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Senate President, Bukola Saraki who is also a former governor of Kwara state has reacted to the bank robbery in Offa that led to many deaths and vowed that the perpetrators would be apprehended.

He tweeted:

Yesterday’s bank robbery in Offa LGA, that led to significant loss of lives and injury is a despicable act committed by cruel individuals. No stone will be left unturned until the perpetrators of this act are caught and brought to justice.



His full statement reads:

Yesterday’s savage attack on unsuspecting citizens and establishments in Offa LGA, that led to significant loss of lives and injury is a despicable act committed by cruel individuals.

Make no mistake, there will never be any valid grounds or rationale behind such violence that has left many families without their loved ones — and one more community in grief and shock.

Last night, I spoke to Governor Ahmed to express my condolence on the lives that were lost in the attack, and we both agree that no stone will be left unturned until the perpetrators of this heinous act are caught and brought to justice.

Moving forward, it is also important that we all work together to ensure that this does not reoccur. We all must co-operate at various levels to increase the security of our communities.

I pray that the souls of those that we lost yesterday are granted places amongst the righteous ones. My prayers and support will continue to be extended to all the affected families, and we will remain relentless until everyone who planned or carried out this attack faces the full wrath of the law.

Many residents and indigenes of Offa are still in shock at what many have described as the worst robbery incidence in the town’s history.

You can watch the video of the aftermath of the robbery next:


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Yesterday was an awful day for indigenes and residents of Offa town in Kwara State after daredevil armed robberies attacked the police station killing policemen before storming banks in the town, killing people indiscriminately and carting away huge sums of money with little resistance from security forces.

As bad as the bank robbery was in Offa yesterday, the shocking thing is that a similar kind of robbery happened in Iwo, a town in neighbouring Osun state on Tuesday, June 6, 2017.

The Daily Trust reported the robbery back then:

“Four policemen were killed by a gang of armed robbers that attacked some commercial banks in Iwo, Osun State on Tuesday while one of the armed robbers was killed by policemen.

“The heavily armed robbers invade Iwo and robbed three banks located opposite the campus of Bowen University and carted huge sum of money away.

“Eyewitnesses told Daily Trust that the armed robbers used explosives to break in to the banks during the robbery operation that lasted for about 50 minutes.

“It was gathered that before they robbed the banks, the armed robbers first attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters in the town and destroyed the Police Armoured Personnel Carrier vehicle.

“Two civilian and a staff of one of the banks sustained injury during the incident.

“Residents of Iwo described the incident as very pathetic and unfortunate.”

This is becoming a worrisome trend and the police has to find better ways of gathering intelligence with a SWOT analysis of each police station or post done to identify immediate and remote threats. Their weaknesses should be fixed, threats identified ahead of time and then properly addressed.

State governments also have to do more to help improve security in major towns not just state capitals. Banks are central to economic activity and a situation where they cannot provide services because of fear of armed robbers hampers economic growth. This is not the first time a major bank robbery is happening in Offa. As a result, it and adjoining towns are not enjoying the presence of as many banks as they would without such robberies. A similar robbery took place in 2013 with many lives lost.

The federal government has to do more to equip the police and other security agencies while the proliferation of arms in the country has to be addressed frontally. Current efforts in this regard have to be improved to make them more effective.

Of course, those behind these dastardly robberies should be apprehended and duly prosecuted in court to serve as some measure of deterrent to others. This negative trend should not be added to the plethora of security issues facing the country.

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source: The Shocking Similarities of the Bank Robberies in Offa and Iwo

Amazing.

Sad but see how it should have been prevented.

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The fact is, not everyone can afford a brand new laptop whether you are buying it online or offline. This is why many Nigerians prefer to purchase a second-hand laptop. To minimise the risk of making a bad purchase, Jumia, the online shop you can trust highlights some of the things you should consider before buying a second-hand or a fairly used laptop.

Know what you need

Before you buy any second-hand laptop, find the activities for which you want to use it for. For basic use, a 2GB laptop is okay; for intermediate use, a 4GB laptop is good; and for advanced use, a 6GB+ RAM laptop is highly recommended.

