Things To Stop Doing as The Year is Coming to a Close

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.

1.      Stop spending time with the wrong people – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.  If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you.  You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot.  Never, ever force yourself on someone who continuously overlooks your worth.  And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
2.      Stop running away from your problems – Face them head on.  No, it won’t be easy.  There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them.  We aren’t supposed to be able to instantly solve problems.  That’s not how we’re made.  In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall.  Because that’s the whole purpose of living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time.  This is what ultimately moulds us into the person we become.
3.      Stop lying to yourself – You can lie to anyone else in the world, but you can’t lie to yourself.  Our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
4.      Stop putting your own needs on the back burner – The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.  Yes, help others; but help yourself too.  If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.
5.      Stop trying to be someone you’re not – One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else.  Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you.  Don’t change so people will like you.  Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.
6.      Stop trying to hold onto the past – You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.
7.      Stop being scared to make a mistake – Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing.  Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards success.  You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did. Thomas Edison (the inventor of the bulb & developer of Electricity) once said “I wouldn’t say I failed a thousand times, I’ll say, I found a thousand ways of how NOT to make a bulb”.
8.      Stop berating yourself for old mistakes – We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us.  We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past.  But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.  Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
9.      Stop trying to buy happiness – Many of the things we desire are expensive.  But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.
10.  Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness – If you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you won’t be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either.  You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else.
11.  Stop being idle – Thinking too long and hard about your problems usually does NOT lead to a solution; you’ll keep thinking about the problem and never doing anything about it. Don’t think too much or you’ll create a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place.  Evaluate situations and take decisive action.  You cannot change what you refuse to confront.  Making progress involves risk.  Period!  You can’t make it to second base with your foot on first.
12.  Stop thinking you’re not ready – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises.  Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.
13.  Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons – Relationships must be chosen wisely.  It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company.  I’ve always been a loner, I cherish the solitude it offers me and the joy of being alone with my thoughts is immensely crucial to my being. This means I tend to choose my friends (both male and female) carefully and usually over a lengthy period of time. There’s no need to rush.  If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.
14.  Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work – In life you’ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet.  Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you.  But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.
15.  Stop trying to compete against everyone else – Don’t worry about what others doing better than you.  Concentrate on beating your own records every day.  Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only.
16.  Stop being jealous of others – Jealousy is the art of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own.  Ask yourself this:  “What’s something I have that everyone wants?”
17.  Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself – Life’s curveballs are thrown for a reason – to shift your path in a direction that is meant for you.  You may not see or understand everything the moment it happens, and it may be tough.  But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at you in the past.  You’ll often see that eventually they led you to a better place, person, state of mind, or situation.  So smile!  Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were yesterday, and you will be.
18.  Stop holding grudges – Don’t live your life with hate in your heart.  You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate.  Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.”  It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.”  Forgiveness is the answer… let go, find peace, liberate yourself!  And remember, forgiveness is not just for other people, it’s for you too.  If you must, forgive yourself, move on and try to do better next time.
19.  Stop letting others bring you down to their level – Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.
20.  Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others – Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway.  Just do what you know in your heart is right.
21.  Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break – The time to take a deep breath is when you don’t have time for it.  If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.  Sometimes you need to distance yourself and move back to see things clearly. The key is Perspective!
22.  Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments – Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they were the big things.  The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.
23.  Stop trying to make things perfect – The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done.
24.  Stop following the path of least resistance – Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile.  Don’t take the easy way out. Challenge the status quo. Do something extraordinary.
25.  Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn’t – It’s okay to fall apart for a little while.  You don’t always have to pretend to be strong, and there is no need to constantly prove that everything is going well.  You shouldn’t be concerned with what other people are thinking either – cry if you need to – it’s healthy to shed your tears.  The sooner you do, the sooner you will be able to smile again.
26.  Stop blaming others for your troubles – The extent to which you can achieve your dreams depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life.  When you blame others for what you’re going through, you deny responsibility – you give others power over that part of your life.
27.  Stop trying to be everything to everyone – Doing so is impossible and trying will only burn you out.  But making one person smile CAN change the world.  Maybe not the whole world, but their world.  So narrow your focus.
28.  Stop worrying so much – Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy.  One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time?  Three years?  Five years?”  If not, then it’s not worth worrying about.
29.  Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen – Focus on what you do want to happen.  Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story.  If you wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.
30.  Stop being ungrateful – No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life.  Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.  Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try thinking about what you do have that everyone else is missing. Stop moaning about what you haven’t got and start being thankful for what you do have. You may not be where you want to be, but you are not where you used to be. If you are reading this, I reckon you’ve got a decent life. Believe it or not, the ‘little’ you have is what someone, somewhere is dreaming about.

