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Sports: Why Arsenal remain London's biggest club!

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Champions League ever-presents and the capital's most successful team, the Gunners look poised to remain London's elite side for years to come under Arsene Wenger London’s football landscape has changed beyond all recognition over the course of the last 127 years but there has remained one constant: Arsenal’s undisputed position as kings of the capital. From their humble beginnings as a munitions factory team based in Woolwich to the global behemoth they have become, constant innovation as well as strict adherence to the morals and values instilled by Herbert Chapman in the 1930s have seen the club maintain and grow its stature. Despite the majesty and splendour of their art deco Highbury home, complete with marble halls, it wasn’t until Chapman’s appointment in 1925 that the club began to enjoy success on the pitch. Under his guidance Arsenal would dominate the game in the 1930s, winning seven major honours of which Chapman was responsible for thre

Feminism : The long read

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Listen up, women are telling their story now! More here

First world war!

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How has Bismarck escaped most of the blame for the first world war? Find out here

News : Tragedy!

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Idaho toddler shoots and kills his mother inside Walmart Police in Idaho say a two-year-old boy shot and killed his 29-year-old mother in a Walmart store after finding the weapon in her purse. The Kootenai county sheriff’s office said Veronica Rutledge was shopping with her son and three other children in the small town of Hayden when the boy, sitting in the front of the shopping cart, found the gun and shot her at about 10.20am local time. The sheriff’s spokesman Stu Miller said Rutledge, who was from Blackfoot in southeastern Idaho, had a concealed weapons permit. She was visiting relatives in the area, he added. Miller said the young boy had reached into his mother’s purse and grabbed a small caliber handgun, which discharged once. “It appears to be a pretty tragic accident,” he added. Rutledge’s husband was not in the store when the shooting happened but arrived shortly after the shooting. All the children were taken to a relative’s house. The victim’

Words on marble : Quotes

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Security watch: American secret service; a timeline of the decline!

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Secret service stretched to breaking point More here ......

Society : women with assets

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According to the Scientists in Oxford University, "ladies who have MORE than average ass(yansh) OFTEN have higher level of intelligence" Scientists from the University of Oxford have said that women who have more than average backsides often have a higher level of intelligence. The researchers even went as far as saying that children born to women with wider hips are more intelligent than the children of slimmer, less curvy mothers. Beyond that, they claim the lower body fat lowers cholesterol levels and produce sugar metabolising hormones that help to ward off diabetes and heart problems in women with bigger butts, compared to those with slimmer butts. According to them, women with such big butts produce more Omega 3 fats, which catalyse brain development. Sorry to the ladies/women that have more than the average backside... Guys, is this true ?

Global economy : 5 issues that Will make or break the world economy in 2015

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T he world economy enters 2015 at a fork in the road. One track leads to the self- sustaining vigorous recovery that policy makers have sought in vain ever since the financial crisis erupted in 2007. Lower oil prices get consumers spending and businesses investing. Memories of the biggest recession since the 1930s are finally banished. The rest of the world starts to look like a revitalised US. The other track leads back towards recession. Problems that have been stored up since 2008-09 can be contained no longer. A financial crisis erupts in the emerging markets. China has a hard landing. Greece sparks off a fresh phase to the eurozone’s struggle for survival. Deflation sets in. The rest of the world starts to look like Japan. Here, then, are five issues that will define a make-or-break year. Russia and the Ukraine The Russian economy will go into deep freeze in 2015. Even before the dramatic plunge in the rouble in the weeks running up to Christmas, the

News : Nigerian newspapers

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Coastlines

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Almost 7,000 UK properties to be sacrificed to rising seas More here

Education : scholarships!

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Nigerian undergraduate scholarships for 2015. Click here to apply now!

Politics

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Critical decisions after 9/11 led to slow, steady decline in quality for Secret Service More here

Relationships

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Are you ready for love in 2015? Take the therapists test here.......

