INCASE YOU DON’T Know ~ SaveOurGirls
One Pseudo-journalist went and came back with reports that says the teacher was innocent. The school prefects of Queen’s college were allegedly interviewed and the teachers too and they said the biology teacher is a GOOD MAN and for SO MANY YEARS, a lot of people came to accuse him of the same offence of sexually molesting their kids and when investigations were carried out, they found the allegations to be false.
Almost all the men, who I thought would speak up against this trend, were busy supporting the new revelation except one man I just added on my friend’s list today and my friend Olamide Obe. Funny enough, he doesn’t reside in Nigeria so I think his own level of thinking is not shallow and also not clouded by the ugly act of Chauvinism that has eroded the brains of an average male Nigerian.
The first thing I want to talk about is the issue of the interviewed students coming out to say it never happened.
- Were they at the scene?
- Do you think it’s easy for a Nigerian girl-child to come out and speak against an elderly person especially a teacher in the presence of the school authority?
- How many grown Nigerian women have even come out to say they were raped and molested? In this environment that stigmatized people without listening to their part of the story. In this male-dominated environment where it takes more that wit and bravery to be a woman. You need some madness too.
When I was young, my father employed some housemaids to take care of us after my mother’s demise. That was when I knew first-hand what they call fear. You see, these housemaids will beat us and even threaten us that should in case we decide to report them, they will beat us again the second day. The fear of the beating naturally makes my sisters keep quiet. I was the only person that normally speaks out. I was always reporting them and they were always beating me until they gave up on me. Not everybody can be like me.
When I was in secondary school, the fine-art teacher, Mr. Ayeni was sleeping with girls. His constant girl-friend was Beatrice my mate. They had sex regularly. I remembered the day Mr. Ayeni gave me the beating of my life in school; I went back to the hostel to inflict my anger on Beatrice.
The commerce teacher, Mr Olaiya slept with over 40 girls in that school year in year out. He was reported but nothing happened until I did the needful
My Chemistry teacher, (name withheld) was sleeping with the Vice principal 1 and I caught them. (I wonder why I was always catching people sef. My waka waka too much). The day I caught them, Chemistry teacher was standing in-front of the computer lab and since I was the librarian, I was given the key to the computer lab. It was late in the evening and the VP was pressing her breast and touching her buttocks. Both of them were moaning like cats abi na dogs sef. The chemistry teacher was saying lets go somewhere better.
This same chemistry teacher failed me because I caught them. She made my life a living hell. People just thought she picked on me because I no dey stay one place and because my mouth dey talk everything wey I see. That wasn’t true; she did because i caught her sleeping with two people. The math teacher and the VP. Anytime we make a report about the chemistry teacher, there were always cover-ups.
I know these things happen in Nigeria on daily basis and I don’t expect Mr. Best Biology Teacher in the world to confess but I know these allegations have a probability of being 50% true and 50% false.
For me, I stick to 85% true. That man should be thoroughly interrogated. And for those fake activist saying trash up and down, may this happen to your daughter and May Nigerians ask for proof to show that somebody pressed your daughter’s breast and buttocks.
Sunday, 20 March 2016
BEING A NIGERIAN ~ Mide
When you stay in an environment where the citizens (mostly landlords) are useless, then you have to take on some stuffs that are not yours.
I wonder how people build houses without drainages and they don't even bother to grade the road. Instead, they buy SUVs with customized plate numbers, they construct their soak-aways outside their fences, on the main road where drainages should be and they build prison mimicking fences.
See, I don't have issues with people putting on pseudo-wealthy lifestyle even when they can't afford the real lifestyle. It's your problem not mine but when you are a landlord and you are just visibly useless, I have a big issue with that.
Once, I have had cause to petition the whole landlords association. People just think I'm troublesome and that is not true.
For three days, we have not had light. The PHCN office is just 5minutes drives to the street and over 100houses are affected and nobody took the bull by the horn to report this.
I had to beg hubby to do the reporting 3days ago and despite the assurance from the PHCN guys, they refused to rectify it.
This night, I couldn't bear it again. I had to drive down to the PHCN office. We were there at the transformer point till almost 9pm.
Issues resolved. Electricity restored and I could hear Up Nepa everywhere. Up Nepa when my son I had picked from school since afternoon have not eaten anything, up Nepa when I had to part with some change to appreciate these Nepa guys.
Home, tired and practically useless. I asked again, when will Nigeria work?
Lemme use this light now that I have it.
Frustrated Nigerian!!!
When you stay in an environment where the citizens (mostly landlords) are useless, then you have to take on some stuffs that are not yours.
I wonder how people build houses without drainages and they don't even bother to grade the road. Instead, they buy SUVs with customized plate numbers, they construct their soak-aways outside their fences, on the main road where drainages should be and they build prison mimicking fences.
See, I don't have issues with people putting on pseudo-wealthy lifestyle even when they can't afford the real lifestyle. It's your problem not mine but when you are a landlord and you are just visibly useless, I have a big issue with that.
Once, I have had cause to petition the whole landlords association. People just think I'm troublesome and that is not true.
For three days, we have not had light. The PHCN office is just 5minutes drives to the street and over 100houses are affected and nobody took the bull by the horn to report this.
I had to beg hubby to do the reporting 3days ago and despite the assurance from the PHCN guys, they refused to rectify it.
This night, I couldn't bear it again. I had to drive down to the PHCN office. We were there at the transformer point till almost 9pm.
Issues resolved. Electricity restored and I could hear Up Nepa everywhere. Up Nepa when my son I had picked from school since afternoon have not eaten anything, up Nepa when I had to part with some change to appreciate these Nepa guys.
Home, tired and practically useless. I asked again, when will Nigeria work?
Lemme use this light now that I have it.
Frustrated Nigerian!!!
CLEAVE DON’T STARVE HIM~ with good food!
“The way to a man’s heart is his stomach”
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household and a portion to her maidens. Prov.31:15
Oscar Wilde said, "I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is shallow of them."
"Cooking is @ once a child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love." ~Craig Claiborne
TO THE SINGLES:
You are earnestly praying to be married soon yet you are still singing your chorus, “I hate cooking” I advise it’s high time you changed your music to “I love cooking”
Cooking for your love is an act of love.
William Shakespeare said “Ti’s an ill cook that cannot lick his fingers”
Learn how to cook good delicacy now.
TO THE MARRIED:
Misunderstanding is inevitable in marriage. How you handle your differences will go a long way in determining if joy and peace will continue to reign in your home.
Some women are in the habit of starving their husband of food as a form of punishment or a pay back for their wrongdoing, this is not so sensible.
Don’t starve him because he hurt you badly. He made you cry~ God sees your tears.
Don’t deny him a good meal as a pay back. Cook for him; fill his Tommy after which a cool dialogue can ensue
I do hope you know that countless eateries are out there?
Don’t forget also; those beautiful cooks outside who are hopefully waiting for an opportunity like this.
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s relations”~Oscar Wilde
“There’s one thing more exasperating than a wife who can cook but WON’T, and a wife who can’t cook but WILL” ~Robert Frost.
Do not cook a delicacy for your hubby when you are supposed to simply say
“I am sorry honey”
Men are not fools so don’t treat your husband like one.
TO THE MEN:
“Great restaurants are of course nothing but MOUTH-BROTHELS, there’s no point in going to them if you intend to keep your BELT BUCKLED!”
Make your home homely if you want a homely home after a day’s work.
“The way to a man’s heart is his stomach”
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household and a portion to her maidens. Prov.31:15
Oscar Wilde said, "I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is shallow of them."
"Cooking is @ once a child’s play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love." ~Craig Claiborne
TO THE SINGLES:
You are earnestly praying to be married soon yet you are still singing your chorus, “I hate cooking” I advise it’s high time you changed your music to “I love cooking”
Cooking for your love is an act of love.
William Shakespeare said “Ti’s an ill cook that cannot lick his fingers”
Learn how to cook good delicacy now.
TO THE MARRIED:
Misunderstanding is inevitable in marriage. How you handle your differences will go a long way in determining if joy and peace will continue to reign in your home.
Some women are in the habit of starving their husband of food as a form of punishment or a pay back for their wrongdoing, this is not so sensible.
Don’t starve him because he hurt you badly. He made you cry~ God sees your tears.
Don’t deny him a good meal as a pay back. Cook for him; fill his Tommy after which a cool dialogue can ensue
I do hope you know that countless eateries are out there?
Don’t forget also; those beautiful cooks outside who are hopefully waiting for an opportunity like this.
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s relations”~Oscar Wilde
“There’s one thing more exasperating than a wife who can cook but WON’T, and a wife who can’t cook but WILL” ~Robert Frost.
Do not cook a delicacy for your hubby when you are supposed to simply say
“I am sorry honey”
Men are not fools so don’t treat your husband like one.