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AM I WRONG?

This is one of the most inspirational song of 2014 (for me). It's called "Am I wrong" by Nico & Vinz; a Norwegian duo with black heritage. The song has really grown on me over the last few weeks. In fact I have it as my ringtone now, it serves as a reminder to me that I should not be afraid of being thought of as 'different'. A great song! Below is the lyrics of the song which is currently no. 2 on the Soundcity Global Countdown.

                                                 "AM I WRONG" BY NICO & VINZ

Am I wrong for thinking out the box from where I stay?
Am I wrong for saying that I choose another way?

I ain't tryna do what everybody else doing
Just cause everybody doing what they all do
If one thing I know, I'll fall but I'll grow
I'm walking down this road of mine, this road that I call home

So am I wrong
For thinking that we could be something for real?
Now am I wrong
For trying to reach the things that I can't see?

But that's just how I feel,
That's just how I feel
That's just how I feel
Trying to reach the things that I can't see

Am I tripping for having a vision?
My prediction: I'mma be on the top of the world

Walk your walk and don't look back, always do what you decide
Don't let them control your life, that's just how I feel
Fight for yours and don't let go, don't let them compare you, no
Don't worry, you're not alone, that's just how we feel

Am I wrong (am I wrong)
For thinking that we could be something for real?
(oh yeah yeah yeah oh)
Now am I wrong (am I wrong)
For trying to reach the things that I can't see?
(oh yeah yeah yeah yeah)

But that's just how I feel,
That's just how I feel
That's just how I feel
Trying to reach the things that I can't see

If you tell me I'm wrong, wrong
I don't wanna be right, right
If you tell me I'm wrong, wrong
I don't wanna be right
[2x]

Am I wrong
For thinking that we could be something for real?
Now am I wrong
For trying to reach the things that I can't see?

But that's just how I feel,
That's just how I feel
That's just how I feel
Trying to reach the things that I can't see

So am I wrong (am I wrong)
For thinking that we could be something for real?
(oh yeah yeah yeah oh)
Now am I wrong (am I wrong)
For trying to reach the things that I can't see?
(oh yeah yeah yeah yeah)

But that's just how I feel,
That's just how I feel
That's just how I feel
Trying to reach the things that I can't see.

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HUMAN EMOTIONS: LOVE & CONNECTIONS

Love?

A lot of us had spilled much emotion in the game of human connection, and we are no closer to understanding it. I often feel as if I’m standing on one side of a wide chasm, shouting across and wondering if the response I hear comes from my other half or if it is my own voice echoing back to me.

It seems to me that on my side of the great divide of human emotions and connection, the search for unity with another soul is the fountain of much of the world’s unhappiness. We try to eagerly extract meaning from every encounter with the opposite sex, the gestures, the demeanour, the countenance and the all too subtle mannerisms (how about the ‘forced’ accent). It is a trick both gender never tires of playing. Furthermore, after each encounter, we grow less content with ourselves and even the opposite sex, the after-thought of each encounter (or date if you please) is the most damning; ‘oh I should have said this when she smiled...’, ‘I should have held her hands a little while longer’, ‘I should have kissed her good night’ etc.

