THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHRISTMAS

Do we not throw parties to mark our birthdays? And we celebrate posthumously the birthdays of our fallen national heroes, heroines, and global icons by giving lectures on the dates on which their birthdays fall. For many centuries, Christians have been celebrating Christmas, the birthday of Jesus Christ, our Messiah. It is said that he was partly human and partly divine. Jesus Christ, who walked the earth more than two thousand years ago, was a revered and important religious figure. Christians believe him to be the Messiah, the redeemer of human-kind. Biblical accounts about his life say that Virgin Mary gave birth to him after having an immaculate conception. Given the immense deeds and miracles he performed, and the revolutionary religious works he carried out while on earth, his birthday is worth celebrating.
 
But not every Christian sect marks his birthday on the grounds that his actual date of birth seems to be indeterminate. There are diverse and conflicting myths and legends surrounding his birth. A Christian sect, the Jehovah Witnesses, has produced books and religious journals that posit and argue the Jesus Christ was not born on December 25. It is also believed that a pagan festival was Christianized as Christmas in order to make it acceptable to people. Now, in Christendom, Christmas is the most important festival in the Christian calendar. It has gained wide acceptance as billions of people celebrate it. Those opposed to the celebration of Christmas argue that Christ didn’t instruct us to mark his birthday. And they say that Christmas has its roots and origins in pagan and idolatry practices.
 
But Jesus Christ whose birthday is celebrated on every December 25 preached, propagated, and spread the message of love among the people(s) of the world. He was impaled on the cross but he forgave his murderers their sins. The teachings of Jesus are anchored and based on love. The Holy Scripture says this, “Love covers a multitude of sins.” And he who is with charity has fulfilled the commandments of God. If you love your wife, you will not kill her for money – making rituals; and if you love your compatriots, you will not divert money entrusted in your care for the rehabilitation of bad roads into your private bank account. Are bad roads with craters not the major cause of road accidents in Nigeria?
 
The season of Christmas offers us the ample opportunity to renew and rekindle our love for other people. Christ whose birthday we are celebrating paid the supreme price to guarantee our salvation and redemption. He did that out of love. Do we meditate and reflect on the teachings and message of Jesus Christ during the yuletide season and beyond? Do we engage in acts of charity during the period, too?
 
Now, Christmas is the time during which Christians living in places other than their home-towns return home. It is time when members of a family experience family reunion. People consummate their marriages in holy wedlock during the period. Other ceremonies and festivals are celebrated during the period, too.
 
Sadly, the celebration of Christmas has assumed a despicable dimension and hue. Prior to the celebration of the festival, some people engage in immoral and heinous acts in order to make money with which they will buy food items, clothes, pieces of furniture, and other things for the celebration of Christmas. The Christmas festival has been monetized and commercialized. Now, it is time for the ostentatious display of wealth by the rich. Some rich people add new cars to their fleet of cars, and marry new wives.
 
And youths engage in unrestrained sexual concupiscence during the period. Consequently, some teenage girls are left with unintended pregnancies some months after the celebration of the festival. Some ladies’ futures were blighted and ruined by their indulgence in pre-marital sex during the Christmas period. An unwed single female parent will find it hard to cope with academic rigors in tertiary institutions. More so, in the recent past, during the celebration of the festival, some men who are dipsomaniac binged on intoxicating drinks, which caused them to have near fatal car accidents while behind the wheels.
 
There is no gain saying the fact that our perpetration of sinful and immoral acts and crimes has characterized the celebration of Christmas. It is sad that the commemoration of our Savior’s birth is tainted by our indulgence in unwholesome deeds. Consequently, Christmas has lost its spiritual and religious significances. Jesus Christ propagated and spread the message of love while on earth. He taught us to imbibe the virtues of holiness, righteousness, tolerance, and faithfulness. Do we manifest those sterling personal qualities that defined the personality of Jesus Christ? The answer is a categorical no.
 
The celebration of Christmas calls for sober reflection, and the re-dedication of our lives to true Christian living.
 
Chiedu Uche Okoye writes in from Uruowulu–Obosi, Anambra State. He is a poet and a Civil servant.

You can wish him a Merry Christmas on 08062220654

AUNTY MORENIKE THE ‘SHERO’

Morenike an orphan gave up everything to ensure that her siblings got quality education, whilst she remained an illiterate. We are truly inspired by her brother's narrative below.

‘Losing my mum and dad at the age of 4 is the darkest moment of my life. People don't know why I am so passionate about quality education for every child and the inspiration behind the Sera Schools Initiative. It is the woman in this picture. I know she can't read what I am writing here because she sacrificed her own education for me but I am glad her children can and my success today is her success. She is another Mother Theresa the world is yet to celebrate but I will. She is the major heroine of my success. She picked me up when everybody abandoned me.

Let me tell you little out of the many stories.

May 9,1994 is a day I will never forget, it is the darkest moment of my life. I was just four years old then and I woke up that day seeing people crying in our compound. What happened? I didn't know until I saw my mummy lifeless body being brought into the partially completed building we were living then. Mummy died that day and it was like everything was over, our world collapsed unexpectedly. My dad had died earlier, death taking my mum away again was like God decided to punish us for reason we never knew.

