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PLAYERS of the Nigeria U-23 National team, otherwise called the “Dream team V” have called on Nigerians to pray for the team’s success as the inaugural edition of the Africa CAF U-23 championship gets underway this weekend.

Team Captain, Obiora Nwankwo, said the team will be banking on the prayers of Nigerians for victory when they file out against Morocco in the opening match of the tournament.

“Victory of course, God’s willing. We will be really banking on the prayers of all Nigerians back at home and in Diaspora, so that we can come out victorious on Saturday. On our part, we are going to do our best and come out victorious” he said, Read more

20 killed in Plateau fresh attack •Scores of houses burnt •24 hrs curfew imposed •NYSC members relocated


THE entire Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State was in mourning,

on Thursday, following a clash between the Fulani and the natives Berom,leading to the death of no fewer than 20 people, with several houses burnt.

To stem the hostilities, the state government has, therefore, imposed 24-hour curfew on the affected local government area, while members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in the council had been relocated to the state capital.

The latest crisis was in connection with the clashes between the natives and the Fulanis on Monday, leading to the death of seven people and since the incident, there had been reprisal, thereby heightening tension in the council and other surrounding local government areas.

Nigerian Tribune learnt that the incident got to its peak in the early hours of Monday, when the two groups confronted each other over the killing of two people in a place of worship.

It was learnt that as a result of the commotion that ensued, the two re-grouped and mobilised, leading to killings and burning of property at random, while the incident further spread out to the interior parts of the council.

In the clash, a police inspector with the police division in the council, Mr Dalyop Pindar; his wife and four children of a councillor, Mr Pam Choj, were killed and their residences set ablaze.

At the time of filing this report, the people of the area were still counting their losses, with bodies of those killed being picked at various parts of the council, while those who sustained injuries were recuperating at health centres within the local government.

The incident cut off people in the central and southern parts of the state from assessing the state capital, as a result of the curfew imposed on the area by the state government.

Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune by telephone, the chairman of the council, Mr Emmanuel Loman, condemned the incident, adding that security agencies had been drafted to the areas.

The Special Task Force (STF) Information and Media Officer, Captain Charles Ekeocha, confirmed the incident to the Nigerian Tribune by telephone.

The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Abraham Yiljap, who spoke to journalists in Jos, on Thursday, said a 24-hour curfew had been imposed on Barkin Ladi and adjoining areas.

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Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or waking in the middle of the night and staying awake, if this problem continues for more then a month is called chronic insomnia. Most of the cases of insomnia are related to normal day to day worries and tension or simply to caffeine consumption and is not a serious condition but it can be very frustrating, and can cause lack of attention and bad temper.

Mix 2 tsp of honey to 1 glass of warm water. Drink just before sleeping. Give half the amount to babies it will help put them to sleep Another one of the most favorable home remedies for insomnia is taking a hot bath just before bed. When the body is warm, you tend to get sleepy, so taking a hot to warm bath just before bed will do wonders for you in the sleep department.

The mixture of bottle gourd juice and sesame oil acts as an effective medicine for insomnia. It should be massaged over scalp every night. The cooked leaves of bottle gourd taken as a vegetable are also beneficial in the treatment of this disease.

Milk is beneficial in curing the problem of lack of sleep. Drink a glass of milk mixed with honey every night before going to bed. Another home remedy is to massage the soles of your feet with milk.Read more--

travel to Bayer Leverkusen with the knowledge that defeat could mean do svidaniya for their manager André Villas-Boas.

Leverkusen have won five of their past home European games.

Michael Ballack once again will play against his former club and it will be intriguing to see how he performs.

Keep it here on B/R as I bring you live coverage of Bayer Leverkusen vs. Chelsea.



Probable Starting Lineups

Chelsea: Petr Čech, Branislav Ivanović, John Terry, David Luiz, Ashley Cole, Raul Meireles, Frank Lampard, Ramires, Daniel Sturridge, Fernando Torres, Juan Mata.

Bayer Leverkusen: Bernd Leno, Gonzalo Castro, Manuel Friedrich, Ömer Toprak, Michal Kadlec, Simon Rolfes, Lars Bender, Sidney Sam, Michael Ballack, André Schürrle, Stefan Kießling,

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Tony Adams, "Mr Arsenal" to legions of Gooners, has resigned as coach of FC Gabala, a club playing in the top flight of the Azerbaijan football league.

