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So here I am at the adult school kitchen, watching my rice cook in my newly bought locally fabricated pot code named " kokolet".. My neighbor asks off handedly. " are you going to sit here till the rice cooks?" I respond in the affirmative, and she says " me I cannot oo." I will put it on fire and go to the room  and return later, she adds.. I simply smiled , looking at the bubbles accompanying the sound of rice boiling, I catch an instantaneous lesson surge from the depth of my spirit , which I proceeded to share with her. It is an undeniable part of humankind to hate the kitchen heat but love the food that the heat produces. cooking various delicacies reminds you about the need to be patient with yourself whilst your dreams and visions cook. Rice and beans do not share the same cooking time! The same applies to beef and fish, whilst cake and chin chin do not share the same production time. Still starring at the rice bubblin

What started out as a regular normal working day in the life of a diligent young man , ended  extraordinarily drawing with global accolades. In a world where some people find increase  in their monthly alert payments from their office as a "windfall from heaven"  has made a certain Henry Terry stand out. In a trending social media tweet, he shared an inspiring story on passing a self redefining test. According to him, his January salary was overpaid  and on pointing the anomaly out to his employers, he was rewarded for passing an " integrity test" . . Question is, would you pass this kind of test?

There is no going back on the keke and okada restriction  in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this  on Tuesday, at the official launch of commercial operations in water transportation by Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) at Badore Ferry Terminal in Ajah. Lagos State Government will not reverse the ongoing enforcement of its Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018, which restricts operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada and tricycles (Keke NAPEP) in 15 local councils across the State. Sanwo-Olu  identified with commuters affected by the Okada restriction. And announced that the Government would be deploying over 500 buses to the routes listed in the restriction directive as alternative to ease movement on routes where restriction is effective. Despite the protests and  complaints by residents of the State, Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would not give in to blackmail and “uninformed criticism” of its decision to restrict Okada and Keke NAPEP

Who hates the culinary matrimony between Crocker fish and yam? . My ancestors pouring libation in the memory of their progenitor and age long lineage,claim that it cures catarrh and cough without any western intervention. I have just validated their libating claim ! My grandma Bella never heard the quote  " make thy food thine medicine and thy medicine thine food ", but she had a great knowledge of herbs and spices for various opportunistic ailments. Whenever we took ill, before any Western treatment was administered,  our bowels first had to be cleared via edema administered, first thing at the break of dawn. Next was her off the hook servings of delicious organic traditional delicacies, overflowing with various spices and herb. Where the symptoms did still persist, ( more often than not it did not), a visit to the clinic which got you in your reset format due to the heavy pervading smell of chloroquine,  was always the very  last option. . See, I have been havi

It's World Cancer Day today  February 4th! The World Cancer Day aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease. World Cancer Day theme: I Am And I Will Here's  what you need to know: Cancer is a generic term for a large group of diseases that can affect any part of the body. Other terms used are malignant tumours and neoplasms. One defining feature of cancer is the rapid creation of abnormal cells that grow beyond their usual boundaries, and which can then invade adjoining parts of the body and spread to other organs, the latter process is referred to as metastasizing. The dreaded news every cancer patient dreads is the word Metastasis! Here's the statistical facts: Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, and is responsible for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Globally, about 1 i

It's  a season of tears, groaning, complaints and unending rants as the ban on Tricycle and motorcycle operations in Lagos State enters the third day. To ameliorate the hardship occasioned by the ban, Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwoolu has directed that 65 new intra city buses and 14 ferries  be released to cater to residents but Lagosians say this is grossly inadequate as these buses do not drop off passengers on their streets. Meanwhile, Lagosians have humorously coined the trekking  an " O'trek app", decrying the untold hardship the ban has thrown them in. On Twitter , trending with hashtags #Kekeban , #okadaban , pictures of horses serving as alternative transportation sources are on display. Operators of the banned transport system have called for the government to have a rethink and regulate , rather than effect an outright ban. Concerns are also high that this ban will cause a surge in crime rate and insecurity in the state due to the huge numb

Palindromic refers to a number, word or segment that reads the same in both directions, a rarity that only occurs a handful of times each year.      Several countries however  use different date formats that make such a feat difficult, Nigeria writes dates in the  day/month/year. Format In other parts of the world, the date may be written as year/month/day or month/day/year.  The last time this happened was 909 years ago on November 11, 1111, or 11/11/1111. This Sunday will be the first time in more than 900 years that the date can be written the same way forward and backward for everyone across the world

