IF YOU WANT TO BE STRONG.......

then:

1. Reduce Food
2. Reduce Sleep
3. Reduce Talks
4. Reduce Movies
5. Reduce Sugar

LOVE IS JUST LIKE A GAME

I want you to know that love is not blind, but it is just like a game;

**When you play a game with your eyes closed,

Then you should accept whatever result that comes out of it.

STILL ON THE MATTER.....

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This is another way of reaching out to our esteem readers so as to ease the stress of clicking on the link; this app will simply alert you in form of message whenever new stories were uploaded on the blog. Also , like our Facebook page and our TWITTER account is @daccolades1, follow us!

ALWAYS BE YOURSELF

Ever since I was a little kid, I do not want to be me, I wanted to be like Johnny Bravo, and Johnny Bravo didn’t even like me. I walk like he walked, talk like he talked; and I signed for the high school he signed up for.

I AM A UNIQUE SOUL

What I cannot desire, I cannot deserve

I am the envy of the angels,

I cannot be the pity of men.

What I cannot desire, I cannot deserve,

What I don’t loose

Remains inaccessible to me,

STORY ABOUT LADI KWALI; NIGERIA FAMOUS PORTER BEHIND 20 NAIRA NOTE.

Ladi Dosei Kwali (1925- 1984) was a Nigerian skillful potter that will forever remain a symbol of pottery in Nigeria and West Africa. She was born in the village of Kwali in the present Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, where pottery was a widely practised

LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES..... PART 2

An engineer in a car manufacturing company designs a world class car. The owner is impressed with the outcome and praised him a lot.
While trying to bring out the car from the manufacturing area to the office they realized that the car is few inches taller than the entrance.

SEVEN LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES TO LEARN FROM AN EAGLE.

1. Eagles fly alone and at High Altitudes.
They don't fly with sparrows, ravens, and other small birds.

*MEANING; Stay away from narrow-minded people, those that bring you down. Eagle flies with Eagles. Keep good company.

RIO 2016 OLYMPIC ROUNDUP..

The Rio Olympics drew to a close with a spectacular 3-hour ceremony celebrating the Brazilian arts. "These were a marvellous Olympics, in a marvellous city. Over the last 16 days a united Brazil inspired the world, in difficult times for all of us, with its irresistible joy for life," said International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach.

 Here are some of the highlights of the closing ceremony.  

USAIN BOLT - THE GREATEST SPRINTER EVER: Golden Triple Triple Exponent!

By Olawale Adekoya

How will Athletics fare after Usain Bolt finally bolts 'away'?

Atheletics was in a mess after the 2004 Olympics - drugs, doping, integrity issues and multiple scandals. There was no True Leader or Poster Boy!

THE ANNUAL OSUN OSOGBO FESTIVAL ENDS TODAY

The Osun Osogbo festival is one of the aspects of African cultural heritage that continues to this day. Last Friday, the Osun Osogbo festival culminated with thousands of people all over the world coming together in celebration.The two-week long festival is held every year in honour of the river Goddess Osun and Her relation to King Larooye, the founder of the Osun community. Some describe her as the spirit queen of Osogbo, Oso-igbo, and she is considered the Spiritual Mother of all the succeeding kings of Osogbo. Osun is considered as a Goddess of fertility, protection, and blessing. She is also attributed with healing the sick with her healing river waters.

GOLDEN NUGGETS AND WORDS OF WISDOM PART 2

*An optimist is a person who tells you to cheer up when things are going his way.

 *Brevity is the soul of wit. Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to some, in love with one and enemy to none.

* Condemn vices and praise virtue.

IBB AT 75....THE MAN THAT DIVIDE OPINIONS, SAYS ‘I AM NOT AN EVIL GENIUS’

As Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, Nigeria’s former military head of state turns 75 today, various eminent personalities have been pouring encomium for his contributions to the development of the nation.

HURRAY!!! ” D ACCOLADES APP” NOW ON GOOGLE PLAY STORE

This is to inform our esteem readers and followers that you can now download D ACCOLADES APP now at PLAY STORE on any android and smart phones of your choice.

BREAKING NEWS!!!! JOAO HAVELANGE IS DEAD

Former FIFA president,Joao Havelange died today , August 16,2016, aged 100 years. He was the 7th President of FIFA, from 1974 to 1998 and also second longest in FIFA's history, behind only that of Jules Rimet.

BRIEF HISTORY BOUT JOAO HAVELANGE

THINGS TO KNOW IN LIFE....

1. Never ask a woman her age. 
2. Never ask a man his salary 
3. Never ask a student his score in an exam.

F.C.T,36 STATES AND THE DERIVED MEANING OF THEIR NAMES.

