Pompeo: US Will Do Everything To Counter ISIS And Its Affiliates Everywhere

United States Secretary of State , Mike Pompeo , on Wednesday , says the US government will use all tools at its disposal in the fight against terrorist elements in Nigeria and West Africa .
Pompeo made this known after the virtual meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS co -hosted by Nigeria on Tuesday .

According to him , “ great progress ” was made at the meeting with the Federal Government of Nigeria .

The US Secretary of State tweeted , “ Great progress was made at yesterday’ s virtual Global @Coalition to Defeat ISIS meeting on West Africa. We will use all tools at our disposal to counter ISIS and its affiliates anywhere in the world . My thanks to Nigeria for co -hosting the event. ”

At the meeting , the US and the 82 -member global coalition it leads expressed full commitment to defeating ISIS and other terror groups including Boko Haram .

The PUNCH had reported that the Commander , US Special Operations Command Africa, Maj . Gen . Dagvin Anderson, in August this year , sounded the alarm that the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups were infiltrating northern Nigeria and parts of West Africa.

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RELATIONSHIP TIPS: Pieces of Empowering Relationship Advice for Women

Everyone always says, “Relationships are so hard!” But that’s not true. It’s not relationships that are difficult, rather, it’s the people involved in the relationships that MAKE them challenging.

In other words, you can make your relationship better by doing two things:

Requiring more of yourself
Requiring more from your partner
You see, a lot of people are lazy. They think that relationships should just magically run like a well-oiled machine. But that doesn’t happen in real life.

Relationships take effort, and they can be healthy and happy if you know what to do. No one has a magic wand to hand you that will turn your relationship into a fairy tale. But if you follow these tips, you will be pleasantly surprised on how happy you become.

Here is some relationship advice for women so you can use every day to make that happen:

1. Have your own life.
You might be crazy in love with each other, but that doesn’t mean the rest of your life should stop.

Don’t abandon your friends for him. Don’t take up golf and give up your massages if you don’t want to.

Have some independence and an identity of your own. Because if you don’t, things will get boring and routine in the relationship.

2. Don’t be needy.
Being needy and chasing can go hand-in-hand. If you want to see him 24/7, text him 24/7, and basically think the world resolves around him, well, you’re being needy.

Needy behavior is suffocating for people, especially men. You think these behaviors will help you hold on to him, but it actually has the opposite effect – it pushes him away.

3. Make sure you connect physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Easier said than done, but these three things are crucially important.

If you’re just physically connected, but you don’t connect emotionally or mentally, then you won’t make it for the long haul.

Or maybe you connect mentally, but your intimacy is just “meh.” The relationship may be doomed.

You have to have strong bonds in all areas of your relationship, so make sure you keep an eye on that from the very beginning.

4. Don’t chase him.
Unfortunately, many women do this a lot. And you might not even know you’re doing it.

“Chasing” comes in all forms – it could be obvious, stalker-like behavior such as calling him 100 times a day. Or, it could be more subtle, like you’re the only initiating contact all the time (meaning that you are more interested than he is).

Chasing is a turn-off for men. Let him chase you.

5. Love yourself.
So many women complain that they either can’t find the right partner, or they always attract jerks who don’t treat them right.

Well, it’s probably because you don’t love yourself enough. You can only attract the level of love that you feel for yourself.

So, look at all your good qualities and decide to love yourself exactly the way you are right now.

6. Take care of yourself.
If you love yourself, then you will automatically take care of yourself. This means trying to stay healthy, get enough sleep, go get massages, escape to a bubble bath, or maybe a girls’ night out.

You need to feed your soul in other ways outside of your relationship or else you won’t have anything left to give.

7. Don’t be a people pleaser.
Many women mistakenly believe that if they please other people, then they will automatically love them. This couldn’t be farther from the truth!

A lot of people will take advantage of you if you give too much of yourself. Instead, strive for a healthy balance of being self-less and selfish.

