5 Easy Ways to Boost Your Self-Esteem

Even the most confident of us need a self-esteem boost from time to time. And more often than not, we have to find this from within. Here are 5 easy ways to boost your self-esteem, and remind yourself of just how awesome you really are!

1. Encourage Yourself
Always give yourself credit for making positive changes in your life and trust that you can accomplish your goals. Human beings are not perfect creatures and it’s important to understand that we all make mistakes from time to time. It’s how we bounce back that is key.

2. Build Self-Confidence
It’s important to treat both other people and ourselves with kindness and respect. There will be times in our lives when everything seems to go perfectly. Other times, we’ll be forced to deal with difficult situations. Handling both extremes with grace will provide us with immeasurable self-confidence.

3. Don’t Jump to Negative Conclusions
When there is no evidence to support that you have made another person angry or upset, don’t automatically assume that you have. It’s easy to treat confusing feelings as facts, though in actuality, everyone has their own issues going on. (Most of them have nothing to do with you.) Instead of letting confusion consume you, look deep inside yourself and acknowledge your wisdom, grace and divine fire. All is well within your soul.

4. Identify Situations in Need of Solutions
It’s impossible to fully avoid challenges in life. When it comes to our relationships, jobs, health and more, conflicts are unavoidable. It’s important to remember that there are usually solutions to our problems. Listen to your thoughts and try to interpret what you see yourself doing in order to succeed in the face of adversity. When you remove fear from the equation, anything is possible.

5. Seek Out Positive Guidance
It’s easy to become overwhelmed by mixed messages. We often hear one thing in the media, another from our family and something entirely different from our friends. Fortunately, there are incredible coaches and psychics to help guide us. They’re able to feel your inner self-esteem issues and provide constructive ways in which you can heal and forgive yourself. It’s easy to lose track of self- confidence, but with the right guidance we can be reminded of our beautiful gifts that are often too easy to overlook.  

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B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G News!!! President Jonathan Kick-Starts The 2nd Niger Bridge Construction.

President Goodluck Jonathan Wrote on his facebook page:

Today, as I perform the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Second Niger Bridge, I am fulfilling a promise I made to all Nigerians and more specifically to the people of the Southeast that the Federal Government will ensure that another bridge linking the Southeast to other geo-political regions is built.

The impact of this bridge is beyond economics and commerce. This bridge, when completed, will strengthen the Handshake Across the Niger and promote integration amongst the people of Nigeria.

Building bridges, and not just physical ones, is something every Nigerian should be engaged in and this administration has taken extra ordinary measures, including the convocation of a National Conference amongst our people, to ensure that just as the physical bridges are being constructed, Nigerians from all geo-political zones can construct new bridges of friendship even as we strengthen old ones. 
   

Well done Mr President, Your effort is highly applauded, Rome is not built in a day as the saying goes but, for the various challenges bedeviling our nation i know vividly that God will help us to overcome them. Always remain resilient in your ability and never give up in your pursuit for a better Nigeria.

CUTE COUPLE: SEE Jim Iyke & Nadia Buari Performing Live Music (PHOTO)

Nollywood playboy, Jim Iyke and Ghanaian Actress, Nadia Buari can't seem to be having so much fun together.
Nadia Buari took to her instagram page to post the photo below which she tagged, "my band."
                                                                 Jim Iyke & Nadia Buari
They were both performing a live music together and they look like they enjoying every bit of it.
They have both continued to spend time together and they have been spotted on romantic dates.
Jim Iyke even took her on a world tour for her birthday.
What do you think of this couple?
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SAD `Virgin’ undergraduate, 22, rAped to death

It was a sad end for 22 year-old Deborah (surname withheld), a 300-level student of Benson Idahosa University, Benin-City, after the girl, said to be a virgin, was raped to death by yet to be identified persons in Benin-City, Edo State capital. The rapists cut her throat after the dastardly act.

The family of the deceased has appealed to the Police Command in Edo State to fish out the culprits and bring them to book.

Deborah was said to have been raped between 12 midnight and 1 a.m after she left hospital and decided to see one of her friends at Upper Adesuwa. It was then the rapists allegedly caught up with her. (Ghana Vibes)

May her soul rest in peace…

Scores Murdered In Fresh Benue Attacks

Suspected Fulani invaded a refugee camp Sunday morning in Daudu, murdering 28 people.
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Sahara Reporters refers to another source claiming that over ten trucks of soldiers from Takum Division invaded the ancient town of Jato-Aka, Kwande Local Government, took the barracks, and killed 36 people, including Rev. Fr. Akputu.

