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The Central Queensland University is giving applicants (undergraduate and Postgraduate) an opportunity to get financial support to start their academic journey by applying for the Destination Australia Scholarships.

SOURCE: https://afrib.org.ng/2020/05/27/scholarship-2/

to get sex is truly hard. seem masturbation is easier

thatthing111:
This is very very true. But the thing is, to get sex can be hard sometimes, that's why must people keep going back to wanking...at least guys. I know it is a lot easier for girls.

Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) professionals, often called medical laboratory scientist, are vital healthcare detectives, uncovering and providing laboratory information from samples analyses that assist physicians in patient diagnosis and treatment, as well as in disease monitoring or prevention (maintenance of health) and production of vaccines in disease outbreak.


It is sad and disheartening to realize that in a multi faceted profession like MLS, the major direction our lecturers opened our eyes to see is either working as a bench Medical Laboratory Scientists or Lecturing as a Medical Laboratory Science lecturer.

It is terrible to admit that virtually every student of MLS back then was so eager to induct, grab internship opportunity in one big hospital, serve in another well paying hospital as bench scientist as full time scientist running either Electrolyte, Urea and Creatinine, full blood count, mp, MCS and other basic test and also settle down fully as a bench scientist running the same boring routine test for over 35 years of practice till we retired and leave the service. What a very archaic thought in this 21st century!

Well, it’s not our fault but either the fault of Council that has restricted our curriculum to those limited knowledge or our lecturers that could not go extra miles to prove life as a medical Laboratory scientist is worth more than being a bench scientist or a lecturer.

Furthermore, it seems as a Medical Laboratory Scientist we are only cut out for a life of a mediocre, managing and trying to be comfortable which ought not to be. But thanks to exposure I have met Scientists who lives beyond average life and are well to do.

A lot has dawned on me since we left school, I realized every courses we offered from year 3-5 is a resourceful and wealth generating career path on it own. I’m talking about courses like

1. Instrumentation: I have meant scientist who specializes in Laboratory equipment Installation, consultancy, repairs and importation. They have never worked on bench for one day but they are worth millions of Naira and they are independent owning their own company

2. Bioethics: there are scientists working with ethical board units of universities, medical research institutions, Government agencies of ethics. I have seen MLS as consultants on ethics and they are making good pay from it, going in and out of the country.

3. Molecular biology: I have met scientists working in advance molecular lab settings designing primers, using high grade Sequencing machines. I have met Consultants MLS in setting up Molecular Laboratory who are making good money setting up molecular laboratories for government and private agencies

4. Research: I have seen MLS whose focus is medical research related to laboratory, we have so many in this category. They earn National and international grants and are recognized in field of research globally making impact and doing well.

5. Pharmacology/ toxicology: There are also a handful of MLS engaging in Drug testing and clinical trials laboratory with the national and international renowned companies

6. Quality Management and Assurance: A handful of Mls are also making waves in this aspect, and are consultants in quality assurance and assessment, even training other professions on Quality management

7. Medical Laboratory Representatives: The laboratory and diagnostic service is a multi business venture and there are lots of MLS engaged in the area of brand(s) representative, customer service and laboratory service provider.

Other fields includes: Data analysts, public health laboratory specialists, Bioinformatics and many others

Give me a course we offered from year 3-5 and I will tell of opportunities hidden in that courses untapped as there entrepreneurial/professional opportunities in these courses.

However we cannot continue to blame our educational system for our misfortune, but rather we have to realize ourselves and channel our energy than just seeking to work on the laboratory bench alone. Just like the saying it is understandable if your were born poor but it is your decision to stay poor or become wealthy relating it to what we have here, it is reasonable that our lecturers didn’t show us other ways to succeed in MLS other than the laboratory but it is our own decision to make if we would find our way around this or remain retarded like they made us.

That’s why I’m charging us to see beyond working on the bench. Let’s arise and do exploits!

Things we can do to change the narratives:

1. Self Development: The truth is we cannot do anything if we don’t intend to develop ourselves beyond the knowledge we obtained in school

Go for training in any area that interest us in MLS, this training we might even have to pay for, some we will be paid just token and others we will not be paid. But all these are just sacrifices to be made for the greater goal e.g Data Analysis to become Data Analysts, laboratory Instrumentation to become a Laboratory instrument specialist especially in currently trending automation, molecular biology to become a molecular scientist, quality management to become a quality officer and manager

2. Image redefinition: After developing yourself, we need to know how to sell ourselves, how to make people realize our worth and ability starts from rearranging your CV and credentials, earn more certificates to boost CV

In conclusion, to live beyond Mediocrity, it is important as Medical Laboratory Scientist to think and act beyond the bench now.

