**1. Why Food Safety Matters**
**Definition**:
*"Food safety means handling, preparing, and storing food in ways that keep it safe to eat—free from germs, chemicals, or physical dangers."*

**Impact**: 🥹
*"Every year, unsafe food causes **600 million illnesses** and **420,000 deaths** worldwide (WHO). Imagine a village wiped out—gone. This is not just a ‘foreign problem.’ In Nigeria, contaminated food leads to diarrhea, cholera, and even death. Our children, mothers, and elders are at risk. But knowledge can change this!"* if only Papa Iyabo and Sister Bisi can practice what we preach here

*"Food Safety: Protecting Our Health, Preserving Our Future"** *

Tonight we are diving into a topic that concerns and has affected each and everyone one of us in one way or the other !

But Papa Iyabo and Iya Bisi , I want you to know this that first

*"Knowledge is power. But what happens when we lack knowledge? The Holy Bible reminds us in Hosea 4:6: ‘My people perish for lack of knowledge.’*


*Today, we gather not just to learn, but to empower ourselves with wisdom that saves lives. Food safety is not just about cooking—it’s about protecting our families, our communities, and honoring the bodies God gave us."*

Influence of Culture on Health

Culture and health are intricately linked, influencing one another in complex ways.

What is Culture?
Culture refers to the shared patterns of ideas, customs, and behaviors of a particular group or society. It's dynamic, evolving, and learned through generations. Culture encompasses various aspects, including:

• Ethnicity: Shared heritage, traditions, and values
• Language: Verbal and non-verbal communication
• Religion and Spiritual Beliefs: Faith, rituals, and practices
• Socio-economic Class: Economic status, education, and occupation
• Age: Generational differences and experiences
• Sexual Orientation: Identity, community, and relationships
• Geographic Origin: Regional customs, climate, and environment
• Group History: Collective experiences, memories, and narratives
• Education: Formal and informal learning, knowledge, and skills
• Upbringing: Family, community, and socialization

How Culture Influences Health

Culture affects health in numerous ways¹:
• Perceptions of Health and Illness: Cultural beliefs shape understanding of health, disease, and wellness
• Health-seeking Behavior: Cultural factors influence when and how patients seek medical help
• Treatment Adherence: Cultural values impact patients' willingness to follow treatment plans
• Communication: Cultural differences affect patient-provider interactions and understanding
• Health Outcomes: Cultural factors contribute to health disparities and inequities

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THE WIFE WHO PRAYS YET DESTROYS HER MARRIAGE...

WIFE/Husband... God, I want to fast and pray this week

GOD: What will you be fasting and praying for?

WIFE: My marriage

GOD: Have you told your husband about it?

WIFE: I don't think I need to

GOD: Where is your Bible?

WIFE: It's in my handbag

GOD: When was the last time you read the Bible?

WIFE: It's been a long while

GOD: Then how do you expect to pray in the right way if you don't take time to know My will by reading My Word? Pray using My Word

WIFE: How do I pray using Your Word?

GOD: By returning My Word to Me. Speak My inspired Word back to Me. Like Jesus, say "It is written". My Word will not return to Me void but will accomplish the purpose intended. Hold Me to account on My Word. Go get your Bible my child

WIFE: Yes Lord

WIFE: I am back

GOD: Read 1 Corinthians 7: 5

WIFE: It says, "Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control."

GOD: That passage of Scripture is addressing the husband and wife. I don't think you fully understand what I mean when I say in marriage, two become one. You and your husband have become one. You should be informing your husband

WIFE: Why? What for? It's not like he will want to fast with me

GOD: Have you tried asking him?

WIFE: Aah. I know him. He doesn't like this spiritual stuff. I wish he was as spiritual as me

GOD: My child, I know him better than you do. Your attitude of seeing yourself as spiritually superior is what is discouraging joint prayer between you and him. You already formed an opinion about him and you push that opinion in his face. Why do you feel the need to show how spiritual you are?