Check the battery

It will be a waste of money if you buy a fairly used laptop whose battery is bad. This is because it will only work when it is powered. However, if you decide to buy the laptop and the battery is bad, you should be prepared to replace it.

Buy a reputable brand

There are countless brands of laptops out there that you will be spoiled for choice. Regardless, you should buy a reputable or reliable brand even though it is fairly used. Popular and reputable laptop brands include Apple, HP, Dell, and Lenovo among others.

Don’t pay too much

A second-hand laptop should be way cheaper than a brand new one. So, do a bit of research to ensure that you are not paying the price for a brand new one for a fairly used laptop.

Be aware of the risk of buying from an individual or a retailer

Oftentimes, when you buy from an individual, you are not given the chance to thoroughly check what you are buying. Additionally, you do not have the opportunity to return the laptop in case it develops any fault. However, when you buy from a retailer, they have a registered address which makes it less difficult for you to render complaints if you have one.

Wifi connection

Wifi enables you to browse the internet. It is essential that you check if it is properly working. To do this, create a hotspot on your mobile and connect with it and also see the strength and signal bar.

source: Useful Tips To Consider Before Buying A Second-hand Laptop

All these BBN guys are always looking for attention sha even the tokumbo ones too

Useful Tips To Consider Before Buying A Second-hand Laptop

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The Largest Professional Wrestling event of the year, Wrestlemania comes up this weekend at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, April 8.

A 2-hour pre-show is expected to start at 10pm Sunday night, you can watch it on WWE.com or the WWE’s YouTube and Facebook channels . The real thing starts 12 midnight on Monday Nigerian time.

These are the matches expected at Wrestlemania 34.

Cruiserweight championship
Cedric Alexander vs Mustafa Ali

US championship
Bobby Roode vs Jinder Mahal vs Randy Orton

Raw Women’s championship
Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax

The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Raw Tag-team championship
The Bar vs Braun Strowman and

Intercontinental championship
Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor vs The Miz

Women’s Battle Royal

Smackdown Tag-team championship

The Usos vs The New Day vs The Bludgeon Brothers

Smackdown Women’s championship
Charlotte Flair vs Asuka

Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan vs Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn

Universal championship
Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns

Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs Triple H and Stephanie McMahon

WWE championship
Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles

John Cena vs The Undertaker (yet to be confirmed)

It promises to be quite a spectacle. What are your thoughts on these matches? Let us know by dropping a comment.The Largest Professional Wrestling event of the year, Wrestlemania comes up this weekend at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, April 8.

A 2-hour pre-show is expected to start at 10pm Sunday night, you can watch it on WWE.com or the WWE’s YouTube and Facebook channels . The real thing starts 12 midnight on Monday Nigerian time.

These are the matches expected at Wrestlemania 34.

Cruiserweight championship
Cedric Alexander vs Mustafa Ali

US championship
Bobby Roode vs Jinder Mahal vs Randy Orton

Raw Women’s championship
Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax

The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Raw Tag-team championship
The Bar vs Braun Strowman and

Intercontinental championship
Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor vs The Miz

Women’s Battle Royal

Smackdown Tag-team championship

The Usos vs The New Day vs The Bludgeon Brothers

Smackdown Women’s championship
Charlotte Flair vs Asuka

Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan vs Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn

Universal championship
Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns

Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs Triple H and Stephanie McMahon

WWE championship
Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles

John Cena vs The Undertaker (yet to be confirmed)

It promises to be quite a spectacle. What are your thoughts on these matches? Let us know by dropping a comment.

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Source: See the Date, Time and Full List of Matches for Wrestlemania 34

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but this days eeh, naija sef

Shocking Percentage of Nigerians don’t have Access to Sanitation as Country Lags Behind Others

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dis one strong, meanwhile Lagos Moves to Tackle Arms Proliferation, Gender-Based Crimes, Others

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it seems like lagos won...

Lagos Moves to Tackle Arms Proliferation, Gender-Based Crimes, Others

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Evidence of NO MONEY


Marriage is not for Show: How Couples Wreck it with their Wedding

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public affair abi??

