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Are you aware of what's getting in your way from fulfilling your potential? What's stopping you from being a massive success (your definition of success of course)? Many times when we think about success we think about what we need to do… we think of better productivity. Often times we can maximize our potential and our productivity simply by not doing a few things. Let's look at some examples. SOCIAL MEDIA JUNKIE For most people, if they spent 50% of the time they spent on Facebook (or other social media sites) on their goals, they would be more successful. Bottom line. We all want to keep in contact, we all want to stay connected, we all want to know what's going on with our friends and family; but a line has to be drawn. If you're using Facebook to network, great. If you're using Facebook to connect and build relationships with people who are headed in the same direction as you, great. If you're using Facebook for multiple hours a day because you're b...

Nigerian singer, Caroline Sam, aka maheeda , has described as hypocrisy, the plan by the federal government to ban X-rated videos and porn websites in the country. The national security adviser "sambo dasuki", on sunday said that the federal government is planning to introduce a law that will ban and block all porn websites in the country. Reacting to the report, Maheeda opined that hypocrisy is the reason why government would be planning to carry out such exercise. "Why naija sabi suffer themselves? Wetin dem love dem dey pretend. Is it me or hypocrisy is part of naija culture? Well.. Abeg make dem an porn for naija, I no live there. It will only make me bigger! I go change my name to Maheeda Holland," the self acclaimed goddess of X tweeted. Maheeda who describes herself as a gospel singer, is notorious on the internet for always putting nude or near nude pictures. She recently claimed that she was offered 30million to act in a porn flick, an offer which...

Flying eagles' coach manu garba said fatigue has set in for his strongsters struggled to beat warri wolves 1-0 in the super 4 on wednesday. He also lamented his team's poor finishing. "The team had several opportunities to have won this match more than the goal scored by the skipper mohammed musa. "Fatigue is setting in for the players, I will bring in more players against dolphins," coach manu said. "There won't be complacency on my players' part. The players know that once they drop in performance, other player will take their shirt," he assured.

Twenty one political parties in ekiti state, under the aegis of the inter-party Advisory council (IPAC), have rejected alleged moves to postpone next month's elections. Rising from its meeting in Ado-ekiti on 28th of january, IPAC said postponing the february elections at a period nigerians were ready to exercise their power to choose their leaders could throw the polity into chaos and anarchy. In a communique at the end of the meeting signed by the chairmen of twenty one political parties, IPAC warned that the nation's democracy might be derailed if the election dates were tampered with. It said: "we warn the political elites, stakeholders, traditional rulers and nigerians to prevail on the federal goverment to find a solution to insecurity in nigeria. There cannot be credible elections, if nigerians are not secured. "We counsel Gov. Ayo Fayose making reckless statements which could ignite crisis in the country". "We advice the go...

The federal government has confirmed the presence of H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus, also known as bird flu, in four other state besides the seven earlier reported. The additional states are oyo, jigawa, gombe, and imo states. The government said the number of birds exposed risen to 232,385 with 51,444 mortalities recorded. Of all the states affected, kano has the highest exposure rates of birds put at 136,905 with 17,987 mortality rate, while lagos has 38,845 with 4,732 mortality rate. The minister of agriculture and rural development , Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this in abuja at a meeting with commisioners of agriculture in the 36 states. Adesina also announce a compensation of N145.145 million to 39 farmers in 11 affected states. The states are kano,lagos, ogun, rivers, delta, edo, plateau,gombe,imo, oyo, and jigawa states. He said that N1,450 will be paid per bird in the farms that have been de-populated. According to the minister, the compensation wo...

ONE-MINISTER of defence Gen. Theophilus Danjuma yesterday called for the arrest of former Niger Delta-millitants, who are threatening to rock the boat should president johnathan lose february 14 election. Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari said after a meeting laskweek in yenagoa, the bayelsa state capital, that "ex-millitants" will return to their old ways should Dr. Johnathan lose the election. He said "Those are very reckless statements made by irresponsible individuals and they should be condemned. In fact,they should be arrested". The former minister of army staff was responding to reporters' questions in kano during the innauguration of the senate building of the north west university. The institution was established by Gov. Rabiu Kwankwanso administration.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday formally received the report of forensic auditors engaged to carry out a detailed investigation into the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. An accounting firm, PriceWaterHouse, was last year hired to carry out the exercise following an allegation by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, that $20bn was not remitted to the Federation Account by the NNPC. Sanusi, who is now the Emir of Kano, had written a letter to Jonathan that $49bn was not remitted to the Federation Account by the NNPC. But following the controversy which the letter generated, a committee was set up to reconcile the account. Sanusi later recanted and said the unremitted fund was $12bn. He later again changed the figure to $20bn. The Nigeria Country Senior Partner of PriceWaterHouse, Uyi Akpata, on Monday presented the report to the President on behalf of the firm saying, "It is a privilege for us to have carried out this exe...