Please your partner, but also make sure they please you too. Relationships are a two-way street.

8. Speak your mind.
When I say “speak your mind,” I mean doing it gently and calmly. Don’t suppress your negative (or positive) emotions. Let them out.

Talk to your partner about any problems you are having. Try to see yourself as a team and solve the problems together. You deserve respect and to have your voice heard.


9. Don’t avoid problems.
No one really likes conflict. Well, maybe there are some people who do, but generally speaking, most people don’t.

So, what happens a lot of the time is they go into avoidance mode. This does not work.

If you avoid problems for years upon years, well, they are going to pile up. And then one day you’ll wake up 25 years later and never be able to sort through them all because they’ve been accumulating too long.

10. Make time for your partner.
I know I said to have your own life and some independence, but on the flip side, you can’t spend too much time alone (or with other people) because then the relationship could die.

Relationships need attention. So, make sure you go on regular date nights and have deep conversations to keep your connection strong.

11. Demand respect.
When I say “demand,” I don’t mean stomping your foot down and demanding in in a diva kind of way. What I mean is that you need to believe that you deserve to be treated with respect at all times – everyone does.

But here’s the kicker – in order to get respect, you need to give respect. So, by being respectful, you are setting the scene for nothing but kind treatment in return.

12. Strive for equal effort.
People always say, “relationships should be 50-50.” That’s wrong.

They should be 100-100. BOTH people need to put in 100% effort every day to keep the relationship strong.

It can’t be 100-20, 100-50, or even 100-99. It has to be equal.

If it gets out of balance, you need to have a conversation about that so you can get back on track.

13. Talk about gender roles.
Over the last few decades, gender roles have become blurred. Gone are the days when everyone automatically expects the man to be the bread winner and the woman to stay home and raise the kids.

These days, conversations need to be had about each person’s expectations within the relationship regarding gender roles.

14. Be a good listener.
Usually, we think women are good listeners and men are bad listeners. This isn’t true.

Men and women just listen differently. Women listen to connect with another person, and men listen to solve a problem.

But we all deserve to have someone listen to us. So, don’t forget that your partner needs that too.

15. Show empathy.
Relationships should not be “me vs. you.” It should be “us” as a team. You can’t constantly be only considering your own perspective about anything.

You may or may not be right, but perception is reality. If your partner sees it differently, try to understand. Show him empathy, and then most likely he’ll show it to you in return.

16. Be accepting of differences.
No one is 100% alike. Even identical twins aren’t exactly the same.

If you have too many expectations of his behavior that are being violated, maybe you should just accept the differences.

And if there are too many differences that you can’t tolerate, then maybe he’s not the person for you.

Oh, and don’t forget, he should accept your differences too.

17. Don’t settle.
There are way too many people in the world who fear being alone. It’s probably because they don’t love themselves enough to hold out for what they deserve. Instead, they settle for “Mr. Good Enough for Now.” And then they find themselves miserable in a short amount of time.

Hold out for “Mr. Right” because you will never find “Mr. Perfect,” but you shouldn’t settle either.

18. Don’t try to change him.
Women are notorious for trying to change their man. They think things like, “If I can get him to lose 30 pounds, then he’ll be more attractive.” Or “If I can just get him to stop playing video games, I’ll be happy.” Or “Once we get married, he’ll change for the better.”

Take this important piece of advice – if you don’t like how his is RIGHT NOW, without any changes, then you shouldn’t be with him. Period. Because you can’t really change him anyway. It just won’t work.

19. Teach him how to treat you.
The behavior you allow from another person is the behavior that will persist.

So, for instance, if early in the relationship he starts yelling at you when he’s angry, you need to correct him by gently saying, “I don’t’ appreciate you yelling at me. I deserve to be spoken to with respect. So, until you do that, I won’t engage in this conversation.”