Marriage is not for Show: How Couples Wreck it with their Wedding

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See the Date, Time and Full List of Matches for Wrestlemania 34

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Some Nigerian airlines are in the habit of not informing passengers about flight delays until the last minute. They leave them in limbo that they have to decide if the flight has been delayed or not. This will definitely infuriate them. However, this doesn’t have to be you. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, highlights how to know if your Nigerian flight has been delayed.

Boarding hasn’t started

You arrive the airport hours before the flight and you settle down waiting to board the plane. However, the time for the scheduled flight has come and gone but boarding has not started. This is an obvious sign that something is amidst.

Airline stops selling flight tickets

When you visit the website of some airlines, they usually provide information on whether the flight is fully booked or not. But, if you notice that the airline has stopped selling tickets and at the same time, the flight is not fully booked, your flight has probably been delayed.

Irate passengers maltreating airline officials

Unfortunately, it is not everyone that can control their emotions when they are angry. Some may lose their calm to the point that they attack airline officials or their office. This should not be encouraged. As for you, prepare your mind for a flight delay.

Silent treatment from the airline

The least an airline can do is to provide real-time information on the status of your flight. Maybe these airlines are scared of announcing a flight delay, hence they simply keep mute.

Use an app

There are apps that can help you determine if your flight has been delayed even before the airline provide any information. For example, Google is using machine learning to help predict flight delays.
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Source: Interesting Ways To Know If Your Nigerian Flight Has Been Delayed

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These are some of the athletes representing Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia.

From L- R, meet
– Abejoye Oyeniyi (100m)
– Michael Edwards (High Jump)
– Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (Shot Put)
– Chidi Okezie (400m)
– Orukpe Erayokan (400m)

They will be wearing this native outfit at the opening ceremony and Nigeria will be participating in the following sports at the games:

Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Gymnastics
Powerlifting
Table tennis
Weightlifting
Wrestling

We wish Team Nigeria all the best at the games.

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Source: Check Out Team Nigeria’s Outfit To The Gold Coast Games In Australia

In less than a week, the 3 top players of a generation showed us why we are lucky to see them play in the same period.

First, it was Zlatan Ibrahimović coming on to help his new team LA Galaxy defeat LAFC in the first ever ‘El Trafico’ derby scoring an outrageous equalizer and heading in the winner after his team had been 0-3 down, they won the match 4-3.

Then came Lionel Messi coming on late to help salvage a 2-2 draw at Sevilla with an assist an the equalizer thereby preserving Barcelona’s unbeaten run in the La Liga so far.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo was not going to be outdone, scoring twice as Real Madrid defeated Juventus 3-0 in Turin. Ronaldo’s second, an overhead kick is one of the greatest goals of all time.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqGPOhMTsNM

Already there is a debate on whether Zlatan’s stunner is better.

Zlatan in his own unique style has told us what he thinks, speaking on ESPN Sportscenter, he said:

“It was a nice goal, but he should try it from 40 meters.”

We are not sure which of his goals he was cheekily referring to, the LA Galaxy one:


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Or his Puskas Award winning overhead kick against England in 2012.


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What do you think about all the goals?

source: Read Zlatan’s Reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Wonder Goal Against Juventus

When younger we make various choices without the future in mind. Sometimes those choices bite us in our mid-life. These are some of the things one might regret when they’re older.

1. Marrying the wrong person

When you’re young, check your motives for marrying. Don’t marry to copy your peers, or for social standing or out of pressure. Marry for love and companionship, marry the right person, marry your best friend. For if you marry the wrong person or for the wrong reasons, you will have to put up with that person the rest of your life. Things might get worse between you two; then depression, physical abuse, affairs, pain, shame, court cases, bitterness will define your mid-life years all because you chose the wrong one. Things will get worse when children are involved. Make the right choice of a spouse when you are young.

2. The opportunities you did not seize

When you are younger many doors will open, you will get many chances. Many young people let these opportunities go because of fear, laziness, or pride; yet well younger and with more energy is the best time to start a venture and a name for yourself. Some think the opportunities are too big for them. Take advantage of them or one day when you’re older you will want to go back and grab those missed chances.

