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Welcome to the OTTH Fastest Finger Contest for the year 2016, we’re not giving out much today but we’re giving out more than we did last year and we’re definitely going to do better next year. We intend to show our gratitude more than once every year because you’re always here more than once for us so you can keep your fingers crossed because it’s going to happen from time to time from now on. We’ll be having two rounds, one right now and the other by 1pm so if you miss the first round, you can participate in the other. The recharge cards would be out as soon as anyone posted before it has been recharged and the ‘recharger’ has admitted to recharging it. If you win any of the vouchers, please comment on the blog so we can be sure of who the winner is and if you have trouble commenting, please send a mail to odusolar@gmail.com so we can be sure you recharged it. Without further ado, let’s get it started! MTN; 0377443685754620 AIRTEL; 540641785...

Dear OTTH readers, how are we? I’m extremely fine and excited maybe because I can perceive 2017 already, it smells like suya garnished with tomatoes, cabbage, onions and cucumber. So I’m going to officially wish us a merry Christmas and a happy new year. I do really wish that we can do this again next year but why not really? If Jesus tarries though. This year wasn’t so bad for me because I can’t say there were no bad times but I have a lot to be thankful for this year and I’m going to share some with us. For the sad part, we lost two legends, OJB Jezreel and Nomoreloss. Their deaths seemed personal to me, why should it not? I loved those men. May their souls rest in perfect peace. Now to the positives, my connections this year have grown larger and better, thanks to those who made it happen (Babalakun Femi, Uncle K among others). My knowledge has greatly increased (I wish ba?). It only gets better yeah? With God on the side of my family and I, the economic recession has g...

It has been said that trust takes years to build but sadly can be lost overnight. Building trust however might be a difficult task as experience has taught a lot of people not to trust anyone. Trust is foundational for any relationship, whether business or personal. When trust breaks, a fracture occurs in the relationship. These fractures weaken the foundation of the relationship, with more fractures creating an overall unstable relationship. There are steps which we can take to commence the trust building process and one of my favorite websites - dumblittleman - explains some of these steps; Lead by example. Show people what trust looks like by acting like a person who is worthy of trust. They will eventually take a cue from you and begin to trust you gradually. Be transparent. Open communication is essential for building trust so you need to create grounds that can allow for that and the more transparent you are, the more the other party gets comfortable with the idea of tru...

And the award goes to...CHRISTMAS. The crowd cheers while Christmas walks up to the stage to collect its award. Christmas deserves it, don't you think? For being the season of love that has indeed brought love that cut across every part of the society regardless of age, standard of living or gender.  I remember us being asked in church to bring gifts for exchange so we usually got little things we could afford of course from perfumes, to fancy pens, to clothes etc. But it never really mattered what the content of the package you're exchanging with your partner was, what matter was that the act took place - the exchange of love. We believe that love is giving because it really is. You cannot truly love without giving, no matter how little.  Christmas is the only period children from strict families are allowed to eat or drink from their neighbor. People exchange food and drinks - an act that would most likely not happen on a normal day. The importance of giving gift...

So I was in a bus earlier today and there was a lady sitting in front of me, she’s the reason behind this rant. She called for one the guys who sell in traffic to buy plantain chips; she first asked if it was fifty naira and he replied in the negative saying it was a hundred naira only so she didn’t buy. We were still stuck in traffic so the guy was very much around. She called for him to come again and said he should bring two but give her nylon with it; he looked disappointed as he didn’t have what she was asking for – a nylon - he didn’t expect her to ask for it. I mean, who asks for nylon for buying plantain chips in traffic. I think it’s a no-no but the guy wasn’t willing to give up, he had to sell his ‘market’ so he won’t end up not selling all at the end of the day. He gave her the chips, the bus had started moving then. She took her time to select from his carton scrutinizing each like she was looking for the perfect one. Sigh. She finally selected two that met her standards ...

Being single might be pretty amazing especially knowing that you don’t have to consider anyone’s reaction when making personal decisions or seek another person’s opinion because that’s just what is expected of anyone in a relationship. But then, if you find it difficult to get out of the single-ness when you’re ready, one or more of the following reasons might be behind it according to Evan Marc; You Play Hard to Get. Do you pretend to be busy when asked out? Pretend not to care when you really do? Playing hard to get makes it hard to find Mr./Ms. Right. In fact, it's likely to attract just the sort of person who will make you unhappy: someone who doesn't feel comfortable being close.    You're Fixated on Your Ex. Idealizing an old mate makes it hard to find a new one. This is a particular problem for some people: Uncomfortable with intimacy, they push their partner away. But once the relationship ends, their love resurfaces and they convince themselves that...

I don't understand people who can't be straightforward when dealing with other people's feelings. Don't lead them on. I mean, it's okay to not be a straightforward person as long as someone else's life is not at stake. I watched '35 and counting' for the second time some days ago and I felt sadder than the first time I watched it even amidst the comedy part of it. It just felt so real how some people tell you they're not ready for some things like marriage or kids and after going back and forth, the union/relationship ends only for them to have the same thing they claimed they weren't ready for with another person. This only means one thing; they weren't ready for it with YOU. It saddens my heart when I read about people who date their partner for three years and more leaving them for someone they met two months before their relationship ends saying they didn't love their partner. Biko when did the love end? If the love ende...