and common, if you tell it to your partner and he will say “yes” or “fantastic” or something like that, chances are you will get jealous and it may lead to a fight. You probably start asking questions like, “Is she more beautiful than me?” or “Would you like to date her?”
First, you may say that you’re just curious and you simply want to know his thought. But if he says “yes,” it will be the end of the world. If he says “no,” you will think that he’s trying to hide the truth from you, and it will be the end of the world as well. Ladies, it’s a sure sign of low self-esteem.

4. You can’t have fun


If you’re dating an introvert, you should accept this fact and appreciate your partner’s traits. You love parties and you know how to have lots of fun. Your partner, however, may not like parties, but it doesn’t mean that he can’t have fun. Think twice before telling him, “you should learn how to relax and have fun because you are so shy and boring.”
Once you tell him that, he will never want to see you again, no matter how much he loves you. Introverts know how to relax and they are not shy. They know how to love and they are loyal, but they are highly sensitive. After all, introverts make the best husbands!

5. Am I beautiful?

Well, ladies, if you want to boost your confidence and self-esteem, leave your man alone. While men can help women boost confidence and feel better about themselves, you should never ask your partner “Am I beautiful?” If he really loves you, he will tell you about it without your questions. If your man doesn’t compliment you, it doesn’t mean that you are not beautiful. Probably, he doesn’t love you at all.

6. You have a terrible fashion sense

If you don’t like how your man dresses, don’t tell him about it. You can slowly get rid of his old clothes and buy new ones, if you live together. If not, then try to go shopping together every time he wants to buy a shirt or a jacket. If you tell him that he has a terrible fashion sense, he won’t break up with you, of course, but you can greatly damage his self-esteem.

7. When will you call me and I see you again?

When you have a first date with a man you like, it’s so tempting to ask him about your second date. However, don’t do it. He will think you are clingy, and most guys avoid clingy girls. He will let you know when you will see again and when he will call you, so don’t ask him. It’s not a pride, but being clingy is not the best way out.

8. It’s just work


If your man spent a few days trying to accomplish an important project, but his boss said that it’s a total failure. Don’t tell him “it’s just work.” Men appreciate their jobs, especially when they do something they are passionate about. You can tell something like, “Next time your boss will definitely notice your work,” or “Life is unfair, so maybe your boss had a bad day and your project is actually great but he didn’t notice it because of his bad mood,” “Or don’t give up. You will do it better next time. You are strong and I believe in you.” Support your partner and he will cope with any problem faster.

9. You will never become successful

If your man has a sweet temper and he can’t take serious decisions without asking for your advice, it’s tempting to say, “You are a man, you should be brave, confident and successful. You will never become successful, because you’re born unlucky.” Don’t say it no matter what. Not only will you ruin your relationship, you will make him believe that he’s really unlucky. Support him, motivate him, inspire him and help him, but never reproach him.

10. When will you start making more money?


This is a question you can ask yourself only. No one is supposed to earn money for someone else. If your potential partner or husband has a miserable paycheck, it doesn’t mean you can’t love him. You can increase your income together. Fighting over money will lead both of you to nowhere.


Source: http://womanitely.com/things-say-men/7/


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People express love in different ways; some men particularly are over expressive. An attribute many Nigerian girls find annoying. Men who are like that are usually emotional and perceived to be weak

As much as one could never fully understand the affairs of the heart and the kind of people it chooses to fall for, some things would be better if they are rationally reviewed. Love is a very beautiful thing we must say, it could also become a point of pain if things do not go as planned in the relationship.

In this part of the world, men are proclaimed to be the head; this also applies in relationships. No one is asking a man to prove his manliness by beating up the women in his life in order to prove to the world that he is in charge. However, certain things are not expected of the man when it comes to relationships.

Some men have failed because of the role they played in their relationships. This is mostly as a result of the overbearing attitude they put up when it comes to women. They go overboard when expressing their feelings and emotions. They trade their positions for the love they have for the women and end up being ridden in the process.

Since we have discussed some of the things women should never do to please men, it would be unfair not to help the men know their limitations when it comes to pleasing us too. Find below some of the things you should never do to please your woman:

1. Do not commit a crime for her sake

We have heard many people say ‘love is foolish’. This is absolutely not true; you can decide to make your own kind of love smart, enterprising, fulfilling and liberating. Do not go into crime because you want to satisfy your woman and make her love you the more.

If you join a cult or steal because you want to protect your woman and provide for her at the same time, you would be shocked to see her walk away when you are safely behind bars.

READ ALSO: See photos of this pregnant 59-year-old woman

2. Do not go out of your way to provide for her needs

No one is asking you not to please your woman, but doing it to the extreme is what you should avoid. Some men put themselves under unnecessary pressure because they want to see to the basic needs of their partners.

Some men pay their women’s school fees and do everything they could for them. It is pathetic to know that some of these women still walk away after the men must have invested in them.

This is really not fair; in order not to nurse a feeling of rejection, it would be best to do things out of the goodness of your heart and not because you want to please her.

3. Give up your dreams for her

It is no longer love when you decide to give up your dreams and aspirations because of a woman. You should not stop living because you have found love.

While you are in love, there should be a synergy between the two of you; you should have similar life goals and objectives in order to have the best out of that relationship.

There have been cases where men lack the will to live because the women they built their lives around left. Do not make silly life choices because you are in love.

4. Become totally submissive too
Women love it when they date men who are caring, attentive and down to earth. While you are trying to be that man, try as much as possible not to become a fool.

Some women enjoy being in charge of their relationships; they love controlling the men they date. There is no harm in pleasing the woman you love but you should never allow her to have permanent control of your mumu button.

5. Do not starve yourself because of her
Some men definitely need to be reoriented about love; they give their all to women they are dating. Some of them would prefer to starve when they take women out on dates.

