Health Tip: What's Keeping Your Child Awake?

Nightmare or night terrors are often fearful to you both old and young of which it’s a general phenomenon. Therefore, cause (s) of night terror could be as a result of the followings:
• Being afraid of the dark.
• Having nightmares or bad dreams.
• Feeling stressed out or anxious about school or home life.
• Going through a major change in life, such as parents getting a divorce, moving, an illness or a death in the family.
• Being uncomfortable in some way, such as being too hot or too cold, hungry or too crowded in bed

Shell CEO Peter Voser will retire after four years at helm

 ROYAL Dutch Shell said that chief executive Peter Voser will retire next year, bringing a surprisingly early end to a tenure in which the company boosted production but tied up cash in big projects that may not pay off for years.
Mr Voser will have served five years as chief executive by the time he steps aside next year at age 55. A person with direct knowledge of the situation said Mr Voser approached Shell's board "saying for personal reasons he wants a change”. The board and Mr Voser agreed he would leave next year. "This is not acrimonious," the person said. Shell said Mr Voser wasn't available to comment.
The company said Mr Voser will continue as CEO until the first half of 2014, and its board is searching for a successor. Shell said Thursday it will evaluate internal and external candidates for the job. People briefed on the matter said they expect the board to pick an internal candidate to succeed Mr Voser, with top candidates including chief financial officer Simon Henry and exploration and production executives Marvin Odum and Andrew Brown.

PHOTOS: Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Renew Vows And Shut Down Disney World For Cinderella Wedding

PHOTOS: Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Renew Vows And Shut Down Disney World
 

 Five years after secretly marrying in the Bahamas, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon pulled out all the stops for their five-year anniversary on Tuesday night by renewing their vows at Disneyland.
The pop superstar and "American Idol" judge tweeted about the lavish affair, attended by the couple's twins, Moroccan and Monroe. Dolled up in a poofy white gown, Carey made her way to the ceremony in Cinderella's stagecoach, where she was greeted by her groom and their son. Later, she walked down the aisle with them, as well as their daughter.
Coincidentally, the day also is a celebration of "dem babies," who were born on April 30, two years ago. Prior to walking down the aisle, Carey wrote, "Happy 5th(!!!!!!) Anniversary to the Best Husband in All The Land & 2 years ago pon de delivery..."
She also shared some more intimate moments of her anniversary and the twins' birthday preparations. From getting her hair done, to dressing Roc and Roe, to sitting inside the stagecoach, Carey's lambs were along for the ride.
Next up for Carey, as the "Idol" season comes to a close in two weeks, is new music. Her single with Miguel, "Beautiful," is slated to drop on May 6. And while she remains the apple of Nick's eye, the "Adorn" singer recently confessed to MTV News that he has been crushing on MC for a long time now.
"I mean I fell in love with Mariah Carey when she walked out of the pool in [the 'Honey' video in 1997]. That 'Honey' video, that was it. And I've had a huge crush on her ever since. And, so, if we ever do have a chance, you know all respect to [Carey's husband] Nick [Cannon], all love. I think I have a huge crush more on her as a musician, and I think it would be really great," he revealed.
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My Boyfriend Thinks I'm A Virgin, How Do I Tell Him I'm Not

I am 23 year-old girl having 26 year-old boyfriend

We are very close to each other and have discussed sex and marriage. He isn't a virgin but I have told him that I am. The truth is that I had a boyfriend earlier with whom I had been sexually intimate a few times but then the affair broke up.
I really want to tell my current boyfriend, but I'm afraid he'll get upset and call off this relationship.
What should I do now? Be truthful and run the risk of losing the man I love so much or carry the lie into the future?