Being the 2nd to the last born, I was abandoned with our last born Gbemisola as family members came around to pick the matured ones among us. Sister Morenike was just 19 then but she refused to follow the person that came for her, she dropped out of school and started working to provide money for my grandma who was taking care of us then.

Grandma couldn't live long, she couldn't get over my mum death and she too passed away. Sister Morenike came back, she took me and my little sister who was a year old then and took us to Akure. She was 20 by then. She became my mother and that of my little sister. She put us in a lesson which was where I received my first education since she could not afford money to put us in a school.  She told us that though she may never go to school again but that we will go and that she will do whatever she can to make us educated.

Lovely sister though I was 5 years then, I can still remember how you worked in a food canteen washing plates and many times you always bring your food for us to eat.

After some months in the canteen you raised money and  venture into hawking small white beans that was common then to sustain us. From there you moved to hawking Maggi when you discovered that you could make more money there to feed us. You will hawk from morning to night so as to have money to buy akara and garri which was our best food then.

You later moved to Oja-Oba to start selling Okra and pepper and I have to join you at the age of 7 to start hawking and it was in the market under you that I learnt most of the things I know about business today. I can remember how rain always beat us in the market and how we always cry together anytime our sales proceed got stolen.

You sacrificed everything for me and today I am a better person, at least I am now a graduate and not an okra seller as many of my mates then are still in Oja-Oba. I am shedding tears already I have to stop here. Thank so much for beating me anytime you discovered I didn't go to school. The only assignment you could only do for me while I was in primary school is Yoruba but I am grateful you have once being my teacher.
  
Aunty "Meeke" was what I shortened your name Morenike to then because I was used to calling your name from morning to night.  I cannot thank you enough. You became illiterate so that I can be educated, you became poor so that I can be rich. You sacrificed everything for me. I owe you so much even God know that. 

Join me and celebrate another great heroine of my success Mrs. Morenike Babalola and call her on this number 08140186935 on my behalf  to thank her for me. I am not telling this story for comments or for likes. I don't need sympathy, I have overcome everything already even though the pains has refused to go away but I know there are a lot people outside there that are going through turbulent moments like I had gone through and my story can ignite their hope. God doesn't punish us with the situations of our lives, He only prepare us for the future with them. If I can I do it, yes you too can, every child deserve quality education. I am who I am today because I had access to quality education. With the Sera Schools Initiative as a platform, I will do all I can to make sure every child in Nigeria have access to quality education. Watch out for the whole story in my Autobiography coming out soon. I am now a#graduate#from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University not just as a student but as NUASA President and ACCA Student Ambassador. Share to give hope to someone. It is my story...I am still far from the end.’

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Nigeria's Power Couple

Brigadier General Cecilia U. Akagu and Brigadier General Clifford B. Wanda are Nigeria’s first married army officers to attain the same rank of Brigadier General.
Brigadier General Akagu is from Ankpa in Kogi State while her husband is from Enugu Ngwo in Enugu State.

Brigadier General Wanda joined the Nigerian Army in the mid-1980s, and he attended Nigerian Military School, Zaria.

The fact that the couple have different last names is not unusual, as some military personnel keep their last names for administrative purposes, especially if they met on the job. The distinguished Nigerian army officers met when they were both commissioned officers and got married.
Whereas Brigadier General Akagu and Brigadier General Wanda are not the first commissioned officers to be married in the Nigerian Army, they hold the distinction of being the first to attain the rank of Brigadier General as a married couple.

Source: SDK Blog

ARE THESE PORTENTS OF APOCALYPTIC SITUATION? BY CHIEDU OKOYE

It was Hugo Grotius, a political scientist, who said this: “Governments come and go; but, a state remains forever.” But is this political axiom true in our today’s world? Not only do governments come and go; but also countries do break up into smaller nation – states. Some countries’ maps and boundaries have been re-drawn as some ethnic nations in those countries seceded from them.

World history is replete with stories about countries that disintegrated. USSR, a former super-power country, was composed of fifteen republics. But it disintegrated owing to the failure of its glasnost and perestroika system. Yugoslavia broke up into smaller countries; and Czechoslovakia dismembered, too. India and Pakistan used to be one country before now. In Africa, Somaliland emerged from Somali; and South Sudan broke away from Sudan. And Eritrea was formerly a part of Ethiopia. The number of countries that suffered dismemberment is many.

Till now, the wave of agitation for self-determination by ethnic nationalities is sweeping across the world. The Basque people in Spain are agitating for state-hood. Recently, the Scottish people conducted a referendum to determine their continued stay in Great Britain. Sadly, those agitating for the political emancipation of Scotland failed to achieve their goal.

The reasons behind the eruption of ethnic feelings and chauvinism in some countries which give rise to clamour for statehoods by ethnic nations are legion. A people in a heterogeneous country who are marginalized in their country’s scheme of things would battle to have a country of their own. Political domination of a minor ethnic group by bigger ones can lead to agitation for political sovereignty by the minor ethnic group. Ethnic hatred is the reason why nation-states in Africa descend into violent conflicts. Liberia, Sierra-Leone, Rwanda and others were ravaged by wars in the past. In Kenya, they are conscious of their ethnic origins; so, the kikuyu, Luo, and some other ethnic groups in Kenya do battle fiercely for the control of political power at the centre.

