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Relationship And The Mistake People Make

By Adugba Saviour

I can not define love. As a matter of fact, I have tried times without number to attempt a definition of the concept of love to no avail. But I do know that at least once in a person's life time, you come in contact with that person that would love you totally. Someone who loves you would care about you, want to take care of you, be concerned about you and literally have his or her life revolving around you.

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RELATIONSHIP

Towards Fulfilling Vows

By NWAFOR JONATHAN

VOWS simply mean a serious promise to do or get something. It reveals your heart to God and also reminds God that you are ready for his blessings. Vow is the seed for great achievement, it is give and take but these days some Christians think that it is what one can easily say and do nothing about it. Many Christians vow and refuse to pay, why, because they never understood what a vow is all about.
LIFE

Committed And Satisfied Spouse

By SG Oboyo


STELLA, an assistant professor of psychology at a University, who studies what makes marriages great, has found something helpful for those of us who are married. When a husband or wife tells some good news to their spouse, the spouse's reaction can raise the husband's or wife's mood, or lower it. If your spouse tells you some good news, how do you respond? Stella divided the possible kinds of response into four categories.

PERSPECTIVE

Contentment As A Source Of Happiness

By PATIENCE KADIRI

CONTENTMENT according to the Collier's dictionary is a state of satisfaction and being contented. Contentment is a natural wealth. The key to be the best you want to be in life is to be contented with what you have. It is a natural wealth because it involves you being yourself and not living the life of someone else.

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Female Teenagers And Sex Education

By PATIENCE KADIRI

SEX Education can be defined as a broad term used to describe education about human sexual reproduction, sexual inter course and other aspects of human behavior. Our youths today are not educated on sex, that is why there are series of teenage pregnancies around. What are our youths today turning to? “children giving birth to children”. Teenage pregnancy refers to a pregnancy under the age of 20.

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TECHNOLOGY

Secrets About Facebook

By IGIEROBO BONAVENTURE

IF facebook was a country, it would be the third largest behind only China and India says TIME magazine. Founded by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg in Cambridge Massachusetts, USA on February 4 2004, facebook stems from the colloquial name of the book given to

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EDUCATION

Insecurity: Illiteracy Creates Conflicts in Society - Former SSS Director

By Osazuwa Akonedo

Education has been described as an essential tool in any democratic society that enables the people to acquire the basic knowledge that makes them understand the daily acts of government as lack of it or illiteracy creates lack of understanding that thus cause conflicts in any given society.

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OPINION

Harmful Effects Of Careless utterances

By AIBANGBEE ANTHONY

THE tongue is one of the five sense organs that we possess as humans and it is used for tasting the different substances that we swallow. Also, the tongue is used to speak and express oneself, which is one of the greatest gifts that man has received from God. This distinguishes man from other creatures and gives him a tremendous potential for both good and evil. "Our words are life giving spirits" (Jn. 6:63) (Pro 18:21). .

BRIO

It’s A Command: “Don’t Allow!”

By Francis Odupute.

DAVE stood on the turf, watching emotionally as his beloved wife entered the aero plane. They bade each other bye but the man stood there, looking intently as the plane began to move and later taxied along the run way. Not even the ensuing noise from the air borne craft could distract him from his gaze as it glided into the sky.
Healthy Living

Benefits Of Tomatoes To Our Health
By NDUBUISI UMORO

ONE of the most common and popular vegetables is the tomato. This is due to tomato versatility and many health benefits. Tomatoes can be found in many dishes and are used in different ways. Some Question have arisen as to whether tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. People

Who Wears The Crown? Lobi, Heartland Talk Tough


Stories By STEVE OMA-OFOZOR

 

LOBI Stars Football Club of Makurdi have boasted to dethrone Heartland in today’s Federation Cup final to keep alive their quest for the double this season.


Lobi are second on the Nigeria Premier League table with 63 points, a point behind leaders Kano Pillars, who they incidentally eliminated to reach Sunday’s final.


Lobi captain Ikpeen Terna in a chat with the press, said that Heartland will fall to the youthful Makurdi team, who have really taken Nigeria by storm this year.


“We are ready for the Federation Cup final against Heartland. This is a great opportunity for us to win the double, we are in good form and spirit to win the trophy. I see nothing special about them. If we could beat Kano Pillars and others, Heartland will go down too,” declared Terna.


However, victory for Lobi today would put them in the right frame for their final match of the NPL away to Kaduna United.


Lobi impressive showing in the league has been attributed to their invincibility at the sub-standard Katsina-Ala Stadium, but top official Dominic Iorfa has brushed aside such talk.


“Why is it that it is now that they are lamenting about our stadium? Before we went to Katsina Ala, we played all our home matches away from home,” said vice-chairman Iorfa, who also doubles as the club’s technical adviser.


“Everybody knows that Lobi are the best team this season in the league. We are now second on the table and we are in the final of the FA Cup and nobody is saying anything.


“Our players are not being looked at for national team assignments and nobody is saying anything.”


The last time a team won a league and cup was in 2006 when Dolphin defeated Bendel Insurance to add the FA Cup to the league title won that year.


However, Lobi, cup winners in 2003, will have their hands full against cup holders Heartland, who upstaged regional rivals Enyimba in last year’s final to put an end to their long wait for a major trophy.


Heartland, then known as Iwuanyanwu Nationale, won their last piece of silverware in 1988 and had to wait for 13 years before their victory over ‘Oriental’ rivals Enyimba last year.


Heartland general manager Fan Ndubuoke said they are prepared to keep that trophy for another year.


“We want to win this trophy again and get a ticket to represent Nigeria on the continent next season,” he said.


“After getting this far, I don’t see my boys not taking the cup back to Owerri. They are well motivated and battle ready for the task ahead. We fear no foes.


“Lobi are a good side, but they cannot stop our march to the trophy. We wish to make it a back-to-back victory.”


Interestingly, Dolphins were the last team to record a back-to-back victory in the cup competition, winning it in 2006 and 2007.


To get to the final, both sides defeated their opponents after penalty shootouts after goalless affairs in normal time.
Lobi edged past Kano Pillars 5-4 on penalties in Calabar, while Heartland put paid to the ambition of giant killers Prime FC of Osogbo in Ilorin 3-0, also on penalties.


The winners of the Federation Cup will represent Nigeria in next year’s CAF Confederation Cup.

 

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