Friday, 28 November 2014

ActionAid Supports International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against W omens

On Wednesday the 25th Nov. 2014, ActionAid Nigeria held a conference on violence against women. Opinions were shared and suggestions were made on the way forward to stop violence against women.

A peaceful campaign followed after the conference on the 26th of Nov. 2014 where all ActionAid staff.

Hussaini Abdu ActionAid Nigeria Country Director also spoke on the need to stop violence against women and emphasized that their rights should not be violated.

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Pictures from campaign on Violence Against Women - Abuja


Thursday, 13 November 2014

ActionAid condemns Boko Haram bombings in Potiskum, Yobe State

The bombing of Government Science Secondary School in Potiskum local government area of Yobe state, leaving at least 47 people killed and dozens more wounded, is deplorable and unacceptable.

ActionAid strongly condemns this act and urge our government to provide safe learning environments for school children.

ActionAid's 'woman of valor' Series

Yesterday  ActionAid Nigeria celebrated one of its 'Women of valor' Series, Marie Curie a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

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Marie Curie was refused enrollment in a regular institution of higher education because she was a woman, however she ended up being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person (and only woman) to win twice, the only person to win twice in multiple sciences, the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris, and in 1995 became the first woman to be entombed on her own merits in the Panthéon in Paris.


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Sunday, 28 September 2014

What is Religion?

There are several definitions to the word "religion" . One dictionary definition of the word "religion" describes it as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. 
Another dictionary definition of Religion describes it as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.


Each of these definitions point out the three main pillars on which religions are built whether they be false, or true. These pillars are; Belief, the presence of a God, and the existence of a super-human-controlling power. Upon these pillars are the code of conduct which governs any religion given or built.

As there are many beliefs, so also are there many Religions. But how do you know which is true?
the Bible admonishes us not to believe every spirit but to test all spirits (1 john 4:1).
How are we able to test spirits to know if they are truly of God? How are we able to know if a religion is false or true? or if a prophesy is false or true?

There are laws that bind the universe, these laws are different from those that guide the spiritual, and the laws that guide the spiritual are different from the celestial laws. There are heavenly(celestial laws) a person must obey to get divine messages from God. Just as every law has its principles there are principles a person must keep to obtain these divine messages.

In that same manner we are able to test all spirits. After a person receives Christ as a lord and savior, that person is baptized and the holy-spirit is conferred upon him. He now has the holy spirit as his constant companion. The Holy-spirit then gives us guidance and direction on a condition "if we yield to its enticing" we are not forced into making choices against our will because man has his agency. The right to choose for himself good or evil. Visions are seen , prophesies are revealed and deep secrets are known to man THROUGH THE HELP OF THE HOLY-SPIRIT. God reveals deep and secret things to those he loves, the Bible confirms it.

Because there is a truth, a lie is forged to counter it.
Because there is faith, there is fear.
Because there is light, there is darkness.
There always has to be an opposite of everything so there is a balance.

Tuesday, 23 September 2014

What is Black ?

Black as a color or a person stands out. Have you heard the saying "black is beautiful" ? i am sure you would have at some point or the other.




Black is an impression; either created or imposed. It could be about a certain group or sect.
Black is a trademark that stands out anywhere in the world.
Black is creative and courageous,
Black is warm and receptive. Black broadens itself, it could otherwise be called EGO.
Black is TRUTH, CRAFT and AUTHENTIC
Black is an achiever, it could also be called a STALLION.

Black is the essence of creation, Its the reality of an African.

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

LIFE

Everybody has got their share of life's difficulties. Nobody gets it easier than the other. A lot of people think that way because of the misconceptions they have about life. Nobody is placed on a gold platter or favored than the other, its just the answer life gives us for the questions we ask.

A lot of times life presents people with the opportunity of choice, but often times people abuse it. How do you get an answer when you do not answer a question? Life expects from us humans to tell it what we want from it. In the event that we don't the answer, what we get is pain and suffering.

When life presents you a lemon, it is expected of you to make a lemonade. As the Gods would not do for man what men ought to do for themselves, In that same manner heaven helps those who helps themselves.