WIFE: I take hours to pray for my marriage. I wish he knew how much I am on my knees for this marriage to work

GOD: My child, you're doing the right thing but your attitude and motives don't please Me. You pray a miss because your heart is not in the right place. I have seen you spending hours at keshas in Church buildings; only to come back home and shout at your children and husband as you pass judgement on them. I have watched you kneel in your bedroom in prayer, only for you to show contempt and disrespect to your husband some hours later. I have seen you fasting, only for you to speak negative belittling your husband. What exactly do you want? Your prayers and fasting seem religious, like you do them to appease yourself or to show off. In the Church congregation, you are celebrated because you never miss concerts, fellowships, revival meetings, Church services and keshas; but at home you are an ungrateful wife, an angry wife, a cold wife, a harsh mother, a discouraging mother, a thorn in the flesh. Kindly read 1st Corinthians 13: 1 - 3

WIFE: If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

GOD: My child, if your husband and children don't feel loved by you then all your praying and fasting is for nothing. It is not what you do, but who you are. You can fast all this week for your marriage yet destroy your own marriage by how you treat your husband

WIFE: So what do I do God? What do I do?

GOD: Always remember that marriages remain strong, not because of prayer but because of love; prayer is but a force accompanying love. As you speak to Me in prayer, speak love to your husband.
Praying for your marriage will not automatically make your marriage fruitful; you must work on your marriage. Stop using prayer and fasting to hide your laziness or to cover up the things you need to change as a wife. I really desire to see love in your home. I desire to see you and your husband laughing, treating each other well. Whatever you do to your husband, you do to Me. I desire to see you two together in love in My presence

WIFE: God, forgive me for going about it the wrong way. Please give me some minutes. I will be back

(Twenty seven minutes later)

WIFE: God, I am back now. With my king, my husband. We approach Your throne, our King of kings

HUSBAND: God, I want to thank You for my wife. She came to me and blessed me in a way that a wife should. Today, I want to thank You for our marriage

GOD: Go on, I am listening. I am pleased by you two

Since that day, the husband and wife pray together; but above all, they love each other

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50 years ago… Ogbemudia was Igbo and Igbanke, Igbo Akiri

Boji-Boji Atamuna.

“From time immemorial, the people that are called Igbanke today were known and called Igbo-Akiri. It was in 1967 when Ogbemudia became the military governor of the Midwest State that he changed the name of the town from Igbo-Akiri to Igbanke…It would have been unthinkable at that time to reveal that an Ibo man or an Ibo town produced the military governor of the Midwest State…. Ogbemudia, including the prominent Evangelist Rev. Isaac Idahosa are all Ibo and they hail originally from Igbo Akiri.”

(See Blood On The Niger, Gomslam Books 2012 pages 33, 216)

Captain Fred Anuku, the Commander of the Biafran Navy was the first Nigerian naval graduate from Dartmouth. While his fellow Ika-Ibo Brigadier Samuel Ogbemudia joined the Federal troops, Fred, who was married to a Caribbean, fled Lagos during the 1966 Igbo pogrom and was offered the command of the fledging young Navy by the Biafran high command.

At the same time, Major Nzeogwu’s involvement in the January 15, 1966 Revolution brought suspicion and calamity to his own people of Asaba, Okpanam and environs. As we prepare to organise a programme for the Anioma and Asaba 50th Year Genocide Anniversary, we shall today mention some of the top actors, commanders from the western Ibo nation of both forces whose roles led to the genocide in Asaba, Isheagu, Ogwashi, Igbodo, Ubulu Kingdom, Ibusa and Ndi Oshimili. These prominent Commanders include Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, Col. Conrad Nwawo, Col. Joe Achuzia, and Captain Fred Anuku on the Biafran side. On the Nigerian side, we shall record the memorable activities of Brigadier Samuel Ogbemudia, General Godwin Alabi Isama, General Cyril Iweze and Commander O.Z. Chiazor, the first black man to be commissioned by the Queen in the Royal Canadian Navy.