I know I’m sounding like I’m above matters of the heart, but stay with me a little while longer. I have seen emotions corrode the people I respect, but in my candid moments I often wonder if love (for lack of a better word) is a game that virtually everyone fails to understand, there are no rules, no books, and no clues to guide us through every emotional adventure.

You can read or watch “Think like a Man” all you want but you’ll still get stuck. Why? Because in the game of love/emotions, as with life, there are no predefined rules, each lady is different as is each man. What works for me, might not work for you, as we are most likely not dating the same lady neither do we share the same character or physical trait. The 90 day rule, the cookie in the jar, the mama’s boy, the player, the non-committal, the happier divorced guy, and all that crap is bullshit. There are over 6 billion people in the world, and I am no population expert but how can you justify grouping them all into 6-8 different categories? Whatever happens to the drug dealers, the real hip-hop heads, the rock star, the unambitious young man etc?

I was at the bus park at Iwo Road in Ibadan, sitting in a bus bound for Lagos in the first week of September and this guy came to my window trying to get me to buy some books. So I decided to have a look at what he’s got (some autobiographies maybe), but I found, “Think like a Man”, “The art of seduction”, “Rules of life” (Really? Life in a comfortable America or Europe, or life in a remote village of Africa where people are ravaged with diseases and poverty? Please, don’t tell me about life if you’ve not been down here), “How to seduce any girl”, “How to make the girl of your dreams fall in love with you” etc. I burst into laughter and waved the poor guy away.

I often wonder why people (or anybody) can believe that following a set of rules by some “expert” on love and human emotions will improve your chances of getting ANY lady. The author is most probably a single or divorced man of a different geographical location to yourself, his opinion or supposed expert findings is probably based on his own life experiences and/or through a survey in the city of New York or London, why would those same rules apply to you living in Lagos?

The human mind (which happens to be the seat of our emotion) is a very complicated and sensitive part of the human anatomy. My belief is that meeting people or falling in love is all about chances, mood, and usually an unexplainable chemistry that even the best scientists in the world cannot explain. Yes you can make an impression on someone by refining your finest qualities, but those qualities will only attract someone who cherishes them.

After all, if we or the “experts” have the purity of all our convictions, we would not regret so many of the things we’ve done, nor would we persist against so many of our better instincts after every encounter or date with the opposite sex.

I have a friend who when we were in school, was so into this pretty babe in Accounting, he had met her at a departmental dinner night and they hit it off as friends, but as hard as my friend tried to get into the babe, the babe just won’t bulge, days turn to weeks but the situation remains, then after another futile evening of trying, he came back to the hostel and asked me, ‘is there anything that I should do, that I’m not doing?’. My reply to him that night was that, “you don’t need to necessarily do something for her to give in to your advances; you don’t have to try so hard”. He eased off, and gradually he got over the babe, you see it was not meant to be (and for the records, this my guys is a romantic, I believe he still is).

Everyone finds the dating game a challenge, one that in spite of all the shits that has gone down continues to stimulate, and so the efforts & encounters continues. I don’t deny that some of us have a way with ladies, it cannot be explained, it just happens, even then we still get bounced back every now and then. If it’s not happening for you, it could mean that you’ve not met that person that will appreciate the qualities inherent in you or that you have failed to refine those qualities. So I leave you to ponder, have you simply failed to find the answers to the questions that preoccupy you, or can they not be answered at all?

There are no relationship experts, there are no rules, just go with the flow, you’ll make mistakes, we all do, but those mistakes will make you a better person.

Fortunately for us, the world always present the next diversion, the next elaborated distraction from matters of the heart.

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The Tale of the Average Nigerian Job Seeker

My position at Grittyplus Consulting Ltd opened my eyes to so many different things; the most eye-catching for me is Recruitment.

