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I Need You Heyy folks! It's been ages hasn't it?. I hope you missed me and longed to hear from me again. I'm struggling. I've been struggling for some time now. We feel bad when we admit this and people often pity others when they hear those words "I'm struggling". Honestly struggle is a good thing. It means we want more! We are tired of the status quo. I'm tired! So very tired! It's been a long week, I've barely prayed, I feel like my fasts were hunger strikes and nothing more because I feel my week was devoid of God's presence. I've fallen. Some old battles against the flesh, battles I thought I had long won have resurfaced and I was not as strong as I thought, not as strong as I hoped. I have fallen BUT I CHOOSE to get right back up again. As we go through life, it's more than likely that we are in all of these situations at one time or the other and that's if you're "lucky". More often than not, It...

DRESS WELL! Good day lovely people, you're welcome to another session of style zone. The issue of dressing well cannot be overemphasized and i won't stop preaching against bad dressing....... So sit back and enjoy this post that i found! 1. The way you are dressed is the way you’ll be addressed. Come to think of it, you respect someone who is dressed well say a nice shirt or blouse and trousers and you are more likely to despise someone who is shabbily dressed, right? QED! 2. Dressing boosts your confidence. If you have ever dressed better than you used to do once or twice, you’ll agree with me that your confidence level was at its peak at that moment. Sources of this confidence ranges from the look full of admiration on the faces of people to the compliments you receive from them. Seeing reasons to start dresssing well yet 3. It helps improve your lifestyle… A better lifestyle results into a better you. 4. It attracts the opposite sex Guys, you might have pr...

Hello FAM Its Chachops kitchen and today we will be doing something quite different......I'll be giving you a few tips to remember When handling ingredients for pastry work.. Points to Remember: 1.check all weighing scales for accuracy 2. Follow recipes carefully 3. Check all storage temperatures are correct 4. Always work in a tidy and organised way; clean all equipments after use. 5. Always store ingredients correctly 6. Keep all small moulds clean and dry to prevent rusting. Thanks for reading through tellbakers remember to adhere..like and drop a comment just below... also visit our social media platforms Facebook; Chachops pastries I.G Cha_chops Bye😘

LETTER TO ME Dear Me, How have you been? It's been a long time since I wrote you a letter and you must have checked your nail box all of last week looking for a fresh one. I apologize brother. It was a hectic week and an even more hectic weekend, hence my failure to write you a later. You know, I still wasn't sure up until this morning if I wanted writing you a letter or just saying a few words. But I told myself there's no reason I can't say a few words in a letter. I must tell you the words are flowing as I write, so bear with me if the thoughts seem a little incoherent, but you know I always have a point in the end. Can I preach a little? Starts with a little story. Many years ago, well sometime B.C, a warrior was instructed by God - actually his whole nation was instructed - to take over a certain land. See, it wasn't this warrior's first rodeo. He knew what war was like. One time, he had fought so hard, he prayed his God to keep time on pause so he...

FIFA RANKING: Nigeria Now Placed 44th, As Belgium Retain Top Spot In the ranking table published on the website of the world football governing body on thursday, Nigeria garnered 1431 points as against 1415 it had in September. The movement has now placed Nigeria as the third in Africa behind Tunisia and Senegal. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that it was during this period that the Eagles thrashed Libya 4-0 (home) and 3-2 (away) in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Tunisia is ranked 22nd in the world and Senegal 25th. Congo DR (ranked 46th and Morocco(47th) are the other African countries among the top 50. On the global scene, Belgium are now ranked world number one, ahead of France with the narrowest of margin–just one point in the new the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking published. The Belgians have 1733 points to France’s 1732 points. In September, the two countries were tied on the first spot. The top two remain out in front after a month in which each of them enjoy...

A MENTOR OR A TORMENTOR? Hello Guys, Trust our week has been inspiring, Fulfilling and Purposeful so far, Mine has been but anyway am glad the weekend is here already💃(Oops! No Secret for today, before you think I forgot😂) I had the intention of sharing some health tips with us before but I concluded we should do more of our mental healing and support session again😄(but not to worry, we will do more of the former starting from next week) Permit me to share with us an important though Very Long Message🙈 on #DebTalk Today. Oh, it has really been an Eye-opener for me, and I do hope it blesses some one reading too. Note- This write up is not for shallow, narrow, religious and unexposed minds. This is not a motivational therapy for the gullible but a product of thorough research with living examples in hundreds of numbers. I know most of us have mentors we look up to and follow and eventually we want to become somebody's mentor tomorrow too, right? but hey! What Kind of M...

