PETER CECH REVIEWING THE BENEFITS

Looking back on a week in which the team won the Europa League and claimed third place in the Barclays Premier League, Petr Cech values both achievements in terms of their potential impact on next season.

Their effect will be felt as early as August with no need for a two-legged Champions League qualifier that would have been the case had we ended up in fourth. Instead that month our European success means a place in the UEFA Super Cup match for the second year running, aiming for a better showing than the defeat against Atletico Madrid in Monaco.

'I am really happy that we won the Europa League because this win gave us a ticket for the Super Cup in Prague which is even better because I will play at home,' said Cech. 'After the huge disappointment of last year's Super Cup this is another important and positive thing, and the race for the third place was fantastic because it was up until the last minute.

'Now the structure of our pre-season can be held the same way as it is prepared and this is a big help,' he said on avoiding Champions League qualifiers.

'Everybody will have enough rest to start to season and be fresh, and we don't have to worry about this.'

It remains to be seen what the make-up of the squad will be come the beginning of pre-season but again the end of this season may help with that according to our goalkeeper.

'Last season everyone wanted Eden Hazard and because we won the Champions League he chose our club ahead of everybody else. This year we won back-to-back European trophies and I believe that win in Amsterdam was again very important because players choosing between teams may rather choose Chelsea because they always win something.'

Looking more personally, Cech, who turned 31 yesterday (Monday), is satisfied with his contribution to the long campaign.

'One of the next games for the national team will be the 70th official game I've played this season with the 63 for Chelsea, and I kept my level of performances constant. I am very pleased with the way I have played the whole season and apart from a little muscle injury I almost didn't miss any games. I felt fresh and ready and it is another season I played over 60 games and I know I can do it which is great.'

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PETER CECH REVIEWING THE BENEFITS

Looking back on a week in which the team won the Europa League and claimed third place in the Barclays Premier League, Petr Cech values both achievements in terms of their potential impact on next season.

Their effect will be felt as early as August with no need for a two-legged Champions League qualifier that would have been the case had we ended up in fourth. Instead that month our European success means a place in the UEFA Super Cup match for the second year running, aiming for a better showing than the defeat against Atletico Madrid in Monaco.

'I am really happy that we won the Europa League because this win gave us a ticket for the Super Cup in Prague which is even better because I will play at home,' said Cech. 'After the huge disappointment of last year's Super Cup this is another important and positive thing, and the race for the third place was fantastic because it was up until the last minute.

'Now the structure of our pre-season can be held the same way as it is prepared and this is a big help,' he said on avoiding Champions League qualifiers.

'Everybody will have enough rest to start to season and be fresh, and we don't have to worry about this.'

It remains to be seen what the make-up of the squad will be come the beginning of pre-season but again the end of this season may help with that according to our goalkeeper.

'Last season everyone wanted Eden Hazard and because we won the Champions League he chose our club ahead of everybody else. This year we won back-to-back European trophies and I believe that win in Amsterdam was again very important because players choosing between teams may rather choose Chelsea because they always win something.'

Looking more personally, Cech, who turned 31 yesterday (Monday), is satisfied with his contribution to the long campaign.

'One of the next games for the national team will be the 70th official game I've played this season with the 63 for Chelsea, and I kept my level of performances constant. I am very pleased with the way I have played the whole season and apart from a little muscle injury I almost didn't miss any games. I felt fresh and ready and it is another season I played over 60 games and I know I can do it which is great.'

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PETER CECH REVIEWING THE BENEFITS

Looking back on a week in which the team won the Europa League and claimed third place in the Barclays Premier League, Petr Cech values both achievements in terms of their potential impact on next season.

Their effect will be felt as early as August with no need for a two-legged Champions League qualifier that would have been the case had we ended up in fourth. Instead that month our European success means a place in the UEFA Super Cup match for the second year running, aiming for a better showing than the defeat against Atletico Madrid in Monaco.

'I am really happy that we won the Europa League because this win gave us a ticket for the Super Cup in Prague which is even better because I will play at home,' said Cech. 'After the huge disappointment of last year's Super Cup this is another important and positive thing, and the race for the third place was fantastic because it was up until the last minute.

'Now the structure of our pre-season can be held the same way as it is prepared and this is a big help,' he said on avoiding Champions League qualifiers.

'Everybody will have enough rest to start to season and be fresh, and we don't have to worry about this.'

It remains to be seen what the make-up of the squad will be come the beginning of pre-season but again the end of this season may help with that according to our goalkeeper.

'Last season everyone wanted Eden Hazard and because we won the Champions League he chose our club ahead of everybody else. This year we won back-to-back European trophies and I believe that win in Amsterdam was again very important because players choosing between teams may rather choose Chelsea because they always win something.'

Looking more personally, Cech, who turned 31 yesterday (Monday), is satisfied with his contribution to the long campaign.

'One of the next games for the national team will be the 70th official game I've played this season with the 63 for Chelsea, and I kept my level of performances constant. I am very pleased with the way I have played the whole season and apart from a little muscle injury I almost didn't miss any games. I felt fresh and ready and it is another season I played over 60 games and I know I can do it which is great.'

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How do I stop being unfaithful to my wife?

This is real and I hope the mature men reading your blog can help me. I am married to the most wonderful woman in the world. We dated for four years before I married her three years ago. We are blessed with two kids and hoping to have more in the future. My wife is simply the best. She's caring, honest, giving, very respectful and responsible and on top of all that she's drop dead gorgeous.

