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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J No matter how good you are at screening people, occasionally one ‘flies under your radar’ and then you find yourself in presence of someone you really don’t want to be with on a totally bad date. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 5 foolproof ways to escape a bad date. Have a Friend Call You Some Minutes into the Date This is one technique that has been used over the ages and still remains effective. When you sense your date is going bad, excuse yourself and go to the bathroom with your phone. Call a close friend and ask them to call you a couple of minutes later asking for your immediate assistance. As soon as you hang up, apologize to your date and explain that you have to attend to an important call or emergency (whichever works for you). Find out What He’s Looking For Simply ask your date what he/she is looking for in a partner. Then when they tell you, look them in the eye and gently tell them that you don’t have any of those qualities...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday fixed June 15 to rule on a fresh application by the Federal Government seeking to protect witnesses in the ongoing trial of former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki. Similar application for witness protection was brought before Justice Adeniyi Ademola, who was to rule on it but following his arrest by the DSS, he said he would no longer handle any matter involving the service. The trial was the transferred to Justice Ahmed Mohammed for Dasuki’s re-arraignment ment. At the hearing of the application, the prosecuting counsel, Oladipo Okpeseyi, informed the court the application for the witness protection was dated June 3, 2016. According to Okpeseyi, on June 20, 2016 the application was argued before Justice Ademola but before the matter was ruled, it was taken to another court. He said the witnesses are security operatives who carry out convert operations with the defendant as their boss urging the ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Nigerian Army, 222 Battalion, Ozoro, Isoko North LGA of Delta, on Wednesday foiled attempted kidnap of Mrs Felicia Ovoh in Ozoro. Capt. G.M. Ado told newsmen in Ozoro that he led the rescue team. He said that the victim was rescued in Ovrode forest. Ado said the army got information about the kidnap at about 7:15 a.m. and promptly acted through the formation’s Quick Response Team. “We chased the kidnappers to Ovrode swamp forest before she (victim) was rescued. “The hoodlums shot sporadically to scare us away; and as you can see, our vehicle was destroyed by the kidnappers. “But the woman and her vehicle with the N774, 000 community money in her possession were recovered and handed over to the Nigeria Police, Ozoro Division,” Ado said. The Captain appealed to the public to always provide useful information that could help eradicate criminals in the society. The victim, a teacher in Owhe Grammar School, Ozoro, was reported to be on her way to school with...

http://ift.tt/2p2jkxg Liberian health workers receive refresher training to remain prepared for Ebola. PHOTO:<br />WHO/M. Winkler More people have died following the outbreak of a mysterious illness that began in southeastern Liberia but has spread to the capital, with 12 unexplained deaths so far, health authorities told AFP Tuesday. Liberia’s health ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) both confirmed the revised death toll, while minister Sorbor George said the illness first registered in Sinoe County was now present in Monrovia. “The illness has entered the capital. A man came from Sinoe to attend a funeral in Monrovia and he got sick. He shows the same symptoms, later on he died,” George said. “After he died his girlfriend got sick showing the same symptoms, she died also,” he added. The Liberian government had given a death toll of nine on Friday, while the WHO had said 11. The UN health body raised the total number of cases beginning from April 23 ...

http://ift.tt/2p11jQM President Muhammadu Buhari. PHOTO: LUCY LADIDI ELUKPO. Federal Government on Monday in Abuja assured the Nigeria workers of speedy passage of the new National Minimum Wage. President Muhammadu Buhari said this in a message to workers on the occasion marking the 2017 May Day Rally with the theme, “Labour Relations in Economic Recession: An Appraisal”. “I am happy to inform you that Government will give expeditious consideration to the proposal contained in the Technical Committee’s Report which was submitted to it on April 6, 2017. “Government will take necessary steps to implement the final recommendation of the Main Government/Labour Committee as it relates to the setting up the new National Minimum Wage Committee and the needed palliatives. “This is in order to reduce the discomfort currently being experienced by the Nigerian working class. “I want to assure you that government will continue to do all at its disposal to better the lots of all Niger...