Hamilton lottery winner fritters away $10 million

Nine years after cashing her $10.5-million cheque, Hamilton lotto winner Sharon Tirabassi is catching the bus to her part-time job so she can support her kids and pay the rent.

Hamilton lottery millionaire Sharon Tirabassi has gone from rolling in dough to living paycheque to paycheque.

Breaking News: Prophet Obadare Is Gone

We are getting report of the sudden passage of legendary man of God pastor obadare of the Christ Apostolic Church

The Christ Apostolic Church leader, Prophet Timothy Oluwole Obadare is dead.

The man of God who lived over two scores doing evangelism died today.

We shall give you full detail soon

Secondary School Students Get Free Computer Tablets In Osun State.

On Tuesday March 19th, 2013, Senior Secondary Schools in Osun state get free computer tablets otherwise known as ‘Opon Imo’ (tablet of knowledge) which contains apps such as e-book library, integrated test zone and 17 virtual classroom subjects to enhance e-learning for them, from the government.

Also the ‘Opon Imo’ (tablet of knowledge) which will only be given to students in SS 1 to SS 3 in all its secondary schools according to the government, contains past questions and additional traditional subjects, as well as the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) syllabuses, and is expected to complement efforts of the teachers and students for better performance in learning and teaching.

Elated students and teachers admitted that the Opon Imo will go a long way in preparing the students for external examinations.

On Why Smartphones are Killing PCs

When people use a laptop, they expect everything to be free, and when they use a smartphone they expect to pay. That is the main reason why the laptop eco-system is dying and smartphones are thriving.

Laptops have traditionally been expensive. For a couple of decades now we have gotten used to paying over $1,000 for one– the average selling price of a Mac is $1,400. Smartphones however are almost free. While Google is beginning to have some success selling the Nexus 4, most people are reluctant to pay for a smartphone. They expect it subsidized or free. But what is remarkable is how the user behavior changes after the acquisition of the gadget. A phone consumer expects a phone for free, but what happens afterwards they are willing to pay for in excess (e.g. texting, voice minutes, data roaming), even when free alternatives exist. It is a different frame of mind, almost like a deal, an agreement between corporations and consumers: get something for free and pay later, vs get something that is expensive upfront and then stop paying. A laptop is a big investment upfront to enter a mostly free world. A smartphone is a tiny investment upfront to enter an expensive, yet very much accepted world. A laptop is an all-you-can-eat experience, including an all-you-can-eat fixed internet connection. In the laptop world piracy is rampant because people expect everything to be free, but much less so in the smartphone world. And this is almost psychological: the same people who pirate on laptops don’t as commonly pirate on smartphones, even though for example there are many bit torrent clients for Android. A smartphone is an “a la carte” experience in which every component is paid for and dearly, including data packages. As a result the smartphone eco-system is well funded and thriving but the PC or laptop eco-system is dying, making the laptop experience less and less “fun”. Since 2011 more smartphones are sold than PCs. This is mostly because developers and content producers need to get paid, and they are seeing much more money developing or producing for iOS and Android than for Windows and Mac.

Alams: Jonathan has Endorsed Corruption in Nigeria – CNPP

Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has described the controversial pardon granted former Bayelsa State governor, Dieprieye Alamieyeseigha by President Goodluck Jonathan as an “endorsement of corruption and corrupt practices in Nigeria.”

Benue state chairman of the CNPP, Mr. Baba Agan who stated this Tuesday in Makurdi said “the decision of the administration was a clear indication that we are in the most corrupt era of our national history and development.

21 ways rich people think differently

World's richest woman Gina Rinehart is enduring a media firestorm over an article in which she takes the "jealous" middle class to task for "drinking, or smoking and socializing" rather than working to earn their own fortune. 

What if she has a point? 

Steve Siebold, author of "How Rich People Think," spent nearly three decades interviewing millionaires around the world to find out what separates them from everyone else. 

It had little to do with money itself, he told Business Insider. It was about their mentality.

"[The middle class] tells people to be happy with what they have," he said. "And on the whole, most people are steeped in fear when it comes to money."

17 Ways Rich People and Poor People Think Differently

1.  Rich  believe they created life, Poor believe that life happens to them
2.  Rich  play money game to win, Poor  play the money game to lose
3.  Rich  are committed to being rich, Poor  want to be rich
4.  Rich  think big, Poor  think small
5.  Rich  focus on opportunity, Poor  focus on obstacles
6.  Rich  admire other rich and successful people, Poor  resent successful Rich
7.  Rich  associated with positive successful, Poor  associate with negative people
8.  Rich  are willing to promote themselves and their values, Poor  believe don't
9.  Rich  think they are bigger than their problem, Poor  believe think otherwise
10.  Rich  are excellent givers, Poor  are givers
11.  Rich  choose to get paid based on results, Poor  choose to get paid based on time
12.  Rich  think both positive and negative, Poor  fear failure
13.  Rich  focus on their net worth , Poor  focus on working salary
14.  Rich  manage their money and time, Poor  mismanage them and time
15.  Rich  have their money work hard for them, Poor  work hard for money
16.  Rich  act in spite of fear, Poor  let fear stop them
17.  Rich  constantly learn and grow, Poor  think they know it all