The average Joe or Jane will stoop as low as possible to curry a favour from you if he/she thinks you’re in a position to get him a job. Morning sir, yes sir, thank you sir, God bless you sir etc, all these phrases are readily at the tip of their lips but it only applies as long as they think you can help, the moment they realise that the final decision does not lie with you, then you see their true nature. But, how wrong can they be? Your interviewer might not be the one to make the final decision on whether or not you get the job, but his recommendation/rejection to the board definitely will.

Join a commercial bus with a fellow and ask him to make a little room for you and you get a monster, but have him in an interview session and he is almost angel-like, with measured gestures, well thought out answers (for the really smart ones), swift manoeuvre  and an almost apologetic smile.

Question is; why do Nigerians save their best characters for a Recruitment Session? Why can’t we just be sweet, nice and kind all of the time? Why do we have to stoop so low to curry a favour? And why do we always feel we can get a good job even when not deserving?

Why do you need to beg for someone to give you a job, instead of showing how deserving you are of that job? In any job interview, communication, countenance, dressing, personal development etc are ever crucial to your chances of landing the job.

A Bachelor’s degree holder in International Relations from one of Nigeria’s top States higher institution of learning that could not construct a simple sentence in English without looking for fillers, a degree holder in  Economics education who doesn’t seem to know what she intends to do with herself, not least her education; a serious lack of a sense of purpose. Why in God’s name would you go into an interview unprepared? Doing that means you’ve given the interviewer a chance to just humiliate you and send you away even without proper drilling. The problem with most graduates in addition to not studying what they love or want is that they lack self-awareness.

Self-awareness is an understanding of your total being, your strength, your weaknesses and most importantly how you channel them together to make yourself a well-rounded person. Let’s not go into something else.

Nigeria will be a much better place if we all put on our interview attitude everywhere, every time; the almost foolish-like politeness, the patience, the countenance and oh…the humility. What a happy place Nigeria will be.

On the other hand, Nigerians still don’t seem to get the fact that good and quality service delivery is their right, anyone ever heard of SERVICOM?

You have an interview session by 7am, you got there by 6am, but the interview didn’t start until 2pm. That is unacceptable, but most Nigerian job-seekers will not see it that way, they will remain as calm as a sheep. Mind you, delay tactics could also be part of the interview process to see those that are patient enough to not lose it. What then should you do?

Simple, gently walk to the Front desk Officer, pay her a compliment (optional) and politely enquire about why the interview has not commenced and what the hold-up was. You need a job quite alright, but that does not mean you should be treated as if your time does not matter to you. You deserve the best of service.

I suppose at the end it all boils down to how low you are willing to stoop to get a job. Compromise? Well that is a discussion for another day!

An interesting discussion at that!

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Musing

You know the smallest thing can change your life, in the blink of an eye some things happen by chance when you least expected, set you on a course you never planned, a present you can't wrap your head around, and into a future you never imagined, where will it take you? That's the journey of our lives, our search for the light, but sometimes finding the light means you must pass through the deepest darkness, at least that's how it was for me. Everyone has their own destiny, but not everyone makes a choice to follow it, I'm lucky I did.

I was sensitive and intelligent enough to understand, and my literary education could not but have sharpened my perception of the evidence before my eyes: that in the absurd raffle-draw that apportioned the destinies of African Societies, two people starting off even as identical twins in the morning might quite easily find themselves in the evening one as President shitting on the heads of the people and the other carrying the people's shit in the buckets on his head. So how could a guy like me, intelligent, compassionate, knowing that fact of our situation look down on another less lucky and see more to it than just blind luck, blessing & personal development?

The Holy Book says in Ecclesiastes 9:11 (KJV): "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all"

But the previous verse has something which I think everyone should imbibe Ecclesiastes 9:11 (KJV) "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work,  nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest".

In other words, we need strength of character to see through every challenge that life places across our path to success. Not accepting defeat, by bouncing back after each fall. If a brother is doing better than you, don't hate, be happy for him and work harder and pray for time and chance to favour you. If he's not doing as much as yourself, help him to be better, there's no better feeling than helping someone grow. I am more at peace with myself and putting smiles on my loved ones' faces and the faces of those that I come in contact with is all that delights me.

