I just had to comment, op you did well, going through all the comments, I realised that this write-up would touch some people immensely in ways they can't imagine. Already, someone is talking about quitting his job and another about making it her motto in life.

In conclusion, inspirational talks help a lot in improving the life of people. Remain blessed y'all.

When I Was Younger ( Can't Forget When I
Was A Child):
• I would put my arms in my shirt and told
people I lost my arms.
• Would restart the video game, whenever I
knew I was going to lose.
• Had that one pen with four colors, and
tried to push, all the buttons at once.
• Waited behind a door to scare
someone,then leaving because they're taking
too long to come out.
• Faked being asleep, so I could be carried to bed.
• Used to think that the moon followed our car.
• Tried to balance the switch between On/Off.
• Watching two drops of rain roll down
window and pretending it was a race.
• The only thing I had to take care of was a
school bag.
• Swallowed a fruit seed I was scared to
death that a tree was going to grow in my
tummy.
• Closed the fridge extremely slowly to see
when the lights went off.
• Walked into a room, forgot what you
needed, Walked out, and then remember.

Remember when we were kids and couldn't
wait to grow up? and now we think why did
we even grow up? Childhood Was The Best
Part Of My Life!

What about you?

1. My son, if you keep spending on a
woman and she never asked you if you’re
saving or investing, and she keeps
enjoying the attention, don’t marry her.
2. My son, a woman could be a good wife
to you, some could be a good mother to
your children but if you’ve found a woman
like a mother to you, your children and
your family, please don’t let her go.
3. My son, don’t confine the position of
your wife to the kitchen, where did you
get that from? Even in our days, we had
farm-lands where they worked every
morning . . . that was our office.
4. My son, if I tell you that you’re the head
of the house, don’t look at your pocket;
look if you will see a smile on your wife’s
face.
5. My son, if you want to have a long life, let
your wife be in-charge of your salary, it will
be difficult for her to spend it when she’s
aware of the home needs and bills to pay
but if it’s in your care, she will keep you
asking even when all has been spent.
6. My son, don’t ever beat your woman, the
pain in her body is nothing to be
compared to the wound on her heart and
that means you may be in trouble living
with a wounded woman.
7. My son, now that you’re married, if you
live a bachelor kind of life with your wife,
you will soon be single again.
8. My son, in our days, we had many wives
and many children because of our large
farm-lands and many harvests, there are
hardly any land for farming anymore, so
embrace your woman closely.
9. My son, under the cocoa tree that I did
meet your mother could be your eateries
and restaurants of nowadays, but
remember, the closet thing we did there
was to embrace each other.
10. My son, don’t be carried away when
you start making more money, instead of
spending on those tiny legs that never
knew how hard you worked to get it,
spend it on that woman that stood by you
all along.
11. My son, when I threw little stones or
whistled at the window of your mother
father’s house, to call her out, it was not
for sex, it was because I missed her so
much.
12. My son, remember, when you say your
wife has changed, there could be
something you’ve stopped doing too.
13. My son, your mother, Asake rode the
bicycle with me before I bought that
tortoise car outside there, any woman that
won’t endure with you in your little
beginning should not enjoy your riches.
14. My son, don’t compare your wife to any
woman, there are ways she’s enduring you
too and has she ever compared you to any
man?
15. My son, there is this thing you people
call feminism, well, if a woman claim to
have equal right with you in the house,
divide all the bills into two equal parts, take
one part and ask her to start paying the
other part.
16. My son, I met your mother a virgin and
I took more yams to her father, if you don’t
meet your wife a virgin, don’t blame her,
what I didn’t tell you is that our women
had prestige.
17. My son, I didn’t send your sisters to
school because I was foolish like many to
think a female child won’t extend my family
name, please don’t make that mistake, the
kind of female achievers I see nowadays
has made the male-gender an ordinary tag.
18. My son, your mother have once locked
up the cloth I was wearing and almost tore
it because she was angry, I did not raise
my hand to beat her because of a day like
this, so that I can be proud to tell you that I
never for once beat your mother.
19. My son, in our days, our women had
more of natural beauty, though I wouldn’t
lie to you, some had minor painting of
their appellation mostly on their arms, the
ones you people now call tattoo, but don’t
forget that they didn’t expose any part of
their body like your women of nowadays.
20. My son, your mother and I are not
interested in what happens in your
marriage, try to handle issues without
always coming to us.
21. My son, remember I bought your
mother’s first sewing machine for her, help
your wife achieve her dreams just as
you’re pursuing yours.
22. My son, don’t stop taking care of me
and your mother, it’s a secret of growing
old and havin