Significantly, at this time, charismatic Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu had been released from the Calabar prison. He had disagreed with Ojukwu’s war aims and military strategy, and obviously discountenanced the declaration of Biafra. He advised that the East should resist for, at least, four months, cultivate foreign and local support and then prepare and get into the position with more arms and training to resist a total war. He opposed any frontal engagements against the superior-armed federal troops at that initial stage of the war. At the 1967 Abakiliki military exercise, Nzeogwu demonstrated his extraordinary military acumen and proved beyond doubt that he was the Rommel of the Nigerian Army. A commander’s dream, endowed with a peculiar knowledge of the sub-savannah battlefield terrain, he exuded a rare combat capability and commanded the battle simulation with such confidence and precision that he drew tears of adulation from the awed subalterns. He inspired most of the officers with his unmitigated improvisations. To most of the top brass of the Biafran Army, who were seeing the dawn of real combat action for the first time, this fighting leatherneck was a military institution all by himself, a study in combat readiness and tactics.

After his release from Calabar, Nzeogwu managed to reach his boys still in the Nigerian Army in the Midwest and in the West. The plan to enter the Midwest was originally his and that was his own way of setting a stage for the cessation of hostilities, an end to the war, and the restoration of the ideals of the January 15 Revolution. To this end, he was disappointed by his friend, Major Olusegun Obasanjo whom he had not heard from and whom he learnt had gone back to Kaduna. On the other hand, he was confident in, and had some respect for Major Samuel Ogbemudia, his colleague at the Nigeria Military Training College (NMTC), Kaduna.

Furthermore, Wole Soyinka revealed that the Westerners had agreed on the opposition against the North but also disagreed with Ojukwu on the declaration of Biafra, and for that matter, the declaration of Benin Republic. Declaration of Biafra, the Revolutionaries reasoned would isolate the Easterners and put the West and the Midwest in a bad position whereby sympathies from the West and the Midwest would end up being restrained. They would do better fighting as Nigerians. Whatever was the final consensus, Ogbemudia turned tail. He was next heard of leading the triumphant entry of the Federal Forces into Benin.

Few days after the war, the Biafra Research and Production Bureau made two secret and instant contacts with the high command of the Nigerian Army. Willy Achukwu, the Onitsha-born multi-talented improvising scientist, led one team to the Commander of the 82 Division, Enugu. Before the meeting, a team of Biafran Scientists were directed to put down sketches of the scientific equipment, designs, take measurements of the weapons, guns. A special house with good illumination was erected to keep safely all the Biafran designs and prototypes. They also produced a new Ajuala flying Ogbunigwe to supplement the ones produced at Awo Idemili. Research at this time resumed on what I might term the first world “Smart Bomb” was redesigned as the much needed facilities and spare parts, lacking with the exigency of the war were becoming available after the war. (Pse., see Biafra, a Legacy Lost TELL Magazine Special Report No. 14 April 8, 2002. Page 37)

While Willy Achukwu led one group to the Commander 82 Division Enugu, Professor Ezekwe and Professor Nwosu went to Benin and handed over their Biafran scientific designs to Governor S.O. Ogbemudia. Ogbemudia raced to Lagos and desperately tried everything to convince General Gowon to seize the opportunity and convert that Biafran scientific ingenuity and like the Americans absorbed the German-Jewish war scientific breakthrough; and transform Nigeria to a modern powerful black nation. Gowon shillyshallied and meanwhile the Willy Achukwu group were lucky to escape the gallows.

General Bissala the Commander of the 82 Division before their tearful eyes, poured gasoline over the designs and materials, brought out a box of matches and set the huge collection of scientific fabric of Black civilisation on fire!

Ogbemudia’s shock and depression on learning of the outcome of the meeting with the GOC and the burning of the Biafran war prototypes and designs was enough to transform him from Saul to Paul. For the third time, the Brigadier deflected and returned to his original base and more than any other post war governor was very prominent in the rehabilitation projects to return the war-weary Igbo to Jerusalem. He offered grants to poor students, donated buses to the University of Nigeria and rehabilitated the former Biafran Army officers, returning home to Bendel.

