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The bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. Gilbert Chesterton
Friday 7 October 2016
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The bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. Gilbert Chesterton
Newspaper Review for Friday October, 07 2016 - cocosista15.com
THE DAILY TIMES
2015 polls: how Nigerians shamed prophets of doom-
Buhari
Money laundering: Ibori’s trial resumes today in London
Gunmen kidnap 4 students , teacher in LAGOS school
NASS summon Buhari recession
PDP crisis: Makarfi, Sheriff agree on 24 committee.
VANGUARD
‘Nobody can force Oyegun out of office as APC national
chairman’
RECESSION: FG flags off 4-day training programme for SSE
Ekiti Assembly suspends member for disloyalty
SGF shuns Reps committee on N12bn IDP funds probe
Rivers PDP vows to drag APC Chair to court
USAID, CSOs study indicts development agencies of failure in N’Delta
Avoid escalation of N-Delta militancy, NASS tells Buhari
Kalaba: We want to welcome Wada with a win
INEC issues Certificate of Return to Obaseki
Probe panel on Jang’s govt begins sitting; receives 105
memos
NATION
Vice Principal, teacher, four pupils kidnapped in Lagos
‘Why Buhari’ll keep Dasuki in detention’
Lagosians decry rejection of Special Grants Bill
Ambode urges journalists to promote economic
development
Budget padding: EFCC quizzes top officials of 16 ministries
24 drown as burnt Nigerian migrants are rescued in
Mediterranean
How Tinubu nominated Osinbajo, by Bello
FUTA workers seek VC, bursar resignation
Ekiti Assembly suspends lawmaker for 180 days
PUNCH
A’Court reserves judgment in Saraki’s case against CCT
trial
Don’t sell assets, Iwuanyanwu tells FG
Troops kill suicide bomber in Borno
Protesters block FG’s ministries, demand El-Zakzaky’s
prosecution
N’Delta youths, ACF meet, say Nigeria’s unity not
negotiable
NDLEA arrests 4,838 suspects, recovers N5bn drugs
JTF arrests five militants, destroys N’Delta illegal refineries
THISDAY
FG Withdraws Forgery Charges Against Saraki, Ekweremadu
Nigeria Needs Infrastructure, Not iPhones, Adeosun Tells Donors, Foreign Investors
FG Summons Turkish Ambassador over Detention of
Nigerian Students
Again, Dislodged Vandals Strike, Abduct Vice-Principal,
Teacher, Students from Lagos School
Ijaw Youths Accuse Buhari of Freezing Jonathan’s Accounts
INEC Issues Certificate of Return to Obaseki
LEADERSHIP
Jonathan, Jega And I Disappointed Doomsday Prophets –PMB
Defaulting Electricity Providers To Pay N500, 000 Fine
Despite Huge Investments, Silos Remain Empty
Senate Probes Amnesty Funds
NASS Invites President Over Recession
What To Do With A Rep Like Jibrin?
Katsina: Slow, Steady Restoration Of Education
How Iran Betrayed Our Diplomatic Confidence
Edo Guber: Ize-Iyamu Urged To Emulate Jonathan By
Conceding Defeat
Race For 2019 Responsible For APC Crisis – Minister
EVENT IN HISTORY (BUSINESS) - cocosista15.com
7 OCTOBER 1919, EXACTLY 97 YEARS TODAY SINCE KLM AIRLINE WAS FOUNDED.
Koninklijke Lachtvaart Maatschappij N.V., operating under the name KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands. KLM’s headquarters is in Amstelveen near its hub at Amsterdam Airport Sehiphol. KLM operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to more than 90 destinations. As of 31 March 2010, it had
31, 787 employers. KLM is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name.
31, 787 employers. KLM is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name.
IT IS GRAMMAR TIME - cocosista15.com
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTENSE AND INTENSIVE?
The best way to illustrate the difference between the words is to say that emotions are intense, while an action that is sustained (such as attention or an application) is intensive. Intense details a quality or condition (the cold was intense), but intensive implies that the degree or force is very high or strenuous ( he received intensive training in medication). Intense came from Latin words “intensus” and “intendere” meaning Stretched and strained’. Intensive came into English later, but evolved from the same Latin root. When words share roots, their meanings may not diverge enough for English speakers to easily discern the difference.
