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FRANCE CLOSES BORDER

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.

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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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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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GENERATION NEXT: MEET STEPHANIE, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS STUDENTS UNION'S FIRST FEMALE SPORT SECRETARY!

Generation Next spotlights exceptional young Nigerians excelling in their various fields, hereby giving us a glimpse of what the future holds for us as a people.

Our first ever Generation Next interview is with Stephanie Anwulika Etiaka, the beauty with a brain. It may sound cliché but she has clinched that description. Please relax and enjoy!

RebirthRAIN, Kindly introduce yourself

Stephanie, My name is Etiaka Awunlika Stephanie, I am 21 years old from Aniocha south local government area of Delta state, the last of 5 children, a Christian and student of the department of Business Administration, University of Lagos.

What does education mean to you

Education to me is a means of opening your mind to the world. It is not an end in itself but it is a means of achieving an ultimate end, which is the enlightenment of the human mind to the countless opportunities available to it.

What do you do

Basically, am a student, an entrepreneur, a sports administrator and a social participant.
I am currently the Sports Secretary of the University of Lagos Students' Union.

Why sport

My devotion to this unpopular path to women actually stems from the passion I have for Sports, and as a manager I saw the lapses we had in the areas of Administration and structure in this particular sector, which informed my decision to contribute my own quota in terms of structure and a functional system in the University environment.

What is the hardest thing about your job

I would say the hardest thing about my job is the lack of a laid down structure in this particular sector of the University, that I happen to find myself in, and its the same situation in the country as a whole.

Past Projects embarked on
The most recent is The UNILAG SPORTS FESTIVAL, we also had KICK OFF BREAST CANCER amongst others.

What inspires you
I am inspired mostly by the mere thought that, I owe a responsibility to the upcoming generation to leave the world better than I met it. Thats the reason i always try to do my best at all times.

Future Projects
I would like to have a sports Administration and management workshop, that is aimed at building and equipping upcoming sports practitioners, with the required managerial and administrative skills to revamp the Sports sector in the country. Huge dream shey?

Where do you see yourself in the next five years

I see myself running a thriving business, happily in love! Being a better version of myself and most of all, adding value to the society.

You work really hard, how do you relax

Watching a football game, it works for me every time, I also relax by listening to music and attending comedy shows.

Highest moment

When I took my oath of office, my swearing in as Sports Secretary.

Lowest moment

When we were about to start The UNILAG SPORTS FESTIVAL in September and it seemed like it would fail, mehn! I was scared and distraught.

Happiest moment

Each time I get to put a smile on someone's face. Like when people call me and tell me 'Sports Sec' thank you for doing this and that.

Saddest moment

When I wrote my final paper and realised that my father was not there to see the woman his Jewel of inestimable value had become.

How would you describe Nigeria

Hmmnn Nigeria. I think we are a work in progress, we are like a canvas already imprinted with the sketches of a beautiful picture. The Artist (NIGERIANS) have to trace out and color the lines and shades to present that picture that we so desire to see.

CAPITALISM: WORD FOR TODAY

photo credit: Mtholyoke

                   
Capitalism is a Noun, and is defined as follows;

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
synonyms: free enterprise, private enterprise, the free market; enterprise culture.

Economic System based (to a varying degree) on private ownership of the factors of production (capital, land, and labor) employed in generation of profits. It is the oldest and most common of all economic systems and, in general, is synonymous with free market system. (BusinessDictionary.com)

An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.
an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market. Merriam-Webster

An economic and political system characterized by a free market for goods and services and private control of production and consumption. (Compare socialism and communism.) Dictionary.reference.com

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AGBAMI SCHOLARSHIP: HURRY! APPLICATION ENDS TOMORROW

APPLICATION FOR 2015 AGBAMI MEDICAL & ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company and operator of the Agbami Field, in its continuous support for capacity building in the health and engineering sectors as a strategic feed into the national manpower pool, is offering a number of University Scholarship Awards to qualified Nigerian students from ALL states of the Federation.

The scholarship program, funded by Star and its Agbami co-venturers, is a major component of their Social Investment in the strategic development of health and education in Nigeria.


Carefully read the Requirement/Eligibility and Frequently Asked Questions pages for more details

                                                                                         
Applications are invited from FULL-TIME, 100 and 200 level undergraduates from any state of the Federation, studying any of the under listed courses in universities within Nigeria:

Medicine & Surgery
Dentistry
Pharmacy
Medical Laboratory Science
Nursing
Engineering

QUALIFICATION PROCESS: Interested applicants should click on the the following link to proceed;

Scholarship

Application closes Midnight 6th November, 2015

AVOID CANCER BY CHANGING METHODS OF COOKING RED MEAT

A recent report released by World Health Organization (WHO) says, consumption of processed meat is a likely cause of cancer! So what is the way forward? Should we all subscribe to the "I am a Vegetarian" way of life? Are some of the questions that are being asked.

However, if you have sworn to do good by meat all the days of your life like me, there is a bit of hope. WHO did not rule out the fact that red meat has health benefits, but they have stressed that moderation like every other thing in life, is the key to staying healthy if total avoidance of red meat is not an option.