TO THE MEN:
“Great restaurants are of course nothing but MOUTH-BROTHELS, there’s no point in going to them if you intend to keep your BELT BUCKLED!”
Make your home homely if you want a homely home after a day’s work.
KACHIKWU had no intention of sacking NNPC workers as long as they will play within the rules and sit up.
Each time NNPC plan to distribute fuel via Pipelines, that is when the vandals and oil thieves resume their activities.
KACHIKWU believes that the sabotage against the smooth distribution of fuel and oil theft have great accomplices within the NNPC itself. Some people within the corporation alert the vandals each time fuel is transported through pipeline. Whenever pipelines are not in use, no vandals, no theft.
Therefore, he decides to post the current staff at the pipeline section to another section without losing their ranks and also to rotate workers who will be working at the Pipeline units.
The workers will not even know when they will be on duty.....because we must stop these tanker drivers menace and pollution, accidents, deaths on our roads!
Except transporation of petroleum product by rail is ready to take off, pipelines must be put to productive use.
The staff of NNPC working at the Pipeline section said no one can remove them or post them to other sections........Where in the world can this rubbish be taken from employees. ..??? PENGASAN and NUPENG are also in solidarity with these incredible workers.
Did they bury their placenta at the Pipeline section of the NNPC??? Obviously, they have formed their sabotaging empires around our pipelines. .....Anyone who doesn't want to be posted out from a section can just resign and go! No matter the length of a labourer's moustache, the one who employs him is his master.
Support NNPC Restructuring and together, we can end this economic slavery in Nigeria.
Each time NNPC plan to distribute fuel via Pipelines, that is when the vandals and oil thieves resume their activities.
KACHIKWU believes that the sabotage against the smooth distribution of fuel and oil theft have great accomplices within the NNPC itself. Some people within the corporation alert the vandals each time fuel is transported through pipeline. Whenever pipelines are not in use, no vandals, no theft.
Therefore, he decides to post the current staff at the pipeline section to another section without losing their ranks and also to rotate workers who will be working at the Pipeline units.
The workers will not even know when they will be on duty.....because we must stop these tanker drivers menace and pollution, accidents, deaths on our roads!
Except transporation of petroleum product by rail is ready to take off, pipelines must be put to productive use.
The staff of NNPC working at the Pipeline section said no one can remove them or post them to other sections........Where in the world can this rubbish be taken from employees. ..??? PENGASAN and NUPENG are also in solidarity with these incredible workers.
Did they bury their placenta at the Pipeline section of the NNPC??? Obviously, they have formed their sabotaging empires around our pipelines. .....Anyone who doesn't want to be posted out from a section can just resign and go! No matter the length of a labourer's moustache, the one who employs him is his master.
Support NNPC Restructuring and together, we can end this economic slavery in Nigeria.
What is the most important skill you need?
If you want to be successful, you’ll need many specialised business skills, but probably the most important one will surprise you: it's the capacity to READ! Yes, READ!
You must develop the capacity to read, and to read FAST, and by this I don't mean basic literacy. This is why I talk of "capacity." If you’re on this platform, you’re someone who has more than basic literacy skills. You are the next generation of leaders.
I'm sure you’ve heard the expression: "(Great) leaders are readers."
You must have the capacity to read a lot, if you want to be successful. All the greatest leaders I’ve ever met, from any walk of life, had this in common: they liked to read books, journals, and articles.
On one of my travels, I met someone who asked me a simple question:
"Where do you live?"
"I have a house in London and one in Johannesburg, but I spend most of my time in airports."
"Where are your books?" she asked.
"In Johannesburg."
"Ah, that is where you live, because books are your most prized possession."
You must BUY and own books. It must be a constant investment. You’re not a reader if you prefer only to borrow books. It means you're not committed. If you have children, take them to bookshops. Buy or build them bookshelves. Encourage them to own and treasure books. Take them to libraries, galleries and museums… they're generally free!
__For the African continent to grow and prosper, we must build a greater culture of reading in our young generations! There’s not a moment to waste.
The pastor of a great church asked a young man, "Where is your bible?"
"I can't afford one, sir" the young man replied.
"Then sell your shoes!" the pastor replied.
This is the attitude you must build towards the ownership of all other books, too: "If you think books are too expensive then you have not yet realized their value to you, and your family."
Reading is by far and away the thing I do most in my day:
# You all know by now that I start my day by reading the bible for at least an hour. I read it cover to cover at least once a year.
# Before I go to work or start my day, I delve through at least 5 newspapers that I subscribe to.
# Then I read reports, mostly about what’s going on in our various businesses. I also read the latest developments in our industries.
# I read emails (I don’t allow an email to go unanswered for more than 24 hours). Generally, I read every email that gets into my inbox. This is why I don’t like all sorts of emails to clutter my box. I manage emails very strictly because if I don't, I’ll lose control of my agenda.
# Throughout the day, I’m reading reports and responding to them. I can read very fast.
I hate rituals, but if you must have a ritual, this is it: Read every day to understand, reflect upon and follow what’s going on around you that affects you. Remember what I’ve said before: things happening far across the world can seriously affect you, too!
You can train yourself to expand your reading capacity quickly and easily:
1. Buy and read books.
2. Buy and read books.
Did I repeat myself?
Buy and read books!
In closing, the other day I went to see a play in New York about Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers. It was a remarkable musical production and worth all the rave reviews it’s getting. I only had one problem: it was a musical performed in "rap" by a mostly young African-American cast; for a long time, I didn’t understand a thing they were saying! But I could still follow the story very well, because I’d read the book on which it was based more than 10 years earlier. If I must see a movie, I need to read the book as well.
Someone who has a smartphone or tablet is reading (quantitatively) more than 100x what their peers read 20 years ago. Nevertheless, the key to reading capacity requires an interest in reading books, even those in electronic format.
Be smart, be wise; buy and read books. If you’re planning to get to the top, one book a week should be your minimum target.
If you want to be successful, you’ll need many specialised business skills, but probably the most important one will surprise you: it's the capacity to READ! Yes, READ!
You must develop the capacity to read, and to read FAST, and by this I don't mean basic literacy. This is why I talk of "capacity." If you’re on this platform, you’re someone who has more than basic literacy skills. You are the next generation of leaders.
I'm sure you’ve heard the expression: "(Great) leaders are readers."
You must have the capacity to read a lot, if you want to be successful. All the greatest leaders I’ve ever met, from any walk of life, had this in common: they liked to read books, journals, and articles.
On one of my travels, I met someone who asked me a simple question:
"Where do you live?"
"I have a house in London and one in Johannesburg, but I spend most of my time in airports."
"Where are your books?" she asked.
"In Johannesburg."
"Ah, that is where you live, because books are your most prized possession."
You must BUY and own books. It must be a constant investment. You’re not a reader if you prefer only to borrow books. It means you're not committed. If you have children, take them to bookshops. Buy or build them bookshelves. Encourage them to own and treasure books. Take them to libraries, galleries and museums… they're generally free!
__For the African continent to grow and prosper, we must build a greater culture of reading in our young generations! There’s not a moment to waste.
The pastor of a great church asked a young man, "Where is your bible?"
"I can't afford one, sir" the young man replied.
"Then sell your shoes!" the pastor replied.
This is the attitude you must build towards the ownership of all other books, too: "If you think books are too expensive then you have not yet realized their value to you, and your family."
Reading is by far and away the thing I do most in my day:
# You all know by now that I start my day by reading the bible for at least an hour. I read it cover to cover at least once a year.
# Before I go to work or start my day, I delve through at least 5 newspapers that I subscribe to.
# Then I read reports, mostly about what’s going on in our various businesses. I also read the latest developments in our industries.
# I read emails (I don’t allow an email to go unanswered for more than 24 hours). Generally, I read every email that gets into my inbox. This is why I don’t like all sorts of emails to clutter my box. I manage emails very strictly because if I don't, I’ll lose control of my agenda.
# Throughout the day, I’m reading reports and responding to them. I can read very fast.
I hate rituals, but if you must have a ritual, this is it: Read every day to understand, reflect upon and follow what’s going on around you that affects you. Remember what I’ve said before: things happening far across the world can seriously affect you, too!
You can train yourself to expand your reading capacity quickly and easily:
1. Buy and read books.
2. Buy and read books.
Did I repeat myself?
Buy and read books!
In closing, the other day I went to see a play in New York about Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers. It was a remarkable musical production and worth all the rave reviews it’s getting. I only had one problem: it was a musical performed in "rap" by a mostly young African-American cast; for a long time, I didn’t understand a thing they were saying! But I could still follow the story very well, because I’d read the book on which it was based more than 10 years earlier. If I must see a movie, I need to read the book as well.
Someone who has a smartphone or tablet is reading (quantitatively) more than 100x what their peers read 20 years ago. Nevertheless, the key to reading capacity requires an interest in reading books, even those in electronic format.