Thursday 6 October 2016
NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 06,2016 - cocosista15.com
NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 06,2016
NEW TELEGRAPH
FG secures 4 bn dollars Chinese investment in oil sector
Tragic Wednesday
Tinubu’s bill throws Senate into rowdy session
PDP caucus endorses peace with Sheriff
Suicide bombers are hell bound- Sultan
50 Ogun teachers die over unpaid deductions.
AUTHORITY
ECOWAS court threatens to rule on Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal
Plan to Islamize Nigeria has started- PROF Nwabueze
Forex: reps demand sack of CBN governor
Unpaid salaries, promises dominate World TEACHER’S Day celebration
BLUEPRINT
Senate in fresh bid to amend CCT , CCB acts
Reps to probe malpractices in civil service recruitment
Gunmen shoot EX UI VC, Bamiro in Ibadan
INEC boss to journalists: don’t be politicians’ appendages
NATIONAL MIRROR
FG to recover 400 vehicles from top civil servants
Edo governorship: battle shifts to court
World teachers day: NUT to go on strike over welfare
CCT boss refuses to step down from Saraki’s trial
VANGUARD
LASAA warns against inappropriate display of signs
Teacher rapes six-year-old pupil in Lagos
Recession: We barely survive on campus, say
undergraduates
Teachers Day: How former PTA teacher for ten years, won
Maltina Teacher of The Year Award One dies as butchers,cultists clash in Lagos
Iwobi, Iheanacho settle for new shirt numbers
Crisis rocks Ekiti Assembly over plot to recall lawmaker
Delta community begs Fashola over 10yrs power outage
NBS, IMF prediction on Nigeria’s economy for 2016 differ
Lawyers hail ECOWAS Court order on Dasuki
I have no hand in your arrest by EFCC, Orji tells APC
chieftain
PUNCH
Delta officials accused of child trafficking
APC will expose PDP in court, says Oshiomhole
B’Haram has no base in Nigeria – Military
Corruption: INEC awaits EFCC’s report on officers
El-Zakzaky: Protesters ask FG to sever relations with Iran
Senate seeks stricter penalty for kidnappers
PDP govs, BoT, others endorse reconciliation
CCT dismisses Saraki’s prayer to disqualify tribunal chairman
NIGERIAN PILOT
Nigeria’s economic challenges hurting neighbours-IMF
Tinubu’s bill for special status for Lagos state thrown out
Edo guber result: Ize Iyamu to lead streets protests to INEC
WORLD TEACHERS’ day: senate, reps, govs , others eulogise teachers.
Rohr: Eagles must step to beat Gambia
THISDAY
Again, CCT Chairman Refuses Saraki’s Application to
Withdraw from Case
Kachikwu: Nigeria Will Soon Close $4bn Investment Deal with China
FJSC Recommends Justice Onnoghen for Appointment as CJN
Nigeria Drops to 127th Place on WEF’s Global
Competitiveness Index
IMF: Nigeria’s Economic Challenges Pose Risk to Other
W’African Countries
Erisco Foods Threatens to Shut down Operations, May Sack 1,500 Workers
THE NATION
Lagos Special Grants Bill sparks hot Senate debate
Reps reopen $1. 1b Malabu Oil deal probe
Unions protest airports’ concession
Our constraints on roads, by minister
Ex-UI VC Bamiro shot in Ibadan
‘Fake’ audio scandal rocks Ekiti Assembly
Court to Stella Oduah: you must face trial over corruption allegation
Eight bills ready for President’s assent, says Saraki
Parties agreed to re-assignment of cases involving Dasuki,others
LEADERSHIP
Alleged Fraud: Court Turns down Stella Odua’s Request
From Arrest & Prosecution
NCPC Boss Tasks FG on Improved Welfare For Journalists
Adamawa Govt Sends Nyako’s White Paper To Justice
Ministry For Advice
NUT Urges Akwa Ibom Govt To Implement 2012 Promotion Of Teachers
Army Assures Medal Winning Athletes Of Promotion
Teachers Day: Teachers Threaten Strike Over Welfare.
