Fair and beautiful Nancy Olive -Aisaghonhi, has been unveiled as the Calabar Carnival Queen 2013/2014.
The stately beauty queen was on Sunday 13th April, officially unveiled to the public and development partners at a high-profile, glitzy event as the Face of Mothers Against Child Abandonment (MACA).
Speaking at the event held at the Sheraton hotel Abuja, the beauty queen urged that more individuals, groups and members of the private sector collaborate with organisations like MACA to prevent the sad occurrence of abandoned babies as well as reduce the number of street children.
She however said that there was hope for street children as organisations such as MACA have taken up the fight to significantly reduce child abandonment and the growing menace of street children.
Olive -Aisaghonhi expressed joy that she and past Calabar Carnival Queens have taken the message of avoiding high risk behaviour that exposes youths to unwanted pregnancies and STIs to over 50 thousand students.
Founder of MACA and First Lady of Cross Rivers State, Mrs. Imoke described the beauty queen as the right spokesperson for her foundation as the younger generation can easily relate with her.
Tagging her as role model worthy of emulation, Imoke asked her friends in the public and private sector to support the Calabar Carnival Queen in her drive to prevent youngsters from taking bad decisions that lead to cases child abandonment and unsafe abortions.
Dignitaries at the event include members of the diplomatic corps, the immediate past First Lady of Anambra state, Margaret Obi and the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Edem Duke amongst many others.
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Two members of the Manchester City youth team, Kelechi Iheanacho and Chidiebere Nwakali, have expressed sadness at the recent slump of the Citizens in the Barclays English Premier League.
Iheanacho and Nwakali both impressed with Nigeria’s under-17s at the 2013 Fifa World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and were duly snapped up by City. A 2-3 defeat at Liverpool was followed by a 2-2 draw at home to Sunderland to all but sound the death knell on City’s title charge this season and the two Nigerian youngsters have expressed sadness at the situation.
“I have to feel bad (at the recent bad results) because it’s my team. I however know that if the league title is destined to be won by Man City, we will certainly win it,” Iheanacho said. Nwakali also spoke about City’s recent poor run of results, noting that he had been confident all along that the title was headed to the Etihad Stadium.
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The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has challenged the Super Falcons not to rest on their oars as they prepare for the African Women Championship qualifiers The football body urged the nation’s senior women side to put in their best towards qualifying for this year’s African Women Championship to be staged in Namibia.
Falcons tutored by Edwin Okon are currently in camp for an international friendly against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon before playing the Rwanda female national team for the AWC which also serves as qualifiers for the 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
“I have been mandated by the Federation to address you on the need for all hands to be on deck towards achieving the task of qualifying for the AWC to be hosted in Namibia,” Sanusi Mohammed, NFF’s Director of Competition told the players after Wednesday’s training.
“We have a very Herculean task ahead of us,only three teams will qualify to represent Africa at the next FIFA women senior world in Canada. “Countries like South Africa, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Ghana and other upcoming countries are not lying low to see that they too qualify for the World Cup.
“ I know it is the dream of every player to represent her country at the World Cup, so if you want to see yourself qualify and play at the world stage you must be responsive and attentive to whatever you are told to do by your coaches,” he concluded.
The Super Falcons crashed out of the group stage of the 2011 edition hosted by Germany after losing to the hosts and France despite defeating Canada 1-0 in the last group game.
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EME boss, Banky W last weekend shone like a million stars at the premiere of the movie titled, “Dreams4niaja.”
The short documentary which features notable Nigerian musicians such as Skales, Eldee, Banky W among others is a profiling of young Nigerians, their expectations and dreams for a better Nigeria. The video captures what the Nigerian youths expect from their leaders.
According to Banky W, “The purpose of the video is to inspire more Nigerians to believe in Nigerian dream. I charge Nigerian youths to take advantage of the technology to change their world”. He said.
The event which was compered by Adaure Achumba and Owen Gee , hosted Mr. Ray Mcnally who was responsible for the recording the of documentary as well as Banky W, who played a significant role in the documentary.
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Street children in Lagos, will take a deep breath of relief as Unmissable Incentive, organisers of the first ever street talent hunt, Naija Street Champ, has concluded plans to feature top Nigerian producers for the first edition of the show.
Foremost Nigerian hip hop star cum producer, Terry G has been pencilled down to lead other producers including D-Tunes, and I.D Cabasa for the show.