Back home, in Nigeria, since the inception of Nigeria, ethnic nationalities that make up the country have been making attempts to secede from Nigeria. During the colonial era, the Egbe Omo Oduduwa, a Yoruba Cultural Cum political group, declared their intention to leave the Nigeria union. The Hausa-Fulani people, who lay claim to being the sole and eternal custodian of political power in Nigeria, stated unequivocally in their nine point programme that they would like to secede from Nigeria. Isaac Adaka Boro, the Ijaw nationlist, declared the Niger-delta republic, which was short-lived.

The clamour by the diverse ethnic groups in Nigeria to leave the Nigerian federation has not died down even with the dawn of civilian administration in the country. Now, some terrorist groups with divisive ideologies have sprung in Nigeria. The Oodua group is to the south-west what MEND is to the Niger-delta people. In the past, The MEND group employed violent methods to express their displeasure with the Nigerian government. The Niger-delta militants would kidnap expatriate oil workers to express their grouse about the despoliation and degradation of their waters, eco-system, and soil through oil exploration by foreign oil companies. However, the militants were granted amnesty and rehabilitated by President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, which stemmed the tide of violence in the oil delta region.

But, now in Nigeria, it is the Boko Haram insurgency in the north that is threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria as one country. The number of victims of Boko  Haram insurgency is mounting daily. Those displaced by the insurgency have sought refuge in neigbouring countries. The urgent and speedy containment of the murderous group has become a desideratum since the activities of the group have the capacity of plunging Nigeria into a civil war.

While the north is on the boil, and has been turned to a sea of blood, the Indigenous People Of Biafra , a separatist group, has been staging peaceful protests in the south-east for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. The clamour for the independence of the Biafran state has gained momentum and currency with the speeches read on Radio Biafra by Nnamdi Kanu. The Pro-Biafra agitator was arrested upon his return to Nigeria. His arrest and detention triggered the protests, which paralyzed economic activities in the south-east for some days.

But have we forgotten that the folk-hero with winsome smile, Colonel Emeka Ojukwu , declared the independence of the  state of Biafra in the 1960s when the Igbos living in the north suffered genocidal decimation? The federal government fought the secessionists for thirty months. The lives and properties destroyed in the gratuitous civil war cannot be quantified. Our country hasn’t recovered from the effects of the ravages of the Nigeria-Biafra civil war.

Sadly, the desire for the creation of the Biafra state has resurfaced and resurged. In response to the agitation for the creation of the Biafra state, the Nigerian army is engaging in unnecessary sabre-rattling as though the indivisibility of Nigeria was sacrosanct and inviolable. History has shown that a people who are alienated and marginalized have right to strive for the attainment of self-determination. The subtle threat by the government to use military might to subdue the Biafra agitators is provocative and insensitive.

The question that should agitate the minds of every patriotic Nigerian is this: what is behind the Igbo youths’ romance with the idea of the independent state of Biafra? The intractable Boko Haram insurgency and the Pro-Biafra protests are traceable to many factors, chief among them is the structural imbalances existing in Nigeria. Inequity and lack of egalitarianism in a country predispose it to suffering violent convulsions. Kids of Igbo origin seeking admission into unity schools are required to score high grades in the entrance examinations. But their compatriots and colleagues from the north who have low grades are being admitted into unity schools. These differential treatments that are meted out to Nigerians cause indignation, anger and discontentment to well up in our hearts.

And past and current civilian administrations in the country have treated Nigerians with utter contempt. Our leaders have failed to address the issues that bedeviled our country. Millions of university graduates are without jobs. Those unemployed people are with the feelings of disillusionment. A person with revolutionary ideas can mobilize those disgruntled youths and instigate them to embark on secessionist move.

To some people, the Biafran idea is not about carving out a geographical space for Biafra. It has got to do with redressing the ills that  have afflicted our country and giving restitution to victims of Nigeria’s past egregious and inhumane political leaderships. The proposed Biafran State is with geographical indeterminacy, however.

Chiedu Okoye is Patriotic and a lover of politics.

PASSION: MEET BASHIR THE LITERATE WHEELBARROW PUSHER

It is not every day that we get to meet young and talented people whose ordinary exploit and talent is distinguishing them from their peers.

Today, we bring you the story of Bashir who lost his father about twenty years ago but managed to finish secondary school despite the insurmountable challenges he faced.
Bashir later gained admission into a tertiary institution in Kano but has no money to pay for the tuition. To make ends meet, he came to Abuja and began a wheelbarrow pushing business, helping shoppers navigate the market while shopping while helping them to carry the things they buy.
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He, however, is different from other ‘mai barrow’ as they are called. He dresses uniquely, like someone attending a social function or going to the office. He has a well-worn cap on his head, neat clothes, a pair of sandals worn over stockings, and a wrist watch.

He also speaks English, though not fluently.
He was discovered by a client, Chiemezie Claire Asunugwo-Anyanwu who was awed by his mannerism, dress sense and the likes.

