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THE FORMATION PROCESS OF A CHAMPION     Welcome to the Nigeria's first onestopblog, the tellrhodes blog. Amazing Saturday I must say and I can feel the vibes already. I'm super excited having you visit 'a glimpse of hope' section you are all so awesome and dear to my heart.      To everything you'll ever want to achieve in life there's a process to it, things don't just happen. Gold must pass through the process of fire for it to be appreciated and the reason for this process in life is so as to ensure maturity and long lasting result coupled with efficient productivity. So, the formation of a champion is to prepare your heart towards winning in life and not just winning but winning professionally. Champions are not born but made, nobody was born a champion, cakes don't fall from the sky it takes process to bake a cake. In essence, nobody was born a champion but by process of training a champion is made. 1. Championship is a mindset, until yo...

Dear Nathan, Must be a joy for you to see a letter from me after all this time. I can't tell you how much of a joy it is reading your letters. Seems like only yesterday we were boys and now "you are teaching me, what do you know"? (In T'Challa's voice). I sometimes wish i could come see you, but you and I know the state of the country. Traveling is not so safe anymore. Anyway, since you have written to so many letters to me, i decided to reply this time. I'm Ok, by the way. Although I'm still weeping over my dead friends in Plateau and Benue states. I hope their families are comforted. Its in times like these, that we begin to reflect and ponder what life truly is worth. I'd say its not worth much anymore (seeing as cows can't be harmed, but its okay to take lives of defenseless people. Cowards, all of them). As i was saying, it leaves you wondering what's truly important in life. I once heard a preacher say that for a dying man, what ...

Art Greats Van Gogh Welcome to Artefacts Van Gogh is now one of the most well-known post-Impressionist painters, although he was not widely appreciated in his lifetime. Vincent Van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853 in Zundert in the southern Netherlands, the son of a pastor. In 1869, he took his first job, working in the Hague branch of an international art dealing firm. He began to write to his younger brother Theo, a correspondence which continued for the rest of Van Gogh's life. Van Gogh's job took him to London and Paris, but he was not interested in the work and was dismissed in 1876. He briefly became a teacher in England, and then, deeply interested in Christianity, a preacher in a mining community in southern Belgium. In 1880, at the age of 27, he decided to become an artist. He moved around, teaching himself to draw and paint and receiving financial support from Theo. In 1886, Van Gogh joined Theo in Paris, and met many artists including Degas, Toulouse-Lautr...

It has been reported that a tanker carrying fuel on the Lagos Ibadan express way ( otedola bridge) caught fire earlier in this evening after a collision with a bus. Presently over 30 cars were caught in the fire and many feared dead. This are trying times guys pray even more fervently. The road has presently been barred and the fire service is working on rescuing people 9 bodies have been recovered so far! See video from scene below  video from scene!

THAT THING BETWEEN YOUR LEGS Good day thought leaders, welcome on board to Hamz's Musings  once again. Today, let's talk about  THAT THING BETWEEN YOUR LEGS. Dear Young Man, I hope you are feeling fantastic today. Errm... Let us talk about that thing between your legs for a bit, shall we? Please do you know Ron Jeremy? How about John Holmes? Ok, Chuck Negron? You don't know them? I guessed as much. I don't think they've had much positive impact on very many people's life. As a matter of fact, I think it is the opposite. Ron Jeremy is quoted to have slept with over 4,000 females and served as judge for the reality TV Show, "Next American Porn Star". John Holmes, a prolific porn star and drug abuser, claimed to have slept with 14,000 females. He died of AIDS- of course after sharing it to others. Chuck Negron's number is so astronomical that his male organ, according to his autobiography, literally burst open from prolonged tumescence whi...

EPISODE NINE Still enthralled by the painting that hung before him, he was oblivious to everything else – the noise from the other participants faded into the background as he held the gaze of the faceless abstract figure that was all eyes and tears. It was a dark brooding piece that spoke more volumes than he could fathom. He just had to meet the painter. As if in answer to his wish, a girl appeared at his side all smiles and ready to help. She must be one of the volunteers around considering her black dress which was similar to the one worn by the others. But he wanted to see the artiste if that wasn’t too much to ask. She bowed off politely and just when he was giving up on having his request met. “I stripped my soul too bare in this piece, I wonder why you still want a commentary,” the soft voice came and he looked down to find her standing beside him. Small, fragile, whispery, too beautiful to be solid yet he fell and continued falling. “Uhm I am sorry, I am not really into ...

