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This is what I call "nonsensical display of unwarranted illiteracy at the zenith of stupidity through the unconventional movie making by some miscreants who are at the peak of what I call e-madness".

She earned the definition and status of the pride of Africa’s women entrepreneurs. She floated the very first air-operated emergency medical service – Flying Doctors, in West Africa, an uncommon vision she pursued with passion, tenacity and, without exaggeration, aggression. An African of Africans Olamide Orekunrin was born in 1987 in London, England and grew up under the care of foster parents in Lowestoft, a small seaside town in the South-East of England. Ola did not only graduate from Hull York Medical School at the age of 21, becoming one of the youngest medical doctors in the UK, she specilised in trauma and pre-hospital care and also broke into field of trainee helicopter pilot. Dr. Ola, as she is fondly called, acquired practical knowledge at the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK where she worked for almost a decade. Her meteoric rise in the field of medical studies took her to Japan as a result of her being awarded the MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship. There, she conducted clinic research in the field of regenerative medicine at the Jikei University Hospital. However, the catalyst for a major life and career decision came when her sister became very, very ill on holiday whilst staying with relatives in Nigeria. The local hospital was unable to manage her sickle cell anemia condition, and as a result, Ola and her family started to search for an air ambulance so that she could be safely transported to a suitable medical facility in the country. The tragedy for the family was that there were no air ambulances to be found, even though the search took them from Nigeria, to Ghana, Sierra Leone and Cameroon, and across West Africa. The only one to be found was in South Africa, 5 hours away, but by the time the logistics had been arranged, Ola’s sister had died of her condition. That incident sparked off the vision she pursued with passion and aggression even without a dime to start with. She was also inspired to assuage the problems of emergency medical services in the Nigeria. Undaunted by difficult challenges, The rocky beginning That she pioneered West Africa’s very first Air Ambulance Service – Flying Doctors Nigeria, a thoroughly professional healthcare dedicated to bringing trauma care to the most remote parts of West Africa would be like telling her story from the end back to the beginning. Hear a bit of the extremely rough beginning that scripted the lyrics for the song that made her a symbol of courage, a model and a challenge to any African still struggling with their visions: “Getting your business funded can be an exhausting process,” she wrote in her entrepreneur play book. “It’s the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, without a doubt. Now my company is actually running I can laugh at all the times I spent carrying my laptop around sourcing for funding and coming home in tears. A member of the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine, Ola addressed one of the biggest obstacles that contended with her vision and she eventually ‘hacked’ it down. “Foreign investors looking at Africa often say that while the prospects are exciting, the infrastructure is lagging. I believe that existing infrastructure can be hacked – which in itself is a huge opportunity. “So I reasoned that the term ‘hacking’ means modifying the features of a system to achieve a new goal. In development, it can describe rapid changes made by a society to advance without going through the intermediate stages. Rather than following developed nations’ roadmap to progress, Africa can leapfrog by experimenting with emerging tools, models and ideas. Controversy In her passion to get healthcare wherever possible for needy patients, Ola has been accused of trying to get free NHS treatment costing £45,425 for a gas worker who suffered severe burns in an explosion in Nigeria at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. She had told the General Medical Council tribunal that she had told a QEH doctor that the burns victim was to be treated as a private patient but said that he ‘misunderstood or misremembered our conversation. “Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s smallest number of motorized vehicles but the highest rate of road traffic fatalities, with Nigeria and South Africa leading the pack. Trauma has become a silent epidemic in Africa, an epidemic that will only spread as the economy grows. More and more Africans are buying cars and working in heavy and dangerous industries. At the same time, infrastructure is poor, safety laws lax, and cars badly maintained.” On her dream project, Flying Doctors: “We take pride in being the first Nigerian indigenous company to do this. We are training more people to go into the air ambulance sector and I think our paramedics now have a huge amount of management skills. I just think that we need to start thinking outside the box and be more confident in the concept of African innovation.” On her capacity to deliver: “We have a mixed-pool of more than 20 aircraft that we use for different types of evacuation, and about 30 staff all employed in different capacities with us and branches in three major cities in Nigeria.” Author and editor-in-chief of London based publication Melanie Hawken, said of Orekunrin: On any level, Ola Orekunrin is an inspirational Lioness of Africa, making not just a difference to the lives of patients in Nigeria, but across Africa and the globe through her example. She is a successful woman entrepreneur and inspirational leader in a world that needs more like her. Currently in its third year, the Lagos-based company has so far airlifted about 500 patients, using a fleet of planes and helicopters to rapidly move injured workers and critically ill people from remote areas to hospitals. It has helped hundreds of patients, particularly employees in the country’s oil and gas sector, who are among Flying Doctors’ top clients. (The for-profit company’s client list also includes governments across West Africa, wealthy individuals and corporations.) “From patients with road traffic trauma, to bomb blast injuries to gunshot wounds, we save lives by moving these patients and providing a high level of care en route,” says Orekunrin. “Many of our roads are poorly maintained, so emergency transport by road during the day is difficult. At night, we have armed robbers on our major highways; coupled with poor lighting and poor state of the roads themselves, emergency transport by road is deadly for both patients and staff.” The company now employs around 30 people across three branches in Nigeria and has won a number of awards and accolades. On the future, the entrepreneur hopes to keep improving access to treatment and focusing on pre-hospital and in-hospital management of injuries. “Eighty percent of the world trauma occurs in low-middle income countries just like Nigeria,” she says. “I feel there should be more focus on the trauma epidemic that Africa currently faces.” Subsequently, she says being back in Africa has given her a chance to “re-integrate myself back to my roots”. “I really do love Africa and Nigeria in particular because it is my identity. I have since realised that the earlier I re-integrate myself back to my roots, the better for me,” she told Financial Juneteenth. “I grew up in all-white environment and went to an all-white university. To be honest, until I moved back to Lagos, I never ever thought that Nigerians were capable of doing or achieving anything on their own.”