News : Amazon rainforest tribes make first contact with outside world

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Shocking ; Amazon tribe makes first contact with outside world Indigenous people crossed from Peru into Brazil looking for help to combat illegal loggers and drug traffickers, researchers say. More here

Books : Forgotten fairytales slay the Cinderella stereotype stories

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Books : Forgotten fairytales slay the Cinderella stereotype Stories lost in Bavarian archive for 150 years and newly translated into English offer surprisingly modern characters Read more here

Society : money vs personalty !

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Last year, my roommates and I were going through a wedding magazine, the magazine had pictures of very expensive wedding ceremonies by top men... When we stumbled on this pic, Oh! We laughed and all wondered what would make a very beautiful woman like this end up with this " -----" man... Of course! We gave ourselves an answer.. An answer you know already... If we need to tell ourselves the truth, Whenever we see a picture of a beautiful woman and an unattractive man, we always conclude the woman is getting married to the man because of his money, № one thinks LOVE... And yes it might be true.. The same reason that made a former beauty queen get married to an old unattractive man with № 6packs Money!!! You see, unattractive guys get jealous of handsome guys... The same way unattractive girls get jealous of very beautiful girls.. They often come up with the "character over beauty" lines.. Guys came up with theirs.. " The handsome

News: Girl, 13: Boko Haram tried to force me to become a suicide bomber

Kano, Nigeria (CNN) -- A 13-year-old Nigerian girl told reporters that her father handed her over to Islamist militants to become a suicide bomber, but she fled as two other girls detonated their explosives at a market earlier this month. The girl was presented before the media Wednesday to describe what she called her forced role in the deadly attack. Her father, she said, joined Boko Haram and took his wife and daughter to a village in the forest in Bauchi state in northern Nigeria. "My father took us to the bush, which was surrounded by gunmen," she said, according to a CNN translation. "I was asked if I wanted to go to heaven. When I answered, they said I have to go for a suicide mission and if I attempted to run they would kill me." The girl and two others were taken by Boko Haram militants to Nigeria's second most populous city, Kano, and were dressed with explosives- laden devices. The other girls set off hidden bombs that day

Society

Paris may be the City of love, but London is fast becoming the world's capital of Divorce. Find out how these Eye-popping settlements burnish London’s rep as world’s divorce capital  here

News

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Two arrested in Hong Kong cash grab after millions was spilled from a security van Two people were arrested Thursday evening after police said they snatched some of the nearly 15.23 million Hong Kong dollars that spilled from a money transport van onto a street on Christmas Eve. A 43-year-old man was arrested in Kowloon and a 36-year-old woman was taken into custody in Tseung Kwan O, police said. They are accused of stealing bank notes off the street and hiding the money in their homes. Authorities said 29 people have voluntarily handed over the money resulting in HK$5.7 million being returned. Those that voluntarily returned the money likely will not face charges, police said. It was a wild scene as last-minute shoppers in Hong Kong were treated to a Christmas Eve cash grab when the bills spilled from a money transport van into the street. Passing motorists and pedestrians were caught on camera helping themselves to banknotes scattered in Gloucester Road i

Society

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Girls Funny how "some" gals go to Jerry when they see money... I Picture this... She came to your house, saw how pumped your house is, a 4-bed room flat, with appetizing saint, tidy, and clean, no light, there is gen, the Ac, electronics, furniture, so charming and orijina... It's getting late, yet she has not mentioned her intention of going home, you get worried, "babe, it is getting late, don't you want to go?" She nodes head like agama lizard, the night ended up sexy and fun... Early morning, she's awake, prepared your breakfast, "damn, she already knows her way to the kitchen, you awake, dressing up for work, you took the breakfast in appreciation, she told you she won't be going home this morning so she can clean the house and wash your clothe, *you rolled your eyes in amazement, thought, it's a nice idea, So you left the house for her... You are back from work, she welcomed you with a kiss, you went

Quiz

It's Christmas, so it's time for your fiendish quiz of the year. Have You been paying attention to the events that unfolded in 2014? It's time to find out! Guardian's quiz of 2014. Click here to participate!

