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THE GOLDEN CHASE The Premier League is well into the second half of the season now, and the race to win the Golden Boot awarded by the league's top-scorer is heating up. Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah is looking to defend his title after a record-breaking haul of 32 goals last year nabbed him the prize. Arsenal 's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is off to a flying start as well, along with Tottenham star Harry Kane and Man City forward Sergio Aguero. Aguero netted his 11th hat-trick for the Citizens during his side's 6-0 demolition of Chelsea at the Etihad in February, which equalled Alan Shearer's all-time record of most hat-tricks scored in the Premier League. A pack including Raheem Sterling, Eden Hazard, Sadio Mane and others are not far behind. Position | Player | Club | Goals 1. Sergio Aguero Manchester City 18 2. Mohamed Salah Liverpool 17 3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal 16 4. Harry Kane Tottenham 15 5. Sadio Mane Liverpool 14 6. Eden Hazard Chel

PEARL HARBOR December 7th, 1941 . Pearl Harbour. . The winds blows towards the east as the girl behind me braid my hair. Her name is Kate and she's a nurse under the United State Navy. She tells me about her fiancee; John. I'm not really interested in her conversation. My body is here with her while my mind is sitting on a stool close to the fish monger watching as Mama yells at Tom for the type of friends he keeps. "If you keep going out with those boys, you will leave my house" Mama says from afar, her voice is getting louder and I think almost all the neighbours are listening. Why would Tom go?, maybe he should listen to Mama and stop going out with those guys. . "Where would you been in ten years" Kate ask me . I think she's must have noticed I'm not here with her and is trying to divert back my attention. "Ten years?" I whisper silently. I stare at the sea as my best friend Rachael and her father walk hand in hand. I turn

Hey TTB followers and welcome to Vocabulary Building with ME(Stephanie). Here we explore words from weird,  to archaic, to long and short, simple and complex, to even slang words.  WORD OF THE WEEK: Conflate [con·flate] — Combine two or more texts, ideas, etc. into one. “Their ideas were conflated in ways that were not helpful.” SLANG OF THE WEEK: Tosh — Nonsense. “It’s a lot of tosh to act like that.” Post by: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa Facebook: Stephanie Aiseosa Osaruyi Instagram: stephanieonette_ Twitter: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa

LETTER TO ME THE WOMAN v THE MOULD Hey guys, how are we all doing? I sincerely hope you're not getting a high BP because if the collation of the election results? Whatever the outcome, just work to ensure you are setup nicely. Away from election matters, last week, we started discussing how that ladies have a mould in their heads of the "dream guy" and how they hold men to standards that often times, they don't meet up to. And I remember calling out the guys, to work on themselves too, to make sure they don't have to work at meeting some standards to get a lady to like them. Today, I want to talk about how we the men, have moulds in our heads... With a twist. Often, when we see these moulds, we tend to assume the worst. I'll discuss just one mould in this. Tell me bro, what comes to your mind when you meet a lady who pays her own bills, can pay yours, and has all she'd ever need? You think she's a prostitute. Why, because she doesn't

Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa has a B. Sc in  Microbiology from Kogi State University.   She loves reading novels, sketching designs and making them come to life , dancing & traveling   She is a fashion designer, actually the head designer for S—stitches. She make unconventional dresses with excellence as her watchword.   Miss Stephanie has always enjoyed sketching designs and was completely in awe of the magic fashion designers do. When I've not fully According to Stephanie if she were to advice her younger self she would say-  "There's nothing scary about this, we need to start working on our dreams as early as we can run with it".   On hard days, she tells herself, "Bad days don't last forever" and then the passion that's comes with doing what she love takes over from there.   Her section on the blog centres around broadening minds with "VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT".  Expect the best from her, with growth and consistency.  Extra Qu

John Isaac Ojonugwa, is a Graduate of Kogi State University.  He loves organizing outfits, Garment Construction, Listening to Music and Interacting with Creative minds.    He is a fashion designer and fashion stylist, fashion consultant and blogger.   Mr Isaac's career path was inspired by his the ability to look effortlessly good in anything I put on. He has this artistic way of creating epic looks from simple and basic stuff. He believes the best way to predict the future is to create it!  When ever he is having a hard time he reminds himself of the reason he started, which is to bring happiness to people through how they are dressed and tells him self not to quit because if he quit, he will be letting a whole lot of people down.  On the Tellrhodes Blog he creates content for the section "Style Zone". This section deals with everything in the world of fashion.  Extra Question: Do you have a special person in your life? I am surrounded by a lot of special p