Be smart, be wise; buy and read books. If you’re planning to get to the top, one book a week should be your minimum target.
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Facts About Sex
1. Having sex relieves headaches. Every time you make love, it releases the tension in the veins of the brain.
2. A lot of sex can clear the stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It helps to fight against asthma and spring allergies.
3. Making love is a spectacular beauty treatment. Scientists have discovered that when a woman has sex, it produces a large amount of estrogen that gives shine and softness to hair.
4. Sex is one of the safest sports. Make love often strengthens the muscles of male and female body. It’s more enjoyable than swimming 20 laps in the pool and there is not need special shoes!
5. Make love slowly, smoothly and in a relaxed way reduces the chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and acne. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.
6. Lovemaking can burn all the calories you have accumulated during the romantic dinner before bedtime.
7. Sex is a divine remedy for depression. It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, creating a state of euphoria and leaving women and men with the feeling of being unique.
8. Sex is the tranquilizer and muscle relaxant to a safer world . It is a thousand times more effective than Valium.
9. Sexually active body releases more pheromones.
10. Kissing each day will keep you more time away from the dentist. Kissing is an art which makes the cleaner teeth and saliva reduces the amount of acid that causes tooth decay. This prevention eliminates many problems, in addition to offering a breath constantly renewed
1. Having sex relieves headaches. Every time you make love, it releases the tension in the veins of the brain.
2. A lot of sex can clear the stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It helps to fight against asthma and spring allergies.
3. Making love is a spectacular beauty treatment. Scientists have discovered that when a woman has sex, it produces a large amount of estrogen that gives shine and softness to hair.
4. Sex is one of the safest sports. Make love often strengthens the muscles of male and female body. It’s more enjoyable than swimming 20 laps in the pool and there is not need special shoes!
5. Make love slowly, smoothly and in a relaxed way reduces the chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and acne. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.
6. Lovemaking can burn all the calories you have accumulated during the romantic dinner before bedtime.
7. Sex is a divine remedy for depression. It releases endorphins into the bloodstream, creating a state of euphoria and leaving women and men with the feeling of being unique.
8. Sex is the tranquilizer and muscle relaxant to a safer world . It is a thousand times more effective than Valium.
9. Sexually active body releases more pheromones.
10. Kissing each day will keep you more time away from the dentist. Kissing is an art which makes the cleaner teeth and saliva reduces the amount of acid that causes tooth decay. This prevention eliminates many problems, in addition to offering a breath constantly renewed
Friday, 11 March 2016
CORRUPTION FIGHT IN NIGERIA...
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday, made good his threat to deal ruthlessly with top civil servants who altered figures in the 2016 budget thereby making nonsense of his zero budget plan.
No fewer than 184 top budget officials were flushed out of budget duties and sent to establishments that have little or nothing to do with budget, as a punishment for their roles in padding this year’s fiscal document, now before the National Assembly.
A top official in the Budget office confirmed that 22 top officers from the Budget Office of the Federation were affected in the mass deployment.
The rest were moved away from budget-related duties in other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs.
Vanguard learnt that out of the 22 top officials indicted in the budget office, four were directors on Level 17, six were deputy directors while 12 were Assistant directors.
As the affected officials were moved from their posts in the Budget Office, 14 other directors said to have been ‘tested’ have been redeployed to the same office with immediate effect.
The order to remove the tainted officials from their previous posts to other duties, was conveyed to the affected offices by the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, according to finding by Vanguard.
All the affected officers, according to the directive, are to report in their new locations on or before the close of work today.
When contacted, the Media Adviser to the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr. Akpadem James, confirmed the development but declined to give further details.
It would be recalled that while in Saudi Arabia last month, President Buhari had threatened to punish all those who were involved in the padding of the budget.
Apart from removing the director of budget, he also merged the budget office with the planning ministry.
Source: SaharaReporters
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday, made good his threat to deal ruthlessly with top civil servants who altered figures in the 2016 budget thereby making nonsense of his zero budget plan.
No fewer than 184 top budget officials were flushed out of budget duties and sent to establishments that have little or nothing to do with budget, as a punishment for their roles in padding this year’s fiscal document, now before the National Assembly.
A top official in the Budget office confirmed that 22 top officers from the Budget Office of the Federation were affected in the mass deployment.
The rest were moved away from budget-related duties in other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs.
Vanguard learnt that out of the 22 top officials indicted in the budget office, four were directors on Level 17, six were deputy directors while 12 were Assistant directors.
As the affected officials were moved from their posts in the Budget Office, 14 other directors said to have been ‘tested’ have been redeployed to the same office with immediate effect.
The order to remove the tainted officials from their previous posts to other duties, was conveyed to the affected offices by the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, according to finding by Vanguard.
All the affected officers, according to the directive, are to report in their new locations on or before the close of work today.
When contacted, the Media Adviser to the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr. Akpadem James, confirmed the development but declined to give further details.
It would be recalled that while in Saudi Arabia last month, President Buhari had threatened to punish all those who were involved in the padding of the budget.
Apart from removing the director of budget, he also merged the budget office with the planning ministry.
Source: SaharaReporters
FINANCIAL LITERACY ~ SK (My Husband Is My Hero)
Reading is one the cheapest and most beneficial hobbies around. Most educational institutions have a Library. Go there and check out books that interest you. Then spend some of your free time just reading away at the Library. You will learn something new, improve your reading ability, enjoy yourself, and not have to spend any money.
Be on top of your game by reading more and attending personal development seminars.
LA LA LẸ FRIDAY THINGS
Who is a MAN?
A man is a beautiful part of God's creation who starts compromising at a very tender age.
He sacrifices his chocolates for his sister.
He sacrifices his dreams for just a smile on his parents face.
He spends his entire pocket money on buying gifts for the lady he loves just to see her smiling.
He sacrifices his full youth for his wife & children by working late at night without any complain.
He builds their future by taking loans from banks & repaying them for lifetime.
He struggles a lot & still has to bear scolding from his mother, wife & boss.
His life finally ends up only by compromising for others' happiness.
If he goes out, then he's careless
If he stays at home, then he's a lazy
If he scolds children, then he's a monster
If he doesn't scold, then he's a irresponsible guy
If he stops wife from working, then he's an insecure guy
If he doesn't stops wife from working, then he's somebody who lives on wife's earnings.
If he listens to mom, then he's mama's boy
If he listens to wife, he's wife's slave
Respect every male in your life. U will never know what he has sacrificed for you.
Who is a MAN?
A man is a beautiful part of God's creation who starts compromising at a very tender age.
He sacrifices his chocolates for his sister.
He sacrifices his dreams for just a smile on his parents face.
He spends his entire pocket money on buying gifts for the lady he loves just to see her smiling.
He sacrifices his full youth for his wife & children by working late at night without any complain.
He builds their future by taking loans from banks & repaying them for lifetime.
He struggles a lot & still has to bear scolding from his mother, wife & boss.
His life finally ends up only by compromising for others' happiness.
If he goes out, then he's careless
If he stays at home, then he's a lazy
If he scolds children, then he's a monster
If he doesn't scold, then he's a irresponsible guy
If he stops wife from working, then he's an insecure guy
If he doesn't stops wife from working, then he's somebody who lives on wife's earnings.
If he listens to mom, then he's mama's boy
If he listens to wife, he's wife's slave
Respect every male in your life. U will never know what he has sacrificed for you.
Thursday, 10 March 2016
Every king was once a crying baby and every building was once a picture...
The person you admire so much was once nobody, the most anointed man you see was once a church member...
The person you attended his or her wedding was once a chief bachelor or spinster.
So why worry in life ?! It's not about where you are today but where you will be tomorrow.
Alphabet “O” which stands for Opportunity, is absent in “yesterday” but available once in “tOday” And Thrice in “tOmOrrOw” which means your tomorrow will be greater that your yesterday and today...
Stay Positive Always and have hope....
The future is bright...
The person you admire so much was once nobody, the most anointed man you see was once a church member...
The person you attended his or her wedding was once a chief bachelor or spinster.
So why worry in life ?! It's not about where you are today but where you will be tomorrow.
Alphabet “O” which stands for Opportunity, is absent in “yesterday” but available once in “tOday” And Thrice in “tOmOrrOw” which means your tomorrow will be greater that your yesterday and today...
Stay Positive Always and have hope....
The future is bright...
🎯 Relationships❤️ Between Younger Men & Older Women❓
The trend in town which is younger guys falling for older women and some of them with kids👶, we might add . So we were wondering what is it that attracts😍 these young men to older woman when they can have pretty much any girl they want from their own age group. This difference in age gap may make people feel a little uncomfortable and wonder what is going on. But in the case of singer🎤 Nick Jonas and Kate Hudson as well as Justin Bieber and Kourtney Kardashian both the young boys have said that he feel an incredible connection😉 with Kate and Kourtney respectively.