EVENT IN HISTORY(SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) - cocosista15.com
6 OCTOBER 1995, EXACTLY 21 YEARS TODAY FIRST PLANET ORBITING SUN-LIKE STAR WAS FOUNDED
51, pegasi B is the first discovered planetary-mass companion of its parent Star. The planet has been informally named Bellerophon. After its discovery, many term confirmed its existence and obtained more observations of its properties, including the fact that it orbits very close to star, suffers estimated temperatures around 1200c and has a minimum mass about half of Jupiter. At the time, this close distance between the planet and the star was not compatible with theories of planet formation and resulted in discussions of planetary migration. As of 2012, no additional planets had been found orbiting this star.
12 Best Practices for Speaking in Front of a Large Crowd - cocosista15.com
Work on the Climax
Your opening lines should be interesting so as to hold the interest of the audience. If not, you will lose them for the rest of the speech. Once you have your hook, you need to lead them to the climax of the story or what you are trying to communicate. Make the people feel that they were a part of the story and get emotionally tied to it.
Understand Your Audience
It is important that you know and understand your target audience: who they are, what they care about, what they want to hear and where they’re coming from. Don’t think about what you want to share. Instead, focus on how they are looking to grow and what experience you can share that will help them get what they want out of it.
Tell Stories
People love to hear something different. Stories will always connect with an audience on a much deeper level than facts. Try to weave personal stories into your entire speech to relate back to the audience and keep them engaged.
Know Yourself
Find out what works for you during these speeches. For me, it is the energy of the audience, so I spend the first 10 minutes talking to people and introducing myself to develop an instant rapport once I start speaking. I use their names and talk to their interests, which always helps me tailor the message and maintain their interest.
Embrace the Nerves
Always have it in mind that even the most accomplished speakers get nervous leading up to public speaking. It is completely natural. The nerves are actually a good thing and can be used to your advantage if channeled correctly. Those nerves get adrenaline pumping through your veins — similar to what a professional athlete might experience. Use this to your advantage to deliver a knockout speech.
Know Your Content
Truth be told if you are ill prepared you are courting trouble. If you know your content so well that you can have a no-stress casual conversation off-stage about it all day long, you’ll be much more comfortable on stage. Giving a speech where you need to constantly read off cheat cards is a recipe for disaster.
Use a Personal Mantra
Calm down, smile, breathe and go slowly .That’s what I repeat to myself every time I’m about to speak in front of a large crowd. No matter how many times I do it, big crowds still get my adrenaline pumping, and sometimes I speak too quickly as a result. Having a mantra helps ground me and remind me to chill out and be myself. I find this works great for job interviews and investor pitches as well.
Be Human
Have a positive mind set and see everyone of your audience as a friend and not a foe. Approach the crowd like you’re having a conversation with a friend. Assume everyone there likes you, wants to hear what you have to say and wants to grab a bite with you afterwards. Talk like a human, act like a human, and own it.
Breathe
Take a deep breath. Nothing can be more powerful than acknowledging, embracing and taking charge of your breath before speaking in front of a large audience. Breathe in to the big moments, and breathe out to pause between them.
Put Purpose at the Forefront
Deliver your speech with your purpose in mind. Start with why you’re there (i.e., identifying the purpose of your talk). End with your purpose, and use everything in between as the bookends of your talk to support your purpose. When purpose is at the forefront of a talk, the audience acts.
Speak From the Heart
Speak with empathy. The only thing worse than not being prepared is preparing too much. If you’re going to speak in front of an audience, it should come naturally. It should be prepared in advance, but not recited. If you plan your speech verbatim, you run the risk of losing the beat and getting lost when you stumble. However, if you focus on fewer high-level points, you can speak intuitively around those.