All the same, he cannot run away from the serious war crime charges of changing the name of a whole community, the heritage of his people Igbo Akiri to Igbanke. To this day, the people of this community yearn to return to their kith and kin in the Ika province of Delta State.

On his triumphant entry into Benin, in company with the Butcher of Asaba, General Muritala Mohammed, can he absolve himself and other officers and men of the Federal Second Division, of complicity in the wanton killing of Igbo in Benin that started in September 21, 1967 to the end of that war?

KNOW YOUR HISTORY................................

MANAGEMENT

Management is the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the resources of an organization in order to achieve specific goals efficiently and effectively. It is about making the best use of people, time, money, and materials to accomplish tasks and reach targets.

DISCUSSION OF MANAGEMENT

Management is essential in every human setting, whether in a home, school, church, government, or business. Without good management, even abundant resources can be wasted. Management involves directing efforts toward a common goal by coordinating people and activities. The four key functions of management are: planning (deciding what to do), organizing (arranging resources and tasks), leading (guiding and motivating people), and controlling (checking performance and correcting deviations). A good manager ensures that the organization works smoothly, resources are not wasted, people are motivated, and goals are achieved.

100 FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT EXPLAINED

1. SET CLEAR GOALS – A manager must define what the team or organization wants to achieve. Clear goals guide actions and measure progress.

2. PLAN BEFORE ACTING – Good management involves thinking ahead and preparing for the future instead of acting carelessly.

3. ORGANIZE RESOURCES WISELY – Resources like people, money, and tools must be arranged in the best way to avoid waste and delays.

4. DELEGATE TASKS PROPERLY – A manager should share duties with others according to their strengths to ensure work is done efficiently.

5. COMMUNICATE CLEARLY – Effective communication helps everyone understand their role, tasks, and expectations.

6. LEAD BY EXAMPLE – Managers should act the way they expect others to act. Their behavior sets the tone for the team.

7. CONTROL PROGRESS REGULARLY – A good manager checks the progress of work regularly to ensure things are going well.

8. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY – Managers must take the blame when things go wrong and not pass it to others unfairly.

9. MAKE DECISIONS PROMPTLY – Delayed decisions can cause confusion and missed opportunities.

10. SOLVE PROBLEMS QUICKLY – Problems should not be ignored. A manager must act fast to fix them before they grow.

11. AVOID WASTAGE – Wasting time, money, or materials reduces the success of any organization.

12. USE TIME WISELY – Time is a valuable resource and should be managed properly to increase productivity.

13. SET PRIORITIES – Not all tasks are equally important. Managers should focus on the most important tasks first.

14. MOTIVATE TEAM MEMBERS – Managers should encourage and inspire workers to do their best at all times.

15. BE CONSISTENT – Changing rules and decisions too often confuses workers and weakens trust.

16. BE FAIR AND JUST – Treating people equally builds unity and avoids conflict.

17. BUILD TRUST – Trust is earned through honesty, integrity, and reliability in leadership.

18. ENCOURAGE TEAMWORK – A manager must help workers to cooperate and not compete against each other negatively.

19. LISTEN ACTIVELY – Listening to workers helps managers to understand problems and improve decision-making.

20. BE OPEN TO FEEDBACK – Managers must welcome suggestions and corrections from others to improve performance.

21. EVALUATE PERFORMANCE – Managers must regularly check how well individuals and teams are doing their jobs.

22. REWARD GOOD WORK – Recognizing and rewarding good performance encourages others to work harder.

23. CORRECT MISTAKES KINDLY – Corrections should be firm but done with respect and not humiliation.

24. AVOID FAVORITISM – Treating some people better than others without reason weakens morale and teamwork.

25. DEVELOP YOURSELF – A manager must keep learning to improve their leadership and technical skills.

26. TRAIN OTHERS – Managers must help others grow by sharing knowledge and giving learning opportunities.

27. HANDLE CONFLICT PEACEFULLY – Disagreements should be settled with wisdom and respect, not anger.

28. BE FLEXIBLE – A manager must adjust to changes and new situations without becoming frustrated.

29. ADAPT TO CHANGE – The world is constantly changing, and managers must learn to move with it.

30. MANAGE STRESS – Managers should remain calm under pressure to lead others effectively.

31. KEEP RECORDS – Proper documentation helps in planning, accountability, and legal protection.

32. MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE – Rules and guidelines must be followed to avoid disorder and delay.

