N’Golo Kante is expected to be fit to face AS Roma Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League

  Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante is expected to be fit to face AS Roma in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League group stage match, manager Antonio Conte announced yesterday.

Kante, who missed Chelsea’s last five matches with a hamstring injury, trained with the squad before they left for Rome and Conte will speak to the France international before deciding whether he will feature.

Midfielder Danny Drinkwater is also set to play after recovering from a calf problem and on the back of his first Premier League appearance for Chelsea as a late substitute against Bournemouth on Saturday.

“We had three starters out, but we have recovered Drinkwater and Kante. (Victor) Moses needs more time,” Conte told a news conference on Monday.

Motivational Monday – The Similarity Between Success & Failure Is One’s State Of Mind

  Motivational Monday quote to get your week started.

“The similarity between success and failure is one’s state of mind.”

There is a phrase that I like to use, “Show me a successful person and I will show you a failure.” What that means is that a majority of people who have attained success have experienced failure.

If one was to look the word “failure” up in the dictionary, two definitions would appear: the first being very simplistic, i.e., heart failure, kidney failure, etc. The second is as quoted, “Defeat, collapse, the condition or fact of not achieving the desired end!”

However, my definition looks at failure in a totally different way. Failure is a gateway to success.

Apple fires iPhone X engineer after daughter’s hands-on video goes viral

  Apple has reportedly dismissed an engineer after his daughter’s iPhone X hands-on video went viral on YouTube. Brooke Amelia Peterson published a vlog earlier this week, which included a trip to the Apple campus to visit her father and see an unreleased iPhone X. Peterson’s video was quickly picked up by sites like 9to5Mac, and it spread even further on YouTube.

Peterson now claims her father has been fired as a result of her video. In a tearful video, Peterson explains her father violated an Apple company rule by allowing her to film the unreleased handset at Apple’s campus. Apple reportedly requested that Peterson remove the video, but it was clearly too late as the content spread further and further.

THE VIDEO PROBABLY REVEALED MORE THAN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO
The video itself may have seemed like an innocent hands-on, but it did include footage of an iPhone X with special employee-only QR codes. A notes app was also shown on the iPhone X in the video, which appeared to include codenames of unreleased Apple products. Filming on Apple’s campus is strictly prohibited, so filming an unreleased iPhone X is a definite rule violation.

We’ve seen similar dismissals in the past. A Microsoft employee was dismissed after his son posted pictures of the Xbox 360 before its release. The Apple engineer in question had worked at the company for around four years, building the iPhone RF and wireless circuit design. The Verge reached out to Apple to confirm the dismissal, but the company has not yet responded to a request for comment.  

Conte reacts to rumours of Ancelotti replacing him as Chelsea manager

  Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, has rubbished reports that Carlo Ancelotti is set to replace him at the club.

Speculation around Conte’s future at Stamford Bridge has been rife in recent weeks, as the Premier League champions endured a troubled start to the campaign.

“If I see the past it happened the same with a lot of managers. A lot of bulls—. They try to create problems between me, the club and the players.

“If someone is happy to continue to write this I think I answered very well in the past. I am answering very well about these different issues,” the Italian said on Friday.

Chelsea’s director of communications Steve Atkins interjected to call the Holland story “absolute nonsense,” with Conte then adding: “I think this is a lack of respect. I can accept [if you] write that the club is ready to sack me, the story with the players [being unhappy].

“But to put another person in this way, I think it’s incorrect. It’s not good that this person has to send me a message to tell me ‘I’m sorry, but this is not true. I’m sorry, if you want me to do an interview I’m ready.’ Why put another person in this bulls—? Why? If you want to hit me, hit me. Don’t put another person [in it] because this is incorrect and I hate this type of situation.”

Albert Einstein’s theory of happiness sold for $1.7 million

 ALBERT Einstein’s theory of happiness may be relative, but it has still managed to fetched $1.7 million at a Jerusalem auction house.

The Nobel-winning scientist’s musings, on a handwritten note, may not be as famous as his groundbreaking theory of relativity, but they still shed light on one of the great modern minds.

Winner’s Auctions and Exhibitions said Einstein was travelling in Japan in 1922 when he was told he would be awarded the Nobel prize in physics.