#Nigerians! Suffering and Smiling#

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P-Square Apologize For Horrible Performance At Glo CAF Awards

Right now, PSquare is trending on Twitter.
And it's all thanks to their shocking performance at
the Glo CAF Awards that held tonight at the Eko
Hotel, Lagos.
Practically everyone was shocked, and Peter just
took to Twitter to apologize for that.
Tweets continue after the cut

Psquare with lagbaja and funke akindele in her stunning gown.

CAF african player of the year - Yaya toure

More pictures coming!!!

Unlike any other book ever written, the Holy Bible
is compiled of writings that cover a span of about
1400 years and include some 40 writers. Within its
pages are 66 books, yet it is considered one book,
The Book, The Holy Scriptures, The Word of God.
The time period recorded during those 1400 years
covers nearly 4000 years of human history and
God's revelation of Himself to and through man.
The history of the Holy Bible is the history of God's
involvement with mankind.
This 1400-year-period begins with the writings of
Moses, the first five books of the Holy Bible. These
writings include a time recorded prior to Moses'
lifespan. It started out at the actual creation of the
cosmos. By the time Moses completes the teachings
found in Deuteronomy, we learn about the very
beginning of mankind. The final writer was probably
John when he was on the Isle of Patmos and wrote
the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
Between
the days of Moses and John, a time period of about
14 centuries transpired, but the Holy Bible covers
over 4000 years of history. It has been nearly 2000
years since the last of the writers lived. How could
Moses have written about things that occurred
before Adam? The same way the prophets could
write about things that would occur hundreds and
thousands of years later. The writers were penning
God's Word under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
God revealed things to them that would have been
otherwise unknowable.
The Holy Bible is divided into two sections. All that
was recorded prior to the birth of Jesus Christ is
referred to as the Old Testament. A testament is a
written account, proof, evidence, a record of events
that took place. The Old Testament covers 39 books
(in the Protestant Bible). About four hundred years
passed from the writing of the last book in the Old
Testament and the birth of Christ. These are
referred to as the silent years. Four hundred years
in which God did not speak through prophets. Some
of the historical events that occurred during that
period are recording in the Catholic Douay version
of the Bible. These books are referred to as the
Apocrypha. They fill in some of the 400 year period
between the official canon of the Old Testament
and the New Testament. It was the time of the
Maccabees.
The silence was broken by a sudden appearance in
the sky of the heavenly host announcing the birth of
the promised one. The New Testament begins with
the coming of Christ into the world as the
prophesied Emmanuel (God with us) in the form of
the baby of Mary, Jesus. God took on a body of
human flesh. The New Testament is composed of
27 books and ushers in the church age. From the
writings of Moses through the prophets and other
Old Testament books, God worked exclusively
through the children of Israel. Today they are
referred to as the Jewish people. But the church
opened up God's grace to whosoever would come.
This includes non-Jews. It includes Gentiles of all
nations and races.
The Old Testament points to the coming of the
Promised Messiah. Woven through the Old
Testament are prophesies concerning Him. The
tenth chapter of Hebrews gives a good explanation
for how the Old Testament and New Testament are
woven from the same cloth. Both are about Christ.
One testament looks toward His coming and the
other records the fact of His coming into this world,
fulfilling every Old Testament prophecy concerning
His earthly ministry.
The Old Testament remained in Hebrew until
c.280-150 B.C. when it was translated into Greek at
Alexandria, Egypt. This was known as the
Septuagint. The next language change occurred
when Jerome (c. 383-405 A.D) translated the Holy
Bible into the Latin Vulgate. This was used by the
clergy for nearly 1000 years.
The first English translation was completed by John
Wycliffe and soon after, King James authorized the
English version that has come to be known as the
King James Version. This was in 1611.
God has preserved the Bible from the first book of
Genesis to the final book of Revelation. There are
many translations but God has maintained His word
faithfully through all the generations of scribes and
translators. Jesus made this clear as recorded in
Matthew 5:18: "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven
and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise
pass from the law, till all be fulfilled" (KJV). When
He spoke this, the New Testament had not begun to
be written and the Old Testament was all that
existed. He declared that not so much as a stroke of
the pen will be altered until all is fulfilled, referring
to all prophecies recorded in the Old Testament.
The Bible is the only complete history book. All
other history books record only the past. The
history of the Holy Bible records the history of
mankind from the beginning until the day this earth
will pass away and a new heaven and a new earth
will appear. It covers humanity from beginning to
end. No other history book records future events.
Only God possesses such knowledge. He is the
Alpha and Omega. The I AM of eternity. The Bible is
written in "time" from an eternal perspective. Only
the Divine could have created this masterpiece.