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DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS GOVERNING COUNCIL

Delta State Government appoints new members of tertiary institution governing council and DBS board members today. The names and appointments are as follows;

COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, MOSOGAR
Dr Amos Ighorodje - Chairman
Chief Cosmos Ighoraye - Member
Mr. Americano Edon - Member
Chief Mrs Mary Chidi - Member

DELTA STATE POLYTECHNIC, OGWASHI-UKU
Dr Festus Okubor - Chairman
Mr Victor Asasa - Member
Mr Henry Ofa - Member
ENI Doris Mokobia - Member

DELTA STATE POLYTECHNIC, OTEFE-OGHARA
Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay - Chairman
Chief J.B. Oduma - Member
Barr. Brave Enodeh -Member
Chief Mrs Pat Ejeteh - Member

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AGBOR
Chief Emmanuel Onyeukwu -Chairman
Mr Idris Oyibo - Member
Barr. R.B. Guanah - Member
Mrs Patience Iyasere - Member

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, WARRI
Barr. A.K. Asawota - Chairman
Ms Pally Eghore - Member
Ogbueshi Adizue Eluaka -Member
Mrs Gbubemi Ikomi - Member

DELTA STATE INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, ASABA
Chief Champion Kpateghe - Chairman
Mr Stanley Odali - Member
Mr Henry Ojalekele -Member
Mrs Fanty G. Wariyai -Member

DELTA BROADCASTING SERVICE, ASABA
Mr Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza -Chairman
Mr Denghan Macaulay - Member
Hon. Mike Ogwah - Member
Chief Mrs Esther Onokpasa - Member

Congratulations to the new members.

JOURNEY OF LOVE IN MILIEU OF LOVENESSNESS BY CHIEDU OKOYE

Love is a shop-soiled word. To say that it is an overused word is to state an obvious fact. Over the centuries, poets, philosophers, dramatists, and novelists have produced works, whose thematic concern is love. Daily, young people whisper sweet-nothings into the ears of their friends in demonstration of their love. Religious teachers do exhort member of their religious groups to love other people. In addition, the bible, which is the holy book of the Christians, says a person who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the commandments.

Nevertheless, to some people, love is an undefinable and indefinable emotion. One definition cannot encapsulate and capture vividly the meaning(s) of love. Love can be broadly divided into many groups, chief among them are agape love and Eros. However, what is love?

The Longman’s dictionary of contemporary English defines love as ’’ a strong feeling of caring about someone especially a member of you family. A strong feeling of liking and caring about someone especially combined with sexual attraction”. However, do the diverse people(s) of the world engage in deeds of love? The answer is a categorical no. Millions of people(s) who belong to different human races are without love. So, from Syria to Israel; From Nigeria to Chad, terrorist groups, whose members are indoctrinated with dangerous religious dogmas are engaged in orgy of killings. The members of Boko Haram, Isis, El- shabab and others kill other people in the name of the Koran.

No religion preaches violence and bloodshed. So those who kill other people on behalf of their God or gods are violating the tenets of their faiths. The world’s religions have doctrines that are rooted in love. In Nigeria, almost everybody belongs to a religious group. Islam and Christianity, which displaced and dethroned the African traditional religion, are the predominant ones.

In addition, adherents of the major religions in Nigeria, who occupy position in the top echelon of our super-structure, perpetrate deeds that hurt our economy. Consequently, Nigeria is bedeviled with the problem of high-rate of unemployment. But a God- fearing man with probity will not divert public money entrusted in his care into his private account .A person, who is truly righteous and forthright, will not demand monetary inducement from job -seekers. The down –trodden, are denied those places owing to Nigeria egregious systems of doing things.

And it is not love that motivates some people to abduct and kill children for moneymaking rituals.
Love is a scarce commodity among us now. Moreover, the existence of love among us is prerequisite for our entrenchment of peace and unity in Nigeria. If love exists among every family, then Nigeria will become an oasis of peace and unity. However, we have many broken homes and families in Nigeria as marriages collapse as fast as amoebae cells break up. When a marriage union is destitute of love, it will fail.

In African, especially Nigeria, men marry wives in order to beget male children, who will ensure that their families’ names do not go into extinction. In addition, men prefer male children to female ones as girls are thought to be chattels that will be sold off. A woman without a male child is always unhappy. Some so –called well -educated men ended their marriage unions on grounds that their wives could not begot male children.

More so, some people enter into marriage relationships because marriage confers a measure of respectability. In Nigeria, marriage is a yardstick for assessing people’s successes. Therefore, not many people have entered into the sacred union and institution of marriage for love. Yet, any human relationships not based on love are predisposed to fail. Do we not put up with the irritating, offensive and repulsive deeds of those for whom we profess love? Some husbands had their kidneys harvested, which they donated to their wives for organ transplant, as their wives’ kidneys were diseased. Men and women who are propelled by feelings of love do make great sacrifices in order to give joy to their partners. Any marriage union that is founded on genuine love can resist the buffeting and whiplash of marital troubles.

Being married has compelled me to learn the virtues of patience and tolerance. They are the qualities of love. The holy bible tells us that love covers a multitude of sins. As we journey to the altar for the solemnization of our marriage union, I pray that our two souls should unite as inseparable Siamese twins, and continue to chime the same tunes.

Chiedu is a civil servant, writer and a patriotic Nigerian, based in Anambra.

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ADMISSION EXERCISE FOR 2015/2016 ACADEMIC SESSION IS ONGOING IN WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY, OGHARA

It is extreme good news coming from the heart of Delta State!



Students that had given up on gaining admission this year, now have the opportunity to attend Western Delta University.