Naija Street Champ is an open-mic music competition that allows young people ‘free-style to a beat’ as the train tours Lagos major neighbourhoods in search of new solo singing talents who would work with renowned music producers.
The 12 -week audition will be held in different parts of the state.
The winner will be able to have a six tract album which will be co-produced by the three producers and will also go home with N1m and a three year music contract deal with a record label.
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You should enhance the lives of your house helps, especially since it will likely reflect in the quality of care they give your children.
By the time they leave your houses, their lives should be better than before they came in. Show them love.
Do not maltreat them because your children will bear the brunt when you are not around, especially toddlers who are too young to tell you what transpired in your absence.
If you feel your house help is not worth your love or kindness, send him/her away and look for another.
Being cruel to them is inexcusable and inexplicable. You might run afoul of the law and/or it will interfere with your spiritual life. You can also unnecessarily put yourself and family in harm’s way. It is not worth the trouble.
House helps are not alternate spouses. If you are getting attracted to your help, it is time for him/her to go. You must look for an ingenious way to get your spouse’s consent and send him/her away.
Do not take chances. We are all human and it takes only a few seconds of madness for things to go wrong once there is fatal attraction.
Sometimes you might be seeing your help as a dirty village girl or boy, but your spouse is seeing a rough diamond (beauty) or a virile young man with youthful vigour that has deserted you with age.
These wives employing more attractive helps and these men whose jobs require frequent travels yet have young, agile men as resident domestic workers, be sure you are not endangering your marriage.
I do not believe house helps are necessary or necessarily evil; (although I concede that some, like David who beheaded his boss, are house helps from the pit of hell).
They are just disadvantaged people some of whom bear a grudge against the society and privileged people. Showing them love and availing them some of the privileges they were hitherto deprived of can transform them into angels. Your family, especially your children, deserve one of such angels.
There is this serious matter of getting children from the village or from poor relatives to take care of your children. How can you use an inexperienced under-aged child to bring up your children? For me it is a lose-lose situation: it is neither helpful to your children nor the child-house help. It is also a form of child labour and modern day slavery.
The only way you can justify having such children around is if you see and treat them as your older children who are helping you to bring up their younger ones, the way we helped our parents while growing up and what our older children are doing for us— giving the younger ones their bath, helping to get them ready for school and church, feeding them, keeping an eye on them, etc. But if you treat them as employees, that is child labour.
We also hear of cases where these relatives promised to send the children to school, but once they get to their abodes, they renege on their promises. The minimum expected of you is to fulfil your promise.
If your conscience allows you, put them in poorly-equipped schools when you can afford the fees of a good school, not necessarily the highbrow one your Â’special children’Â attend.
Whatever you decide to do, do not put other children’s lives at a standstill for your children’s. It is immoral and totally unnecessary. I always believe that there is enough room in the sky for the majestic eagle, the much maligned vulture and other birds to fly and flourish.
Help to create a better Nigeria. Show love to these children and it will be bountifully returned, if not from them, then God. After all, aren’t Christianity and Islam partly about giving and not expecting anything in return?
There is an emerging trend where some people have realised that they are not just employing a house help but somebody who is going to be deeply involved in their children’s formation. Consequently they go for well-educated caregivers—as some call them — who meet their specific criteria.
I have heard of some well-healed individuals who employ foreigners and pay as much as $2000 monthly, excluding feeding and accommodation.
Why not? No expense should be spared in giving your children a solid foundation. For Nigerian caregivers who get such opportunities, it might just be a stepping stone to getting seed money and valuable experience to start a kindergarten in the future.
Which got me thinking; we are battling massive unemployment in Nigeria and care giving is one area where there are a lot of job opportunities, but potential employers cannot get skilled labour; a case of water everywhere, yet none to drink.
Can’t the government or some organisations set up skills acquisition centres to train caregivers? There are many Nigerians who will pay premium if they get quality care givers.
In addition, I think there is an image problem. Maybe there is need for rebranding which will include change of name from house help to caregiver, which is broader and more respectable.
Then care giving can be standardised and professionalised with an association and executive to pilot its affairs. Who knows, may be some day they might even get charter status.
As for career growth and prospects, proprietorship of kindergartens and nursing homes for the elderly are just two options. It is surely one sector that can reduce unemployment if properly packaged and harnessed. Happy Easter.
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The Koko master, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, D’Banj, who is seriously putting together grand plan to celebrate his 10th anniversary as a musician recently revealed in an interview how he discovered his love for music.
