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These are 24 Words Of Wisdom Said to Me especially to Men who are Married and those Yet to Marry. By a Literary Man, A Father, Mentor, Learnered Professional (Esq), Motivator by Name 'HON. VICTOR OKEZIE EJEAGWU' (LLB,HND,OND,DCA). He Said; 1. My son, if you keep spending on a woman and she never asked you if you’re saving or investing, and she keeps enjoying the attention, don’t marry her. 2. My son, a woman could be a good wife to you,

The train operated by William Rockefeller was travelling at nearly three times the speed limit when it derailed The driver of a New York commuter train that derailed in December, killing four, had a serious sleep disorder, investigators have revealed. William Rockefeller was found to have "severe obstructive sleep apnoea" in a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report released on Monday.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have carried Prince George off the plane at the start of their three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia. It is the first official tour for eight-month-old Prince George, who was awake as the royals disembarked in Wellington to be met by waiting dignitaries. The royal party was greeted by strong winds and rain, the AFP news agency reported. The tour ends in Canberra on 25 April.

What had promised to be a gripping morning in the North Gauteng High Court on Friday fizzled out when Oscar Pistorius's trial was postponed to April 7. The public gallery was packed, as the media had anticipated Pistorius testifying in his own defence. He is accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria house on 14 February last year. Judge Thokozile Masipa, however, walked into court followed by only one of her two assessors, Themba Mazibuko. "We cannot proceed this morning. One of my assessors is not well so this court is not properly constituted," Masipa said. The ill assessor was Janette Henzen du Toit.

The representative of retired policemen in the ongoing National Conference in Abuja , Hamma Misau, 67 is dead, reports Premium Times Misau who representing the Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria, ARPON, died of an undisclosed ailment at the National Hospital in Abuja. Misau, a retired assistant inspector-general of police, died a few days after a picture of him taking a nap during plenary sessions circulated online. Read More at Premium Times

Stefano Chuka Okaka continued his goalscoring exploits for Sampdoria as they registered a 2-1 win at Sassuolo in Serie A. Gianluca Sansone gave Sampdoria a first-minute lead on Wednesday with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box. Okaka then forced two saves from Gianluca Pegolo in the ninth and 11th minute respectively before blasting a pass from Gianluca Sassone wide of the post soon after. However, Alessandro Longhi equalised for Saassulo in the 16th minute when his right-footed strike inside the area found the bottom left corner of the goal. Okaka, though, scored the winner in the 66th minute as he drilled the ball into the bottom right corner, with Eder providing the assist in the box eight minutes after stepping off the bench. Okaka, who was born in Italy to Nigerian parents,

The Acting Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Sarah Alade, has urged African countries to show more commitment toward regional single currency convergence. Alade made the call at the caucus meeting of African Central Bank Governor's at the ongoing 7th joint annual meeting of African union and Finance Ministers of Economy in Abuja. “Most African central banks recorded relative success in keeping inflation within a tolerable threshold which could be attributed to effective and proactive monetary policy stance. “However, there is still room for improvement, especially in the achievement of the primary convergence criteria for sub-regional integration." Alade said the caucus meeting would

Two Islamic courts have secretly released on bail seven men on trial for allegedly breaking the law on homosexuality, a prison official and a court clerk said on Friday. The seven were among a dozen men formally charged by the Bauchi State Sharia Commission on January 6 with belonging to a gay club and having received funding from the United States for an apparent membership drive. Four others were convicted on March 6, fined 20 000 naira each and given 15 lashes with a horse whip as what the judge termed a discretionary "correctional punishment". A Christian suspect is having his case heard before a secular court.

Older women who walk every day may reduce their risk of developing breast cancer. And those who exercise vigorously may get even more protection, according to new research. The study of more than 73 000 postmenopausal women found that walking at a moderate pace for an hour a day was associated with a 14% reduced breast cancer risk, compared to leading a sedentary lifestyle. An hour or more of daily strenuous physical activity was associated with a 25% reduced risk, the study found. This is welcome news for women who aren't very athletic. "The nice message here is, you don't have to go out and run a marathon to lower your breast cancer risk," said study researcher Alpa Patel, senior epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society, which funded the study. "Go for a nice,

Drugs commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may actually cause heartburn. A new study in Gastroenterology found that treatment with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) actually produced heartburn, acid reflux and indigestion in healthy volunteers who took the medication for eight weeks. Although the findings don't necessarily mean that PPIs don't have a valid place in the gastrointestinal armamentarium, they do strongly suggest that overprescribing may be causing harm, the study authors said. "It is beyond any doubt that subjects with reflux disease benefit from and need treatment with acid suppressive drugs," said study lead author Dr. Cristina Reimer of Copenhagen University in Denmark. "But it is equally beyond doubt that PPIs are prescribed more or less uncritically for a wide variety of symptoms where the initial effect of the drug is doubtful. Findings ‘challenge the

Here are some questions and answers on bad breath. Maybe your best friend won't tell you, but we promise we will. What is the medical term for ‘bad breath’? Halitosis. What are the most common causes of bad breath? *. An overgrowth of bacteria in the mouth cavity resulting from inadequate tongue cleaning *. Poor oral hygiene *. Gum disease/gums that bleed when you brush or floss *. Unclean dentures *. Oral abscesses *. Post nasal drip, colds, flu and other illnesses *. Dry mouth caused by mouth breathing, fasting, prolonged talking, stress and some medications *. Tobacco smoking

Lee Rigby was a British soldier who had gone to war for his country. The men who murdered him called themselves soldiers of Allah. They thought their war was on the streets of Woolwich. Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale had been waiting for a soldier to kill. That soldier was Lee Rigby, and

Prince William revealed in a voicemail to his then girlfriend Kate Middleton that he almost got himself shot after getting lost on a night time training exercise in Aldershot, the Old Bailey heard.