If you don’t, it’ll only get worse

JOB VACANCY: Bartender / Mixologist at DeKash Empire Global Limited

DeKash Empire Global Limited is a fast-growing company centered mostly on lifestyle business ventures which include but are not limited to entertainment, fashion, and providing the best recreation spot for every Nigerian to escape to. We are currently establishing our new base in Enugu, and are passionate about building the right team that will move the company into its next level in the entertainment and fashion industry.

We are currently recruiting for our club / bar / lounge sector of the mall within the capacity below:

Job Title: Bartender / Mixologist

Location: Enugu
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

Plan drink menus and inform customers about new beverages and specials
Interact with customers, take orders and serve snacks and drinks
Assess customers’ needs and preferences and make recommendations
Mix ingredients to prepare cocktails
Plan and present bar menu and develop new cocktail recipes
Check customers’ identification and confirm it meets the legal drinking age
Take inventory, restock and replenish bar inventory and supplies
Handle cash, credit, and debit card transactions and ensure charges are accurate.
Stay guest focused and nurture an excellent guest experience
Comply with all food and beverage regulations
Ensure the bar area is neat and tidy
Clean the tables immediately after customer use
Qualifications

Candidates should possess an SSCE / GCE / NECO quaification with 3 - 16 years work experience.
Proven working experience as a Bartender
Excellent knowledge of in mixing, garnishing, and serving drinks
Knowledge of basic maths and computer literacy
Knowledge of a second language is a plus
Positive attitude and excellent communication skills
Ability to keep the bar organized, stocked, and clean
Relevant training certificate (if necessary)
Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays
Positive, engaging personality and professional appearance
An eye for detail and understanding drink mixing tools and techniques
Skills:

Organizational skills
Time Management
Excellent communication skills.
Good interpersonal skills.
Attention to details
Ability to work under pressure
Application Closing Date
16th November, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter as an attachment to: [email protected] using "Bartender / Mixologist" as the subject of the email.

Note: Only successful applicants will be contacted. You must be willing to resume 1st December, 2020.

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JOB VACANCY: General Manager at Dekash Empire Global Limited


Dekash Empire Global Limited is a fast-growing company centered mostly on lifestyle business ventures which include but are not limited to entertainment, fashion, and providing the best recreation spot for every Nigerian to escape to.

We are currently establishing our new base in Enugu, and are passionate about building the right team that will move the company into its next level in the entertainment and fashion industry.

We are currently hiring suitably qualified candidates for our club / bar / lounge sector of the mall in the position below:

Job Title: General Manager

Location: Enugu
Employment Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

Develop and recommend short and long-range objectives consistent with business guidelines.
Review and approve sales programs for the area of responsibilities and participate in formulation of marketing objectives
Coordinate business operations with appropriate organization personnel.
Plan and direct research in order to recommend improvement or expansion of operation.
Recommend plans and budgets and conduct activities in accordance with approved plans and budgets
Oversee day-to-day operations of all units and businesses
Design strategy and set goals for growth
Set policies and processes
Maintains product and service quality standards by conducting ongoing evaluations and investigating complaints. Initiates corrective action.
Prepares financial reports for management that clearly explain operational effectiveness, trends and variances.
Establishes and maintains a pro-active human resource function to ensure employee motivation, training and development, wage and benefits administration, and compliance with established labor regulations.
Maintains an appropriate level of community public affairs involvement.
Executes marketing, sales, and operational activities, producing results that meet or exceed the company expectations
Ensures good safety practices of employees and guests, assisting in the maintenance of proper emergency and security procedures.
Establishes and maintains applicable preventive maintenance programs to protect the physical assets of the company
Deals with the general public, customers, employees, union and government officials with tact and courtesy
Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance
Provide solutions to issues (e.g. profit decline, employee conflicts, loss of business to competitors).
Researching and identifying growth opportunities
Engage in key or targeted customer activities.
Qualifications

B.Sc / B.A in Business or any relevant field
Experience: 3 - 10 years
Proven experience as a General Manager or similar executive role
Experience in planning and budgeting
Knowledge of business process and functions (finance, HR, procurement, operations etc.).
Skills:

Ability to target goals and accomplish them.
Attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
Great organizational and time-management skills.
Self-motivated, proactive work ethic.
Excellent leadership skills
Problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and decision making skills.
Good interpersonal skills and adaptability skills.
Ability to work under pressure..
Salary

N100,000 - N200,000 monthly.
Application Closing Date
16th November, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter as an attachment to: [email protected] using "General Manager" as the subject of the mail.