Nutrients derived from red meat includes iron, vitamin B12 and zinc, but processed meat undergo various dangerous modifications for many reasons. Some of the processes are curing, adding salts and preservatives and smoking. Examples of processed meat are corned beef, hot dogs, salami, sausages, bacon, ham, and canned meat amongst others.

Thus, avoiding processed versions and cooking your meat in the following ways could make it safer.

Indirect-heat cooking methods like steaming and stewing to cook the meat dishes, because High-heat methods of cooking such as grilling, pan-frying and barbecuing (Suya), are catalysts for the formation of carcinogenic properties in meat that are linked to cancer in animals.

Flip meat often when grilling to reduce the formation of carcinogens.

Reducing the cooking time of meat by using pressure cooker

Trim meat-fat, because fat dripping from meat especially when grilling or barbecuing can cause an increase of the carcinogenic compounds. Red meat with high fats also increases blood cholesterol if consumed often and in large quantities.

Balance your diet by eating other sources of protein such as fish, chicken, turkey or legumes like beans, black beans and peas.

Eat four meatless meals per week as well as eat vegetables, whole grains and fruits lowers the risk of many chronic diseases.

Finally, endeavour to stay healthy by exercising regularly to remove toxins from the body. Maintain a healthy weight and drink a lot of water whilst limiting alcohol intake. Identify stress factors around you, and try to stay away from them.

Always remember that health is wealth!

ROSE OBI: THE NEW PRIDE OF ANAMBRA STATE BY CHIEDU OKOYE

Is Anambra State not the home state of achievers, who have made marks and achieved distinctions in their respective endeavours and careers at the global level? The new Anambra State, which is carved out of the old Anambra State in 1991, teems with academic high-fliers, literary stars, business moguls, sports icons, musical superstars, political sages, and venerable men of the cloth. I would like us to know that the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, a freedom fighter, political titan, and Pan-Africanist, hailed from Anambra State. Power Mike, a former world wrestling champion; Mary Onyali – Omagbemi, the former African sprints queen of the tracks; Chief  Osita Osadebe, high-life music maestro; Chike Obi, a great  Mathematician;Chinua Achebe, the father of modern African  literature; Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the former common-wealth secretary, and others hail from Anambra State.

Not surprisingly, Anambra State’s slogan as well as motto is the ‘light of the nation’. It is a fitting epithet that captures succinctly the state’s essence. Has the state not been living up to that appellation? Past successive civilian governments in the state had set enviable praxis in the areas of infrastructural development and judicious management of financial resources. When some other states in the federation are financially distressed, the Anambra state government is executing infrastructural projects and paying workers in the state’s employ as and when do.

More so, Governor Willie Obiano has consolidated and improved on the achievements recorded in the educational sector by the immediate past civilian administration. It was Mr. Peter Obi, the immediate former Government of Anambra State, who revamped schools in the state. He articulated and executed practical educational polices, which have been yielding positive results for the state. Anambra State has emerged as the best performing state in such examinations as S.S.C.E and NECO for three successive years. And Team Anambra won the inter Basic Debate competition, which other states in the Federation participated in. The laudable and spectacular feat achieved by Team Anambra happened soon after Rose Nkem Obi won the 2015 Maltina Teacher Of The Year Competition, which was organized by the Nigerian Breweries.

Rose Nkem Obi has come into national prominence by posting a stunning performance at the Maltina Teacher Of The Year Awards. By winning the maiden edition of that national teaching competition, she has entered the   Pantheon hall of Anambra State great achievers. A native of Agulu, Anambra State, the light-skinned lady with infectious effervescence and deep scholarly bent was born in 1978. A precocious and brilliant lass, she represented Anaocha L.G.A, which is in Anambra State , in a school competition held at Enugu while a pupil of  Practising School, Agulu, Anambra state. And, expectedly, she had a credit pass in the First School Leaving Certificate Examination in 1989. She outshone other pupils in that examination.

After completing her primary education at Practising School, Agulu, she proceeded to Loretto Special Science School, Agulu, for her post-primary education. While a student in the school, her personality was moulded by Mrs. Nwachukwu, her school principal; Mr. Chukwuezi, her mathematics teacher; and Mr. Nwajiobi, her Chemistry teacher. They imparted knowledge to her and inculcated the virtues of industry, punctuality, love of books, obedience, and humility into her. While her mathematics teacher would teach them some topics after school hours, her chemistry teacher simplified organic chemistry for them with his effective and unique methodology of teaching.

She attended Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, and earned a degree in Pure and Industrial Chemistry in 2000. During her mandatory NYSC programme, she worked as a graduate assistant to Professor P.A.C Okoye. Mrs. Rose Nkem Obi, the erudite chemistry teacher at Federal Government Girls’ College, Onitsha, possesses post-graduate certificate in education and an M.S.C in chemistry. It was in 2013 that she was fully absorbed as a senior education officer by the Federal Ministry of Education after her ten-year stint at Federal Government Girls’ College as a P.T.A teacher.