Pastor Enoch Adeboye Leads Prayer Walk Photo Credit: RCCG PR  In an apparent response to the increasing recurrence of kidnappings, murders and insecurity in the country, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian church of God Pastor Enoch Adeboye Today, Sunday, 2nd of February, 2020, led members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God on a prayer walk to "usher in a new dawn in Nigeria". In an official statement, the clergyman said  " The prayer walk was aimed at offering prayers and supplications unto God to save Nigeria from being consumed by insurgents, terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, armed robbers, militants and ritualists in all our states.  Furthermore, we declared that Jesus who is the Prince of Peace is our Lord and King. We carried and displayed several placards saying ‘No’ to further killings and demanding that the Federal and State governments should rise up to their civic responsibility of securing the lives and properties of her citizens. 

Photo Credit: lagoslink.com  The Lagos State  Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has refuted the news on a suspected case of Corona virus infection in the state. A statement from his office refuting the purported news report reads; "The attention of @followlasg and  @LSMOH has been drawn to a story of a query suspected case of #2019nCoV infection which presented at a particular private hospital in Lekki on 29/01/2020. The subject in question is an adult  male Nigerian who arrived from China 4 days ago. He was in Shanghai throughout his stay in China and during his stay he did not have any contact with anyone who was ill or from Wuhan region. On his return to Lagos he has followed our instructions from @LSMOH and like a responsible member of the society has chosen to self quarantine. He presented to a hospital for a check up just to be sure but was found to be perfectly well and asked to return home @NCDCgov @WHO to continue his self quarantine. He is ther

Photo credit: AFP / Ted ALJIBE The  AFP reports that a first foreign fatality from the new coronavirus has occured in the Philippines The Philippines reported the first death on Sunday outside of China from a new coronavirus, deepening global fears about an epidemic that has claimed more than 300 lives. The first foreign fatality came as an increasing number of governments around the world closed their borders to people from China in a bid to stop it spreading. Since emerging from the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, the coronavirus has infected 14,000 people across China and spread to 24 countries. China has locked down Wuhan and surrounding cities in a bid to contain the virus, but it has continued to spread, prompting a hard-hit eastern city far from the epicentre to impose similar draconian measures on Sunday. The country was also on the last day of an extended Lunar New Year holiday, meaning people are starting to return home on planes and trai

  Photo Credit: The Guardian Nigeria A committee  chaired by the  Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has been set up by President  Muhammadu Buhari to “study and address” the recent US visa ban on Nigerians. This is at the behest of the US’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement of temporary travel restrictions on Nigerian and five other countries. The suspension which will affect the issuance of US “immigrant visas” to Nigerian passport holders from February 21, 2020, however doe s not apply to other U.S visas such as those for official, business, tourism and student travel.    The DHS stated that the suspension of “immigrant visas” became necessary due to security concerns relating to information sharing between Nigeria and the US. “The committee with a mandate to study and address the updated U.S requirements, will work with the U.S Government, INTERPOL and other stakeholders to ensure all updates are properly implemented. A statement rel

Photo Credit: TV360 Nigeria, Tanzania, Eritrea and Sudan have made the list of countries whose citizens  have been handed down immigration restriction. In a Proclamation on Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, has suspended  the immigrant entry into the United States by the citizens of the affected countries in the interests of the United States of America.  The proclamation cites Nigeria's non compliance with the established identity-management and information-sharing criteria assessed by the performance metrics.   It further states that Nigeria does not adequately share public-safety and terrorism-related information, which is necessary for the protection of the national security and public safety of the United States.   Nigeria it notes, presents a high risk, relative to other countries in the world, of terrorist travel to the United States. While acknowledging

In response to the wave of respiratory tract disease outbreaks in Wuhan China and various parts of the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is organising a virtual course on "Emerging respiratory viruses, including nCoV: methods for detection, prevention, response and control". The course provides a general introduction to emerging respiratory viruses, including novel coronaviruses. By the end of this course, participants should be able to describe: The nature of emerging respiratory viruses, how to detect and assess an outbreak, strategies for preventing and controlling outbreaks due to novel respiratory viruses; What strategies should be used to communicate risk and engage communities to detect, prevent and respond to the emergence of a novel respiratory virus. The three modules course outline, fitted in to approximately 1Hour, will equip participants with adequate knowledge on how to describe the fundamental principles of emerging respiratory viruses,