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The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the new minimum wage bill.

The NLC said since the National Assembly approved the new minimum wage of N30,000 and passed it to the President for his assent nothing had been heard about it.

The union’s Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah, who spoke to our correspondent on the issue, said workers would be grateful if Buhari signed the bill this month.

He said, “The President constituted a committee that worked on the figure that was submitted to him and he sent it to the National Assembly as an executive bill. Similarly, the National Assembly legislated on it and sent back to the President for his assent.

“We have no reason to doubt that the President will not sign it into law; his body language does not suggest that he will not sign it.

A Quick HIIT Workout to Fire Up Your Metabolism

Consider HIIT workouts the "lather, rinse, repeat" of your fitness regimen. With these high-intensity workouts, you exert yourself at 80 to 95 percent of your maximum effort for a short period of time, recover for a specified amount of time and then repeat. No more arduous long-distance runs or endless hours spent on the StairMaster.

Why Choose a HIIT Workout?

Other than being a time-saver, HIIT (high-intensity interval training) can help you lose weight and belly fat, lower your blood pressure and improve your aerobic and anaerobic fitness.

It's more efficient than a traditional workout, as you'll continue to burn calories after you finish working out, a process known as EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption).

How Do You HIIT?

Since this workout is more intense than steady-state workouts, give yourself plenty of time to recover, and only do this workout a few times a week. If you're a beginner, you can split each minute into 45 to 50 seconds of work and 10 to 15 seconds of rest.

Whatever your fitness level, you can follow the workout below for a 20-minute, at-home HIIT workout that will burn major calories!

First Set: The Warm-Up

Head outside for your warm-up! Get your muscles primed for the rest of your workout by starting out jogging. After your first minute build up to a higher speed. Focus on driving your knees and arms forward at a fast pace.

Minute 1: Jog

Minute 2: Run

Minute 3: Jog

Minute 4: Run

Second Set: Full-Body Cardio

Next you're ready to amp up your cardio with some full-body drills. Do two rounds, alternating between one minute of tuck jump burpees and one minute of jump rope. Remember to modify if needed.

Tuck Jump Burpees: Start by standing with your feet underneath your hips. Bend with your knees and place your hands on the floor. Shoot your legs back to a plank position and lower your body so your chest touches the floor. Push off the floor into a cobra position, and then powerfully pop your hips up, bringing your feet up to your hands. Jump up into the air as you bring your knees to your chest. Your hands should be driving up and out in front of you so that you can bring your knees to your hands (not your hands to your knees). Lower back down and repeat.

Jump Rope: For your rest minute, slowly jump rope to catch your breath, but keep your body moving. Grab a handle of a jump rope in each hand and whip the jump rope over your body. Don't go too fast; this is your recovery minute.

Minute 5: Tuck Jump Burpees

Minute 6: Jump Rope

Minute 7: Tuck Jump Burpees

Minute 8: Jump Rope

Third Set: Upper Body and Core

Now it's time to focus on your upper body and core. Do two rounds, alternating between one minute of triceps dips and one minute of planking.

Triceps Dips: Grab a bench or a sturdy chair. Move your body to the end of the bench and place your hands on the bench's sides. Scoot your glutes off the bench and straighten your legs out in front of you. With control, lower your body down as close to the floor as your mobility will allow. Push away from the bench to drive your body back up to the starting position.

Plank: Lower your body down to the floor with your forearms on the ground, legs extended back behind you. Squeeze your glutes and engage your core to keep a flat back and straight line down your body. Hold your body there. If you need more of a challenge, raise one leg at a time, alternating back and forth. Keep your leg straight and your hips level.

Minute 9: Triceps Dips

Minutes 10: Plank

Minute 11: Triceps Dips

Minute 12: Plank

Fourth Set: Lower Body

On to your lower body! Perform two rounds, alternating between one minute of high knees and one minute of holding a squat.