Her teaching job at FGGC Onitsha and the tutelage she received at home and schools prepared her adequately for the competition and are the factors behind her emergence as the Maltina teacher of the year. At Federal Government Girls’ College, Onitsha, teachers are monitored and assessed periodically. And when the quality of a teacher’s teaching starts to dip, the teacher will undergo tutelage. More so, being the daughter of a secondary school mathematics teacher, Mrs. Akpulu, she developed a great liking for Mathematics and the sciences. Mrs. Rose Nkem Obi, who has a good grasp of chemistry, does her teaching job painstakingly and conscientiously. No wonder, her students do mill around her in the same way as bees are attracted to honey.

She has been reaping rewards for her diligence, industry, love of books, scholarly nature, humility, and positive out-look on life. She entered the Maltina Teacher Of The Year Competition in the hope of putting up a good performance at the competition, not being unaware that other contestants are brilliant people, who prepared adequately for that competition. But to her surprise, she emerged the winner of that competition. She attributed her victory to God, who gave her wisdom, grace, and immense mental abilities.

Before emerging the overall winner, she scaled the hurdle placed before her. She wrote a 150 – word-essay on her teaching philosophy; and a 750 – word case study of her teaching strategy, practicality of the strategy and challenges. And not only was she assessed while teaching her students in a classroom by a panel set up by Nigerian Breweries Ltd, the Panel of Judges each interviewed her in Lagos.

The ebullient Rose Nkem Obi, who exudes magnetic warmth and has a comely face that is always wreathed in smiles, is married to a Lawyer. And they have a seven-year-old daughter. Her husband is her boon companion, and she accompanies him to National Bar Meeting, yearly.

Outside academic activities, Rose Nkem Obi is a keen fan of athletics and athletes. She was the games prefect in her school in 1995. Then, she was a sprinter, who participated in 100m, 200m, and 4x100m races. However, her mother discouraged her from seeking a career in athletics, especially sprint races. Her favourite sprinter is Usain Bolt. And she used to be a great fan of Mary Onyali- Omagbemi and Chioma Ajunwa during their sporting hey-day.

Rose Nkem Obi received N500,000 and N1,000,000  respectively for being both state and national champions. And for five years, she will receive one million naira each year on world teachers’ day, which takes place on every October 5. More so, for being the national champion, she will undergo further professional training outside Nigeria. And the Nigerian Breweries Plc, which is the sponsor of the competition, will execute infrastructural project in her school that is worth 25 million naira as she is the Maltina Teacher  Of The Year.

It is an indisputable fact that the lissome lady, who looks much younger than her 37 years on earth, has entered the revered Nigeria’s hall of fame. A likable and overly ambitious lady, Rose Nkem Obi aspires to become an authority on the best teaching strategies for teaching sciences in secondary schools. Regarding her journey to resounding success, the sky is the starting place for this chemistry teacher at Federal Government Girls’ College, Onitsha.

About the Writer: Chiedu Uche Okoye is a poet and civil servant and the author of the poetry Collection, Lilt Tunes Of The Songbird.

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QUICK TIPS FOR YOUR LIPS: NATURAL REMEDIES AS WE COUNTDOWN TO HARMATTAN

Harmattan season is fast approaching and a lot of us will have to either manage or barnish dry chapped lips, this natural remedies will surely make the difference. The choice is yours!

*Milk Cream
This remedy has a high content of fat that helps your lips to be moisturized naturally.
How to Use:
Get some fresh milk cream and put it on your lips. Leave it for 10 to 15 minutes.
Dip a cotton ball into lukewarm water and wash your lips gently with it.
Do this daily, so you can get faster relief from your chapped lips.

*Green Tea Bag
This is the best of all home remedies for dry lips and also the oldest home remedy which many follow. The wet green tea bag can effectively moisturize your dry lips.
How to Use:
Take 1 used green tea bag and press it against your lips for at least 4 minutes. Do this every day to raise the moisture content of your lips.

*Lemon Juice
This home remedy will stop the aging of skin. It will help to nourish the sensitive skin on your lips, which results in softer and smoother lips.
How to Use:
Mix together 1 teaspoon of cream or milk with 3 drops of lemon juice in a bowl.
Put the bowl in the refrigerator for an hour, then take it out.
Put the mixture on and around your lips before going to bed.
If you do this for 3 days, you’ll get the best

*Cucumber
Home remedies for dry lips include cucumbers which can fight chapped lips to make them smooth again.
How to Use:
Take one slice of cucumber and gently rub it over your dry lips. Ensure that the juice is put all over your lips.
Leave it on for around 15 to 20 minutes and then rinse your lips with water.
Repeat this process several times a day to get a fast fix from dry lips.

*Coconut Oil
This is one of the greatest natural moisturizers that help heal chapped, dry lips that are caused by dry or cold weather.
How to Use:
Use a few drops of pure coconut oil and put it right on your dry lips.
This process has to be done many times a day to keep your lips moist all the time.
You can also use mustard oil or olive oil instead for the same healing.

Lastly, use "Nipple balm" to maintain your newly aquired soft lips, drink a lot of water for hydration, eat plenty of vegetables and avoid licking or biting your lips.

Leave a comment if you have any question, kindly let us know if this helped.