New York - A Zambian military observer was killed by unidentified assailants in Sudan's North Darfur state, UN officials said on Saturday. The attack, which killed the member of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), occurred on Friday in the city of El Fasher. UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky said the world body's leader Ban Ki-moon "condemns this deadly attack on the military observer and expects that the government of Sudan will take swift action to bring the perpetrators to justice." Violence in Darfur and against UNAMID workers has worsened this year in the far-western region, where the uprising against authorities in Khartoum began a decade ago. Hundreds of people have died in tribal fighting, largely between Arab groups which analysts say are acting outside government control. The deadliest attack yet against UNAMID forces occurred in July, when seven Tanzanian soldiers and one Sierra Leone police officer were killed and 16 oth...

The death of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was awful enough for his parents. Then came the doubts about investigators' conclusion that it was an accident. But the discovery that their son's body and skull had been stuffed with newspaper before burial added a horrific new dimension to their anguish and further fueled their skepticism of the official findings. "We have been let down again," his father, Kenneth Johnson, told CNN. "When we buried Kendrick, we thought we were burying Kendrick, not half of Kendrick." Kendrick Johnson was found dead in a gym at Lowndes County High School in January. State medical examiners concluded that the three-sport athlete suffocated after getting stuck in a rolled-up gym mat while reaching for a sneaker. Death was not accidental, family's autopsy finds His parents, Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson, never have bought that explanation. They won a court order to have their son's body exhumed and a second autopsy perform...

In response to an incendiary e-mail that drew criticism from online sites and on-campus organizations alike, a Georgia Tech student and Phi Kappa Tau fraternity member has stepped forward and issued an apology in the school's newspaper. The e-mail, which instructed fellow fraternity members on "luring rapebait" and contained several references to using alcohol as a means of sexual persuasion, caught the attention of online communities and prompted Georgia Tech and Phi Kappa Tau to issue statements and conduct investigations into the incident. The national chapter of the fraternity temporarily suspended the campus chapter. The sender, identified as Matthew, says he was his chapter's social chair, a position he has since relinquished. In the apology, he claims the e-mail was written as a joke, but should never have been written in the first place. "Misogynistic behavior is everywhere online and unfortunately, my attempt to ridicule it in an immature and outrageo...

The New York Police Department has identified the father of "Baby Hope" and want to speak with him as part of their 22-year investigation into the girl's death. Police stopped short of calling the man a suspect. "He is someone we definitely have to talk to," NYPD Assistant Chief Joe Reznick told CNN on Thursday, "But can we arrest him for this right now? The answer is no, definitely not." Investigators are looking for the father and believe he is in New York City. "We're very interested in him," a law enforcement official told CNN. "Baby Hope," a little girl whose body was found in a blue and white picnic cooler in a wooded area near the Henry Hudson Parkway on July 23, 1991, was never identified until this week. Police now believe "Baby Hope" was South American, according to Reznick. Reznick is "confident" an arrest will be made in this case, but could not state when that might happen. "Trust me...

The Detroit Tigers have defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-0 to reach MLB's American League Championship Series. Detroit's lead-off pitcher Justin Verlander struck out 10 Oakland batters and conceded just two hits as the Tigers capped off a comeback from 2-1 down in the series to wrap up the AL Division Series (ALDS) on Thursday. Joaquin Benoit closed the match for Detroit conceding just one hit in the ninth inning as the Tigers advanced at the Athletics' expense. Oakland had edged ahead in the ALDS when they won game three 6-3 but succumbed to Detroit after the Tigers claimed game four 8-6 and then triumphed on the road at O.co Coliseum on the back of Verlander's performance on the mound. A two-run homer from Miguel Cabrera in the fourth inning and Omar Infante's hit in the sixth, which sent Victor Martinez home, saw the Tigers triumph and sent them into the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox. Detroit's win saw them become the first team since the New York Yank...

Brandon Marshall has made two touchdown catches as the Chicago Bears blitzed the New York Giants 27-21 in the NFL. Marshall finished Thursday's game with nine receives for 87 yards, while he got on the end of two Jay Cutler passes in the second quarter as the Bears streaked away from the Giants before half-time. The victory took Chicago above the Detroit Lions to the top of the NFC North with a 4-2 record, while the Giants' terrible season continued as they were handed their sixth defeat in as many games. New York's quarterback Eli Manning threw three interceptions and was sacked once in a poor game for the 32-year-old. Manning threw interceptions on the Giants' opening two drives of the game, with Chicago cornerback Tim Jennings returning the second one 48 yards for the first touchdown of the match. Chicago led 7-0 but the Giants were level at the first break after a four-yard burst by Brandon Jacobs with three minutes 48 seconds remaining in the quarter. A 17-7 ...

The Anaheim Ducks thrashed the New York Rangers 6-0 to move into second position in the Western Conference's Pacific Division in the NHL. Jakob Silfverberg scored twice for the Ducks as they earned their third victory of the NHL season to move above the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks in the Pacific, just two points behind leaders the San Jose Sharks. Anaheim scored three times in both the first and second periods at home on Thursday as the Rangers were never in the contest. Ryan Getzlaf, Silfverberg and Daniel Winnik scored in the opening period to see the Ducks lead 3-0 at the first break. Less than two minutes into the second period, Silfverberg made it 4-0 before goals from Saku Koivu and Dustin Penner wrapped up the win. Anaheim rose to six points, ahead of Calgary and Vancouver, while San Jose lead with eight points after four wins from as many games. The Sharks claimed their fourth win on Thursday as they overcame the Canucks 4-1, while the Colorado Avalanche cont...