Buhari Expresses Hopes From Meeting With Obama.

President Muhammadu Buhari on July 8 has listed his
expectations from the meeting with American President
Barack Obama.
Nigeria’s leader hopes that his forthcoming meeting with
American president will further fortify relationship between
Nigeria and the United States of America.
According to Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman,
Buhari spoke at a meeting with the US Deputy Secretary of
State, Anthony J. Blinken, inside the Aso Rock in Abuja.
The president said his talks with Obama would also give
impulsion to his government’s efforts to get over the
challenge of insurgency.
Buhari said he was also seeking greater support from the US
for the Multinational Joint Task Force being organised
against Boko Haram.
The president noted that Nigeria and other Gulf of Guinea
nations will also greet more collaboration from the US to
intensify maritime security in the Gulf and curb crude oil
theft.
On his own turn, Blinken sympathized with Nigeria’s leader
and all Nigerians over the recent loss of lives in terrorist
attacks.
Blinken said he was certain that President Buhari’s election
will further spread out the frontiers of the existing
relationship between Nigeria and the United States.
He assured Buhari that American administration will be
ready to discuss all matters put forward by the Nigerian
government during Buhari’s visit to Washington DC.

It should be noted that U.S. President will host Nigerian
President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House on July
20.
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Basket Mouth Bags International Recognition

The city of Houston, Texas, United States of America will
celebrate a Basketmouth Day.

The mayor of Houston Annice D. Parker, has declared
Friday, July 17, 2015, Basketmouth Day to honour the
comedian for his contribution in integrating the Nigerian
American Community through his art.
The congressional recognition ceremony will hold on
Saturday, July 18, 2015, same day as Basketmouth’s one
man stand-up comedy show ‘Basketmouth Uncensored’ in
Houston at the Ayva Center.
This is reportedly a great achievement for Basketmouth as
he becomes the 1st Nigerian entertainer to have this honor
conferred on them.

Known for his stage shows and hilarious skits, the
comedian recently took to his Instagram page to post
pictures of how he will look when he turns 90.
The award winning comedian is currently one of the brand
ambassadors of telecommunications firm, Globacom (Glo).
He has also become a force to be reckoned with in the
entertainment industry..

Men Ankara Street Style (NEWSKOOL FASHION)

• Ankara is a fabric that has been in the market for many years but not too many people paid attention to it because they felt it was for the poor and lower class and not prestigious enough. Even till today, there are some people  you’ll never catch in an ankara attire. One good news is that our local designers have been able to come up with beautiful and eye-catching designs that have also caught the attention of the international fashion world and that’s why some foreign designers fuse in the ankara fabric into their designs.

Most men are not very fashion conscious like the women(I stand to be corrected) and do not really patronize the ankara fabric. Right now fashion designers are making really sophisticated styles and use other materials such as lace of all kinds, denim,  silk, brocade, chiffon, velvet, and lots more. I’m sure from these designs I have put together, you’ll definitely find something that you like.

Pants by Orange Culture

Tinie Tempah rocking ankara shirt and shorts as he performs

All sexy in Blazers and matching pants

A patch of ankara on shirts

Ankara T-shirts

Ankara patch vest

Men’s shorts for summer

T-shirt with ankara print

Suit by Samson Soboye

Blazers by Oswald Boateng

An ankara Bow tie

Ankara long-sleeve shirt and matching pants

Ankara T-shits

Stepping out in ankara suit

Ankara Suit paired with blue shoes and cool sunglasses

A touch of ankara on denim

Ankara Blazer and Suit

Baggy Pants

Abacha’s Personal Doctor Shed Light On How He Really Died

Professor Sadiq Suleiman Wali was General Sani Abacha’s personal doctor. Professor Wali spoke to the press, revealing the details of Abacha’s sudden death seventeen years after his mysterious demise.