Thierry Henry admits he cried when he left Arsenal in 2007 and has revealed he was initially considered to be Barcelona's fourth- choice striker by Pep Guardiola. According to Goal, Henry, who announced his retirement in December, helped guide Arsenal to two Premier League titles and three FA Cup trophies, while he also remains the club's record scorer with 228 goals. "I never considered leaving Arsenal." Henry told beIN Sports. "But I was 29 years old and in form, I thought all the guys left and I did not know if Arsene (Wenger) would be staying. "It was not easy and when I left I cried. I'm not ashamed to say it. I'm a competitor and I had to leave." Henry joined Barcelona in a €21.3 million deal in June 2007 but insists he had to force his way into Guardiola's plans. "When I arrived at Barcelona, Guardiola told me that I was the fourth-choice striker and I would not be starter," said the Frenchman....

presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammad Buhari (retd), on Monday said if elected on February 14, he would ban the importation of basic items like rice and tomato in order to enhance local production of the products. He also said his administration would focus on agriculture, mining, infrastructure and job provision at the top of its economic agenda. Buhari, who gave a summary of how he intended to revive the economy in a meeting with the Organised Private Sector in Lagos, said his government would place emphasis on three key issues of security, tackling corruption and reviving the ailing economy. The meeting, which had all the key members of the APC in attendance, was hosted by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola. "How can Nigeria be importing virtually everything? How can we be importing even tomatoes? If I am elected, basic items like rice and tomatoes, which we have the capacity to produce, will be banned from being imported,...

Why is Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Peter Ayodele Fayose, spending millions of naira to oppose the candidature of General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) on pages of newspapers? You may also want to ask why he is campaigning passionately for President Goodluck Jonathan, at the time his government is facing serious financial problems? The people also want to know why Fayose was unable to celebrate his first 100 days in office and what he is doing to ensure Ekiti people who voted for him en masse about six months ago do not regret? Can his Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) still record a landslide victory in the coming election as it did during gubernatorial election last year? These are some of the questions Adegbite threw at him when this reporter had a chanced opportunity to quiz him in his office, Ado – Ekiti, recently. These are excerpts from the exclusive inter­ view which lasted just 5 minutes. WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOUR ADMINISTRATION FACED IN YOUR FIRST ...

Residents of Ile-Iwe community in the Meiran area of Lagos State say they were shocked to see the dangling body of a stranger in an uncompleted building in the area. Some of the residents told PUNCH Metro that the victim was on Thursday brought down dead from the rope with which he hung himself. They added that efforts by the people in the community and the police to identify him had proved abortive. Our correspondent gathered that the stranger, who wore a white caftan, took his life between Wednesday night and Thursday morning after sneaking into the building in the night of Wednesday. The incident happened on Lawal Unity Street, Meiran, Ile-Iwe bus stop. The uncompleted building is isolated from the rest of the houses in the area. A resident, Adebayo Salami, said nobody knew the man and attempts to find his relatives had not yielded any result. He said, "I was called on Thursday morning and told that somebody had died in a building. "My initial thought was that it was someb...

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, has assured President Goodluck Jonathan that he will get at least 1.6 million votes in the February 14 election. Akpabio said this during the Peoples Democratic Party presidential rally in Akwa Ibom, on Friday. "Mr. President, 1.6 million Akwa Ibom votes await you on February 14. We don't want a government that will only build prisons. We want a government that will build schools," he said. Jonathan, while addressing the large crowd of supporters, said PDP governors had performed better than their All Progressives Congress counterparts. The President said the over N30bn stadium built by the Akwa Ibom State government was a proof that the PDP was ahead of others. He said, "We give our governors that freedom and freewill to do what is right for the people because they were voted for by their people. We don't dictate who gets contracts from our governors; we don't dictate who gets...

The Federal Government has spent N350bn on road projects in the South-West in the last four years, an amount it says is the highest among the six geopolitical zones. According to the government, 46.6 per cent of projects awarded by the present administration since it took over in 2011 have been completed and appreciable progress recorded in others. The Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, stated this during a radio programme monitored by our correspondent in Abuja. He said, "All over the country, the Jonathan administration has completely changed the narrative in the road sector. From the North- East, where we are investing over N320bn in road infrastructure, to the North Central where we are investing about N300bn; the North-West, where are investing N200bn, the South-East, where we are investing N345bn; to the South-West, where we are investing close to about N350bn; and to the South- South, where we are investing about N250bn, the whole country has virtually been turned int...