In Tokyo, Einstein scribbled the note in German to a bellboy after he did not have cash to give him a tip.

The note, on Imperial Hotel Tokyo stationery, says in German that “A calm and humble life will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant restlessness that comes with it.”

The end of Cristiano vs Messi? 'It's just starting', says Ronaldo

  Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning last season saw him win the 2017 Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year trophy as Real Madrid dominated a star-studded awards ceremony in London on Monday, AFP reports.

The Portuguese ace, who has scored 44 goals in just 48 games for club and country so far this calendar year, played a major role in Real winning both La Liga and the Champions League.

He scored twice in a 4-1 win over Juventus in the continental final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on June 3.

Real boss Zinedine Zidane took the corresponding manager of the year award, with the Spanish giants providing five players in the FIFA team of the year.

5 Ways to Eat Healthy Without Going Broke

  The average person aspires to eat healthy. And…why not? There are so many benefits to eating healthy: more energy, improved health, healthy weight, fresh skin, stabilized mood and sense of wellbeing e.t.c. Unfortunately, eating healthy can be expensive and many who opt for it give up before they even begin.

Think about it: the average cost of broccoli (100g) in a Nigerian grocery store is about NGN 1,500; cauliflower as well. Asparagus is worse – N3, 000 for just about 3-5 sticks. You haven’t even calculated the cost of the meat and oil you would need to prepare the meals, e.t.c. It can really be discouraging, especially if you are on a tight budget.

The good thing about eating healthy though is that, there are many ways to go about it, and some of the possible methods will have you actually spending less on food.

4 smart investment opportunities in Nigeria

  If you’re an entrepreneur or investor looking where to invest your money with good returns, the following are smart investment opportunities in Nigeria that you can leverage on. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 4 smart investment opportunities in Nigeria that you can take advantage of.


Livestock Farming

This is one of the fastest growing business opportunities in Nigeria especially with the federal government’s ban on the importation of live or frozen poultry beds. It’s generally a booming business in Nigeria and with the 170+ millions mouths to feed, there will always be demand for livestock. The major challenges of this venture are lack of technical know-how and use of crude equipments, which hampers the industry’s growth, however if you have the adequate knowledge and patience to nurture this venture, you will reap immensely.

Sewing Specialized Uniforms

There are over 500 schools (crèche, primary and secondary) in Lagos alone and that number is still on the increase. These schools need uniforms and you can be the one to provide that. Aside educational institutions, individuals and corporate institutions also need uniforms for security personnel and staff, even military, paramilitary and non-paramilitary organizations need uniforms. You can position yourself to supply these uniforms and make good money from it.

540 World Stars Storms Lagos for Governor’s Cup Tennis

  The 2017 edition of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship will witness great influx of players across the world when the International Tennis Federation (ITF) approved competition gets underway from October 6 through October 21 at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos.

As at last Saturday, the ITF posted on its website that 540 emerging world tennis players have registered to participate in the pro circuit competition which will last for two weeks at Nigeria’s Centre of Excellence.

Interestingly, nine of the women players coming this year are regular faces in Lagos, while the likes of Conny Perrin of Switzerland, Tadeja Majeric from Slovakia, Christina Dinu of Romania Chanel Simmonds of South Africa and Tessah Andrianjaftrimo of France were former champions.

Others such as Alexandria Riley of USA, Valeria Bhunu of Zimbabwe, Ukrainian Valeriya Strakhova, Austrian Melanie Klaffner and Indian Kyra Shroff had played regularly on the courts of Lagos Lawn Tennis Club.

‘Thank You for Your Cooperation’

 Am I overly sensitive, or has there been an uptick lately in stilted, uptight, and bureaucratic messaging? For reasons I can’t quite explain, I seem to be encountering a larger-than-normal volume of bossy language, and it is really starting to wear on me.

The trend came to light for me a couple of weeks ago, when I received an e-mail message notifying me that a regularly scheduled meeting had been moved to a new day and time. I groaned when I read this, knowing that making the change would require major calendar shuffling that would affect several people. Had the message acknowledged the possible inconvenience, I probably would have taken it in stride. That is not how the message ended, however.

Nigerian man says people should do this with their tithes "instead of giving out money to those who already have private jets"

   Nigerian Facebook user Donatus has advised Christians to channel their tithes into helping people in need, especially the elderly.