Believe You’re the Expert
Believe that you are a professional. I often perform best when I convince myself that everyone in the room wants to hear what I have to say. If you are positioned as an expert and attendees are in need of your knowledge, speaking confidently will come much more easily. Besides, speaking with confidence will ensure that the audience trusts that you know your stuff.
Wednesday 5 October 2016
NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 05,2016 - cocosista15.com
NEW TELEGRAPH
Recession: Buhari puts presidential aircraft for sale
Abduction :CBN governor’s wife, our biggest catch- gang leader
Oyegun to Tinubu: I won’t resign as APC chairman
Nurse drugs, rapes 19 year old patient
Ex minister’s abductors demand 10 million naira
AUTHORITY
2017 budget: FG targets 6.866 trillion naira
Senate asks FG to fix ontisha- Enugu expressway
Erosion sacks 500 residents, destroys 100 houses in
Anambra
FG can't maintain Abuja, LAGOS stadia- DALUNG
Unlawful detention: ECOWAS court awards 15 million naira to Dasuki
BLUEPRINT
Oyegun dares Tinubu: you can't remove me
Senate probes IDPs’ 5 bn naira fraud
Buhari proposes 6.9 trn budget for 2017
Orubebe to forfeit assets to FG, CCT rules
Sickler seeks 1m naira for hip surgery
VANGUARD
Nigeria’s alarming heart failure rate
Plateau: Dariye moves again
WORLD TEACHERS’DAY: Where is the Nigerian teacher
globally?
ONDO GOV POLL: Akeredolu, Abraham trade words as
supporters clash
Recession forces Buhari to authorise sale of two presidential aircrafts
Niger Deltans frustrating Buhari from developing region —Omo-Agege
Restructuring Nigeria a Yoruba agenda; is impracticable,says Yakassai
Trump begs supporters for advice on next debate
EFCC to looters: Expect more arrests, convictions, recovery of stolen funds
Orubebe: ‘Many politicians are guilty of false assets
declaration’
Tinubu can’t sack me on pages of newspapers – Odigie-
Oyegun
BIAFRA: IPOB takes Nnamdi Kanu’s case to ECOWAS court
NIGERIAN PILOT
Buhari proposes 6.9trn for 2017 fiscal year
ECOWAS court orders immediate release of Dasuki from
detention
Quietly return embezzled monies for unexecuted contracts,PDP tells Magnus Abe
Nigeri’a recession will be over 2017- IMF
Mikel, Iwobi, Iheanacho, 17 others hit EAGLES CAMP
PUNCH
Buhari okays jumbo allowance for Villa security operatives
Imo Assembly moves to stop female genital mutilation
Property owners panic as Enugu sets up demolition
committee
Rigging allegation: Group, INEC disagree on Edo election
FG puts up N7bn presidential jets for sale
Military foils attempt to bomb Forcados terminal
ECOWAS Court orders FG to release Dasuki
Shema shared N680m to security operatives for 2015 polls’
THISDAY
Why Buhari Ordered Sale of Two Presidential Aircraft
FG Accuses Shell of Crude Oil Theft, Demands $406m
Citing Rights Abuse, ECOWAS Court Orders Dasuki’s
Immediate Release
Buhari Seeks Global Cooperation to Defeat Terrorism
Police Confirm Kidnap of Former Minister, Husband, Others in Kaduna
House Issues Seven-day Ultimatum over Nigerian Students Held in Turkey
Afe Babalola Writes Buhari, Says ‘Change Begins with Me’ Campaign Not Lai Mohammed’s Initiative
THE NATION
Buhari rejects N1.7tr ransom for Chibok girls
How Ondo APC primary was ‘rigged’, by Akinyelure
APC: Akeredolu, Abraham supporters clash in Akure
Customs seizes 117,034 bags of rice 12:06 am
CCT convicts Orubebe for false asset declaration
Nigeria, Libya boost OPEC’s crude supply
Amaechi urges ratification of maritime trade rules
Oyo declares today work-free day for teachers
SON to intensify campaign against bad tyres
Tinubu: I serve the nation
How entrepreneurs can raise international funds
LEADERSHIP
Ambode Appoints Dickson As DG Of Safety Commission
APC Crisis: Akeredolu, Abraham’s Supporters Clash In Ondo
Preventing Those Accidents
If Chibok Girls Were Your Daughters . . .