Welcome to " Mental health" talk with Tiana Hope you had a great day Today, we will be talking about "Death, Grief and Letting go" Death is one of the few surest thing in the world, we are never quite ready for it: a phone call, a text message,you are surfing the web and boom we find out that someone died. Whether the person was dear to us or to someone we don't really know well, or a public figure, we probably aren’t very well prepared to deal with the situation. Sadly, day-to-day life doesn’t teach us what to do when a loved one dies. The knowledge you acquire from school does not help with it either. Yet how we react to the death of someone close to us or console someone who has lost a friend or a relative can go a long way in bringing comfort and closure. In either situation, there are things that can help. There are many ironies when somebody dies. First of all, “the person you need most to help you through this experience is the person who just ...

Hello TTB FAM its been a while we had a feature on our face of the week only right that we make a comeback with an extremely amazing personality and our face of the week is no other but the outstanding. Miss  Temitayo Balogun     This amazing has bagged various degrees  B. Sc. Industrial Chemistry, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State. M.Tech Analytical Chemistry – Federal University of Technology, Akure.     She loves to Read and sing too, Miss Temitayo is also the Creative Director at May Coutures which is a brand that deals with Fashion Accessories Design, Styling Gentlemen, Grooms and Groomsmen, Events Consultancy and Management.     She is a lover of creative thinking/design and fashion styling. When asked her philosophy about life? She Said: "Opportunity does not waste time with those who are unprepared"  " Sieze every opportunity and make it great" Which is simply the truth in black a...

LESSONS FROM NIGERIA VS ARGENTINA... Nigeria 1 - 2 Argentina. I waited until the end of the match before creating a content for today, because I intended to learn and expound a lesson from whatever outcome that is realised. I write with a heavy heart now, but I learnt, and I console every other Nigerian who is in the same fit with me at the moment. Two lessons surface: 1. KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS Argentina kept on asking questions of us, sometimes unnecessary questions that were not to be entertained. They pressurized our team, pushed us to the board and gave no breathing space. The effect was that they were able to score their winning goal in good time to see them through the group. They picked holes of our defence and buried their opportunity well in the net. I could go on analyzing this but the paramount thing of note here is that - when you keep on asking questions, you will find breakthrough. Each attempt draws you nearer to your to success and achievement. 2. NEVER LOSE ...

2018 BET AWARDS WINNERS BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST Award Beyoncé *WINNER SZA H.E.R. Rihanna Kehlani BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST AWARD Bruno Mars *WINNER Chris Brown The Weeknd Khalid Daniel Caesar Best Group Award Migos *WINNER A Tribe Called Quest N*E*R*D Rae Sremmurd Chloe x Halle BEST COLLABORATION AWARD Bruno Mars /Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” DJ Khalid /Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” *WINNER DJ Khalid /Jay-Z, Future & Beyoncé – “Top Off” Cardi B /21 Savage – “Bartier Cardi” French Montana f/Swae Lee – “Unforgettable” Kendrick Lamar f/Rihanna – “Loyalty” Best Male Hip Hop Artist Award Drake Kendrick Lamar *WINNER DJ Khaled Jay-Z J.Cole BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST Award Cardi B *WINNER Nicki Minaj Remy Ma Dej Loaf Rapsody VIDEO OF THE YEAR AWARD Drake – “God’s Plan” *WINNER Cardi B – “Bodak Yello” Bruno Mars /Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)” DJ Khaled /Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” Kendrick Lamar – “Hum...

Rafael Nadal reclaims ATP top spot ahead of Wimbledon as the CBN Senior Open clicks into full gear It's interesting how a lot can change in just a few days. Freshly crowned French Open champion, Rafael Nadal lost the world number one ranking to Roger Federer after the Swiss returned to action to claim the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart last week. However, on Sunday, 24 June, Rafaeal Nadal reclaimed it after Roger Federer failed to defend his title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. Federer not only missed out on what would have been his 99th career title after his loss to Croatia's Borna Coric, he will also miss out on being the top seed heading into Wimbledon. This means Nadal will be world number one and top seed when Wimbledon kicks off in less than a fortnight. Elsewhere in Nairabo, Kenya, the Nigerian team to the Davis Cup, which comprised Joseph Imeh, Christian Paul, Sylvester Emmanuel and Abdulmumin Babalola, despite their impressive performances in the group stage...