The women can go on to

Delta State Police Command, Asaba, on Thursday arrested the General Overseer of a church (name withheld) for allegedly raping a seven-year-old daughter of his member.
Pubic Relations Officer of the command, Mrs. Celestina Kalu, disclosed that the suspect’s church was along Ibusa Road, Koka, Asaba.

Kalu said the cleric lured the girl into the church office to ‘pray’ for her but committed the act.

The victim, however, divulged what had happened to her parents.

The couple immediately rushed their daughter to the Federal Medical Centre in Asaba,

Hospital report, the spokesman said, showed the girl had been raped. Bruises were also discovered in her private parts.

Kalu added that on investigation, the suspect confessed to the crime and would soon be charged to court.

Source:. http://dailypost.ng/2016/08/06/church-general-overseer-raped-7-year-old-members-daughter-police/

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Wow 3 times on front page at same day...

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dats how it woks here in naija.

true talk

Following intense rainfall and rise in water level, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has advised communities along the river Niger to evacuate immediately to safer ground as a result of the likelihood of floods that may occur, any moment from now.
Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sidi who gave the advice on Saturday said the agency has received alerts of the flood from information given by the authorities in the Republic of Niger that the present water level in the river had reached a point that may result in the flood that could be compared with the unfortunate experience of 2012.

He said “Niger Basin Authority (NBA) notified Nigeria that rainy season, which started in the Middle Niger (Burkina Faso and Niger Republic) in June, 2016, has led to a gradual rise of the level of River Niger in Niamey, Niger Republic. This high level of water in Niger Republic is already spreading to Benin Republic, and invariably, to Nigeria”.

He disclosed that the level of water in all the hydrological monitoring stations across the country, as at Friday August, 2016, had already exceeded the corresponding values at that time, which was an alarming situation that required the prompt and coordinated action of all governments and stakeholders.

“If the heavy rainfall continues in intensity and duration within these regions of the River Niger, it is imminent that flood situation similar to that of the year 2012 may occur”, he added.m

The NEMA DG then called on all stakeholders to take necessary actions in line with their various mandates.

He added that, “The states and local government are to ensure observance with the threat in order to avert imminent loss of lives and properties that might certainly arise in the event of flood.”

Sidi identified the states along the river Niger belts as being the most vulnerable as well as those along its major tributaries that includes Benue river belts, the confluence states and downstream to the Atlantic Coast.

NEMA Zonal and Operation offices, he noted, have been instructed to continue with advocacy visit to the state governments and also urged the state to utilize the flood vulnerability maps given to them earlier by NEMA to identify safer ground for temporary shelters in time of evacuation as well as reviewing all their contingency plans.

Source : http://dailypost.ng/2016/08/06/leave-immediately-river-niger-will-soon-overflow-nema-warns-nearby-communities/

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday said that internet users on Nigeria’s telecommunications networks have reduced to 92,281,921, as at June 2016.
The commission made this known in its monthly Internet Subscriber Data, which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

A breakdown of the data showed that internet users on both the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), and the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks reduced by 81,415.

It further said that 92,363,336 subscribers surfed the internet in May, but that only 92,281,921 did in June.

The data showed that out of the 92,281,921 internet users in June, 92,181,178 were on the GSM networks, while 100,743 users were on the CDMA. Of the 92,181,178 internet users on the GSM networks in the month under review, the document showed that MTN Nigeria had 32,974,177 customers browsing on its network.

It stated that MTN suffered a decrease of 134,609 internet subscribers in June, after it recorded 33,108,786 users in the month of May.

According to the report, Globacom had 26,628,065 customers surfing the net in June, showing an increase of 272,674 from its May’s record of 26,355,391.

It also said that Airtel Nigeria network recorded a rise of users with 17,325,423 internet users in the month of June, as against 17,280,089 customers in May.

The records, therefore, showed that Airtel Nigeria network users increased by 45,334 in the month of June.

The data also showed that Etisalat had 15,253,513 internet users in June, as against the 15,508,024 in May, recording a decrease of 254,511 users in the month under review.

It also revealed that the CDMA operators (Multi-Links and Visafone), had a joint total of 100,743 internet users on their networks in June.

It showed that the only surviving two CDMA networks in the country listed a decrease of 10,303 internet subscribers in the month under review, from the 111,046 users they recorded in May.

Visafone had 100,739 customers surfing the internet in June, showing a reduction of 10,303 users from its May record of 111,042.

Multi-Links had 4 internet users in the month of June, same as in May 2016.

The document stressed the need for more Nigerians to embrace the internet, to speed up the country’s progress towards achieving 30 per cent broadband penetration by 2018.

Source:. http://dailypost.ng/2016/08/04/airtel-gains-mtn-loses-ncc-releases-update-internet-usage-nigeria/

he Association of Nigeria Electricity Distributors (ANED), on Saturday said it would not disconnect power supply to Government Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) over the N93 billion outstanding debts.

The Executive Director, Research and Advocacy of ANED, Mr Sunday Oduntan, disclosed this in in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos .

He spoke against speculations that Distribution Companies (DISCOs) may disconnect MDAs for failure to settles their indebtedness to the distribution companies.

According to Oduntan, DISCOs are more interested in negotiating and making sure the issues are resolved amicably.

He said that the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Raji Fashola, had promised DISCOs that government was making arrangement for the payment.

The director said that DISCOs believed that the Fashola would always fulfill his promise, adding that the negotiation with the government representatives would be positive.

“We are aware of the present challenges faced the present administration in economic sector and its efforts in ensuring regular electricity supply to all and sundry.

“Disconnection of all MDAs will only add to these challenges, so we are engaging the Federal Government in a negotiation at present and we believed that this will resolve the financial crisis in the sector,” he said.