1. ABIA:

The word “Abia” is an acronym derived from the name of the four main groups of people in the state as at the time it was formed in 1991: Aba,Bende,Isuikwuato, Afikpo

SLOGAN-GODS OWN STATE

CAPITAL - Umuahia

REMEMBERING SAMUEL OKWARAJI...27 YEARS AFTER.

Today, 27-years ago, Nigeria lost a rare gem to the cold hands of death. Former Super Eagles mercurial midfielder, Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji died while playing for Nigeria inside the main-bowl of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos State, during the 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifier between the Green Eagles and Angolan.Samuel Okwaraji, a doctorate degree student of law, slumped on the 77^thminutes with 13 minutes left to play and was

GOLDEN NUGGETS AND WORDS OF WISDOM PT 1

A-A man who knows HOW will always find a boss and a man who know WHY will always be his boss. All nice things in life are immoral, illegal or fattening.

B-Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious; betrayal is a worst sin

C-Cowards dies many times before their death, the valiant never tastes of death but once; of all the wonders I yet have had, its seems strange to me that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end will come when it will come

HISTORY OF KEGITES CLUB INTERNATIONAL AS ILYA FEDECO 2/3 MARKS HER 37TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY

Kegites club chapter of Federal Polytechnic,Ado-ekit , ilya fedeco 2/3 marks her 37^th anniversary that they received the keg of office from world headquarters on August 10,1981.  We thought to share and celebrate the ilya with some interesting history about the KEGITES CLUB INTERNATIONAL   

EXAMPLE OF TRAGEDY....LAUGH IT OFF!

Winston Peters is visiting a school. In one class, he asks the students “if anyone can give him an example of TRAGEDY”. One boy stands up and offers that “if my best friend who lives next door was playing in the street when a car came along and killed him, that would be a tragedy” NO!

DID YOU KNOW.....?

*... that the first person to speak foreign language in Nigeria is Oba Esigie of Benin in 1503.

*... that the oldest hospital in Nigeria is Sacred heart hospital, Lantoro, Abeokuta in 1895.

*... that the tower of London is where Queen Elizabeth 1 imprisoned her explorer boyfriend Sir Walter Raleigh while having fun with one of the ladies-in –waiting.

ALL FROM A DECK OF CARDS

During the North African campaign, a group of soldier boys have been on a long trek, they came to a little town called CASINO. The next morning being Sunday, several of the boys went to church

The sergeant commanded the boys in the church and after the chaplain had read the prayer book,

LOVE POSTULATES...EQUATION AND STATISTICS

*To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and try not to understand her at all.

* A woman marries a man, expecting that he will change, but he doesn’t. A man marries a woman expecting that she does not change and she does

THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF A BIZARRE DEATH...a true life story.

On March 23rd 1994, the medical examiner viewed the body of Ronald Opus and concluded that he died from a shot gun wound on the head. Opus has jumped from the top of a ten-story building intending to commit suicide. He left a note to the effect indicating his despondency. As he fell past the 8^th floor, his life was interrupted by a shotgun blast passing through a window which killed him instantly.

HOW NIGERIA WAS SOLD TO THE BRITISH FOR £865,000 IN 1899.

SNIPETS ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL ACTORS

KING JAJA OF OPOBO (1821-1891)

Born in Igboland and sold as a slave to a bonny trader at the age of twelve, he was named Jubo Jubogha by his first master. He was later sold to Chief Alali, the head of the Opubo Annie Pepple Royal House. Called Jaja by the British, this gifted and enterprising individual eventually became one of the most powerful men in the eastern Niger Delta.The Niger Delta, where the Niger empties itself into the Gulf of Guinea in a system of intricate waterways, was the site of unique settlements called city-states.

COUNTDOWN TO SUMMER GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD, RIO 2016.

The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5 August to 21 August 2016, with preliminary competition in football to begin TODAY 3rd August 2016. As the Games officially begin, here are some key facts and figures about the first Olympics held in a South American country.

CELEBRATING 19TH ANNIVERSARY OF FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI

Today marks 19 years since the demise of Africa’s Afrobeat pioneer, social maverick,  human rights activist and political maverick, Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti also known as Abami Eda; we thought to share and celebrate the legend with some interesting facts about him

REMEMBERING DICK TYGER (RICHARD IHETU); ONE OF GREATEST AFRICAN BOXER AND PRIDE OF NIGERIA

Richard Ihetu also known as “Dick Tiger” was one of the greatest boxers ever to come out of Black Africa. Capturing both the World Middleweight and World Light-Heavyweight titles during his career, Ihetu won 60 out of 82 fights with 27 of them, via knock-out. 19 of his fights ended in losses and 3 in a draw.