High Knees: Stand tall with knees slightly bent and your core engaged. One at a time, lift each knee up to your chest. As soon as you lower one, pick up the other one and continue alternating quickly (as if running in place) for the full minute.

Squat Hold: Start with feet shoulder-width apart and slightly turned out to the side. Bend at the knees and hips to send your glutes back and your knees out as you slowly lower your body into the bottom of a squat. Raise your arms out in front of you and keep your core engaged as you hold the bottom of the squat.

Minute 13: High Knees

Minute 14: Squat Hold

Minute 15: High Knees

Minute 16: Squat Hold

Fifth Set: Core and Cardio

Last set! You're almost done. Do two rounds, alternating between one minute of speed skaters and one minute of V-ups.

Speed Skaters: Standing on one leg with the knee slightly bent. Push off by extending the leg out to the side and jump onto the opposite leg, lowering down with a flat back so that your hand touches your foot. Continue jumping side to side, touching your hand on the landing foot. The faster you go and the farther you jump, the more you'll increase the intensity.

V-Ups: Lie on the ground with your legs out in front of you and your arms above your head. Engage your core and raise your arms and legs up at the same time so that your body is in a V-position. Try to keep your legs as straight as possible and lower down with control.

Further images of Chelsea’s new home kit for the 2019/2020 season appear to have leaked online.

Photos of the Blues’ new shirt first appeared last week , and now a supposed official promo image has emerged, as you can see below, courtesy of FootyHeadlines.com.

THE GLOW UP: How To Dress Like An Alpha Female

 the crowd, stands the Alpha female.

With confidence and zeal, she never holds back.

With sky-high Stilettos of authority, jumpsuit of confidence, she conquers the fashion world, making a clear statement with full control.

Men Love Her, Women Want To Be Her.

There is a little alpha in all of us whether we are conquering the world in heels or having dinner with the family. All it takes is confidence and the right outfit.

However, you don’t need to change your personality to be an alpha, a few tweaks in your wardrobe will do the trick.

Here is how to dress to release your Alpha.

Step 1

CONQUER YOUR STYLE 

It is important to be in command of what you want and what you don’t want. An alpha female knows what she wants and goes for it. You need to channel that mentality in your dress up and stick to every decision you make.

Stating with establishing your style. No more lazy Saturdays as you have to get rid of clothes you know you will no longer wear. There is no room for management, be honest with your self and take charge of your style.

Bear in mind that you don’t need to spend a fortune or change your whole wardrobe to achieve a good style.  Experimenting on the clothes you already have will bring out the fashionista in you. Later, you can buy clothes a piece at a time.

Nobody will own it better than you because it's all about you and no one else.

Step 2  

CONQUER YOUR BODY 

If you don’t do this, then who will? Whatever body size you are, you have to ‘work’ it. Alpha females are confident in their own skin and they embrace their flaws at all time.

Don’t try to fit into clothes that do not fit. If you want to fit in then don’t torture your self rather work for it. Have a diet plan or go for long walks, do whatever will make you at peace.

Again, alpha females are confident in their bodies all the time but they are also aggressive in getting what they want such as having a goal to wear clothes of smaller sizes.

Step 3

SHOW OFF 

If you don’t show off how will the world see you?  Bedazzle the world with style by Investing in items that will show your true aura. You don’t need to break the bank, rather buy what you can afford and make sure it brings out that hidden confidence.

It is always advisable to invest in high-quality items that you know will last rather than settle for inferior stuff.

Be an alpha female and be smart.

Step 4

COMMAND YOUR STYLE 

What outfit makes you feel in command?  is it the pants you hid behind your closet or the blouse you refused to let go?  

It is important to find out what works for you and bring out that fashion goddess everyone wants to see.

Don’t be afraid to create a statement. The colors might look off but with your style, it will look great.  show the world what you are made of and own it.

Step 5

BE DETAILED 

The key to being an alpha is always looking put together.