He urged electricity consumers nationwide to ensure prompt payment of the electricity bills.

NAN reports that on May 21, ANED announced that all historic debtors, including residential, commercial, industrial and government establishments across the three tiers of government would be disconnected due to unpaid electricity bills.

ANED said that government establishments, including the military and security agencies alone, owed the DISCOs over N93 billion.

Fashola, had at a town hall forum organised by the Kukah Centre, on June 16, promised to pay the N78.7 billion electricity debts owed distribution companies by MDAs before the end of the year. (NAN)

Source: http://dailypost.ng/2016/08/06/federal-ministries-agencies-owe-n93bn-electricity-bills-aned/

7 Avoid debts

Avoiding debt applies to both traveling light in life and controlling your excesses. This is because it can weigh you down, and reach an excess level that destroys you financially. For these reasons, avoiding debt may be appropriately termed a life survival skill.

As a rule, the less debt you have, the better your life will be. Less debt means more options, and more mental clarity.

Avoiding it is a skill as much as anything else.

8Live Beneath Your Means

You can avoid most financial problems in life just by learning to live beneath your means. If you can, you’ll always have extra money available. That will not only help you to accumulate savings – that can act as a cushion against the uncertainties of life – but it also helps to keep you out of debt. After all, if you’re living within your means there’s no need to borrow. And if you have savings, you’ll always have a source of money to go to without having to go into debt.

Living beneath your means also gives you the flexibility that you need to make major changes in life. For example, it frees you up to take a lower paying job or to start a business if that’s what you choose to do. If you are living at or above your current income level, taking a lower paying position may be impossible.

Living beneath your means also provides you with the ability to become a long-term saver. That means that you will have money available to invest for a more prosperous future.

9Negotiating

There’ll always be a need for effective negotiating. Many people find negotiating distasteful or even intimidating, and for that reason they often concede victory to the other party without a fight. But negotiating is more a matter of protecting your interests than some sort of hard knocks skill.

Whether you are involved in getting a new job, buying a car, buying a home, or settling a dispute with another person, you’ll need to have some level of negotiating skills. The better that you are at it, the better your life will be.

10Speak Less, Listen More

This is a real talent that not many people have. When you listen, you learn. And one of the things you learn is what other people are thinking, and that can make dealing with them much easier.

But the key to listening more is learning to speak less. It’s simply not possible to listen when you’re the one doing the talking. Listening makes you more empathetic, and tends to disarm other people. When you show that you are prepared to listen to another person’s position, the defenses go down and you have an easier time making your point.

That can lead to better relationships with other people, as well as more favorable business transactions. It’s a skill well worth mastering.

11Express Yourself With Confidence

Have you ever noticed how some people command respect when they speak? Part of this is the mechanics of your speech – they just seem to have superior verbal skills. But it’s probably true that more of it comes from emotional factors, like the confidence they project when they speak.

None of us are knowledgeable in all areas, so it’s perfectly okay to let others know that you aren’t an expert. But when you are knowledgeable, it’s important that you express your positions with confidence. That confidence is the attention getter, and the primary reason why people respect your opinion, even if they don’t agree with you. Knowledge is everywhere (and easily obtained on the Internet), but it’s the ability to project that knowledge that wins people over.

If you’ve never had much confidence when it comes to expressing yourself, take small steps. Try being more confident where you are most knowledgeable. Over time, as you increase your knowledge base, you may find yourself becoming more confident overall.

12Believe In Yourself

Nearly every other skill or practice on this list is more doable when you believe in yourself. This isn’t about being arrogant, but rather having a quiet confidence in who you are and what you’re doing.

Other people can usually

Here are several things you can learn how to do today that will make you better at the game of life.

1Learn How To Learn

You can learn almost anything you need with a simple Google search. My son and I figured out how to change the ignition coils in my car just from watching a YouTube video. You can do the same with virtually anything else you want to learn.

Just Google “how to [fill in the blank]?” You’ll be surprised to find out that many things are much simpler than you ever imagined.

This is not only a great way to get the information you need, but it’s also an excellent way to shop more intelligently, and to learn new skills.

2Cook Your Own Meals

Since World War II, the percentage of food that’s prepared inside the home has been declining steadily in favor of restaurant meals and prepared meals from grocery stores. While that may be incredibly convenient, it’s a very expensive way to live.

Cooking is a very under-appreciated skill. Not only will mastering it help you to save money on food, but cooking is also a form of personal expression. It’s a way of adding your personality to a meal, and even to create entirely new concoctions. We all need creative outlets, and cooking is a chance to do it without leaving home.

BONUS: check out Cooked on Netflix for a little inspiration.

3Handle A Job Interview Or Make A Sales Pitch

I’ve lumped these two together, because they really are the same thing. Or more particularly, handling a job interview is a form of making a sales pitch where the product is you.

At some time or other in your life you will need to be a salesperson. Handling a job interview is one common example. You can’t hide behind the I’m not a salesperson argument every time. Learning how to pitch yourself or some other product, service, or idea will open your horizons. Failing to embrace your inner sales persona can only hold you back. And it’s mostly a matter of believing in yourself and what it is you’re pitching.

4Manage Your Time Efficiently

We each only have a limited amount of time each day, and how we use that time is one of the biggest determining factors in whether or not we succeed in what it is that we are doing. Successful people tend to master time control. Less successful people often openly struggle with this.

Work on concentrating the most productive time of your day on doing the activities that will be most beneficial to you and to your family, church or organization. This means avoiding the human tendency toward creative avoidance. If you are in sales for example, the first, best part of your day should be spent making sales calls. Leave less critical tasks to be handled later in the day when your energy level is lower.