So here is my question, do you think such relationships work out in the long run❓What's your pick from A to D
A) Yes👍, Love is blind🙈. Who cares about age of if they have children, Love❤️ surpasses everything.
B) No👎, Such relationship do not❌ work because it is only fuelled by 'in-the-moment' desires😉.
C) Maybe👉, you can never say. Life is unpredictable.
D) I don't care😒, Let each one live their own life. You Only Live Once✌️.
The trend in town which is younger guys falling for older women and some of them with kids👶, we might add . So we were wondering what is it that attracts😍 these young men to older woman when they can have pretty much any girl they want from their own age group. This difference in age gap may make people feel a little uncomfortable and wonder what is going on. But in the case of singer🎤 Nick Jonas and Kate Hudson as well as Justin Bieber and Kourtney Kardashian both the young boys have said that he feel an incredible connection😉 with Kate and Kourtney respectively.
So here is my question, do you think such relationships work out in the long run❓What's your pick from A to D
A) Yes👍, Love is blind🙈. Who cares about age of if they have children, Love❤️ surpasses everything.
B) No👎, Such relationship do not❌ work because it is only fuelled by 'in-the-moment' desires😉.
C) Maybe👉, you can never say. Life is unpredictable.
D) I don't care😒, Let each one live their own life. You Only Live Once✌️.
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Singles Corner::::
Love Aids Growth!!!
Don't carry on with a man or woman who does not bring out the best in you. Don't just desire someone who will simply accept all your flaws, take you as you are, and leave you that way. Desire someone who challenges you to be all that you can be, someone who challenges you to become a better version of yourself, someone who acknowledges your weak points but still wants to help turn those weaknesses to strengths. Relationships are meant to add value to you and enhance you, not leave you the same way. What are you learning from that potential spouse? How has he/she ignited positive changes in you? Most people prefer those who just make them happy and does everything they want. However, someone who helps you grow (spiritually, emotionally & mentally,financially etc), someone who sharpens you, is better for you in the long run!
Love Aids Growth!!!
Don't carry on with a man or woman who does not bring out the best in you. Don't just desire someone who will simply accept all your flaws, take you as you are, and leave you that way. Desire someone who challenges you to be all that you can be, someone who challenges you to become a better version of yourself, someone who acknowledges your weak points but still wants to help turn those weaknesses to strengths. Relationships are meant to add value to you and enhance you, not leave you the same way. What are you learning from that potential spouse? How has he/she ignited positive changes in you? Most people prefer those who just make them happy and does everything they want. However, someone who helps you grow (spiritually, emotionally & mentally,financially etc), someone who sharpens you, is better for you in the long run!
WHAT WOULD YOU Do...?
A woman tells her husband that she is going to visit her sick mum in the village. She goes on Friday and returns on Sunday, with plenty of fruits and food stuff, saying they are from her mum to the husband and the children. Then, the husband gently asks her about her mother's health and how she was doing, to which she replies that she took her to the hospital in the village and she is recovering and getting better. The wife adds that her mother insisted that she must re-visit the
village in a few days, to spend at least a week with her. "I'm worried about Mama" the wife
crooned, with tears swelling in her eyes. "She'll be fine, dear." Husband lovingly replied.
The husband then politely asks her to take the items to the kitchen. As she enters, she meets her mother preparing food in the kitchen. Apparently, her mum came visiting since the Friday that she left home.
You can imagine the plight of this woman. stuck, shocked, dazed and dumb founded at the kitchen door! whether to go in and drop the items' from mama', or return to her husband in the living room!
How would you handle this if you were the husband or what explanation how would you defend yourself if you were the woman?
Please your humble opinion is required...
A woman tells her husband that she is going to visit her sick mum in the village. She goes on Friday and returns on Sunday, with plenty of fruits and food stuff, saying they are from her mum to the husband and the children. Then, the husband gently asks her about her mother's health and how she was doing, to which she replies that she took her to the hospital in the village and she is recovering and getting better. The wife adds that her mother insisted that she must re-visit the
village in a few days, to spend at least a week with her. "I'm worried about Mama" the wife
crooned, with tears swelling in her eyes. "She'll be fine, dear." Husband lovingly replied.
The husband then politely asks her to take the items to the kitchen. As she enters, she meets her mother preparing food in the kitchen. Apparently, her mum came visiting since the Friday that she left home.
You can imagine the plight of this woman. stuck, shocked, dazed and dumb founded at the kitchen door! whether to go in and drop the items' from mama', or return to her husband in the living room!
How would you handle this if you were the husband or what explanation how would you defend yourself if you were the woman?
Please your humble opinion is required...
LETTER TO AFRICAN ~ Adekunle Shotubo
A president dies in a foreign hospital while treating kidney disease. Yet his successor and political beneficiaries did not build a kidney hospital but will spend billions on a new dinning hall.
A First Lady just returned from seven surgeries and a Lazarus revival, but instead she wants to build a centre for women.
3 governors are treating different organ failure and accident trauma related conditions abroad, but their citizens have to either go to India or die.
Yet a footballer is saved from heart disease and devotes his life to ensuring others less fortunate do not end up dying from the ailment.
What does this tell you about those we have elected?
A president dies in a foreign hospital while treating kidney disease. Yet his successor and political beneficiaries did not build a kidney hospital but will spend billions on a new dinning hall.
A First Lady just returned from seven surgeries and a Lazarus revival, but instead she wants to build a centre for women.
3 governors are treating different organ failure and accident trauma related conditions abroad, but their citizens have to either go to India or die.
Yet a footballer is saved from heart disease and devotes his life to ensuring others less fortunate do not end up dying from the ailment.
What does this tell you about those we have elected?
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
THE RECIPROCATED LOVE...
When a woman loves a man she cares for him, pampers him, gives him her attention and does every thing to make him happy. But when she feels her man also cares for her and loves her immensely and unconditionally then all her love , care, affection and pampering just kind of multiplies and is intensified to almost another level where she becomes completely devoted to the only man in her life.
The truth is that, a woman will never give up on a man if her love is reciprocated and appreciated.
Women fall in love to stay in love forever. They don’t dump men unless they are lied to or cheated upon. Because believe it or not a woman will never give up on a man if she trusts him and believes in him…
Men, the Koko of this post is that, pls, be very careful how u treat ur women, stop making ur woman cry, because God counts her tears. It is true the woman came out of a man’s rib; not from his feet to be walked in; not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal, under his arm to be protected, and next to his heart to be loved.
Stop all these Superiority! Relates with ur woman with love and affection. A real man doesn't turn his wife to a punching bag, slapping and beating the woman he professed love to, the woman he sleeps and have pleasure with.
While thanking our men who do appreciate and value us(Kudos to you guys, adore u always!), we also appealing to some of our men, though you're trying, but your trials might not be enough. Pls, start appreciating your woman the more and see how u'll be turned to a Royal King overnight. GBAM!
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!
When a woman loves a man she cares for him, pampers him, gives him her attention and does every thing to make him happy. But when she feels her man also cares for her and loves her immensely and unconditionally then all her love , care, affection and pampering just kind of multiplies and is intensified to almost another level where she becomes completely devoted to the only man in her life.
The truth is that, a woman will never give up on a man if her love is reciprocated and appreciated.
Women fall in love to stay in love forever. They don’t dump men unless they are lied to or cheated upon. Because believe it or not a woman will never give up on a man if she trusts him and believes in him…
Men, the Koko of this post is that, pls, be very careful how u treat ur women, stop making ur woman cry, because God counts her tears. It is true the woman came out of a man’s rib; not from his feet to be walked in; not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal, under his arm to be protected, and next to his heart to be loved.
Stop all these Superiority! Relates with ur woman with love and affection. A real man doesn't turn his wife to a punching bag, slapping and beating the woman he professed love to, the woman he sleeps and have pleasure with.
While thanking our men who do appreciate and value us(Kudos to you guys, adore u always!), we also appealing to some of our men, though you're trying, but your trials might not be enough. Pls, start appreciating your woman the more and see how u'll be turned to a Royal King overnight. GBAM!
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!
Moving On ~ My Husband is my Hero
Chinasa was on her knees yet again begging Simon with tears rolling down her cheek, she had walked out the door wishing that Simon would call her back,
hold her....
Kiss her and tell her he was only joking.
But no, Simon seemed serious this time.
This was not his first time of breaking up.
But Chinasa would always plead to be re-absolved back into Simon's life.
Their relationship has gone four years with so much sex and gifts to show for it.
Chinasa was already 31 years and was wishing she ends up with Simon this time.
But alas, It seems to be to be the end to yet another long relationship for her.
Chinasa was a genuine wife material, very faithful to her past boyfriends when they dated.
She literally gives her all to any guy she dates, But some way, some how, they just get fed up with her.
