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PRINTS MIXING!!! For a while I stayed away from matching prints because my initial reaction to it was ‘This is way too risky’. My Sense of style at that time was heavily influenced by the matchy matchy trend; and the black accessories go with everything believe system… I’m sure you understand . So embracing a fashion style that’s about pairing a print bottom with a separate print top was a no no. In essence, print mixing is a way to think outside the box, fashion is all about freedom and self expression. The way I see it, matching different sets of prints is not just one of those passing trend , it’s more of a fashion statement and a way of letting the world into one’s  creativity, so the world can see fashion the way one sees it; an art without limits. Do note that Rocking print is cool, creative and fashion forward,  but it’s not for the faint hearted and definitely worth experimenting but if you want to pull it off, you have to put in the work.  The key...

Its Saturday again sport lovers and we have to get OFFSIDE again Here are the top stories -The Carabao cup third round summary -Barcelona unveil plans to update club crest -Chelsea host Liverpool in a rematch -5 amazing facts this week During the week, the carabao cup (the English league cup) served up some interesting match ups. West ham recorded an emphatic 8 nil beating of lowly Macclesfied town, Arsenal beat Brentford 3 goals to 1, Manchester City dispatched Oxford  United 3 nil, while an Eden Hazard inspired solo effort led Chelsea past Liverpool at Anfield to move to the next round. A couple of upsets were recorded first Burton Albion dumped Burnley out of the tournament with a 2-1 victory, but the upset of the round was saved for Manchester United who were knocked out of the competition by championship side Derby at Old Trafford after going down 8-7 on Penalties a game in which rookie manager Frank lampard defeated the special one and his old boss Jose Mourinho. ...

The military plane which crashed today on katampe hill in Abuja, has led to the death of one soldier Sqn Baba Ari who would be laid to rest today may his soul rest in peace and another soldier is presently at the Defence intelligent Agency hospital and is said to be responding to treatment! This incident occurred during the rehearsals for Nigeria's 58th independence ceremony. (So sad)

Reports reaching us state that an air incident took place today Friday the 28th of September 2018 at mpape abuja. It involved Nigerian Air Force aircraft taking part in the rehearsals for the 58th Independence Day . But no life is reported to have been lost thankfully! More information will be reported later!

Dear Me, How are you doing?  It's been well over one week since we spoke or I wrote to you. Hope you are doing good? And I hope that life is treatung you well. Over the last few days, I have thought and thought about life as it is and how I want it to be. Wait, have you seen The Greatest Showman? Amazing movie, but here's my point. One of the songs was tittled "A Million Dreams". Chorus goes thus: "Every night I lie in bed, the brightest colors fill my head, a million dreams are keeping me awake, I think of what this world could be; a vision of the one I see, a million dreams is all it's gonna take, a million dreams for the world we're gonna make". One of the most interesting parts of a human has to be the mind. It's so powerful, it can dream up anything. So I started dreaming up the world I wanted to live in, and writing them down. And boy, those are some mighty dreams. Let me tell you some. I dreamt of a world where like Martin Luther ...

LOVE OR INFATUATION? Hey Lovers, Trust your week has been nothing short of interesting like mine.....Lol Okay, So, I have decided to start sharing some little secrets about myself with you as we progress(Awwwwn, I see someone eyes rolling from here, lol, dont worry, you are safe, they are Not 🔞 secrets) Before we go to the main Gist, Oya come close, bring your ears, let me whisper one of the secret to you, don't tell anybody oh🤭. Okay, the Thing is, hmmmmm, don't tell Anybody that I told you I Love Smiling oooh, it's my default setting, I don't even know why I like smiling, Lolz (Oya Smile, let's go to the main gist for today😉) LETS TALK LOVE AND INFATUATION? HMMM?🤔 Where are my fine girls? Where are my fine boys? Biko get ti inside hia(mimicking a Typical Igbo man). Oya grab a chair, I want to talk some sense into you. -Just Because Brother Favour says you are beautiful and absolutely amazing, and oh! He won't stop Smiling at you Whenever t...

BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID STUNNED ON DRAMATIC NIGHT IN LA LIGA Barcelona and Real Madrid suffered their first defeats of the season on a dramatic evening in La Liga. A subdued Barca looked to have handed their rivals an opportunity after crashing to a 2-1 loss at Leganes, who moved off the foot of the table by clinching their first victory of the campaign. Real, though, conceded three times in the first 39 minutes at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan as they were humbled 3-0 at Sevilla, meaning Barca remain top of the standings on goal difference. The Catalan giants were looking to get back to winning ways after a tense 2-2 draw at home to Girona at the weekend and they went ahead in the 12th minute through Philippe Coutinho’s exquisite volley from outside the area. Leganes had taken just one point from their opening five matches but grew steadily into the game and could count themselves unlucky not to be level as Marc-Andre ter Stegen produced a couple of timely interventions. But Na...

Hello beautiful readers of this blog, welcome to my tiny corner, I’m your new and soon to be favorite life coach! Firstly, you should know a little about me before I start to invade your online space and attack you with my wahala, my name is Ree, I’m a graduate and I love to read. So today we’re going to talk about Exes! , lol did somebody just say urggh and roll their eyes? Lmao okay I don’t think anybody should have bad blood with their exes no matter how bad they ended mainly because of your own peace, personally I’m cool with everybody I’ve dated, we don’t necessarily talk everyday day  or every week but we have a cordial relationship because I realize how much it helps me to move on, awkward yea? I know right, there is actually no magical solution on how to get over an ex ( I wish there was). Actually, moving on is up to you, it’s the hardest thing you may have to do but its for your own clarity, it’s okay to cry and miss them, it’s okay to cuss them out (not to their f...

Welcome to " Mental health" talk with Tiana Hope you had a great day.. These past weeks have been a rough ride for me and all I could think about is getting through your 20s and how not to ruin it. You ruin your 20s by taking that job that doesn't fulfill or inspire you in order to pay bills and then forget to leave. You ruin your 20s by dating someone who doesn't challenge or excite you and stay with them because it's easier than being single. You ruin your 20s when you get the education that your parents wanted you to get and ignore the education (Institutional or experiential) that you always wanted to get. By staying in one place when all you wanna do is explore. By becoming so obsessed with saving money that you forget to invest in the life that is quickly passing you by. By becoming so attached to any part of your identity that you forget you are allowed to experiment, grow and change . By basing majority of your decisions on the fear of rejectio...

CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY. A very beautiful morning to you thought leaders, Welcome on board to Hamz's Musings this bright Thursday morning. What are you doing at the moment? What are you seeking for now?. Pause! And ask yourself this question; Are you ready or can you keep it if it eventually come at your disposal? That's why we shall be talking on Capacity and Capability today. So, grab yourself a sit and get ready to be educated. You see, People often make the mistake of asking for things they have not built the capacity to keep. It is like a teacup asking for a tanker full of blessing. It is not likely to get it. Not by a long chance. If you are a teacup in ability, you will get a teacup-size blessing. That is what you can handle. That is what you can keep. And that is what you will get. If you get more than that, ultimately, it would come to waste. Last Night, while on the Internet conducting my usual research, I read about two folks that left an indelible impre...

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Paradigm with Rygles Buried 3 Revived She is sick of the masks She wants to be seen She wants to be accepted She wants to thrive She wants to believe in herself She's tired of it all She wants answers The impossible The pressure The ache The tears Will she survive? Will she thrive? She wants to see What's on the other side She's ready She's here, Mask off. I know it's been a while we talked about abuse and it's effects and due to comments and all. Apparently I've been a little dark about my write ups so today I'm going to try to be brighter than usual, I mean what's life without hope? Sure, there's evil in the world but there's also good. Sometimes when people treat you so bad and you are about to lose faith in humanity, remember those that treated you great, no matter how few they are. I admit some people are more opportuned to meet good people and have little experience with the other side and vice versa. Some peo...

