I will never compare my life to yours. That’s why I’m happy.

BE HAPPY!!!

I’m happy because when I look in the mirror I see 'Angel Ojukwu', I don’t compare myself to anyone. Even if I did in the past not anymore. I don’t compare the way I look, the way I feel, the way I dress, the work that I do. I don’t compare my level of happiness. I don’t compare my achievements, I don't compare where I want to be or anything.

Because I realized that I spent years doing that.

Years, comparing myself to everyone else.

Ibuprofen sale restrictions, linked to 31% increased cardiac arrest risk....

There have been fresh calls for restrictions on the sale of the painkiller ibuprofen after another study found it heightens the risk of cardiac arrest.

Taking the over-the-counter drug was associated with a 31% increased risk, researchers in Denmark found.

Other medicines from the same group of painkillers, known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), presented an even higher risk, according to the findings published on Wednesday in the European Heart Journal.

Diclofenac, available over the counter in the UK until 2015 and still taken on prescription, raised the risk by 50%. 

Coca-Cola, Fanta Orange, Sprite Made In Nigeria Declared Unsafe…..

I read this and wept, I decided to share so we know. A Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere has ordered the National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to order the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc to put a written warning on Fanta and Sprite bottles stating that both soft drinks are poisonous when consumed along with Vitamin C.

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BEING A WOMAN: By Angel Ojukwu

I am a woman, being a woman has so many advantages and disadvantages. Of course, I'm sure that being a man has its advantages as well, but since I am a woman I can only write on being a woman and from childhood I realize that I love being a woman! Women get to do some things that men will NEVER be able to do. 
And we really have it easier than men-in some areas. I have my very best reasons that made me love being a woman. I would love to share them with you! I think you will all find that you can agree with me, and if not, I'm sure you can find another reason to love being a woman. 
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Want To Be Happy? 10 Things To Stop Doing.

1. DWELLING ON THE PAST

Do not dwell in the past. Yes, this can be difficult but if you want to be happy then you must reside in the past. Focusing too much on past events doesn’t allow you to live in the present or strive for the future. You can never change the past but you can make the future good and focusing on something without a solution is sure to put you in a melancholy mood. It’s better to live in the present, and to channel your energies to what you can do as opposed to what you can’t.

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12 Things You Should Never Do On Social Media – By Angel Ojukwu

Social media makes it easier for us to connect to loved ones, family, friends and see what is going on their busy lives.

We can’t negate the power of social media or your online activity, very strong. Reaching out and being accepted has never been easier. While it is a great feeling of excitement to reconnect with long-lost friends and family on social media, there should be some rationale in the way we use social media. There are some number of things you shouldn’t do on social media. These things have a way of creating a wrong view about us and could deter us from attaining those goals we truthfully desire. No one is saying you should be silent on social but please don’t go out of line and do these 10 things listed below:

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How To Wear Denim To Work

It is hard enough trying to figure out how to observe to your company’s business casual rules without bringing denim into the mix.
But that is exactly whats happening in offices from coast to coast.

For me working in a company that allows you to wear what you want to wear to work unless that you should be responsible. I wear jeans at least 2-3 times a week, it could be top or bottom. Most times I do on Fridays for the TGIF……lolsss

On this day I combined with Ankara skirt….Yeahh And that is because I can, that is why I do fashion. To be able to mix and match an look beautiful.

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Kylie Jenner shares VERY sultry photo of herself in black and white bodysuit to promote make-up line.

She may be promoting the latest product in her lip line.

But surely no one was interested in Kylie Jenner's signature pucker.

The 18-year-old reality star took to Instagram on Monday to share a very racy photo of herself to advertise the upcoming Kylie Cosmetics release.

LOL......No one is looking at the Lip ...

403,528 applied for teachers’ job in 36 hours – Presidency

The Presidency on Monday said 403,528 persons had so far successfully applied for jobs on the Federal Government’s newly-launched job portal since it opened for applicants on Sunday.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday.

Akande quoted the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation, Mr. Afolabi Imoukhede, as saying the government was impressed with the response.

EFCC seizes Diezani’s N3.58bn Abuja home

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized a mansion worth N3.58bn ($18m at the official exchange rate of N199 to a dollar) in the Asokoro area of Abuja allegedly belonging to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, said this during an interview with Al-Jazeera, a Qatar-based news network.

Magu, in the interview, monitored by our correspondent on Monday, noted that the items in the house included jewellery, furniture and a bulletproof gym worth about $2m.

President Buhari may extend 10-day trip

An online medium, Sahara Reporters, on Monday evening reported that President Muhammadu Buhari might extend his  10-day trip to London, where he had gone to treat an ear infection.

According to the report, Buhari needs to undergo treatment for “a terrible cough that has persisted longer than the ear infection.”