Several soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the raids and killings.
First the attacks were thought to target some local governments because of the challenges facing Fulani herdsmen in search of grazing fields for their cattle and the Tiv subsistence farmers who are expecting a bumper harvests. However, later Adikpo, the Kwande Local Government headquarters, Chief Andyar Bumve, revealed that, in his opinion, the agenda was bigger.
He said:

"We are only taking caution because the involvement of the Army is a deliberate plan. When we decide to take on them, they will now implement the pogrom in kind of 2001 massacre in Zaki-Biam."

It would be recalled that in 2001 a detachment of the Nigerian Army seeking reprisals for the killing of 19 soldiers attacked the town of Zaki-Biam, killing hundreds of people, including women and children.
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SHOCKER: SEE Student Who Confesses To Have Infected 324 Men With HIV (PHOTO)

A 19-year-old girl in Kenya has reportedly confessed to have deliberately infected 324 men with the deadly HIV virus, saying she is on a mission to destroy the society by infecting 2000 more by the end of this year.
Among the 324 she claims to have infected, 156 are students, 3 politicians and the rest are married men, lecturers, lawyers, some celebrities among others. She says not a day passes before she has sex with at least 4 men and without protection.

The unnamed young lady also adds that she is on a revenge mission because it's the same men that destroyed her life by infecting her with AIDS. She is only 19 yrs and she is in 2nd year.
Read her story below...

I'm 19 and a 2nd year student here at Kabarak University. I joined this college a virgin though I have had boyfriends before,my parents are strict so having sex was never on my mind.
September 22nd, 2013, is a day I will never forget,we went clubbing in town and got drunk with some senior students then went back hostels for party around 2am.
I remember waking up naked to a guy called Javan with my private part painful and I realized he had sex with me when I was drunk. I only asked if he used a condom and he said yes.
However, when taking bath I noticed sperms down there,i wanted to commit suicide,i feared getting pregnant and HIV, I took drug and hoped i was HIV free.

In November, I tested HIV positive,I felt like cutting off my neck. I confronted the guy and he insisted he was clean that I got it from somewhere.
I was so depressed and took alcohol to die. I even bought poison,the pain was just unbearable. How was I gonna face the world? I let my parents down. I gave up on the world and just wanted to end my life.

Something came up in my mind that I should revenge. I hated men and I didn’t want to be near anymore. My future had been ruined, somehow someone had to pay.
After a private therapy sessions, I gained strength not even my parents,friends knew of my conditions even up to now.

I accepted my fate and promised to make all men I come across suffer. i know I am attractive and both married and  unmarried men chase me left, right and center, luckily, my body has remained good and if anything my curves got better something you men like.

I buried the good girl in me and became the bad girl. My goal was to infect as many as possible.  So far, since December up to now, I have infected 324 men and I make sure to note down there list which I secretly keep. I plan to release it when  I will be on my death bed.

I know I have nothing left to do on earth but to wait for my death but before i do, men will get it.
My target is over 2000 by the end of the year, pregnancy is out of question because I am on contraceptives. So I just do raw which most men here love. They don't even question because my looks and body work greatly for me.
Out of the 324 I have infected so far,  about 156 are students here at the college, the remaining are married men outside, lecturers,lawyers,some celebs and 3 politicians. Not a day passes without me having sex, mostly four people per day.”
Indeed, that 'thing' between the two legs can be risky!
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Bury my books with me – dead OAU student

The last note by a part-four law student of Obafemi Awolowo University, who allegedly committed suicide, Dipo Ige, was that his books should be buried with him.

Ige was said to have committed suicide in his private hostel penultimate Saturday at Ashiefa, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife and was buried at his hometown in Iree, Osun State on Sunday.

While controversy still surrounds Ige’s action, the deceased in the note also cautioned that his girlfriend should not be blamed for his death.

It was gathered that Ige and his girlfriend had a misunderstanding before his death.

Also, in the note obtained by our correspondent, Ige said his valuables should be distributed to certain people.

