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“Bring Back Our Girls” Protest Ganers Momentum

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From the East to the West,
North down to the South, the Slogan is “Bring Back Our Girls.”
Nothing short of the return of the school girls abducted since April 14 in Chibok Borno State is expected.
To this end Port Harcourt residents Wednesday took to the street to support the on-going campaign for the release of the over 200 school girls abducted in Chibok, Bornu State. With placards reading “Give Us Back Our Future Now”,”Destry The Beast of Boko Haram Now” hand “Bring Back our Girls”, the protesters called on the federal government to ensure the release of the girls.
At the Government House Port Harcourt, the secretary to the State Government (SSG) Mr. George Feyii, who received the protesters on behalf of the state Governor, assured them of the support of the executive Governor, toward the release of the girls to their families.
Meanwhile, the protesters had in their message to the federal government appealed for greater caution to avoid the nation slipping into anarchy given the looming fear over the security challenges in the country.
calls and appeals even ultimatums are released on daily basis to those concerned with matters of security to go beyond their limits and rescue these victims of circumstance.
Today, the slogan “Bring Back Our Girls’ has gone beyond the shores of Nigeria. It has  become a major hashtag in the social media. Why?, because the abduction of the over 200 innocent secondary school girls is outrightly a crime against humanity and a crime against humanity is certainly a crime against all irrespective of race and colour .
It is a national calamity, a pain borne by many and sorrow expressed by all. Apart from occasional sectorial calls by concerned  individuals and groups for release of the April 14 abducted girls in chibok, Bornu State, the concern has gradually taken an international dimension and who knows, where salvation could come from?
Biological parents of those innocent girls have cried their eyes out, they have staked their lives to  the rescue of their loved ones all these while to no avail. Calls, appeals and even ultimatums had been made and given to authorities incharge of Nigerians’ security to defend and rescue these girls.
Nigerian workers virtually turned the May Day Celebration into a day of mourning all in a bid to register their displeasure over the incidence and to press for the rescue of the school girls. Meanwhile the Patroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) boycotted this year’s May Day rally at the Eagle Square to identify with the pains and trauma of the parents of missing Chibok Students.
The recent declaration by the extremist militant group to sell its captives (the Chibok School Girls) has attracted the world’s attention and has further agitated as well as mobilised men and women from all walks of life in Nigeria to raise their voices against such inhuman act.
Protesters across Nigeria rallied last weekend to also draw attention to the plight of the girls.
It is barely a month now, victims of Chibok abduction have remained captives of an extremist militant group that has threatened to sell them into slavery. Minutes after the declaration of an intention to sell the abducted Nigerian school girls into slavery by their abductor, Abubakar Shekau, leader of the notorious Boko Haram sect, came another news that eight more girls from Warabe had been joined to the yet-to-be ascertained figure already in the captor’s net, isn’t it really disheartening?.
Pieces of bad news! Exclaims Chibundu Onuzu, a prominent Nigerian author who resides in London. What could be worst than living in an environment characterized by insecurity and acts of impunity by lawless inhuman beings who have  thrown caution to the winds.
What exactly is the bad news? Over 200 girls abducted yet to be found? Or eight more girls abducted under a heated-security- intensified outmosphere?
My worry is not jut that odd things happen, my worry stems from the fact that they happen where they  are guarded against any occurrence and inspite of the stiff security in place there could still be no traceable explanation to how it happened.
The latest kidnapping happened on Sunday night, May 4, in the village of Warabe, still in Borno State, the girls taken were aged between 12 and 15 according to BBC News.
However, more protest were staged Wednesday in Port Harcourt and Ilorin over the abduction of these girls with greater emphasis on bringing them back.
It will be recalled that on April 14, 2014 gunmen abducted over 200 secondary school girls from their dormitories at the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok.
New Yorker reports that militants dressed in  Military Uniform went into their dormitories and told their victims they were being taken to a safe place. They were placed in trucks and on motorcycles and driven away.
Ever since, the Twitter hashtag ‘Bring Back Our Girls’, has been trending at various points with many users from around the world demanding a swift rescue of the girls.
Although some of the girls have been taken across Nigeria’s borders to nearby chad and Cameroon to be sold into marriage-Associated Press, President Goodluck Jonathan is still optimistic that the girls will come back. In a chat with the press recently in Abuja, the president reassured Nigerians he must do everything possible to secure the release of the captured girls.