 I wish I could show you her pictures to see but that would give me away. I couldn't have asked for a better woman. In fact my biggest prayer is when I return to this planet in another lifetime, I hope I marry the same woman. The only issue is that I am not faithful to her. I actually have never been faithful to any woman in my life but I feel this woman deserves that from me, I just don't know how to give her that. I've been with several women since we got together 7 years ago but lately I've been feeling she deserves more from me. I want to be faithful to her but I just don't know how to. I promised myself that 2013 was going to be different and I stayed faithful until last month. I've been with two other women since then, but God knows I want to stop. How do I break away from this behaviour? How do I stop myself from wanting and sleeping with other women? Serious advice only please.

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Military operations already yielding results – Presidency

President Goodluck Jonathan has thanked Nigerians for their support for the state of emergency declared last week in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States.

Senior Special Assistant to the President, Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, made this known in a statement on Sunday.

The statement read, “President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed gratitude to all Nigerians for the overwhelming support they have given to the declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. The President also thanked the leadership of the National Assembly and many of its members, who have through calls and personal visitations, given solidarity and support for this extraordinary step taken by the President in order to halt the mindless killings, bombings and general insecurity that had prevailed in that part of the country.



“The President also notes with gratification the positive disposition and understanding of the governors of the federation, especially the Northern Governors Forum, Leaders and Elders in the North, traditional rulers, religious leaders, cultural and political groups nationwide, including opposition political parties, civil society organisations and the media.

Okupe said the President was appreciative of the efforts, loyalty, commitment and sacrifice of members of the armed forces and other security agencies, who had demonstrated commendable patriotism and gallantry in compliance with the order of the Commander-in Chief.

Okupe further stated, “Mr. President also appreciates the encouragement by members of the diplomatic corps and international community, and promises that as a disciplined force, members of the Armed Forces will operate according to acceptable international rules of engagement and will pay particular attention to the safety and well-being of the citizens of the affected states during this period of emergency rule.

“Mr. President also notes that the efforts of the Armed Forces have already started yielding positive results, as available information confirm that the insurgents have been dislodged from their previous safe havens and camps, while many have been apprehended, and their activities in the affected states have been brought to a total halt.”

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Plateau residents in fear as soldiers pursue B’Haram

The Police and Special Task Force in Plateau have put their operatives in Jos, the state capital, on high alert following reports that members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, fleeing from military onslaught in Borno State have been sighted in Bauchi and other neighbouring states.

There was high presence of riot policemen as well as increased security checkpoints in Jos and Bukuru metropolis on Sunday.

Most churches witnessed low turnout as the increased security presence and extra search created panic among residents.

Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Olakpe, told our correspondent that the police were not leaving anything to chance in the bid to ensure that terrorists fleeing from Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, did not find a safe haven in Plateau.

“We are beefing up security and all the security agencies in Plateau are cooperating to ensure that the state is kept safe. You know that a state of emergency was declared in three states and Plateau escaped because intelligence report had indicated that the state was relatively safe,” Olakpe said.

The commissioner said he was also cooperating with officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service to secure the borders and ensure that illegal immigrants did not take advantage of the situation to enter the state.

Meanwhile, Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang said he would continue to support President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure permanent peace in the country.

Jang stated this in an interview with journalists at the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Haipang, Jos, shortly after his arrival from an overseas trip.

Jang assured the residents that security agencies in the state were capable of keeping the state safe from any type of insurgency and urged the people to cooperate with the security agencies.

He said the President, as the chief security officer of the country, must have had all the security reports before declaring a state of emergency in the three states.

The governor said, “The President knows better because he is the Chief Security Officer of the nation. What we need to do is to support everything that he is doing so that we can bring total peace to our nation.

“The state of emergency, like we had in some local government areas in the country, is to ensure that the military personnel are given the free hand to be able to bring total peace.

“We hope what the President has done will now bring total peace to Nigeria and all the states so that the desire dividends of democracy are provided to Nigerians”

source--punchng.com

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Amaechi threatens to expose Abuja-based politicians

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has threatened to expose some Abuja-based politicians from the state owing to the crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.

Amaechi, who said he was no more running for any political position, added that the people of the state would lose their respect for his critics by the time he opened up on their past deeds.

Amaechi, who spoke when the Archbishop of the Niger Delta Diocese, Anglican Communion, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, paid him a courtesy visit in Port Harcourt on Wednesday lamented that nobody realised the efforts put in place by his administration to ensure that peace reigned in the state.

He said, “I will speak to the state, but not now. When I speak to the state, you will not respect any of these people (Abuja-based politicians from Rivers). I am now determined to open up.

“I am not running for any other position that they would say ‘you must manage information so that people can trust you’.

“Nobody realises how much effort we have put in place for people to walk on the streets.

“Nobody realises how much money we have put in place to make people walk on the streets. All they are interested in is how they would bring down those efforts. So, as men of God, you must stand for the truth and preach the truth.”

Earlier, Kattey prayed for God to grant Amaechi the grace, strength and wisdom to continue to perform and overcome any challenge.

The cleric lauded the governor for his achievements in the state, saying, “Your Excellency’s administration has made landmark achievements in all sectors of our economy.”

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Chamberlain Peterside, has said he was not afraid of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged missing $10m.

Peterside, who spoke in a radio interview in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, was reacting to the controversy surrounding the Bombardier jet purchased by the state government.

The commissioner insisted that no money was missing in the state government account, adding that the state runs a tight and robust system.

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