Following the granting of a license to start a University by the NUC, Western Delta University was formally established in May 2007. The College of Natural and Applied Science was one of the two colleges in phase 1 of its academic programmes. The College effectively resumed activities in April 2008 when it matriculated the first batch of students for the 2007/2008 academic session. Reflecting on a wide range of discipline, the College offers an exciting and challenging collection of courses in six departments with eight degree options.

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Four notorious cultists terrorizing Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Delta State University Abraka and its environs have been arrested by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad.

The cultists, whose names were given as Enahoro Benedict Lucky, 21; a.k.a Freshboy, Ekinedo Odion, 29, aka overdose, Emmanuel Iluore, 24; aka Gayo, 24; and Dennis Isehomen, 28, were arrested following cultism related activities which led to the murder of two students in September, 2015.

In an interview with Vanguard, the suspects revealed what caused them to join a cult and the activities their cult has been involved in.

Enahoro Benedict Lucky: " I am from Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State. I am a 400 level electrical/electronic engineering student of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma. I was actually forced to join a secret cult named Vikings, a.k.a Arobarja, when I was in 200 level. I was initiated by a friend, Sammy Salami near Faith Baptist Church, Uleme. Last year, a member of our cult group called Brutus was killed by Aiye confraternity at Ukpenu, later our group retaliated by killing a member of Aiye. I was with two of my friends when I was arrested at Lovereal Gardens in Ekpoma. I was arrested, while others escaped ."

Ekinedo Odion : " I am from Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government Area in Edo State. I was arrested in Good Shepherd Hotel, Ekpoma. I became a member of Jures cult while I was in Rivers state. Later, I was initiated into Black Axe in 2013 after I gained admission into Ambrose Alli University in 2013. Members of my cult group have killed several persons from a rival cult gang; they killed three Aiye cult members within Ekpoma and its environs."

Emmanuel Iluore : " I am a final year student of Ambrose Alli University, AAU. I was initiated into Vikings cult group in 2006 by a friend called Endurance, a.k.a Wizard. In 2013, the former leader of the gang, named Bobo, handed over the leadership of the cult to me after I paid N35, 000 to him. In November 2014, I became the gang’s number one man; I led the gang for about a year before I handed the mantle of leadership to one Kalif. The cut-to-size single barrel gun belonging to the cult used for operations was recovered by the police in Ben’s house in June 2015. It was Wisdom, the number one man of Black axe that killed Brutus sometime in 2014 .”

Denis Iseghohimen : " I attended Ambrose Alli Primary School. I was arrested at Rainbow Hotel at Ileh, along Idialu Bennington. I was initiated on September 26, 2013 in Delta State University Abraka. Vincent is our gang number and he is in possession of our operational weapon which includes a locally made gun and battle axe and regalia. I was among the people who killed a member of Aiye confraternity cult called Tilo, while Manfight killed Idohu in retaliation."

Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the gang’s armourer, Sammy Salami, who is currently at large.

Source: Pulse NG

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Historical: France Closes Borders
In a historical move, France has closed its borders. State of emergency has been declared in the country.

In an unprecedented move, France has closed its borders, restricted travel, and activated the armed forces following the double attacks in the French capital.
The first shooting took place at a Cambodian restaurant in a popular area with prominent entertainment, that sees much traffic on Friday evenings.

A second shooting was reported minutes later near a nightclub in the area, where gunmen may still be holding hostages.
Security has been tightened in other major cities, including American cities although there is currently no other known threat.
French President Francois Hollande announced the closing of borders after President Obama made a statement, sharing his condolences with the French people.
The move to close the borders implicates the severity of the situation.
At least 60 people have been reported dead, and about 60 hostages are now held by the terrorists.

It is reported that the terrorists are not wearing masks, indicating that this is a suicide mission.
French authorities are urging people to stay inside.

Culled from Virtual Jerusalem

JOB VACANCY AT NOVO NORDISK

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Apply here http://www.novonordisk.com/careers/working-at-novo-nordisk/available-jobs-results.Nigeria.External.html

46 YEARS OLD BANKER FINDS OUT HIS WIFE HAS BEEN CHEATING FOR 10 YEARS

46-Year-Old Banker Finds Out His Wife's Been Cheating For 10 Years, Writes An Open Letter That Goes Viral

It’s usually when you hit a crisis in life; you realize the importance of everybody around. You realize how you’ve wasted your entire life doing something that was never worth it to begin with. It’s only around this time when you think of all those unfulfilled dreams that still linger within you. Case in point—this 46-year-old Australian Redditor JohnJerryson who recently found out that his wife has been cheating on him for the last decade.
He took to Reddit to bare his soul and his broken dreams in a thought-provoking open letter which went viral beyond imagination.
Read the letter in its entirety, it might just be the motivation you needed to live a life worth living!

“TL:DR I realised I let procrastination and money stop me from pursuing my passions when I was younger, and now I am dead inside, old and tired.
Hi, I my name's John. I've been lurking for a while, but I've finally made an account to post this. I need to get my life off my chest. About me. I'm a 46 year old banker and I have been living my whole life the opposite of how I wanted. All my dreams, my passion, gone. In a steady 9-7 job. 6 days a week. For 26 years. I repeatedly chose the safe path for everything, which eventually changed who I was.