Good morning people, hope you all had a lovely night "self esteem”, a little something we work with everyday. We wake up every morning and there we are feeling one emotion or another. Finding one place in the society can be quite difficult at times. First of all you, you’re born into a family, you are someone sister or brother. If are only child, it might be easy. But a large family requires you to take a position. You may be crazy one, the dependable or the quiet one.  All these positions requires you to act a certain way.You hear a parent say “Not you too Bob!, I expected such a behavior from Sarah, not you" then you begin to wonder how it came to that point. When you enter in the society, you try to carry that position you had earned in your family into it. Sometimes the group you find yourself may need that dependable or crazy one which you are and sometimes the crazy one may already be there before your entry. Then you begin to find yourself again. And som...

Paradigm with Rygles Burned Maria mutters under her breath to Chi, "The troubles you get me into. Why don't you join me today, you little snake?" Chi chuckles, "Well you asked for it, don't blame me if we end up in the sack, although I have been curious about what happens in the sack." She winks at Maria who groans. Chi looks at the Visier approaching them, "Sir, I can help you with that, we were just wondering about how many months pregnant one has to be to match the size of your stomach, Maria here had the opinion it would take about 7 months, but I think and this is just a thought, 10 months, I mean you can carry twins in the..." The visier slaps Chi and Maria sighs, she is already in trouble, what's the point of being tight lipped? "Sir,  you asked and she answered and quite honestly we were talking about your great taste in fashion, no one can quite pull of cruel as you do" she takes a pause before adding "sir", t...

Hello FAM Welcome to ChaChops kitchen..."STEAMED SPONGE PUDDING"  happens to be simple and each bite sends you to a world of Ecstasy. YOU WILL NEED: 1. Butter or margarine(100g) 2. Caster or soft brown sugar (100g) 3. Eggs (beaten) (2) 4. Flour. (150g) 5. Baking powder (10g)  6. Milk (few drops) 6. Vanilla essence STEPS 1. Cream the butter and the sugar until it becomes fluffy and almost white 2. Gradually add the well beaten eggs. Mixing vigorously. 3. Sieve the flour and baking powder 4. Gradually incorporate into the mixture as lightly as possible...also add the milk and vanilla essence  gradually.. 5. Place in a greased pudding basin or individual moulds.....bake for 45minutes 6. Cover securely with greased greaseproof paper, silicon or aluminum foil paper... Steam for one hour. Thanks for reading through I I hope you try it out........kindly drop your comments and questions below👇 Also visit our social media pages... Facebook: Chachops pastr...

WHY CAN'T A SMART WOMAN LOVE FASHION? Good day lovely ones, a lot of people have the misconception that as a geek, you shouldn't be fashion savvy, sadly this is not true; enjoy the beautiful story from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. After years of dressing down to make the right impression, novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wises up to a truth that her Nigerian mother has known all along As a child, I loved watching my mother get dressed for Mass. She folded and twisted and pinned her ichafu until it sat on her head like a large flower. She wrapped her george—heavy beaded cloth, alive with embroidery, always in bright shades of red or purple or pink—around her waist in two layers. The first, the longer piece, hit her ankles, and the second formed an elegant tier just below her knees. Her sequined blouse caught the light and glittered. Her shoes and handbag always matched. Her lips shone with gloss. As she moved, so did the heady scent of Dior Poison. I loved, too, the way she dr...

FUNTECH MOBILE REVIEWS (GIONEE M7) Gionee M7 Features and Price Gionee M7 sports a 6.01 inches AMOLED screen with FHD display resolution of 2160 by 1080 pixels, its PPI density is 402 pixels. As we mentioned earlier, the device has 18:9 screen ratio that leaves it with no side bezels in the front panel. The device pulls a powerful Octa-core 2.3 GHz cortex-A53 CPU on a Mediatek Helio P30 chipset, available RAM is a whooping 6GB, multitasking will be a bliss with this RAM capacity. Gionee M7 uses a Mali-G71 MP2 for graphics processing. The M7 runs on Android 7.1 Nougat with Gionee’s Amigo 5.0 skin on top, there is an ample 64 GB or 4GB ROM to carter for your internal storage needs, this ROM capacity can be expanded to up to 256 GB via micro SD card. At camera department, Gionee M7 boasts a combination of 16 megapixels and 8 megapixels at the back with LED flash. Some of the features available are autofocus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR and panorama. The front se...