If you didn't know all this, you're welcome!

Vatican City may have fewer than 1,000 citizens and
spans only 110 acres, but it also has a multimillion-
dollar budget and an unbelievably complex history.
Understanding how it all works requires parsing
through centuries of religious texts. Is the Vatican
confusing and mysterious? Is the pope Catholic? A
look behind the scenes:

1. Regular exorcise!

Baudelaire once said that "the greatest trick the
devil ever pulled was convincing the world he
doesn't exist." But in modern-day Vatican City, the
devil is considered alive and well. The late Pope
John Paul II personally performed three exorcisms
during his reign, and Pope Benedict XVI expanded
the ranks of Catholic-sponsored exorcists
throughout the world. In fact, Father Gabriele
Amorth, the Church's chief exorcist, claims to expel
more than 300 demons a year from the confines of
his Vatican office, and there are some 350 exorcists
operating on behalf of the Catholic Church in Italy
alone. Amorth also teaches bishops how to tell the
difference between satanic possession and
psychiatric illness, noting that those who suffer
from the former seem to be particularly repulsed by
the sight of holy water and the cross.

2. Where thieves go to prey

With 1.5 crimes per citizen, Vatican City has the
highest crime rate in the world.
It's not that the cardinals are donning masks and
repeatedly robbing the bank, it's just that the
massive crowds of tourists make Vatican City a
pickpocket's paradise. The situation is complicated
by the fact that the Vatican has no working prison
and only one judge. So most criminals are simply
marched across the border into Italy, as part of a
pact between the two countries. (The Vatican's
legal code is based on Italy's, with some
modifications regarding abortion and divorce.)
Crimes that the Vatican sees fit to try itself —
mainly shoplifting in its duty-free stores — are
usually punished by temporarily revoking the
troublemaker's access to those areas. But not every
crime involves theft. In 2007, the Vatican issued its
first drug conviction after an employee was found
with a few ounces of cocaine in his desk.

3. The worst confessions

Some sins are simply too much for a local bishop to
forgive. While priests can absolve a sin as serious
as murder (according to the Church), there are five
specific sins that require absolution from the
Apostolic Penitentiary. This secretive tribunal has
met off and on for the past 830 years, but in
January 2009, for the first time ever, its members
held a press conference to discuss their work.
Three of the five sins they contemplate can only be
committed by the clergy. If you're a priest who
breaks the seal of confession, a priest who offers
confession to his own sexual partners, or a man
who has directly participated in an abortion and
wants to become a priest, then your case must go
before the tribunal to receive absolution. The other
two sins can be committed by anyone. The first,
desecrating the Eucharist, is particularly bad
because Catholics believe that the bread and wine
transubstantiate into the body and blood of Christ.
Messing with them is like messing with Jesus. And
then, there's the sin of attempting to assassinate
the pope. That one's pretty self-explanatory.
The meetings of the Apostolic Penitentiary are kept
confidential because they're a different form of
confession. The sinner is referred to by a
pseudonym, and only the Major Penitentiary,
Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, decides how
the sin shall be dealt with. Presumably, a bunch of
Hail Marys doesn't cut it.

4. You can read the Pope's mail

The Vatican's secret archives haven't been truly
secret since Pope Leo XIII first allowed scholars to
visit in 1881. Today, it's even more accessible.
Outsiders are free to examine the correspondences
of every pope for the past 1,000 years, although
there is one catch: Guests have to know exactly
what they're looking for. With 52 miles of shelves in
the archives, the librarians prohibit browsing.
The most famous existing letter is probably Henry
VIII's request that his marriage to Catherine of
Aragon be annulled, which Pope Clement VII
denied. Henry divorced Catherine anyway and
married Anne Boleyn (and four other women),
leading to Rome's break with the Church of
England. The archives also contain an abundance of
red ribbons, which were used to bind 85 petitions
from English clergyman and aristocrats.

