Author: Our Reporter

If you’ve ever had a cold or a virus (and who hasn’t?) you know that they aren’t fun. Aside from the loss of work or having to deal with feeling miserable, chances are you resign yourself t taking medicines that may or may not work as well as you would like them to. This is especially the case with respiratory illnesses. They can fill your lungs and nose with mucus and leave you with a runny nose, the sniffles, and a cough for weeks. In order to deal with such misery, you will likely be tempted to turn to medication.…

If you have kids (even if you don’t) the morning can be crazy. You stayed up too late watching that last episode on Netflix or the game, you hit the snooze button too much, and now you are racing out the door. Throwing lunches together, stuffing breakfast into your mouth. There is a lot at stake in what we do with our mornings. In fact, the most productive people maximize their mornings. Here’s the reality, though: If you don’t make the most of your morning, you will feel behind all day. If your day is determined by your morning, how…

You may think it’s far too early to start thinking about Christmas, but think again. Whenever I’ve shared these ideas about Christmas, people say “Hey, I wish you’d talked about this earlier.” So we are. Any idea what the best outreach opportunity of the year at your church might be? You might think it’s an event you do, or perhaps it’s Easter. But whether Christmas has historically been your best opportunity to reach unchurched people or not, I believe it could be. You may think it’s far too early to start thinking about Christmas, but think again. Whenever I’ve shared…

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte apologised to referee Neil Swarbrick after being sent off for protesting to the officials during his side’s narrow win over struggling Swansea City at Stamford Bridge. The Italian spent the whole of the second half watching from a television feed in the dressing room after disputing Swarbrick’s decision not to award a corner when the game was goalless. Chelsea dominated the game but had to wait until the 55th minute for the breakthrough, Germany defender Antonio Rudiger heading in his first Premier League goal after N’Golo Kante’s shot was deflected into his path. “I apologise for…

Wayne Rooney scored a stunning goal from his own half to complete a hat-trick as Everton thrashed West Ham in front of incoming manager, Sam Allardyce. The former England captain intercepted Joe Hart’s scrambled clearance and powered a first-time shot beyond the stranded goalkeeper and into the empty net to help the Merseysiders move up four places to 13th in the table “It was one of the best goals I’ve ever scored,” he said. “I hit it as well as I’ve ever hit a football. To make it my first Everton hat-trick was special. It was a perfect moment Hammers…

England came from behind to beat Malawi 62-60 and complete a 3-0 series win. The Roses were eight goals adrift after the first quarter in Birmingham, thanks to an impressive performance from Malawi shooter Mwayi Kumwenda. After reducing the deficit to one point at half-time, the hosts moved ahead for the first time in the third quarter. With the score level in the final minute, England capitalised on a Malawi attacking error to take the turnover and see out the match. Natalie Haythornthwaite was named player of the match for the hosts, after leading her side’s comeback at goal attack.…

Jay-Z’s soul-baring album on love, life and social fractures led the Grammy Award nominations on Tuesday with eight nods in a list that saw women sidelined in some major categories and Katy Perry excluded completely. Jay-Z’s “4:44” album was nominated for album of the year, one of the top three Grammy accolades. The album’s title track and “The Story of O.J.” songs were nominated in song and record of the year. “4:44” will compete for album of the year against R&B star Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic,” New Zealand pop singer Lorde’s “Melodrama,” hip hop artists Childish Gambino’s “Awaken, My Love!”…

•Winner to get brand new car, cash prize• The second edition of Miss Port Harcourt city beauty pageant is set to hold on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at L.A Dome, Stadium Road, Port Harcourt (inside L.A kings), Rivers State. The pageant, which debuted last year, has its theme for this year “Heritage Edition” tilting towards the indigenous lifestyle of Port Harcourt people and drawing inspiration from her ancestry. “This edition will see an extravagant display of the rich culture of the Rivers State people” said Anita May Igoni, founder Miss Port Harcourt city. Eighteen of the 23 contestants who made…

Ayo “Wizkid’’ Balogun, Mary Njoku, Amaka Osakwe and Iyin Aboyeji are nominees for “The Future Awards Africa, the continent’s highly-coveted “Young Person of the Year’’ Award, the organisers announced on Wednesday. The award, at which Silas Adekunle, Chief Executive Officer of Reach Robotics will be recognised, has the theme, “Nigeria’s New Tribe’’, and will hold on Dec. 9 at the Federal Place Hotel, Lagos. Bukunyi Olateru-Olagbegi, Chairman, Central Working Committee, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA), said it was to celebrate and accelerate innovation among Nigerians aged 18 to 31. She said that the TFAA acknowledges inspiring young people making a difference…

Police Special Intelligence Response Team in Abuja Monday rescued 413 cows, 50 sheep swindled by gun-wielding bandits from their owners in Kagarko bush along Abuja-Kaduna Highway. During an ensuing fierce gun battle with the bandits, the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team led by ACP Abba Kyari killed two robbery suspects said to have swirled the cows and sheep from their owners, while the remaining fled. A source at Police headquarters in Abuja stated that “On the Monday, 27th November, 2017, at about 2 a.m, IRT operatives on Operation Absolute Sanity along Abuja-Kaduna expressway engaged some armed robbers moving…