Wednesday Again (II) Welcome to the Tellrhodess platform. I was at a peace fiesta this past week and it was an awesome time. First, we had a peace walk to the Kogi State Government House in commemoration of the international peace day. Afterwards, we had the fiesta in the evening. However, I am here to intimate you on the need for peace today. This is one area that has been neglected for some time now. The need for peace cannot be overemphasized in our society, for without peace there would be disorganization. Without peace, there would be chaos. Without peace, there would be anarchy. And, without peace, there would be no life. It is true that we might not achieve the full reality of peace, but relative peace is attainable. There are excesses that might seem intolerable, guaranteed, but tolerance stretches beyond normalcy. I am an advocate of peace and I write now to implore you to embrace peace and it's attributes. Be peaceful. 👤: Alkali Amana Facebook: Alkalia...

It's another wonderful week. And as usual how fruitful was your previous week? Well its always being a question you get to answer yourself. And today I learnt about "humility vs success" in a very illuminating way;      John 12:24__Verily, verily, I say unto          you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. Phil 2:6,7___:Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name... Take our time to go through the full chapter. Learn and grow daily. Alright to the business of the day: My last post about the "Warsan Shire" ac...

Good mornnnnnning!!!!!! Look how fast the ninth month is coming along. Today's #GrowthSeries is inspired by an amazing friend whose principles somewhat tallies with mine....sometimes😁. We'll be focusing on the healthiness of our figurative heart. We ought to be sensitive to the demands our body craves for to maintain it at its utmost functionality. Childhood memories awaken our minds as we do a retrospective analysis of the simplicity of life. Enemies became friends in a split second and everyone was added to our friend's zone automatically, no qualifications, no fences built. Sharing was quite the hitch as we'd make reference to our previous acts of generosity if our peers refused letting us in on what they had. However, when we did give, it was from the genuineness of our hearts. Then we "grew" up and let go of virtues that should keep our environment at bay. We let go of forgiveness at par value. Our ego got in the way of apologizing. Suddenly we ha...

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. Today we're going to hop on a time machine and check out some archaic words that are no longer gracing our vocabularies. Bane- poison Baseborn- of low birth or social standing Bedlam- an asylum Behold- see or observe Behoof- benefit or advantage Beldam- an old woman Bethink- oneself of remember; recollect Betimes- in good time; early Bibliopole- a dealer in books Bijoux- jewellery; trinkets Billow- a large sea wave Blackguard- a scoundrel Blow- produce flowers or be in flower Bodkin- a dagger Bootless- (of a task) ineffectual; useless Breech- a person's buttocks Bridewell- a prison or reform school for petty offenders Brimstone- sulphur Bruit- a report or rumour Buck- a fashionable and daring young man Bumper- a generous glass of an alcoholic drink Burgess- a full c...

Modric hoping to complete FIFA and UEFA double at Best Awards Luka Modric will hope to beat Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah and add the Best FIFA Men's Player award to his UEFA accolade on Monday. Real Madrid midfielder Modric won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award after following up Champions League success by inspiring Croatia's run to the World Cup final, picking up the Golden Ball despite defeat to France in Moscow. He will be out to dethrone Ronaldo, who has endured a mixed start to life as a Juventus player following his €112million move from Madrid, where he scored 44 goals in all competitions last season and won the Champions League for the fifth time in his career. Salah secured the Premier League Golden Boot in his first season at Liverpool and also accumulated 44 goals in all competitions as the Reds finished as runners-up in Europe's premier club competition. The trio made the final shortlist ahead of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi,...