Recall that few weeks ago, one Chief Charles Nzechi built a new home for Mrs Onyemechi, Nwanmo, an old homeless widow in Abia State, who had been living in a dilapidated mud house for decades.

He shared photos of the old woman, nothing how young she looked since her life changed for good.

Ex Childville School Student Wins Microsoft Office Contest

  A former student of the Childville School, Ogudu, Lagos, Miss Katherine Eta, 16, has emerged second runner-up in the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) world championship, a global competition designed to challenge students to demonstrate their proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Eta was one of the participants in the rigorous competition held at the United States that attracted more than 560,000 candidates from 122 countries.

For her efforts, she got a cheque of N750,000 from Readmanna Empowerment Initiative, an organisation that promotes proficiency in basic computer literacy aligned to global standards among students through such competitions, and another from Zenith Bank, while her ICT teacher, Mrs. Rukayat Adebayo got N250,000.

Coca Cola to Launch Safe Birth Initiative

  In line with its long-standing commitment to Women and the Well Being of Communities, Coca Cola will support the Ministry of Health to reduce the high maternal and new born mortalities in Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

The Coca-Cola Company will launch a new program–The Safe Birth Initiative to support the Ministries of Health in Ivory Coast and Nigeria to tackle the high incidence of maternal and new born mortalities in the two countries. This was disclosed by the Coca-Cola Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Group President, Brian Smith, during a courtesy visit to His Excellency Alassane Ouattara,President of the Republic of Ivory Coast.

The program will focus on strengthening the capacity of maternity and neonatal units in selected public hospitals in Ivory Coast and Nigeria. With US$2million grant from Coca-Cola to Medshare International Inc., the US-based not-for- profit NGO will source essential equipment, kits and supplies worth about US $20million to enable safe deliveries and post-delivery emergency care for both mothers and their newborns.

TStv speaks on recruitment

  TStv Africa, the newest satellite TV provider in Nigeria, has debunked the news making rounds that it is recruiting.

The Cable TV stated this in a terse statement posted on the social media.

“The attention of TStv Africa has been drawn to an online publication about an ongoing recruitment exercise purportedly carried out by the organization.

“We wish to state for purposes of emphasis and clarity, that TStv Africa has not authorized any recruitment exercise as being published,” the statement read.

​TStv ​Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer​, ​Bright Echefu, ​has ​announced that it would commence commercial roll-out of its decoders to Nigeria​ns​ by November

Presidency Commends FAAN on Improved Facilities at MMIA

  The Presidency has commended the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for recent upgrade of facilities at the international wing of the Lagos Airport.

In its commendation the Presidency also said it wants the agency to consolidate on the good work done in the improvement of facilities at the Lagos and Abuja airports.

National coordinator/CEO SERVICOM in the Presidency, Mrs. Nnenna Akajemeli said there is significant improvement in the cooling and toilet facilities as well as passenger facilitation in and out of the airport.

Speaking during the celebration of the customer service week in Lagos, Mrs. Akajemeli noted that adequate provision and effective facilities at airports would earn passengers trust and give them good experience.

Nissan to Show Concepts Cars at Tokyo Motor Show

   Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will show a number of exciting concept cars and production vehicles at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, giving customers a glimpse of the company’s newest and future innovations.

A new concept model that embodies the future of Nissan Intelligent Mobility will be among the highlights of the vehicles on display. The Nissan LEAF NISMO Concept car, the performance-oriented Serena NISMO and an updated Skyline will also debut at the show. In all, Nissan plans to display 13 vehicles, according to a statement by the auto company.

The 45th Tokyo Motor Show, held at Tokyo Big Sight, is open to the public from Oct. 27 to Nov. 5. Press days are Oct. 25-26. The Nissan booth, in East Hall 5, will feature a “spiral” design theme symbolizing the company’s past, present and future commitment to making exciting products. It will showcase the values Nissan strives to offer, including the company’s latest electric vehicles. A simulator will let visitors experience the future of Nissan Intelligent Mobility.

WILL NIGERIA GET IT RIGHT WITH ORGANISATION AGAINST ZAMBIA?