It's not that she was ugly.
It's not that she's bad mannered.
Should we say she's just unlucky ?
She had just two boyfriends while schooling at Abia State University.
The first one who de-flowered her, dumped her after their first year, while the second one dumped her after their final exams.
At Nysc, she dated a very cute, gentle guy who cherished her so much.
This guy wanted to come marry her but he was rejected by her family, on the claim that the guy was from the Osu Caste Family.
What a heart breaking end to her sweet relationship.
Chinasa later spent years being all alone by herself - No boyfriend.
At this time, the only class of men that was coming for her was the married ones.
She fears that the law of Karma would catch up with her if she gives in.
So, she tried as much as she could to avoid some of them.
She however, fell for some of them whom she had brief dates with. But, she always cuts the relationship on realizing that it won't end up anywhere for her.
Then came Simon, an immigration officer with a promising career.
At first, he was all over Chinasa,,,
It took time before Chi could start having any feelings for him.
She had given up on men... And omarriage.
All her close friends had got married and she was at all their bridal trains.
She would cry all night, praying to God to give her a husband of her own.
Could Simon be an answer to that prayer ?
Chinasa initially saw Simon as a player who had come to have a taste of her and run away.
But she was proven wrong,,, Simon stayed for One... Two... Three years, still looking promising.
She then had no doubt that Simon was truly the one.
But hearing this now was a total disaster to her - Simon has just broken up with her.
At first, he demanded that she gives him a break to think up some things.
But now, it is very clear to her.
On her knees, she begged and begged and begged, but Simon was not moved.
He must have found a woman that he would marry,
But why wasn't Chinasa good enough for him to marry.
Four Good Year of Relationship ???
Four good years of wasting a young lady's life ?
Imagine how many men Chinasa must have turned down all because of Simon.
Oh Life !!!
Chinasa would always cry afterwards...
Suicidal thoughts was always roaring inside her head but somehow, she appeared to survive and kept on.
Her office colleagues was soon to find out that she was already losing weight.
Gossips later went round that it was all because of Simon.
They just had nothing but pity for her.
.
Months later,
She was getting herself back.
Right now, she has decided to stay off men and their relationship 'wahala'.
At the appointed time, she also planned to adopt a child.
She has finally given up!
.
Then, one weekend,
She got a call from her mum.
It seems her family needed her attention.
Arriving at her family house,
She was stunned by what they told her;
Charles, her first childhood love was planning to return from America after 10 years there.
He had been informed by his own parents that she was still single.
So, he is coming to see if......
.
One week later, Charles who had returned was sitting side by side with Chinasa...
They recalled and reminisced all their childhood moments.
It was the purest relationship that they both had had in their lives.
They were both virgins at that time...
And they never had sex.
Charles was serious after two weeks discussing with her, trying to know all he could about her...
He Really Wants To Marry Chinasa...
Oh dear!
After dating for long years, hoping it ends in marriage,
So, it would be just these few weeks relationship that would lead Chinasa to the altar ?
Life is indeed, mysterious...
Chi never believed it.... It's happening so fast!
Chinasa gradually rejuvenated her emotions back and found a way to love again.
To Charles, he was just lucky to meet Chi still single.
This is the only woman he has loved truly.
First Love, truly dies hard!
Two weeks later,
They got married traditionally and later headed to the registry.
And the Big One ?
Charles flew back into the states with his new wife; Chinasa.
They ll be back again the following year for the white wedding.
hold her....
Kiss her and tell her he was only joking.
But no, Simon seemed serious this time.
This was not his first time of breaking up.
But Chinasa would always plead to be re-absolved back into Simon's life.
Their relationship has gone four years with so much sex and gifts to show for it.
Chinasa was already 31 years and was wishing she ends up with Simon this time.
But alas, It seems to be to be the end to yet another long relationship for her.
Chinasa was a genuine wife material, very faithful to her past boyfriends when they dated.
She literally gives her all to any guy she dates, But some way, some how, they just get fed up with her.
It's not that she was ugly.
It's not that she's bad mannered.
Should we say she's just unlucky ?
She had just two boyfriends while schooling at Abia State University.
The first one who de-flowered her, dumped her after their first year, while the second one dumped her after their final exams.
At Nysc, she dated a very cute, gentle guy who cherished her so much.
This guy wanted to come marry her but he was rejected by her family, on the claim that the guy was from the Osu Caste Family.
What a heart breaking end to her sweet relationship.
Chinasa later spent years being all alone by herself - No boyfriend.
At this time, the only class of men that was coming for her was the married ones.
She fears that the law of Karma would catch up with her if she gives in.
So, she tried as much as she could to avoid some of them.
She however, fell for some of them whom she had brief dates with. But, she always cuts the relationship on realizing that it won't end up anywhere for her.
Then came Simon, an immigration officer with a promising career.
At first, he was all over Chinasa,,,
It took time before Chi could start having any feelings for him.
She had given up on men... And omarriage.
All her close friends had got married and she was at all their bridal trains.
She would cry all night, praying to God to give her a husband of her own.
Could Simon be an answer to that prayer ?
Chinasa initially saw Simon as a player who had come to have a taste of her and run away.
But she was proven wrong,,, Simon stayed for One... Two... Three years, still looking promising.
She then had no doubt that Simon was truly the one.
But hearing this now was a total disaster to her - Simon has just broken up with her.
At first, he demanded that she gives him a break to think up some things.
But now, it is very clear to her.
On her knees, she begged and begged and begged, but Simon was not moved.
He must have found a woman that he would marry,
But why wasn't Chinasa good enough for him to marry.
Four Good Year of Relationship ???
Four good years of wasting a young lady's life ?
Imagine how many men Chinasa must have turned down all because of Simon.
Oh Life !!!
Chinasa would always cry afterwards...
Suicidal thoughts was always roaring inside her head but somehow, she appeared to survive and kept on.
Her office colleagues was soon to find out that she was already losing weight.
Gossips later went round that it was all because of Simon.
They just had nothing but pity for her.
.
Months later,
She was getting herself back.
Right now, she has decided to stay off men and their relationship 'wahala'.
At the appointed time, she also planned to adopt a child.
She has finally given up!
.
Then, one weekend,
She got a call from her mum.
It seems her family needed her attention.
Arriving at her family house,
She was stunned by what they told her;
Charles, her first childhood love was planning to return from America after 10 years there.
He had been informed by his own parents that she was still single.
So, he is coming to see if......
.
One week later, Charles who had returned was sitting side by side with Chinasa...
They recalled and reminisced all their childhood moments.
It was the purest relationship that they both had had in their lives.
They were both virgins at that time...
And they never had sex.
Charles was serious after two weeks discussing with her, trying to know all he could about her...
He Really Wants To Marry Chinasa...
Oh dear!
After dating for long years, hoping it ends in marriage,
So, it would be just these few weeks relationship that would lead Chinasa to the altar ?
Life is indeed, mysterious...
Chi never believed it.... It's happening so fast!
Chinasa gradually rejuvenated her emotions back and found a way to love again.
To Charles, he was just lucky to meet Chi still single.
This is the only woman he has loved truly.
First Love, truly dies hard!
Two weeks later,
They got married traditionally and later headed to the registry.
And the Big One ?
Charles flew back into the states with his new wife; Chinasa.
They ll be back again the following year for the white wedding.
China's foreign currency reserves dropped to $3.2Trillion
China's foreign currency reserves dropped for the fourth consecutive month in February, falling $28.75B to $3.2T (the lowest level since 2011), but a slower pace of decline suggested that the recent stability of the currency markets has eased pressure on the central bank to intervene aggressively.
The country's forex reserves have come under close scrutiny in recent months for clues on the size of capital outflows as well as the ability of policymakers to support the Chinese yuan.
China's forex reserves fall in February
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3165339
China's foreign currency reserves dropped for the fourth consecutive month in February, falling $28.75B to $3.2T (the lowest level since 2011), but a slower pace of decline suggested that the recent stability of the currency markets has eased pressure on the central bank to intervene aggressively.
The country's forex reserves have come under close scrutiny in recent months for clues on the size of capital outflows as well as the ability of policymakers to support the Chinese yuan.
China's forex reserves fall in February
http://www.seekingalpha.com/news/3165339
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Arsenal fans react to Mesut Ozil display against Tottenham ~ Emre Sarigul
The Gunners managed to battle back from a goal and a man down to force a 2-2 draw but Mesut Ozil did not score or add to his 18 assists.
Despite having created the most chances this season (115) Ozil did not create a single chance for his side against Spurs.
We took a look at what kind of reaction Ozil’s performance got from Arsenal fans on social media.
A lot was expected from the Gunners stars Ozil and Alexis Sanchez going into the derby.