Miss Popoola Deborah  Is a 400level medical student, of Kogi State University.  She loves Travelling, Cooking, Reading, Speaking and making Friends  She is not just a medical Student but also a humanitarian, her NGO @penieltouchfoundation advocates for rape/abuse victims and also reach out to the poor and less privileged in the society, they have done quite a lot of programs and hope to do more bigger projects soon, and she is also a businesswoman, a designer/stylist @wurafadakagc, a Fashionprenuer(I sell bags and shoes, check out her page @mirakelwears  Talking on what inspires her to do this things she said-  God of course, My Dad and My passion for humanity, I just want to save as many lives as I can.  Her word of advice to other young people is that, If you are working on your dream, it wouldn't come easy, don't get tired. It might be exhausting but then nothing good comes easy you know, Keep up the dream, it will pay off soon.     On hard days this voice of th

Wisdom Joseph is a first year student of Microbiology at University of Abuja. He loves Playing and watching Football, skating, walking long distance, Reading, Researching and sharing ideas. At the moment he organises tutorials for students with lapses and difficulties in certain academic areas. He also builds instagram accounts. He chose to do this because, Impacting and sharing the things he has accumulated academically with people is one big thing he has always liked. It leaves prints in their lives. He always wanted to be like Ben Carson (my role model). Probably not in same field, but in doing what he does. If he could speak to his younger self he would say- "Don't Waste Your Time". While growing up, I had always been the procrastinating type who never gets to achieve all I had set out to do. But I somehow got over it. But the wasted times, I couldn't bring back. I've got a lot of things I wish I could go back and get done.  When going through hard

Miss Sani Rebecca Ilemona, is in her 4th year studying Law in Kogi State University, Ayingba She loves to cook, talk to people and listen to afro pop.  She is  a part of the legal clinic in her school. Miss Rebecca first chose to study law because she didn't want to write maths at JAMB level but along the line, she discovered that there is a lot more to the legal profession than an average man sees, its almost like an inside craving you can never fully satisfy.    If she could advice her younger self she would say -Take God seriously and to have be a child as much as possible. On hard days she tells herself that God will never give her a burden she cannot carry. On the blog she edits post before they are put up for viewing and she also ensures they reach the necessary requirements. Extra question :Is there a special person in your life? - Yes  Wawu our stars are all taken hmm Mr Ayomide Nathaniel Adebanji  has a BSc.(Hons.) In Economics from Babcock University

    Mr Odih Enemona Jerome. aka D'Professor is a 4 00L student of Information and Communication Science, University of Ilorin, He loves  Listening to good music,  Watching and Playing Football       Enemona is a Stand up Comedian and an event host A lot of things actually inspired his path, but most of all is when he discovered that he has an inate  ability to appeal to people through humor and sheer creativity. His advice to anyone working on achieving their dreams is first to put God first, then they must know that achieving their dreams is 80% them and 20% others. THEY MUST LEARN TO DO IT THEIRSELF then others will follow. When asked how he keeps himself going on hard days, he said-- I am a sore loser and a serial winner.  I hate losing even in a board game in my room!...  The drive to always win keeps me going. On the TellRhodes blog he hosts the section OFFSIDE WITH JEROME, where he provides weekly updates on football and put up his biased opinion and editoria

Elections have not been free, fair or even safe in many parts of the country and many have lost their lives to what is supposed to be a peaceful exercise. Videos above show votes being burnt in Okota. A young man has also been killed in Anyigba , Kogi state after he insisted he will vote for the party of his choice. Votes have are being bought and sold in different areas of the north and okene kogi state. All so corp members feared dead in bonny. What a sad day for democracy stay tuned for more updates.