‘Miracle Twins’ Born 87 Days Apart In Ireland Could Break Guinness World Record

 The story of a set of twins born 87 days apart may now be heading for the record books.
Today, Amy and Katie are adorable and healthy babies living in Waterford, Ireland, with mother Maria Jones-Elliot, father Chris Elliot and siblings Olivia and Jack.
Maria Jones Water broke at 23weeks into her pregnancy and Amy was born on June 1, 2012. Four months premature, she weighed a little more than one pound.
While ”Amy was fighting for her life in an incubator , Katie was struggling to survive in the mother’s womb. After a life threatening struggle, doctors induced Maria Jones-Elliot on August 27, 2012;  during her 36th week of pregnancy and  in about an hour, Katie (second twin) emerged- making it 87days apart from their births.

Wizkid is out agine ft Femi Kuti

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Pictures From Goldie's Property Auction

The late hip-hop star and Big Brother Africa’s Housemate, Goldie, was yesterday auctioned at her home at Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos. The items put up for auctioned includes home fittings, a 72-inch Pioneer flat screen television set, a camera, chairs, tables, clothes, shoes and jewelry some of which had not been worn before.
The husband's Engineering textbooks are to be sent to Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech). Also Goldie’s costume, as ordered by her husband, Mr. Andrew Harvey, is to be sent to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Creative Arts Department.
the item yet to be sold are her 500 ML Mercedes Benz. The proceeds from the auction, according to information by the late singer’s family, would be sent to Project Alert, a charity organisation she was associated with. More photos after the cut...

Jonathan ready to forgo second term –Presidency

 The Presidency on Wednesday said President Goodluck Jonathan was ready to forget his ambition to run for second term in 2015 if the Senate passed its proposal for a single non-renewable six-year tenure into law.

Though Jonathan had made half-hearted denial of his ambition for another term in office, the body movements of the President and his loyalists had clearly shown that he was preparing to run in the 2015 general election.

But the President’s Special Adviser on Political Matters, Dr. Ahmed Gulak, said the ambition to stage a return would be shelved if Senators decided in favour of a single term for the President and state governors.

The Senate panel’s recommendation disqualifies Jonathan and incumbent governors from benefitting from the new arrangement if the recommendation becomes law.

In justifying the move, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and Media, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, was quoted on Wednesday as saying that the development was the outcome of public hearings across the country.

PHOTOS: Actor, Van Vicker & Wife Share A Kiss

The good looking Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker shares photo of his family. 

 

 He is currently on holiday in Paris with his wife and three kids.
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Photos: Meet the 55 year old woman who looks like a 29 year old

Sexy or not?
Shellie Bo Talley is a 55 year woman who looks and dresses like a woman in her 20's. The only thing that gives her away is her grey hair. Shellie is a mum, grandmother, host and CEO of Blaq Pearl Entertainment. See more photos.....

Jokes of the Day: Cross the Road... Forgetful Chicken

Q: Why did the forgetful chicken cross the road?

A: To get to the other side -- er, no -- to go shopping -- no, not that either -- damn it.

Globacom Signs $500m Network Upgrade Deal With ZTE

Following the announcement of significant investment in infrastructure and operations by other telecommunications providers in Nigeria, indigenous telecoms company, Globacom (Glo), has entered a $500 million partnership with ZTE to upgrade its infrastructure nationwide.
Speaking on the partnership, Group Operating Officer (GCOO) of Glo, Mohameed Jameel said the contract, which will run for a four-month period, will help the service provider expand and mordernise its operational capacity in line with the ever-changing technology in the telecoms sector.
“The entire network is being modernised to carry data services more efficiently because it would have been increased manyfolds. Every inch of the network will be modernised,” the GCOO said.
He added that “The asset of any network is the quality of services it provides its customers.”

Pregnant Kim Kardashian and Boyfriend Kanye in Paris on April 30, 2013

 Do you think this two lover bird is happy with each other or what do you think? Take a good look at KW, the look is awful...........

88 Kirikiri Prisons Inmates Enjoy Amnesty from Lagos Chief Judge

The Chief Judge, was accompanied by senior members of the judiciary, including judges and the Chief Registrar, admonished the freed inmates to be of good behaviour.