5. The Pope liked to text message

During his tenure, Pope Benedict XVI routinely sent
text messages of his homilies to mobile subscribers
around the world, and in 2009, the Vatican opened
up an official YouTube channel to show various
papal addresses and ceremonies. The Vatican even
released an iPhone application that contains
multilingual versions of the Breviary prayer book
and the prayers of daily mass. Most recently,
Benedict had joined Twitter in December, two
months before his resignation. The Vatican's
enthusiasm for technology isn't limited to cell
phones and the internet. It has also added solar
panels to the roof of the Pope Paul VI auditorium as
part of its commitment to fight climate change.

6. The Vatican has the finest Swiss bodyguards

Nowadays, the Swiss have a reputation for
pacifism, but back in the 1500s, they were
considered an unstoppable military force. Swiss
armies were renowned for the their mastery of a
weapon called the halberd, a deadly combination of
a spear and an axe, and their ground troops were
famous for routinely demolishing legions of
enemies on horseback. After Pope Julius II
witnessed their ferocity in battle 500 years ago, he
recruited a few soldiers to become his personal
bodyguards. Ever since, Swiss Guards have pledged
fidelity to the pope, sometimes dying for the cause.
During the sacking of Rome in 1527, for instance,
three quarters of them were killed while providing
cover for Pope Clement VII to escape.
Today, the hundred or so members of the Swiss
Guard spend most of their time bedecked in
Renaissance garb, twirling their halberds in
ceremonies or manning checkpoints around the
Vatican. When the Guards are actually protecting
the pope, they wear plain clothes and carry
distinctly modern weapons.

7. The Mafia dipped into the collection plate

In The Godfather: Part III, a shady deal between the
Mafia and the Vatican leads to the murder of the
pope. Was this based on a true story? Possibly. On
the morning of September 29, 1978, Pope John Paul
I was found dead, sitting up in his bed, after only 33
days in office. Although Vatican officials claimed the
65-year-old pope died of a heart attack, there was
never an autopsy, and at the time, the Vatican
definitely had ties to organized crime. Sure enough,
in 1982, Vatican Bank president Father Paul
Marcinkus resigned from his post after a series of
scandals exposed the bank's ties to the Mafia.
Eventually, the bank had to repay more than $200
million to its creditors. But Marcinkus was never
indicted of a crime, and though he was suspected of
being involved in several mysterious deaths,
including Pope John Paul I's, Marcinkus
successfully claimed diplomatic immunity in the
United States and retired to Arizona in 1990, and
died there 16 years later.

8. There's no vice pope

Once a cardinal becomes the pope, he's the
designated leader of the Catholic Church and God's
representative on Earth for the rest of his life —
which was basically the case until Pope Benedict
XVI's surprise resignation last month. (Up until
then, it had been more than 500 years since the last
papal resignation.) Further, as modern medicine
improves, even seriously ill people tend to stick
around longer, meaning that a pope could be alive
but unable to perform his duties for years, as was
the case with John Paul II. What happens then?
Well, no one is really sure. A cardinal can take over
the pope's responsibilities as the Vatican's head of
state, but no one else is allowed to carry out his
ceremonial duties. In the end, many masses and
benedictions simply go unperformed until the pope
either passes away or recovers.

9. Faith-based economics

The Vatican needs several hundred million dollars
per year to operate. Its many financial
responsibilities include running international
embassies, paying for the pope's travels around the
world, maintaining ancient cathedrals, and donating
considerable resources to schools, churches, and
health care centers. So where does that money
come from? Catholics pay tithes to their local
parishes and donate about $100 million every year
to the Vatican itself. But collection plates aren't the
Vatican's only source of money. The city-state also
gets cash from books, museums, stamps, and
souvenir shops. (Get your limited-edition Vatican
euros!)
But that's not always enough. At the end of 2007,
the city-state was $13.5 million in the hole. Part of
the problem was the weakened American dollar,
which translated into less purchasing power.
Another contributing factor was the lackluster
performance of the Vatican's newspaper,
L'Osservatore Romano. To boost subscriptions,
Pope Benedict asked the editor to spice up the
layout with more photos and allowed him to cover
world news stories in addition to the traditional
religious fare.