Mbappe three-match ban stands following appeal Kylian Mbappe's three-match suspension will stand, the French Football Federation (FFF) has ruled. Mbappe was sent off against Nimes for clashing with Teji Savanier, shoving his opponent after he was hacked down during the closing stages of Paris Saint-Germain's 4-2 win at the start of the month. Both men were sent off with Mbappe given a three-match ban and Savanier ordered to serve a five-game suspension by the disciplinary committee of the French Professional Football League. Following an appeal, reportedly from the Nimes man, the FFF's appeal commission ruled on Monday that both sanctions will stand. Mbappe has missed victories over Saint-Etienne and Rennes, with the 19-year-old serving the last game of his ban on Wednesday when PSG host Reims. The France forward, who has scored four Ligue 1 goals this season, will be free to return for Saturday's trip to Nice. GB israeloye I. G israelious Twitter. I...

Good day and welcome to sport update with Oye Ronaldo and Messi to sit on panel of new Ballon d’Or award. The pair will form part of a 33-man panel who will judge the game's outstanding up-and-coming young player Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will form part of a panel that will vote on a new award added to the Ballon d’Or family this year: the Trophee Kopa. Named after Raymond Kopa, the legendary Reims, Angers, Real Madrid and France striker, who won the inaugural Ballon d’Or in 1958, the award will go to the game’s outstanding young player aged under 21. Ronaldo and Messi, though, will not be alone on a panel of illustrious talents. Joining the pair will be all the surviving Ballon d’Or winners, from Luis Suarez, the oldest winner still alive, to the Juventus and Barcelona stars, who have monopolised the individual award for a decade. Furthermore, there will be a Ballon d’Or equivalent for female players. This prize has been welcomed by France internatio...

A situation of being sad and spent alone. seeking for rest and a state of being free from the attention of people. Unusually undefined! Not knowing what to say because you dont know how you feel. In Between two choices and a medium of abandonment and freedom. Eccentric to the reality of your struggle for survival and something worth happy for and on the other end worth crying for. Encouragement of independence of thoughts by a feeble mind who tried to comfort the unhappy. Became paler and less bright when the burdens killed you gradually. .. facts that are bound to happen... Ease your worry and unhappiness. Be a great comfort to yourself through all this. Always be strong all by yourself. And that which you're burdensome of fades away... Post by: Daramola Rowland Twitter: Daramola Rowland Facebook: Daramola Oluwatobiloba Instagram: @dramstobi

Lagos Open prepares to fire up The city of Lagos is set come under the spotlight as tennis stars from all over the world storm the West African city to jostle for $100,000 in prize money and vital ATP/WTA ranking points at the rebranded Lagos Open International Tennis Championship. The Lagos Open, formerly known as the Governor's Cup, will take place from 1 October to 13 October at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, where it has been held, save once, since its first edition in 2000. The tournament will be staged in back-to-back weeks with the men's and women's draw attracting $25,000 each. One of Nigeria's foremost tennis competition, the Lagos Open has been graced by some of the most talented youngsters, who have gone on to become global phenomena. Current world No.6, Elina Svitolina, was champion in 2011; Indian superstar, Sania Mirza won the third edition in 2003; Croat sensation, Borna Coric claimed the title in 2013, and Great Britain Fed Cup captain, A...

Hello dear....welcome after a long time to succinct mind ...without further ado ..let's take some food for our thoughts..ladies get in here...gentle men..just take a peek and learn what your lady should look like. HEAVY ON MAKE UP LIGHT ON CHARM.. Hey pretty lady The first time I saw you,I was thrilled by your curves The way that the creator carefully carved them , He made it so obvious,and I saw it was your strength I also saw that you had all the fancy clothes I could not ignore your beautiful nose It pointed so perfectly that it could pass for a right angle triangle Your smile lit up your face Because it exposed your gap tooth..and your perfect dentition. Your charisma represented a first lady's Your catwalk drew everyone's attention You could pass for miss world.. And then Not long after,I heard you speak, I tried and tried to find wisdom I understood you never had a passion You wore the fanciest glasses Yet you were without vision You could no...