The Oliver Twist crooner conceded he had never really owned up on the question, saying that being in the choir as a young boy was never really the reason he fell in love with music as it widely believed.
“My love of music came from the love of the harmonica, which is the instrument that I play. I stumbled upon the instrument when I was a teenager, because I lost my older brother and he used to play the harmonica. When I was in high school, he was in a plane crash.
I came home from school and my mother told me what was recovered in his room. I walked into his room and I saw the harmonica and I picked it up. When I went back to school, I started playing it whenever I got any song in my head or any song that I liked” he disclosed.
From that unforgettable experience D’Banj has risen to become one of Africa’s leading brands in music. Since his first album ‘No Long Thing’ in 2005, he has continued to delight his fans and haters alike, hits after hits
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Beverly Osu is in the news again, but this time around its on a bright note. The model cum video vixen just clinched a deal as the new face of Ivie Hair.
She recently flaunts the promo pictures on her Instagram page. According to her:’Beverly Osu, the mannequin, black diamond with a brain.
Skinny but no push over, might seem benign but larger than life. I don’t demand respect, I command it. I don’t read the news, I make it,’ she declares. This is the second deal the dark skinned beauty will be clinching, as she was made the face of Prestige Cosmetics recently.
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Apostle Busola Jegede is the Founder of Daughters of Destiny Interdenominational Fellowship who has, based on her passion about prayer and intercession which are in line with her divine apostolic mandate, been working assiduously to raise women as intercessors for the family and nations.
She runs a vibrant prison ministry and the rehabilitation of female ex-inmates.
The Ekiti State born Chattered Accountant also mentors women through her entrepreneurial experience to help them identify business opportunities at the Destiny Academy, The Monitoring Unit and the Destiny Business Institute where skills are taught and acquired through seminars and workshops.
Apostle Jegede in this interview, sheds light on the just concluded two-day international women conference, her initiatives;“Succour for Women’s Care Foundation (SWCF), etc and emphasises the need for women to become change agents. Excerpts.
Why the Conference on Women as Change agent?
Nigeria must experience change so as to bring an end to needless deaths and decadence rocking the country.
It is not good enough for us to talk about it because if there is no action, then, it is like the unapplied salt and it is of no use. We need effective change which cannot take place if there is no change agent.
It must be deliberately planned and driven as well as executed and women are best designed to execute this task. I liken women as salt and light which are two change agents due to their importance and every woman must be like these two agents before we can begin to talk about changing Nigeria.
Women need to take a positive step in different capacities because until change agents apply themselves, they are not relevant. It is our time to help the men because it is our time to change the world. So, we must arise and apply our talents to transform the world.
I believe that if women can work together, they can change Nigeria and the world because men look for power but women not only take charge, they care.
If you look at women in the Bible days, Queen Esther, Deborah, Virgin Mary etc, they all did extraordinary things for God. Also, you will discover that each time there is a great task, God raises women not men.
So it is high time women rose up and make themselves available for use as change agents. But before that can be done, the women themselves must change and that is the reason Daughters of Destiny will be launching an initiative known as “A Woman Of Order”.
What are you likely to achieve through this initiative?
We are blessed in Nigeria but we are not orderly people. So I have an inspiration from God to launch “A Woman Of Order” because we seriously need to change Nigeria and put an end to bad character and moral decadence. This programme will help us change life style and mentality of people through women.
Every woman must have currency of love, because even in the family, rebellious husbands and children are transformed with love. There must be an application of our lives to the lives of others but I warn that no woman should leave her purpose due to challenges. Maintain your vision because it is the vehicle of change in the society.
This is about change through imparting culture into our diverse sphere of influence. We encourage strong relationship with Jesus because true change can only be inspired by the Spirit of God. Stand for the truth and be inspired so as to teach and raise a generation of godly people.
Even if your child has gone the wrong way, the mother involved should not give up but be committed to getting things right again because it is the children that will make the change sustainable.
What happens to career mothers?
Women are powerful mentors and should be committed to raising Godly children instead of leaving things to chance. If you consider the great harm social media has done so far on our children, you will see that things have gone so bad that if it requires spending time now with your children do it and when they are grown enough to be left alone, you can resume work.
Women must not abandon looking after the family for their career. They should be change agents even at home because it is a worth investment. Be diligent in your calling and I believe that no woman’s career should make her lose her marriage.
They should rise above limitations in order to achieve set goals and in doing this, we should not lose our relevance and our self esteem. In fact, no woman should let low esteem pull her down.