Alpha females are strong-willed and down to details. Spend that extra time on your hair, iron your blouse and clean or dust your shoes, always make an extra effort to look good.

Carry yourself in style no matter the outcome of the day always remember to stand tall with your chin up and always be ready to face the day. Remember to keep your eye on important details.

There you have it, with these steps you can initiate that Glow up you are missing. An alpha female knows how to conquer the odds and success is sexy. be your own boss lady. 

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By Tife

KEKE LOVE: Couple Who Met Inside Keke Shares Love Story

A Nigerian couple who met inside Keke Napep, Opemipo and Opemipo, will be wedding soon and they have decided to share their love story while releasing their beautiful pre-wedding photos.

Here’s how it all started according to the groom-to-be, Opemipo:

We call our love story, keke love. I was heading home from work one fine evening in October 2015 when I suddenly noticed there was a lady beside me in the Keke.

Her face was lit up by the glare of her screen as she read blogs on her phone and I noticed two things: Dang, she’s pretty; and she had a whole lot of opened tabs. I couldn’t summon the courage to take her attention from what she was reading but as God will have it we got down at the same stop.

It took me a couple of seconds to get the nerve to walk up to her and all I could say was, “Hello, my name is Ope. How do you do?” To which she responded, “Hi, my name is Ope too. But I bet your name isn’t Opemipo” and I replied, “My name actually is Opemipo.”

We made small talk about the coincidence and exchanged numbers but I made sure to call her that night just to “see if she got home safely”. After that fateful night, it’s safe to say we became fast phone friends with occasional visits to her house until sometime in January when I asked her out on our first date: to a charity concert for the Federal Nigeria Society for the Blind.

She wore a black and white dress with a cute peach flower in her hair that made her look so beautiful but what took my breath away was her outpouring of emotion when faced with people who were disadvantaged. She spent a lot of the evening in tears as we listened to choirs of visually impaired children.

She just couldn’t control her emotions as she saw the kids singing with gusto. That empathy, love and raw emotion are the hallmarks of Opemipo as anyone who knows her can testify and they have kept us going all these years. Also, saying “I love you Opemipo is self-love and who doesn’t want some of that.”

Here’s how the bride-to-be, Opemipo remembers the story:

I was on my way from work on a blessed day in October 2015. I boarded a Keke and as usual, was reading juicy stories on all the blogs from my phone. Upon alighting at my stop, a young man walked towards me. He said hi “my name is Ope” in the sweetest British accent that caught my attention.

I responded with a surprised face and said My name is Ope too, but I bet you can’t be Opemipo. He smiled and said my name is Opemipo. (That was the first time I met someone bearing Opemipo). I thought he was joking, but we laughed about it and we exchanged numbers.

We spoke that night and he told me about how he just moved to the area and doesn’t know anyone and why he moved back to Nigeria. The next day he came to my house in the evening and it became a routine of us gisting outside my gate. It wasn’t love at first sight for me, because to be honest, he wasn’t my kind of guy. He didn’t have a moustache and the kind of swag l liked. But something was different about him.

He was open, caring and very honest. I like straight forward people and he amazes me every time. The days I worked on Saturdays, he will send uber rides to pick me up and he just kept surprising me each passing day.

He asked me to be his girlfriend in March 2016, the first time I went to his house and I remembered he made a special spaghetti meal for me( I wonder what it is with guys and spag).

I didn’t give him a direct answer because I wasn’t sure if I loved him but I knew, I really did like him so I decided to give it a try and to say the least it has been an amazing journey. When we fight, we have a happy place where we talk it out and resolve the issues. As time passed, we grew academically and financially. He makes me a better version of myself.

Here’s how the proposal happened according to the bride-to-be:

In 2018, we started talking about getting married and he even asked me to pick the rings I liked. I knew it was going to happen soon, but I didn’t know how. In June 2018 that same year, his parents came to visit and they called that we should have dinner.

