Jonathan make Skype call to Eagles; Keshi Declares Mali might be tougher than Ivory Coast

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, implored the country’s national team, Super Eagles to do whatever it could to win all their remaining matches in the on-going Africa Cup of Nations tournament in South Africa and bring the trophy back home.
Speaking with the team members both collectively and individually during a tele- conference, the president said that government on its part would make them “proud young men” if they bring back the cup.
Jonathan who made a skype call to the eagles assured the team of the support of Nigerians and told the team that hopes were high back home that the super eagles would make Nigerians happy and proud.

ENUGU STATE: Monkey Swallow N200000, Fulani Fun Makers Escape Death?

Three persons suspected to be Fulani men who use monkeys to entertain people and collect money in the process, narrowly escaped being lynched in Enugu when a passer-by lost the sum of N200, 000 he just withdrew from bank.
Eyewitness told DailyPost that the victim’s money miraculously disappeared from his pocket when one of the monkeys touched him.
The three men who were carrying one monkey each were passing along the ever-busy Agbani Road, Enugu when they stopped in front of one of the new generation banks along the road 

where they entertained people with the monkeys doing acrobatic to the admiration of all.

Serving your nation in tears and pain

The excitement and joy of a prospective National Youth Service Corps member from abroad will soon wane immediately he or she is faced with human hurdles placed in his or her path in the NYSC and Federal Ministry of Education offices, both in Abuja. By the time he or she is confronted with all these man-made obstacles created by Nigerians for Nigerians, he or she would rather opt out or go back to where he or she is coming from, and probably blame God for making him or her a Nigerian.

Start Every Day Refreshed With These 7 Tips

The way you feel when you wake up, or what you do in the morning, they say, shapes how you feel for the rest of the day.

If you’re someone who constantly reaches for the snooze b*tton again and again, then chances are you end up prizing yourself out of bed, only to feel rushed and frantic because you’re running late.

Okay, some of us are just not ‘morning’ people, but you can make yourself go some way to becoming one just by modifying your morning routine.

The following tips focus on how to improve how you feel from the very moment you wake.

AFCON: Boastful Eboue eats his words, apologises to Nigeria

 

Culled From Vanguard

Galatasary of Turkey and Elephant of Cote d’Ivoire defender, Emmanuel Eboue, who had boasted that his country will eat the Super Eagles of Nigeria like ‘super fried chicken’  during yesterday’s  quarter final match in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations  in South Africa, has apologised for his comments.
Eboue, who through his twitter handle @TheRealEboue, congratulated Nigeria shortly after his country was humiliated in a 2- 1 defeat by the Super Eagles wished the country’s soccer team good luck in the competition.
Cote d’ Ivoire was sacked from the Nations Cup by the Super Eagles of Nigeria who put up a superlative performance to shock all their critics who had written them off.
Eboue’s tweets read thus: King Emmanuel Eboue ‏@TheRealEbouee; “I apologies to all Nigerians that might find my tweets offensive or sensitive. It’s meant to be jokes and funny. I am sorry. #moveOn. … Peace and love to Africa. I hope Nigeria wins the #NationsCup .Amen”

6 Habits of Remarkably Likable People

They're charming. They're genuine. And they can make an entire room full of people smile.

When you meet someone, after, "What do you do?" you're out of things to say. You suck at small talk, and those first five minutes are tough because you're a little shy and a little insecure.

But you want to make a good impression. You want people to genuinely like you.
Here's how remarkably likeable people do it:

They lose the power pose.
I know: Your parents taught you to stand tall, square your shoulders, stride purposefully forward, drop your voice a couple of registers, and shake hands with a firm grip.
It's great to display nonverbal self-confidence, but go too far and it seems like you're trying to establish your importance. That makes the "meeting" seem like it's more about you than it is the other person--and no one likes that.

9 Daily Habits That Will Make You Happier

These minor changes in your daily routine will make a major difference in your life and career.

Happiness is the only true measure of personal success. Making other people happy is the highest expression of success, but it's almost impossible to make others happy if you're not happy yourself.
With that in mind, here are nine small changes that you can make to your daily routine that, if you're like most people, will immediately increase the amount of happiness in your life:

1. Start each day with expectation.

If there's any big truth about life, it's that it usually lives up to (or down to) your expectations. Therefore, when you rise from bed, make your first thought: "something wonderful is going to happen today." Guess what? You're probably right.