Sani Abacha’s sudden death caused lots of rumours

An event in 1998 has changed the Nigerian history. By June 1998 Sani Abacha had ruled Nigeria for almost five years. Isolated by the West, Abacha had promised democratic election and a transition to the civilian rule by October 1998, but with just months to go the country’s five licensed political parties all nominated general Abacha as their candidate for president, his rule looked set to continue.

Professor Sadiq Suleiman Wali was General Sani Abacha’s personal doctor. Professor Wali describes Abacha as “a quiet person, calm person. He could be really firm on some issues, but normally he didn’t talk much.”

Professor Wali has served as physician to the three previous Nigerian heads of state after being reluctantly recruited to that role in the early 1980-s. He considered himself politically neutral and lived outside the sprawling heavily guarded presidential complex known as Aso Rock in the capital Abuja. But he was a fixture in the presidential entourage.
Professor Wali says Abacha’s health was OK just before his death. “Abacha was generally healthy though he had some health issues, he was treated, he’s responded [to that treatment] very well. He didn’t have any heart-related diseases at that time.”

On the 7 of June, 1998  Wali’d been with Abacha, as he hosted the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and all seemed well. The next morning General Sani Abacha was due to fly to the OAU summit being held in Burkina-Faso and professor Wali was due to go with him.
Professor Wali recounts that “around 6 am I had a phone call from his security officers, and they said, “please come, come to the villa, come urgently!”  Before I even could get ready, they came and picked me. I had no idea what it all was about.”
The car carrying the doctor sped towards the presidential villa through a special entrance – a shortcut which only the president was allowed to use.

The doctor realised something was seriously wrong.
“I arrived then I saw chief security there and he said “doctor come in, please, come in!” We all rushed and I just saw the president. There was another doctor who came earlier, resuscitating him. Abacha was in the sitting room. He was on the couch. He was in his normal work clothes. I didn’t panic. I’ve seen a lot of serious problems before in my practice, but to affect him was very tough, definitely. I joined and we did as much as we could to resuscitate him. But I realised that he was dead because he was firming. We just continued resuscitation and even injected some things, but it didn’t work.”

After 40 minutes trying to resuscitate the stricken General Professor Wali declared that General Abacha had died. “I said, sorry – there’s nothing we can do”.
There was no immediate public announcement, in the country prone to coups Abacha’s head of security first increased the guard around the presidential complex and then called the heads of the armed forces to gather to decide on the replacement.
“Immediately the security officer took over, and he invited all the service chiefs to come to Abuja, by then most of them were based in Lagos.” says doctor Wali.
When the service chiefs arrived, some of them asked to see the body to pay their respect to their former leader.

“They wanted to make sure, that he is dead. And some of them were crying” – tells Wali.
Professor informed the family of what have happened. Obviously, the sudden death of an apparently healthy head of state raised a few questions.
Professor Wali was determined that there should be an autopsy to find out what caused the sudden heart attack. After much deliberating, the family declined, preferring the quick burial in line with Islamic tradition. But the doctor was determined to find some clues as to what have happened.

“I still try to take some samples of blood and urine and hair and things like that, just thinking for the future chemical tests,” Professor Wali said, adding that “it’s very difficult to say [whether he died of natural causes]. What I can see. The blood test we did, has shown some raised cardiac enzymes [proteins that are released into the blood by dying heart muscles].That’s why we thought maybe it was cardiac attack.”

Every Nigerian has his own theory about what happened to General Abacha. There are rumours that he has been poisoned, or that he spent a night entertaining young ladies. Professor Wali conmented on those rumours that “when I entered [Abacha’s premises], there were no ladies. It might be true but I did not see them. Concerning the poison, as I said no post-mortem has been done, so I couldn’t assure whether he was poisoned or it was a heart attack.”

While the generals deliberated on who would take over, plans were made to take Abacha’s body in his hometown of Kano later that day. It was decided to finally tell the public what had happened.  But the mystery around Abacha’s death still remains seventeen years after his sudden and unexpected demise.
Earlier Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, Chief Security Officer (CSO) of General Sani Abacha, who was Nigeria’s military Head of State from November 1993 to June 1998, told the press his own version of Sani Abacha’s last day.

READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/482740-abachas-personal-doctor-shed-light-on-how-he-really-died.html

10 Interesting Facts About Nigeria

Nigeria is a country in West Africa having boundaries
with Niger and Chad Republic in the north, Cameroon
on the eastern part, Benin Republic on the western
border and the Atlantic ocean at the southern end.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with
more than 160 million people living there . What this
means is that one in every 7 Africans is a Nigerian.
Geographically, Nigerian terrain changes from the
high savanna-covered plateaus in the north to the oil-
rich Niger Delta in the southern part down to the rain
forest belt region towards the coast. Despite the
insecurity and some slight political instabilities facing
the country, there are some interesting facts about
Nigeria that are worth noting. Answers Africa brings
you the most interesting and fun Nigeria facts.


Top 10 Facts About Nigeria


10. Most Populous Country in Africa
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the
8th most populous in the world with a population of
more than 160 million people. The next African
country to come close is Ethiopia with a population
count of 84 million. That is just about half of Nigerian
population.


9. More Than 250 Ethnic Groups
Nigeria has more than 250 ethnic groups however,
there are 3 dominant tribes: the Ibo (Igbo), Hausa-
Fulani and Yoruba which make up 18%, 29% and 21%
respectively.


8. Christianity and Islam Are The 2 Major Religions
The major religion in Nigeria are Christianity and
Islam. About half of the Yorubas are Christians and
half Muslim, though many maintain traditional
beliefs. The Igbos in the southeast are mostly
Christian; The Hausa/Fulani in the northern Nigeria
are mostly Islamic and dominated by the Hausa-
Fulani ethnic group. Southern Nigeria is more
westernized and urbanized than the north, with the
Yoruba in the southwest and the Igbo in the
southeast.


7. Niger River is West Africa’s Largest River.
The longest and largest river in West Africa is the river
Niger from where Nigeria derives her name. River
Niger spans about 4,180 km (2,600 mi) from its source
is in the Highlands of Guinea in southeastern Guinea.
It courses in a crescent through Mali, Niger, on the
border with Benin and then through Nigeria, and
eventually emptying into the Gulf of Guinea in the
Atlantic Ocean after passing through a massive delta,
known as the Niger Delta or the Oil Rivers.


6. One of the Oldest Locations of Human Existence
Evidence from archaeological discoveries have shown
that there was a history of human existence in Nigeria
which has been dated to as far back as 9000 BC. The
Nok civilization (around 500 BC-200 AD) is the earliest
known civilization here.


5. Home Of Nollywood
Nollywood is the name given to the Nigerian movie
industry and it has recently been ranked the second
largest producers of movies in the world; just trailing
behind Bollywood; the Indian film industry and ahead
of America’s Hollywood. Nollywood produces up to
200 movies every single week and her movies has
won half of the yearly awards for best picture since
2005.


4. Largest Diversity of Butterfly
Nigeria boasts in being the most suitable habitat for
the worlds largest diversity of the most colorful
creatures – the butterflies. It is widely believed that
the areas surrounding Calabar, Cross River State in
the southern part of the country harbors the world’s
largest diversity of butterflies.


3. Ogun State Has The Highest Number of Universities
in Nigeria
Ogun State is one of the states in the western part of
the country and it has a total of nine registered
universities, making it the state with the highest
number of Universities in Nigeria


2. The Longest Bridge in Africa
The Third Mainland Bridge (in Lagos State) connecting
Lagos Island to the mainland is the longest bridge in
Africa—it measures about 11.8km. The bridge starts
from Oworonshoki which is linked to the Apapa-
Oshodi express way and Lagos-Ibadan express way,
and ends at the Adeniji Adele Interchange on Lagos
Island. There is also a link midway through the bridge
that leads to the Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba. The
bridge was built by Julius Berger Nigeria PLC and
opened by President Ibrahim Babangida in 1990


1. Largest Producers of Crude Oil
Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of crude oil in the
world (averaging 2,525,000 barrels per day) and the
8th largest exporter. Nigeria has the 10th largest
proven reserves of petroleum worldwide. Petroleum
plays an important role in the country’s economy and
contributes to more than 85% of the total
government’s revenue.