I went into their house first and after greeting them, they led me into the house and I saw flowers on the floor, his sister was playing the violin (This was the first time I was meeting her). When I got to the living room, I saw all my friends. This brought tears to my eyes as I never ever imagined all that he has been planing.

I was led to a seat on a chair and each of my family and friends gave me a card to read. (This small cards contained our journeys, the fights, why he loves me, and why he wants me to be his wife). This was the sweetest thing ever and I cried my eyes out. He came out, got down on one knee asked me to be his wife and I can’t forget the euphoria I felt that very moment.

Later that evening, his mum also gave me a ring she got me. Now I have two rings. Having Ope in my life has been an overflow of blessings. After we got engaged, a friend of our send us a link to vote for them in a wedding competition by WED Expo, we voted and then thought, wait why not enter for the competition as well.

We submitted our application and then sent people links to vote for us too. After a rigorous process, we emerged the winners of the WED Dream Wedding where we’re getting a wedding worth millions of Naira. Just like that, Opewa ti po Si, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with my amazing man! I love you.

By Agnes

10 Bad Texting Habits Which Mean That He’s Wrong For You

There is really only so much that you can do when it comes to drama in a relationship. A lot of the time, getting into a relationship with someone means welcoming new drama into your life whether you want to or not.

Yes, you can always talk to your friends and your family about the problems in your relationship. You can try to confide in them about the issues that you might be dealing with. But then, ultimately, you know that you’re always going to have to solve the problems in your relationship on your own. You know that it’s always going to be up to you and your partner.

And sometimes, that drama can manifest itself through the texts that you send one another. In fact, a lot of people would argue that dealing with drama through texts can be a lot more annoying than having to deal with issues face-to-face. At the very least, during a face-to-face argument, you would actually be able to sit down and have a real conversation with someone without the risk of having anything misconstrued or misunderstood.

But when it comes to texting, it’s an entirely different animal. Sending a text message to your partner is always going to be a very important aspect of any modern relationship. There are plenty of relationships that start through texting, but there are just as many relationships that end as a result of a wrong text being sent out as well.

It’s a double-edged sword, really. You can get closer to someone through texting especially if you’re just meeting them for the first time and you want to be able to maintain communications despite being apart from one another.

The way that you text one another can be very telling of the state of your relationship. If you have good texting habits, then it speaks of the health and the strength of your relationship as a whole. But there are also certain text messages that, when sent, can be indications that your relationship is toxic and is about to end. Curious about what those text messages might be? Then just continue to read on until the end of this article.

1. He texts you that you’re just being crazy.

He never really validates any thoughts or feelings that you have. He doesn’t entertain you whenever you want to get something off your chest. He acts dismissive of the emotions that you have and he just tells you that you’re being crazy.

2. He gives you vague answers to the questions that you ask him.

He tends to give you a lot of vague answers whenever you ask him about his life. There are clearly aspects of his life that he doesn’t want you to know about.

3. He only ever texts you late at night.

This is a common indication that he’s only after your body. Late-night texts, when done exclusively, are usually for booty calls.

4. He texts you only to ask you for favours.

He only ever texts you to ask you for favours. It shows that he’s just using you. He’s milking whatever he can out of you. He texts you only to ask you to do things for him. But if he can’t benefit from you, he just ignores you.

5. He only texts about himself and his own life.

He doesn’t really ask you questions about your life. He doesn’t try to make an effort to get to know you better. He’s only just interested in talking about his life and never about yours.

6. He texts passive-aggressive comments about a fault that you might have made.

He messages you some really passive-aggressive comments that are designed to make you feel bad and guilty about something that you might have done. This is a common manipulative technique that toxic men use.

7. He makes you feel bad for flirting.

He calls you out whenever you flirt with him. He makes you feel bad about it. He makes fun of you instead of responding with flirtatious advances himself.

8. He texts you about his ex.

He sends you text messages about his ex and that’s a big no-no. It’s a sign that he’s not over his ex and that he’s clearly not interested in having you as a prospective girlfriend.

