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Your body posture and stance say can tell the world a lot about you, whether you realize it or not. When you’re awake, however, you’re at least somewhat in control of how you appear to the world. When you’re asleep, on the other hand, your subconscious takes over. If you find yourself sleeping in the same position, night after night, that can be very revealing. Your posture when you’re asleep is a window into your psyche—it can reveal your secrets. Here’s what your sleeping position says about you.

#1 - You have to hug something

When you fall asleep with something in your arms—be it a pillow, a teddy bear or a comforter—it implies you’re very trusting, and open with others—perhaps to a fault! Your friends know that you’re a trustworthy companion who will always have their back, even if you can be a little bit clingy from time to time.

#2 - Sleeping Freefall

If you sleep on your stomach, with your hands tucked under your pillow, that implies that you have a welcoming personality—you’re warm, generous and open to people and new ideas. You may also be a bit sensitive, though.

3 - Side logger

People who sleep on one side or the other tend to be calmer than other types of people, and overly trusting. The world doesn’t bother them as much as other types, and they can let things roll off their backs. You’re outgoing and charismatic, and a fun person to talk with at parties.

#4 - Sleeping like a straight board

If you find yourself spending the night flat on your back, ramrod straight, than you are likely a more quiet and reserved person—you don’t need to be holding on to anything to express yourself. It express a confidence and a self-awareness, as well. You think highly of yourself, and are confident in your everyday interactions. You’re probably also a little bit of a perfectionist—everything must be in its right place.

#5 - The snorer

Snorers find themselves irritated a lot throughout the day. This might be because you don’t get much sleep—either because your snoring keeps you up, or your snoring wakes up your significant other, and then they wake you up.

#6 - The fetal position

If you find yourself crouching in bed, with your knees drawn up to your body, that implies you’re trying to protect yourself. You’re probably more sensitive than the average person, and you’re shy and timid in public situations.

#7 - The yearner

This oddly-named position involves you sleeping on your side, but with both hands held out in front of you, like you’re pleading for something. Oddly enough, the personality it indicates is almost the exact opposite—it implies you’re more cynical than the average person, and you dole out your trust in small, earned doses.

#8 - The starfish

Find yourself on your back, with both arms above your head—sticking out like a star? That means you are initially a little shy when dealing with people, but once they get past your exterior, you become a true and loyal friend.


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Nigerian music has taken a huge giant leap since the turn of the century. There is more music released everyday now than there was back in the early 2000s, and that’s primarily due to the major growth of the industry.

We’ve decided to compile a list of the best Nigerian albums every year since the turn of the century. Let’s take a walk down memory lane if you will.

2000: Lagbaja – Me

This goes without saying. In a time when Nigerian music was still transitioning into more modern pop sounds, Lagbaja released this very traditional project and captured the whole country. The top single from the album Konko Below was a massive hit well into 2004-2005, and still forces people to dance when played. The entire project you can say redefined the standards of acceptable music quality; From the mixing, to the audio quality, and video quality of the videos released. Other hits from the album including Gra Gra, and Simple Yes or No.



2001: Tony Tetuila – My Car

2001 was a relatively dull year in Nigerian music in terms of output. The albums from the years before were still dominating the airwaves along with foreign music. However, Tony Tetuila, fresh off his break up from Remedies dropped his solo album, and catapulted into everyone’s living room. The lead single, My Car, would turn out to be one of the biggest Nigerian songs of the 21st century.


2002: Eedris Abdulkareem – Mr Lecturer

You can say Eedris was the one that led Nigerian hip-hop into the 21st century, and not too many people will argue with you. After his former group mate Tony Tetuila dropped his project, Eedris followed suit with an album of his own, Mr Lecturer. In that period both albums were in heavy rotation, and we also got to hear more of what Eedris can do on the mic. For its time, Mr Lecturer is a classic.



2003: Plantashun Boiz – Sold Out

In the era of boy bands all over the world, Plantashun Boiz, were Nigeria’s answers to the trend. They were formed in 2000, but it was their sophomore album, Sold Out that would bring them into the big league. The big single then was ‘One ‘n’ only’. The other singles ‘Let u go’ and ‘Situation’ were also massive at the time. Th group would eventually split up, but gave Nigerian music some of its biggest stars ever.



2004: Tuface Idibia – Face To Face

Welcome to what many consider the major breakthrough in modern Nigerian music. Fresh off his break up from Plantashun Boiz, Tuface revealed to the world why he was the most talented of the bunch. Face To Face had big time singles Ole, Nfana Ibaga & Keep On Rocking. However it’ll be African Queen that would end up introducing 2face to a global audience. It goes without saying that Face to Face is one of the best Nigerian albums of all time.