Note

Only successful applicants will be contacted.
You must be willing to resume 1st December, 2020.

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JOB VACANCY: Driver at an Advertising Company - SPM Professionals Limited - Enugu, Oyo, and Rivers

Spm Professionals Limited - Our client, an advertising company in billboard and telecommunication mast is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Driver

Locations: Enugu, Oyo, Rivers

Details

We are in need of a driver with experience in Operation of Billboard and Telecommuication Mast.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title and Location" as the subject of the email.

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JOB VACANCY: Professional Sales Staff at Avant Halogen - 7 Openings

Avant Halogen is an integrated talent risk management and outsourcing solutions company. We deliver innovative talent management using our cutting-edge digital solutions that drive business performance.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Professional Sales Staff

Locations: Abuja (FCT), Edo, Enugu, Kaduna, Lagos, Oyo and Rivers

Job Description

We are looking for a competitive field sales representative to develop sales strategies and attract new clients.
The successful salesperson will source new sales opportunities and close sales to achieve quotas.
The successful candidate will play a key role in increasing income and revenue by managing and negotiating with clients, generating leads, qualifying prospects and managing sales of products and services.
Responsibilities

“Get the sale” using various customer sales methods (door-to-door, cold calling, presentations etc)
Forecast sales, develop “out of the box” sales strategies/models and evaluate their effectiveness
Evaluate customers skills, needs and build productive long-lasting relationships
Meet personal and team sales targets
Research accounts and generate or follow through sales leads
Attend meeting, sales events and trainings to keep abreast of the latest developments.
Requirements

Candidate must be HND / B.Sc holder in any course of study and class of Degree
Age is 26 years and above
Terrain / location knowledge of minimum of 5 years is required
Ability to deliver Instant Results is expected from all Applicants
Good communication skills are required
Minimum of 2 years experience in the insurance sector
Applicant must be charismatic and must be able to display the existence of large customer base.
Benefits

The staff will be entitled to a base pay.
Commission is tied to every transaction / deal you are able to close successfully.
Opportunity to be converted as full term employee will be based on performance
The commission is one of the best in the industry
You are entitled to HMO after confirmation (3 months).
The commission is one of the best in the industry.
Application Closing Date
30th December, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] with PSS Lagos, PSS Kaduna, PSS Ibadan, PSS Port Harcourt, PSS Abuja or PSS Enugu as the subject of the email based on their location.

Freezing Accounts Of South East Business Owners By Firs Is Sectional – COSEYL


Group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, (COASEYL), has accussed Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, of freezing bank accounts of some business owners from Igbo extraction in the country.

In a statement signed by Hon. Goodluck Ibem, President General, Comrade Kanice Igwe, Secretary General the group emphasized that the act was against the unity of the country.

They called on the tax body to redirect their steps as such would make millions of Nigerians poor and poor.

“COASEYL regrets the alleged cases of freezing of accounts and business accounts belonging mostly to South East is indeed against the spirit of unity and selective at a time like the post-Covid-19 era when businesses are going under and governments trying inordinately hard to bail out some globally so that job losses, inflation, purchasing power decline would not attend this critical period.

“COSEYL gathers with regret the move by Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, which is not unconnected with freezing of certain accounts on the grounds of tax-related matters/offences. Importers of ethanol pay excise duties and import duties which translates into double taxation even when it is not advisable to pay excise as an importer. Ethanol is a raw material and this excise duty charge reflects on prices of goods with the poor consumer bearing the whole brunt.



frozen account
” The FIRS, COSEYL believes, is by law duly mandated to see to the transaction of taxes and revenue all over the federation, it is not by law mandated to go about it selectively as may remind a certain section of the country of the civil war and the decades following – 1970s!