9. He never sends the first text.

He never really sends the first text. He is always just the one who responds to text messages that you send him. It shows that he doesn’t show any initiative with you. He’s not interested in making an effort with you.

10. He takes forever to reply.

And lastly, he always takes forever to reply to you. And it’s not that he’s just too busy to make contact with you. It’s not that he has other things on his plate. It’s just that you don’t matter that much to him for him to actually reply to a text promptly.

By Urgo

Davido Is Getting Rid Of His Phone So That He Can Concentrate On His Album

Nigerian superstar, Davido has announced that he’ll be away from his phone for the next month so he can complete the album he’s presently working on.

Davido gave this announcement on Instagram where he stated that in the coming months he won’t be with his phone so whoever is trying to reach him should take note of that or like he said, call Lati.

“Everybody that has been trying to reach me on my phone, WhatsApp or whatsoever, I’ve decided to go phone for the next month just so I can finish my album and focus on other things. So if you’re trying to reach me, call Lati!"

Abeg who get Lati number?

By EJ

"I Have A Girlfriend But I'm Not Ready For Marriage" - Don Jazzy

In an exclusive interview with Punch’s Saturday Beats, Mavin Records boss Don Jazzy opened up about comments on social media asking him to get married.

He said he’s trying to work on himself till he’s ready so he can be a better man to his wife.

He added that “it’s not difficult to find a wife,” saying “I have a girlfriend”.

He told Punch:

I don’t bring up issues about my relationship status on purpose. People always talk about it.

It is not difficult to find a wife; there are many beautiful women out there. It is not like I am ready; I am not the perfect version of what I would like to be to my wife and family.

I want to work on myself until I am ready. By the time I am ready, if someone still wants to be with me, that would be great.

It is not like I am looking for a wife and cannot find one. There are lots of nice and beautiful ladies out there. I don’t think I am there yet. I am not in a hurry.

If time passes and nobody wants to marry me, then so be it but for now, I don’t feel I have worked on myself enough.

I don’t want a scenario where I would get married and my music or business would take me away and the next thing would be that my wife would start complaining that I am hardly around. Then people would start saying he doesn’t care about his family. I don’t need that type of talk in my life.

Let me be on my own, whenever I am ready, I am ready. I have a girlfriend; I have had different girlfriends in the last 10 years. I can’t just be single; I never said I was celibate. The relationship can break, she can leave me and go, and it is possible.

My other ex-girlfriends left me, they didn’t break my heart, they just moved on, some of them are married now, if they were still waiting for me, they won’t be married by now.

People have their personal agendas and it is understandable. For me, I am not in a hurry.

By EJ

TRAGEDY! 6-yr-old Boy Frozen To Death Inside Neighbour's Freezer In Lagos

Treasure Akinsohun, a 6-year-old boy has been found dead inside a freezer in Lagos.

Scooper gathered that Treasure  was found on Wednesday at Iyana School in Ketu-Mile 12 area of Lagos.

Reports indicated that the boy and her mom, Eunice Akinsohun, had gone to Ketu from Ikorodu, to celebrate Easter with his aunt when tragedy struck. 

It was gathered that his body was found inside his aunt’s neighbor’s freezer at her shop located at Orisigun Street, about five streets away from Oyedele Street, where his mother’s younger sister resides.

Treasure and other children in the compound were playing when he suddenly disappeared on Tuesday, only to be found inside Patience Odowo’s freezer on Wednesday.

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Reacting to the reports, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bala Elkana, said Odowo has been arrested and detectives have launched investigation into the death.

   

By Dee

The Godmother - Season 1 Episode 1

Rita knocked at the door of his apartment and waited for him to open the door. She did not wait for long.

‘Hey, there you are,’ Henry said as he opened the door wide for her to come in. He was full of smiles as he was
obviously pleased to see her.