#GodBlessNigeria.

President Buhari Approves N400bn To Settle Workers’ Salaries

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved a
whooping sum of 400bn Naira to settle the ongoing
crisis over unpaid salaries.

  With several states crying out that they are in debt and some
states not being able to settle salaries of over 7 months, the
president has had to intervene to get the nation back on
track.
He today approved a relief package valued at over N400bn,
which would then be distributed evenly between
the states of the federation.

More details soon;
This comes as the Labour Party accused the government of
bringing terror to homes of workers by owing them months
salaries.
Meanwhile the Nigerian Labour Congress had warned the
Osun Government that they would bring chaos to the state if
they went ahead and slashed salaries by 50%
Senator Ben Murray Bruce who has been a spokesman for
the workers and had offered to give his wardrobe salary to
the workers in Osun state had asked Nigerians earlier today
to grant the new President some time to resolve the matter..

10 Best Ways to Propose a Girl

 A Girl’s biggest dream is her perfect proposal. Every girl has a
dream, to be asked The Question. But what and How? Guys
are lacking is the romance and creativity to ask such an
important question. Most of girls do not want the ordinary
scenario, that is the guy getting down on one knee with a
red rose in his hand, and just proposing. Though this is an
old way of proposing. You can make your proposal as the
best and the most romantic date with your loved ones. I am
here to give you the top 10 best ways to propose a girl. and
I am sure your girl of your dreams will say yes. These are
just ten best ways to propose a girl.. Try them out and win
the heart of your lady.



Lets check the 10 Best Ways to Propose a Girl.


-1. Be yourself
This is the first rule that you need to get into your mind
when you think of proposing a girl. Do not overdo your
proposal. Keep it simple yet special and sweet. Listen up
fellas if you want to capture your woman’s heart by a
marriage proposal, then follow your heart and hers. Be
creative, and be yourself. Its every girls dream to have a
guy propose to her. Be who you are, and in your own
special way say those three golden words.


-2. Candle lit Dinner
This is a classic but one of great ways to propose your
dream girl. Candles are one of the quintessential elements
of a romantic evening. The dim lights of the candles burning
flames and the romantic tunes sets one of the perfect
settings for a romantic proposal. A candle lit dinner is a
romantic way to propose to anyone who holds a special
place in your heart and the one you want to spend the rest
of your life with. Guys set the mood, by preparing and
cooking your significant other their favorite dinner. Turn off
all lights and lit the candles, play romantic songs. The
glowing of the candles sets a mood for a night full of
romance and is one of the most perfect scenes to propose.
It will set the mood for love and romance.


-3. Place Where You Met First Time
Take her to the place where you met each other for the first
time. Recreate the same moment and then propose to her.
It will definitely move her and get embossed on her
memory for lifetime. Its one of the romantic ways to
propose. Here some useful tips for your first date.


-4. Special Day
What better way to propose to the woman of your dreams
is on Valentines Day, Christmas Day, Eid Day, Holly or
Dewali Day. Corny but very romantic. Yes I realize a lot of
you guys propose on ‘Valentines Day‘ because it is a
national holiday and a romance filled day. But to make the
proposal extra special, propose on a causal day. Pick a day
that has special meaning to you both, such as a birthday,
anniversary of your friendship or the day when you went
for your first date and etc. A proposal isn’t something to
take lightly. For a guy to remember special days such as the
anniversary of friendship or first date and to propose on
that particular day is a special proposal to a woman. A
marriage proposal is a commitment between two people
who are deeply, passionately in love.