Hello everybody, my name is Charles Ayokunle Adeleye Welcome to Tech savvy arena. Chances are if you're reading this you have a smartphone, but there are hidden features you probably didn't know about. But worry not, every Tuesday, u can catch me on thetellrhodesblog and I'd be glad to share with you. Today we'd be starting with some little feature to help find out if your Android device is being spied on by a third party. If we talk about an Android operating system, the reason people choose Android over other mobile OS is that this platform has different kind of features for every particular purpose. Today in this virtual world, there are so many security issues like lots of viruses, malware, trojans, and keylogger’s that can influence our devices. Most of the malware is targeted to an Android operating system because Android is now powering a majority of smartphones. Safety should always be our top priority in these cases. Here we are going to mention few sho...

Good day TTB followers and welcome to Vocab Building. Join me as we explore words from weird,  to archaic, to long and short, simple and complex, to even slang words. Word of the week Pedantic [pe·dan·tic]- Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules. For example- A pedantic attention to details. Slang of the week Damp Squib — Something that fails on all counts. Reference to small explosive charges that fail when wet. For example- It looks like the new midfielder is a damp squib. Post By: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa Facebook: Stephanie Aiseosa Osaruyi Instagram: stephanieonette_ Twitter: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa

Hi everyone, its being a long weekend. And thank God for the completion of the Ajuma series and the success of my rap concert. Well this week I just want to drop a piece made out of my schizophrenic state. Enjoy. Mountain tops, Forest hills, A place she perched. Hummingbirds, Griffings, What I searched... Mysteries, Dark past, Strange chains, Are lock to her citadel. A siege unfruitful, Foolish aims. Back down? NO!!! Get a long? YES!!! She can't be any other way Now I get. Asa purged me We can't be anything say More than what we are Supposed to be "Friends" Lay on it,stay. Free your mind buoay Let love remain what it is_ A strange woman Being long on this voyage Please give me rest, Am human. Let me live in your strange World, I'll work to find peace. I don't know y am doing this To myself. I crave ur indifference... Damn!!! Love Leave And Let Me Live.              UNPATTERNED THOUGHT.       ...

Fresh attacks occurred in Barkin Ladi local government area of plateau state Nigeria, with police reporting 11people dead at first but now death toll has increased to about 86 people, about 50houses were completely burnt down among loss of other properties. While a lot of people have blamed it on the herdsmen some have also said they were provoked into this inhumane act. After some youths who are members of the communities where killings occurred stole and killed about 300 cows in the last few weeks, and this youths have been protected by the communities who are could have fished them out and submitted them to authorities. But it is also believed that this killings have been sponsored by politicians who have sworn to make the country ungovernable but are this lives both those on the recent killings in plateau and that in the north east the boko haram too much of a price to pay for cows or political ambition! Presently there is a dusk to dawn curfew order in the state. Pra...

THE BLAME GAME Hello people, it's been an exciting and suspense filled week with all the football magic in the air and this small but mountanious court is not leaving any gist out of the box. So "I swear to talk am as e bi without any form of Brigi Brigi or any content of kulikuli, sugar or even sweet coconut". As e dey be so Kogite are relocating oh. Mr TumyTumy called me last week to say he had moved from kogi to Rivers State and when I asked why? See his reply  *_MR TUMYTUMY_*  Life as a Kogite has become so boring and decietful. Uncle BELLO is busy attending functions and traveling as if his grandfather has sent him to represent Tom Cruise in the new " MISSION IMPOSSIBLE prt 3". Within a space of one month governor Wike of Rivers State has commissioned 5 basic projects only in June oh and this projects cut across major sectors of the society, namely Transport, health, education, and housing. I can't doubt these​ things anymore because I can now ...

 Dbanj's reply on IG When something Sad happens to a celebrity, I wonder how they feel to always be reminded about it when they open the blogs, (the internet) And to think those records will always be there seeing that the internet never forgets😒. With people freely handed over the right to dissect their personal life without being aware or caring about the full story is sad Can you handle the fame is a real question? RIP: to daniel Dbanj's cute 1year old son🙁

Good day everyone and welcome to relationship talk with...Ray. IN A RELATIONSHIP A smile is the most powerful 5letered words in the world really cheap yet work wonders, a smile is not something you can buy its something you earn, when you are forced to smile, its no longer called a smile, a smile comes from the inner most part of the heart. It is one of the greatest way of expressing happiness, that means for one to smile they must be happy. A smile has the power to change the concept of a relationship, the strength of a relationship is measured by the level of smiles present, smiles in a relationship is like the fuel that keeps the relationship going, so if you want your relationship to sow higher you need to make sure you fuel your relationship with lots of smiles. When everything seems not to be working fine, smile!  When your spouse is angry and you are at the verge of getting angry, don't, just smile!! When you are not getting the happiness you deserve don't get mad ...