He has cited "family reasons" (one of those "well I have to say something and can't tell the truth" kind of excuses) as the explanation for his sudden departure.

Adams, in a move that surprised many, joined the Azeri club in May 2010, and was on a three year contract.

His decision to jump ship midway through his "project" (the term used mainly as a euphemism for spending sprees these days) will definitely raise a few eyebrows, given how effusive he was about his assignment. He was enjoying the challenge of building not just the team, but the entire club, right from the grassroots, and far from the spotlight and the madding crowd.

Close on the heels of that piece of news comes a somewhat sensational interview given by Arsene Wenger to French newspaper L'Equipe.

In this interview, Wenger seems to suggest that his time at Arsenal is coming to an end. He expresses that last summer was probably his worst time at the club, and that he was badly hurt by the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, two youngsters identified and nurtured by Wenger, who were approaching their prime.

When asked if he had, yet again, put in place a long-term vision for himself and the club, he surprisingly retorted with "No. For me we’re now talking short term, it’s obvious." And then added that a successor would build upon the foundations he had put in place, cont

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In social-media land, much like all aspects of business, getting the desired results takes time—especially if you want to build a community of advocates who love what you do. You have to start by building a solid foundation, sharing quality content, and engaging daily to create a quality Facebook page.

You want to get quality “likes” and return visits to your page over and over, right? You want visitors who are actively interested and engaged in what you do.



Let’s break down the answer to common question of `How do I get more likes?’ and examine how to create an outstanding landing page that attract more likes and build a thriving community.

Just ask for the “like”. A simple arrow and instructions is all you need. Check out Mashable’s Facebook landing page. Pretty simple, right?

Give them a reason to stick around. You should offer them at least one compelling reason to like your page—the WIFM (what’s in it for me) benefit they will receive from doing so. People get several page invites per day, and with hundreds of thousands of pages out there you need to let people know why they should like you over and above anyone else. Here are a few examples:

• Like us for instant updates on the hottest social media trends

• Like us for early bird offers on our latest jewelry designs

• Like us for the latest news on smartphone apps for your business

• Like us to access one daily cartoon that will make you laugh your face

Create an extension of your website. A Facebook page is like a free mini website, so think of the landing page as the home page. It’s your opportunity to catch the visitor’s attention in four seconds or less with your unique selling proposition—what you do, why that matters, and who should care. Using photos, creative images, or videos are effective ways to do this. And people especially love stories that resonate with them.

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Passed in 1996 by the Clinton administration, the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, restricts the federal definition of marriage to that between one man and one woman. Since then, a number of states have legalized gay marriage, yet under the federal law, no state is required to recognize a same-sex marriage ordained by another state. Some aspects of the law have been ruled unconstitutional in state courts--and recently the Obama administration announced that though it still would enforce the law, the Department of Justice would no longer defend it in court. In response, congressional Republicans led by Speaker of the House John Boehner spent $1.5 million to defend the law themselves under the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group. The Senate Democrats are now looking to repeal DOMA entirely, with the Judiciary Committee taking on the law. They passed a bill that would repeal DOMA called the Respect for Marriage Act in a 10-8 vote along party lines.


The repeal of DOMA is likely to meet many more obstacles. In a committee hearing, many Republicans rejected the comparison of same-sex marriage to interracial marriage, which was illegal in some states into the 1960s, as Senate Democrats try to paint the repeal as an issue of civil rights. "Is it a violation of civil rights to say that two women who live together, share expenses, [or] two men who live together and share expenses but don't have a sexual relationship can't receive governmental benefits?" asked Sen. Jeff Sessions, an Alabamian Republican.

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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has enjoined all qualified bank workers to ensure they enlist as members of the umbrella body, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), as provided in CIBN Act No. 5.

Speaking at the 45th Annual Bankers’ Dinner in Lagos at the weekend, the Deputy Governor, Operations, Tunde Lemo, regretted that despite the provisions in the CIBN Act No. 5 that stipulated that workers in the banking sector should be members of CIBN, most of them are yet to comply.

