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Kevin Moody, a roofer from Ellesmere Port, has recently cleared out his ‘man draw’ looking for a key to the shed when he stumbled upon his old Nokia 3310 mobile phone. The phone was still switched on, and had been forgotten about for 20 years.

Incredibly the phone still had just over 70% battery remaining. Kevin remarked how he didn’t ever remember charging the mobile, or even owning a charger.

Today’s mobile phones, such as iPhones, have an average battery life of around 17 minutes and require plugging in throughout the day in order to have enough power for the bus or train ride home. The Nokia 3310, however, never required charging.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/nokia-3310-found-in-drawer-after-20-years-still-has-70-battery---incredible

Trailer loaded with bags of rice had an accident & Nigerians thronged to the venue not to help the accident victims but to help themselves with bags of rice.....

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batunde Fashola


God says work and pray but are we working?

In our daily conversations their is too much God, We should get to work!



Don't pray for money, you should work for money -Babatunde Fashola

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Mummy Abiodun Kumuyi was a virtuous woman who lived what she preached and believed.

In her usual quiet and unassuming way, she was able to reach out to a lot of widows and trained a lot of fatherless children.

She started women in small-scale business through a scheme whereby they took loans and paid back as their businesses grew.

They didn’t pay any interests and with some she wrote off their loans.
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From IT to consumer goods to consulting and beyond, the companies represented in this list span a wide range of industries. They’ve all found their own unique ways to stand out on LinkedIn, but we’ll identify some commonalities and takeaways that might be applicable for other growing Pages out there.

1. TED Conferences
Followers: 12.5M

The resounding success of the TED Conferences brand hub on LinkedIn affirms that inspirational thought leadership from business leaders is a prime attraction for professionals on LinkedIn. Aside from the general allure of its content, this Page thrives with a solid mix of video, owned articles, and customized imagery. The guidance shared by TED feels authentic and genuine, with topical relevance to the modern professional.



2. Google
Followers: 12.1M

Google’s brand name alone is a major asset, but the tech giant keeps its LinkedIn followers engaged with a steady cadence of new content that showcases corporate social responsibility initiatives, new innovations, company culture, and more. Recognizing that the faces within a company are most relatable to human users, Google puts its people first, and this seems to hit home.

3. Amazon
Followers: 8.6M

Much like Google, Amazon places a heavy emphasis on lifting up its employees, with frequent posts highlighting the stories of individuals throughout the organization. Amazon also provides followers with exclusive inside looks at company events, shares insights about its customers (aka “Amazonians”), offers job interview tips, and more.

4. LinkedIn
Followers: 8.2M

Who are these guys? Never heard of ‘em. In all seriousness, we try to practice what we preach on our Page by offering a stream of useful content for an audience of employees, employers, and job-hunters. We frequently ask open-ended questions to spark conversations and engagement, and we try to draw in new, curious members through relevant hashtags.

5. Microsoft
Followers: 7.8M

The computer software leader (and LinkedIn’s parent company) keeps things fresh on its Page with plenty of content spanning a diverse variety of formats, infusing personal interest angles with company news and analysis. In addition to owned articles, they share plenty of third-party pieces, and amplify content created by their own employees and executives.


http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/list-of-top-10-most-followed-linkedin-pages-in-2019-and-why

Are you a recent graduate looking for a learning opportunity in one of Nigeria’s leading indigenous oil and gas companies?



Oando GAP logo

Do you have what it takes to work in a fast paced environment?
Yes?.., keep reading!

The Oando Graduate Accelerated Programme #OandoGAP

OandoGAP is a unique opportunity to develop recent graduates who have the potential to become leaders, and in the medium to long term strengthen the local oil and gas talent pipeline.

It is strictly an 18-month programme, where successful applicants will participate in structured experiential learning from some of the best minds the industry has to offer; to prepare them for career opportunities within the sector.

Why Oando?

What’s in it for you?

Eligibility Criteria

Application deadline: 25th October, 2019

*You can only apply for one position as multiple applications will lead to disqualification.
*The Oando Graduate Accelerated Programme will run for 18 months only.

http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/how-to-apply-for-the-oando-graduate-accelerated-programme-oandogap

Pastor Kumuyi of deeper life Bible Church explains why the Church discouraged the members from watching television when the church started...

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It was all joy for authorities of a high school in McDonough, Georgia after a set of triplets scored the same Grade Point Average to graduate.