Today I found out my wife has been cheating on me for the last 10 years. My son feels nothing for me. I realised I missed my father's funeral FOR NOTHING. I didn't complete my novel, travelling the world, helping the homeless. All these things I thought I knew to be a certainty about myself when i was in my late teens and early twenties. If my younger self had met me today, I would have punched myself in the face. I'll get to how those dreams were crushed soon.
Let's start with a description of me when I was 20. It seemed only yesterday when I was sure I was going to change the world. People loved me, and I loved people. I was innovative, creative, spontaneous, risk-taking and great with people. I had two dreams. The first, was writing a utopic/dystopic book. The second, was travelling the world and helping the poor and homeless. I had been dating my wife for four years by then. Young love. She loved my spontaneity, my energy, my ability to make people laugh and feel loved. I knew my book was going to change the world. I would show the perspective of the 'bad' and the 'twisted', showing my viewers that everybody thinks differently, that people never think what they do is wrong. I was 70 pages through when i was 20. I am still 70 pages in, at 46. By 20, I was backpacking around New Zealand and the Phillipines. I planned to do all of Asia, then Europe, then America (I live in Australia by the way). To date, I have only been to New Zealand and the Phillipines.

Now, we get to where it all went wrong. My biggest regrets. I was 20. I was the only child. I needed to be stable. I needed to take that graduate job, which would dictate my whole life. To devote my entire life in a 9-7 job. What was I thinking? How could I live, when the job was my life? After coming home, I would eat dinner, prepare my work for the following day, and sleep at 10pm, to wake up at 6am the following day. God, I can't remember the last time I've made love to my wife.

Yesterday, my wife admitted to cheating on me for the last 10 years. 10 years. That seems like a long time, but i can't comprehend it. It doesn't even hurt. She says it's because I've changed. I'm not the person I was. What have I been doing in the last 10 years? Outside of work, I really can't say anything. Not being a proper husband. Not being ME. Who am I? What happened to me? I didn't even ask for a divorce, or yell at her, or cry. I felt NOTHING. Now I can feel a tear as I write this. But not because my wife has been cheating on me, but because I am now realising I have been dying inside. What happened to that fun-loving, risk-taking, energetic person that was me, hungering to change the world? I remember being asked on a date by the most popular girl in the school, but declining her for my now-wife. God, I was really popular with the girls in high school. In university/college too. But i stayed loyal. I didn't explore. I studied everyday.
Remember all that backpacking and book-writing I told you about? That was all in the first few years of college. I worked part-time and splurged all that I had earned. Now, I save every penny. I don't remember a time I spend anything on anything fun. On anything for myself. What do I even want now?
My father passed ten years ago. I remember getting calls from mom, telling me he was getting sicker and sicker. I was getting busier and busier, on the verge of a big promotion. I kept putting my visit off, hoping in my mind he would hold on. He died, and I got my promotion. I haven't seen him in 15 years. When he died, I told myself it didn't matter that I didn't see him. Being an atheist, I rationalized that being dead, it wouldn't matter anyway. WHAT WAS I THINKING? Rationalizing everything, making excuses to put things off. Excuses. Procrastination. It all leads to one thing, nothing. I rationalized that financial security was the most important thing. I now know, that it definitely is not. I regret doing nothing with my energy, when I had it. My passions. My youth. I regret letting my job take over my life. I regret being an awful husband, a money-making machine. I regret not finishing my novel, not travelling the world. Not being emotionally there for my son. Being a damn emotionless wallet.

If you're reading this, and you have a whole life ahead of you, please. Don't procrastinate. Don't leave your dreams for later. Relish in your energy, your passions. Don't stay on the internet with all your spare time (unless your passion needs it). Please, do something with your life while you're young. DO NOT settle down at 20. DO NOT forget your friends, your family. Yourself. Do NOT waste your life. Your ambitions. Like I did mine. Do not be like me.
Sorry for the long post, just had to get it
out.

Culled from MenXP

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I AM NIGERIA: FROM MAMA'S TO MANUFACTURING, MEET DEDE ILELEJI, THE YOUNG MAN WHO EARNS DOLLARS FROM BAGS

Ileleji Dede Joshua is one of Nigeria's brave and industrious young men doing exploits in the global consumer market, and proudly flying the Green White Green flag. He is an employer of labour whose establishment is called "Reverse", which is a short form of Reverse Designs LTD. Reverse is a fashion company that sources for all its production material locally, thus contributing its own little quota to the Nigerian economy.

DEDE ILELEJI JOSHUA
 

REBIRTHRAIN: HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDRESSED?

DEDE: CALL ME DEDE ANYTIME, YOU MUST PRONOUNCE IT AS "DAYDAY" SO WE CAN GET ALONG VERY WELL LOL.

I WILL TRY DAYDAY (LAUGHING). SO WHAT DO YOU DO? 

We are a Nigerian fashion company that specialises in manufacturing made in Nigeria fashion items that are innovative, We use African prints to produce bags, shoes and accessories for everyone. Our primary production fabrics includes Ankara ,Lace ,Guinea ,Kente ,tye and dye(kampala) and other African handmade materials like our locally made leather that our love for Kpomo is almost driving into extinction.

WHY AFRICAN MATERIALS?