3. The bridges you burned

When we are younger, we care little for relationships, what most think about is getting money and moving up the ladder of success at all cost. Many use and trample on people to progress, they take relationships for granted, messing up bonds, sleeping with people for personal gain. But these bad actions will catch up with you ahead. When you will realize how empty life is without love and friends. When you will have success but no one around you or no one to trust you.

4. The child you aborted

You are a young lady, you get pregnant and you are scared. You take the aborting option quickly thinking of that moment then. But when you are much older, you will look back and wish you kept that baby. When you will be rich and successful you will wish that child you gave up on would be around to enjoy the fruits of your hard work. Being a single mother doesn’t mean you can’t make it in life or you can’t find a man in future.

5. The child you rejected

Young man, you impregnated a woman, she told you she’s pregnant with your child. You rejected her and the baby and ran. But years later when you’re 50 something, you will wish you were responsible, you will wish you manned up and became a father to that child. You will see that child excel and become an aduItbut will have no claim to that grown child who you rejected from the beginning. You will regret being a Dead Beat Dad by choice

6. The marriage you destroyed

So you get married to your good fiance; the first months in marriage were good but shortly after, with your money and charm, you started having affairs. You became unfaithful. Your spouse begged you to stop, your children started hurting, your marriage was collapsing. One day when you are older, it will hit you how foolish you were to destroy the good marriage you had began to build for mere temporary thrills in affairs that did you no good. You will realize the damage you caused to your children and spouse.

7. The God you disowned

When you are much older you become wiser, God becomes more real as you see life in a more meaningful way. But don’t wait to get older to start enjoying a relationship with God. Know God when you are young, build your future with God. Don’t be a young rebel who runs back to God when age catches up.

8. The body you messed

You have only one body to live with all your life. The cigarettes, the alcohol you are abusing, the drugs you are taking, the unhealthy food you’re consuming; all that will destroy you slowly. When you are 50 and lifestyle diseases catch up with you, you will wish you took care of your body when younger, that you exercised more; but now the damage is done.

9. The time you wasted

The time you are wasting when younger in worry, wrong relationships, laziness, being a couch potato, giving excuses and pursuing meaningless things; you will never get it back.

10. The dreams and talents you shelved

Are you talented when young; are there things you love to do and you are good at them? Nurture those talents, exploit them, don’t give up even if you encounter set backs, don’t give up on your dreams. If you give up, when you’re older you will look at your peers who stuck to what they love and made it and think to self, “That could have been me”. Pursue a career, study a course you love. Don’t waste years of your life in a field that doesn’t fulfill you.

11. The name you defamed

When you are older, a legacy is very important, the value of your name is crucial. You will ask yourself what is your reputation, what are you leaving behind? Your legacy is a sum total of your actions since youthful days. We write our biography by how we live life everyday. When you look back your path and you see the mud you threw at your own name, the shame you attracted and the little value you have added to the world; you will regret.

12. The wealth you threw away

Are you riding on good money during your productive years? Earning good money? Don’t throw away that money in clubs, reckless living and wasteful shopping. Invest with that money, widen your revenue stream, make that money work for you and keep it safe to take care of you in your older years. Leave an inheritance for your loved ones so that you will never say “I wish I knew better”

13. The good love that got away

Is there that great person in your life loving you good? Don’t push that person away, or else that person will walk out your life and you will never ever find someone that incredible and who connects with you all your life. It will torment you to grow older with thoughts of “What if I was still with that person?”

14. The parents you despised

When younger, it is easy to show contempt to your parents; what do your parent’s know? They are old-fashioned, shady and small -minded. But your parents are still your parents whether you agree with them or not, whatever their style. Don’t let your parent die or age separated from you, reconcile and make up. When you get older, you will realize why your parents wanted to be close to you. The older you get, the more you see the value .