Although we are really in this, we really need Sanchez and Ozil to provide that magic touch.— The Gooner Talk (@TheGoonerTalk) March 5, 2016
Sanchez did get his name on the scoresheet but Ozil was widely criticised for not having much of an impact on the game.
In fact the World Cup winner has come under fire for his performances in big games for the Gunners despite scoring against Bayern Munich and Manchester United this season.
Mesut Ozil at White Hart Lane in a UN-style role today. Observe. Stay close to the action. Do not under any circumstances intervene— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) March 5, 2016
As you can see Ozil was pretty much slaughtered on social media.
Explain Ozil's performance to me. Tottenham were basically playing against 9 men because Ozil was definitely not playing— #Jaded (@whatgap) March 5, 2016
There were however, a few voices coming out in support of Ozil highlighting that Spurs strategy was set around preventing the Arsenal star getting hold of the ball.
Ozil didn't go missing in this game but it was clear that Tottenham's primary purpose in life was cutting him out of our build up and attack— Doug Nichols (@TheTXI) March 5, 2016
Ozil is renowned for his bromance with Flamini but Danny Welbeck could end up being his new ‘BFF’ if he keeps this up.
I want someone to care about me the way Wellback cares about Ozil https://t.co/P4jqK06UiT— Flexo Ren (@Flexo777) March 5, 2016
And finally the only real debate that matters rages on.
Sorry but Payet > Ozil isn't even a stupid opinion anymore.— West Ham Central (@WestHam_Central)March 5, 2016
Mesut Ozil was pleased with a hard-earned draw at White Hart Lane after 10-man Arsenal came from behind to rescue a point against Tottenham Hotspur.
The Gunners took a first-half lead afterAaron Ramsey’s finished from close range before French midfielder Francis Coquelin was sent off early in the second half.
Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld levelled against 10-man Arsenal five minutes after Coquelin’s dismissal before Harry Kane handed Tottenham a 2-1 lead two minutes later.
But Arsenal forward Sanchez restored parity in the 74th minute to secure a valuable point for Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
World Cup winner Ozil thanks the travelling Arsenal fans for their unwavering support at White Hart Lane after a dramatic north London derby.
~THE SPORT REVIEW...
BREAKING: Police rescue
abducted Babington schoolgirls The three abducted schoolgirls of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School, Ikorodu,
Lagos, have been rescued by the police hale and hearty. It was gathered that the pupils were rescued in an overnight operation by the police while some of the kidnappers were arrested.
The Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP
Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the rescue and arrests.
Source: Punch
abducted Babington schoolgirls The three abducted schoolgirls of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School, Ikorodu,
Lagos, have been rescued by the police hale and hearty. It was gathered that the pupils were rescued in an overnight operation by the police while some of the kidnappers were arrested.
The Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP
Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the rescue and arrests.
Source: Punch
Saturday, 5 March 2016
Cotton bud in ear: Why can't we resist the temptation despite the warnings?
Their makers have printed the caution on every packet for more than 40 years - but their biggest use is still the exact one we're warned against.
The ear canal leads to a number of sensitive bones and organs which can be harmed by interference
Years ago, my mother complained about a terrible earache. The pain was unbearable, and it wouldn't go away. For a week, she walked around with a debilitating ringing in her head. Eventually, she recalled to me the other day, the discomfort led her to a doctor, who carefully pushed an otoscope into her ear. Within seconds, he pulled it out and looked her in the face.
"Have you been putting Q-tips in your ears?" he asked with a disapproving tone.
Familiar in Britain, "Q-tips" is the name of the proprietary brand of cotton-swab, or bud, in America. And like so many others, my mother had been using them to clean her ears. But in doing so she was also messing with a natural process. Her ear was hurting because she had an ear infection, and there's a decent chance her routinely using cotton buds had helped to cause it.
"Promise me something," the doctor told her. "Promise me you'll never put another Q-tip inside of your ear."
Cotton buds are one of the most perplexing things for sale in the West. Plenty of consumer products are widely used in ways other than their core function – books for levelling tables, newspapers for keeping fires aflame, soda water for removing stains, coffee tables for resting legs – but these swabs are distinct. They are one of the only, if not the only, major consumer products whose main purpose is precisely the one that the manufacturers explicitly warn against.
The little padded sticks have long been marketed as household staples, pitched for various kinds of beauty upkeep, arts and crafts, home-cleaning, and baby care. And, for years, they have carried an explicit caution – every box of Q-tips comes with this caveat: "Do not insert inside the ear canal." But everyone – especially those who look into people's ears for a living – know that many, if not most, ignore the warning.
"People come in with cotton-swab-related problems all the time," says Washington otolaryngologist Dennis Fitzgerald. "Any ear, nose and throat doctor in the world will tell you they see these all the time. People say they only use them to put make-up on, but we know what else they're using them for. They're putting them inside their ears."
While Q-tips were never sold for use deep inside the ear, it took around half a century for manufacturers to explicitly warn against it. Originally, the versatile little household staple was the brainchild of a man named Leo Gerstenzang, who thought of wrapping cotton tightly around a stick after watching his wife preen their young child. She was using a toothpick with a cotton ball on the end to carefully apply various things to the baby, a clever but easily improved trick.
In 1923, Gerstenzang introduced Baby Gays, the first sanitised cotton swabs. They were similar to those sold today, save for a few key differences. They were made of wood, instead of plastic or paper; they were single- not double-ended; they were meant to be used for baby care, rather than everything under the sun; and, most importantly, they didn't discourage putting them inside ears. "Every mother will be glad to know about Q-tips Baby Gays (the Q stands for 'quality'), sanitary boric tipped swabs for the eyes, nostrils, ears, gums and many other uses," a print advertisement read in 1927.
In the years that followed, many things changed, including the name, which was shortened to just Q-tips; the material, which shifted to paper; and the marketing, which broadened to include all sorts of other household uses. But one thing didn't: the absence of a warning.
It wasn't until sometime in the 1970s that boxes began to caution against sticking the things inside of ears. A vintage box from shortly after the new labelling practices says "for adult ear care" on the front. But the box also sports directions on the back advising against using them inside the ear canal. Today, the warnings are even more explicit. They say, rather unambiguously, "Do not insert swab into ear canal."
What exactly prompted the change is unclear. There is no record of a publicised case around that time in which a cotton bud was blamed for damage to someone's ears. Nor does Unilever, which now owns Q-tips, attribute the shift to anything in particular. "The brand has been around nearly 100 years so there's been a few iterations in packaging," says Carolyn Stanton, a company spokeswoman. "The earlier boxes were intended for baby care so it wasn't relevant at the time."
The modern swab, a multi-coloured double-ender, evolved from a single bud on a wooden stick (Alamy)
But the impetus for the switch must have come, at least in part, from an understanding that many people were misusing the cotton swabs. Which makes it all the more mysterious that – despite the cautionary label added to packaging – Q-tips continued, as they had been for decades, to be marketed as a tool for ear cleaning.
In 1980, a commercial for the brand featured the comedy actress Betty White, who encouraged people to use them on eyebrows, lips and ears. ("This is a Q-tips cotton swab," she said. "They call it safe swab.") A separate television spot, cushioned with uplifting music and cute animation, showed a child using the cotton swabs on a dog's ear, and then a mother using them on a baby's ear. No wonder that, in 1990, a piece published in The Washington Post joked that telling people to use the swabs on "the outer surfaces of the ear without entering the ear canal" was akin to asking smokers to dangle cigarettes from their lips without ever lighting them.
The cigarette analogy is an apt one. We continue to twist cotton buds in our ears thanks to a simple truth: it feels great. Our ears are filled with sensitive nerve endings, which send signals to various other parts of our bodies. Tickling their insides triggers all sorts of visceral pleasure. But there's more. Using them leads to what dermatologists refer to as the itch-scratch cycle, a self-perpetuating addiction of sorts. The more you use them, the more your ears itch; and the more your ears itch, the more you use them.
Fitzgerald, the otolaryngologist, says he appreciates the cigarette analogy but insists there's nothing funny about the temptation to stick cotton swabs into your ears. At the heart of the problem is a fundamental misunderstanding that he believes manufacturers have helped propagate, even if unintentionally, by talking in advertisements about their use in ear cleaning.
"People have been led to think that it's normal to clean their ears – they think that ear wax is dirty, that it's gross or unnecessary," he said. "But that's not true at all."
Fitzgerald likens ear wax to tears, which help lubricate and protect our eyeballs. Wax, he says, does something similar for the ear canal, where the skin is thin and fragile and highly susceptible to infection. "Your body produces it [ear wax] to protect the ear canal," Fitzgerald says. "What you're taking out is supposed to be in there. There's a natural migration that carries the wax out when left alone."
Even if our ears were meant to be cleaned, the truth is that buds would still be a terrible thing to use, he says. The shape, size, and texture are such that inserting them into your ears tends to push wax inward, toward your ear drum, rather than woo it out.