SELF-CONTROL Good day people!!! Welcome again to the Opened My Eyes section. I trust you had an awesome week. Today, we discuss an all important fruit of the Spirit: SELF-CONTROL. In case you don't remember the fruit of the Spirit or you played truancy at Sunday School, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 NIV I personally am all for living a life characterised by love but recently the Holy Spirit has been teaching me all about self-control. Control over oneself is so KEY especially in the days we are where there is freedom of information and one's failures can be broadcast in seconds. We must try by the Spirit of God to control our bodies and our minds. One thing I know teaches us that we are not bound by our urges is fasting. If you've fasted before and your stomach has growled repeatedly yet you fired on till the fa...

THE ERRORS YOU MAKE WHILE DRESSED IN NATIVE ATTIRES A delightful day to every one out there, welcome to another segment of Style Zone....... Today's topic of discussion would centered on the men, ladies Kindly forgive me. Mingling with people over time has caused me to spot the little errors that men make while dressed in Native attires which gives their entire look a no-no. I know we said in this new Era "there are no rules" but excellence is in the little details we overlook. I'd like to Share a post which would be useful to a number of people #1 Get yourself a proper wristwatch, a really classy piece either in leather or a chain strap depending on your preference. #2 Avoid wearing native attires with leather slippers including Pam Sandals for special occasions or events such as weddings, cocktail parties, Grand Occasions..... You can do this for casual affairs and dress down occasions. #3 For all types of native wears, never make the mistake of wearing shoe...

THE POWER OF ADEQUATE PREPARATION    Good day to you, it's another Saturday and I'm always looking forward to Saturdays because I know you'll always be right here on tellrhodes blog to catch up with your favourite segment 'a glimpse of hope'. Your presence mean a lot to us on the blog and me in particular.     Today we shall be considering a very interesting topic: the power of adequate preparation.     We are living in a time where people don't really want to pay attention to adequately taking time to prepare for what they want to do but one thing you should know is the days of shabby performance are over. People just want to get over the surface and expect an amazing result, want to put in very little or no effort but want an incredible result. People are so much in a hurry to appear but not so patient to take root downwards in adequate preparation. There's a popular saying that “proper private preparation prevents poor public performance ”. When em...

FUNTECH MOBILE REVIEWS (INFINIX NOTE 5) Yes yes yorrrr, it's your favorite mobile tech lord, bringing you something different today.... The all anticipated INFINIX NOTE 5 will be out for your purchase in four days from today. But before you begin your purchase, take a look at how great and awesome your next mobile device will be. Feed your eyes and enjoy in advance. Infinix Note 5 will be announced by Infinix Mobility on the 24th of June, 2018 and it’s already available online for pre-order. The Note 5 is an update to last year’s Note 4 smartphone, and one of the most anticipated smartphones from Infinix this year. This year’s version of the Note series comes with AI capabilities which will be unveiled in Dubai on the 24th June. It comes with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). The device doesn’t support the X-Pen, hopefully, the Note 5 Pro does. *Infinix Note 5 Key Specs and Features* ・6-inch FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 x 2160 pixels ・Andr...

ART LEGENDS: Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa  (13 January 1931 – 16 October 1993) was a Nigerian author best known as Flora Nwapa. Her novel Efuru (1966) is among the first English-language novels by a woman from Africa. Biography Nwapa, born in Oguta, was the forerunner to a generation of African women writers. While never considering herself a feminist, she is best known for recreating life and traditions from a woman’s viewpoint. In 1966 her book Efuru became Africa’s first internationally published female novel in the English language (Heinemann Educational Books). She has been called the mother of modern African literature. Later she went on to become the first African woman publisher of novels when she founded Tata Press. She also is known for her governmental work in reconstruction after the Biafran War. In particular she worked with orphans and refugees that where displaced during the war. Further she worked as a publisher of Africa...

WHO WILL WIN WORLD CUP 2018? The favourites, outsiders, underdogs & latest odds: The 21st edition of the World Cup is well under way and some of the best players in world football are gracing the stage in Russia. With 32 teams taking part it can be difficult to predict a winner, but some teams are inevitably better equipped than others when it comes to personnel. However, at every major tournament there is always room for a dark horse to upset the established order. So who's the favourite to win the 2018 World Cup? Goal takes a look at the contenders for the highest prize in football. FAVOURITES TO WIN THE 2018 WORLD CUP BRAZIL Despite failing to win their opening game against Switzerland , Brazil remain the favourites to lift the trophy according to dabblebet. Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and Co. are rated 4/1 to emerge triumphant in Moscow on July 15. Tite's men will also have to come out on top against Costa Rica and Serbia if they are to have a chance of...