  After the fine issued against the NFF due to pitch invasion against Cameroon, one expects better organisation in the game against the Chipolopolo
When someone falls, they rise up dust themselves up and continue on their journey with an awareness not to repeat the mistake that led to their previous slip. After the uproar from the last 2018 World Cup qualifying game in Uyo between Nigeria and Cameroon, one hopes that lessons learned will ensure a much better encounter when Zambia come calling on Saturday, October 7.
Much of the complaint centred on the issues of militarisation of the stadium environment, using one gate for fans’ entry instead of many, jamming internet signals once the political leadership of the state arrived at the stadium, and the working conditions that media faced. Following that game in Uyo that was in stark contrast with my experience in Yaounde, I spoke to a few staff of the Nigeria Football Federation about improving a few things.
However, it emerged that several issues have been running that way for a long time and that the NFF has not been able to convince the security services at the state level to leave internet active during matches. This is very visible at every Nigeria game that I have covered in the last five years – once the governor arrives, it is goodbye internet.
It emerged from my conversations that an external force needs to act upon the relationship between the state and the NFF in order to ensure that media conditions are improved upon. The NFF is a prisoner to its host - whenever there’s need to play a national team game, the NFF shops for a host state to bankroll the encounter. This leaves the NFF unable to enforce international standards required by FIFA and CAF, the sport’s governing bodies.

Daystar donates school materials to 20,000 children

  One Saturday last September, Ilabeshi Gabriel, a bearded man in his mid twenties, stood for close to 10 hours, defying the harsh Lagos sun, to help facilitate in the distribution of back to school kits to some 20,000 students on behalf of Daystar Christian Centre. Two days later, Gabriel, who attends Daystar, took to Facebook to share his emotions.

“We plead and screamed in an effort to control the crowd,” Gabriel wrote, “But none of that mattered, not even the pains we went through. What mattered was that we were part of something. What mattered were the kids and the priceless smile on their faces. It didn’t matter if I had to stand for another 12 hours, as long as the kids were happy, excited with eyes full of hope; that was everything; that is everything.”

Gabriel’s effusive outpour of emotions resonates with the vision of Daystar’s leadership and why the church decided to undertake such a project. Senior Pastor at Daystar, Sam Adeyemi, has said the value of any church is measured by its impacts on the society where it exists and not the built cathedrals.

15 Eagles Land in Uyo Camp for Zambia

  Super Eagles countdown to Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia’s Chipolopolo began last night with 15 players arriving the team’s camp at the Le’Meridien Ibom Hotel and Resort in Uyo.

Nine players led by skipper John Mikel Obi joined Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, on the flight from Abuja to Uyo to meet the six early birds that included Hapoel Beer Sheva duo of Anthony Nwakaeme and John Ogu.

Home-based Plateau United safe hands, Dele Ajiboye, Elderson Echiejile and Oghenekaro Etebor were the other players who received the contingent from Abuja.

Super Eagles Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye confirmed this last night that those expected to hit camp Tuesday for a full house include; Arsenal forward, Alex Iwobi, Victor Moses of Chelsea, Ola Aina (Hull), Uche Agbo (Standard Liege, Belgium), Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes, France) Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor, Turkey) and Moses Simon (KA Genk, Belgium).

Nigeria’s Falconets Thrash Tanzania 6-0

  The Nigeria Women’s U-20 team, the Falconets, are through to the next round of the 2018 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.

The Falconets booked their passage in style as they thrashed their Tanzanian counterparts 6-0 in Dar es Salam on Sunday.

Having recorded a 3-0 win in the first leg tie a fortnight ago in Benin City, Edo State, the Falconets posted a 9-0 aggregate win over the East Africans.

In Sunday’s second leg tie played in Dar es Salam, four goals came in the first half and two in the second half as the Falconets romped to the massive win. Go grls!

Facebook, Google, Others Confirm Nigeria’s Requests For User Information

  A new report has confirmed what many Nigerians have long suspected to be true: that the federal government is spying on its citizens through the social media and email accounts.

The report titled, “The Growing Trend of African Government’s Requests for User Information and Content Removal from Internet and Telecoms Companies,” was released last month by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) established under the Catalysing Access to Information and Communications Technologies in Africa (CATIA) initiatives funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID).

The organisation analysed transparency reports released by telecommunications and social media companies.


The reports by these companies including Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Twitter and others showed that there has been a surge in African governments’ requests for user information.