“In certain cases were personal accounts of owners of frozen business accounts blocked without any proof of infraction or non-compliance with the law. This way, private businesses are closed and and individuals account holders made to suffer deprivation. It should be recalled that the South East does not boast more or much of federal presence as do some states and cities with high-rise buildings and federal base yet a city like Aba has today an edifice of the FIRS.

“Saddened by this event, COSEYL forthrightly demands that such business and private accounts in the region be unfrozen without prejudice to the law. And, while this is the case, COSEYL wants FIRS to state which extant or relevant laws that empower it to seize accounts in that manner. Nigeria belongs to all her ethnic groups and none should try to militate or lord it over the other.

“Today in the South East region there’s no single sea port working optimally even when ordinarily this should have been the case. The Coalition wishes to remind the FIRS that the best it ought to be doing at a time like this is creating pro-poor and pro-people revenue policies so that small scale businesses and baby industries are protected and kept afloat”.#

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UNIBEN Post-Direct Entry Screening Begins Dec 14


The University of Benin (UNIBEN), on Wednesday, said its post-direct entry (Post-UDE) admission screening exercise for the 2020/2021 academic session would hold between Dec. 14 and Dec. 16.


The UNIBEN Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Benin, said that the exercise would hold in designated centres within Ugbowo campus.
“The screening exercise will be conducted using the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode.


“All candidates are expected to be seated latest one hour before the stipulated time for their screening exercise,” she said.
Ehanire further said that all applications should be made between Nov. 13 and Nov. 30, adding that candidates should have valid email accounts before commencing the application process.



She also urged the candidates to come to the screening centre with the NCDC-prescribed face masks and hand sanitiser, acknowledgement slip and screening invitation slip containing the screening schedule.
The public relations officer, however, said that candidates, who paid after the Nov. 30 deadline, would not be screened. (NAN)

Methodist Church Protests Destruction Of Properties In Enugu



The Methodist Church of Nigeria, Agbani Diocese, Enugu State, has protested against the destruction of its property at Isigwe Ugbawka, in the Nkanu East Local Government Area by some villagers.

The card-carrying protesters alleged that the church property, including cash crops worth over N300m, was destroyed by the villagers, who also threatened the priest.

The protesters, including priests from all the parishes in Agbani Methodist Diocese, carried placards with various inscriptions, such as, ‘This is God’s property,’ ‘Stop destroying Methodist property,’ ‘This is God’s battle,’ ‘The church is for peace,’ ‘Who are you to fight God?’, among others.

The protest was led by the Bishop of Agbani Diocese, Rt. Rev. Udo Nmeregini.

Addressing journalists after the protest on Monday, Nmeregini explained that a family in Isigwe Ugbawka community laid claim to the church land about six years ago, saying the land belonged to their grandfathers.

He explained that the church opposed the claim because the land was given to the church over a decade ago by the community which was documented in writing.

The family, according to him, sued the church.“The court, in its judgement a few weeks ago, ceded a portion of the land, which is not more than two plots, to the family.




But what they destroyed here is more than 10 plots of land,” the cleric added. He said the church had since appealed the judgement, wondering why the people would bulldoze all the cash crops in the compound and destroy the priest’s house.

Nmeregini said even if the court ceded a portion of the land to the family, there should be a proper delineation of boundary which must be done in the presence of the parties.

The cleric begged those sponsoring the attack against the church to eschew bitterness and embrace peace in their own interest and that of their unborn children.

Reacting to the incident, the President General of Ugbawka community, Chief Ikem Ede, said the church did not report the attack to the community.

He explained that the man who claimed to have got judgement against the church did not also inform them.“So, I can tell you that I am not aware of anything that is going on,” Ede added.

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