The Federal Government is still subsidising petrol by N1.23 per litre, latest statistics from the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency have revealed. The pricing template of the PPPRA, which was last updated on January 29, 2015, stated that the Expected Open Market Price of premium Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol, was N88.23, while the official retail price was N87 per litre. The latest pricing template by the agency indicates a drop of N2.41 in the subsidy sum, down from the N3.64 as of January 23, 2015. The PPPRA stated that the landing cost of petrol was N72.74 per litre. The landing cost consists of the actual cost, N62.79; traders' margin, N1.28; lightering expenses, N3.88; the Nigerian Ports Authority cost, N0.67; financing, N0.32; jetty depot throughput charge, N0.80; and storage charge of N3.00. On the distribution margins, it gave the retailers' cost element as N4.6; transporters, N2.99; dealers, N1.75; bridging funds, N1.7...

The Nigerian construction industry is under pressure to evolve cost-effective systems for delivering projects due to the sliding prices of crude oil and high cost of funds, the Managing Director, Nigerite Limited, Mr. Frank LeBris, has said. At the unveiling of Nigerite's Kalsi alternative building solution in Lagos, LeBris noted that mass housing development at both the federal and state levels could readily be available through innovative system of construction either with a hybrid solution, the traditional brick and mortar, or a complete dry construction system. He said, "With the demand for housing in Nigeria growing at geometric rate while the housing development is at arithmetic rate, there is an obvious need to evolve more practical methods to achieve mass housing development. "Nigerite has put all measures from raw materials, machinery, factory personnel and training in place to fully introduce this unique building solution to the Nigerian market in the second qua...

A senior associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and advocate of a corruption-free society, Sarah Chayes, has called on the United States to check the rising incidence of corruption in Nigeria by imposing stiffer sanctions on the country. Chayes, who is an award-winning journalist and author, made the call in an article published in the Los Angeles Times on Friday. As at Sunday, the article, which attracted reactions from Nigerians and foreigners alike, had gone viral on the Internet. In the piece, titled Nigeria's in-your-face corruption may be fuelling Boko Haram terrorism, Chayes said the Nigerian economy had suffered a major setback since the United States refused to patronise its crude oil. Yet, the US, she argued, should move beyond rhetoric and ensure that Nigeria pays more for its corrupt tendencies. For ethical and security reasons, Chayes urged the U.S. government to introduce more sanctions against Nigeria so as to compel the country's leadership ...

Chelsea striker Diego Costa insists he will not alter his aggressive style of play after serving his three-match suspension. The 26-year-old was retrospectively given the ban this week for violent conduct after an independent regulatory commission on Friday ruled he deliberately stamped on the ankle of the Liverpool midfielder Emre Can during Tuesday's Capital One Cup semi-final second leg. Although Costa claims there was no malicious intent behind the stamp, he will take the decision in his stride but not let it affect the way he approaches the game. "As far as what happened on Tuesday, the main thing is when I get home I can go home and I can go to sleep knowing that I've not done anything wrong, because I never meant to do that and it was not on purpose," the Spain international told the Daily Telegraph. "You can clearly see that on the video. But it is a suspension. I have to accept that, I have to take it. Obviously I feel sad b...

Despite a 5-0 thrashing of Aston Villa on Sunday, Arsene Wenger does not believe his Arsenal side are Premier League title contenders, Sky Sports reports. Arsene Wenger believes it is too early to consider Arsenal Premier League title challengers after his side thrashed Aston Villa 5-0 on Sunday. Arsenal are 11 points adrift of leaders Chelsea, despite easing past Paul Lambert's men to record three straight Premier League wins for the first time this season. Wenger had predicted that the top two – Chelsea and Manchester City – would draw on Saturday, yet although both teams did drop points, he does not envisage them slipping up to allow Arsenal into the race. "It's too early to say that," said Wenger when asked whether his team were now in the title race. "We are 11 points behind. That means they [Chelsea and City] need to lose four games and we need to win four. "I believe that we should try to be consistent and see what ...

Esteban Becker was understandably joyous as Equatorial Guinea advanced to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in dramatic fashion, Soccerway reports. Equatorial Guinea coach Esteban Becker said Saturday's controversial 2-1 extra-time win over Tunisia was "almost a miracle". The host nation were staring at elimination until Hamza Mathlouthi was controversially deemed to have fouled Ivan Bolado in the penalty area deep into second-half stoppage time. Javier Balboa stepped up and converted the spot-kick, cancelling out Ahmed Akaichi's 70th-minute opener, before Balboa found the back of the net with a stunning 25-yard free- kick 12 minutes into the additional 30. "Tunisia played very well. They have players who play at a high level, while we only have one who plays in a top division in Europe, and that's Javier Balboa," Becker said afterwards. "To beat Tunisia is an achievement, almost a miracle. "Thanks to the players, the people of [Equa...