According to Lemo, since moral suasion has failed, the apex bank and the relevant bodies would look for ways to enforce provisions of the Act.

“The CBN will no longer tolerate a situation where qualified bankers as provided in the CIBN Act No. 5 deliberately refused to become members of the Institute. Henceforth, such workers will face appropriate sanctions,” he said.

Opinions have been expressed at several fora on the attitude of majority of the bank workers to register as members of the Institute.

Earlier in his welcome address, CIBN President, Laoye Jaiyeola, commended the support of the sector regulators, CBN and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the bank chief executives, to the Institute, stressing that the Institute had embarked on several initiatives to meet its objectives.

“It is my delights to specifically appreciate the explicit support of the CBN Governor and his team in making good things happes at the Institute. The NDIC Managing Director and chief executives of banks have also demonstrated unalloyed support. This has helped our drive toward meeting the objectives of the Institute,” he stated.

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THERE is a strong indication that the naira will depreciate this week because of uncertainty over a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) review of its target band for the currency. The CBN governor, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, had said last week that the apex bank would review its framework in the next few days.

CBN has been trying to keep the naira in a +/- three per cent band around N150 to the dollar. Depending on where the exchange rate settles, it may move the midpoint to 155/156 to the dollar, it said.

Traders at the interbank market said sentiment favoured further depreciation in view of the new thinking in the apex bank.

“There is a lot of uncertainty in the market, considering the new thinking by the Central Bank on reviewing the present target band upward,” one trader said.

Meanwhile, interbank lending rate fell on Friday to an average of 14.83 per cent after it initially rose to a multi-year record high of 16 per cent on Thursday due to tight liquidity in the system.

Traders said a portion of the September budgetary allocations hit the system on Friday, providing liquidity and helped cost of borrowing among banks to recede.

“About N337 billion budget allocation for the month of September hit the system today, helping to provide liquidity in the market,” one dealer said.

Tight liquidity due to initial delay in the release of the budget funds caused acute cash shortage in the system in the week and forced some lenders to discount their AMCON held bonds for cash at the Central Bank to help fund their operations.

Traders said the secured Open Buy Back (OBB) was unchanged at 14 per cent, from 12 per cent last week, 200 basis points above the Central Bank’s 12 per cent benchmark rate and 400 basis points above the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate. But the overnight placement fell to 15 per cent, from 17 per cent on Thursday, while call money dropped to 15.50 per cent, from 17.25 per cent.

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FOLLOWING an apprehension that Jos, the capital of Plateau State might witness violence as a result of threats by some people to unleash mayhem during the Eid-el-Kabir, most people in the state capital stayed indoors during the celebration and these included Christians who were supposed to be in church for Sunday service.

When the Nigerian Tribune went round the state capital, major streets like Ahmadu Bello Way, Muritala Mohammed way and Goodluck Jonathan Way were deserted, while commercial motorcyclists were off the streets.

The premises of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), National Museum, Wildlife Park and other places where children usually gather for funfare during festive periods were equally deserted for fear of attack.

However, men of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Heaven, mobile policemen and other security agencies were seen at various places to curtail any unauthorised movements.

Meanwhile, the acting governor of the state, Mr Ignatius Longjam, has urged Muslims in the state to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir with prayers for a lasting peace to return to Plateau State.

In his sallah message, Longjam, through his press secretary, Mr Wulime Goyit, advised them to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice, which the festival signifies.

Meanwhile, security agencies, notably the police, were conspicuous on the streets of Abuja, the nation’s capital, at the weekend, as Muslims marked this year’s Eid-el-Kabir.

Presence of armed and unarmed policemen was felt, in most areas, a few metres away from one another.

The Minister of the FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed, advised residents of Abuja to be vigilant, adding that the FCT Administration was working with various security and para-security agencies to ensure safety of life and property in the FCT during and after the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.