And see if your production doesn’t increase.

Highly Recommended book: Getting Things Done by David Allen

5Travel Light In Life

Whoever has the most toys wins! That saying sounds emotionally satisfying in a world driven by consumerism. But it’s not a particularly efficient way to live.

Accumulating stuff has a way of weighing down our lives, in much the same way as being overweight weighs down our bodies. You simply don’t have complete freedom of action when you have a pile of stuff that needs to be stored, maintained, protected, and paid for.

Keep your possessions down to a well-controlled level. That will also help you to reduce the clutter in your life that can also impair free-thinking.

For more check out this Podcast interview Bob did with Joshua Becker:


6Control Your Excesses

There are a lot of very talented people who self-destruct because they can’t control their excesses. We can easily see this with people who are addicted to alcohol and narcotics. But less obvious is people who are addicted to food, social validation, being part of the crowd, or being on the social cutting edge.

It’s not always enough to be good at what you do – you also have to be good at avoiding behaviors and activities that will slow you down.

– Katsina government distributed 720 goats to women under its empowerment scheme

– The goats worth N104 million, were bought from Niger Republic

– The state governor, Aminu Masari said the N104million was part of the N2billion loan obtained from the CBN

The Katsina state government has procured 720 high breed goats worth N104 million for distribution to women under its Women Empowerment Scheme.

This was disclosed on Tuesday, August 2, by Alhaji Abdulkadir Nasir, the special adviser to the governor on economic empowerment, at the launching of the programme in Katsina, Daily Trust reports.

According to him, each of 240 women selected across the 34 local governments would be given two female goats and one male goat.He said the animals were purchased in Niger Republic and were highly reproductive and good for breeding.
The goats are also insured for one year and veterinary officers will be going round in all the local governments to provide medication to the animals if the need arises,” the special adviser said.

Nasir urged the beneficiaries not to sell the animals and to ensure they take proper care of the animal.

He noted that the government disbursed N30million to 1,890 physically challenged people across the state to establish small-scale businesses and also empowered one physically challenged from each local government area with a shop, generator, charging board, recorder and N20,000 worth of recharge cards to engage in business

Source https://www.naij.com/913810-govt-buys-720-goats-empowewomen-wont-believe-bought-much.html

The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hajia Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, weekend, described Nigeria’s First Military Head of State, Major General Johnson Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi as an excellent soldier and great patriot.


Aguiyi-Ironsi
The tribute was the highlight of eulogies after a Mass at St. Finbarrs Catholic Church, Umuahia, Abia State to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of the late patriot whom the wife of the President also defined as ‘a soldier’s-soldier who stood for everything good about Nigeria.’

Represented by the wife of Anambra state governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano, who informed guests that the First Lady was unavoidably absent but had sent her in a representative capacity to underscore the importance of the 50th Anniversary of Ironsi whom she described as “a great Nigerian patriot who excelled in all his commissions.”

According to Aisha Buhari, “It is fitting to remind those who may have forgotten or didn’t know the excellent track record of this great man, that Gen. Aguiyi-Ironsi excelled as Equerry to the Queen Elizabeth in 1949; as Force Commander of the United Nations Operation in the Congo in 1960; as the General Officer Commanding the Nigerian Army I965; as well as Military Head of State in 1966 who from all indications, stood for one united and and indivisible Nigeria.”

She also called on Nigerians to appreciate and emulate the ideals that Ironsi lived by and died for the good of the nation; and commended the matriarch of the Aguiyi-Ironsi family and widow of the late Head of State, Lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, for holding forth with commitment, courage and selfless service.

The Nigerian Army, the late General Aguiyi- Ironi’s immediate constituency, also lauded his virtues.

Speaking on behalf of the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Major General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin, Maj. Gen Edward Nze recalled that the event that led to the death of General Ironsi was as a result of the actions or inactions of past leaders which he said were still haunting the nation today.

Olonishakin therefore advised present leaders in the country to be wary of their actions or inactions and consider the impact on future generations.

“We should therefore learn from experience and think deeply before we take actions. Let us aspire to serve our country, love more, hate less and build a nation where justice and peace reign”, the CDS admonished.

The wife of the Governor of Abia State, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu, said that her husband, the governor was unavoidably absent and observed that, “If Aguiyi-Ironsi were alive today he would have been celebrating his 91st birthday as an elder statesman who will be proffering advise for the good of the country. Unfortunately his life was snatched from him.”

Earlier in his Homily, Rev. Fr. Aloysious Nwabekee said that “A righteous man “ is a man who constantly hungers for God and is obedient to God.

He said that the late Maj Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi was such a man and a Soldier to the core, who never took advantage of his subordinates. A man who took over power to fight for his subordinates and the unity of Nigeria. But alas that unity which he died for still eludes Nigeria 50 years after.”

According to the Priest, “Ironsi lived and died an ideal soldier; a man who when he died had no chair to call his own except his family. He concluded that Ironsi was a dedicated nationalist and champion of national unity who died poor and is hardly remembered in the annals of the great leaders of this nation.”

In his Vote of Thanks, Ambassador Chief Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, thanked the wife of the President and other dignitaries who had gathered in honour of his father and singled out the late Gen. Fajuyi for praise as a great man who “became a sacrificial lamb during the counter coup, a virtue he said is scarcely found in Nigeria today.”

He also urged the family of Fajuyi to keep the flag flying.
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/ironsi-excellent-soldier-great-patriot-aisha-buhari/

This is the first picture of a British schoolgirl who was caged up for four years by her DAD because of her “un-Islamic” behaviour.

SunUK reports Amina Al-Jeffery, who was born in Swansea and is now 21 years old, has been beaten and starved by her father, Mohammed Al-Jeffery, since she was 16.