Foremost Northern Politician, Lili Gabari, Dies At 80
Court Fixes Suswam’s Trial For Nov 9
Senate To Probe SGF’s Office Over N1.3bn Fraud, Diversion Of IDPs’ Food
LEADERSHIP Awards: Why We’re Honouring PMB,
Jonathan, Jega
Short story - Broken promises - cocosista15.com
Photo credits: www.thomasvann.com
They sat silently and he
rummaged his thoughts looking for the appropriate word to say. Both seemed lost
in thoughts as the raucous birds fluttered here and there. They just sat and
stared as Kunle struggled hard to contain his annoyance. His betrothed had just
dashed his hopes. It was not meant to happen this way.
The young lovers had met in
Kunle’s estate when Sade had just gone to visit Uncle Sotoye in Eket after her
final examinations. Sade was slender, beautiful and quiet, though with a
bubbling personality. She loved life and loved to get lost in the beautiful
works of creation around her. She loved watching the clouds as it sailed across
the sky, listening to the chirping of the birds at the break of dawn. Sade was
cool headed and every father's dream. She had rather large eyes and feline
looks. Her hair was usually done with the utmost care - her present look was
akin to Kid's hair in House Party.
Kunle sat silently
with tears running down his face as he lacked the words to express the way he
felt at this most embarrassing turn in life.
"Hello Uncle Toye,
I have someone here I would love you to meet", said Sade one sunny
afternoon. Hearing his niece’s voice, uncle Sotoye quickly dashed into his room
to inform his wife about their august visitor.
"Good afternoon sir,
good afternoon ma" greeted Kunle as he bowed and prostrated. Mummy Nike smiled,
she was pleased with what she saw.
"Good day",
replied uncle Sotoye. "Take your seat". They all engaged in a long
conversation as Kunle told Sade's uncle and aunty about himself and his
background. All this was done to protect Sade from falling into the wrong
hands. Sade had just turned eighteen and Kunle was only nineteen doing his
industrial attachment in an oil producing company.
Why did this even
matter anymore? Kunle could still vividly recall the embarrassment he had felt;
that memory would last a lifetime.
Idiomatic expressions - cocosista15.com
a penny for your thoughts
I would like to know what you are thinking about.
I would like to know what you are thinking about.
Usage: For several minutes they sat silently, then finally she looked at him and said, “A penny for your thoughts, Walter.”
EVENT IN HISTORY (TV &CINEMA) - cocosista15.com
5 OCTOBER 1962, 54 YEARS TODAY SINCE DR. NO WAS RELEASED.
DR. No is a 1962 Spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adopted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkley Mather and was directed by Terence Young.
DR. No is a 1962 Spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adopted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkley Mather and was directed by Terence Young.
In the film, James Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the death of a fellow British agent. The trial leads to the underground base of Dr. Julius No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American manned space launch with a radio beam weapon. Although the first of the Bond books to be made into a film, Dr. No was not the first of Fleming’s novel, Casino Royal being the debut for the character; however, the film makes a reference to threads from earlier books. Dr. No was produced with a low budget, but was a financial success. While critical reaction at release was mixed, over time the film received the reputation as one of the franchise’s best installments. The film was the first of successful series of 22 Bond films, a 23rd was released in 2012. Dr No also launched a genre of “secret agent” films that flourished in the 1960s. The film also spawned a spin of comic book and soundtrack album as part of it promotion and marketing.
Tuesday 4 October 2016
EVENT IN HISTORY (PEOPLE AND SOCIETY) - cocosista15.com
4 OCTOBER 1582, EXACTLY 434 YEARS TODAY SINCE GREGORIAN CALENDAR WAS ADOPTED.
The Gregorian calendar, also called the Western and Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by pope Gregory XIII, after whom the Calendar was named, by decree signed on 24 February 1582. The reformed calendar was adopted later that year by a handful of countries. In those countries the last day of the Julian calendar was Thursday, 4 October 1582 and this was followed by the first day of the Gregorian calendar, Friday, 15 October 1582 to 14 October 1582 (inclusive) and are valid dates in many countries, but invalid in others.