I don't have all that I want, but I'm grateful to God for the little I have while working hard to be a better all round person.

I appreciate those whose presence and impact (good or bad) in my life helped shape my thoughts, to my family, you lots are the very reason for my existence, to my boo, thank you for ALWAYS being there, through thick & thin, you're the bestest. By God's grace we will be bigger & greater!

ASUP Called Off 10-month-old Strike

ASUP strike has been called off and Polytechnics in Nigeria will resume next week; starting 15th July, 2014. This is according tho the National Publicity Secretary. You can read the full details of the news below:

ASUP Strike Called Off, Resumption Date for Polytechnics is 15th July, 2014
Clement Chirman, the National Publicity Secretary of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has confirmed that the body has called off its 10-month-old strike.

The strike which began in October last year, was suspended during the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the union held on Saturday morning.
Chirman said all striking lecturers have been asked to resume work on Tuesday next week.

These new developments come just two days after Ibrahim Shekarau was sworn in as Minister of Education and he held a ‘fruitful’ meeting with ASUP’s leadership.
The ASUP NEC consists of all chapter (polytechnic) chairmen of the union and the national executives.

The New Tecno S9 Pad

Front View of the Tecno S9 Pad

The all new Tecno S9 will definitely become your best companion to keep pace with the world’s trend. Empowered with advanced hardware, S9 is to bring you so much convenience and all others that will definitely surpass your expectation. It is  a very powerful tab that will meet your daily expectations. I’m loving it already, I initially wanted to get the Tecno P9 Phanton Mini Pad which I saw with a friend but then Tecno came up with this beauty!

KEY FEATURES

I runs on Android 4.2.2  Jelly Bean, 3.75G Network, 1.3 GHz Dual-core Processor,  7'' PAD with Slim Bezel (the area around the edge of the screen), Powerful Game Experience, 8GB ROM +1GB RAM, Google Play, Facebook, Opera Mini, Gmail, Google Maps, WIFI, Hotspot, Dual SIM Dual Standby

PLATFORM:                    
Operating System: Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Network: GSM/WCDMA
Band: GSM900/DCS1800MHz/WCDMA2100MHz

BASIC PARAMETER

CPU frequency: 1.3GHz Dual-core

GPU model:        Embedded

BATTERY Capacity :  3000 mAh

DATA 
GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
3G/3.75G: Yes

SIZE: 
Dimension : 193*111*9.5mm 7 inches

MEMORY:
ROM : 8GB (Only about 2GB is available for use)
RAM : 1GB
microSD: Expandable SD card up to 32GB

CAMERA:     
Front-facing camera: 2.0MP BSI
Rear-facing camera: 0.3MP
Flash Light: Yes
Video recording: Yes
Video calling: Yes
Image size: Rear-facing 1600*1200 ; front-facing 640*480

DISPLAY:                             
Size: 7.0''
Material: TN
Type: WSVGA
Resolution: 600*1024

SENSOR                     
G-sensor: Yes
Light sensor: Yes
Proximity sensor : Yes

COMMON TOOLS       
Torch : Yes
Calculator : Yes
World clock : Yes
Alarm : Yes
Memo : Yes
Calendar : Yes
Multimedia
Audio format : WAV/MP3/MIDI/APE/MP2/AMR/FLAC/OGG
Ringtone format : MIDI/MP3
Video format : MP4/3GP
Image format : BMP/JPG/GIF/PNG

MESSAGE
Email: Gmail
SNS/IM: BBM/Facebook/Whatsapp/Yahoo Messenger/Twitter/Viber/LinkedIn/Instagram/2go