10. Even the ATMS are in Latin

The Vatican Bank is the only bank in the world that
allows ATM users to select Latin to perform
transactions. That's just one symbol of the Holy
See's continued devotion to the language. Pope
Benedict XVI had been particularly passionate
about reviving the language and purportedly held
many informal conversations in Latin. (Pope John
Paul II generally spoke Polish.)
The Vatican's Latin Foundation tries to keep the
language relevant by translating modern phrases
into the ancient tongue. In 2003, they released an
updated dictionary that included the terms "rush
hour" (tempus maximae frequentiae) and
"dishwasher" (escariorum lavatory).

Yeap! Tought so too*

An Indonesian man whose body is covered by
hundreds of tumours has made a final plea for help
as the rare condition robs him of his sight.
Slamet, from East Java, is believed to be suffering
from neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition which
causes uncontrollable growths along the nerves.
According to his brother Suwadi, the 59-year-old
had a tumour removed from his waist in 1991. But
six months later tumours began to form all over his
face and body.
Years later the condition has become intolerable
and Slamet suffers constant pain throughout his
body. Recently the tumours have started blocking
his nostrils, making it difficult for him to breath.

LOL, bros na u sabi Oh!!!

Iyanya shares some pictures he took with his
pretty sister Ify, he has been grabbing other
peoples sister’s waist, so you are free to go
for this one..*LOL*

Many were stunned to see Wizkid’s name
absent from the 2013 Headies nomination
list.But the superstar doesn’t care about
that.
NotjustOk published a story on it and
Wizkid retweeted the post and said “My fans
see and appreciate all the work,,that’s enough
awards to last me a life time!”
Talk about maturity .I feel he should have
been in the Artiste of the Year category though…

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Time really does fly.
So fellow Nairalanders, this question goes to you. where do you see yourself ten(10) years from now?

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Sorry guys, if I offended you in any way, but I just had to post this, cause there's a lot of truth in it, whether we like it or not, this is Nigeria and we all know the current situation of our dear country. Nowadays people just go to higher institutions to get a degree to make MONEY...you heard me, making money is now the main thing in this country, so what's the need of having a degree with all the big names, and yet, you cannot have a nice rich life. Period!!!

Certainly there is no degree that guarantees
one a job in and by itself however given the
current economic situation and the fast
pace of economic and technological shifts in
the continent and Nigeria in particular
there are degrees you would be better off
not investing your time and resources to
acquire as opportunities afforded in those
areas are increasingly getting eroded. If
however you have a degree in any of them
and finding it tough to make career
headway it’s time to put on your thinking
cap.
Not all degrees are created equal before
employers; some are actually becoming
obsolete and have less competitive
advantage in the labour market of today.

1. General Arts
General arts cover anything from art
history to painting/sculpture. In the
western world and developed countries
having a degree in the arts could fetch one
decent job opportunities several years ago.
After the depression however and with
many European economies still struggling to
recover it’s becoming increasingly tough to
find opportunities for majors in such areas
like archeology, painting/fine art, history
etc.
Over here in Nigeria the harsh economic
conditions mean that if you invest your time
in any of these fields you may have to try
out setting up on your own and even that is
not easy given the conditions of doing
business in Nigeria. The opportunities for
these sort of degrees are shrinking and
people with the academic credentials
thinking to get themselves a job in related
field would have to do a lot of innovative
and proactive thinking. Career Counsellors
advise those who want to study such things
as art, dance, and music to have a specific
strategy. Sometimes a way out could be
getting a higher degree (such as Masters)
and going into teaching.

2. Humanities and Liberal Arts
If you love sitting, thinking about the
intricacies of life and expounding on
theories of existence or analysing political
theories and events there may not be enough
opportunities to do that in real life with
your philosophy or political science degree
and earn good money.
Humanities and Liberal Art degree courses
like Anthropology, Political Science,
Philosophy and many more do not give the
graduates who possess them specific in-road
into the employment market. Unlike
professional courses like Engineering, and
the Business fields having a degree in any of
the Humanities may not really point one to a
specific career direction. The opportunities
are equally not clear-cut which is why many
holders of Humanities degrees find their
way into the academia. Making a career
headway with these degrees with require a
better strategy from the person concerned.

