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As fresh crisis surrounding the health of the First Lady Mrs. Patience Jonathan brews, the presidency has fired her spokesman, Mr. Ayo Osinlu. The news is contained in a press release issued by the president's Special Assistant on the Media, Dr. Reuben Abati. Sahara-reporters sources say that the decision to fire Mr. Osinlu was taken by the First Lady from her hospital bed in Europe. Mrs. Patience Jonathan was mad at the inability of Mr. Osinlu to provide a foolproof decoy of a story to distract the media from her current medical surgeon abroad. Mr. Osinlu was roundly criticized for the way he handled the news about the whereabouts of the First Lady last year. During the period, Mr. Osinlu told journalists that the First Lady went to Germany on vacation but Mrs. Jonathan later confirmed the story published by Saharareporters that she was hospitalized in Germany for weeks. Our sources in Abuja said that the presidency felt that Mr. Osinlu had lost credibility with the media establis...

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola has urged residents in Nigeria's economic city to be cautions of drinking freely declared alcohol at social centres by unknown persons. The governor called for the caution while addressing security bodies, transport union and community development groups in the state on the recent growing security threats in the state. He urged people to always ask any unknown person who declares free drinks at social centres of his/her identity and source of income before relishing the free drinks. Awuff dey Run belle oh!

"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" is a quote attributed to legendary basketball coach John Wooden. I wonder if he was speaking to a group of entrepreneurs at the time. Ask business owners today why they aren't using social media as a tool to grow their companies, and the majority of them will respond, "I just don't have the time." These owners will give the same response when asked about a variety of topics. Are they really that pressed for time, or is it a fallacy? If you believe time is the only currency that matters, how is it possible to "find" more time in the day to achieve your goals and grow your business? Here are eight steps you can take today that will open more time tomorrow to achieve your goals. 1. Start the Night Before. Sun Tzu is quoted as saying, "Every battle is won before it is fought." He strongly believed having a plan in place, along with options, ...

Super Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo, has blasted Stephen Keshi and NFF officials, over his exclusion from the squad that played Kenya in a World Cup qualifier two weeks ago. Yobo, who has made 96 appearances for the Nigerian national team, says he feels disrespected, as no one spoke to him about his exclusion from the team, before the list was made public. "I'm disappointed nobody called me before the team list was announced," Yobo told Brila FM on Tuesday. "It's disrespectful. I feel disrespected. I am the captain of the Super Eagles and I thought the coach should have put a call across to me. "I have no problem being left out."

Anambra State government is to begin the construction of maternity centers in rural communities of the state in partnership with churches. The Governor of the state, Mr. Peter Obi revealed this while laying the foundation stone of an ultra-modern Pharmacy and Diagnostic Center at the Holy Rosary Specialist Hospital and Maternity, Waterside, Onitsha. He said the initiative was to fast track the provision of health facilities in rural areas, adding that it would further alleviate plight of pregnant women. Governor Obi stated that the partnership with churches in the state was yielding positive results. He added that being among the six states that won the Bill Gates award on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related projects, the state government intends to invest in rural maternity centers. He noted that repositioning the hospital and setting up the new maternity centers would go a long way in serving the people better and help actualize the MDGs before the 2015 de...

52-year-old suspected oil pipeline vandal, Komuko Ayekede who was arrested in Lagos state by the Inspector General of Police Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism Unit on Easter Sunday confessed selling stolen petrol at N48 per litre. Ayekede confessed that due to his ridiculous price reduction, he had numerous customers including filling stations. He however pleaded with the police to release him and the other four suspects, Oluwafemi Bamidele, James Awolowo, Eugene Stanley and Kunle Ogushe, in the spirit of Easter. "We thought that on a day like Easter, security operatives would go and rest with their families. Please forgive us at least for the sake of Christ that rose from the dead because of you and me," he said. The suspect who was formerly into sand dredging said poverty lured him into the illegal business. He said, "I was engaged in sand dredging. Some years ago when my business was not moving well, my friend, Ebi, advised me to join him in pipeline vanda...