33. USE TECHNOLOGY – Technology improves speed, accuracy, and communication in management.

34. RESPECT OTHERS – Respect builds healthy working relationships and increases team cooperation.

35. MAINTAIN ETHICS – Managers must always do what is morally right, even if no one is watching.

36. ENCOURAGE INNOVATION – Managers should allow and support new ideas that can improve work.

37. BE RESULT-ORIENTED – The focus should always be on achieving results, not just doing activities.

38. BALANCE WORK AND LIFE – A healthy manager balances professional duties and personal life to stay effective.

39. PREVENT RISKS – Managers should look ahead to avoid possible dangers and prepare safety plans.

40. LEARN FROM FAILURE – Mistakes should not bring shame but should teach lessons for the future.

41. THINK AHEAD – Managers should always look forward and plan for the future, not just the present.

42. STAY FOCUSED – A manager must avoid distractions and concentrate on key objectives.

43. BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS – Good relations with staff, clients, and partners improve teamwork and loyalty.

44. SHARE INFORMATION – Hiding important information can lead to errors and distrust.

45. RESPECT DEADLINES – Keeping to time shows seriousness and respect for others.

46. MONITOR PROGRESS – Regular checks help to keep the team on track and identify areas for improvement.

47. IMPROVE PROCESSES – Systems should always be reviewed and improved for better results.

48. PROMOTE QUALITY – Managers must ensure that work is not just fast but also of high quality.

49. AVOID SHORTCUTS – Taking shortcuts can lead to poor results and future problems.

50. ENCOURAGE LOYALTY – Loyal workers are more committed and trustworthy.

51. PROTECT RESOURCES – Resources must be used carefully and protected from damage or theft.

52. AVOID LAZINESS – A lazy manager sets a bad example and weakens team energy.

53. KEEP PROMISES – Fulfilling promises builds credibility and respect.

54. ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY – Everyone should take responsibility for their actions and results.

