Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can't buy.
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
Breast feeding and sagging of the breast in women have always been seen as the two sides of a coin, particularly, by the today’s woman. In fact, many women today, who prefer to be seen as being modern would choose not to breast feed their babies in order to avoid sagging of their breast. The [...]
Women, as complex as they are, experience many stresses varied resulting from the tarried and various tasks they have to accomplish. These tasks range from bearing children and raising them, caring for the husband, working in and around the house, perhaps even working outside the home. According to the Natural Remedies Enclyccopedia (Sixth edition), these [...]
Wife of Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr Mina Ikuru, has been declared by Nigeria’s foremost wellness and networking marketing company, Forever Living Products Nigeria Limited, as its 7th highest distributor in Nigeria. She was recently decorated Sapphire Manager and also received a Soaring Eagle Manager Award plaque. Speaking at the event, Managing Director of FLP [...]
It is no longer strange hearing young single females declare in strong terms their dislike for mothers-in-law. Some had gone the extra mile to wish themselves the choice of motherless suitors. Hence, potential suitors of these ones have to contend with the problem of either waiting for their mothers to die before they get their [...]
With the level of civilisation and widespread Christianity around the world, certain social vices and menace are expected to be either in extinct or of lowered tempo. The expectation springs from the fact that campaigns, sensitisations, preachings and awareness had over the time been created regarding the effect of these menaces however, it has been [...]
An Igbo son of immeasurable stature A Nigerian literary icon A world citizen of note Father of African literature Inimitable wordsmith Literary giant, legend, luminary and genius A splendid writer An essayist and king of prose Distinguished man of letters Father and patron of many African writers Writers writer Brought honour and pride to Africa [...]
One of the basic joys of a wife is that of motherhood. Unfortunately, a lot of factors had over the years militated against the flow of this joy resulting to mixed feelings in the process of motherhood. A major factor is the deteriorating state of the woman’s reproductive health occasioned by continued ignorance of a [...]
Lorraine Ichoku, 26 years old, from Omoku, Rivers State recently emerged an Ambassador for Newcastle City, in the United Kingdom. This was in recognition of her spectacular role in the just concluded London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics games. In an appointment letter signed by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and made available to The [...]
Few days after the International Women’s Day celebration, across nations, the Anglican Communion, world over, last Sunday celebrated one of her epoch-making, events, ‘Mother’s Day’ popularly known as Mothering Sunday. A yearly event to commemorate and celebrate mothers in Christendom, Mothering Sunday, comes up on the fourth Sunday in lent it is a celebration honouring [...]
This is the speech of the Rivers State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Joeba West on the occasion of the celebration of the International Women’s Day in Port Harcourt. The International Women’s Day is observed globally by United Nations member-states including Nigeria. It is a day set aside to celebrate women’s achievements and the roles [...]