The President had in the last few weeks cancelled official visits to Lagos and Rivers states, where he was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.

Skye Bank sacks 175 workers

The recent trend of retrenchment of workers in the financial services sector on Monday extended to Skye Bank Plc, which sent 175 of its employees into the labour market.

The bank confirmed the development in a statement through which it explained that the affected workers failed the year 2015 appraisal exercise.


The statement explained that a combination of factors was taken into consideration in the annual exercise, which ranged from low productivity to disciplinary issues, adding that the affected employees were duly exited in line with the bank’s staff exit policy.

UNILAG students drown in beach during friend’s birthday

Odusina and Ogunmefun photos: twitter

Tragedy struck on Sunday as two postgraduate students of the University of Lagos drowned in the Elegushi Beach during the celebration of their friend’s birthday.

It was learnt that the deceased – Adesola Ogunmefun and Funmi Odusina – graduated from the Covenant University and were on the verge of bagging Master’s Degrees in International Law and Diplomacy from UNILAG.

Angela Merkel is named the world's most powerful woman for the sixth year in a row by Forbes.

Angela Merkel has been named the world's most powerful woman for the sixth year in a row as Nicola Sturgeon makes the Forbes list for the first time.

This is the eleventh time the German Chancellor has been given the number-one spot by the U.S. magazine which rates the Scottish First Minister and SNP leader as the UK's second highest-ranked female behind the Queen. 

Ms Sturgeon, who is the first female to hold the role of First Minister, enters at number 50 on the global list, which includes 51 women from the United States but just six from the UK.

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Angela Merkel has been named the world's most powerful woman for the sixth year in a row as Nicola Sturgeon makes the Forbes list for the first time

It’s shameful that Buhari could run from militants: Fayose

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari aborted his trip to the oil-rich Ogoni land in Rivers state, as a result of the assassination threat from the Niger Delta Avengers.

A militant had told one of the hosts of UK-based Radio Biafra that Buhari “should sign his death warrant” before his visit to Ogoni, and the president ended up delegating Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to the landmark flag-off of the clean-up of Ogoni.

Reacting, Fayose advised Nigerians to seek help elsewhere, because Buhari had “surrendered to the superior powers of the militants”.

NOLLYWOOD: Mercy Johnson is my junior, I have no beef with her - Chioma Akpotha

To many, popular actress, Chioma Akpotha is a sweetheart, to others, she is anything but sweet especially after her participation in the now rested popular reality show, Celebrity Gulder Ultimate Search. Chioma was a torn in the flesh of popular musician, Muma Gee. 

In a quick chat with Sunday Scoop, Chioma said all her seemingly ‘nasty’ actions on the show were mere acting.

“For people to believe whatever they saw on the Gulder Ultimate Search means kudos to me. Everything you saw on show was shot within six days. We were told to bring in our A-game on the show to make it spicy. You will notice that after Muma Gee and I left the show, the rating nose-dived,” she said

A fighter to the end: Muhammad Ali's daughter reveals that her father's heart kept beating for 30 MINUTES after all his organs had failed.

The daughter of icon Muhammad Ali has taken to social media to share with the world how he was a fighter up until the very end.

The boxing legend died on Friday at age 74 in a Phoenix-area hospital at 9.10pm from septic shock' due to unspecified natural causes,' family spokesman Bob Gunnell announced on Saturday during an afternoon press conference.

Gunnell revealed that Ali actually was hospitalized since Monday suffering from respiratory issues, as he battled Parkinson's disease for 32 years.

Rihanna steps out in blue Kaftan-like gown..looking beautiful

Bad girl Riri went shopping in the ever busy New York City on Sunday with a friend dressed in a billowy and brightly patterned kaftan maxi-dress that looked really good on her. She was seen shopping at MAC beauty store and several other places. More pics after the cut...

LUTH DOCTOR ABDUCTED, KILLED IN OGUN HOMETOWN.

Suspected hoodlums on Sunday abducted and killed a doctor with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Thomas Adekoya-Cole, in the Itele area of Ijebu, Ogun State.

It was gathered that 60-year-old Adekoya-Cole, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with LUTH, was murdered while in his hometown to attend a public function.

It was learnt that the matter was reported at the police Area Command, Ijebu, and the Igbeba Police Division.Our correspondent gathered that Adekoya-Cole was cut with matchets after some hoodlums attacked him around 7.30am on Sunday.

Kim Kardashian shows off her curves in plunging orange mini dress on lunch date with Kanye West

Body con: Kim Kardashian showed off her curves in a skintight orange dress while on a lunch date with husband Kanye West in Malibu on Saturday

She put her famous curves on display in an eye-catching orange dress on Saturday.

The reality star looked stylish in the eye-catching mini, which featured a plunging neckline and side cut-outs while out to lunch with rapper husband Kanye West.