Protect Your Mental Environment- DebTalk A beautiful day to you all, trust you have been doing just fine. I have really missed a lot here, Am sorry, but responsibility will not let me rest. And that was how, I didn't get to celebrate my birthday with you all(Some yummies was available on the 7th😂). Anyway, am back now, who want lollipop🍭 and Biscuits, lol. Jokes apart, it's good to be back home😄, the journey was quite a stressful and tiring one, but it was all worth it. Remember, we talked about Purpose the other day, and so Today, i would be sharing with us, a vital key important in Getting to the place of Purpose and Fulfilment. It is usually said that Show me your Friend.......(you can complete the rest) What kind of friends do you keep? Is your territory guarded or is everyone Free to enter into your space? As I was growing up as a child, I wanted a sense of belonging, and in an attempt to get this, I would always want to socialize and meet new people(I became ...

Made In Africa Afcon Qualifiers Standing After Match Day 4 Madagascar have qualified for the African Cup of Nations finals for the first time by beating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in Vontovorona. Thailand-based midfielder Njiva Rakotoharimalala, 26, scored the only goal. They became the first team to qualify for a place in the finals that have now been expanded from 16 teams to 24. They were later joined by Egypt, Senegal and Tunisia in qualifying for the finals in Cameroon next June/July. Madagascar's win moved them to 10 points in Group A with two matches left to play. The games was played in Vontovorona after Madagascar were banned from using the Mahamasina Stadium in Antananarivo for "three matches or three months". The suspension was imposed by the Confederation of African Football following a stampede at the national stadium in September, when one person was killed and nearly 40 others were injured. Madagascar become the 40th different nation to qualify for ...

Hi guys....welcome to CHACHOPS KITCHEN ......Home of pastries and cakes.....well today we will be learning how to make "WAFFLES" INGREDIENTS 1. Flour 5cups 2.Egg 6 3. Milk 3tins liquid milk 4. Baking powder 5. Sugar 1 cup 6. Pinch of salt 7. Vegetable oil 5 table spoons 8. Vanilla flavour DIRECTIONS 1. Sieve the flour in a bowl 2. Add the baking powder 3.whisk the Eggs and milk together 4. Then add the eggs To the flour. 5. Also add the vegetable oil 6. Also add the vanilla flavour 7. Add a reasonable amount of water and Everything together... 8. Then place in a waffles machine and allow to Bake for about 5-6 mins... And there you have it....it could pass as a pancake you know....... Please do well to follow us on all our social media platforms Facebook..Cha chops pastries, instagram..cha_chops......Have a lovely weekend

GOLIATH IS NOT DEAD!!!!      It couldn't had been an illusion of what I saw that the head of this giant was actually chopped off his body. Maybe it was all a dream, maybe Goliath didn't ever exist or this is all fiction. Actually, David Jesse did a perfect job and though Goliath is dead but his deadly threats are very much alive in our minds. His threats that broke our self esteem, enslaved us and made us incapacitated to unleash the God nature in us. Not until we conquer the Goliath inside even the remains of Goliath would still oppress us. David Jesse inspires me a lot, he already saw Goliath as a dead man ever before he confronted him. Let's get rid of his words from our minds, get refreshed and energized from the inside cos the battle inside is twice as hot as the battle outside!!!! Aboje King Kenneth fb Abojekenneth IG

Artefacts: Poem of the week MY FIRST GRAFFITI Once I wrote a graffiti For a girl in my vicinity Beside a small stream that flowed Along the western midland coast. I visited it everyday I lived To ensure it grew and breathed So one day I'd show it to my girl To create awareness before I confessed. The graffiti was a design of words Exquisitely done, I so much adored It's beauty, comeliness and class I waited as nights came, days passed. Then on a very cool day I saw her again in her usual majesty The trees bent under the influence of the breeze, she sashayed. Until finally, I took her to where I'd done the graffiti. The ambience of the stream gave good vibes I discovered instantly a flash in her eyes As she saw the design on the ground Her mouths searched for words and fortunately found. The words made echoes as she read "To you with love from me, I seek not just time and care. But, together, forever, achieve our dreams. And live peac...