Source: http://www.opinions.ng/things-cause-regret-old-age/

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By Abdulkabir Olatunji

Lagos, the centre of excellence is playing host to President Muhammadu Buhari and as expected there is a lot of chatter about this visit.

having taken time to closely follow this historic visit, these are my top 10 takeaways from the visit:

1. President Buhari is Likely to be Reelected for a 2nd Term

Regardless of your political inclination you should learn to read strategic political moves and if you understand how the president got elected in 2015 you will appreciate that he managed to galvanize majority of the power brokers that got him elected yesterday at the 10t h Bola Tinubu Colloquium. They are now firmly behind him and he looks unstoppable for 2019 barring any miracle of humungous proportions.

2. Bola Tinubu is the Most Influential Politician in Nigeria
It is almost useless to try to list who was present yesterday at the colloquium because anybody who is anybody was there bar a very small handful of people mainly former Heads of State and Presidents, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, APC Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun who seems to be losing out in the All Progressives Congress (APC) internal power struggle. Outside of these major players, practically everybody else who matters was there from traditional leaders to governors to the captains of Industry. They were all there to celebrate the man that President Buhari described as a ‘strategist’. No doubt, he is the leading political strategist of our time in Nigeria.

3. President Yemi Osinbajo is intent on Prosecuting Former President Goodluck Jonathan

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo seems intent on exposing the alleged corruption of the former President, Goodluck Jonathan and some of his cronies. He again attacked the former president for looting the treasury.

Read some of his words at the event:

“And when we say that this same government that spent N139 Billion only on all of Agric, Power, Works and Housing, Transport, etc; spent between January 2015 and the elections, the sum of a N100 Billion in cash and 289 million dollars, altogether about a 100 Billion in cash, was released and spent, shared.

“This sum of money was in excess of the amount of money that was spent on Power, Works and Housing. And this is the point we are making, that there is no country in the world, and we must know this; there is no country in the world that would allow its resources to be plundered in the way our own resources were plundered and expect to be economically viable; it is not possible.

“Nigeria is unlike any other country because of the level of corruption that was perpetrated. We must stop that corruption and that is why we are so committed.

“When you fight corruption the way we are fighting it, corruption is going to fight back. The system would fight back. You will find that the fight-back is taking place everywhere, it is taking place on social media, it is taking place everywhere. But we are determined.”

How far he and the administration are determined to go, we shall see in the future.

4. Governor Ambode will stop at Nothing to Please his Political Benefactor

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is a direct product of the Tinubu brand of politics and it is obvious to see that he is taking every measure to honour the President who is obviously a key ally of his political benefactor; from declaring a work-free day for civil servants, to closing major roads to the extent that the president felt compelled to overrule some of the restrictions. The Ikeja computer village at was shut and the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association felt the full weight of the government’s instruments of coercion over its planned protest over the new Land Use Charge rates which have become a source of conflict in Lagos. Security agents were deployed to the branch’s office and its chairman, Adeshina Ogunlana, confirmed the development to press stating:

“The police have invaded my secretariat, there are about 50 of them who are armed, and they are saying that they don’t want the protest tomorrow (Thursday, 29th March, 2018).

5. Tinubu Does Not Appreciate Obasanjo’s Letter Writing

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu took a dig at former President Obasanjo over his letter-writing, tagging his letter ‘bad-belle’ writer wondering if the latter “had not been there before”. The former president has in recent months tried to position himself as the de facto leader of the opposition to President Buhari. Tinubu is definitely not impressed.

Read what he said: “I remember my grandmother used to send me to a letter writer in the post office of those days and near the magistrate court. So somebody is writing letters these days, a letter of politics, as if they’ve never been there before. Bad belle letters.”

6. Saraki and Dogara are in the Political Wilderness

Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara have not managed to get themselves back into the mainstream of the APC after they partnered with opposition PDP lawmakers to get elected as the presiding officers of the 2 chambers of the National Assembly. Their absence at the Bola Tinubu Colloquium shows that they feel ostracized enough from the Buhari-Tinubu axis of power within the party to stay away altogether. It will be interesting to see what moves they will make as 2019 approaches.

7. Chief John Odigie-Oyegun’s Days as APC Chairman Look to be Ending Soon
Certain events are indicative of the state of political relationships and who is actually in power and those out of it. If Chief Oyegun could not find his way to the Colloquium of his party’s strongman, which event will he now attend? Deciding to miss the event was a big political blunder on the APC Chairman’s part. He should have learnt from Tinubu who continued to work with President Buhari even when they seemed to have diverged politically when the latter got sworn-in as president and started pandering to other interests.