-5. Proposal During a Movie Break
The very romantic and easy ways to propose your beloved.
This way of proposing is tried and tested and it works,
really. Edit and compile a short lovely movie which pop up
the special question and screen it during the interval. It
should be fun to see her reaction.


-6. T-shirt Proposal
Get a t-shirt with the text “will you marry me” or “Do You
Love Me” and wear a jacket over it, take her to a nearby
park or a place you usually meet up and get down on your
knees and reveal your special tee to her.


-7. Picnic in the Park
This is a simple but romantic ways to propose to the
woman you love. What better way to propose to the woman
of your dreams is by sticking her engagement ring inside
the chocolate covered strawberry. Plan a perfect plan for a
picnic. A nice and beautiful scene, Green hills and valleys
and your loved one lying on your chest. This romantic
moment can be made more beautiful chocolates covered
with strawberry, bucket of a chilling champagne. You can
stick ring with the choclate wrapper and cover it with
strawberry for proposing your girlfriend for marriage. You
can make this picnic even more beautiful by singing a
romantic song for your loved ones.


-8. Radio Proposal
The girls love brave guyes. Any girl would love the guy who
propose her would have the guts to propose in front of
thousands of people listening over the radio waves.
If you know she listens to the radio at a certain time
everyday, making a dedication will work charms with her.
Call your local FM radio station, one you know she will be
tuning into. What would you say on the radio? That is clearly
up to you. But it should be something memorable and
sweet. Dedicate you beloved, her fevorite romantic song.
Have the radio play you and your “song,” together, and a
sweet proposal following before or after the song. Then
have her phone in after the song to give her answer over
the radio waves. She definatly answer ‘YES’


-9. Surprising By Hiding In A Box
This one can be easy, but a lot of coordination is required
to execute this proposal. Hiding yourself in a box wrapped
with gift paper can be a big surprise to her when you are
holding a ring in your hand and waiting to be unwrapped.


-10. Banner Proposal
If you can’t express your feeling or you are afraid of
rejection then you can use banner for proposing a girl. You
can get a banner prepared with the word ‘I Love You’ and
have it displayed outside her house or in the workplace. It
is advised that you do not use her real name on the banner,
but use the endearment that you generally use to call her.
You can also make a flying banner and can give surprise to
your loved one by flying it over her head and making it the
most excited and memorable moment of your life. Try this
way only when you are sure that she is not going to reject
your proposal.


#BestOfLuck....

Brain Damage, Heart Disease: Harmful Effects of Alcohol

Alcohol consumption varies from person to person; still,
there are people who do know not their limit or the
effects on their health.
Here are 10 facts you need to know about alcohol
consumption
According to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines, “safe” drinking for
women is limited to 1 drink per day and 2 drinks per day for
men.
There are no significant differences between someone who
drinks ‘safely’ and someone who never drinks. In some
cases, there’s strong evidence to suggest that moderate wine
consumption could actually benefit the heart.
People tend to handle and control the amount of alcohol
consumption differently. When you stay within the healthy
drinking limits, you are at a low risk for alcohol-related
health problems down the line.
Heavy drinking is more pronounced among young people
who tend to go on competitive binges. Young people are
advised not to go beyond five drinks for men and four for
women within two hours.
Alcohol slows down the pace of the neurotransmitters in
your brain that are critical for proper body responses and
even moods.
Heavy drinking increases the incidence of sexual assault,
violence and self-harm.
Drinking too much alcohol can also increase your risk for
certain cancers like mouth and breast. Regular heavy
drinking also increases the risk for some alcohol
dependence.
Regular binge drinking can damage the frontal cortex and
areas of the brain involved in executive functions and
decision making.
Long term drinking can also hurt your heart muscles making
them unable to contract properly. It can also harm liver,
pancreas and immune system function. Heavy drinking can
prevent the protective white blood cells in your body to
attack bacterial invaders like they’re supposed to.
Abstaining from alcohol over several months to a year may
allow structural brain changes to partially correct.
Abstinence also can help reverse negative effects on thinking
skills, including problem solving, memory, and attention..
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Nigeria Has World's 3rd Highest IDPs After Iraq & Syria