2018 BALLON D'OR FULL LIST AND 10 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE NOMINEES In September, FIFA handed out it's 'The Best' prize for the men's best footballer, awarding it to Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric. But since 1956, the biggest individual prize has always been the Ballon d'Or. Dominated in the last decade by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo - the duo winning all 10 of the last awards - the Golden Ball is once more on offer in Paris on December 3. The 30-man shortlist for the prize is announced throughout the day on Monday. First won by Sir Stanley Matthews, the list is compiled by the editorial staff of the French publication France Football, with the winner voted for by journalists from around the world, with one representative per nation. The players, managers and journalists that are chosen to vote for the award allocate five, three and one point to three nominated players, and the player with the highest number of points wins. Here...

FUNTECH MOBILE REVIEWS (ELEPHONE S8) Good day my wonderful people, today, I'll be taking a bit of time your time. I want you all to welcome the ELEPHONE S8 MOBILE. This mobile device is surprisingly stunning and has specifications to get you wowed. Seat back relax and enjoy your review. I promise, you would love it. The Elephone S8 has a lot to offer under £200, including a large, very decent 16:9 Quad-HD screen, but it's not the upgrade to the Elephone S7 we were hoping for. Its design is a real departure, more Mi Mix Mk II than Elephone S7 Mk II, and it loses nice touches such as the microSD slot and headphone, while upgrading the battery, charging port and cameras. ELEPHONE S8 FULL REVIEW As fans of the Elephone S7 we were excited to see how the S8 shapes up - and then disappointed when we realised how much of a departure it is from its predecessor. But our disappointment didn't last long, because the Elephone S8 offers some decent hardware at a mid-range pric...

ON INTERNATIONAL GIRLS  DAY 2018 A very good day to you thoughtful leaders and welcome on board to Hamz's Musings this bright Thursday morning. Today is World International Girls Day. What does that signify to you? That's why today, I  decided to write this very short letter below to fellow men out there. So, grab yourself a sit and have a read. "Dear Fellow Men, Let us be a little more blunt today, shall we? What do you see females as? Walking sex tools existing for the sole reason of satiating your sexual perversions? When you see a lady, what are the very first things that occur to you? That she is okay or not, depending on the size of her breasts or the sheer volume of her butts? Do you reduce her to her sexual organs? Do you plot the shortest way between her and your bed? Mr Man, is this all you see? Then you are blind. Is this what you do? Then you are despicable. Shame on you! You should have a brain and it should be in your head, not down there. ...

Welcome to " Mental health" talk with Tiana Hope you had a great day Today, we will be talking about "Direction" One of humans biggest and longest standing fear is being stagnant but direction is so much important than speed, Many are going nowhere fast. Do not be afraid of what looks like a total destruction, nothing is meant to last. You are allowed to leave anything or anyone that dims your light instead of making you shine better. Leaving opens a new door for change,growth, opportunities and redemption for you. You are even allowed to leave the old you behind and reinvent yourself. Know that you can start late, look different, be uncertain, start over and still succeed. You are just one decision away from a new beginning. I.G handle: Khaleesi_tiana                    Tiana.adeola Twitter:       Khaleesi _tiana

Paradigm with Rygles    Buried series will be on break for a while until there are responses or when I feel inspired to write about it... But until then we will start a story series, I am excited about this because it's been a while I wrote a story, I hope I still got it. Burned Chapter 1 One step forward Three steps backwards I can't feel the light To be better To be more To keep hope alive To rise above and beyond v... Maria looks at her write up and groans, "it's so bad!!!" then the sound of the morning horn wakes every one telling them it's time for labor. "When will this stop? I don't understand why people take it, I mean it's obvious the minister and his cohorts use us to enrich their bellies sucking on the dreams of the poor," she stands to dress up for another morning ritual and murmurs, "They expect us to thank them, for what? We plant the seeds, we water them, we harvest them, all they do is sit and look prett...

What's up October!!!! We're 84days away from 2019! Wow! I just did a victory dance. It feels amazing waking up each day to friends and family we began this year with. I'm certain that this last quarter is going to be a major hit for everyone who hasn't experienced a smooth sailing ride. Keep your fingers crossed. Across the globe, humans has succeeded in concealing pain and worry by putting up a superficial glow in a bid to distract and avoid letting in on their problems. As logical as this approach is, it's all the way destructive. Faking a smile to get through each day isn't the best resort. As much as we all go through tough times, it doesn't erase our emphatic nature to share our fellows burden. Some persons find it difficult to keep up and resort to a recluse because sharing information is a big deal for a lot of folks. Having done a dual series on growth, i presume I'm communicating to the right minds on this one. Our initial inclination mos...