CLON LESLEY

I left home that morning 30 minutes earlier than usual. My plan was to walk some distance before boarding a vehicle to my work place. That was to be part of my morning exercise, but more importantly I would be able to save N50 on transportation. And as usual I had my earpiece on, playing music from my phone.

There will always be something to worry about, all the time. Truly, life is full of ups and downs, unexpected disappointments and tragedies, and honestly a lot of things that just refuse to go according to our optimistic plans.

For once in her long history Nigeria is so fortunate to have a president at this time who abhors corruption. He hates corruption so much that he chose to align with men of impeccable integrity to form a mega-political party.

'Tayo, this your gown is so beautiful' a butter smooth voice said. 'Awwww, thank you, I actually ordered it online, guess the pay was worth it' replied a high pitched voice.

Believe it or not, you are the one sabotaging your own happiness every day. But you can change that. Here are 7 things destroying your happiness that you can eliminate from your life with a little effort.

Do you think there is a certain age at which maturity sets in? Could it be 20? 40? 70? In my personal experiences, I’ve observed that age has little or nothing to do with it. I have met young people who are mature well beyond their years, and I’ve known older folks who act childish, only thinking about themselves, easily push about. So the question is: What are the character traits that show maturity? And do “mature” people exhibit them 100% of the time?

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike allegedly escaped assassination attempt Saturday as soldiers and men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, allegedly on the convoy of the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi attacked Wike’s convoy in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

After months of development WhatsApp have started rolling out the Delete for Everyone feature, which allows you to recall messages after you’ve sent them. This applies to text messages, gifs, video, pictures… pretty much anything you can send on WhatsApp, however it must be done within seven minutes of sending the message. How to recall messages on WhatsApp The much anticipated feature is easy to use. Simply highlight the message you wish you didn’t send, select Delete from the menu and then hit Delete for Eveyone. It’s only available to certain users at the moment and only on the latest version of WhatsApp, so head over to the App Store and download all those updates you’ve been continually putting off. WhatsApp say the feature will be useful if your message ‘contains a mistake’, but we all know the new feature will really have three functions: 1. Damage control when you accidentally post a message to the group chat slagging someone off. 2. Letting you backtrack from a risky...

Finding it difficult to sleep especially at night? What could be responsible and what can be done? Insomnia refers to a sleeping disorder that has some peculiar symptoms and signs of unrest and majorly the inability to sleep. The inability to sleep poses a major threat to an individual’s health.

There are two sides to every conversation, and both are essential to the art of communication. So, how are your conversation skills? Think about it: Are you a smooth talker, or do you ramble? Are you an attentive listener , or do you tend to interrupt? Here’s how to master the art of conversation— both sides of it:

If you’re like many people, you probably spend much time battling office fatigue. You’re cruising right along getting work done and then, gradually at first, you feel your body beginning to slow down. Your eyes get heavy, your concentration begins to wander , and then you’re either running for a cup of coffee or an energy drink. Otherwise, there’s a good chance you’ll start to nod off at your desk and have to hope that nobody notices.

It will happen to all of us at some point. Negotiating the agony with a measure of reason is part of the art of living. Firstly, don’t attempt to minimize what has happened. Being ‘brave’ has no place here: allow your sadness so much room, so much time, until you eventually bore yourself back into an appetite for life.

The feelings of love may be the same for both sexes but the stages of love are an entirely unique experience. Understand how men think and how men fall in love. When women fall in love, it’s filled with bursts of happiness and miss-you texts. When men fall in love, well, it’s just different. So how do men fall in love and what really goes on in a man’s mind?

She locked herself indoors and cried her heart out for hours during the day. And at night she continued until she fell asleep. Pain and despair became her closest companions as she shut everyone else out.

He was a man on a mission! When he entered a place, heads turned and hearts swooned. He was all out to conquer and break records. ''you look beautiful'' Blushing and feeling special to be spoken to by a very social guy, she quickly responded: ''thank you, you're not looking bad yourself''. ''can I have your digits?'' he asked.