Kendall, Kolby and Sydney Belcher made their parents proud graduating with a GPA perfect score of 4.0 this year.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/triplets-complete-same-school-with-same-gpa-score-of-40

Procter and Gamble is one of the largest FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company in the world with strong brands like Pampers, Ariel, Always, Gillette and Oral B just to name a few. We have been in existence for over 179 years globally and 24 years in Nigeria.

Applications are invited for:

Title: National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Internship Program

Job Id: IME00000642
Location: Ibadan, Nigeria
Job Type: Full Time
Level: Intern
Travel: Yes (occasional)

Details

Do you want to transform materials for winning consumer experiences? Then an Internship as a Manufacturing/Engineering Intern in one of our plants might be the right place for you to gain this experience.
In our Manufacturing department, we produce consumer goods to supply our customers with high-quality product, on-time, and at a low cost. You will help us innovate to ensure the development and use of the most advanced technologies. We value your creativity and skill in analyzing and solving problems.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/procter-and-gamble-national-youth-service-corps-nysc-internship-program-2019

The British Government has said that international students will henceforth be able to stay and work in the UK after graduating in a policy change that had previously restricted the period to four months.



There will be no cap on the number of students who can apply, as those with student visa will be able to apply to switch to a skilled worker visa if they find a job which meets the relevant criteria.

The new policy ends one of ex-Prime Minister Theresa May’s most controversial immigration policies which critics argued would deter international students from applying to British institutions and would lead to the loss of bright students who could contribute to the UK after being educated there.



The Guardian UK added that, from next year, all international graduates could qualify for a two-year period to work in the UK, increasing their chances of finding long-term employment after studying.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/foreign-students-can-now-work-in-uk-after-graduation---prime-minister-boris-johnson

Philippine authorities have charged an American woman with trying to smuggle a six-day-old infant out of the country in a bag she wore around her waist as she tried to board a flight out of the country.

The woman, 42-year-old Jennifer Talbot, had no valid custody documents for the child but managed to make it through security and immigration before personnel at the departure gate confronted her at Manila’s international airport on Wednesday.

National Bureau of Investigation officials said she was “carrying an infant baby boy inside a sling bag” as she attempted to depart for a connecting flight on her journey back to the United States.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/american-woman-arrested-in-philippine-for-smuggling-baby-in-bag

The richest man in Singapore, Philip Ng Chee Tat, has said living without Jesus and focusing on material things is a sad way to live. The tycoon said he is an ardent Christian and prides himself in giving his life to Jesus Christ.



During an interview with Belivers Portal, Philip also said all humans are broken and the piece that makes them whole is none other than Jesus. To him, everyone has a missing piece that once found, will make them whole.
“I have discovered all of us are broken, we all have a missing piece. For me, I discovered the missing piece was God in Jesus Christ,” the tycoon said.

To Philip, the only way to achieve happiness and live a fulfilling life is through recognising humans search for the wrong things. "A better life, a better purpose, better me and a better everything. I was looking at all the wrong things," he added.

The wealthy developer said all his life, things did not make sense but his life took a turn when he discovered the love of God. “It sure beats a lot of money and material things that you may have. It starts with accepting you are broken and there is a missing piece. For me, personally, that missing piece is our Lord Jesus Christ,” he remarked. Philip is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Far East Organization Centre Pte. Ltd, Singapore’s largest closely held developer. Since 1986, the billionaire has been a consultant for Hong Kong and China projects of the Sino Group, with duties of planning and guiding development activities. He has also been Strategic Advisor of Far East Orchard Limited since January 1, 2013.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/this-billionaire-says-knowing-jesus-is-more-important-than-having-a-lot-of-money

That the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde hit the ground running in Oyo state following his swearing-in on May 29, 2019 is no longer news. It has indeed become a global knowledge that the GSM as he is fondly called has become a reference point for good governance not just in the South West but across Nigeria.

What does he attribute his phenomenal rise in political pedigree to just a few months after getting the mantle of leadership? That is the question that has kept agitating the minds of millions of Nigerians who have been watching the new kid on the bloc with keen interests, some with admiration and some with envy.

To Governor Seyi Makinde, the answer is not far-fetched. He bares it all in his upcoming autobiography, which comes with the title: “Seyi Makinde: Thinking it out.”

According to Engineer Makinde, a key aspect of his success is his adventurous life, which he says is weaved around a cause.

He tells it thus in the book: “My life is an adventure, and I continuously look forward to the next phase.