The Foreign Office is trying to bring Amina back to the UK amid fears for her safety – but the Saudi government has given Mr Al-Jeffery funding to fight the High Court’s order to return her.

The 21-year-old was moved to Saudi Arabia five years ago and held as prisoner at her dad’s home
because he did not agree with her western lifestyle.

The 62-year-old, who works at the King Abdulaziz University, was told to take his daughter to the British consulate in Jeddah to meet her lawyers.

But he refused to unless the Foreign Office vowed not to grant her “sanctuary”.

At an earlier meeting the 21-year-old managed to slip a note under the table to a member of embassy staff allegedly saying she feared for her future.

Ms Hutchinson, a member of the international Academy of Family Lawyers, said: “She is a normal Welsh girl and still has her Welsh accent.

“She wants to return home so she can have control of her own life and make her own choices.”

But Marcus Scott-Manderson, QC, representing Mr Al-Jeffery said he “could not bring himself” to obey the court order.

Mr Justice Holman said that the jurisdiction of the British courts was not clear because Amina was now an adult with dual Saudi and UK citizenship.

He said: “We have to be careful about asserting the supremacy our cultural standards.”

Mr Al-Jeffery had moved to Swansea before Amina was born, and the family claimed benefits while his nine children were educated at British schools and universities.

The hearing continues.

Source: http://www.lailasblog.com/2016/07/photo-british-muslim-kept-in-cage-by.html?m=1

This is the first picture of a British schoolgirl who was caged up for four years by her DAD because of her “un-Islamic” behaviour.

SunUK reports Amina Al-Jeffery, who was born in Swansea and is now 21 years old, has been beaten and starved by her father, Mohammed Al-Jeffery, since she was 16.

The Foreign Office is trying to bring Amina back to the UK amid fears for her safety – but the Saudi government has given Mr Al-Jeffery funding to fight the High Court’s order to return her.

The 21-year-old was moved to Saudi Arabia five years ago and held as prisoner at her dad’s home
because he did not agree with her western lifestyle.

The 62-year-old, who works at the King Abdulaziz University, was told to take his daughter to the British consulate in Jeddah to meet her lawyers.

But he refused to unless the Foreign Office vowed not to grant her “sanctuary”.

At an earlier meeting the 21-year-old managed to slip a note under the table to a member of embassy staff allegedly saying she feared for her future.

Ms Hutchinson, a member of the international Academy of Family Lawyers, said: “She is a normal Welsh girl and still has her Welsh accent.

“She wants to return home so she can have control of her own life and make her own choices.”

But Marcus Scott-Manderson, QC, representing Mr Al-Jeffery said he “could not bring himself” to obey the court order.

Mr Justice Holman said that the jurisdiction of the British courts was not clear because Amina was now an adult with dual Saudi and UK citizenship.

He said: “We have to be careful about asserting the supremacy our cultural standards.”

Mr Al-Jeffery had moved to Swansea before Amina was born, and the family claimed benefits while his nine children were educated at British schools and universities.

The hearing continues.

Source: http://www.lailasblog.com/2016/07/photo-british-muslim-kept-in-cage-by.html?m=1

By Sam Eyoboka

LAGOS— ERSTWHILE Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Rev. Tunde Lemo, yesterday, recommended five nuggets for President Muhammadu Buhari to put the nation’s economy on the path of sustained growth and inclusive development, revealing how former governors were opposed to Federal Government’s decision to save excess crude revenue.

Speaking at the 61st annual Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria National Conference lecture, entitled: The Nigerian Economy: The Past, Present and the Future, the former CBN deputy governor said past state governors had on several occasions arm-twisted the executive, insisting that revenue accruing from oil should be immediately shared among states, instead of saving it in Excess Crude Account initiated by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

According to Lemo, the five suggestions for the way forward include restructuring, including fiscal consolidation; diversification of the economy; lifestyle changes and inclusive growth; investment in infrastructure and competitiveness, stressing that the road ahead was certainly rough.

Noting that the problems the country is currently facing are not insurmountable, Lemo said: “During some of the Federal Executive Council sessions, where I was present, the issue of saving funds generated from the sales of excess crude came up, but most of the governors at the time firmly opposed the idea.

“They opposed it so that more money could be available to fund many bogus budgets at state levels, often arguing that there was no need for saving for the rainy day, since, as some of them said, the day was already rainy.

“They insisted that the funds be shared among the states. Unfortunately, it greatly depleted the funds the Federal Government tried to save.”

Tracing the nation’s economic development from 1960 to 2015, he noted that the post-independence era was largely agrarian, while the first three to fours years of the PDP era were very challenging, adding, however, that the pace of economic transformation improved post-2003 mainly due to the emergence of a strong economic team.

He said Obasanjo’s performance could have been better, but for certain distractions and push backs from the National Assembly which preference, he said, was to hike the benchmark crude-oil price to provide additional ‘fiscal stimulus’ for constituency projects and higher allocation to the National Assembly itself.

Commenting on the administration of President Buhari, Lemo said though the President had already spent 14 of the 48 months of tenure of office, nobody could point at progresses that had been made without some brainstorming.

“While statistics point to improvements in the area of national security, economic problems are humongous and the presence of the political will to move the nation forward was not enough to achieve a quick fix.

‘’Recent, macro-economic indices show that Nigeria’s economy is in dire need of attention by policy makers. Inequalities have been widening and security challenges appear hydra-headed,” he said.

Lemo also advised the government not to repeat the mistakes of the past while it taking steps to restore Nigeria to the path of growth.

He counselled: “We must restructure because the present structure is too expensive, as it emphasizes resource sharing as opposed to production. The tax laws should be amended so that each zone will have total control over its resources.