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. Hello there and welcome to the tellrhodes blog. It's another beautiful Saturday and we all know what time it is for us as a country. It's our presidential election and this time is key to determining the destiny of our dear country. If you have your PVC please it is your civic responsibility to go out to vote. Vote your choice, do not sell your vote. Let's pray and vote as the destiny of our country lays within us. Taking responsibility for the future of our country begins with your vote and my vote. I'll be at my polling unit to vote please make sure you do the same. Wishing us all a happy weekend, thank you. FB: Aboje King Kenneth IG: abojekenneth

Good morning beautiful people, welcome to the second part of deciding what to wear. This part focuses on Dressing For Different types of Occasions! 1 Select an outfit for a wedding. Dressing for a wedding is tricky because it varies depending on time of year and wedding location. The one constant rule for weddings is don’t wear white. Other than that, take your fashion cues from the invitation. If the wedding explicitly states black tie, plan to wear a tux or evening gown. If the wedding takes place during the day or outside, wear a more casual dress or suit. Men may be able to get away with slacks and a button down shirt. If the ceremony takes place in a house of worship, bring a sweater to cover any exposed shoulders. 2 Select an outfit for a job interview. Once upon a time, the only appropriate clothing to wear to a job interview was a suit. Now, times have changed, and depending on where you’re interviewing, a suit may be a little too much. If you’re interviewing for a

Good day FAM Ever wondered how your favourite VANILLA ICE CREAM is made ....let's learn shall we You will need 1. Egg yolks 4 2. Caster or unrefined sugar 100g 3. Milk, whole or skimmed 375ml 4. Vanilla essence or pod 5. Cream or non diary cream 125ml STEPS 1. Whisk the yolks and sugar in a bowl until almost white. 2. Boil the milk with the vanilla pod or essence in a thick based pan 3. Whisk until the eggs and sugar mix well 4. Return to the cleaned saucepan, place on a low heat 5. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon until it coats the back of the spoon 6. Pass through a fine strainer into a bowl 7. Freeze in an ice cream machine, gradually adding the cream And there you have it....simple and easy Follow us on our social media platforms FACEBOOK: CHACHOPS PASTRIES INSTAGRAM: CHA_CHOPS SEE YOU NEXT WEEK SAME DAY SAME BLOG..

OUR SECRET (Fiction) Jude!! I’m standing close to the window in St. George hospital. My gaze is outside, watching the commotion as a woman kneels on the ground in front of a doctor. My heart on the other hand is here in this room. It’s dark, cruel and very angry that mother is soothing your head with a towel. Tears slip down her face as she cleans your eyebrows. I stare at her with disgust. Bile forms in my throat and I look around for a trash can to throw up. I suck it down after I discover there isn't any. It goes down slowly, then the burning pit in my stomach swallows it up. “Olorun ran u” mama says while staring at you. She raises her hand in a prayers like position. “God do not help monsters” I say under my breath. I wish you would just die. I wish you will wither and feel no more. I wish for your lips to turn blue and your body lifeless. I wish this and more bad things for you. I want to thank Angela, your wife whose lover smashed over you with his car. I never

WHO WILL SAVE THE SINKING BLUES? Chelsea have made Zinedine Zidane and Frank Lampard their top managerial targets should they sack Maurizio Sarri. Blues chiefs held talks over Sarri's position after his side, who are sixth in the Premier League, were dumped out of the FA Cup by Manchester United on Monday . Frank Lampard has been identified by Chelsea chiefs as the possible next manager The Italian, 60, expects the axe if Chelsea suffer another humiliation against Manchester City in Sunday's Carabao Cup final - having been on the brink since the 6-0 thrashing at the Etihad ten days ago. Zidane is the No1 target among the Stamford Bridge top brass. The Real Madrid legend, 46, who won three Champions Leagues as Bernabeu boss and another as a player, wants the top job at Chelsea - but only if they can match his terms and ambition. That includes securing a long-term deal for superstar Eden Hazard, a £200million transfer war chest and a say on new signings. Zinedine Zidane