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“We are people of many different races, tribes and religions, who are
knit together by common history, common interests and common
ideals. Our diversity may be great but the things that unite us are
stronger than the things that divide us. On an occasion like this, I
always remind people about our firmly rooted policy on religious
tolerance. Families of all creeds and colour can rely on these
assurances. We have no intention of favouring one religion at the
expense of another. Subject to overriding
need to preserve law and order, it is our determination that everyone
should have absolute liberty to practise his beliefs. It is befitting on
this momentous day, on behalf of my ministers and myself, to send
a special word of gratitude to all Christian missions. Let me
conclude this with a personal message. I extend my greetings to all
our people who are christians on this great feast day. Let us forget
the difference in our religion and remember the common
brotherhood before God, by dedicating ourselves afresh to the great
tasks which lie before us.”
http//:www.elanzanews.com/sir-ahmadu-bellos-christmas-message-in-1959/

We take a lot of things for granted in marriages because we have been together and have a lot of history. We assume that our spouses know how we truly feel about them, but there are some things we all need to hear from time to time. Huffingtonpost.com educates couples on things that spouses need to hear.




“I love you” Sometimes we think that because we’ve said “I love you” a few times, we don’t need to keep saying it. However, it’s important to let your spouse know on a regular basis that they’re loved and adored and that you want to always be by their side!




“I enjoy being with you” What a joy it is to hear your spouse say that they really enjoy being with you no matter how long you’ve been together!





“Your opinion is important to me/your feelings are important to me” It’s so important to one’s self esteem to know that what you think and feel matters to someone else, especially the person you’re closest to.






“You look great!” It feels good to know that your spouse is paying attention to how you look. It makes you want to look your best.







“I’m so glad I married you” When you say this to your spouse, you’re saying, “Out of everyone else in the world I choose you today and always. Our relationship was and is a choice! We choose each other in the good and the bad, in the joys and the sorrows of life.”









“What do you want to do?” It’s important for us to not just assume we know what our spouse wants to do or where they want to go. We need to ask questions and let them respond and possibly sacrifice what we want to do for what the other wants to do. If something is important to your spouse, but not as important to you, learn to give to your spouse in that area.






“I can’t wait to be with you” This says, “I love being with you and miss you when we are not together. I think about you throughout my day and look forward to being at home with you.”








“Our relationship is the most important one I have on this earth” Hearing these words is encouraging, relationship building and can help a spouse to hang in there and not feel disheartened when life is getting in the way of spending the kind of time together we desire.






“Please and thank you” Manners are a must in our closest relationships, even more so than in public. If we are able to express please and thank you to strangers, there is no excuse for not expressing those sentiments to our spouses and children. We must not take each other for granted and become complacent in our relationships.