The chairman of the National Human Rights
Commission, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, has revealed that
Nigeria comes after war-torn Syria and Iraq, with the
number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) put at
almost a million.
He gave the figure on Monday, July 6, during a national
conference organised by the United Nations Millennium
Campaign (UNMC), the MDGs Office and the Open Society
Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) with the theme, ‘Good
Governance Beyond 2015: Setting Agenda for Inclusive and
Sustainable Development in an Era of Change.’

Odinkalu, who attributed the development to the insurgency
ravaging the Northern part of the country, said the violence
has weakened the state and its institutions.
He quoted the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
(IDMC) Global Overview of 2014 which reads: “Boko Haram’s
ruthless campaign to establish an independent Islamic state
in North-eastern Nigeria also drove new significant
displacements.
“It was responsible for displacing more than three-quarters
of at least 975,300 people in the country during the year,
while many others fled inter-communal violence in the
Middle Belt region.”
The IDMC report revealed that as at the end of 2014, about
38 million people around the world were forced to leave
their homes as a result of armed conflicts and generalised
violence. He said these people are living in displacement,
around the borders of their own country. He said 11 million
new people were displaced from the beginning of the year.
He said no fewer than 30,000 people are displaced daily.
The report further reads: “Never in the last 10 years of
IDMC’s global reporting, from the peak of the Darfur crisis in
2004 have we reported such a high estimate for the number
of people newly displaced in a year. Today, there are almost
twice as many IDPs as there are refugees worldwide.”
Earlier on, the executive director of OSIWA, Abdul Tejan-
Cole, stated that the MDGs, which will end in September,
2015, would be replaced by the signing of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), by all the nations of the world
during a meeting on a new development agenda in New
York.
He said: “Nigeria has made very impressive progress with
the MDGs but the story of the MDGs is an unfinished
business because we still have issues like HIV, illiteracy,
hunger, sanitation and more. We are going to transit these
development issues to the next agenda.
“All the stakeholders are here and we shall be talking and
strategising on how we can lay the structural, institutional
and legal framework for the early implementation of the
SDGs.”
Odinkalu observed that the MDGs and likewise, the wider
project of development are founded on the beliefs of
human rights, human dignity and equality.
Meanwhile, in a response to the latest Boko Haram
bombings in mosques and churches in the northern region,
the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed
all Commissioners of Police in the country to beef up
security at all worship centres..

This Day in History #July8

1776
The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence
was given in Philadelphia, Pa.


1777
Vermont became the first colony to abolish slavery.


1889
The Wall Street Journal began publication.


1950
General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief
of the United Nations forces in Korea.


1958
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
awarded the first official gold album. It was for the
Oklahoma soundtrack.


1986
Kurt Waldheim was inaugurated as president of Austria.


2011
The space shuttle Atlantis launches into space for the last
time from the Kennedy Space Center. It is the 135th and
final flight of the space shuttle program, which started in
1981. For its final mission, the Atlantis is carrying 8,000 lbs
of spare parts and supplies to the International Space
Station. The space shuttle program officially ends when the
Atlantis returns two weeks later..

5 ways on How to Improve your IQ

1. Minimize Television Watching – This is a hard sell.
People love vegetating in front of the television, myself
included more often than I’d like. The problem is watching
television doesn’t use your mental capacity OR allow it to
recharge. It’s like having the energy sapped out of a muscle
without the health benefits of exercise.
Don’t you feel drained after a couple hours of TV? Your
eyes are sore and tired from being focused on the light box
for so long. You don’t even have the energy to read a book.
When you feel like relaxing, try reading a book instead. If
you’re too tired, listen to some music. When you’re with
your friends or family, leave the tube off and have a
conversation. All of these things use your mind more than
television and allow you to relax.