"Pushing wax in can induce hearing loss," says Fitzgerald. "They can also be inserted too deeply and rupture the ear drum or damage the small middle ear bones, both of which happen more than you would think." For this reason, the American Academy of Otolaryngology listed cotton swabs as an "inappropriate or harmful intervention," even when earwax needs to be forcibly removed from the ear, in its 2008 guidelines.
It's surprisingly hard to figure out how often people hurt themselves by putting Q-tips in their ears each year. In Britain, the Office for National Statistics can't help. In the US, where the Consumer Product Safety Commission tracks injuries associated with all sorts of household goods – including cotton balls – it doesn't track those associated with cotton swabs, because they are considered medical devices and are therefore overseen by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"It would be very tedious to figure out how many injuries associated with cotton swabs were reported each year," says Deborah Kotz, an FDA spokeswoman. But she does suggest searching the agency's database for reports, which turn up several instances in which people have incurred injuries after using cotton swabs inside of their ears and bothered to file a report. In one case, a patient filed a complaint after cleaning their ears "for the first time as recommended by a friend". In another, a consumer complained that the cotton had separated from the stem.
But doctors don't need a government database to know that cotton swabs are a problem. A 2011 study by the Henry Ford Hospital found a direct association between the use of cotton swabs inside ears and ruptured ear drums. It also noted that "more than half of patients seen in otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) clinics, regardless of their primary complaint, admit to using cotton swabs to clean their ears."
Fitzgerald, who says he can immediately tell when someone has been using Q-tips, laments that the warnings aren't working: "I can't tell you the number of times I've told someone to never put them in their ears and then been told that they had no idea."
Today, there is not a single ear on the official Q-tips website in the US. There's a woman using the cotton swabs to apply make-up to her lips, another using them for nail polish, a dog, a baby and a sparkling clean living room, among other things. The variety reflects Q-tips' business strategy, which increasingly has been driven by a desire to broaden the product's appeal.
"The marketing expanded to 'all purpose' use in the late 1990s and 2000s," says Svetlana Uduslivaia, who is the head of tissue and hygiene at Euromonitor, a market research firm. The firm estimates there were $208.4m (£146m) in Q-tips sales in the US in 2014, up from $189.3m in 2005. "People may use it for ear cleaning, but we instruct against it," says Stanton, of Unilever.
The problem, of course, is that people do. Barbara Kahn, who teaches marketing at the Wharton School of Business, said it's particularly difficult to change how people perceive Q-tips because they are such a historic brand. "They're trying to change how people think of the product, to build a brand that's separate from the original and inappropriate use, but that's really hard when everyone knows a product and thinks about it in a certain way," she says. "If people are telling others to use Q-tips for their ears, if that message is coming through virally through videos or some other media, or just moving from customer to customer, that's a very powerful thing they can't control."
She adds: "There's really no way to stop it short of taking the product off the market, which they're obviously not going to do." And Fitzgerald agrees. "If it were up to me, they wouldn't be on the market," he says. "When I treat people with recurring ear problems, I make them promise they're going to throw away their Q-tips and never buy them again. The ones who keep coming back with infections are the ones who don't listen."
© Washington Post
Their makers have printed the caution on every packet for more than 40 years - but their biggest use is still the exact one we're warned against.
The ear canal leads to a number of sensitive bones and organs which can be harmed by interference
Years ago, my mother complained about a terrible earache. The pain was unbearable, and it wouldn't go away. For a week, she walked around with a debilitating ringing in her head. Eventually, she recalled to me the other day, the discomfort led her to a doctor, who carefully pushed an otoscope into her ear. Within seconds, he pulled it out and looked her in the face.
"Have you been putting Q-tips in your ears?" he asked with a disapproving tone.
Familiar in Britain, "Q-tips" is the name of the proprietary brand of cotton-swab, or bud, in America. And like so many others, my mother had been using them to clean her ears. But in doing so she was also messing with a natural process. Her ear was hurting because she had an ear infection, and there's a decent chance her routinely using cotton buds had helped to cause it.
"Promise me something," the doctor told her. "Promise me you'll never put another Q-tip inside of your ear."
Cotton buds are one of the most perplexing things for sale in the West. Plenty of consumer products are widely used in ways other than their core function – books for levelling tables, newspapers for keeping fires aflame, soda water for removing stains, coffee tables for resting legs – but these swabs are distinct. They are one of the only, if not the only, major consumer products whose main purpose is precisely the one that the manufacturers explicitly warn against.
The little padded sticks have long been marketed as household staples, pitched for various kinds of beauty upkeep, arts and crafts, home-cleaning, and baby care. And, for years, they have carried an explicit caution – every box of Q-tips comes with this caveat: "Do not insert inside the ear canal." But everyone – especially those who look into people's ears for a living – know that many, if not most, ignore the warning.
"People come in with cotton-swab-related problems all the time," says Washington otolaryngologist Dennis Fitzgerald. "Any ear, nose and throat doctor in the world will tell you they see these all the time. People say they only use them to put make-up on, but we know what else they're using them for. They're putting them inside their ears."
While Q-tips were never sold for use deep inside the ear, it took around half a century for manufacturers to explicitly warn against it. Originally, the versatile little household staple was the brainchild of a man named Leo Gerstenzang, who thought of wrapping cotton tightly around a stick after watching his wife preen their young child. She was using a toothpick with a cotton ball on the end to carefully apply various things to the baby, a clever but easily improved trick.
In 1923, Gerstenzang introduced Baby Gays, the first sanitised cotton swabs. They were similar to those sold today, save for a few key differences. They were made of wood, instead of plastic or paper; they were single- not double-ended; they were meant to be used for baby care, rather than everything under the sun; and, most importantly, they didn't discourage putting them inside ears. "Every mother will be glad to know about Q-tips Baby Gays (the Q stands for 'quality'), sanitary boric tipped swabs for the eyes, nostrils, ears, gums and many other uses," a print advertisement read in 1927.
In the years that followed, many things changed, including the name, which was shortened to just Q-tips; the material, which shifted to paper; and the marketing, which broadened to include all sorts of other household uses. But one thing didn't: the absence of a warning.
It wasn't until sometime in the 1970s that boxes began to caution against sticking the things inside of ears. A vintage box from shortly after the new labelling practices says "for adult ear care" on the front. But the box also sports directions on the back advising against using them inside the ear canal. Today, the warnings are even more explicit. They say, rather unambiguously, "Do not insert swab into ear canal."
What exactly prompted the change is unclear. There is no record of a publicised case around that time in which a cotton bud was blamed for damage to someone's ears. Nor does Unilever, which now owns Q-tips, attribute the shift to anything in particular. "The brand has been around nearly 100 years so there's been a few iterations in packaging," says Carolyn Stanton, a company spokeswoman. "The earlier boxes were intended for baby care so it wasn't relevant at the time."
The modern swab, a multi-coloured double-ender, evolved from a single bud on a wooden stick (Alamy)
But the impetus for the switch must have come, at least in part, from an understanding that many people were misusing the cotton swabs. Which makes it all the more mysterious that – despite the cautionary label added to packaging – Q-tips continued, as they had been for decades, to be marketed as a tool for ear cleaning.
In 1980, a commercial for the brand featured the comedy actress Betty White, who encouraged people to use them on eyebrows, lips and ears. ("This is a Q-tips cotton swab," she said. "They call it safe swab.") A separate television spot, cushioned with uplifting music and cute animation, showed a child using the cotton swabs on a dog's ear, and then a mother using them on a baby's ear. No wonder that, in 1990, a piece published in The Washington Post joked that telling people to use the swabs on "the outer surfaces of the ear without entering the ear canal" was akin to asking smokers to dangle cigarettes from their lips without ever lighting them.
The cigarette analogy is an apt one. We continue to twist cotton buds in our ears thanks to a simple truth: it feels great. Our ears are filled with sensitive nerve endings, which send signals to various other parts of our bodies. Tickling their insides triggers all sorts of visceral pleasure. But there's more. Using them leads to what dermatologists refer to as the itch-scratch cycle, a self-perpetuating addiction of sorts. The more you use them, the more your ears itch; and the more your ears itch, the more you use them.
Fitzgerald, the otolaryngologist, says he appreciates the cigarette analogy but insists there's nothing funny about the temptation to stick cotton swabs into your ears. At the heart of the problem is a fundamental misunderstanding that he believes manufacturers have helped propagate, even if unintentionally, by talking in advertisements about their use in ear cleaning.
"People have been led to think that it's normal to clean their ears – they think that ear wax is dirty, that it's gross or unnecessary," he said. "But that's not true at all."
Fitzgerald likens ear wax to tears, which help lubricate and protect our eyeballs. Wax, he says, does something similar for the ear canal, where the skin is thin and fragile and highly susceptible to infection. "Your body produces it [ear wax] to protect the ear canal," Fitzgerald says. "What you're taking out is supposed to be in there. There's a natural migration that carries the wax out when left alone."