3. Education
Unless you are willing to take higher
degrees and pursue teaching opportunities
at higher levels of the education ladder
having an education degree is hardly going
to get you the best jobs. A survey of the
pay for education degree holders who teach
in secondary schools across the country
show it is hardly worth the expenses
incurred in acquiring the degree. When you
remember that non-education degree
holders also battle for teaching jobs with
those who hold education majors the reality
of the situation gets clearer.
The only way a graduate degree holder in
Education will do better is either to go for
higher qualifications and try to break into
higher level teaching or do a career switch
entirely and go for higher qualifications in a
different field that has more career
prospects.

4. Religious Studies
Given the way churches and self styled
pastors are springing up in every nook and
cranny it should appear that splurging
money on a religious studies degree will
present the holder with bright prospects.
However nothing can be further from the
truth. Except you are willing to plunge in
and open your own church down the street,
become a quran clutching preacher etc
there are hardly any existing opportunities
for you to explore if you have a religious
studies degree and wish to exploit
opportunities therein. The only ones that
come to mind is becoming a Religious
Educator, working in religious
establishments (if those even exist in the
formal way) as Chaplain, Instructors, in
Administration, Fundraising etc. The
picture is not at all appetizing

5. Mass Communication
In considering Mass Communication we had
a struggle with choosing a few other courses
ahead of mass communication but at the end
the argument was too much against mass
communication degree.
The sheer volume and number of mass
communication students and graduates in
manay higher institutions across the country
mean that anyone holding a mass
communication degree and hoping to pursue
a related career with it had better pray
and look for a superior strategy.
The increasing introduction of media
technology is eating away at the former
strongholds of mass communication
graduates. Reporters and Journalists find
the rug being gradually pulled of their feet
as bloggers and writers who hitherto knew
nothing about mass communication take over
the business of news discovery and sharing.
Newspapers and Television are no longer
holding the baton in exclusive control of the
media business. For mass communication
majors who wish to find and pursue the
right careers they need to understand the
change in mass media and communication
tools and acquire the right skills.

Are there any degrees you feel do not have
good prospects in the Nigerian Labour
market and should be in the above list? Let
us know in the comments below.

If you watch E! News, then you should know
Marc Malkin. He’s the senior editor and
writer at the entertainment network, covering
Hollywood 24/7. He married his longtime
partner, Fabian Fuentes in LA today…You may now kiss the bride *lol*

Americans! They will never change.

M-A-D-N-E-S-S!!!
How North Korean Dictator, Kim Jong-UN
Killed His Uncle By Feeding Him To Starving
Dogs.
Report coming out from China has revealed how
North Korean dictator, 30 years old Kim Jong-
Un, fed his Uncle Jang Song Thaek to a pack of
120 wild dogs in a savage punishment for
treachery and corruption a deviation from the
traditional method of execution by firing squad.
His 67 years old uncle, Jang Song-Thaek, who
until his execution on Dec.12th was the leader's
adviser and the country's second most powerful
man was stripped naked and thrown into a cage,
then the 120 hounds, starved for three good
days, were allowed to prey on him and five of
his aides until they was completely eaten up.
This is called "quan jue", or execution by dogs."
The report, appearing in a Chinese controlled
newspaper, stated that the "execution" lasted
for one hour and was supervised by Kim Jong Un
himself and "300 senior officials." Of his
government six months ago, the North Korean
dictator executed his ex-girlfriend by firing
squad.
The tyrannical leader of the communist state
had accused his uncle - once seen as North
Korea's second most powerful man - of treason
and corruption and described him as 'scum' and
'factionalist filth' during his recent New Year
message.

1. You don’t have to follow it strictly : it’s
just a guide. Mix and match. Add your own
ideas. After all, you’re the one eating it. Just
make sure it’s healthy.

2. Eat small portions of carbohydrates at
every meal. For example, try not to eat more
than a cooking spoon of rice or beans. Don’t
eat more than 1 finger of boiled plantain or 2
slices of yam.

3. Stop when you’re full. Don’t force
yourself to finish your food. Don’t help your
husband or kids finish their food either.

4. If possible, get a digital kitchen scale.
Weigh your cereal. You won’t believe that 1
serving of some cereals are about 200
calories for 40g of cereal. Don’t eat more
than 2 servings of that cereal oh!