2. Exercise – I used to think that I’d learn more by not
exercising and using the time to read a book instead. But I
realized that time spent exercising always leads to greater
learning because it improves productivity during the time
afterwards. Using your body clears your head and creates a
wave of energy. Afterwards, you feel invigorated and can
concentrate more easily.

3. Read Challenging Books – Many people like to read
popular suspense fiction, but generally these books aren’t
mentally stimulating. If you want to improve your thinking
and writing ability you should read books that make you
focus. Reading a classic novel can change your view of the
world and will make you think in more precise, elegant
English. Don’t be afraid to look up a word if you don’t know
it, and don’t be afraid of dense passages. Take your time,
re-read when necessary, and you’ll soon grow accustomed
to the author’s style.
Once you get used to reading challenging books, I think
you’ll find that you aren’t tempted to go back to page-
turners. The challenge of learning new ideas is far more
exciting than any tacky suspense-thriller.

4. Early to Bed, Early to Rise – Nothing makes it harder to
concentrate than sleep deprivation. You’ll be most
rejuvenated if you go to bed early and don’t sleep more
than 8 hours. If you stay up late and compensate by
sleeping late, you’ll wake up lethargic and have trouble
focusing. In my experience the early morning hours are the
most tranquil and productive. Waking up early gives you
more productive hours and maximizes your mental acuity
all day.
If you have the opportunity, take 10-20 minute naps when
you are hit with a wave of drowsiness. Anything longer will
make you lethargic, but a short nap will refresh you.

5. Take Time to Reflect – Often our lives get so hectic that
we become overwhelmed without even realizing it. It
becomes difficult to concentrate because nagging thoughts
keep interrupting. Spending some time alone in reflection
gives you a chance organize your thoughts and prioritize
your responsibilities. Afterwards, you’ll have a better
understanding of what’s important and what isn’t. The
unimportant stuff won’t bother you anymore and your
mind will feel less encumbered.
I’m not saying you need to sit on the floor cross-legged and
chant ‘ommm’. Anything that allows a bit of prolonged
solitude will do. One of my personal favorites is taking a
solitary walk. Someone famous said, “All the best ideas
occur while walking.” I think he was on to something.
Experiment to find the activity that works best for you.
Conclusion – I hope you aren’t disappointed that none of
the techniques I’ve proposed are revolutionary. But simple,
unexciting answers are often the most valid. The challenge
is having the will to adhere to them. If you succeed in
following these 5 tips, you’ll be rewarded with increased
mental acuity and retention of knowledge.
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Corruption Is Why Govs Can't Pay Salaries – Saraki

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has blamed
the inability of some state governors to meet the duties
of their workers and the entire citizens to the issue of
corruption .
Saraki stated this on Monday during a courtesy visit from
top officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices
Commission (ICPC) led by the Chairman of the agency, Ekpo
Nta.
The senate president complained that the level of corruption
in Nigeria had taken a dangerous aspect to the extent that
the three levels of government were finding it difficult to pay
salaries and provide basic social infrastructure.
Saraki said the 8th Senate has a no tolerance level for
corruption, adding that corruption is truly affecting the
national development of the country.
He said: “The cost of corruption on our national life is
beyond financial cost. You see in some states now that they
are not paying salaries, it had led to poor funding of the
education and health sectors and it’s affecting cost of
governance and failure of public institutions and
infrastructure.”
He pledged that the eight senate would work closely with the
ICPC and other anti graft agencies to fight the scourge.
The chairman ICPC in his response said the Act that
established the agency, was the first Act of parliament that
addressed corruption directly and that the United Nations
convention against corruption came four years later in 2004.
In a related development, President Muhammadu Buhari
has approved a comprehensive relief package valued at
over N400bn to put an end to the lingering crisis of unpaid
workers salaries in the country..