ENTERTAINMENT
FM radio : Yes
Voice recording : Yes
E-book reader : HolyBile, Quran, Eureka
Built-in games
Real Football 2013 HD
Danger Dash HD
Green Farm 3 HD
Fruit Ninja Free
Angry Birds
Gameloft(3+1)
Jetpack
Connectivity
GPS navigation : Yes

WIFI (WLAN) :Yes

BLUETOOTH:   Yes BT 4.0

USB PORT: Yes Micro 5pin

EARPHONE :  Yes 3.5mm jack

PROGRAM FILES:   
UC Browser
Play store
Maps with Navigation
Gmail
Youtube
Carlcare (Tecno’s Customer Care Service)
Gameloft (3+1)
Facebook
Opera Mini
Flash share
Palmchat
WhatsApp
GO board
UCBrowser
Palmplay

Top view

Playing Frontline Commando on the Tecno S9 Pad

Back View of the Tecno S9 Pad

Side view

MY OPINION: It is a damn good tab, with an awesome gaming experience; the browsers are cool with various integrations. It runs on 1.3GHz Dual Core Processor with no lags whatsoever. It also comes with a flip case but no power bank. You’d love it if you are web designer, it’s that good. The graphics is great too. Games like Frontline Commando, Samurai, RF 2013, PES 2011, PES 2012 (I’m trying to get my hands on FIFA 14) are awesome on it trust me you won’t want to drop the tab when you are playing games on it. Are you a simulation games fan, would you rather be managing than playing? Then the Football Manager 2013 Handheld should be your ultimate companion with its massive database that captures even the most obscure leagues in Africa and Asia (Can you imagine Managing Enyimba, Heartland, Canon Yauonde etc?). I’m a gaming, music, movie & technology freak so I’ve got a 16GB SD Card to take care of my needs). The only caveat with it though is the camera, it has a 2.0MP BSI Rear Facing Camera & 0.3MP BSI Front Facing Camera, the quality is decent but not as great as the P9, you can Skype easily on it. What more, it can be easily rooted using Framaroot version 1.9.1 without even booting into recovery mode or using a PC or an internet connection.

ROOTING YOUR TECNO S9 PAD: Just download Framaroot 1.9.1 from any file hosting site like 4shared or dropbox. Install it then run, in the first drop down box, select “Install SuperUser” then move onto the next box and select any one of the three (Gandalf, Boromir etc)  to see which one will successfully root your tab. Once rooted you will be prompted to reboot the device. Congratulations, your tab has been rooted and SuperUser installed.

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Responsibility

I remember during my growing up process, some of my biggest worry was “when will I get a bicycle for my birthday”, or “will I ever get to go to the amusement park”?

Being an adult? Totally overrated, I mean seriously, don’t be fooled by all the cool phones, smart shirts, plain chinos and shiny shoes, or even the great sex, and the no parents anywhere telling you when to go to bed or what not to do or do, Adulthood is a state of sheer RESPONSIBILITY.

Responsibility? It really does sucks, really, really sucks. Adults have to be in certain places, earn a living, pay the bills, and think about tomorrow (even when today is yet to begin). It really does sucks. And if you’re training to be a Surgeon (holding a human’s heart in your hands) or an Engineer (building a bridge)? Hello, talk about responsibility.

Got the drift yet? The point is, enjoy the days of your youth, and embrace the worry free life, the untainted enthusiasm of life, the unadulterated dreams and plans. Because soon enough, all you’ll be doing is worry.

 If you are a Nigerian living in Nigeria, I put the tipping point at just before leaving high school. I almost slipped into despair, but I somehow managed to keep solace in solitude and philosophy.

As a young man about to leave the naïve world of high school, you will worry about getting good grades in your SSCE/WAEC examinations, then you start worrying about writing the annual JAMB Entrance exam for admission into the institutions for higher learning, if you manage to scale that, you worry about the Post JAMB Screening, you scaled that as well? Then you start worrying about the final Selection process. If you are finally admitted, the worries just simply do not end there.

The entry registration process in itself is another story only better understood when you’ve gone through it yourself.