“My life is a long-distance race. I run, mostly not for fame or fortune but for a cause. I know this concept might be alien to a lot of people. In my over five decades on earth, I have met many people whose only goal in life is to become wealthy and famous. I have also seen how unhappy some of them have turned out to be.

“I am a marathoner, physically and metaphorically. With every sense of modesty, I admit that many consider me a traiIbIazer who is inspiring a new generation of Oyo people to aspire to a life beyond their present realities.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/the-secrets-of-my-success--seyi-makinde

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama condemns xenophobic attack in South Africa and used the opurtunity to educates young South Africans about their history.


“The young people of South Africa do not know what happened before they gained their freedom. The whole of Africa stood behind South Africa to fight against apartheid.”

~ Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Maham

#XenophobicAttacks #SayNoToXenophobicAttacks

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Ayoola Adeola, an alumna of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA currently undergoing her Ph.D. programme in Primate Genomic Conservation and Evolution in Kunming Institute of Zoology ,Chinese Academy of Sciences ,CAS has won the prestigious 2019 China Excellent International Students award. She is the only African Female Student with that distinction in a pool of 40 international students who won the award organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Every year , some international students adjudged to be outstanding in learning and character , who are studying sciences in all China Provinces under the aegis of the University of Chinese Academy of Science, UCAS are nominated by CAS institutes across the country based on their performance and academic achievements. The best of the lot are thereafter selected and declared as winners of the Excellent International Students Award. According to the organizers, to win the award International students must demonstrate clear purpose of learning, diligent study and consistent excellent academic performances.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/meet-ayoola-adeola-the-best-african-female-postgraduate-student-in-china

Two scholars from the University of Lagos have attracted a total of €1200,000, pounds (N540,000,000 million) for research.



The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the grants were from the United Kingdom Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund.

The scholars are Dr Sunday Adebisi, Director, African Research Universities Alliance ARUA Centre of Excellence in Unemployment and Skills Development, and Prof. Timothy Nubi, Director, Centre for Urbanisation and Habitable Cities.
Adebisi secured the grant for Partnership, Research and Capacity Building for Youth Unemployment Solutions in Africa while Nubi got the grant for African Research Network for Urbanisation and Habitable Cities.



The duration of the research projects is 36 months – from Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31 2022.

NAN reports that the grants are for the development of integrated solutions that will maximise employment opportunities and enhance the future of work in Africa.

They are also to provide a strategic platform for developing research capacities in African institutions to address Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), using a hub and spoke models that will increase collaboration among African teams from diverse disciplines.

They are also to be used to fund themed capacity building workshops, PhD Colloquia in conferences and researcher exchange programmes that will promote mentoring as well as carry out scooping studies in research areas, specific to Africa’s urbanisation challenges.

Adebisi told NAN on Saturday in Lagos that a major aim of the grant was to tackle the challenges of youth unemployment, using a stakeholder network approach involving academic research institutes and non academic institutions with shared vision, interest, goals and objectives.

According to him, this will build significant research capacity across African universities as well as promote youth employment and skills development in African countries starting with universities in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt and South Africa.

He added that it would enhance the realisation of the SDGs.

“It will also provide sponsorship for academic training for seven doctoral students, six post doctoral fellows as well as 15 faculty members distributed across African universities for capacity building in carrying out research on skills development for reducing youth unemployment in Africa.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/two-unilag-scholars-attract-1200000-research-grants

GIFs have become an emotional currency on the web, allowing people to react in ways words just don’t allow. But if you can’t find the perfect GIF for your current feeling, why not create one yourself?



Here are the best apps and websites for making GIF:



1. GIFS.com
To get started, let’s look at the extremely clean and useful GIFs.com, a site that makes creating GIFs incredibly easy. To get started, paste the URL for the video you’d like to use as the basis for your GIF. The site currently supports YouTube, Instagram, and Vine — or rather, Vine archive (R.I.P.) — and users can also upload their own video files.

Once you’ve picked out your source material, you’ll come to a simple editor. Select the frames you’d like to convert into a GIF using the timeline located below the video. Then, add a caption, stickers, and a few effects, if desired. There’s even a one-clip “thug life” option, if you want to meme like it’s 2009.

Once you’re done tweaking things, you’re ready to share your GIF with the world. You can use the provided URL, or download the GIF for re-uploading to another site.