2005: P-Square – Get Squared

From one legend to a pair of legends. If Tuface opened the door into modern Nigerian music, P-Square smashed the door off the hinges. Their sophomore album Get Squared was such a massive hit that you could slot it into a party, and wouldn’t have to do much else but let it play. It took Nigerian pop music into every household in Africa. Story, Bizzy Body, E Don Happen, Omoge Mi are a few of the singles that made this album special.



2006: Styl-Plus – Expressions

After smashing their way into the scene with their big time hit, Olufunmi, Styl-Plus (Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, and Yemi Akinwonmi) dropped their first official album, Expressions. With their name buzzing majorly, the album gave us big time singles Imagine That, Iya Basira, Hadiza, Drive Me Crazy (Remix), and of course the singles that made them household names, Olufunmi, and Call My Name. Even though they were never able to replicate the success from the album in later years, Expressions will still go down as one of the best in its era of Nigerian music.



2007: Asa – Asha

Away from the pop side, the best album of 2007 was the soulful, contemporary jazz self-titled project from Asa. Till that album dropped, you couldn’t really boast of a Nigerian album in the previous 5 years that could (without a doubt) break into the international scene comfortably. Asa is not only one of the best albums of the 21st century, it can make claim to be one of the best albums by a Nigerian artist ever. Standout tracks from the album include Jailer, Fire On The Mountain, and Bibanke.




2008: 9ice – Gongo Aso

In a year that had some of the best Nigerian music of the past decade, one album stuck its chest out as the best. 9ice’s Gongo Aso was the album of albums in 2008, and made 9ice into somewhat of a legend. It really doesn’t matter that he can’t replicate that success anymore, we’ll forever love this body of work he put out. Gongo Aso was one of the first albums to fuse older traditional sounds with contemporary pop sounds, and it worked like gang busters. Stand out tracks include Gongo Aso, Party Rider, Street Credibility andWedding Day.

2009: Wande Coal – Mushin To Mohits

In 2008 Wande Coal destroyed the dance clubs with his party anthem, Bumper To Bumper, and in 2009 he proved that was no fluke. Wande Coal‘s debut album, Mushin To Mohits is the reference point when talking about the party song dominance Mo-Hits had from 2006-2010. If you’re talking about an album you can rock to without remembering the skip button, this is it. The album had hit after hit, but for the sake of this post we’ll say the biggest tracks were Bumper To Bumper, Who Born The Maga, and You Bad.

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2010: MI – MI2

In 2008, MI Abaga did what a lot of artist had tried an failed to do. He made Hip-Hop in Nigeria commercial while still maintaining a high level of lyrical strength with his album, Talk About It. However with his sophomore release, MI2, he knocked down any remaining barriers between hip-hop and mainstream Nigerian music. Finding the sweet spot between a heavy dose of lyricism and a high afro-pop feel, the album appealed to just about any demographic in Nigeria. From hip-hop head listening to No Man Curse to the grandma singing One Naira. It cut across a wide range of listeners. Stand out tracks include Action Film, Number One, One Naira and Beef.

2011 WizKid – Superstar

Wizkid blew our mind away in 2011 with his awesome album. This was the rise of a world class star that is one of the biggest name in the industry today. Wizkid gave us good vocals and very good delivery.

2012: Flavour – Blessed
Flavour N’Abania had been popping in the East for years, but with his 2010 hit Nwa Baby (Remix) introduced him to the rest of Nigeria. By time his 2012 album, Blessed, dropped he was already a household name. Blessed really took Flavour from B list to A list in celebrity status. Years after it was released, it seems like hit singles kept one finding its way out from the album. When you look back at it, it’s easily the best album of 2012. With stand out tracks Baby Oku, Ada Ada, and Shake that have stood the test of time.

2013: Brymo – Merchants, Dealers and Slaves

After Brymo had a public falling out with former label, Chocolate City, many predicted the end of his promising career. However, Brymo surprised everyone (including his former label I’m sure) by dropping this masterpiece of an album, Merchants, Dealers and Slaves. The album showed just how talented and creative Brymo is. Fusing together traditional sounds, contemporary blues and great story telling, MDS is a complete package of what a creative mind can do in the Nigerian music space. Not since Asa’s debut album had a Nigerian musician put out such a creative body of work outside the influences of Afro-Pop. Stand out tracks include Eko, Grand Pa, and Dear Titilope.