8. Lagos, Sorry, Bourdillon is now the Political ‘Capital’ of Nigeria
Now that President Buhari has shown that he is firmly in Tinubu’s camp, practically every other politician who wants to achieve their political dreams through the APC will try at the very least to be in the good books of the ‘Lion of Bourdillon’ who has definitely found his roar back. You can be sure that many politicians who had been developing anti-Tinubu tendencies in the last 3 years will be finding ways to retrace their steps. Tinubu is a believer in ‘the more, the merrier’. He is likely to accept them.

9. The Opposition will have a tough Time Regaining Power in 2019

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu himself has said it: “that party (PDP), should forget it, they are not coming back”. A large part of the opposition’s calculations thus far had been premised on the perceived rift between President Buhari and Tinubu. Now that we all know the rift is gone, what is the opposition left with? Not much, except by some miraculous means they manage to wrest power from the APC in 2019.

10.Shutting Down Eko Hotel is Becoming Stale

It was Olamide the Nigerian rap champion of the moment who bragged about “shutting down Eko Hotel” (the convention centre). However, the place was packed to the rafters yesterday to the point of overflowing which points to the fact that, Lagos needs a bigger indoor events centre that is not owned by a religious organization. The Buhari-Tinubu shutdown of Lagos points to this and many in Nigeria and beyond would have taken note.

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Your freezer is a great tool for preserving and ensuring that foods do not get spoilt. With this in the mind of many, they keep every food in the freezer. This is actually wrong. There are certain foods that shouldn’t be kept in the freezer as this can lead to the growth of bacteria or even health risks. Jumia Food, Nigeria’s no 1 food ordering platform, highlights some of the foods you should not keep in your freezer.

Potatoes

Potatoes have a high water content, so after being stored in the freezer, you could be left with a mushy, soft potato. Potatoes are best kept in a cool, dry place. If you really want to freeze them, you should try cooking them first.

Fried foods

Foods that were fried will lose their crunchy taste if you put the leftovers in the freezer. The best advice is to eat all of your fried food in one go or fry the ones you can eat.

Eggs in their shell

You should never keep eggs that are still in their eggs in the freezer. The water content inside the egg expands when frozen, which can cause the outer shell to crack and be vulnerable to bacteria. If you want to freeze your eggs, always take them out of the shell, mix until well blended and put in the freezer.

Cooked rice and pasta

Freezing cooked rice and pasta is never a good idea. It becomes mushy flavourless. In the end, you will have no choice than to throw it away!

Raw fruits and veggies

Any vegetable or fruit that has a high water concentration, like cucumber, tomatoes, salad greens, and watermelon will not survive the freezer because the water inside quickly allows them to become mushy.

Dairy products

Dairy products should never be kept in the freezer because it forces the enzymes in dairy to separate. If you do not want your milk, yoghurt and cheese to become watery, do not put it in the freezer.

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source: Foods You Shouldn’t Keep In Your Freezer

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Remember TSTV? The Nigerian pay-tv outfit that threatened to disrupt the market in Nigeria with mouthwatering offers for subscribers such as cheap Internet and premium sports broadcast but which eventually failed to deliver.

Well, the company is now out with a new offer for Nigerian pay-tv subscribers with its Sassy decoder which it says it will be available by April 1, 2018.

The decoder goes for N3,500 and has the following features:

1. The dish, remote control and decoder goes for N3,500. Installation fees you might have to negotiate with the dealer or do it yourself if you know how to.
2. The decoder as PVR function, so you an pause, record or rewind programmes on it.
3. This sassy decoder has no Internet, so you are definitely not getting free or cheap Internet of any kind on it.
4. Sassy decoder gives you access to 70+ Channels.
5. It costs N3,000 to subscribe for 1-month. Other subscription options are: N200 for daily subscription, N500 for 3-day subscription and N750 for weekly subscription.
6. You can pause subscription for 7 days if you have subscribed for 1 month.

