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NOW THAT ELECTIONS ARE OVER

                        Now that elections are over By Oriaifoh Godwins Now that the Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and House of Assembly elections are over, we should come together and put behind us the disturbing, divisive hate campaigns and campaigns of calumny that characterised the electioneering campaigns and now begin to think of how we can move Nigeria to higher heights. The election is historic in several respects as President Goodluck Jonathan, for the sake of Nigeria’s unity, displayed a rare spirit of statesmanship by conceding defeat early and thus saved Nigeria from premeditated violence. By his action, God disgraced and disappointed those that have been chanting songs of war. The mayhem and chaos that would have followed, was successfully doused. Yes, Nigeria is yet to get to its Eldorado on democratic principles, but from the outcome of the 2015 elections, and how some political gladiators have handled the outcome of the elections with maturity,

Keshi retains 6 players for Chad encounter

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has dropped Chibuzor Okonkwo and Kunle Odunlami from his list of players called up from the domestic league ahead of this month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad. Just eight out of the 26-initial invitees made the cut with goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi leading the charge alongside Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Chika Akas, Bright Onyedikachi, Solomon Kwambe, Gbolahan Salami and Ikeckhukwu Gabriel. According to Keshi, the retained players would be joined by the fifteen invited foreign pros for the final phase of preparations for Nigeria’s opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kaduna. He also encouraged players who failed to make the cut to work harder towards getting an invite to the national team in the future. In another development, players of Warri Wolves have been released for this weekend's make or break Caf Confederation Cup playoff second leg against AC Leopards of Congo. The game takes place on Saturday at t

Why Sex is Sacred?

The dictionary defines sacred as "made or declared holy, dedicated or devoted exclusively to a use, purpose, or person worthy of reverence or respect."The word itself comes from the Latin, sacra meaning "sacred, holy, consecrated," that is, blessed or revered. The noun (singular) is sacrum, meaning a holy thing or place. While modern religions have defined sacred and spiritual as being separate from the body, from nature, and certainly from sex, the ancient Latin roots of the English language imply a different understanding. It is no coincidence that the word sacrum is also the anatomical term for the triangular bone at the base of the spine, the very place which Tantra tells us is the seat of the sleeping kundalini or Shakti energy. When aroused through Tantric practice, the kundalini rises up the spine to awaken the spiritual centers in the brain. So our language suggests that once upon a time, Western Civilization understood the sacred nature of sex. This w