In my previous article I wrote aabout Facing Anger and Temper and here I would like to share with you the Effects of stubborn anger and hot temper Continue reading →
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In my previous article I wrote aabout Facing Anger and Temper and here I would like to share with you the Effects of stubborn anger and hot temper Continue reading →
Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
Do you have a temper? Do you get angry easily? Do you lose control? Is it even embarrassing to you later? Listen to what Colossians 3:8 says
” But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.” A hot temper and uncontrollable anger is such a devastating sin…. Continue reading →
Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
Do you have a temper? Do you get angry easily? Do you lose control? Is it even embarrassing to you later? Listen to what Colossians 3:8 says
” But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.” A hot temper and uncontrollable anger is such a devastating sin…. Continue reading →
Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
Hair is an emotive subject for many African women (and some African men). When the term ‘good hair’ has been used, it has often meant long, straight, soft and silky, Caucasian-like hair. And hair that isn’t ‘good’ is obviously short, coarse and tightly curled, (or, in African American speak, ‘kinky’ or ‘nappy’).
From the pressing combs to the earlier straighteners, permanent relaxers, jheri (or ‘jerry’) curls and more recent weaves, black women and men everywhere have sought to make their hair ‘more manageable’. But I wonder whether there aren’t other reasons. Maybe ‘more manageable’ is really a euphemism for, well, ‘more like white people’s hair’, you know? I expect some people will disagree strongly with that statement, and that’s OK. The politics of black hair is a controversial subject. Today, ‘natural hair styles’ are increasingly being sported, but most African women (and some men) still have their hair chemically processed in some way. For many years I, like many of my female friends and peers, would have my hair processed at great expense, despite the pain, discomfort and hair loss. But not any longer. Many years ago I decided to stop processing my hair.
I remember when I first started had my hair in locks (formerly known as dreadlocks) some years ago. A few African women made disparaging remarks about my hairstyle and tried to talk me into wearing a more ‘acceptable’ hairstyle. I told them I could choose what I did with own hair. And I changed my hairstyle again a few years later, for my own reasons.
I’m not going around telling other African women who choose to process their hair to go natural. It’s entirely up to them how they choose to wear their hair. But it wouldn’t hurt anyone to find out more about the contents of the hair products they use.
The safety of many of the ingredients in many hair products, particularly those marketed to Africans and African Americans, has not been determined. Clearly, this hasn’t stopped the widespread use and sale of these products. For many African women, having “manageable†hair would seem to be more important than the health consequences of using strong chemicals.
Having ‘manageable’ hair is so important that many African women have their children’s hair chemically processed from an early age. Maybe this encourages the development of rewarding (for the manufacturers and retailers of black hair products) and conflicted long-term relationships between African women and their hair.
You may be interested to know that the Center of Environmental Oncology in Pittsburgh, U.S. has studied the links between personal care products and cancer. Their findings show a possible link between the use of personal care products containing estrogen and estrogen-like hormones and the greater incidence of breast cancer in black women under 40, when compared to white women.
Just so you know, hair products that contain hormones include the placenta-based products that were very popular in Nigeria many years ago.
OK, I admit to having used these products myself in the past, and I shudder to think that I used them without really thinking about the ingredients. Had I been more informed, I would have asked a couple of questions at least. Like, how was the placenta obtained? And was I encouraging any unethical practices, however indirectly, by my purchase of hormone-containing products?
But I didn’t even think about these issues at the time. I was younger and less knowledgeable at the time – not much of an excuse, I know. We live and learn.
Did you know that regular use of products containing hormones like estrogen has been linked to premature sexual development? No, I didn’t make this up.
The Center of Environmental Oncology has investigated the earlier onset of puberty in African-American girls (when compared to European-American girls). Apparently, many doctors have reported that some African-American toddlers aged between one and three years developed breasts when their mothers applied products containing hormones (placenta, for example) to their hair. If you would like to read more about this, go to http://environmentaloncology.org/AACancerRisks5
If you found any of this information useful, feel free to share it with the women in your life. They may thank you. Chichi Layor has published two collections of poetry: BREAK EVERY RULE and LEOPARDS, ORACLES AND LONG HORNS. She has also written a weekly column for the Nigeria-based Vanguard. She currently lives in the UK.