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The law of attraction has become pretty popular with the entrepreneurial communities of the world, but for the rest of the world it remains a foreign concept. This can be very dangerous. You need to understand the law of attraction because it will just help you so much in life. The first step in learning how to Use the law of attraction is learning what it actually is. The law of attraction states that the universe is constantly working to make your dreams and beliefs a reality. If you truely believe that you will find a great lover you will. But if you believe that all members of the opposite party are jerks that is what you will find. It isn’t coincidence; the universe is working to make it happen. The Law of attraction and motivation affects anything and everything that you see in life and that you experience. It affects everything that you experience within the world. Now if you are stretching your budget and worrying that you will not be able to pay all your bills or that you are going to be getting new bills, guess what will happen, you’re going to get new bills. The universe will go out of its way to get you exactly the same thing that you are worrying about simply because you are focusing on it. The reverse is also true. If you believe that money is everywhere and that you make more then you spend then you will suddenly come up with extra money. Heck they have people who have won the lottery 4 times in their lifetime. That is to unreal just to be a coincidence. Knowing and utilizing the law of attraction will simply help you to get whatever it is you want out of life. If you have big plans and actually care about where you will be in your future it is something that you are going to need to be actively monitoring and using.
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Have you ever met a man who is the center of attention wherever he goes? Some mysterious, indefinable characteristic sets him apart from all other men. Well, that’s the way it was two thousand years ago with Jesus Christ. But it wasn’t merely Jesus’ personality that captivated those who heard him. Those who witnessed his words and life tell us that something about Jesus of Nazareth was different from all other men.

Jesus’ only credentials were himself. He never wrote a book, commanded an army, held a political office, or owned property. He mostly traveled within a hundred miles of his village, attracting crowds who were amazed at his provocative words and stunning deeds.

Yet Jesus’ greatness was obvious to all those who saw and heard him. And while most great people eventually fade into history books, Jesus is still the focus of thousands of books and unparalleled media controversy. And much of that controversy revolves around the radical claims Jesus made about himself---claims that astounded both his followers and his adversaries.

It was primarily Jesus’ unique claims that caused him to be viewed as a threat by both the Roman authorities and the Jewish hierarchy. Although he was an outsider with no credentials or political powerbase, within three years, Jesus changed the world for the next 20 centuries. Other moral and religious leaders have left an impact---but nothing like that unknown carpenter’s son from Nazareth,

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Ten or fifteen years ago, we didn't need any fancy anti spam software, we got most of our lottery scams by snail mail. If all that dead paper was not so bad for the environment, I might wish we still did; because the lottery spam that sneaks past my anti spam filter and into my inbox is the pits. At least those Publisher's Clearing House "You have Already Won!" letters used to be sort of entertaining. They were brightly colored, and even came with fun stickers you could play with or give to your kids. I always enjoyed sticking that big "NO" stop sign sticker you know, the one intended for those who did not include a magazine subscription with their entry on the back of my brother's head. It was a much more innocent time.

Today's lottery spam is pretty similar to its low-tech cousin. It begins with that all-exciting email: You've won! or, if they're going for a business like tone, "Regarding Ticket Number 127289-56-8938." When you click to open it, hands shaking in excitement, you read:
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So, you have taken the classes and you have now become a real estate agent. Or, you already are a real estate agent. Now that you are, or already are, a real estate agent, how do you become a famous real estate agent?

Before getting into the specifics of becoming famous, you need to sit back, kick up your feet and decide on your niche. Your niche will be the springboard from which you launch your campaign to become famous. Is the luxury market your thing, or maybe being a buyer's agent is more your cup-of-tea. You need to decide where your strengths lie and then you'll be able to better focus your energy and hone your expertise.

Once you have defined your niche, you are ready to proceed with THE thing that will make you famous in your niche.

It has been said of late that 80 percent of house hunting begins on the Internet. If you are to become a famous real estate agent, you must become Internet savvy. Most major brokers nowadays provide a website for their agents. It would be a good idea if you sought out training to make your website stand out from the rest.

In addition, obtain an inexpensive web domain from one of the online providers like GoDaddy. You can name it some creative name that will make people find you and help them remember it when they need to get in contact with you.

Branding is the key to standing out from the rest. You must have a brand that makes people remember you. You'll want to link your branded domain name to your website with your broker to direct people to your listings and information. Also, find ways to use your brand to make it something that sticks in people heads. Association is a common method human beings use to retain memory. Associate your expertise or name with something related to real estate that people will remember. You want your brand to stand out from the rest.

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