While we want to be on the bench for experience and as a template for better days ahead, we should remember to focus on the big picture and make that move to tapped the fresh vine.

SEE SOURCE for more: https://afrib.org.ng/2020/05/25/mls/

well stated here

Minsk24:
Madam just keep quiet coz u no get talk...
All Thedr folks bashing about masturbation still recieve handjob from their partners on a steady... As for physiological effects, a person with low self esteem has nothing to do with masturbation, masturbation is deemed bad because your pastor said so and you cant think for yourselves..

masturbation should be left for ladies right.

leomarz007:
Elloooo! how wa you. Pretty print I would love to have a prototype of you, to love and to hold in riches and in health, for love and cherishing till love finish us both♡ Reason am. Leomarz dey for you**clears throat*** (that's if ur truly magnificent as the eyes can see with no mask up).

Back to the topic, well I can categorically tell you and anyone who cares to read and like my honest input without any form of discrimination that masturbation has a biological damage and not just effect and unnoticeable by the indulger at first until he/she qualifies from beginner to intermediate stage. It's a devilish habit which should be stopped just like alcoholism, etc and I need no mopping from anyone but masturbating is best left for ladies(e get y, dont misquote me I am not advocating or promoting the act).

Lemme stop here, I tend to elongate talks...have spoken alot..which is a good or bad thing¿ finished writing my books remains publishing. Pardon me imma amateur linguist. lolz °ML♤

really

ElasmoBranchii:
Stop masturbating, that shit ain't worth it seriously .

can you share your thought on masturbation from experience

Vick4rill:
dont let me call you a fool with this your illogical assertion, go to my profile and see what masturbation have done to me, science can go to hell on this issue of masturbation

than God for you

FiringSquad:
Masturbation is really bad, that sh*t almost wrecked me,
Mine was worse, i started having no zeal for anything, memory loss, it also affected my confidence at some point.
I got a babe that has enough sex drive as I do, na as I take solve problem be that.

dont you think getting addicted to it is the problem

jasent:
my brother. Masturbation is dangerous. I believe in science so much but on the issue of masturbation I must tell you the truth,science hot this wrong..I started masturbating when I was very young. I never knew there was any side infect whatsoever. But I almost got blind. See en,make I non talk wetin masturbation cause me..

you have said it all

eniolaamos7:
I don't masturbate and I won't criticize those who practise it.
But I think it's because the society disapproves it, that's why most of them have those psychological effects you have mentioned.
Even homosexuals had same issue like that in the past, but now have brazened it out more so acceptance has been given to it by some countries.

there could be other underlying factors. your signs may not be directly linked to masturbation

Legendre2:
Do you feel the same way after having sex with a woman as well?. I'm just curious.

never under estimate the power of sexual fustration

thatthing111:
HAHAHAHA! This made me laugh out loud...just the other day, one of my friends was telling me how his wife had been denying him sex for three weeks, so one night, when she said her normal, 'please, I am tired' he brought out his dick and started masturbating right there on their bed. She got disgusted and asked him to stop. He didn't, so she left the room. lol! I understand why girlfriends might want to deny their boyfriends sex, but wives denying their husbands sex is something I just dont understand.

well said

PrettyPrint:
I think we should fear the psychological aspects of masturbation even though it may have no biological effect.


It can make you feel guilty, ashamed and lesser needs to associate with the opposite sex. Low self-esteem and confidence is another effect.


So yes, masturbation may have no biological effect but psychologically, its dangerous

Thank God everyone has a conscience to judge them

davealvaro:
u have just motivated them to do it more..but d best part of it is dat their conscience is always there to judge them..cus they always have guilty conscience after the act

information is vital for everyone including soapy crew

DanseMacabre:
Guess what...You just made soapy crew's day.

People has said so many things about masturbation, masturbation is as old as man, as it is one of the first sexual manipulations humans usually get involved in.

90percents of adults have masturbated in one time or the other.

A study conducted in the united state finds out about 74 percents of males and 48 percents of females between the age of 14-17years do masturbate and about 63 percent and 32 percent of females do masturbate in adulthood.

American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recognize masturbation as a normal component of child and adolescent development and recommend that health care providers educate their patients that they are perfectly normal if they finds themselves masturbating.

There are no medical side effects of masturbation except it may become an unbreakable habits, which may linger on even in marriage, it could led to guilt because of our belief, it may results to penile skin excoriation if harmful substances are used as lubricants.