2. GIF Maker by Giphy

Giphy has long been the default search engine for GIFs, since its library is endless. Giphy’s own GIF Maker lets you simultaneously create and share your creations, and it’s really easy to use. Just pick your source material from YouTube, Vimeo, or Giphy Links, and you can select any portion of the video to turn into a GIF. You can also add captions, if you want.

The process doesn’t take long, and the resulting GIFs are instantly uploaded to Giphy. From there, you can share them, download them directly, or tweak them using a variety of tools. You can turn a collection of still images into a GIF, for instance, or edit any of the existing GIFs on the website. In all, this is a powerful tool for any GIF fan, and one worth checking out.

3. Screen To GIF

With Screen to GIF, you can select a portion of your screen and record anything that happens in that specific area — or at least that’s the idea. The software functions as a simple Windows application, one that makes GIF creation simple. Start the program and you’ll have a few options.

The first option, Recorder, lets us pick a region of the screen to record. The second, Webcam, lets you record GIFs using your computer’s camera. Boardlets you record yourself drawing, and Editor lets you edit existing GIFs.

To get started, click Recorder. You’ll see a frame window, which you can resize to select your desired portion of the screen.

Fit this over a video you’d like to turn into a GIF, or into a region of the screen you’d like to record. Then, when you’re ready, hit the Record button. Hit stop when you’ve got what you want, and you’ll be taken to the editing screen.

From here, you can delete sections of your recording, and do things like add captions. A ribbon-based interface means fans of Microsoft Office will feel right at home.

http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/5-best-gif-maker-apps-and-websites-you-should-try

Ibadan-born lawyer, Rabiat Akande, has won the Harvard Prize for her Ph.D. Dissertation (Summa Cum Laude)
Akande’s dissertation with the title Navigating Entanglements: Contestations over Religion-State Relations in British Colonial Northern Nigeria, c. 1890–1977 received the Harvard Law School’s 2019 Writing Prize of the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World.

The University Of Ibadan (UI) 2009 law graduate was among the 23 scholars who received the 2018-2019 Harvard Law school grant.



Dr. Opeyemi Rabiat Akande, SJD, was the best graduating student, Faculty of Law, UI, Winner of CS Ola Prize in Company law and taxation.

She also bagged the best graduating student, Department of Private and Business Law and best graduating Student, Department of Public and International law.

At the Nigerian Law School. She won four prizes at graduation; second overall best graduating student at the 2010 – 2011 set. With a First-Class Honour.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/rabiat-akande-wins-harvard-prize-for-phd-dissertation

Nominations have opened for the 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards which will see winners awarded a cash grant to scale-up development work benefiting their communities.

The Commonwealth Youth Awards recognise the exemplary work undertaken by young people across the 53 member countries.

Regional winners will be invited to an awards ceremony in London on Commonwealth Day 2020.

The awards are being delivered in partnership with the Commonwealth Youth Council and the Commonwealth Youth Networks.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/nominations-open-for-2020-commonwealth-youth-awards

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced an increase in the price of visa for Nigerians with effect from Thursday in retaliation for the increased cost of obtaining Nigerian visa by its citizens.

With the announcement, Nigerians applying for tourism, student and business visas will not only pay the N59,200 fee but will have to pay an extra $110 (N40, 700) after the visa has been issued o them bringing the total cost to N99,900.

However, applicants who are denied visas would not need to pay the extra N40,700.

Applicants seeking the L1 Visa (work permit) will pay an extra N112, 100 if given visas while those applying for H4 Visa (dependency/spousal) will pay an extra N66,600.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/us-retaliates-imposes-visa-hike-on-nigerians

According to the FBI, these guys stole money from many businesses and older people. It's 80 of them and they are mostly Nigerians.
The Fed busted a fraud ring comprising of many Nigerians in America and outside the country. About 80 people are involved, some were captured in Los Angeles, some in other states and the rest are still at large.

Some of the names are:
Adegoke Ogungbe
Valentino Iro
Tityaye Mansbangura
Nwannebuike Osmund
Chidi Magwa
Collins Ojimba
Albert Catbery (In Custody)
Chukwudi Igbokwe
Victor Chukwu
Ekene Ekechukwu
George Egwumba
Jerry Igoko
Chukwudi Ajaeze
Chijoke Isamade (in custody)
Ifeanyichkwu Agwuegbo
Princewill Duri
Kennedy Ugwu

“A 252-count indictment that was unsealed. At least three other defendants were already in custody. Six defendants living in the United States are fugitives. The remaining defendants live in other countries, principally Nigeria“. The US Attorney in Los Angeles told reporters on Thursday.