Part of the note read, “As I plan to end my life, please bury my books with me. My reason for this action is best known to me. Please don’t blame my girlfriend (name withheld). She knows nothing about this. Share my properties accordingly to…”

Fresh facts, however, emerged on Sunday that Ige sent a message to his mum before his action. It was learnt that due to network problem, the message did not get to the recipient until over an hour after it was sent.

A close friend to Ige, who pleaded anonymity narrated, “That day about 9pm, Ige sent a text message to his mum. He told her to come to Ile-Ife immediately, adding that any delay could mean that the mum would meet him dead.

“When she eventually got the message around 10pm, she immediately alerted his close friend, Bola Okiji, to check on him. Unfortunately, Okiji was not in Ile-Ife, he was at Ilesha.

“The mum sent another lady living close to him to check him. The lady met Ige’s door locked. She peeped through the key hole and saw Ige, who appeared lifeless. She screamed, broke the door and raised the alarm, which attracted the neighbours.”

However, Okiji insisted that his friend hung himself because of “academics love.”

He said Ige was a brilliant student in second class upper grade before his death.

 
PUNCH.

Petrol Scarcity: Marketers Divert Fuel, Change Truck Numbers to Avoid tracking- Allison-Maduake

The Petroleum Minister said there are lots of factors militating against efficient delivery of fuel.
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Sunday blamed the current scarcity of petrol nationwide on the diversion of the commodity by some marketers.
Nigeria has been hit by its worst fuel scarcity in months, with the 36 states and the Federal Capital, Abuja, left without sufficient supply for weeks. Queues have returned to filling stations as motorists spend days before being able to buy fuel.
Mrs. Alison-Madueke made an unscheduled inspection of 15 filling stations in Surulere, Ikoyi, Ajah and Iponri areas of Lagos.
“We have enough fuel to serve the country, the challenge we are having is that, some drivers will not supply the lifted products to designated filling stations,” the minister said.
“Having gone round the state, it is not just the filling stations at Ikoyi that appeared to be without product, but other extreme locations like Ajah and other parts in Surulere. It appears there are lots of factors militating against efficient delivery of fuel.”
The minister said she had received reports that some marketers instructed their drivers to change the number plates of their trucks to make it difficult for tracking.
“I have directed the heads of the agencies – DPR, PPMC and PPPRA – to give me a clear picture and timeline in terms of numbers of trucks coming into Lagos,” she said.
She said, “there is diversion and I want some ideas about the diversion. If we can establish there is, I want to know how this is being done.
“They need to supply me how these trucks are being tracked because diversion is not easy to do.
“They will be sanctioned and I’m ready to publish names of anybody that may be involved.”
The minister assured Nigerians that the government has a reserve stock of petrol that could last the next two weeks. (NAN)

Nollywood Actress, Uche Ogbodo 'Flaunts' Baby Bump

Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo has posted online a picture of her protruding stomach.

The actress has started her journey into the nine-month pregnancy course most women pray for after marriage.

Some months ago, she secretly tied the knot with her Norway based football agent husband, Arthur.

We wish her safe delivery.......

“I Did Not Rape Her”! Obesere Speaks Out

It was a rough week for Abass Akande Obesere. The Fuji star was accused of raping a 29-year old business woman, who claims she visited him for help.
After his arrest, he was released on bail. Obesere was invited on MITV‘s Wazobia show to speak on the allegations.

Here is what he said;
“She visited me at home at night and it was too late for her to return to her place. I won’t lie about the fact that we had intimate encounter. But I did not rape her. And it was about four or five days after she visited me that she went to the police to allege that I raped her.
I went to the police station but when when I realized that the officers there were favouring her as a complainant, I requested them to transfer the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba.
There, they asked her for evidence that she was raped. There was no injury on her. Her clothes were intact. When she couldn’t produce evidence, the police advised her not to attempt to blackmail me. They advised her to gently approach me and ask for help if she wanted anything.
When she first called me to say she was feeling sick, I called the woman who introduced her to me to take her to hospital. But Alhaja said nothing was wrong with her, that she was only trying to extort me. Alhaja said she planned to blackmail me into parting with between five and ten million naira.
I can tell you my enemies are behind the allegation. They are trying to bring me down. But they won’t succeed because I’m a child of God, a messenger of God. Once God remains behind me, nobody can bring me down.
I’m a responsible man, a reliable man. But I’m human and therefore fallible. But I’m not losing sleep about this allegation. I’m undeterred and I’m going about my business because I have no doubt that the truth will prevail.”