“There is a saying in the legal circle that it is better for 10 guilty persons to be free than for one innocent person to be incarcerated.
“I release you all from custody today and admonish you to go and sin no more,” she said.
It was indeed a moment of joy for the freed inmates. 

MAY DAY: We Will Not Demand Pay Rise Today – Labour

As the world mark today, May 1, as workers’ day, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said that it would not demand for a review of the current minimum wage.

 Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, the Deputy President of the NLC, Promise Adewusi said Labour is still conducting research into the minimum wage issue and that until that is concluded no demand will be made to the government.
He said, “We would not be asking for new minimum wage. Our research is still going on and when we are done we will make presentation and a new demand but not yet.”
A recent research conducted by Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFiNA), a donor funded development organization estimated that amongst the adult population in Nigeria at 87.9 million, 52 percent earn below the national minimum wage of N18, 000.
Its breakdown of the total shows four million adults earning above N70,000 ($440) per month, 38 million earning between N18,000 and N70,000, and the balance of 52 percent earning below the national minimum wage of N18,000.

Cuba posts 350 doctors to Ghana

 Three hundred and fifty Cuban doctors have arrived in the country to support healthcare delivery under a medical service and educational agreement between Ghana and Cuba.

The Cuban doctors will not be paid salaries but rather receive monthly allowances of $150 and free accommodation.

The arrival of the Cuban doctors, according to the Minister of Health, Ms Sherry Ayittey, had nothing to do with doctors’ strike in the country, which is in its third week.

Already, 250 young Ghanaians have left for Cuba to be trained as doctors.
The Ghana-Cuba medical service and educational agreement was signed at a ceremony in Accra yesterday.

Ms Ayitey signed for Ghana, while the Cuban Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Jorge F. Lefebre Nicolas, initialled for Cuba.

Rivers govt admits ownership of grounded aircraft •NAMA’s action political —Reps

 RIVERS State government has affirmed its ownership of the aircraft being contended and indicated as belonging to a bank in the United States of America (USA).
The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, in a statement circulated to the media in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, also explained that the Bank of Utah in the USA is the trustor of the aircraft.
The Felix Obuah-led executive council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State had accused the state government of perpetrating fraud with the purchase of the aircraft on Monday, during a press briefing, giving the state government a 48-hour ultimatum to explain the status of the aircraft and its ownership.
Obuah was reacting to a report he claimed to have obtained from one of the nation’s aviation regulatory agencies, which had indicated that the aircraft did not belong to Rivers State government and had operated illegally in the country over time.
But Semenitari, in the statement, explained that the state government had to register the aircraft as a US aircraft for ease of operations, adding that to qualify for an N registration, an operator had to be an American citizen.

Insecurity: U.S., EU renew support for Nigeria

OVERWHELMED by security challenges, the Federal Government is seeking help from the United States to secure the nation’s porous borders.
Interior Minister Abba Moro and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Dikko Abubakar held talks yesterday with United States security experts in Abuja on how to police Nigeria’s vast and porous borders from infiltration of militants, especially Boko Haram sect members.
The experts are in the country to offer proposals for the installation of comprehensive border control equipment at the nation’s borders.
The parley came on a day the European Union (EU) renewed it pledge to stay by the Federal Government until the terrorism battle is won.
Abubakar solicited the continued assistance of the international community in the fight against insurgency and other criminalities.

Governor Fashola builds first suspension bridge in Nigeria [PHOTO]

 The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola has finished building the first suspension bridge in Nigeria, making it another landmark in the history of the Federation.

According to reports, the 1.358km bridge, which will link Ikoyi (Alexander Street) to Lekki (Admiralty Way), cost about N29 billion and toll would be collected to recover the money expended on the project.

Lagos State Government led by the Governor had awarded the construction of the bridge to Julius Berger.

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc began the construction of the bridge in October, 2008. The total length of the main bridge is 466m. The length of Cable Bridge is 170m (the suspended section), the height of Pyron is 87m from water level navigational requirement while the clearance average 9m above high water level.

The new bridge will soon be formally commiosioned by the lagos state Governor.

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