Firstly, we do what we do to showcase the African fashion through our clients whose aesthetic demands/style influence what we design. And apart from the nice perq of being part of the few industry takers that specialise in made in Nigeria fashion brand that proffer innovative solutions to the fashion industry within and outside the country, seeing the smile of satisfaction on the faces of our clients gives us that push we need to open our shops every other day.

TAKE US TO THE VERY BEGINNING

Hmmm. As the popular saying goes ‘’A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step’’ so I will say, I took a step at a time, and the turning point for me was when I noticed my insatiable love for shoes. As a child I did a lot of creative things, like building cages for my pets ,fixing electrical problems in the house etc. This gave my parents the idea of the kind of school I should attend, since I was really not paying so much attention to the conventional schooling environment of my age group. In 1998, I left Army Day Secondary School in Senior Secondary 1, for Sapele Technical College, Sapele Delta state, where I studied Electrical Installation from 1998 to 2001 and was certified with NTC/NBC NATIONAL TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE. That same year, I gained admission into the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity Trade Test of Nigeria, where I obtained the certificate of competence in Electrical Installation Works (D&I) grade I, II & III.
After my graduation from college, I travelled to Lagos to spend the holiday with my mother, by this time, I had two and half months left from the long holiday. I waited for the entrance examination result that will enable me study Electrical Electronics Engineering in Petroleum Training Institute(P.T.I), Delta State Effurun. While spending this quality time with my mom, she told me stories about my childhood, she emphasised on how she bought Christmas shoes every year and how I refused to wear them, but would rather clean and polish them, before taking them to bed and she always asked if I did not find my act a bit strange. I did not have a direct response to her question. However, she concluded that shoes were my calling. She even chipped in that, she sees and admire this set of footwear a young man close to her shop makes, and she wanted me to learn from him.
Wow! What? Me! Shoe maker? God forbid! I flared up lol. No way, I cried out loud that I am an Engineer. She calmed me down and said that, it would not stop me from continuing my education, but she feels that it could make a good hobby, if I could take her advice. I did not agree with her immediately, but from that minute I could not just stop thinking about the idea. I imagined what the process and possibilities of making a footwear will be, I slept and woke up with the thoughts, until the morning I went to her out of curiosity, and asked her when I would be meeting the young shoe maker, and that my friend, was how it all started.

IT IS MY TURN TO SAY WOW! I AM INDEED INSPIRED. SO WHERE DO YOU OPERATE FROM?

Thank you. We are currently operating from Lagos, Nigeria

WHAT IS YOUR TARGET MARKET?

We target the working class even though our products appeal to almost everyone, and as such we supply shops in the malls who retail our brand, so that our target market has easier access. Some of the shops we do business with includes, Daviva and O’Eclat by Gbemmy Johnson. Furthermore, companies like Lydia heart Innitiative, Macforte and RUN FOR A CURE AFRICA have given us the platform to showcase our work to foreigners and tourists, people from all over the world place orders via our website, phonecalls, email, and our various social media platform.

IMPRESSIVE! SO IF YOU WERE NOT DOING THIS, WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU HAVE DONE?

Well, it hurts me to see how we (Nigerians) buy the most expensive phones, laptops and other electronic gadgets, with zero interest in how they are being manufactured. So if I was not doing this, I would have been a manufacturer of these electronic gadgets.

WHAT IS THE HARDEST PART OF BEING THE BOSS OF REVERSE?

The hardest part of my job is ensuring that the minutest detail of every piece of work we do is well taken care of. Daunting but satisfying.

NICEST THING DONE BY A CLIENT 

A client gave me a work space for two years in exchange of 40 pieces of handbags, a kind of batter agreement.

WORST THING DONE BY A CLIENT

When a client poached some of my workers thinking they could do it all and after a while they could not keep up.
Call it karma!

PAST PROJECTS 

We have been involved with several empowerment projects that help youths who are interested in the art of being creative in the past.
We have also been one of the major bag producers for Daviva fashion for the past three years, and as such, we are one of the highest Ankara bag producers in the country, since Daviva has at least one shop in all the major shopping malls   in Nigeria.
We have partnered with designers such as O’Eclat, Ankara Freak, Jete Accessories, Muma & Ices, Ehiz-Mode, Beauty Johnson Emporium, Bata Esho, Riyaz Fashion, 5 Fingers, Alifa Concept, Rouge Valleri, ROOSE, Oge by Dara and many more in executing fashion projects.
We do yearly projects with companies like Nigerian Textiles, Lydia Heart Initiative, RUN FOR A CURE AFRICA and Macforte
We have been involved with Runwayfadan2015 and West African Fashion Awards, to mention but a few.

FUTURE

REVERSE would launch its Clothing Line of cutting edge fashion  that embodies our passion for people, art and fashion next year.


WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

Only time would tell, but by the grace of God we would be at the top of the fashion industry across the globe.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

The word of God. Especially Job 8:7 that says 'knowing so well that my latter end shall increase greatly than my beginning'. It just keeps me going and I do not worry about anything. But I always aspire to be better.