“I’m sorry; please forgive me” We must admit when we have made a mistake, hurt our spouse’s feelings, done something that has hurt or disappointed them. Sometimes all it takes is a sincere apology for us to right a wrong. Stubbornness and unwillingness to admit we might have caused a problem creates distance in our relationships. Harbouring bitterness and carrying grudges creates even more distance. We may feel justified in our hurt and our anger, but having a spirit that’s unwilling to approach the problem and resolve the issue will push us apart and chip away at our love for one another.










“I appreciate it when you …” It’s very important to express appreciation toward our spouses. Instead of finding fault all the time and nagging at one another about the things we don’t like, we need to express appreciation for what they do that’s helpful. Nagging is discouraging and creates resentment and anger, which leads to more negative interaction. The more appreciative we are, the more likely our spouses will continue to do the things we appreciate. It’s always easier to respond to positive input with positive behaviour. When we feel appreciated, we tend to want to do even more to meet the needs of our spouses. The more we’re able to express appreciation to our spouses, the more satisfied and content we are in our relationships.

Top Malaysian policeman was today sentenced to 100 years
Imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane for raping and
sodomising a 13-year-old girl in a hotel. The offences were
committed at a hotel in Kota Kinabalu.
Deputy Superintendent Rohaizat Abdul Ani, a former anti-vice
officer, was found guilty of raping the girl four times and of
sodomising her over a two-day period in 2012. He should be a
guardian to the public, not otherwise,” deputy public prosecutor
Azeezi Nordin was quoted as saying by the Malay Mail Online news
portal.
The accused “never considered the victim’s age, emotions and
consequences of his action in the eyes of the law”, he told the court
in Kota Kinabalu, capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo
island.
With some of the sentences running consecutively, Rohaizat will
technically have to serve 80 years in prison.
The 54-year-old, who is expected to appeal the ruling, was
accompanied by his wife. Neither showed any emotion in court, the
reports said.

Source: http://dailytimes.com.ng/policeman-sentenced-100-years-imprisonment-raping-13-year-old-girl/