2014: Sean Tizzle – The Journey

Coming from relative obscurity to having the album of the year. That’s how Sean Tizzlestarted and ended 2014. His album, The Journey, is a masterpiece is AfroPop music as it stands today. In a year when a lot of albums were either overrated or noticeably rushed,Sean Tizzle’s album was a breathe of fresh air. It’s the sort of album you can groove to from top to bottom; dance hit after dance hit. Stand out tracks include Perfect Gentleman, Loke Loke and Mama Eh.

2015: Falz – Stories That Touch

As it stand, Stories That Touch is one of the best hip-hop albums of the past decade, and no doubt the album of the year for 2015. As the name implies, Falz‘ album was mixed of great afropop sounds, solid lyrics, comic flavours, and unique story telling. Nothing typifies the album like one of the singles, Soldier ft. Simi; A story of a soldier trying to forcefully win the love of an unresponsive rural girl. The album is filled with similar style stories; Hitting what would normally be a familiar topic but from a unique perspective. In a year that saw dozens of albums released, Falz’ Stories That Touch stood head and shoulders above all else. Stand out tracks include Soldier, Soft Work, Karashika, and Clap.

Tell us 2016


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Somewhere in the mid-15th century, people started with self-portraits and today, it's all about selfies. And frankly, we are very thankful for them. Why not? They have made socializing an easy task for everyone and helped many people express themselves better. But FYI, selfies weren't our generation's brainchild either. The first selfie officially dates back to the 19th century and was clicked by a professional photographer (quite understood).

So here's a list of vintage selfies that will educate you on the origin of selfies and take you back in time!

1. This is officially the world's first selfie, clicked by Robert Cornelius in 1839 using the daguerreotype process.



2. Here's one by English photographer Joseph Byron, in 1909

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3. Photojournalist Terry Fincher clicked one in 1966 with a fish-eye lens strapped to his boot



4. A classic example of a mirror selfie by director Stanley Kubrick in 1949



5. Tony Ray-Jones, an English photographer in 1965 on the seaside



6. Here's a selfie that Journalist Hunter S Thompson clicked on his way to Tijuana in the 1960s



7. Here's Buzz Aldrin on the Gemini 12 mission in 1966



8. Another awesome space selfie by Neil Armstrong in 1969



9. Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna did it in her own classy way with a Kodak Brownie Box, in 1914





10. And not to mention, Paul McCartney, who claims he invented the selfie with this picture

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one of its driver, Nasiru Isa.

Leadership reports that the driver was arrested for offences bordering on criminal breach of trust, attempted theft, conspiracy and impersonation.

According to the spokesperson of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, “the driver, who joined the Commission about 18 months ago, is a member of a criminal syndicate that attempted to break into a sealed property by the EFCC, with the intent of carting away goods suspected to be proceeds of money laundering.

“The syndicate includes a mobile police officer, Corporal Aliyu Ismaila, Abubakar Jibrin, Abdulsalam Ado, Ibrahim Babangida, Reuben Dauda, Hassan Aliyu, Sani Yusuf and Murtala Mohammed.

“Located in the choice area of Garki, Abuja, the property is currently under investigation by the agency, and became a subject of interest, in the aftermath of findings into the N3.9 billion fraud case involving a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd). The property was also linked to the wife of the former CDS.”

Uwujaren noted that investigations by EFCC operatives revealed that shortly after the property was sealed, some individuals moved about 12 bags believed to contain items linked to money laundering offence, into the property.

“On August 30, 2016 operatives of the EFCC as part of monitoring activities on the sealed property, had gone to site to execute a search. However, members of the syndicate took to their heels on sighting the operatives of the anti-graft agency. A carpenter, Yakubu Muhammad, who was hired by the syndicate was left behind and was subsequently arrested by the operatives.

“The carpenter, who has been cooperating with operatives, confessed that he was not in the know of the illicit activity, as he was only brought in by the syndicate to assist with the use of his carpentry tools to break into the property,” Uwujaren explained.

Investigations revealed that one of those in the know about the goods was the brain behind the scheming to steal them.

The syndicate decided they would need to subdue the security man at the property, which would mean they would need to involve security personnel in the syndicate. Subsequently, Isa was contacted.

To further beef up the security aspect of the crime, he also contacted his friend, Ismaila, who came for the “operation” fully armed. In perpetrating the crime, Dauda had posed to be a senior staff with the EFCC, while Jibrin posed as an Intelligence Police officer in the office of the Inspector General’s office.

However, nemesis caught up with them on August 30, 2016 when they were caught in the act of breaking into the property, having successfully overpowered the security guard at the entrance of the property.

They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

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