₦airaland Forum

SirVictory:
God will help u guys and Nigeria as a whole.

THE Commandant, Nigerian Army Armour School
(NAAS), Brigadier-General Dike Nnaa, has
declared that the Nigerian soldiers were ready to
defend the country’s territorial integrity, even
with the last drop of their blood.

Speaking at the 2014 Soldiers and Officers
graduation ceremony on A1 Crewman
Reconnaissance Automotive, A1 Crewman Tank
Automotive, A1 Crewman Tank Weapons,
Crewman Communication, A1 Crewman, Armour
Battalion, Company, Armour Platoon, Platoon
Sergeant Commanders’ Courses held at the
NAAS in Bauchi, General Nnaa stated that it was
only soldiers, who could defend Nigeria than
anyone else.

“We don’t need to fold our arms while there is
insecurity in the country. It is we, soldiers, who
will fight to stabilise this country because it’s our
constitutional duty and that is why we offer
training here,” he stated.

He assured that officers and men of the Nigerian
Army would be given best of practical trainings
with a view to preparing them well to defend the
country.
“You will discover that in battle, fear will be there
when you see a colleague fall both on your left
and right side. It is natural that fear will come,
that is why it is our resolve now to give you the
best of training. If you have the best of training
and equipment your fear will reduce.
“Fear should be removed from our minds
because we have a country to defend and we
have one country to call our own and the country
is Nigeria.”

He informed that men of the Joint Military Task
Force drafted to the troubled North-East geo-
political zone were making progress in tackling
insurgency and have recaptured Maiha, Gombi,
Mararaba and Mubi towns in Adamawa State,
from the Boko Haram insurgents.
“They have driven the insurgents and as I am
talking to you now, the insurgents are on the
move,” he informed.

Meanwhile, the Commandant Armoured Corps,
Major-General Tanko Gaiya, represented by the
Corps Chief of Staff, Brigadier-General Kayode
Ogundele, urged soldiers on the battle field not
to betray the country and their colleagues.
According to him, the troops in the North-East
fighting Boko Haram insurgents were currently
making progressing as they were gaining the
upper hand in chasing the insurgents out of the
country.

Meanwhile, nine newly-promoted officers were
decorated on the occasion with their new ranks.
The newly- promoted officers are the NAAS
Deputy Commandant, Brigadier B.O Sawyer, who
was decorated from the rank of Colonel to
Brigadier-General; A.O Abdullahi from Colonel to
Brigadier-General; S.D Makolo from Lieutenant
Colonel to Colonel and T A Ayoola from
Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel.

Others are G Oyinwola from Major to Lieutenant
Colonel; A A Adekuoroye; A Musa, S A Salawo
and B M Abdullahi promoted from Captains to
Majors.

Responding on behalf of the newly-promoted
officers, Brigadier-General Sawyer said the
promotion was an impetus for them to double
their efforts, assuring that they would continue
to contribute their quota in terms of generating
ideas in tackling insurgency in the country.

2CatWoman:
You just wrote that advice from a man's point of view.

Meanwhile, prompt response from residents, on
Friday, averted what could have resulted in
another catastrophic incident in Kano, as they
descended on a female suicide bomber who was
reportedly desperate to gain entry into the
Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, where
most victims of the Friday attack were being
treated, to detonate bombs.

Sunday Tribune gathered that no fewer than five
suicide bombers were rounded up and killed in
the city on Friday, as findings showed that
determined worshippers at the Kano Central
Mosque actually overpowered an insurgent, who
was shooting at the confused worshippers after
the bomb blast and set him ablaze.

A source told Sunday Tribune that it took the
alertness of sympathisers carrying dead bodies
and helping injured victims to the hospital to
stop the female suicide bomber who pretended
as a sympathiser to gain access into the hospital
premises.

“She made frantic effort to detonate the
improvised explosive device on her, but the
people at the vicinity pounced on her, removed
the device and in annoyance, set her ablaze,” the
source claimed.

In the meantime, the state governor, Dr Rabiu
Musa Kwankwaso, while condoling the victims at
their hospital, called on the perpetrators of the
gruesome killing to come out for dialogue.

This is just as he announced that the state
government would foot the bill of all injured
victims receiving treatment in various hospitals
in the state.

Governor Kwankwaso berated the attack, saying
it was uncalled for. He added that whatever was
behind the move, God was not happy with killing
of innocent people.

The governor, who had to cut short his political
consultation journeys to some states in the
country, following the explosion, said he was
touched when he heard of the incident.
He urged people of the state to continue to pray
to God to touch the hearts of those behind the
act, so that they would come out and dialogue
with government.

Meanwhile, investigation showed that the
statement credited to Sanusi, who also worships
at the mosque, might have precipitated the
attack.

He was said to have called on the people of Kano
to defend themselves against insurgents’ attack.
He made the statement when some Muslim
faithful paid him a visit in his palace. It was in
the course of responding to their observations
that he reportedly made the statement.

THE eemir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi, on
Saturday, said the perpetrators of the
devastating bomb blast that killed over 120
people and left hundreds injured, planned the
attack for two months, though he did not give
details to support the claim.