YOUR HIGHEST POINT SO FAR

I would say, this point at which I am standing. Because I am currently running a company with eight loyal and permanent staff, three contract staff, and five apprentice. Moreover, it is not just about how much Naira or Dollars I make or have made, but rather, the number of people I influence or reach out to through my work is what counts. Someone once told me that 'Any fool can make money', and I agree with him. So bearing this in mind, I feel honoured to be an employer of labour. Secondly,  we produce at least 100 hand bags and 100 footwears every week and this has been going on for three good years, to cap it all, I am glad that we meet the demands of 100 people weekly. We have come a long way, and we have a longer way to go.

YOUR LOWEST POINT SO FAR

Lowest point was that point at which I had to batter with my personal belongings, I offered my phones and jewelries in exchange for raw Materials, in order to keep my dream alive.

HOW DO YOU RELAX?

By swimming and going to the movies.

ANY ADVISE FOR YOUNGER ONES INTERESTED IN YOUR LINE OF BUSINESS?

My advice is that you must be passionate about it, if not don’t bother yourself.

THANK YOU DAYDAY FOR YOUR TIME, AND I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT, THIS INTERVIEW IS THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE CONDUCTED IN RebirthRAIN'S 'I AM NIGERIA' SERIES OF INTERVIEWS.

I feel honoured, and I wish RebirthRAIN the very best.
***

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to rrainnigeria@gmail.com if you know of ordinary Nigerians doing extraordinary things that should be featured in our 'I am Nigeria' series.

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OILY SKIN, ACNE OR BOTH? CHECK IN HERE HONEY!

The good news about having an oily skin is that it ages slowly, but you know what they say about too much of everything. Today's discussion is centred on one of the safest and cheapest ways of putting too much oil in check.

Before we proceed, bin those fancy face wash, with fancy names, toner, and cleanser containing salycic acid, micro balls, alcohol etc. Yes you heard me, get rid of them right away!

Well well well, if you are a doubting Thomas like I was, you can hold on to them for another week, but I hereby recommend that you use honey as facial wash henceforth. Now lets get down to business.

The face has its natural oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands containing anti bacterial and other properties, that is called the sebum. If you strip sebum off the facial surface, it reacts by producing excessive oil in defense and this is exactly what harsh salycic acid and other chemicals in that category do. However, if you use products without these culprits, sebum does not feel threatened, and everything is alright in your facial world. There are both natural and man made products that are gentle on the skin, but today, we are team natural, and as such, our Honey talks.

Honey is fantastic for all types of skin, as it has antibacterial, medicinal, and healing properties, it contains high amount of pottasium that kills bacteria which clogs the pores.

BENEFITS OF USING HONEY AS A FACE WASH

*Honey gently removes dirt and impurities without stripping the skin of natural oils. *Foaming cleansers and soaps frequently strip the skin of these protective oils and cause the skin to overproduce oil.
*The natural antibacterial and probiotic properties of raw honey effectively reduce breakouts and prevent new acne.
*Since it is so gentle and nurturing to the skin, it is ideal for very sensitive skin, rosacea, and eczema .
*It works well on all skin types. It balances oily skin and moisturizes dry skin.
*As far as excellent facial cleansers go, it is much cheaper than store bought options!

So now that we have ascertained the importance of honey, any brand of raw honey would do just fine, but you must make sure that, it is neither overprocessed nor dilluted, since any of these would cause it to lose its healing properties.

HOW TO IDENTIFY UNDILLUTED HONEY
Dip a match stick into the honey and strike the stick against the match box, if it lights up, the honey is undilluted vice versa.

HOW TO WASH YOUR FACE WITH HONEY

Get a teaspoon of honey, a whit pure cotton handkerchief, and whole milk for moisturising and matte look, I prefer powdered milk because it is easier to preserve

Step 1
Apply the honey gently all over your face and leave for at least 10 minutes.

Step 2
Dip the white cotton handkerchief into warm water and gently wipe the honey off your face (the cotton handkerchief removes every trace of dirt and maybe dead skin because it serves as a mild exfoliating agent).

Step 3
Splash cool water on your face to close the pores.

Step 4
Apply milk as moisturiser ( if it is powdered milk, mix with a little water for spreadable consistency. I will discuss benefits of milk in the next article)

Repeat this process every morning and evening if you do not wear make up. Remember that good honey is not a make up remover, thus, I recommend the use of natural oil such as olive and coconut oil and your cotton wool to remove make up.

Tips
*Do not use cleanser or toner during this period
*Washing your face with cool water twice a day is better than using chemicals on your skin
*Avoid harsh moisturiser that will exacerbate your oil problem
*Mix d milk with a drop of almond or olive oil if you have a dry skin
*Use an SPF during the day
*Keep hair away from your face especially if it is oily
*Constantly touching your face will transfer dirt and oil to it
*Clean your make-up brushes once a week
*Use water based cosmetics and avoid heavy make-up that will clog your pores and lead to breakout
*Go bare faced whenever you can
*Drink plenty of water to hydrate, refresh and detoxify skin from the inside
*Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables
*Eat food rich in enzymes like pineapple, milk and pumpkin to help dissolve oil that attracts dirt and dead skin to skin surface
*Avoid artificial perfumes, colouring agents, synthetic chemicals and mineral oil
*To avoid side effects, always use natural products and home remedies

I will recommend other natural products that are toners in our next article. Stay cool.

Have you tried using honey or milk to reduce the oil on your face? Or do you know of any method other than the ones mentioned here? Share your experience with us!

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