With her name freshly engraved onto the Australian Open trophy, Serena Williams feels she can play on indefinitely and is intent on increasing her tally of 19 Grand Slams, AFP reports. The American great, 33, scoffed at talk of retirement after shooting down Maria Sharapova in straight sets to win her sixth title at Melbourne Park, becoming the oldest woman to ever lift the trophy. Williams has endured her share of injury scares during a long career, including a life- threatening pulmonary embolism in 2011 that sidelined her for 12 months. But she said modern medicine had helped keep her going. "I can play as long as I like now," Williams said after moving to clear second on the list of all- time Open-era Slam winners behind Steffi Graf on 22. "With technology and stuff, players are able to play longer. It just depends on how long I want to play "I really don't know (how long that will be). I know I'm having fun, I love winning championships, I love holding ...

World number one Novak Djokovic won a fifth Australian Open title and his eighth Grand Slam Sunday, grinding down Andy Murray in four gruelling sets to heap more misery on the luckless Scot, AFP reports. The Serbian won 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-0 in 3hrs 39mins to stretch his formidable record on the Melbourne hardcourts to winning five from five finals in eight years. Only Australian Roy Emerson, who presented him with the trophy, has won more Australian Opens with six in the 1960s. Djokovic has now beaten Murray in three of the Scot's four Australian final losses following earlier wins in 2011 and 2013, although Murray defeated him in his two major triumphs at the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon. The victory means Djokovic stays at world number one on the next ATP rankings when they are released on Monday (today), with Murray moving to four from his current sixth. "Two and a half hours the first two sets. Very physical. Very exhausting," Djokovic said. "We both...

Ice Prince doesn't like his music being compared with label mate and 'brother', MI and he made that clear in a series of tweets he posted this afternoon.

He lives on a farm, and his official car is a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle. He donates 90% of his monthly salary to charity. President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, is not your average president. It is commonplace to see some presidents of countries living lavish lifestyles, and in some extreme cases, looting their countries' finances for personal gain. But not Mujica. He is commonly known as the world's "poorest" president because of his austere lifestyle Mujica rejected the luxurious presidential residence the government provided for him and instead opted to live on his wife's farm located on a dirt road outside the country's capital. They have no domestic workers – they do all the farm work by themselves. The only staff they have are two police officers. In 2010, his annual personal wealth declaration – mandatory for officials in Uruguay – was $1,800, the value of his Beetle. In an interview with BBC, he said: "I've lived like this most of my life, I can live...

D'banj's 10th-year anniversary concert held on saturday and we've been bringing you photos and highlights from the event which was hosted by Amber Rose. Spotted at the event were former arch enemies, Davido and Wizkid . It can be recalled that these two settled their difference and Wizkid supported Davido's recently released single The Sound. Good to have know these two are finally back as friends

YES!!! It is Olamide's son. We reported earlier that the rapper welcome a new child and the congratulation messages have started coming in from his colleagues. His artiste, Viktoh has congratulated the YBNL General on the birth of his tot. Wizkid has also dropped his own word, The Starboy chief simply dropped the prayer Emoji on Olamide post, wishing him all the best as he becomes a father. Olamide is yet to reveal the mother of his child but he hasn't shared the photo of himself and his girlfriend, Adebukunmi Aishat Suleiman in a while… Which makes us believe, or rather think she might have been pregnant all these while. Congrats to Olamide on the birth of #Batifeori Maximilliano Adedeji.

Rapper Olamide has set his thousands of fans on Instagram on a congratulation cours, The YBNL Boss shared a photo of a new baby, who apparently, shares his surname "Adedeji", not quite long other celebrity Took To social media to congratulate him. Congratulation from the K.E team bro!!

Below is a press release sent out to media houses... The senior pastor of popular Nigerian church Liberation City, Dr Chris Okafor has warn against untimely air accident looming while a political party members are going for a political campaign as the general election draw nearer. Speaking at the glorious Sunday services on the 1stof February 2015,the Oracle of God as he is fondly called said he sees a plane crash with a political campaign team inside it. He said there is also a heavy cloud that is about to rain blood before the election. He also warned that a popular governorship candidate might not be alive to witness the governorship election he is supposed to take part in it. The man of God also said there will be war on the outcome of the general election because someone will win and the other person will be rigged in and declared as the winner, he said this will generate lot of bloodshed for months. But if proper prayer is done it can be averted th...

Amin!

About 14 years ago, he had the number one song in Nigeria. Who is he?