The emir said this during his visit to the affected
Kano Central Mosque, adjacent to his palace.
Sunday Tribune gathered that Sanusi, who was
outside the country when the attack occurred,
had recently, at the affected mosque, directed
civilians to take up arms against the Islamist
extremist group, Boko Haram.

The emir also directed, yesterday, that the
mosque, which was reportedly blood-stained, be
washed and cleaned up.
“From all indications, they (attackers) have been
planning this for at least two months,” Sanusi
said as he arrived at the mosque straight from
the airport, adding that “I have directed that the
mosque be washed and cleaned and prayers
should continue there.
“We will never be intimidated into abandoning
our religion, which is the intention of the
attackers.”

Responding to the deadly attack, the chairman,
Senate Committee on Ecology and Environment,
Dr. Bukola Saraki, described it as sad and
shocking, urging President Goodluck Jonathan’s
administration to take responsibility for security
challenges facing the country.

He expressed the All Progressives Congress
(APC)’s readiness to partner with the
government in abating the crisis.

Saraki, who spoke with journalists shortly after
he obtained the certificate of clearance from the
APC screening committee to contest the 2015
elections into the Senate, urged Nigerians,
irrespective of political affiliations, to join hands
with the Federal Government in sending away
terrorism from the country.

Also commenting, leader of the National Action
Council (NAC) and Owa’Tapa of Itapa Ijesaland,
Dr Olapade Agoro, described the killing as “a
highly condemnable desecration of a holy place
of worship,” just as he described the
perpetrators as “intemperate animals simply
after blood-letting.”

eminentme:
nice piece but the question is, 'is this piece of advice meant for our Nigerian wayward girls or those who school in France'?

afolag:
suggestion: OPEN LETTER FROM MOTHER TO DAUGHTER

1 – My Daughter, the way to a man’s heart is no longer his stomach but the quality of your brain.

2 – My daughter, if your man must be Tall, Dark and
Handsome then be ready to be the 2nd best because what you desire, others’ seek too.

3 – My daughter, if you allow your parents’/family/friend pressure push you into marriage, you may end up a single mother.

4 – My daughter, man that slaps you before marriage will build a boxing ring after marriage. Guess who his opponent will be – YOU!

5 - My daughter, A man’s greatest need in this world is to be respected, and the person he desires that respect from the most is his wife. Take it from me, when respect is given even when he doesn’t deserve it, it will motivate him to earn it.


6 – Daughter, if what attracted him to you are your bosoms and the sexy legs you flaunted, the contents of your brain had better keep him, else, there are too many well-rounded and bigger bosoms waiting to snatch him away.

7 – My daughter, the truth is men love sex, at least 95% that I’m aware of. To him, if you can’t continue, don’t start! If you start, don’t stop! Be careful!

8 – My daughter, if he doesn’t discuss future plans with you in the picture, he just want a fling, take note!

9 – My daughter, even when you trust each other, a little jealousy reminds him that you care.

10 – My daughter, men love a listener. No matter how much you want your opinion to push through, listen to his details and don’t counter it.

11 – My daughter, when you are already living with him before marriage (trial marriage), he won’t propose quickly. So, don't be upset, you caused it!

12 – My daughter, don’t waste your years waiting for an unserious man to propose just because his parents love you, you are going to be married and live with him, not his parents.

13 – My daughter, when you seek his advice, you make him feel more of a man than he is.

14 – My daughter, our encouragement or concern about his career or job works faster than listening to a motivational tape.

15 - My daughter, an engagement ring isn’t an assurance for marriage, it could possibly make you his regular sex-mate. It has happened to many, u better learn.

16 - My daughter, be wise! Men are childlike, to draw them nearer is the easiest. Be hatch with him, and he will run after someone else, but care and pamper him, he will be your forever.

17 - My daughter, you need to guard you heart. The grass is not greener on the other side. Do not believe the lie that with a slimmer figure, a higher salary, a faster car, or a bigger house, you will be a happier woman. The world is full of things and people that will serve as reminders that you don’t have the best of the best, but it’s simply not true. Live the life you’ve been blessed with, and BE THANKFUL.

18 - My daughter, learn to forgive. No one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes. If you make forgiveness a habit – for everything from major mistakes to little annoyances you will keep resentment from growing.

19 - My daughter, choose to love and stay in love. There are times in a marriage that you may wake up and not feel in love anymore. Choose to love anyway. There are times when you may not be attracted to your husband anymore. Choose to love anyway. Marriage is a commitment.

20. My daughter, put God first and master the act of praying.

Over the years, researchers have studied sleep and have disclosed several benefits beyond providing rest for the body. They have also pointed out that it’s not just about sleeping, but length of time, temperature, position, foods and other factors can contribute to getting the best out of sleep time and reaping its numerous benefits. Recent studies have focused on how what one wears to sleep may affect his/her sleep and according to an international study by the U.S. National Sleep Foundation, sleeping in the nude has been shown to have numerous benefits. Experts revealed to Daily mail of UK how ditching pyjamas is the best.

1. For a good night’s sleep

Sleep experts agree it’s important to keep cool at
night as your body (or ‘core’) temperature needs
to drop by about half a degree for you to fall asleep.