“The economy must be diversified with immediate effect, and in addition, we need to move faster on the increase in our local petroleum refining capacity. More refineries should be privatised without delay.

“We should also embrace Nigerian-made products and this should start with such basic things as school uniforms, textiles, shoes etc . The government should also look beyond the annual budget for funding infrastructure.

‘’We have to reverse the negative trend of spending more of our resources to nurture the bloated government structure.

“We must rebuild th

She needs to be treated like OMO WOBE...dats all.

Imagine this: You're gushing blood. Nothing seems to make it stop. Then you apply a gel to your wound, and the bleeding stops within seconds. You're healed in minutes.

This is the premise of VetiGel, an algae-based polymer created by Joe Landolina — a 22 year-old who invented the product when he was just 17.

Landolina is now the cofounder and CEO of Suneris, a biotech company that manufactures the gel. Suneris announced last week that it would begin to ship VetiGel to veterinarians later this summer. Humans won't be far behind.

When injected into a wound site, the gel can form a clot within 12 seconds and permanently heal the wound within minutes, Landolina says.

"The fastest piece of equipment we have measures every 12 seconds," Landolina tells Business Insider. "So we know that it happens in less than 12 seconds."

The science that makes this all possible is surprisingly basic.

Each batch of gel begins as algae, which is made up of tiny individual polymers. If you break those polymers down into even tinier pieces, "kind of like Lego blocks," Landolina says, you can put them into the gel and inject that gel into a wound site.

Once it hits the damaged tissue, whether it's open skin or a biopsied soft organ — livers, kidneys, spleens — the gel instantly forms a mesh-like structure.

"What that means, on the one hand, is that the gel will make a very strong adhesive that holds the wound together," Landolina says. "But on the other hand, that mesh acts as a scaffold to help the body produce fibrin at the wound's surface."

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Vetigel Product Shot
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Fibrin helps repair tissue over the long-term. It's what allows VetiGel not only to work fast in sealing leaks, but to actually heal the skin. Within a few minutes of application, the gel can be safely removed.

From classroom to company

As fast-acting as VetiGel is, its inventor may be faster.

Landolina invented an early version of the gel out of his grandfather's lab. He was still in high school.

As a freshman at New York University, he and a junior entered the gel in a business competition. Up against graduate students and university professors, they were they only undergraduates who entered. They took second place.

Over the next four and a half years, Landolina turned the prototype into a business. His project partner, Isaac Miller, became his cofounder and CFO. VetiGel started taking shape.

Today, Suneris is bringing VetiGel to the (four-legged) masses. The company is taking preorders from veterinarian offices and will begin shipment from its Brooklyn offices later this summer.

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Vetigel Application
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The first product in the rollout is a five-pack of 5-milliliter syringes that costs $150. Landolina says Suneris has its sights set on a US rollout first, followed by a release in Europe and Asia sometime early next year. The company has partnered with VetPlus, a British company focused on animal medicine, to expand its manufacturing across the pond.

A few years down the line, Landolina says, the goal will be to expand out of vet offices to help treat members of our own species.

He forecasts receiving FDA approval within the year for testing on human wounds. If all goes according to plan, VetiGel will first help military personnel and EMTs treat traumatic injuries. Then it will enter operating rooms and, finally, individual homes.

Landolina says Suneris has yet to observe any negative side effects of VetiGel. The company holds weekly meetings with veterinarians to ensure the product meets their needs.

VetiGel isn't the only wound-healing invention of its kind. Another product, named — oddly enough — Vitagel, also helps the body stop bleeding quickly using similar methods.

A future in which we no longer have to make a panicked, blood-spurting trip to the hospital? Sign us up.


watch video here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5E50S-iuoQ


source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/17-old-invented-ingenious-way-132200709.html#

Mods pls.help in moving this to front page. it's a crucial topic. needs everyone to share their thoughts.
Cc: seun, lalasticlala, mynd44, Ishilove, just wise and DisGuy

EPOMA:
http://www.illuminatiagenda.com/world-bank-whistleblower-reveals-the-financial-elites-hidden-agenda/

what did we expect , she as achived her goal of messing Nigeria up

Hmm you think so.in what way if I may ask?

For the purpose of this message an enemy is anyone who has taken a personal interest in harming or causing hardship to another person.

An enemy can do this by committing knowingly hurtful acts or by refusing or withholding actions which will lead to the harm of another.


An enemy says whenever I have an opportunity to do something that will hurt or bring hardship to this person, I will do it.


The enemy can also say that I will refuse to do anything that I know will prevent harm from coming to this other person. An enemy is personally involved in harming another person.

in conclusion how long do we have to accord this way of life?

I heard the more you pleases your enemies the vulnerable you are.so what do we do to balance it

So folks in the house.your contributions will b well received.

Abuja – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the call for the withdrawal of the Doctorate Degree conferred on the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, by Yale University, U.S.

A statement from NANS President, Mr Tijani Usman, in Abuja on Saturday urged the Yale University authorities to ignore the petition by one Mr Sunday Iwalaiye requesting it to withdraw the award.

The statement said the request was politically motivated and ill-conceived.



It said Okonjo-Iweala was well deserving of the award, adding that the basis cited for the award perfectly described its understanding of what she had done for Nigeria.

“From our investigations, we have come to the conclusion that this is a politically sponsored campaign against one of our most outstanding and distinguished Nigerians.

“NANS totally and unequivocally condemn the said act, the initiator of the act and the vested political interests that are behind the act.

“It calls on the authorities of the Yale University to totally disregard the said petition.

“The position of Sunday Iwalaiye and his sponsors that are being promoted by a section of the media does not reflect the opinions of majority of Nigerians.

“We are aware that Okonjo-Iweala, as the Coordinating Minister for the Nigerian Economy, has been able to build strong institutions like the Development Bank of Nigeria, among others.