The females however may use instruments which can cause cervical injury and introduction of infections to the uterus, some may react to Dildos.


Outside this people believes masturbation causes the following:
1. Infertility: this is absolutely not correct as the commonest cause of infertility are PID, PCOS hormonal imbalance, noona syndrome in males and there is no journal pointing masturbation as a cause of infertility.

2. Premature Ejaculation: masturbation has no connection with premature ejaculation. in fact, people who masturbate tend to last longer in sex.

3. Body weakness: this is also no correct as masturbation also releases natural body endorphins which helps to cushion pains relaxing the nerves.

4. Blindness: another lies the commonest cause of blindness today is refractive errors, diabetic retinopathy and uncontrolled hypertension

5. Poor memory: this is another big lie masturbation doesn't make you have difficulty in recalling if you are dull see a neurologist.

6. Penile curvation: many men have penile curvation and its not because of masturbation although a more serious one called peyronies disease exist still its not caused by masturbation.

7. Low sperm count: its doesn't cause low sperm count however if you want to do sperm count you are even required to abstained from sex, but your testosterone will replenish the sperm.

8. Mental illness: masturbation has no connection with illness infact masturbation even elate individuals and relieves stress.
If you hear people talking to you or you hear voices see a psychiatrist.

9. Cancer: masturbation is not carcinogenic and research has it that men who ejaculate frequently has a lower risk of prostrate cancer.

Next time you are about to discourage someone from masturbating use Religion Either Islam or Christianity to discourage the person and not using unfounded medical myths.
For image illustration on Masturbation, check source

SOURCE: https://afrib.org.ng/2020/05/23/bursting-myth-about-masturbation/

Pet rodents (such as mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs) and other small pets (such as hedgehogs, sugar gliders, chinchillas, and ferrets) can sometimes carry bacteria, parasites and viruses without any harm to them and harmful to human when contracted. They can cause illnesses ranging from serious diarrhea to birth defects and death if not properly managed.

Small pets can carry these organisms even if they look healthy and clean.
Organisms are shed in their droppings and can easily contaminate their bodies, habitats, toys, bedding, and anything in areas where they live.
These organisms can spread to people after they touch these animals or anything in their habitats.

But there’s good news! You can take steps to stay healthy while enjoying your pets if the right things are done.

Pick the Right Pet for Your Family.

Rodents and other small pets are not recommended for children under 5 years old, adults over 65, or people with weakened immune systems because they are at a greater risk for serious illness from germs that pets can carry.

Wash Your Hands.

Always wash hands thoroughly with soap and water right after touching, feeding, or caring for your pets or cleaning their habitats.

Adults should supervise hand washing for young children.
If soap and water are not readily available, use hand sanitizer until you are able to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
Keep it Clean.

Keep small pets and their supplies out of kitchens and other areas where food is prepared, served, stored, or consumed.

Clean habitats, toys, and supplies outside the house when possible.
If you clean supplies indoors, use a laundry sink or bathtub, and thoroughly clean and disinfect the area right after.
Play Safely.
Don’t kiss, snuggle, or hold small pets close to your face.
Don’t let them roam free in your home.
Don’t touch your mouth after handling small pets.
Don’t eat or drink around animals.

SOURCE: https://afrib.org.ng/2020/05/21/connecting-animal/

On the 22nd of June 2020, the All Progressive Congress(APC) Edo State Chapter will conduct its governorship primary election which is expected to produce the flag bearer for the party ahead of the September,19, 2020 governorship election.

There have been myriads of arguments whether it should be direct or indirect primary. The two options became important sequel to the fact that a consensus arrangement is already ruled out. Consensus is only applicable when other aspirants are ready to step down and support one. Now that there is more than one contender for the ticket, it becomes germane for a primary election to be conducted to pick one person.

Felix Osemwengie Isere

A primary election in a simple explanation is a mini-election where a political party elects its preferred candidate to run for public office under its platform.

During the primaries, parties go through an elimination process where they trim down a pool of nominees to just one person who will represent them at the general polls.

Nigeria’s 2010 Electoral Act mandates that all political parties hold primaries. In the build-up to the 2015 elections, Muhammadu Buhari won the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential primaries, emerging the victor over Atiku Abubakar, Rochas Okorocha and Musa Kwankwaso

This process of picking a representative when there is no consensus comes in two forms: direct or indirect. According to Section 87 of the Electoral Act, both are valid.

In an indirect primary election, party members elect delegates who in turn elect the party’s candidates on their behalf. Delegates are a democratically elected group of voters elected at party congresses. A congress is a formal meeting or convention between members of a political party. During the congress, registered members of a political party elect these delegates that will represent them at local, state and national congresses.