The brain, driven by your internal body clock, sends messages to the blood vessels to open up and release heat.

“Your core temperature is at its highest at 11:00p.m. and its lowest at 4:00a.m,” said Dr
Chris Idzikowski, Director of the Edinburgh Sleep
Centre, Scotland, and author of ‘Sound Asleep:
The Expert Guide To Sleeping Well.’

“If anything prevents that decline in
temperature, the brain will wake itself up to see
what’s going on, meaning you’ll struggle to get
to sleep or you’ll have disturbed sleep.
“The advantage of sleeping naked is it’s easier
for the body to cool and maintain the lower
temperature the brain wants to achieve,” he
said.

Disrupted sleep from being too hot doesn’t just
mean you’ll get less sleep overall, but it might
mean less deep sleep which is the most
restorative type.

Deep sleep is key for memory consolidation and
the production of growth hormone — important
for cell repair and growth.

2. Stop infections

Wearing nothing to bed can help women avoid
developing yeast infections, such as thrush, says
Austin Ugwumadu, a consultant gynaecologist at
St George’s Hospital in South London.

“Thrush loves warm, restricted environments.
So, wear something loose or preferably nothing
at all.

“If you wear something tight, it means less air
gets to the area and you’re more likely to sweat,
which can cause irritation,” he said.

3. Burn calories

There is an increasing focus on brown fat, a type
of tissue in the body that may protect against
weight gain.

While ordinary body fat piles on when we eat
more calories than we burn, brown fat seems to
burn excess calories to generate heat.

We know babies have lots of brown fat — they
need it to keep warm — but studies have shown
there are small amounts in the necks of adults
too.
Experts believe that certain activities could
switch on this fat, potentially helping to burn
calories at a greater rate.

In a U.S. study in the journal Diabetes,
researchers found that sleeping in a cold
bedroom could activate brown fat in adults.

Five healthy young men slept in climate-
controlled bedrooms for four months. For the
first month, the room was kept at 24°C, then it
was lowered to 19°C, then it went back to 24°C
and for the last month raised to 27°C.

They ate the same amount of calories and their
calorie expenditure and insulin sensitivity — how
much insulin the body needs to keep blood sugar
levels stable — were measured each day.

The results were striking. After four weeks
sleeping at 19°C, the men had almost doubled
their volumes of brown fat.

Tests showed they burned more calories
throughout the day when their bedroom was
cooler (though not enough to lose weight) and
their insulin sensitivity had also improved.

Senior author, Francesco S. Celi, said the study
showed that over time, sleeping in a cold
bedroom could lessen the risk of diabetes.

Michael Symonds, professor of Developmental
Physiology at the University of Nottingham and
an expert on brown fat, says sleeping naked may
be beneficial.

“Brown fat can produce 300 times more heat
than any other body organ, meaning if you can
keep it activated for a prolonged amount of time
you’d be less likely to lay down excess energy.

“So, anything you can do to try to activate it,
such as lowering the thermostat and sleeping in
the cold, may be of benefit,” he said.
But room temperature shouldn’t be below a level
at which you feel comfortable, otherwise you
won’t sleep.

People who tend to feel hot at night and like to
sleep naked, may have a high amount of brown
fat, which causes them to feel warmer than
others.

4. Lower blood pressure

Cosy pyjamas are tempting, but if you share a
bed with a partner, going nude will generate a
generous boost of oxytocin, a hormone that’s
been shown to have a wealth of health benefits.

“It is triggered by closeness, particularly skin-to-
skin contact,” says Dr Kerstin Uvnas-Moberg, a
physiologist at the Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences and an expert on oxytocin.

“Sensory nerves on the skin send impulses to
the brain, triggering the release.
“When a baby is placed on its mother’s chest,
the blood in mother and child starts to pulse with
oxytocin,” he said.

Oxytocin has a protective effect on the heart, as
it lowers blood pressure. It also boosts the
immune system and reduces anxiety.
“But it only works if skin-on-skin touching is
something you’re happy with,” he added.

5. Boost your love life

People who sleep naked have happier love lives,
according to a survey of 1,000 British adults by a
bedsheet company this year.

The study found 57 per cent of nude sleepers
were happy with their relationship, compared
with 48 per cent of pyjama wearers and 43 per
cent of nightie wearers (onesie wearers were just
38 per cent).

Sleeping naked is a good strategy for those with
body image issues, says Denise Knowles, sex
therapist at counselling charity Relate.

“You can slip under the sheets and then take
your clothes off, and then you can be touched,
even if you don’t want to be looked at.

“Pyjamas might give the message ‘not tonight,’
but equally a lot of couples have a lot of fun
taking each other’s clothes off,” she said.

xcelsia:
Lol yeah I am

Health is my work and my passion, I'm a health freak and a health care professional

edaloba:
After 2 years on nairaland, I hit the FP for the first time. According to ma mum: 'beru ba dupe agbami si ' I will like to thank ma service provider for unlimited data, and nepa for bring lyt 4 me to charge ma phone. And I won't refuse to show ma gratitude to God for this achievement. I see this as signs of Good thingz coming my way.