Society

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A lost engagement ring, A frantic search, and A Christmas miracle!! Click here to view

Sportsworld: The role of football in history

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The role football played in world peace World War One Christmas truce footballer honoured with plaque 25 December 2014 Nottingham British and German soldiers met in No Man's Land to play a Christmas Day game of football in 1914 A soldier believed to have supplied the football for a Christmas Day game during a World War One truce, is being honoured with a plaque. Pte William Setchfield was sent a ball as a Christmas present in 1914 while fighting in the trenches. Historian Francis Towndrow, who has been researching the game, said the soldier, later labelled a "deserter", may have been punished for taking part. The plaque is being unveiled in his hometown of Newark, Nottinghamshire. Mr Towndrow has been piecing together information from soldiers' letters and diaries about the truce. Shortly before Christmas 1914, Pte Setchfield's commanding officer, recorded that he received a deflated ball in the post as a gift. The soldier's f

Movies

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Top 10 films of 2014. Complete UK chart. Click here to view

News: Black teenager shot by Missouri police

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Missouri police officer fatally shoots black teenager in St Louis suburb Incident in suburb of Berkeley takes place near where Michael Brown was killed by an officer in August An 18-year-old black teenager has been shot dead by police at a gas station in a suburb of St Louis, Missouri. A crowd of about 100 people gathered early on Wednesday at the scene in Berkeley, close to the town of Ferguson, where 18-year- old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in August. A spokesman for St Louis County police department said an officer shot and killed a man who drew a handgun and pointed it at him as the officer approached him and another man. The police said an investigation had begun into the incident, which occurred at 11.15pm at a Mobil petrol station, when the officer approached two male suspects. In a statement , St Louis police said: “The Berkeley police officer exited his vehicle and approached the subjects when one of the men pulled a

Health and Science

Fast food consumption is out of control - and it could be blunting children's brains Fast food consumption isn't merely connected to increases in pant size—it's tied to significant decreases in test scores among school children, according to a new national study. I Researchers at Ohio State University used data from a nationally representative sample of some 11,700 children to measure how fast food might be affecting their performance in class. The study measured how much fast food the children were eating at age 10, and then compared the consumption levels to test results in reading, math, and science three years later. What they found is that even small increases in the frequency with which the students ate fast food were associated with poorer academic test results. Habitual fast food eaters—those who ate fast food daily—saw "test score gains that were up to about 20 percent lower than those who didn’t eat any fast food." The conn

Health and science

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Is drinking alcohol going to make you fat? Find out here

Christmas is here

Peasants trudging through snow, ice- skaters in the street and the baby Jesus glowing and golden in the manger … how the greatest painters have captured the majesty of the season. The 15 artworks that define Christmas- in pictures Click here to view

Christma: How to enjoy Christmas

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Christmas is supposed to be dull, enjoy the novelty of utter boredom! How to keep your Christmas spirit when all about you are losing theirs – it’s an annual conundrum, particularly as you get older and less inclined to make any effort whatsoever. The War on Christmas, as anyone not watching “The Nativity: Facts, Fictions and Faith” on Fox News at this very moment is well aware, isn’t prosecuted by a lose collective of socialists, atheists and “alternative” religions. No, the real war is being fought by the forces of Christmas capitalism, those which burn joy out of the season with the intensity of a Star Wars lightsaber (25% off until New Year’s Day – just enter code YOURKIDHASTOOMANYTOYSALRE ADY). It is pointless, in these circumstances, to look back fondly on the days when the only shops open on Christmas Day were the emergency pharmacy and a single paper shop two towns over, inspiring the kind of bulk-buying the week before that gave Christmas the qua

Christmas is about Christ

Celebrating Jesus Christ He was born in d humblest of settins,yet heaven above was filled with d songs of angels.His birthplace was a cattle shed,yet a star brought d rich n noble frm thousands of miles away to worship Him.His birth was contrary to d laws of life and His death was contrary to d laws of death,yet no miracle is greater than His birth,His life,His death,His resurrection n His teachins.He had no farmlands or fisheries,yet He spread a table for 5,000 n had bread n fish to spear.He never stood on expensive carpetin,yet He walked on d waters n they supported Him.His crucifixion was d crime of crimes,yet frm God's perspective no less a price could hav made possible our redemption.