“God must have good reasons for making us look alike ” – Ahmed
Usman
The first high profile personality lookalike Daily Times featured
early in the outgoing year was a striking real life Baba Iyabo
Olusegun Obsasanjo lookalike, Mr. Lawrence Adesoji Adediji. To
shoo 2015 into the recess of history this Christmas week and spice
up the season, features editor again presents an astonishing
Comrade Governor Adams Oshiomole lookalike. Here, let’s meet
Adams Oshiomole’s ‘twin’ brother.
When our features team picked their way down the slope that
started from Funmilayo bus stop, Ogba in Lagos to the unmarked
Community Street at the belly of Okeira that used to be a thick
swampy terrain, No. 26 was not easily distinguishable as no house
there carried the Street’s name.
Kudos to the cellphone age; when our correspondent called his
number, lo, a man stepped out from a nearby house that, the first
question anyone would ask naturally would be: what could Gov
Adams Oshiomole be doing here?
When the man waved our team to come on over, even his voice had
that hoarse resemblance that would be taken for the Edo State
governor’s voice.
Who is this man? Where did he spring from and how can anyone
explain this genetic link that paired two people with ethnic and
professional diversity as one, almost?
Let’s do the pairing ourselves:
While Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomole was born 1952 at Iyamoh,
near Auchi in Edo State, his identical twin-brother (almost) Ahmed
Usman was born in 1961 in Okene town, Okene Local Government
Area of Kogi state.
Comrade Oshiomole is currently the Governor of Edo state living in
government house, Benin City; Ahmed Usman is a plumber living in
a rented room at 26 Community Street, Okeira, Ogba in Ikeja for six
years on.
While Oshiomole was born Muslim but was led to Christianity by his
late wife Clara who died of cancer aged 54, Ahmed Usman was also
born a Muslim and married a Muslim woman. His first born is now
17 and Ahmed wants him to study medicine and be a doctor.
Education
After his secondary education, Oshiomole worked for a while before
he proceeded to study at Ruskin College, Oxford in the United
Kingdom where he majored in economics and industrial relations.
He also attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic
Studies, Kuru. In May 2015 he married a young model called Lara
Fortes.
Ahmed Usman started his primary school at Anglican primary
school and went on to complete his secondary school education,
both at Mafoluku in Oshodi, Lagos.
After his secondary education Ahmed undertook to learn plumbing
work in the absence of money to further his education.
Today he is a husband and a father to three children and a
professional plumber who does maintenance work and also takes
on complete plumbing network of blocks of flats as the case may
be.
Different strokes for different strokes, you might say, but let us get
to know more about Ahmed Aliu. At what time did you realise you
and Gov Oshiomole look twin brothers?
“It is a long time now, since Oshiomole was a labour leader at the
NLC around 2003 or so. From when the man became popular
people began to look at me with surprise and saying that I must be
Oshiomole’s brother.
“Before then I didn’t even know I looked like anyone beside myself.
You know I am not particularly handsome so the idea of even
thinking about it did not occur to me.
“But when the comment grew everywhere I went I became curious. I
used to look at his photograph very well when he appears in
newspapers and sometimes on television; that is when he was
making trouble with government or companies.”
What were your thoughts when you first saw his photo?
“I was surprised of course; I just can’t think why we should look
alike so much. I am not from his town and we are not even from the
same tribe or state. I just took it as one of the things about life that
nobody can explain, but I think God must have good reasons why
he made us look alike.”
Hilarious and uncomfortable moments
“One fellow once put my face on face book and someone wrote on
the social media that one day he will dress me up like Oshiomole
and take me to meet him in Benin, but he never showed up.
“One time also, I was warned be careful where I go or how I move
about because kidnappers may snatch me believing I must be the
Governor’s brother. So it has been fun, but it has not been easy.
Only God has protected me.”
Would you like to meet him, really?
“Why, yes of course; it would be very interesting to meet Adams
Oshiomole one-on-one, but that will take money and connection. I
imagine you cannot just walk up to government house in Benin (I
don’t even know where that is because I have never been to Benin
all my life), then say you want to see the governor.
“Even though we look alike, I do not have the heart to walk up to
him like that, unless someone who is connected to him will take me
there. Some overzealous security man could throw me out. So if
that can be done, I think I will look forward to meeting him.”
Probing to see if this man shares any trace of Gov Oshiomole’s no-
nonsense-character, Ahmed revealed that he may not be a labour
man but he hates anywhere a fellow man or woman is shortchanged
or harassed in any way.
“Although I don’t have his background and power to make things
happen, but in this my small community, I don’t take it kindly when
anyone is cheated that I know of. I will challenge whoever it is, but I
do it with caution. If I don’t say it out I will feel very angry with
myself.”
Commenting on death warrants Oshiomole signed which resulted in
the hanging of some criminals condemned to death by the courts,
Ahmed said he would do same in the Governor’s shoes without
hesitation.
“Yes; why not? Why should a criminal who has probably killed
somebody and condemned by a legal court be kept alive? I will
surely sign it. Yes, if I find myself in his position I will sign the
warrant so that the person who killed another person must die
also.”
If and when you meet Gov Oshiomole face-to-face, what exactly
would you say to him?
“I will tell him how people have been telling me wherever I went that
I must be your brother; they don’t even believe me when I say we
are not related.
“I will also tell him of the danger I faced because people warned
that kidnappers may snatch me thinking I am really your relation.
So for good and for danger, I have been in a spot because God
decided to make us look like each other.
“I will ask him for his opinion, and after I hear him out, I will wait
and see what he will do for me, because I am a common plumber
and living in a rented room with my wife and three children. I too
can do with a change of position and environment.”
On Lagos State Government
“I wish they will do better according to their election promises. If a
man promise something to the people and they believe him and vote
for him, he must fulfill the things he said he will do.
“Like this our road, if I were a governor and I had promised I will
asphalt this road and I am not able do so, I will tell the people why I
cannot do so, and after that I will resign.”
Message to Oshiomole:
“I really look forward to meeting Gov Oshiomole, not only because
we look alike so much, but also because God must have reasons for
making us look alike. I am daily bombarded by people who call me
Adams Oshiomole instead of my real name, Ahmed; yet I am here
suffering lack of everything.
“How can a person that looks so much like me be a governor and it
does not rob off on me and my family? Even if on account of my
work as a plumber, let him make a difference. I can work for
government as a plumber: I know my work very well.
“That is my message to him. Thank you.”
The mysteries of genetics
Daily Times sought the view of a steward of the mysteries, a cleric
and geneticist, Mr. Ovie Daniels who threw some light into the
capacity of the God to confound science and reason by the works of
His hands. Hear him:
The Creator is God of multi-duplicity; there is no character in the
Bible you cannot see in our world today. We have seen some local
Yoruba or Igbo woman paint their faces, draw eyelashes in a crazy
way and wear wide earrings – and you remember Jezebel in the
Bible, yet the women may be stark illiterates but yet she will have
the same nature and penchant to exhibit all that jezebel did in the
Scriptures – and God has been doing things like that either for
positive or negative.