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In his role, Dr. Olutoye will lead one of the largest children’s hospital surgery departments in the world. Through his leadership of 11 surgical departments, Dr. Olutoye will work to advance Nationwide Children’s common mission, philosophy and approach to excellence in patient care, dedication to outstanding clinical outcomes, commitment to academic excellence and education of the next generation of leaders in children’s surgery. He will also be appointed professor and the E. Thomas Boles chair of pediatric surgery at The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine.
Dr. Olutoye received his medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and earned his PhD in anatomy from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. He completed his residency in general surgery at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, and his fellowships in pediatric and fetal surgery at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/nigeria39s-dr-oluyinka-olutoye-appointed-surgeon-in-chief-at-nationwide-childrens-hospital-in-us

A member of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, who claimed to be Sister Fanny said she died after being sick for sometimes, went to hell and that God brought her back to life with a warning message for the Christians.

The story was posted in a Facebook group, “Deeper Christian Life Ministry members” by one Nathaniel T Nain Jr.

Fanny is a Deeper Life chorister in Ghana and she is a lead soloist during church programmes and her song is on YouTube,

Read her story below:

I WAS SENT BACK TO EARTH WITH A WARNING MESSAGE TO THE CHURCH:

My name is Sister Fanny, a member of Deeper Life Bible Church. I became sick — At a time, my condition became worse.
As a result of shortage of blood, the colour of my blood changed. I stopped breathing, which means I died — At that moment I began the journey to eternity.

Suddenly, I found myself standing between a broad and narrow way — At that place, I saw many people rushing through the broad way, while only three people passed through the narrow way.

In the next stage, I found myself standing before the Judgement seat of God. I saw a crowd of angels worshipping God, they were saying…. “You are Worthy, You are Worthy, You are Worthy.”

Two angels from the crowd of angels confronted me with two books in their hands — One of the angels opened the book with the inscription “The Book of Life” — With speed he turned the pages of the book to the end but my name was not found in
“The Book of Life.”

He opened the second book with the inscription
“The Book of Death.”

He also turned the pages very fast: he paused almost at the end of the book and looked at me and called me by my name “Fanny” — you were given 3 gifts:

1. Evangelism.
2. Singing and
3. Teaching.

…but you did not do well with these gifts — Instead you devoted yourself to secular teaching because of material things.

The Value God Places on Sunday Service — Weekly Activities — Evangelism — Follow-Up and Visitation.

The angel asked me , did you attend Church service last Sunday before you became sick?

I answered “Yes.”

He said, you were recorded absent; the angels that takes record of attendance took record by 8.00am when service commences — while you came 3 minutes after 8.

So you were late — Lateness is equivalent to absence.

Then he asked me, did you attend bible study the last Monday before you became sick?

http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/a-must-read-i-died-came-back-to-life-with-message-from-god--deeper-life-woman

In its bid to reduce unemployment in the state, the Ogun government has opened a job portal for 10,000 youths.

Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun had on the resumption of office promised to provide jobs for the youths across the state.

The portal, according to the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, would register, on a continuous basis, unemployed youths in the State with a view to providing them jobs suitable for their trade and academic qualifications.

He gave the site address as http://www.iseya.ng/public/.

“The Government of Ogun State is partnering with the public-private sector oriented to expand the job space for our teeming young men and women and those who have special talents,” Somorin quoted the governor as saying in a statement.

“It is a major pillar of our quality governance model. We are going to have an inclusive government that will utilise valuable potentials that abound in the State and that’s why we are involving the private sector.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/ogun-govt-opens-job-portal-for-10000-youths

Nigerians across the globe are feeling proud as a Nigerian-American,
Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo got appointed as the first president of the Obama Foundation.

Obama Foundation, which is the nonprofit of the former US president, Barack Obama stated the news on its website.
The statement revealed that Adeyemo, who is fondly called “Wally” will work closely with current Foundation leadership, including Board Chairman Martin Nesbitt and CEO David Simas. Adeyemo will manage the Foundation’s day-to-day operations, helping to implement the organization’s overall strategic goals and vision.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/nigerias-adewale-adeyemo-becomes-first-obama-foundation-president

THE Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has announced that application forms for the recruitment of teachers into public primary are now available online beginning from yesterday.