5. Snack on fruits e.g apples, avocados,
mangoes, etc. you can also snack on yoghurt.
Healthy Cereals are also a good snack. If
possible, always have a healthy snack in your
purse or handbag just I case you get hungry.
Don’t eat too many fruits though cos’ they also
contribute towards your daily calorie intake!

6. Don’t skip meals if possible. This can
make your body metabolism slow down and
you’ll find that you’re not losing weight.
Besides, when you skip meals, you might get
very very hungry and jump on a huge bowl of
eba!

7. Don’t drink your calories. A glass of juice
is about 100 – 120 calories depending on the
type. Opt for water or Green Tea.

8. Eat lots of vegetables.

9. Onions are great for weight loss. Cook
with lots of onions.

10. Don’t too much meat or chicken. In a
bid to avoid carbs, some people (including
myself) end up eating a lot of meat!

11. Prepare your lunch the previous evening
and take it to work or school. That way,
you control what YOU eat.

Breakfast* Lunch* Dinner*

Sun
day:
Spanish
omelette
and a slice
of toasted
bread
(optional) Jollof
rice (with
very little
oil) and
salad Moimoi,
chicken
and
coleslaw

Mo
nda
y:
Moimoi and
green tea
(you can
simply eat
the leftover
moi-moi
from the
previous
Sunday
evening)
Sweet
potato
with green
peppers
and carrot
porridge
(with
chicken or
fish)
Stir fry
vegetabl
es and
chicken.

Tue
sda
y:
Boiled eggs
and a slice
of toasted
whole wheat
bread
(optional) Beans,
fish and
veggie
porridge
(add
‘greens’,
carrots,
green
pepper,
etc)
Grilled
Fish
with
steamed
vegetabl
es

We
dne
sda
y:
Any healthy
breakfast
cereal (e.g
Special K,
Muesli, etc) Boiled
semi-ripe
plantain
with fish
and veggie
stew.
1/2
packet
of
noodles
with
chicken
and lots
of
carrots
and
green
pepper

Thu
rsd
ay:
Plain
yoghurt
mixed with
a few cubes
of your
favorite
fruit e.g
mango. (Add
a natural
sweetener
i.e Stevia if
available).
Eba/
Amala
with
either
okra soup
or
vegetable
soup
cooked
with fish
and very
very little
or Oil
Salad
and
boiled
egg.

Fri
day:
Quaker oats
with
skimmed
milk Ofada
rice,
green leaf
stew with
any meat
of your
choice.
Steamed
potatoes
and
chicken
stir fry

Sat
urd
ay:
Boiled
plantain and
fish stew Eba and
vegetable
soup. Pepper
soup and
yam.

Instant noodles have become a favorite food
that is often eaten daily because of its yummy
taste and extremely easy to make. It has
replaced the proper healthy meals. Here I
list top 10 Reasons why should we avoid instant noodles.

1. Nutrient Absorption : Noodles inhibit the
absorption of nutrients for the children under
5.

2. Cancer Causing : The ingredient in the
instant noodles called “Styrofoam’, Which is a
cancer causing agent.

3. Miscarriage : Women who are Eating instant
noodles during their pregnancy causes
miscarriage, because it affect the
development of a foetus.

4. Junk Food : instant noodles are enriched
with full of carbohydrates,but no vitamins,
fiber and minerals. This makes the instant
noodles considered as a junk food.

5. Sodium : Instant noodles are power packed
with high amounts of sodium. Excess
consumption of sodium leads to heart disease,
stroke, hypertension and kidney damage.

6. MSG : Monosodium Glutamate is used to
enhance the flavour of instant noodles. People
who are allergic to MSG consume it as part of
their diet, then they end up suffering from
headaches, facial flushing, pain, burning
sensations.

7. Overweight : Eating Noodles is the leading
cause of obesity. Noodles contains fat and
large amounts of sodium, which causes water
retention in the body and surely it leads to
overweight.

8. Digestion : Instant noodles are bad for
digestive system. Regular consumption of
instant noodles causes irregular bowl
movements and bloating.

9. Propylene Glycol : The ingredient in the
instant noodles called “Propylene Glycol” which
has a anti-freeze property. This ingredient is
used because it prevents the noodles from
drying by retaining moisture. It weakens the
immune system of our body. It is easily
absorbed by the body and it accumulates in
the kidneys, heart and liver. It causes
abnormalities and damage to those areas.

10. Metabolism : Regular consumption of
instant noodles affect the body’s metabolism,
because of the chemical substances like
additives, coloring and preservatives inside the noodles.