Nowadays… a guy will meet a girl, exchange numbers, send flirtatious messages, go on several dates, ask her to be his girlfriend… and in a few months, they’ll say they’re in love. Like, they’ll literally spend all night talking on the phone and at the end of the conversation, he’ll say, “I love you” and she’ll say “I love you too.” Awwwwwwwwww Or better yet, she’ll call him when he’s with his friends, and at the end of the convo, she’ll deliberately say “I love you babe” … just to see if he’ll respond… and he’ll whisper surreptitiously “I love you too.” And his friends will laugh and carry on. In all seriousness, though, love isn’t a trivial thing. You can’t fall in love with someone after a kiss or a romantic getaway. Love is a process that requires patience, consistency and proactivity. It takes time to fall in love with someone and your partner has to earn the right to hear those three words “I love you”. Here’s the thing, when you prematurely tell your partner ‘I love yo...

ENCOUNTER Good day dear reader. Welcome once again to the Opened My Eyes corner. I am glad we made it. Last week, I shared a post that was rather unusual for me and I'm sure it was for all those who follow my writing as well . All I said was "FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!". Honestly, that was all I could say and the reason is what we will talk about today: an ENCOUNTER. We had a workers' retreat from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon last week(the 14th to 15th) and my friend, I saw, felt and tasted the move of God like I never knew I could. I came back a completely different person on FIRE!!!!!!!. Now if fire is not maintained, it goes out but that is a topic for the future. Apart from the pleasure or joy of knowing you felt God's presence? Why is an ENCOUNTER so important? Well for one, talking about something based on your experience will always be easier and more impactful than based on the experience of others. Many of us know the God of our fathers and mo...

TELLRHODES KNOW THIS#6- IT'S WRONG TO SAY HOW WAS YOUR NIGHT?🙊 Did you know?? So for those of you that knew and didn't tell me my God will forgive you🤣🤣🤣 So if you know me, you will know that after I say good morning the next thing I'll say is how was your night🤦🏾‍♀ I know a few people had looked at me like, what's this one saying so I thought it was a wrong sentence and started alternating it with, Did you rest good/well ?? Only for me to realise one morning that it is said when  someone you are familiar with took another person to bed last night Aka it means  How was last night's Sex??🤷🏽‍♀ It makes me wonder how much more jargons we are speaking as part of our normal vocabulary in this country and how many angry looks some of us will receive when we go abroad🤔🤔🤔 Well we learn daily!!! Good Morning FAM How was your night?😛 If you are not married, I hope you spent it alone ooo!!! Thanks for following this series!!!! Going on all my social...

Tellrhodes #5: IT HAPPENED AGAIN🙈👇 Good morning Hope you had a great night rest? So I've been thinking, what do I want to share for tellrhodes know this #5 And then it happened again🤦🏾‍♀🤦🏾‍♀🌚🙊 I left the house late because of a mirror 😂😂😂😰😰😰 Lol And No it wasn't really because I was putting on make up😂 If you know me you will know that a mirror just brings out my other side😂 In fact don't put a Mirror in my bathroom I'll be late everyday 😂😂😂 That's where I receive all my awards, compliment my self, give my award winning speech to world leaders, advice my children, tell my husband I love him, do magazine cover shoots😂😂, dance with shakira, hold music concerts😂, pepper every other fine girl around me😂 by just talking about myself😂 And I feel everyone should have a great relationship with their mirrors, look at yourself and say just check out the most intelligent person in the world am honoured to spend my entire day with you, sp...

Welcome to this week’s episode of OFFSIDE WITH JEROME Major Talking Points NFF president Amaju Pinnick re-elected The drama! The whitewash!! The tears!!! The champions league returns Results From the Champions League 5 amazing statistics for th e weekend For the first time in the history of Nigerian football the incumbent President of the Nigerian football federation Mr Amaju Pinnick under the watchful eyes of local and international observers retained his seat as he was re-elected to run the affairs of the federation for another 4 years from 2018 through to 2022. Mr Pinnick emerged victorious in the September 20 polls held in Kastina after securing 34 of a possible 44 votes in a landslide victory over his 3 other opponents and has since been congratulated by the FIFA president Gianni Infantino on the achievement of securing re-election. The UEFA Champions league returned after the off season during the week and my did it return with everything we have come to know ...