In a direct primary election, registered members of the party vote for who they want to be the flag-bearer of their party.

Unlike the indirect primaries, no delegates are involved in the direct. Party members choose their representatives through polls like they would in a general election.

I was excited yesterday morning when I woke up to hear the news that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC that have the power under Article 13. 4(XIV) to conduct governorship election primaries, in exercise of their power adopted the direct mode of primary, this in my own candid opinion was well considered decision by the NWC and it must be commended.

The direct primary option is the best for Edo State at this critical period for the following reasons:

1. COVID 19 Pandemic: It is a known fact that the world is currently undergoing a health challenging time occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic which has left hundreds dead. There is an important need to ensure that all precautionary measures by the WHO and governments are adhered to, especially on the area of Social Distance.In a direct primary, it will be very easy to observe all precautionary measures, unlike the indirect mode.

In 2016, the Edo State Chapter of the APC adopted the indirect mode of primary to chose its flagbearer and about about 4000 delegates participated in the said governorship primary election. This figure did not include observers, journalists, officials and committee members. If you add the delegates together with the aforementioned persons, you will realise that they may have been close to 5000 people at the stadium that day.It is risky and unwise at this critical time to gather such numbers of persons in one place, not even in the Sam Ogbemudia.

On the other hand, in a direct primary, this can be conducted at all unit levels. In Edo State, I do not know if there is any unit that has more than 200 active party members and with proper social distancing, the risk of spread is reduced. Direct primary will help to unavoidably reduce the number of persons who will gather at a unlt unlike the delegate system. If the wife of the governor Mrs Bectsy Obaseki just this week can organize a conference where 400 female aides of the governor participated according to their report, why can't we conduct a direct primary that involves not more than 300 persons gathering in a community?

It is also very risky to bring delegates who are in all part of Nigeria together in one venue. One person who is infected with the virus can infect others. It is also logical to note that about 97% of our local communities in Edo are still very free from this virus,but the indirect primary can easily be a catalyst to spreading it as delegates from communities who have been infected by the virus during the primary can go back and spread it, and this will be very disastrous for us.

2. The legal challenges: The direct primary is the most legally feasible and reasonable mode to conduct the APC primary at this time. Article 13. 4(V) of the APC Constitution gives the NWC power to propose regulation to the NEC of the party for the conduct of the primary and this also include the mode to be adopted. It was in exercise of this duty that NEC adopted the direct mode of primary for future election in the party in their last meeting. This decision of NEC is binding on the NWC in the conduct of the Edo State APC primary. It will amount to illegality for the NWC to now adopt the indirect mode.

The direct primary has become a legal sine qua non at this time in Edo State because whether we accept the reality or not, Edo State APC has two factions. Indirect primary will create rooms for factional primaries by the two factions and at the end, it is the Court that would decide the faction that has the power to conduct the primary. This was the case in Delta in the last general election and other States.

The greatest mistake the NWC made in 2018 was to give opportunity to party stakeholders in the States in Nigeria to adopt the type of primary they preferred in their various States. This led to different factions adopted their own type of primary and that was reason while the party lost Rivers, Zamfara etc because the Courts nullified the factional primaries and in a place like Zamfara the governor didn't allow the NWC to conduct the primary. This was certainly the mischief or wrong the NEC and NWC tried to avoid by opting for direct where you don't need any party executive from State to Ward organise but simply an affair of the NWC through the committee they will set up for the purpose.

Desperate Politicians, especially governors who want to return for a second term or impose their preferred candidates always take advantage of this indirect system to promote illegality. In a nutshell, the NEC haven adopted the direct primary in their last meeting, any other mode of conducting the primary in Edo State will be illegal and such primary election conducted in such manner will certainly be nullified by the Court.

3. Direct primary is more democratic: I have ways advocated that internal party democracy is the basis for guaranteeing and enhancing our democracy in Nigeria. Unlike the indirect primary, the direct primary helps to throw up a popular candidate that enjoys the backing, support and confidence of majority of party members. It helps to deepen democracy and popular participation.

Whether it is viewed from the angle of the Latin phrase ( Vox Populi, Vox Dei( The voice of the people is the voice of God) or from Abraham Lincoln's definition of democracy as Government of the people, by the people and for the people, the centrality of the matter is that the direct primary tends to whittle done the power of the sitting governor in manipulate the process for their selfish interest.