Sure it does, but one gotta be patient!

Do you have to peer over a portly midsection
to see your shoes? Does the thought of
swimsuit season looming near have you on the
search for a stylish one-piece bathing suit?
Aside from aesthetics, belly fat is among the
most dangerous types of fat. It is a significant indicator of disease, and getting rid of it takes more than a few sit-ups every morning.

Weight gain around your middle is a sign that
your levels of cortisol (your stress hormone)
are too high and that deadly inflammation is
infecting your body. Changing a few simple
habits can reduce the weight around your
waistline, making you your very best from the
inside out.

1. Interval training. You can do crunches all
day long, but you will never see that six-pack
if it is buried under layers of fat. To achieve
a truly flat stomach, work in some
cardiovascular exercise between sit-ups,
crunches, planks and other abdominal
exercises. Try jumping rope, running on a
treadmill or even do jumping jacks for 30
seconds to one minute between each set. You
will shred fat while building a solid core.

2. Don’t skip meals. Skipping meals is an
easy way to earn a round waistline. When you
skip meals, your body responds by raising
cortisol levels, increasing cravings and storing
fat, especially in the abdomen. Consuming
small meals and snacks throughout the day can
pacify cravings and rev up your metabolism to
prevent fat storage.

3. Skip the sweets. Sugar is the mortal
enemy of a flat tummy. Sugar causes
unnecessary spikes, crashes of your blood
sugar levels and, when consumed in excess, gets
stored as fat. If you crave sweets, keep fruits
like blueberries, raspberries and strawberries
accessible to pacify your sweet tooth.

4. Increase vitamin C. Vitamin C, found in
abundance in citrus fruits, broccoli, kale and
bell peppers, can aid in keeping cortisol levels
under control. Plus, vitamin C is essential in
the production of carnitine, which the body
uses to convert fat into energy.

5. Boost intake of healthy fats. Although
you should still moderate your intake, healthy
fats like avocados, walnuts and olive oil can
improve satiety. These foods will also rev up
your metabolism thanks to high doses of
omega-3.

6. Sleep. Statistically, when people get busy,
sleep moves down on the list of priorities.
However, sleep is so important to weight
management and optimal health that you can’t
afford to skimp on it. Multiple studies have
proven that too little or poor quality sleep
leads to weight gain, junk food cravings and
increased risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Getting more sleep is an easy way to keep your
body trim and healthy.

7. Relax. Cortisol is the stress hormone.
When you’re stressed, levels of cortisol rise.
In cases of chronic stress, like tight deadlines
at work, financial crises, injury or illness,
your cortisol levels can reach extremes or
impair the function of your adrenal system all
together. This can lead to weight gain or the
inability to lose weight, decreased immunity
and increased levels of inflammation. Making
time to relax and meditate each day – even for
only five minutes – can help you keep cortisol
levels balanced.

If you find that you are struggling with
stubborn belly fat coupled with fatigue,
moodiness and poor sleep despite your best
efforts at a healthy lifestyle, you may be
suffering from a hormone imbalance.
Conditions of hormone imbalance, like adrenal
fatigue, can be caused by chronic stress but
may be corrected with hormone therapy and
healthy lifestyle changes.

Monday -- Circuit weight training, walk
Tuesday -- Interval training, walk
Wednesday -- Circuit weight training, walk
Thursday -- Interval training, walk Friday
-- Circuit weight training, walk Saturday --
Cardio (run or bike), walk Sunday -- Rest

Belly Fat Detective

Work Time and time again, we are spinning our wheels trying to change our exercise program in an attempt to get rid of the belly fat, when in reality it is the diet program that needs to be manipulated and experimented with the most. Despite claims we are "eating right," many times we don't realize that if we are not getting the results in fat loss, then no
matter how good we are eating, it is not good
enough. Your metabolic formula is different
from everyone else, and you need to stop
being the dieter and start being the fat loss
detective. Remember: Diet is the most
crucial element in body change and fat loss.
Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym.

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Cyclopia is a birth defect where the baby is born with
one eye or two eyes on the forehead of the baby.
People suspect radiation in the parents DNA, or
fumes inhaled from melted war tanks and war
weapons
may have caused this.

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You can watch the video here
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Lol, he sure keeps evolving ,but was this really necessary …