On to the next one; you start worrying about getting good grades in your courses with little or no margin for error (God save you if you are a female student in a Nigerian higher institution) while constantly peeping into the future to see what it holds.. Ah ha, the future.

The fear of the unknown, getting a good job, starting a family, fulfilling your family responsibilities, living the good life, keeping a lovely home, going on a vacation etc. And the worries continue, so my dear readers, if you are still in that very youthful stage, please do try and enjoy it. You only live once #YOLO.
You don’t want to be old without ever growing up.

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Dame Patience Jonathan's Top Grammatical Blunder

We are all used to our dear First Lady, Her Excellency, Dame Patience Jonathan making the headlines, usually for all the wrong reasons. How can one explain the fact that the wife of the President of our dear nation cannot construct a simple sentence in English Language? Pathetic,I dear say.

The recent kidnapping of almost 300 girls in the northern city of Chibok brought this glaring inability to the fore AGAIN.

Below is a well-sourced list of her most infamous gaffes, try not to fall off your seat when reading*smiles*

1. My husband and Sambo is a good people.
2. The President was once a child and the Senators were once a children.
3. My fellow widows.
4. A good mother takes care of his children.
5. The people sitting before you were once a children.
6. Yes we are all happy for the effort, it is not easy to carry second in an International competition like this one, (addressing press men after Female Under- 19 FIFA World Cup).
7. The bombers who born them? Wasn't it not a woman? They were once a children now a adult now they are bombing women and children making some children a widow.
8. My heart feels sorry for these children who have become widows for loosing their parents for one reason or another.
9. We should have love for our fellow Nigerians irrespective of their NATIONALITY.
10. Thank God the Doctors and Nurses are responding
to treatment.
11. I would rather kill myself instead of committing suicide.
12. Ojukwu is a great man, he died but his manhood lives on.
13. President did not eaten since morning
14. I donate me and my family on behalf of N20million'
15. ...vote UMBLERRA and press your finger for UMBLERRA
16. My husband is the best couple on Earth
17. And last but most certainly not the least, the video below;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzrvtaOjyM

CONFIRMED: Manchester United SACK David Moyes

Manchester United manager David Moyes has been sacked, only 10 months after succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson.
His dismissal was announced shortly after 0800 BST, following a meeting with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward at the club's training ground.
Moyes, 50, was chosen by Ferguson to succeed him when he retired after 26 years in charge last summer. United said player-coach Ryan Giggs will take charge "until a permanent appointment can be made".
His first match as interim boss will be the home game against Norwich on Saturday. The BBC understands coaches Steve Round and Jimmy Lumsden have also left their posts, but goalkeeping coach Chris Woods and first-team coach Phil Neville will remain with the club for the rest of the season.
United refused to comment on newspaper reports on Monday that Moyes, who left Everton to sign a six-year deal with the Premier League champions, would be sacked before the end of the season.
But in a short statement on Tuesday, the club said Moyes had departed the left, adding that it "would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role".
Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal, Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp, Atletico Madrid's manager Diego Simeone and Paris St-Germain's Laurent Blanc have already been tipped as possible successors.
United, who lie seventh in the table with four games remaining, are guaranteed to record their lowest points tally in the Premier League having struggled at Old Trafford in particular this season.
Under Moyes, they have lost six league games at home, been beaten in the FA Cup by Swansea at Old Trafford and were unable to prevent Sunderland knocking them out of the Capital One Cup in the semi-finals.
In March, some supporters chartered a plane to fly overhead during their Premier League game against Aston Villa trailing a banner with the words "Wrong One - Moyes Out", a reference to the banner at Old Trafford that proclaimed Moyes to be the "Chosen One". The Reds will miss out on Champions League football for the first time since 1995 and are in danger of
missing out on European competition altogether for the first time since 1990.
United reached the last eight of the Champions League before being knocked out by Bayern Munich and Moyes argued that their best displays had been in the competition. But the Scot has been dogged by claims he has fallen out with members of his squad.
When midfielder Anderson joined Serie A side Fiorentina on loan in January, he was quoted as saying other United players "wanted out" although he later denied it.
Rio Ferdinand and Robin van Persie also made less than complimentary comments about his management style, while Javier Hernandez and Wilfried Zaha posted cryptic quotes on Twitter.
At the weekend, Manchester-born striker Danny Welbeck was reported to be considering his future after becoming frustrated at regularly being played out of his favoured position.
Moyes left Everton after 11 seasons saying he could not turn down the opportunity to move to Old Trafford and began his job on 1 July.
However, United endured a difficult summer transfer window and failed in reported bids for Barcelona's Thiago Alcantara and Cesc Fabregas. A double bid for Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines was dismissed as "derisory and insulting" by Moyes's old club Everton, although Fellaini finally joined on transfer deadline day for £27.5m. Moyes was unhappy United were given a difficult start to the season, playing Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in their first five games.
"I find it hard to believe that's the way the balls came out of the bag, that's for sure," he said.
But his reign began in style with a 2-0 victory over Wigan Athletic in the Community Shield at Wembley, followed by a 4-1 win away at Swansea City in the first league game of the season.
However, things quickly got worse with defeats at Liverpool and Manchester City, setting the tone for what would become United's worst Premier League season.
With the exception of the additional 21 games Matt Busby (manager from 1945-1969) had in charge as emergency manager following Wilf McGuinness's exit in
1970, and the 22 games when Jimmy Murphy stood in for Busby after the Munich air crash, Moyes's reign represents the third shortest in United history.
It is also the first time since 6 November, 1986 that Manchester United have sacked a manager.
The Scot's 49 games in charge only just exceeds the 43 matches that Walter Crickmer presided over during the first of two spells as manager.
Lal Hilditch was in charge for the shortest time, lasting just 33 games between October 1926 and April 1927.

Manchester United to SACK David Moyes

The Manchester United board believes David Moyes simply does not have what it takes to lead a club of their stature and ambition. Moyes has lost the United dressing-room and, with the champions languishing in seventh spot and out of the Champions League for the first time in 19 years, the club have decided to act by dismissing him.

Manchester United are offering no comment on reports that David Moyes is set to be sacked as manager.

Various newspapers have claimed the club will dispense with the Scot's services as early as this week following a poor season.

However, the club declined to comment when contacted

With up to £200million to be spent on strengthening their squad this summer, United chiefs are unwilling to trust Moyes with that money, with no guarantee of progress under him after this season's
turmoil.

Ryan Giggs will be asked to lead United as caretaker boss for the remainder of the season if United decide to act immediately and give Moyes his marching orders before Saturday's game at home to Norwich.

United, champions by an 11-point margin last season, are already guaranteed their lowest ever Premier League points total this term and are on course to suffer their worst finish since 1990.
They have suffered a record 11 Premier League defeats under Moyes and have recorded just one win in 12 games against the top six sides above them, a damning indictment of his reign. Failure in the Champions League, FA Cup and Capital One Cup, which has left United trophy-less this season, further undermined Moyes' standing among those who hold the power at Old Trafford.

Although Moyes was handed a six-year contract when he took over from Ferguson last summer, a break clause means United will not have to pay up in full the 50-year-old's £5m-a-year contract.

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp, Holland coach Louis van Gaal and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone are among the frontrunners to replace Moyes at United.
Media houses reported earlier this month that experienced Dutch boss van Gaal has been sounded out by United , while Klopp and Simeone are seen as two of Europe's brightest young coaches.

A core of senior United players have long been unconvinced by Moyes, and with young striker Danny Welbeck disillusioned and ready to quit, the board know they cannot let the situation go on.

Crucially, there has been no public support for Moyes during his hour of need from Ferguson, whose distancing from the man he personally chose to succeed him has been seen as significant.