It is important to summarise that majority of people who always agitate for the indirect primary are governors because many of them are detached from their party and most party members see the opportunity as a time to express their displeasure. That is why for example, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State is totally against the direct primary because the man is aware party members are not happy with the way he has orchestrated evil against members and leaders of his party, and his anti party roles which have brought the party into odium and opprobrium. The governor is trying to use covid 19 as an excuse to agitate against the direct primary. A governor who claims to be popular in his party and who has performed very well needs not to be afraid of the direct primary.

4. Indirect primary is more expensive and promotes corruption: Nigeria as well as Edo State is currently in an economic tough time occasioned by the COVID 19 scourge . In the 2016 APC primaries, some aspirants gave delegates up to N200,000 to buy their conscience and vote. At this critical time, it will be wrong to allow the sitting governor waste our tax payers money on such venture or allow other aspirants who may not have access to State treasury to sell their properties or borrow in order to compete with a sitting governor. The governor has said in many fora that he is not ready to share Edo State money for greedy Politicians, and indirect primary is an avenue to share such money to Politicians except if he is now telling us that he is ready to share the money now?

In a direct primary, the aspirants cannot pay all party members to corruptly buy votes and thereby helps to save cost. The governor of Edo State Governor who claims to be prudent with funds ought to be the one agitating for the direct primary mode for the state .

Governor Godwin Obaseki should not allow anybody deceive him to believe that his own support group led by the former APC State chairman, Barr. Aslem Ojeizua can adopt the type of primary they want. The APC Constitution is very clear on who can conduct and decide the type of primary to be used in governorship primaries. The supreme Court decision in the case of Emenike v. PDP & Ors. (2012) 12 NWLR (Part 1315) 556 at 602; Yar 'Adua & Ors v. Yandoma & Ors. (2015) 4 NWLR (Part 1448) 123 at 182. and plethora of other cases are very instructive on who can conduct the party primary or how to conduct it.

The purported decision of his own support group yesterday adopting the indirect primary is not only an exercise in futility but it is ridiculous and a wild goose chase.

I sincerely do not see any logic or sense in a support Group in a State adopting the type of primary election they want under an election that that will be conducted by the NWC if not egoistic or self delusion purpose.

Are they going to sell forms to themselves? Are they going to fix their own date?
Are they going to screen themselves?
Are they going to set up the Primary Election Committee themselves to conduct the primary?

Enough of this ego game by Governor Godwin and his group and let him face the reality of his miscalculation and pride.

They should prepare for the direct primary and stop this unnecessary political activism which does not have any foundation in Law, logic or even common sense.

The fear that the direct primary can easily be rigged against him is a cheap escapist propaganda. Nobody can rig an election against somebody who is really popular.

Finally, Governor Godwin Obaseki should earnestly start mobilising his supporters in the party for the direct primary as other aspirants have thrown their political hats into the governorship race in a determined drive to challenge his self-acclaimed popularity.

SOURCE: https://afrib.org.ng/2020/05/23/edo2020/

People naturally have aversion for hospital, some because of fear of the unknown, some because of the fact the hospital environment is irritating to them, some it is the cost implication, while some it is the hatred for health workers.

Unfortunately, to the herbal doctor and medical quacks, all penile discharge, painful urination,vagina itching and discharge which is foul smelling are caused by Staphylococcus aureus an innocent bacteria.

Is it the gods that told them it is staphylococcus or its their intuitive knowledge?

Over the years Endocervical swabs, high vagina swabs, mid stream urine are usually contaminated with staphylococcus aureus, they are just innocent bacteria which are normally on your skin, pubic region these always have potential of contaminating all swabs.

Physicians over the years do not see the need to treat Staphylococcus aureus except it takes over you causing symptoms because your immune system is compromised.
Herbal doctors and fraudsters have decided to capitalize on people ignorance and sell them kidney destroying herbal poisons at very exorbitant prices.

That 200 naira metronidazole is more efficient than that herbal medication, they grind leaves put it inside water get 2 sachet of ampiclox and pour it inside their herbal medicine.

Your penile discharge could be caused by chlamydia, gonococal, and your vagina discharge could be candida albicans, trichomonas vaginalis.

That lower back pains could just be pyelonephritis a form of inflammation of the kidneys due to long standing urinary tract infections, the only sure way is urine microscopy and full blood count!

Next time when your test comes out as Staphylococcus aureus do not be scared, don't give room to herbal doctors to fraud you.


Reliable laboratory diagnosis is the way out to determine treatment of any Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)  

[/b]SOURCE[b]': https://afrib.org.ng/2020/05/23/staphylococcus-aureus/