 

Port Harcourt residents demand release of the Chibok abducted girls in Port Harcourt, recently.

Port Harcourt residents demand release of the Chibok abducted girls in Port Harcourt, recently.

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The Wise Woman

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The wise woman builds her home. Mothers are supposed to live exemplary lives. The roles of mothers in the building of the modern Christian home cannot be overemphasized.
The function of the mother is to help the man build the home. She is a helper. A helper to the husband when the man is not doing well. It is important for the wise woman to assist when the man is not able to meet up with the items needed in the home.
A wise woman needs to reference God first and then the husband. Also the wise woman should respect her husband.
Caring for her own children as well as others is very crucial.
Do not despise children from other mothers. Discipline the child who is going the wrong way.
Ensure family bonding, show love and don’t discriminate. Connection with children is very important, especially the females. Find out who is her friend. Also find out the kind of lives they live. Caution, counsel and guide so that they make good partners.
Teaching children the dos and donts should start from birth. Inculcate the word of God in them so that when they grow, will not depart from it.
From the Scripture, some women influenced their families positively. Virgin Mary influenced the world, she never destroyed herself hence she gave birth to Jesus Christ.
Elizabeth, despite her age, God blessed her as she waited patiently.
A wise should curb favouritism in the family and love children equally. Whether a child is your biological child or not, it is necessary to show love equally. Reprimanding the children should be the function of both man and wife.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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Marriage is beautiful when there is love. Before and after marriage, couples show love to themselves. But you discover that after some years, that same love turn to be something else. A lot of people start going through emotional trauma in the hands of their loved spouses.
There are many things the woman desires to keep the love on as far as marriage is concerned.
Women are blesssed with feminine abilities that can be used for good in husbands lives. With your abilities, you can create a marriage that will last till couples get old.
A woman needs
man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, if there is no reasonable finance,  it is always difficult to manage the home.
Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3: “Your desire  shall be unto you…….. “
What this means is that whatever the woman desires in life shall be provided as far as she performs her role in her home. There are many things  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things when he is at home.
A man that is educated and intelligent so that they will transfer such traits to their children.
Knowing that there are traits that her husband has,  traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family. She expects him to exhibit them.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
No matter where he finds himself, he is not destracted by external influence. He returns home to his loved ones.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.
According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that a woman builds her home. As far as he rreturns home, you accept him as your own.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband. The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.
You can show some form of jealousy, but to an extent. Cooperation, respect and being honoured from time to time is what the woman desires.
The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

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The Desire Of Every Woman In Marriage

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A woman needs a man that is honest,  trustworthy,  nice,  loving and financially stable.
There are no two ways about finance in marriage. No matter the level of love, If there is no money,  it is always difficult.


Referring to the Biblical belief in Genesis 3:Your desire  shall be unto you……..
That is one aspect  the woman expects her husband to take care of.
A woman wants a husband that is not lazy,  at least helping to do one or two things.   A man that is educated and intelligent.
She knows that there is a trait that her husband has.  Traits of taking care of people,  giving freely to people and caring for her family.
A woman wants to love a husband that has family interest at heart. A man that spends time with his family,  remembering his family even as he is away from home.
A woman should not antagonise her husband because of one error or the other. No matter the level of offence he may have committed, you still show some love.


According to the Scripture, it is with wisdom that the women builds her home.
It is not as if the woman will not monitor her husband, but to certain limit.  Don’t be a monitoring spirit.  Don’t allow anything to take your joy.
Don’t loose trust in your husband.
The idea of checking your husband’s phone should be discouraged. The more you check your husband and his phone, the more you loose your joy.


The home should not be a battle ground for a woman and man.  A woman should be able to ask herself if the check on her husband will pay her any good.
Draw a line to a point where you checkmate your husband’s activities.
A woman wants a man that will love her and telling her you love her will be all she desires.

Eunice Choko-Kayode

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