Is it not crazy how society has conditioned our minds into believing that the ultimate achievement for a lady is marriage?

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting

  Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today ordered the Federal Government to “immediately release to Nigerians information about the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered and the circumstances under which funds were recovered, as well as the exact amount of funds recovered from each public official.”

Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine, has said that the Igbos have not done enough to produce a president for the country. In a lengthy piece captioned, “ What Exactly Are We Restructuring? ”, Momodu noted that the presidenc is not bequeathed to any group but rather won on the basis of “hard work.”

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the hurried trip embarked to London by First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari was a confirmation that President Muhammadu Buhari’s health had deteriorated, saying that “It is six days since I addressed the press and today, I still insist that the President is indeed on life-support.”

Hon. Kelechi Nwogu, the member representing Omuma constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly has expressed discontentment with the way the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting the war on corruption. Especially regarding the discovery of $43M in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos. The lawmaker stated this in an article published in his social media page titled "My Reservations on Magu's Modus Operandi". It reads: "We all saw on our TV screens and social media platforms the live coverage of over $43m been discovered in an Ikoyi apartment via a sting operation by EFCC, the question of why an anti-graft agency like EFCC would make an operation like that public when proper investigation has not been carried out, is a topic for another day. We were all expecting to hear the name of the owner of the money the next minute, but surprisingly all we have been getting since last week is poorly scripted and disjointed drama. We hav...

Countless literature has been written and several speeches delivered on the topic of purpose and how to discover purpose. This is just my own take on the topic. First I agree that every human is created for a purpose. And according to Dr. Myles Munroe (of blessed memory) "the purpose for a thing is best known by the maker of the thing". If this is true then our purpose can best be defined by our Maker; God.

The feuding leaders of the former ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have undertaken to work together and have signed an agreement to the effect. The legally recognised Chairman of the party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff and the Chairman of National Caretaker Committee, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, signed the undertaken for genuine reconciliation.

A Lagos State High Court in Igbosere has sentenced to death Okwumo Nwabufo and Olisaeloka Ezike for the murder of a postgraduate student of Nasarawa State University, Cynthia Osokogu. It would be recalled that the deceased was murdered by the convicts on July 22, 2012 at Cosmilla Hotel, Lake View Estate, Festac Town, Lagos. Our Correspondent reports that the presiding judge, Justice Olabisi Akinlade  found Nwabufo and Ezike guilty as charged by the state. Justice Akinlade held that the circumstantial evidence brought by the state in proof of the six counts of conspiracy, murder and stealing against the accused persons were cogent, complete, unequivocal and compelling.

According to  Wailers NG ; The Presidency has ordered for an investigation into the financial books of the Nigerian Ports Authority under the management of Mrs Hadiza Bala Usman for fraud.   Nasir El-Rufai Mrs Hadiza Bala Usman, the MD of The Nigerian Ports Authority who once served as Governor El Rufai’s Chief of Staff is alleged to have given $25 thousand to several APC chieftains to support El Rufai’s emergence as Vice President under the assumption that President Buhari may not return to Nigeria from his medical leave. Buhari’s medical leave which lasted for more than 45 days instead of the planned 10 days raised a lot of questions about the President’s ability to return to office. While there were rumours that he was in coma after a series of operations, there were even rumours of his passing and a conspiracy by the Presidency to conceal his health status from Nigerians as much as they could. Hadiza Bala Usman Governor El Rufai and his form...

The senate has called for the resignation of Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Customs CG Hameed Ali The resolutions of the upper legislative chamber followed the prayers moved by Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia south. The senate also declared Ali unfit to hold public office and condemned a letter written by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF).

“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself.” ~Hermann Hesse. The beauty of silence is that it simply “is”. There is nothing artificial or engineered about it. Silence offers an opening that cannot be immediately defined -- an opportunity to take the time to unearth the mysteries and lessons that exist within.