Hello TTB readers.. Hope you are having a fun day/week? What are your thoughts as regards the previous episode? Hope you're ready for a new one.. Well, Here we go...           BROKEN (Recap) I never knew that was just a preparation for more tears to come. Life gradually got back to normal after a few months.. Mum came back to the house and resumed her job. I became the centre of attention once more.. Few years later (I was about 7) I came home from school only to find mum packing our bags. She'd told me earlier that we would be going to stay with my dad. I can vividly remember how I threw a tantrum until my grandma scolded me. I continued calling my Dad "Brother" and my mum "Aunty" even after lots of persuasion from my dad to get me to call him Dad. When he asked for kisses and hugs I would refuse and no matter how heartbroken he looked, I didn't seem to care. One day, while reading a book by the side of my house, a neighbours&#

Hey TTB followers and welcome to Vocabulary Building with ME(Stephanie). Here we explore words from weird,  to archaic, to long and short, simple and complex, to even slang words.  WORD OF THE WEEK: Untenable [un·ten·a·ble] —Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. “She was in an untenable situation that was difficult to get out of.” SLANG OF THE WEEK: Paddy — A temper tantrum. “Don’t throw a paddy about your team losing.” Post by: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa Facebook: Stephanie Aiseosa Osaruyi Instagram: stephanieonette_ Twitter: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa

Burned series Episode 3 A young man of about Eighteen comes into the cell, "you both are summoned to the parque, you have about five  minutes to get there or you will be dragged and that is not a good look on beauties such as yourselves," he winks, "I have to say, I haven't been this entertained in a really long time, it's refreshing to see two people actually look out for each other, just so you know, there's a bet going on how long your friendship or whatever it is you both have will last, soooo five minutes." He walks away and walks back "Just in case you were wondering, the parque is where a lot of people will be gathered in the basement and before you ask, yes there's another basement, it's a marvel how deep the ground goes" he winks again and leaves the cell doors open. Chi looks at Maria and smirks "well...  That one is handsome, talks a lot but with those lips, I wouldn't want to keep quiet either." Maria chu

IF MY KIDS GET TO READ THIS. (A muse into the future) by Hamz. If my kids get to read this... I hope it will be in a country where mother-tongue will not be placed above father-land I hope it will be in a country where we have moved beyond mere tolerance to genuine appreciation. I hope it will be a country where the gap between the rich and poor isn't so wide and intraversable. I hope it will be in a country where true and real integrity occupies our political offices and dishonesty is a plague. If my kids get to read this... I hope it will be in a country where fishes aren't killed in oil-polluted rivers and people have to row farther only to catch less. I hope it will be in a country where families don't gather around empty bowls to the rumbling sounds of hunger in their bellies. I hope it will be in a country where kids don't get to yell at fathers, "WHY DID YOU GIVE BIRTH TO ME IF YOU COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF ME?!" I hope it will be i

LETTER TO ME "THE MAN v THE MOULD" Andrea wasn't having any of Lola's arguments. "You can't have it both ways. You either take what you get or get nothing at all" "And who says a man can't be everything I want? Understand me, Drea. Sam is the man I want. He's not just ALL... of the man yet. Can't he be more like Shayo's boyfriend? I mean, if he was mine, he'd have checked everything on my list. But no, I get stuck with a half-made man" Lola walked to the end of the room and sunk in the cushion. "Where did you get the idea that anyone is complete? Lola, we all have flaws, even you do. Don't make poor Sam feel like less of a man for embracing his. And by the way, comparing him with Shayo's man doesn't help you". "My parents had a perfect marriage. I know because they always said they found their perfect match. Why can't Sam be perfect for me"? "Any more perfect, Lola, and

View the picture above to see what this woman did to stop her children from getting the house dirty and how the children reacted they literally almost killed her with cleanliness😂

Welcome to Digifact. Today we will be talking about how social media goals. When working with clients to create an online marketing strategy, one of my first questions to them is simply “what are you hoping to achieve with social media?” So many times I see businesses jump on board the latest social network without any thought as to what they actually want to achieve there. Below you will find a list of some common social media marketing goals — decide which of these are most aligned with your business goals. Drive traffic to your website Sell a product/advertise a service Generate more sales and leads Communicate with customers Increase brand awareness Run an awareness campaign Establish online authority For a goal to become a reality, it needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, and realistic, as well as time specific — these are often called SMART goals. Let’s take a closer look at what makes a goal SMART Specific — the more specific you can be with writing d