‘How d’you do?’ she greeted.
‘Fine. Good to see you.’
It was the second time Rita would be visiting him. They had become acquainted a couple of weeks again when they met at the ATM point of a commercial bank in Lagos.

During her first visit, he had another visitor around and that prevented him from getting intimate with her. 

In any case, Rita did not stay long. Today, he had looked forward to her coming and had prepared for it.

‘Please, sit down,’ he offered eagerly.

Rita took the seat she had been offered. ‘Thank you.’

‘Let me get you some drinks,’ he offered.
‘Hey, take it easy. I’ve just come. The drinks can come later.’

‘Alright.’

He sat on the same sofa with her, within his arm reach.

He was playing a video movie he hoped she would find interesting. He had watched it before and had enjoyed it.

‘How is your weekend?’ she asked.
‘It has been very boring, but thank God you’re here. I
hope it will become exciting now.’
She nodded and smiled at him.
‘Are you sure you don’t want anything yet?’ he asked.

‘No, not yet.’
She faced the movie on the television while he moved
towards her. Some minutes elapsed. Tentatively, he held her left hand. He was very close 

to her now, so close he could smell her hair. He moved to wrap his hand on her shoulders. She appeared engrossed
in what she was watching, but he knew she was very conscious of the sensuous moves he was making.

‘Your hair is beautiful,’ he offered.
‘Thanks.’

His mouth drew close to hers. His lips brushed slightly on her lips and then got stuck there. For him, it was a welcome thing. He kissed her ravenously. Her response was measured, almost mechanical. He kissed her more
while his right hand went to her boob. She didn’t resist him, but she did not encourage him either.

Henry did not mind whether he was getting
encouragement or not. He was glad he was finally having his way with her. Rita was beautiful and desirable and he
had been counting his luck since he befriended her was not the type that wasted time trying to ‘sample the taste’
of his ‘new catch’. As a matter of fact, it was his trademark to always do so within few days of
acquaintanceship.

He pulled the cups of her bra out of the contents they were holding. Gosh, she had such succulent b-----s. 

His hand teased and caressed them. His tongue also licked them while his teeth nibbled at the n-----s.

‘Let’s go in,’ he said almost breathless, as he suspended what he had engrossed himself in. He led her to his bedroom. She did not say anything.

She did not protest his lustful urge. To him, it was a good sign. 

To Rita, he would soon learn his lesson.

They were in the bedroom and he was all over her again.

His tongue seemed to be delighted in licking her n-----s.

He was actually not licking
anything, but it looked like he was licking. 

After more minutes of pre-intimacy, it was time to get to the main action.

But wait a minute. Something strange was happening. Was it his imagination? To confirm, his hand went to his d--k.

The thing was as limp as vegetable leaf!

Well, it meant he had not prepared enough. He went back to the pre-intimacy. 

This time, he zipped down her jeans trousers. Her white pantie was
pulled down, almost roughly, and he dipped his fore finger inside the v----a. He was surprised there was no wetness there. 

But the greater surprise was that his d--k remained limp. 

After some minutes of futile efforts, he stopped all he was doing.

‘I can’t believe what’s happening,’ he muttered in perplexity, a tinge of sadness to his tone.

‘What’s that?’ she asked. It was a question as innocent as a child asking for the difference between rainfall and snows.

‘’My d--k,’ he said, almost sadly. ‘I can’t get a hard on.’

‘A hard on for what?’ she asked.

Henry stared at her. Her tone seemed sarcastic. ‘What do you mean? What kind of question is that?’

‘You said you did not have a hard on, and I asked you, a hard on for what?’

‘Stop talking as if you’re a baby. Don’t tell me you don’t know what I mean.’

She sat up on the bed, properly wore her bra, and started buttoning her shirt, which had become quite crumpled,
courtesy of the way he had
handled her chest region.

He was certainly at his wit’s end. He could simply not believe his manhood would fail at this critical time. 

This was the moment he was waiting
for, and the whole thing went blank. It was incredible! He was still holding the d--k and staring at it.