Even if our ears were meant to be cleaned, the truth is that buds would still be a terrible thing to use, he says. The shape, size, and texture are such that inserting them into your ears tends to push wax inward, toward your ear drum, rather than woo it out.
"Pushing wax in can induce hearing loss," says Fitzgerald. "They can also be inserted too deeply and rupture the ear drum or damage the small middle ear bones, both of which happen more than you would think." For this reason, the American Academy of Otolaryngology listed cotton swabs as an "inappropriate or harmful intervention," even when earwax needs to be forcibly removed from the ear, in its 2008 guidelines.
It's surprisingly hard to figure out how often people hurt themselves by putting Q-tips in their ears each year. In Britain, the Office for National Statistics can't help. In the US, where the Consumer Product Safety Commission tracks injuries associated with all sorts of household goods – including cotton balls – it doesn't track those associated with cotton swabs, because they are considered medical devices and are therefore overseen by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"It would be very tedious to figure out how many injuries associated with cotton swabs were reported each year," says Deborah Kotz, an FDA spokeswoman. But she does suggest searching the agency's database for reports, which turn up several instances in which people have incurred injuries after using cotton swabs inside of their ears and bothered to file a report. In one case, a patient filed a complaint after cleaning their ears "for the first time as recommended by a friend". In another, a consumer complained that the cotton had separated from the stem.
But doctors don't need a government database to know that cotton swabs are a problem. A 2011 study by the Henry Ford Hospital found a direct association between the use of cotton swabs inside ears and ruptured ear drums. It also noted that "more than half of patients seen in otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) clinics, regardless of their primary complaint, admit to using cotton swabs to clean their ears."
Fitzgerald, who says he can immediately tell when someone has been using Q-tips, laments that the warnings aren't working: "I can't tell you the number of times I've told someone to never put them in their ears and then been told that they had no idea."
Today, there is not a single ear on the official Q-tips website in the US. There's a woman using the cotton swabs to apply make-up to her lips, another using them for nail polish, a dog, a baby and a sparkling clean living room, among other things. The variety reflects Q-tips' business strategy, which increasingly has been driven by a desire to broaden the product's appeal.
"The marketing expanded to 'all purpose' use in the late 1990s and 2000s," says Svetlana Uduslivaia, who is the head of tissue and hygiene at Euromonitor, a market research firm. The firm estimates there were $208.4m (£146m) in Q-tips sales in the US in 2014, up from $189.3m in 2005. "People may use it for ear cleaning, but we instruct against it," says Stanton, of Unilever.
The problem, of course, is that people do. Barbara Kahn, who teaches marketing at the Wharton School of Business, said it's particularly difficult to change how people perceive Q-tips because they are such a historic brand. "They're trying to change how people think of the product, to build a brand that's separate from the original and inappropriate use, but that's really hard when everyone knows a product and thinks about it in a certain way," she says. "If people are telling others to use Q-tips for their ears, if that message is coming through virally through videos or some other media, or just moving from customer to customer, that's a very powerful thing they can't control."
She adds: "There's really no way to stop it short of taking the product off the market, which they're obviously not going to do." And Fitzgerald agrees. "If it were up to me, they wouldn't be on the market," he says. "When I treat people with recurring ear problems, I make them promise they're going to throw away their Q-tips and never buy them again. The ones who keep coming back with infections are the ones who don't listen."
© Washington Post
Source ~ Dailytimes
All is now set for this year’s edition of The Economist Event’s Nigeria Summit which aims at reviewing Nigeria’s current economic situation and to provide an overview of the global macro-economic picture, talking through the growth prospects for Nigeria and the region.
It is expected to attract such big names as Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria; Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group; Danladi Verheijen, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Verod; Herbert Wigwe, Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank, Nigeria; Okechukwu Enelamah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria, Jonathan Rosenthal, Africa Editor, The Economist, state governors and captains of industry.
All is now set for this year’s edition of The Economist Event’s Nigeria Summit which aims at reviewing Nigeria’s current economic situation and to provide an overview of the global macro-economic picture, talking through the growth prospects for Nigeria and the region.
It is expected to attract such big names as Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria; Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group; Danladi Verheijen, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Verod; Herbert Wigwe, Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank, Nigeria; Okechukwu Enelamah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria, Jonathan Rosenthal, Africa Editor, The Economist, state governors and captains of industry.
CBN Exposes 'Cabals' Behind Naira's Free Fall, Discovers $20b Idle In Domiciliary Accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday shocked Nigerians when it blamed the continuous fall of naira in the foreign exchange market on moneybags in the country. The apex bank alleged that these moneybags are using about $20 billion in different domiciliary accounts to run the naira ground in the market.
The apex bank said that the monies, which were lying idle in the various accounts, were not being projected for any investment purposes by their owners, but subtly being used to weaken the value of the naira and invariably increasing the value of the idle dollars.
CBN’s Deputy Governor (Financial System Surveillance), Dr. Joseph Nnanna, made the revelation at an interactive session between the Ministries of Budget and National Planning, and Finance, CBN, Accountant General’s Office and major stakeholders on the 2016 budget.
He said some privileged Nigerians were the masterminds of the consistent slide in the value of the naira, since according to him; they have been embarking on dollar speculation to the detriment of the Naira.
He, however, said the passage of the 2016 budget would put a stop to the unrestrained drop in naira value, as according to him, the CBN would embark on aggressive liquidity mopup to enable the currency regain confidence. “The CBN will not sit down and watch the consistent fall of the naira. After the passage of the 2016 Budget, naira will begin to bounce back. Those who speculate on dollars will have their fingers burnt,” he vowed.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday shocked Nigerians when it blamed the continuous fall of naira in the foreign exchange market on moneybags in the country. The apex bank alleged that these moneybags are using about $20 billion in different domiciliary accounts to run the naira ground in the market.
The apex bank said that the monies, which were lying idle in the various accounts, were not being projected for any investment purposes by their owners, but subtly being used to weaken the value of the naira and invariably increasing the value of the idle dollars.
CBN’s Deputy Governor (Financial System Surveillance), Dr. Joseph Nnanna, made the revelation at an interactive session between the Ministries of Budget and National Planning, and Finance, CBN, Accountant General’s Office and major stakeholders on the 2016 budget.
He said some privileged Nigerians were the masterminds of the consistent slide in the value of the naira, since according to him; they have been embarking on dollar speculation to the detriment of the Naira.
He, however, said the passage of the 2016 budget would put a stop to the unrestrained drop in naira value, as according to him, the CBN would embark on aggressive liquidity mopup to enable the currency regain confidence. “The CBN will not sit down and watch the consistent fall of the naira. After the passage of the 2016 Budget, naira will begin to bounce back. Those who speculate on dollars will have their fingers burnt,” he vowed.
Friday, 4 March 2016
LA LA LẸ FRIDAY THINGS
THE BROKEN HEARTS...
Sometimes it's hard to let go, because a lot has been given in, a lot has been
endured, so much has been invested, you equally think it doesn't worth to end like
this. You start dwelling in dreams, once you come across some happy couples, you are instantly derailed emotionally. hello sweetheart, hello bro i understand the way you feel, but at this moment you've got to move on and deal with the memories that comes with it. it can only be a bad moment but never a bad life. The funny thing about it is that these people we are missing or praying to have back might be so comfortable with the place they are (because if they are not, they must have come back or Will come back).
"The fact is, no one founds it easy to let go. But sometime letting go might be the
only way forward"... "Remember there's no perfect person out there, but there
must always be better person."
Now ask yourself if this person happens to be dead, (God forbids) won't I move
on?, won't I move on?, if you can answer that question you might equally arrive at
your answer...
If you both are destined to be, your paths will definitely cross again.
The heartbroken ones...
LIFE GOES ON 》》》》》
THE BROKEN HEARTS...
Sometimes it's hard to let go, because a lot has been given in, a lot has been
endured, so much has been invested, you equally think it doesn't worth to end like
this. You start dwelling in dreams, once you come across some happy couples, you are instantly derailed emotionally. hello sweetheart, hello bro i understand the way you feel, but at this moment you've got to move on and deal with the memories that comes with it. it can only be a bad moment but never a bad life. The funny thing about it is that these people we are missing or praying to have back might be so comfortable with the place they are (because if they are not, they must have come back or Will come back).
"The fact is, no one founds it easy to let go. But sometime letting go might be the
only way forward"... "Remember there's no perfect person out there, but there
must always be better person."
Now ask yourself if this person happens to be dead, (God forbids) won't I move
on?, won't I move on?, if you can answer that question you might equally arrive at
your answer...
If you both are destined to be, your paths will definitely cross again.
The heartbroken ones...
LIFE GOES ON 》》》》》
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