Team work is also necessary because if women form a synergy, we can put an end to violence in the country. Women must be committed to intercession and be selfless enough to bring about a better world.
What other platforms do you hope to use to achieve these goals?
Well, DOD has plans to set up a Television and Radio stations through which we can win back the youths from exposure to violence on the media. Every available platform be it media, arts/ entertainment, can be used to take over the world and bring change to the country.
Through good music and movies, the youths who have become morally bankrupt can be won over for Christ. It is not enough to keep complaining about the indecent lyrics in today’s music and movies but a simple step further of producing better ones should definitely do the magic.
We cannot afford to fold our hands and watch ungodly change agents destroy our youths.
I also advise owners of schools to please stop being keen on the material reward that comes with establishing a school but leave a legacy so that even when you are gone, you will still be remembered.
Daughters of Destiny just launched a foundation known as “Succour for Women’s Care Foundation (SWCF) which was designed to transform lives and affect destinies for better by providing medical intervention, outreaches and empowering women socially and economically.
SWCF will also give psychological, moral and legal support to women. To match our words with action, on the 8th of May, one of the matrons of SWCF Dr Olujoke Jones will be coming from America with high tech equipment to conduct tests such as mammogram, pap smear, HIV/AIDS screening, cervical cancer, for indigent women as well as women groups but we are starting with women at DOD.
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What do you do when you are pressed and there are no toilets around? How do you cope when your bladder is full to bursting and there is nowhere to go for relief? Searching around for a WC and finding none just when you need one most could be a traumatic experience.
It would be understandable if at least there is a restroom, but it is occupied, all you would need do is wait a few minutes for it to become vacant. Besides appropriately designated public places such as airports, major bus stations/taxi parks, shopping centers, parks, etc., public conveniences and restrooms have suddenly become scarce as gold dust.
Essentially, the problem of lack of restrooms isn’t restricted to public places. Even offices and places of business are guilty of this malady. The other day, a friend had an appointment at a big, aesthetic-looking establishment located in a choice area of Lagos. Midway through his appointment, he became pressed and requested to use the restroom. But he could not believe his ears when he was told there were no restrooms in the building.
His host instructed him point-blankly that he either withholds the pressure, or go across the road to a discreet restaurant and ask for permission to use their WC. Pressed almost to pressure point, my friend took the option of visiting the recommended restaurant. But he was in for another surprise.
As he walked through the entrance and approached the restroom, a beefy individual, asked about his mission, and patiently explained that only customers could use the toilet. It was simple. Use of the WC is free you only need to make a purchase first so as to earn the right to utilise it. My friend was beyond argument. He bought a bottle of water, only then was he allowed to utilise the WC – to urinate.
There is no specific requirement regarding toilets in the workplace, however it is expected that the employer must provide adequate facilities. Generally, separate toilets need to be provided in workplaces where there are both male and female employees.
The facilities must be clean and hygienic and there must be provision for hand washing. When nature beckons and there’s no restaurant, a public bar, government building, hospital, library, or department store comes in very handy.
Locating a decent public toilet can be frustrating. The average public convenience, though free, is usually dirty, unkempt, smelly and laden with unsightly graffiti. In some large cities, there are few public low-tech public urinals that offer just enough privacy for men to find relief.
Public conveniences are less convenient for women who, for obvious reasons, require more privacy. Often, when on the move, all a woman needs to do to get to use a private restroom is to announce that she is pregnant. Paying to use a public restroom is fast becoming the norm — if you can find one that is decent enough. Costs are often affordable, usually for maintenance and cleanliness.
Sometimes using the toilet is free, you may only have to pay for water and toilet paper. Of course water and toilet paper should be available, but most public WCs are hardly stocked-out with this commodity. Hence, it is not uncommon for the average person to carry pocket-size tissue packs such use.
It is no picnic to walk into a place and request to use their restroom. Worse still, finding a decent public restroom could be a career. But it may be easy if you know where to begin. For instance, places that serve food or drinks such as fast foot outlets, bars and restaurants have at least decent and fairly accessible “public” restroom. But their use is often controlled.
They are often strictly reserved for customers. No restaurateur readily labels their restroom so people on the street can stop by and use at their convenience. But this obstacle can be overcome quite easily. Quietly walk into nearly any restaurant or fast food joint, order a snack or drink, sit down a minute, then confidently and politely ask for the restroom. Just smile and say “Toilet?” You’ll be rarely turned down!
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