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  • Photo: Lagos flood

    Photo: Lagos flood

  • SPAIN PRE-SEASON: Rain stops Ideye, Haruna from training

    SPAIN PRE-SEASON: Rain stops Ideye, Haruna from training

    Nigeria’s Brown Ideye alongside compatriot Lukman Haruna and their Dynamo Kiev teammates could not taste football actions at Spain’s Marbella Football Center on Thursday, the first day of their second Pre-season training camp in Spain due to heavy down pour.

    Despite the rain, Ideye and the White-Blues squad members went about jogging in good mood as they settled down to serious work after three days off.

    After the warm-up, Brown and Haruna returned to the hotel as their One and a half week of intense week pre-season training is yet to swing into full action.

    On Saturday, February 8, Ideye and pals will play a friendly against Legia Warsaw. The following day, they will battle Swedish side, IF Elfsborg.

    The Oleh Blokhin’s men will also tackle La Liga campaigners, Malaga CF at Ciudad de Málaga Athletics Stadium on February 12.

  • Rain grounds Ekiti courts

    Rain grounds Ekiti courts

    Rain yesterday grounded activities at the Ekiti State High and Magistrate’s courts in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

    The rain, which began on Monday, destroyed files and electrical appliances at the judges’ and magistrates’ chambers, court rooms and open registries.

    When The Nation visited the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, its lobby was flooded and the roofs of some court rooms were still leaking. The courts did not sit because of the situation.

    Some workers, who pleaded for anonymity, said flooding was “a familiar occurrence” at the courts.

    One said: “I have seen this kind of situation many times here at the courts. The rains would come and send us out of our offices.”

    Another said: “We all left under the rain yesterday and it kept raining till this morning. It was not surprising to us that when we got to our offices this morning around 9am, we could not do anything, as our tables, files and other items in our offiices were soaked.

    “Look at that place, that is where I normally sit, but the roof is leaking, so I have to shift here. If you stay longer on the premises and it rains again, you will see how it goes. I was standing there when a ceiling fan fell on the table, causing a panic.”

    The workers urged the authorities to intervene.

    Efforts to speak to the Chief Registrar and Deputy Registrar were unsuccessful.

  • NPFL: Rain disrupts Dolphin, Bayelsa clash

    NPFL: Rain disrupts Dolphin, Bayelsa clash

    THE NIGERIA Professional Football League South-South derby involving Dolphin FC and Bayelsa United was disrupted by heavy downpour in the Garden City of Port Harcourt futaa.com has learnt.

    Already the home team, Dolphin were cruising to another victory as they enjoy a 2-0 lead with six minute left on the clock for regular play before the center-referee ruled that the water soaked pitch was no longer fit for action.

    After failing to break the Bayelsa United defence in open play, Dolphins made the best use of their set-pieces as they scored their two goals through free kicks.

    Ifeanyi Egwim calmed the nerves of home fans when he got the opener in the 51st minute via a well taken free kick before teammate Osita Echendu doubled the lead with another free kick on the hour mark.

    Meanwhile, the match commissioner, according to the report, said the remaining minutes of the game will be played today from 4pm.

  • Crying in the rain

    ONE way to discover and rediscover yourself is by learning from others. Everybody certainly has a love story to tell you and you can be sure that no two stories can ever be the same. You can also learn from others by reading love stories or watching such movies at home or the cinemas. Lovebirds love to dine out and watch movies and this certainly is one of the best places to learn and appreciate those you fall in love with, what goes on in their hearts as well as how to live happily together forever.

    For many, this certainly looks like a dream. That was what yours truly discovered at a cinema lately. Lots of lonely buddies and happy folks are literarily crying in the rain. In this kind of scenario, nobody is likely to see your tears because the raindrops would be stronger than your teardrops. The only difference, however, is that you are going to purge yourself from the bitter memories, the uncertainty and the frustrations of running after an elusive heart.

    Interestingly, yours truly discovered this phrase from the movie ‘Journey to self’ written by Ashionye and produced by Fressia Entertainment during the week.

    Would it be interesting to watch? You also wonder if it was going to bring fresh revelations to an old-timer like yours truly. Doubting Thomas? No need for that. The best way to tap from your environment is to have an open mind, this way you can get water out of any stone.

    So, yours truly got set and it was time to learn from five yawning hearts, hearts that either fell in love or allowed love to get the better of their lives at some point. It was the story of five friends who went through different emotional phases to rediscover themselves. Unfortunately, the fifth lady (Uche) did not have the opportunity to get a second chance on the affectionate timetable. She committed suicide when she discovered that she meant nothing to the man she was married to. Instead of being loved, she was a mere property whose worth had been reduced to nothing when she could not bear children.

    In the movie, you follow the story of five childhood friends, Regina, Nse, Rume, Alex and Uche, who was a victim sacrificed on the altar of love. Interestingly, she was the one who pulled her friends together over the years with a seemingly happy disposition. She gave others a shoulder to cry on while she bottled up all the tears in heart. Sadly, she left with a series of letters, letters which later provoked her friends to open up on secrets that had become almost ‘stale’.

    Luckily, it made them do the things they feared to do and it ushered them into another interesting phase in their lives. Alex threw away her toy boy and got a real man. Nse got the courage to tell her husband about a baby she had way back in school and to her surprise he forgave and accepted her. Regina opted for divorce while Rume’s relationship had also broken and could not be mended.

    As they poured their hearts out, it brought vivid images of the deception, blackmail and bitterness from people they loved or thought loved them. It made you laugh and cry a little. The things women go through all for love! Can they really do without the heartaches which have actually become part and parcel of almost every relationship?

    Humour from Rume and good production made it a delight. It also brought to the fore issues about women and relationships as well as how to find a way out of the emotional woods if you ever get to this point. It featured Nse Ikpe Etim, Dakore Akande , Tosin Sido, Katherine Obiang and the writer of the script, Ashionye Michelle Raccah.In it you find tips on how to make good use of friendship as well as how to be a friend indeed. Lies, secrets and self discovery are the other things that you discover as you allow your mind to explore the many possibilities encountered in the love arena.

    It is only natural to want to keep and treasure something that good. If you are lucky to have a very special connection, then you would do everything to make it last. And because it’s so good, you start to think that maybe you’ve finally found your Mr. Right. It is at this point that you find a lot of ladies getting anxious about something going wrong, or about him suddenly “changing his mind” about her. Unfortunately, this is precisely the moment where a lot of women make a lot of mistakes. You can and should communicate what you want to a man and set certain standards.

    But you have to do it from the beginning… not keep things bottled up, “hoping” he’s thinking and intending the same things from the relationship that you are, and then feel upset and confused when months later you find out that he doesn’t. If you let a man know what you will and won’t tolerate in a relationship early on, then he won’t feel cornered or “hassled.” He’s going to suddenly be wildly open, affectionate and want more with you. Don’t let it scare you when you see such a big sudden shift.