Is TSTV showing the EPL, Champions League and top flight European football? Don’t get too excited yet. The company is still playing hide and seek on this.

So, what do you think? Is this really worth it?

source: All You Need To Know About Sassy Decoder, Tstv’s Latest Offer For Nigerians

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Publiseer, a Nigerian digital publisher, becomes the first African publishing company to join the International Publishing Distribution Association (IPDA), an international umbrella organization for companies in the field of publishing distribution.

Some notable companies part of IPDA are Bookwire (Germany), BookRepublic (Italy), Vearsa (Ireland), DeMarque (Canada), Overdrive (USA), Numilog (France), Cyberlibris (France), Hipertexto (Colombia), Netizen (México), PocketBook (Switzerland),Tolino Media (Germany), Books on Demand (Germany), Trajectory (USA), StreetLib (Italy), Libreka (Germany), ArtaTech (Poland), Ingram (USA), Publit (Sweden), Viz Media (Japan), GiantChair (USA), Nextory (Sweden), CB (The Netherlands), and Izneo (France).

As part of its membership, the founders of Publiseer, Chidi and Chika Nwaogu, will be attending the 5th International Digital Distributors Meeting organized by IPDA, that will be held on 6th and 7th June 2018 in Madrid, Spain. The meeting will focus on issues like, “new business models in the publishing distribution sector”, “worldwide growth of self-publishing”, and “publishing and distribution of hypermedia content”.

Publiseer is a digital publishing company in Nigeria, focused on distributing the books and songs of independent Nigerian writers and musicians, at no charge. The mission of the company is to promote the creativity of Nigerians to the rest of the world.

As of writing, Publiseer has distributed 350+ books and songs of 200+ Nigerian writers and musicians, to 400+ stores in 100 countries, including Amazon, Google Play store, and Apple store.

source: Nigeria’s Publisher Becomes First African Publisher To Join IPDA

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Gold digger.

They sent her to India to get good medical treatment for her failing kidney but she was more concerned with getting married to an Australian.

Una well so?

beauty they say is pain

Things to Do When You’re Starting a Diet

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You have must have considered and tried a diet. Diets are useful for both weight loss and healthy living. Although diets are beneficial, there are quite a number of things to consider before kicking off your diet routine. Jumia Food, Nigeria’s food ordering platform shares 5 things to take note of:

Decide if you are going to add exercise to your diet

Exercise and physical activity are terrific tools for losing weight and can conveniently work with dieting to optimize your efforts towards your goal. Not to mention, physical activity benefits many other areas of your health. There are simple life choices and habits you can change to assist you in incorporating physical activity,

Establish good eating habits

Establishing good eating habits is important when thinking about starting a diet. Take a look at some things you would have to consider when establishing healthy eating habits. Avoid foods you are not supposed to eat and at the same time eating a balanced diet.

Start with the lowest calorie

This dieting method is ideal for people who want to lose a bit of weight. Know that this is not the best choice when trying to fight against obesity. If you don’t know what a calorie deficit is, it is a weight loss technique that involves burning more calories than what is consumed. For dieting purposes, you would eat less by getting rid of junk foods.

Remember muscle and water weight

Regardless of how well you may follow your diet, you may find yourself attached to a routine and unable to drop the numbers on the scale. Worse, you might have actually gained a few pounds. Do not panic or start limiting what you eat even more. Your weight loss barrier can be due to water retention and muscle growth. Water weight is lost and put on very quickly.

Check with a doctor

One of the first things to do is to consult your doctor about changes you would like to make, especially when following special diets. Even though dieting is a healthy habit, it can also be harmful depending on the particular diet and your individual health. Certain diets may be high in foods with certain ingredients that you might have to avoid because of a certain medical condition. So always talk to your doctor.

source: Things To Do When You’re Starting A Diet

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For many travellers, peaceful and restful sleep is like a dream. But why is getting a good night’s sleep impossible for so many travellers? And what can you do to get a badly needed night’s rest in an unfamiliar place? Well, Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares how to get a good night’s sleep on vacation.