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In the recent scientific study, especially in the area of genetics, Africa is discovered to be the cradle of mankind, the foundational base of the human species. So the African woman is the mother of humanity. How then can any one claim that the woman through whom humanity was born is not beautiful? Continue reading →
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LAGOS, Nigeria – Ill President Umaru Yar’Adua returned home Wednesday after a three-month stay at a Saudi Arabian hospital, but left his second-in-command in control of the oil-rich country’s fragile democracy.
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Abuja(Codewit) A plane landed at the presidential wing of Abuja airport amid heavy security on Wednesday, after reports that Nigeria’s ailing president was returning home after three months, an AFP correspondent noted.
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ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua arrived back in Abuja on Wednesday after three months in a Saudi Arabian hospital, government sources said, renewing uncertainty over the leadership of Africa’s most populous nation.
There was no immediate word on the condition of the 58-year-old leader. It also was unclear if he would be fit enough to resume office or whether Vice President Goodluck Jonathan would remain as acting head of state.
Yar’Adua’s absence brought sub-Saharan Africa’s second biggest economy to the brink of constitutional crisis and threatened to paralyze the business of government, until Jonathan was sworn in as acting leader two weeks ago.
Jonathan has since adopted the mantle of leadership, reshuffling ministers, pledging to tackle chronic power shortages and forge ahead with an amnesty in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Some politicians have said he could win support to run for president in elections due by April next year.
“The news of the president’s arrival is reportedly causing a lot of anxiety in Abuja especially among politicians, many of whom had prepared themselves for a post Yar’Adua era,” Nigerian newspaper NEXT said on its website.
State television said Yar’Adua was back but the presidency spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment. One presidency official said there still was uncertainty about what the president’s return from Saudi Arabia would mean.
Information Minister Dora Akunyili had no immediate comment.
“I heard about it this morning and I am yet to be briefed,” she told Reuters.
CABINET MEETING KEY
Analysts say those close to Yar’Adua were growing concerned about Jonathan’s assertive behavior after the Senate and House of Representatives recognized him as acting head of state two weeks ago and wanted to bring the president back quickly.
“The Senate resolution was very clear. It says the acting presidency lapses once the president sets foot on the shores of Nigeria,” a government source close to Yar’Adua said.
“We now have a president and a vice president. The president can choose to delegate or carry out his functions directly.” The cabinet, which has twice passed resolutions that there are no grounds to declare Yar’Adua unfit to govern, is due to hold a weekly meeting later on Wednesday.
Splits have emerged between Yar’Adua loyalists and ministers who feel he should step aside. Any new pronouncements after Wednesday’s meeting could be key to his political fate.
Yar’Adua arrival was shrouded in secrecy. Two planes arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport in Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday, one of them met by an ambulance which left under a heavy police escort shortly afterwards, a Reuters witness said.
Soldiers lined the main road from the airport to the city, a standard maneuver when the president is traveling. Jonathan could continue as acting president until such time as Yar’Adua’s health recovers and he is fit enough to resume office. Should his condition be so serious as to render him incapable of holding office, he could step aside, allowing Jonathan to be sworn in as leader and name a new deputy.
TREATMENT FOR PERICARDITIS Yar’Adua has been receiving treatment for pericarditis, an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart that can restrict normal beating, and also is known to suffer from a chronic kidney condition.
Neither the presidency, the ruling party nor the cabinet have given any details on his health since shortly after he left, fuelling speculation about the gravity of his condition.
“The state of his health is very important for the unfolding political dynamics … It’s almost impossible to keep such information secret now he is back,” said Kayode Akindele, a director at Lagos-based Greengate Strategic Partners.
Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
A time comes when silence is betrayed. That time comes to us even when justice is ignored. When justice is either ignored or betrayed, a serene and silent moment ushers a new form of thought reflection. Continue reading →
Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
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