On the issue of lookalike, it just goes to show that, apart from the
formal training, there are some information that clearly show that
behavior and character are not relative; you do not get it from
anybody otherwise you will not have Obasanjo lookalike having the
same mannerism and temperament with Obasanjo when nobody in
his family ever had it.


It is just one of those things that show the supremacy of God and to
show that our knowledge is still very limited compared to what God
has established.
source: http://dailytimes.com.ng/meet-adams-oshiomoles-twin-brother/

When you think the baby no dey feel cold.

4/4/2016 Monday

6/6/2016 Monday

8/8/2016 Monday

10/10/2016 Monday

12/12/2016 Monday

The Calendar of 1999 and Calendar of 2016 are the same.

They have the same Dates and Days, even Festivals are same.

Who said you cannot get back what you've lost 17 year ago?!

Hope Military will not overthrow the civilian regime? cos the opposite happened in the year 1999.

May Almighty God restore peace in Nigeria.

Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous 2016.

God bless me God bless Nigeria.



Feel free to add what you think 2016 hold's for our grate country "NIGERIA!!!!!"

4/4/2016 Monday

6/6/2016 Monday

8/8/2016 Monday

10/10/2016 Monday

12/12/2016 Monday

The Calendar of 1999 and Calendar of 2016 are the same.

They have the same Dates and Days, even Festivals are same.

Who said you cannot get back what you've lost 17 year ago?!

Hope Military will not overthrow the civilian regime? cos the opposite happened in the year 1999.

May Almighty God restore peace in Nigeria.

Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous 2016.

God bless me God bless Nigeria.



Feel free to add what you think 2016 hold's for our grate country "NIGERIA!!!!!"

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azat:
Nairaland wont give you better help than your cardiologist. I am sure you hve not exhausted all the tests he requested: Echocardiography, Ecg, hormone tests and tests for pheochromocytoma. They are expensive, but no easier way around getting your answers.

Hypertension at your age usually signifies hidden other medical issues

Exercise more.

Presently I'm not financially buoyant to carry out any of the aforementioned test. I started using drugs 3 months ago

Askseek:
If you are already on medication and your BP still hovers around 150/90 to 160/100, these medicines are not working and need to be reevaluated. If your doctor has not taken this step yet then you should by talking to him about it. Also when you say no family history of hypertension how sure are you. That your parents don't have this diagnosis does not mean you have zero family history of hypertension. How about your relatives, aunts, uncles, grandparents. You should do a thorough family history background first. Another thing is to take one day at a time. Take your medicine and don't think of when you will stop, you just might need to take anti hypertensive meds for the rest of your life to control your BP. It's not the end of the world. Don't be checking your BP frantically all the time, you'll simply worry yourself and your BP will definitely rise. Good luck

Very helpful. Thank you

Ezerbullet:
op as from now on, don't let other people matters bother u.. worry about yourself

Thank you. Even the the worrying about myself will be at a very low level.

Trunaijian:
Forget about that gal and move on.

Woman? na!!! I have better things.... Actually they are important but I have more important things.

FabioPeter:
You have done the proper thing by consulting the cardiologist. What you should do in your next visit is ask how long you have to remain on drugs and of course lifestyle alternative.
Most importantly, pray about it and exercise you faith. God heals.

Waw!!! God bless you

Thank you all, you really made my day

Little information about me:
1. I'm a male

2. I'm 28years old

3. My height is 5'8"

4. My weight is 55kg

5. No history of HBP in my family (my dad and mum are OK)

6. I don't have any other medical issue apart from this.

7. I hardly exercise

8. My BP has been between 150/90 to 160/100 for the past 3years

9. I have seen a Cardiologist and I'm currently on drugs

10. How long will I be on medications?


Thanks in advance for your helpful comments

Presently I don't have an idea that can make people comment. But I just need people's comment to make my day... Don't just open and close this thread like that, pls drop a comment no mater how stupid it is.