“We, the students, are aware that Okonjo-Iweala implemented an electronic personnel management system which has stopped corruption in the payment system of civil service by weeding out more than 60,000 ghost workers.

“This singular initiative has saved the country more than N200 billion. We know that this is significant because it means that the country has lost trillions over five decades.

It said that some “smart initiatives’’ of the minister such as YouWin and Graduate Internship Programmes had helped in reducing unemployment in the country. (NAN)


source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/why-okonjo-iwealas-yale-doctorate-degree-shouldnt-be-withdrawn-nans/

Dr. Paul Orhii, NAFDAC DG

*Seizes products worth N1bn, arrest six suspects
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed Chocolate Royale, a confectionary and multinational food outlet, for various unethical practices, including alleged sales of expired products.
Owned by Lebanese business mogul, Mr. Amin Moussalli, Chocolate Royale is a subsidiary of AIM Group which is the umbrella body for broadcast stations like Cool FM, Nigerian Info FM, Wazobia FM, Cool TV, Wee TV and Wazobia TV.
Following a tip-off, the agency raided the factory in Lagos as well as the house of the managing director and carted away goods worth over one billion naira, which were evacuated from both premises in six vans.
In a statement made available to THISDAY by the Public Relations Officer, NAFDAC Enforcement Operations, Anslem Okonkwor, he said the agency's action became necessary following an avalanche of complaints of violation and affront of the company to regulatory regulations.
The statement reads in part, "The action is sequel to a tip-off and intelligence report which indicted the company of illegal importation, storage and use of expired ingredients and food products.”

source: www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nafdac-seals-chocolate-royale-factory-over-expired-products/210063/

Simply by virtue of being a couple's first child, a firstborn will naturally be a sort of experiment for the new parents, a mixture of instinct and trial-and-error. Perhaps this will cause the parents to become by-the-book caregivers who are extremely attentive, stringent with rules, and overly neurotic about the minutiae. This in turn may cause the child to become a perfectionist, always striving to please his parents.
In contrast, if the couple decides to have a second child, they might raise their second-born with less of an iron first due to their experiences raising their firstborn. They might also be less attentive to the second-born since there's another child competing for attention, and they probably will be less inclined to impulsively dial 911 every time the child breaks a sweat. This may cause the second-born to be less of a perfectionist but more of a people-pleaser due to the lack of attention he gets in comparison to his older sibling.
In short, it's not necessarily the fact that a child came out of his mother's womb first that he grew up to be a leader who talks a blue streak. Rather, it's the fact that his parents treated him as their firstborn child that shaped his attitude and behavior.
Firstborn
As the leader of the pack, firstborns often tend to be:
Reliable
Conscientious
Structured
Cautious
Controlling
Achievers
Firstborns bask in their parents' presence, which may explain why they sometimes act like mini-adults. Firstborns are diligent and want to be the best at everything they do. They excel at winning the hearts of their elders.
Firstborns as Children
Lori Kiel McGowan, a public health consultant and mother of two boys in Cambridge, Massachusetts, can attest to that. She describes her 6-year-old firstborn son Kiel as a cautious boy who prefers the company of adults or younger children compared to that of his peers. "For his sixth birthday, we invited six friends of his choosing," McGowan recalls. "For maybe the first half hour to 45 minutes, he crawled into a corner behind a booth and cried. These were close friends from school and after-school and the neighborhood. But after [his cautiousness waned], he came out and had a great time." When presented with a new situation, Kiel's cautious nature manifested itself in temporary introversion. However, once he became acclimated to his new environment, his caution subsided.
Moreover, as for his behavior around his younger brother Fionn, Kiel plays the role of the "controlling big brother" to a T: "He alternately tries to hug him and push him down, or gets a toy or juice for him, and then takes something away to make him scream," McGowan says. "It's definitely a sibling love/hate thing."

The Grown-Up Firstborn
As firstborns grow older, their traits are not necessarily lost. Firstborn child Tracy Rackauskas, a 35-year-old from Denver, fully identifies herself as an achiever. "I want to be the best dressed, in a quirky-fashionable way; I want to have the best fantasy football team; I want to be the best editor; I want to be the most insightful and understanding partner; I want to be the sexiest and the smartest and the most interesting," Rackauskas says. "And it's not because I'm really competitive or want to be better than anybody else, but just because I want to be the best." Her ambition carried over to her studies in law school, where she studied all the time and prepared for exams by making her own outlines according to her specific organization system. Perhaps in part due to her diligence, Rackauskas graduated summa cum laude and now works as a legal editor, making sure everything that passes through her hands meets her standards.

Middle Child
"The middle child often feels left out and a sense of, 'Well, I'm not the oldest. I'm not the youngest. Who am I?'" says therapist Meri Wallace. This sort of hierarchical floundering leads middle children to make their mark among their peers, since parental attention is usually devoted to the beloved firstborn or baby of the family.
In general, middle children tend to possess the following characteristics:
People-pleasers
Somewhat rebellious
Thrives on friendships
Has large social circle
Peacemaker
Middle Kids as Children
Holly Schrock, a 31-year-old at-home mother of five in Newtown, Pennsylvania, describes her second-born child Maggie as an attention-getter with a mildly rebellious streak. "You'll say to her 'Go pick up the laundry right now' or 'Go put on your bathing suit so we can go to the pool,' and if she's in the middle of something, she'll look at you bald-faced and say, 'No!'" Schrock says.
However, "middle children are the toughest to pin down because they do play off their older sibling," says Dr. Leman. For instance, the sex of the child is a big variable. If the firstborn child is a boy and the middle child is a girl, she may possess firstborn characteristics because though she is technically second-born, she is also the firstborn female. As the second-born child with an older brother, 4-year-old Maggie also qualifies as the firstborn female in the family, which may explain why she also possesses the nurturing leader qualities of a firstborn child. "Maggie likes to be a little mommy, especially to the younger ones." Schrock says. "She picks up her 2-year-old brother and tries to tend to his needs in a positive way. She's protective of them."