Are You a Lover of Riddles? Check These Out - cocosista15.com
Q What is the best way to double your money?
A: Put it in front of the mirror of course.
Q: What has to be broken before you can use it?
A: An egg.
Q: What gets wetter as it dries?
A: Towel.
Q: What goes up but doesn't come down?
A: Your age.
Now, I need you to answer these riddles:
Q1: Ella's mother has three children,
The first child is named Monday,
The second child is named Sunday,
Now, what is the third child's name?
Q2: Before mount Everest was discovered as the highest mountain, which mountain was the highest?
Addictions - cocosista15.com
Habits die hard; it is a fact that habits do die hard. Habits are easy to form but difficult to break. I can decide to drink a glass of alcoholic wine today and then maybe I love the taste and what it does to my senses and take two more glasses tomorrow and then four another day. It won’t be long and my day will not be complete without a glass of an alcoholic beverage. Addiction has set in. First let me define the word addiction. Addiction is when a person does not have control over what they are using or doing.
So that is how addiction starts. From one glass, one biscuit, one whiff or sniff and it becomes a habit. A day will not go by without me taking a glass of alcoholic wine or without me taking a sniff of cocaine and so on.
These habits become destructive. Addictions can be destructive. Drinking excessive alcohol we are told can destroy the liver, sniffing cocaine or shisha will destroy you completely, it will give you a temporary high. That feeling of being on top of the world will not last. It will make you feel good for a while but it will not last long. What happens next is that you will be really depressed, edgy and crave for more. It is a known fact that those who take cocaine don’t eat or sleep properly, they experience increased heart rate, muscle spasms and convulsions. You wouldn’t want that, would you? You felt high momentarily, after a few whiffs you are left angry, hostile and anxious. I can go on and on,it damages the heart, liver and kidneys. Did you know that users are more likely to have infectious disease? That is a bad addiction.
Alcoholism can make you lose your relationship. If you are an addict, your partner is likely to be unhappy and critical of your drinking behaviour. There will be communication breakdown. Your relationship will suffer from poor communication, lack of intimacy, frequent criticism and increased anger and the list goes on. Marital abuse is really common where one party is an addict.
We are animals of habits, what we do everyday is habitual. 70 percent of what we do is habitual; like eating, sleeping and so on. Addiction means that it does not serve you positively. Addiction does not have to be drugs. People are addicted to giving excuses over everything and this stops them from growing and taking responsibility. If you are already struggling with an addiction, the fact is everyone is struggling with one addiction or the other. It just may be different from yours, for example procrastinating, lying, soft drinks, food and so on. At a point people become very self aware and try to stop it. There are various ways of avoiding addictions;
5 ways of avoiding addictions are:
5 ways of avoiding addictions are:
1)Avoid tempting situations: if you know you are addicted to biscuits, avoid storing them in your refrigerator. It is dangerous to do so. You may be able to avoid it one moment but what happens next? Steer clear of any situations that may place you in the way of temptation.
2) Develop a positive support network: surround yourself with people who do not engage in smoking, if you know you are addicted to smoking. It is really important to have healthy people who will be able to support you in challenging periods. You have to sever relationships and ties to unhealthy people.
3) Create a healthy schedule: Do not give room to boredom. Get busy so as not to get entangled with that negative habit.
4) Don’t get complacent: As you get out of a destructive habit, do not get complacent. If you find out what can keep you away from that destructive habit, you need to follow through.
5) Don’t view relapse as a failure: If you relapse, do not think you have failed. It will make you feel sick. If you were able to stay clean and sober before, believe you can still do it again. Process the events and emotions that led to relapse, so that they will not be repeated. By so doing you will learn from your mistakes and this will help in your journey to recovery.
So it is quite clear that habits die hard and habits are easy to form but difficult to break. Your best bet is to abstain from addictive substances and destructive habits.
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