A statement made available to reporters in Ado-Ekiti by the Executive



Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB),

Prof Francisca Aladejana stressed that only holders of National

Certificate of Education (NCE) and University Degrees in Education are qualified to apply.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/ekiti-state-universal-basic-education-board-subeb--job-form-is-out

It was with pomp, extensive and rich display of cultural heritage of the Ijebus on Tuesday when the yearly Ojude Oba festival was hosted by sons and daughters of Ijebus at Ijebu Ode, a town in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria, with over 250,000 people across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria attending.

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The Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland Ogun State on Tuesday told his subjects to “go for a capable successor” whenever he joins his ancestors.

He spoke when he received thousands of sons and daughters of Ijebu extraction in Ijebu – Ode at the 2019 Ojude Oba cultural festival/carnival.

The Octogenarian ascended the throne in 1960 at the age of 25, and hailed from the Anikinaiya Ruling family.

There are indications that the ruling House to produce the next Awujale when the stool becomes vacant is the Fusengbuwa Ruling House where the founder of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Subomi Balogun, is the Olori Ebi (Head).

Oba Adetona, the Ogbagba 11 and who is often referred to as Orisa Ijebu(god of Ijebu), urged his people to sustain the tempo by ensuring that the stool does not go to moneybags.

The revered monarch urged Ijebu sons and daughters to reject any candidate for the position of the Awujale that could set Ijebuland backward.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/dont-make-moneybag-my-successor--awujale

Choosing or changing schools is a big decision. Which one will be the best fit for your child? Here are five pitfalls to avoid as you consider your options and plan your school visits.

Mistake #1: Visiting Only Once


First impressions are important. But if you only visit a school one time, you run the risk of basing your decision on too little information. For example, if a teacher seemed unenthusiastic, it will be hard for you to tell whether she was just having an off day or if her attitude is a sign of bigger problems at the school. Visit more than once. Ask to spend time in a classroom so you can observe the teacher interacting with students. Ask several parents whose kids attend the school what they think of it.



Mistake #2: Judging by Appearances


Sure, you want to pick a school that is clean and attractive, with all the newest technology. But remember that looks aren’t everything. Some schools might not have the latest and greatest equipment. But they have engaged and well-trained teachers who can bring out the best in their students—including those with learning and attention issues. The teachers are the most important element. Watch them interact with kids, and ask parents of current students for more insights.

Mistake #3: Not Asking Enough Questions


It’s helpful to know if a school has a good reputation or gets high marks from other parents. But their children may have different needs than yours does. Use school ratings tools, online communities and other means to try to find parents whose kids have similar issues. Take your child to visit the school and make sure it’s a welcoming place. A school’s culture can make a big difference in how accepted your child will feel. Ask the school lots of questions, including how it will support your child academically, emotionally and socially.

Mistake #4: Forgetting to Factor In Location


A great school is worth a long commute. But the same may not be true for a school that seems only slightly better than the one in your neighborhood. Lengthy rides to and from school might limit the amount of time your child has for homework, afterschool activities and sports. Living far from school can also make it more challenging to arrange playdates and other social events. That’s why it’s important to factor in time and distance when choosing a school.

Mistake #5: Focusing Too Much on Academics


Yes, academics are very important. But your child’s social and emotional development is very important too. A preschool that puts a lot of emphasis on reading skills may sound great. But make sure there’s a big focus on social skills as well. Likewise, high school is a time for identifying students’ strengths and passions—not just where they will go to college. Pick a school based on the richness of the experience it provides.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/5-mistakes-parents-make-when-picking-a-school

Soon, Instagram and WhatsApp will sport 'from Facebook' labels on app stores as well as on users' phone screens. People are calling this "a bad move".

Soon, Instagram will be 'Instagram from Facebook' and WhatsApp will be 'WhatsApp from Facebook'. In a major rebranding exercise, Facebook wants to display its ownership of the two most influential social media apps.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/facebook-wants-to-rename-instagram-whatsapp-to-assert-more-control

Pastor Kumuyi of Deeper life Bible Church explains why he was excommunicated by the church he was attending as a young minister in the 70's.
He also explains why the church was right to have taken that decision.

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A 23-year old Nigerian-born student living in the UK, Jonathan Adebanjo has reportedly drowned in the Thames River.

Adebanjo, an art student was studying at Camberwell College of Arts, London.

He was reported missing while swimming with friends at Shadwell Basin on Tuesday.

Adebanjo is among three persons reported missing after drowning in similar manner.
http://tellmystory.com.ng/story/nigerian-student-drowns-in-uks-thames-river