The Grown-Up Middle Child
Schrock herself is also a middle child. Sandwiched between an older and younger sister, Schrock exhibited the same rebellious streak that her daughter Maggie does. "I wasn't a bad kid, but I was definitely pushing the envelope a little," Schrock says. In fact, at one point during her teen years, Schrock became embroiled in an argument with her parents that resulted in her running away for three days. Though Schrock admits she has since calmed down a bit, she still won't take anyone's guff. "I don't like being told what to do, period."
Last Born
Youngest children tend to be the most free-spirited due to their parents' increasingly laissez-faire attitude towards parenting the second (or third, or fourth, or fifth...) time around. The baby of the family tends to be:
Fun-loving
Uncomplicated
Manipulative
Outgoing
Attention-seeker
Self-centered
Lastborns as Children
Megan, an at-home mom in San Diego, says her 7-year-old daughter Kacey loves the spotlight and will wrestle it away from others, if need be. "Kacey loves to go out into our backyard and put on shows," Megan says. "One time she was out there roller skating with her older sister, Jessica, but when Jessica started skating in these pirouettes that Kacey couldn't do, Kacey deliberately fell down to get our attention."

The Grown-Up Lastborn
Lastborn child Janice Lee, now 25 years old and working as an architect in New York City, definitely identifies with the simplistic, uncomplicated nature of a last-born child. "Most girls would die if their boyfriends didn't get them something for their birthday," she says. "But my boyfriend and I don't exchange gifts on our birthdays or anniversaries. We're very low-key. We'll go out to dinner, but nothing extravagant." Lee also has a pie-in-the-sky, "everything will work out" worldview: "I don't need to have that much security in my life. I like being spontaneous. I moved to Germany from Toronto for a job last year, and I didn't even speak the language," she says.
Only Children
Being the only child is a unique position in a family. Without any siblings to compete with, the only child monopolizes his parents' attention and resources, not just for a short period of time like a firstborn, but forever. In effect, this makes an only child something like a "super-firstborn": only children have the privilege (and the burden) of having all their parents' support and expectations on their shoulders. Thus, only children tend to be:
Mature for their age
Perfectionists
Conscientious
Diligent
Leaders

Only Children as Kids
Just one meeting with 5-year-old Lilia, and you'll see. "She has a sophisticated sense of humor and is often one of the few girls her age to get a sarcastic remark or double-meaning," says Lilia's mother Razan Brooker, a software business owner in Boston. "Her teachers are very surprised at her level of understanding of adult humor." Even as a younger child, Lilia exhibited noticeable maturity and diligence. Like most children, Lilia sucked her thumb. But rather than throwing a temper tantrum when asked to break the habit, "she agreed to it and threw away her 'blankie,' claiming that is what makes her want to suck her thumb," Brooker says. "She then proceeded to make a chart for herself consisting of 30 squares for the number of days she was told it will take her to break the habit." A month later, Lilia was sleeping with her hands by her side.

The Grown-Up Only Child
Even when only children reach adulthood, they may not necessarily shed their need to be model human beings, able to run a five-minute mile and cook a seven-course meal without consulting a cookbook. "I hosted a Christmas party at my apartment and had to make sure the champagne was chilled, the music was on, the cats were locked in the kitchen," says Margaret Lloyd, a 27-year-old New York advertising associate. "Even after guests arrived, I kept fussing with things, even though it probably took away from some of my enjoyment that evening."
Exceptions to Traditional Birth Order Structure
Blended Families: In the case of divorce, remarriage, and the melding of stepchildren, Dr. Leman says, "blended families don't blend; they collide." Firstborn children who used to be the leader of the pack may find themselves unceremoniously thrown off the top of the hill by an older stepsibling, and the youngest of the family may suddenly have to deal with all the attention that's segued towards the new baby .
But despite a child's new position in a blended family hierarchy, he will not tailor his existing personality to his new position unless he is still in infancy. Many psychologists agree that personality develops tremendously during the first few years of life during the bonding stages. By about age 5, much of a child's personality has been established (although that doesn't mean it's fixed). In this way, a 10-year-old firstborn will likely have a more difficult time giving up his position as the eldest than a 4-year-old might.
Families Within Families: In cases such as with twins , you have a family within a family -- a unit that operates independently of birth order. "A twin will never act like a middle-born; he will always act like a firstborn or a baby," Leman says. Since twins are perceived as a single unit -- likely even referred to as "the twins" -- they separate themselves from the traditional family and revel in their special position.
Gap Children: According to Leman, if you have a gap of at least five years in between births, another family begins in the birth order structure. A 2-year-old boy with a newborn brother and an 8-year-old older sister isn't going adopt middle-child traits, but rather those of a firstborn.

Adoption: The same scenario occurs with adopted kids. The age at which the child is adopted is a key factor in which traits the child is most likely to exhibit. The younger the child is at adoption, the more time he will spend under the adoptive parents' care and adopt his position in the existing family tree. For instance, if a firstborn 1-year-old is adopted by a family with a 4-year-old child, the adopted child will likely fall into the role of the baby, despite the fact that he is biologically a firstborn child. However, if a firstborn child is 7 years old when he is adopted into a family with a 10-year-old child, the adopted child will still act like a firstborn even though he has an older brother. "You don't give up being a firstborn," says Leman. "You take the birth order with you."

source: www.parents.com/baby/development/social/birth-order-and-personality/