Christmas

Christmas is all about celebrating Christ When He died,few mourned His passin,yet God hung a black cape over d sun.Those who crucified Him did not tremble @ what they'd done,yet d earth shook under them. Sin never touched Him.Corruption could not get hold of His body.D soil that was reddened with His blood could not claim His dust. For over 3 years He preached d gospel. He wrote no book,He had no headquarters,n He built no organisation.Yet 2 thousand years later He's d central figure of human history,d perpetual theme of all preachin,d pivot around which d ages revolve,and d only redeemer of human race.@ this season of celebration n gift-givin,let's join d wise men who'...fell down n worshipped him..... Let's remember,christmas is about Christ

People : think again!

Think again Several years ago, a preacher from out-of-state accepted a call to a church in town. Some weeks after he arrived, he had an occasion to ride a bus from his home to the downtown area. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much change. As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, 'You'd better give the quarter back. It would be wrong to keep it.' Then he thought, "Oh, forget it, it's only a quarter; who would worry about this little amount? Anyway, the bus company gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as a 'gift from God' and keep quiet." When his stop came, he paused momentarily at the door, and then he handed the quarter to the driver and said, 'Here, you gave me too much change.' The driver, with a smile, replied, 'Aren't you the new preacher in town?' 'Yes' he replied. 'Well, I have been thinking a lo

Society: couples

Rantings from a lady! I've observed that some of the major problems of today marriages is as a result of in-laws coming to live with a couple... Worst are those set of in-laws that moves in with a newly wedded couple.. To avoid stories that touch and tickles the bom-bom... When I get married, I will NOT allow any relatives to live with me... I grew up with my cousins, about 5 of them lived with us at once. Yes! My mum is such a sweetheart, she treated them well and she's well spoken of... That's why my cousins all want me to come stay with them, they all love my brothers and always beg we come to their houses... LOVE and understanding... Sadly, I can't say the same for the man I will marry. Its well known that some sisters are very annoying, its also known that some mothers are unbearable.. My mum is a darling, I'm 100% sure she won't frustrate another woman's child.. But I can't say the same for other mothers... In-laws a

Naija yarns

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MADE IN NIGERIA ENGLISH. *Abeg dress back. *If I hear pim, u go hear weeen. *Have they BROUGHT light? *The FILM is SWEET *Pls help me SLOW that fan *Mummy HAVE come *I'll tell my daddy FOR YOU *Have you paid your school fees money? *See as you BAFF up *Put the bread inside LYLON *I strong KAKARAKA *Oya come and be going *I KUKUMA don't have your time *Shebi you have BB charger *See how her eye is entering my food *Did you see the sound of my ringtone? *I know you have come since bcoz I hear your perfume. *I wan ENTER Motor *U dey hear d smell? *shey u dey catch cold??? *Abeg leave me alone *i carry God take beg u ooo *have mummy Go *why are u lying in ma head *is uncle dat beat me *is me dat wil do first

Jokes

Courting with the help of the bible *Boy: do you have a boyfriend? *Girl: No. I don’t want a boyfriend. *Boy: Genesis 2:18 “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him’.” *Girl: But I don’t love you. *Boy: 1 John 4:8 "Whoever does not love, does not know God, because God is love.” *Girl: So how do I discern that your words are true? *Boy: Matthew 12:34 “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of." *Girl: But how can I be sure that you are faithful and honest? *Boy: Mark 13:31 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." *Girl: But why me? There are so many girls out there. *Boy: Proverbs 31:29 “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all!” *Girl: But what do you see in me, that makes you love me? *Boy: Song of Songs 4:7 " You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you." *Girl: But really,I’m not that beautiful … you’re

Education

List of scholarships for Nigerian undergraduates in 2015 click here to apply now !