Plan ahead

Several days before your departure, try to gradually adjust your sleeping times to match your destination’s time zone. If you’re travelling east to west, stay up later in the nights before the start of your trip. If you’re travelling west to east, try the opposite; go to sleep and get up earlier. This can help you fall asleep and wake up in sync with your usual schedule in your destination time zone.

Do proper research

Before booking a hotel, research online. It will be important if you really want to have a good sleep on vacation. Check Google Maps to see if the hotel is on a busy street, along with a crowded freeway, or adjacent to a major airport runway. When in doubt, call the hotel you want to book and ask about noise nearby.

Do not change your routine

Getting enough sleep is underrated, especially when travelling long distances and on business. When you are away from home, you often stay up too late, party too much and skip exercise. Try to stick to your routine by going to sleep early while on the road, or at least stick to your usual bedtime.

Unplug

At least 30 minutes before going to sleep, turn off your computer, mobile phone, iPad, or TV. The blue or red lights on your device screens stimulate your brain, making it harder for your body to shut down.

Get Comfortable

To sleep on vacation better, endeavour to balance your room’s temperature — not too hot, not too cold. Also, do not forget to pack an eye mask, earplugs and a white noise app on your phone. This will also help you get better sleep.

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How To Have A Good Night Rest While Travelling

Dear Professor Arigbabu,

Like so many other TASUEDITES, I find myself both hopeful and inspired with your emergence as the acting vice chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education. This shows your effort in TASUED is noticed beyond this institution. Sir, your appointment presents a historic opportunity to chart a new course for this university. I am particularly heartened by your promise to listen and understand the hopes and aspirations of staffs and students of this institution. Hence, my writing to draw your attention to issues of urgent importance.

Professor, you would agree with me that one of the cardinal method of actualising the TASUED dream is by revitalising the public-private participation of the school. The effort of the first vice chancellor, Professor Kayode Oyesiku in that aspect has been a tremendous blessing to all students that passed through TASUED, buildings like Petro-chemical complex, KAAF, Akingbola Hostel were what we gained. There are many prominent Ijebu sons and daughters that can be approached on this; Gbola Oba, King Sikiru Adetona, Chief Subomi Balogun, Wasiu Ayinde are few of this large group that can listen to our cry in this austere times.

Dear Professor, another issue that needs attention is the information dissemination system of the institution, just as the motion ground is an eyesore for well-wishers, TASUED website is the same for online visitors. As at the time of writing this letter, the school website lacks the information of a modern webpage. This shows the ICT is either overstretched or redundant. The ripple effect is the queuing of students under the sun – a disgrace in contemporary schools. More so, the need for a radio station (either short wave or long wave) is needed to improve the information network of this institution. While I understand the cost might be too much, the proximity of SMA 104.7fm can be used to the advantage of the school. This could lead to a strategic partnership between the school and the budding FM station.

Furthermore, if TASUED intends to bring the best out of her students, the need to reward great minds becomes paramount. If this is not looked into, the sad impression of “who book help” will continue to bedevil our educational strides. Events like “Human Library”, “Entrepreneurial challenge”, “Open debate” and so on are programs capable of transforming our institution.

Sir, let me also use this opportunity to recommend the integration of our Alumni network in the school system. Our fledgling alumni includes; Olawale Ayilara (CEO of the biggest investment company in Nigeria), Wole Oduwole (TALKGLITZ media), Olamide Adedeji (YBNL) , academia, artisans and so on. An active alumni is very important when it comes to putting the institution first, they have the courage and university at heart. Please remember this will put you in good stead.

Lastly, let me bring your attention to the welfare of your staffs. Your good intention becomes a farce if your executors (academic and non-academic) are not compensated adequately and regularly. These important groups make or mar your tenure; however, it also goes without saying that they should also be punished if they go against the university code of conduct and terms of contract. I suggest you make use of committees so as not to look autocratic.

I am hoping that you will take the advice I have outlined in this long epistle so that together we can move TASUED forward. Who says you cannot outperform your predecessors and successors?

Long Live You , Long Live TASUED!!



Olaide Lukman Olaoluwa

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PG Student

source: An Open Letter To Tasued’s New Vice Chancellor

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