Saturday, 13 September 2014

When couples break-up (Part-1)

Two people who had so much to say to each other, Suddenly have nothing to say to themselves anymore. Their discussions basically reduce to small talks. This is very typical when couples break up. There is usually that awkward moment of silence, accompanied by a strange feeling of rejection and disappointment. A lot of times, a lot of people feel like the world is closing in on them, these feelings often recur after when couples break-up. Most times people care a lot less about anything or anyone else, they barely even have any time for themselves.

 We ask ourselves what "the" reason behind "the" break-up was, After much searching, we make excuses and try to find solace in those excuses we've made so we don't hurt ourselves. We try to seek counsel from others and possible solution, which most times becomes counter productive.

A lot of times i have asked myself where lovers go after a fight?
Where they take refuge after a break-up?

And before the break-up, at what point did the distance start creeping in?
If it wasn't LOVE then what was it ?

A lot of times couples throw blames back and forth at themselves, that's when it strikes like a blow "the break-up". It hurts as loneliness strolls in. Angels still cry.
True love is a gift but a lot of people let it sleep of their fingers.
I once read this " Love only exists in the hearts of those who have got strength enough to carry it".  An adage that also says " TRUE LOVE conquers all ".

I know at some point we have loved, and lost. we have had break-ups and make-ups, some people picked up strength and courage to move on, some couldn't simply find any, and others got stuck, up till this very moment.

Lightening don't strike the same place twice, when couple say good-bye, i feel the angels cry. Would you say couples let their love sleep in the storm? Most times one makes all the sacrifices and the other doesn't.

Memories don't ever fade and love never dies. If you find love at any point in your life, make sure to cherish it. A lot of times people never get the chance to re-write their wrongs and so many people don't get the roses while they can still smell them. At every point remember LOVE is a beautiful thing.

Thursday, 11 September 2014

Ayetoro- Asoju Oba

 Amazing tune, enjioy!

Ayetoro- Asoju Oba

 Amazing tune from Funsho Ogundipe of ayetoro and Shabaka Hutchings, hope you find it interesting. Enjoy!

Monday, 8 September 2014

A Socialization process which instilled unnatural hatred for dark skin. Part-1

This short text was adapted from the book Nile Valley Contribution to Civilization by Anthony. T . Browder.
"If you're white, you're alright
 If you're yellow,you're mellow
 If you're brown, stick around
 If you're black, get back.
This is an attitude that was created by a socialization process, which instilled unnatural hatred for dark skin pigmentation in the minds of most Negros (people of African descent/ African American).
This attitude reflects in a disturbing put-down of blackness that has been a part of the African communities for years. Throughout most of this century, Africans have been viewed by both blacks and white as savage and ignorant subhuman beings. " Now my question; is this really true or a make belief drafted by a certain group or race who think of themselves as superior to the African race?

 Oh! Africa, why would anyone think of you as less than what you are?
You had a kingdom, you had a thrown, you had a crown.
 In the quiet of the night came invaders to forcefully strip you of your possessions, chased you away and made you a slave in your own courtyard.
My Nubian queen, Mother of civilization,
Cries and endless Nile of tears
and brought her children to a center of commerce and civilization
Oh! Africa, forced out of your own lands and sold into slavery
you lost your heritage, dignity and pride.


Saturday, 6 September 2014

BBC Africa:In a few months, Ebola would no longer be containable

The EBOLA Virus Disease epidemic has been the most challenging thus far
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Thursday, 4 September 2014

We are given a chance.



We are all given a chance to prove ourselves. At several stages of our lives we are often tried and tested. To different faces and individuals, different challenges are given. We choose either to be victors or to be subdued. 


In the event of your victory, those who never knew how much effort you put-in-to achieve your victory, would simply say "you are lucky" but life never presents anyone the grace of luck, but rather challenges you to a test of defeat or triumph.

We are given a chance to put everything we know into practice, a chance to apply knowledge to situations to proffer solutions. if we can pass the test set for us at a particular time of our lives, we move to the next, until we become perfect.

The process of learning and growth, is a paradigm of a ladder that links the physical things we see, to the abstract things of the world, and how they come to existence. Every step we make takes us deeper, and allows us discover something new.

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Consciousness Science Kept Hidden.

the amazing power of the human consciousness.

Consciousness Science Kept Hidden.

the amazing power of the human consciousness.