News

A block in Brooklyn is transformed by police shooting Read more here

Entertainment

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Theater owners plead with Sony to consider a limited release other THE INTERVIEW Several major and independent theaters pleaded with Sony Pictures Entertainment to consider limited distribution of the film but were rejected by the movie studio, according to a source familiar with the talks. In private calls with Sony Pictures Entertainment executives last week, theater owners suggested the movie studio release the film in smaller batches in order to assess the credibility of threats made by hacker group Guardians of Peace, said this source, who declined to speak on the record because the discussions were private. “They rejected it,” said this person, who declined to speak on the record because the discussions were private. “Sony said it wanted a full release or nothing.” Sony, which has blamed movie theaters for the cancelled release of “The Interview,” declined to comment on talks with theater owners. The studio has argued that when the country’s biggest theater chai

Jokes: Akpos

Hello Africa, We have some fresh jokes from Bros Akpos.Enjoy them!!! ONE MAMA: How was your paper?.. AKPOS: Good, but I didn't know d past tense ofthink. I thought and thought, then finally wrote Thunk. TWO How do you recognize Akpos in School? He is the one who erases the notes from the book when the teacher erases the board.” THREE TEACHER: If u have 10 chocolate cakes&someone asks for 2, how many would you have left? AKPOS: 10, because I won’t give –FOUR– TEACHER:Class choose between money and brain? AKPOS: I’d go for the money! TEACHER:I’d go for brain! AKPOS:Well everybody goes for what he doesn’t have! –FIVE– ALINCO: Akpos, i Just bought a new Samsung Galaxy Tablet. AKPOS: Sorry Bro. Get well soon. –SIX– CASHIER: This is the 5th same movie ticket you’ve bought tonight Sir, Why please? AKPOS: The Idiot at the entrance keeps tearing it –SEVEN– TEACHER:All stupid people should stand up AKPOSStands Up TEACHER: SoAkposyou are stupid? AKPOS:

Society: A city of organized chaos.

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Remembering the city of Kowloon Picture a colossal empire of little houses stacked on top of each other. Visualize them connected by staircases snaking under dangling wires, through corridors so dark even police were rumored to be afraid of them. Now picture 33,000 people living there, within the space of one city block. That was Kowloon Walled City, once considered the densest settlement on earth. "A huge monstrosity of buildings" Before it was demolished twenty years ago, photographer Greg Girard spent years with collaborator Ian Lambot documenting this unique Hong Kong phenomenon, and remembers being amazed when he first saw it. "It was a huge monstrosity of buildings," recalls Girard. "It didn't look like anything else." After all, the Walled City was a kind of historical accident. A former Qing dynasty fortress, it never fully came under the regulation of the British colonial government in Hong Kong. As a result, its residents

Society: THE SIXTIES

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5 things women couldn't do in the 60's Can you imagine pregnancy being a fireable offense? How about job security hinging on your weight or the softness of your hands? What if you couldn't open a bank account or establish a line of credit unless you had a husband to cosign for you? What if you had the grades to attend a school like Princeton, but your gender kept you on the other side of those hallowed, ivy-covered halls? It was not so long ago that this was the reality for women. If you're 45 or older, you were born into this world. When President John F. Kennedy established the Commission on the Status of Women in 1961, he appointed Eleanor Roosevelt as chairwoman. In a televised 1962 discussion with Roosevelt , Kennedy stated, "We want to be sure that women are used as effectively as they can to provide a better life for our people, in addition to meeting their primary responsibility, which is in the home." This was a mixed message, effect

Society

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Americans aren't getting married, and researchers think porn is part of the problem Read more here

Society : Abusive relationships!

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I "MIGHT" BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOTS OF WOMEN BREAKING UP AFTER THEY READ THIS.... And I think its a good thing... I'm sharing this story.. Only sensible women would act on it.. My ex-husband was the most romantic person I've ever met. He also hit me on the day we got married, while I was wearing my wedding dress. That's why when I saw the footage of ex-Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee Janay Palmer, I wasn't surprised that she was now his wife. It isn't - as many of the commenters on the original TMZ video have said - "all about the money," or "she doesn't care about taking a punch," and it's especially not that "she is telling all women it's okay for your man to beat you." Domestic violence is so much more complicated than a lack of money, or not having self-respect, or feeling like it's OK for your man to beat up on you. I'm not an expert on what makes w