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USE YOUR FIVE SENSES When you are visualising your happy place make it as vivid as possible. “Experience it through what you see, hear, taste, touch and smell, moving through the scene on a journey for the senses,” says Dr Tania Ahern ( cbt-insomnia.co.uk ). “By constantly cycling through all the senses, it leaves little room to get stuck and distracted back to worrying.”

Samsung Electronics has overtaken Apple to become the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, memory chips and the most profitable tech firm.

According to a Facebook post by South Yorkshire Police, a driver watched his newly-bought Ferrari 430 Scuderia go up in smoke after he crashed the supercar just an hour after collecting it.

The majority of Nigerians are familiar with Google’s search engine, with the phrase “to ‘google’” acquiring the status of a verb.

Contrary to news making the rounds that actress, Halima Abubakar has been diagnosed with cancer, her Ghanaian manager, Anah Abi, has said the actress is battling with complications from a fibroid removal surgery she had sometime ago.

Sugar may be bad not only for your teeth and your waistline, but also for your mental health, claimed a study Thursday that was met with skepticism by other experts.

John William Lieba II has been sentenced to 42-years in prison for chasing down a young girl at night in a park, raping and strangling her and then leaving her for dead in an abandoned pickup truck in February 2016.

Above is the new age qualification to run for a political office as approved by the Nigerian Senate during the constitution review exercise yesterday. Before now, a person must be at least 40 years of age to be elected President or Vice President, 35 to be a Senator or State Governor, and 30 to be a Representative in parliament.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world’s richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech giant enabled him to overtake Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Forbes magazine estimated.

- JAMB has released results of 2017 university admission supplementary examination  - It was held on July 1 to give room for those who registered late to participate in the computer based exams

- A group of creative designers have reportedly built a seat for IPOB leader, Nnamd Kanu - The seat has the Biafra flag colour and is being referred to by the builders as 'Biafran throne' - It is however yet to be presented to Kanu

Most Nigerian pastors differ in character, dressing, what they preach about and their target audience. While some are concerned about leading sinners to Christ, others are more focused on how to draw members to their church.

NO SHAKING! – Monday July 17th 2017 Memorise: Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Psalm 46:2 Read: Psalm 46:1-3 (KJV)

- Etisalat Nigeria has changed its name - The embattled telecom company will now be known as 9mobile - The Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) had earlier asked Etisalat to stop using its brand name within the next three weeks

The World Health Organisation has warned that doctors have run out of effective antibiotics to treat the bacteria causing gonorrhoea.

An aerial view of the flooding Residents of the Lekki-Victoria Island-Ajah axis of Lagos state, have expressed fears that they may lose their homes to the extensive flood that has ravaged the area. 

THE RESTORING SHEPHERD – Wednesday July 12th 2017 Memorise: He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:3 Read: Psalm 23:1-3 (KJV) 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

The exotic names of olives—Moroccan, Kalamata, nicoise, picholine and Manzanilla—sound almost as good as these varieties of olives taste. But taste is only one of the reasons to enjoy them. Olives and olive oil have long been considered part of a heart-healthy or weight loss diet, but a new research shows that these foods may help protect the brain against brain diseases.

Etisalat International on Monday said it had terminated a management agreement with its Nigerian unit, saying that it had given the business about three weeks to phase out the Etisalat brand in the country. The Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat International, Hatem Dowidar, told Reuters that the exit process became necessary given that the firm had been unsuccessful at converting some of its dollar debts to naira.

LEAVE A MARK – Tuesday July 11th 2017 Memorise: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2nd Thessalonians 1:12 Read: Acts 19:8-10 (KJV)

The dreams, aspirations, and ambitions of a young girl have just been caught off by death. 19-year-old Cynthia Uzochukwu aspires to be a medical doctor and hence worked towards that direction which made her score 233 in the just written Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. It is, however, sad that the young lady did not live long enough to gain admission into any tertiary institution.

Over the past years, the Android smartphone makers have explored many variations in terms of the display size shifting the ideal size from 2.5 inches to 6.3 inches. Eventually, the smartphones have been growing bigger in size and now they have reached a point after which they cannot get bigger. According to Gadget to Use, the increase in the number of smartphones with larger display sizes over five inches has opened a new segment called ‘Phablet’.

An Indiana woman who admitted to abducting her two children and smothering them to death has been sentenced to 130 years in prison.

One Kenneth Okonkwo was on Wednesday accused by his estranged girlfriend of sexually abusing their 12-year-old daughter who had gone to spend the Easter holiday with him.

In an earlier report by Naij, it was noted that the threat to impeach Acting President Yemi Osinbajo if he fails to remove Ibrahim Magu, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has pitched the Senate against some Nigerians.