55. VALUE EVERY WORKER – Every worker, no matter their level, deserves respect and fair treatment.

56. BE TRANSPARENT – Transparency builds trust and avoids suspicion.

57. SHOW APPRECIATION – Saying thank you encourages repeated good behavior.

58. SET A GOOD EXAMPLE – Managers are role models; their actions speak louder than words.

59. WORK HARD – A hardworking manager inspires others to also work hard.

60. USE FEEDBACK WISELY – Not all feedback is correct, but a good manager uses it to improve.

61. SET CLEAR ROLES – Workers must know their duties to avoid confusion.

62. ENCOURAGE GROWTH – A manager should create chances for others to develop their skills and careers.

63. USE MONEY WISELY – Money must be budgeted, tracked, and spent carefully.

64. REVIEW REGULARLY – Managers should always evaluate methods and results to improve.

65. AVOID CONFLICT OF INTEREST – Personal interests should not affect work decisions.

66. AVOID MICROMANAGEMENT – Managers should trust their team and not control every small detail.

67. PROMOTE HONESTY – Telling the truth, even when hard, builds a culture of trust.

68. USE AUTHORITY GENTLY – Authority must be used to serve, not to intimidate.

69. CONTROL EXPENSES – Cutting unnecessary spending helps the organization grow stronger.

70. VALUE TIME – Time wasted is opportunity lost. A manager must plan every minute.

71. HANDLE PRESSURE WELL – Under pressure, managers must stay calm and make wise decisions.

72. FOLLOW POLICIES – Rules and procedures should be obeyed to ensure fairness and order.

73. IMPROVE DAILY – Every day is a chance to do better than yesterday.

74. THINK CRITICALLY – Managers should question ideas and make decisions based on facts.

75. BE PROACTIVE – Act early, don’t wait until problems appear.

76. SEEK KNOWLEDGE – A good manager is always learning new things.

77. EMBRACE DIVERSITY – Different people bring different strengths that improve teamwork.

78. BE INCLUSIVE – Everyone should feel valued and included in the team.

79. EMPOWER OTHERS – Give others the chance to make decisions and grow.

80. AVOID GOSSIP – Gossip damages trust and relationships.

81. PROTECT THE IMAGE OF THE ORGANIZATION – Always act in a way that brings respect to the organization.

82. RESPECT RULES – Rules provide order and should be obeyed.

83. DO THE RIGHT THING – Even when it’s hard, doing right brings long-term success.

84. BE FIRM AND KIND – A manager must correct with authority but not with cruelty.

85. AVOID CONFUSION – Clarity in words and actions prevents misunderstanding.

86. KEEP LEARNING – There is always room to grow and know more.

87. ENCOURAGE SUGGESTIONS – Workers often have good ideas; allow them to share.

88. USE DATA IN DECISION-MAKING – Decisions should be based on facts, not feelings.

89. REVIEW STRATEGIES – What worked yesterday may not work today; plans must be updated.

90. THINK LONG-TERM – Don’t only focus on today; prepare for tomorrow.

91. ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBILITY – Everyone should take ownership of their duties.

92. SUPPORT WEAK MEMBERS – Help struggling team members improve instead of condemning them.

93. BALANCE AUTHORITY AND HUMILITY – A great manager uses power with humility and respect.

94. PROMOTE RESPECT AMONG WORKERS – Make sure people treat each other with dignity.

95. REDUCE NOISE AND DISTRACTION – Create a work environment that supports focus.

96. WATCH YOUR WORDS – Words can build or destroy; speak wisely.

97. BE RELIABLE – People must be able to count on you.

98. RESPECT HIGHER AUTHORITIES – A good manager also submits to those above him.

99. STAY HUMBLE – Success should not lead to pride. Stay grounded.

100. KEEP IMPROVING – Management is a journey. Never stop growing.

She went with her son to pick wild strawberries... and accidentally overheard something she would have been better off not knowing"

Marina and Fyodor were doctors at the same hospital, loving parents of five-year-old Yuri. It seemed like their family was strong, and their relationship stable. But fate had other plans.

Fyodor became interested in a young woman—the daughter of the chief doctor. Beautiful, noble, with an influential father... And as it turned out, with a direct path to career advancement for ambitious employees. Youth and beauty might not have played a decisive role, but it was this combination that became an irresistible temptation for Fyodor.

He didn’t hide his intentions from his wife. He honestly declared:
— I’m in love. We’re no longer together.

Marina was crushed, but she didn’t fight for her husband. She silently accepted his decision, swallowed the bitterness of betrayal, and simply quit her job at the hospital. She couldn’t bear seeing the person who had become a stranger every day.

But her trials didn’t end there. Fyodor declared that he would stay in their shared apartment and take it for himself completely.

— Did I pull you out of your mother’s house? Then go back to her, — he said coldly.

And Marina’s mother lived in a tiny one-room apartment, where there was barely enough space for herself. Returning there with her child was impossible. And then there were the rumors, spread by Fyodor and his new patrons. No clinic in the city wanted to hire this "married" female doctor.

The city became unbearable. Staying any longer would mean losing herself. Marina made a desperate decision: with her last savings, she bought a small house in the countryside. There, it seemed, she could start anew.

And she was right. In the village, where there were hardly any specialists, she was welcomed with joy, and the locals even helped her settle in. The house was very simple, but the locals—kind and helpful—fixed the roof, warmed the stove, and helped her adjust to her new life.

Marina found a job at a health post, and a neighbor, a lonely woman in her sixties, was happy to watch Yuri while she was on calls.

Gradually, Marina began to feel almost happy. She had work, the respect of those around her, warmth, and a home. Yuri also adapted, although he sometimes got sad—there were no children his age in the village, and the local boys teased him: "City softy," "clumsy," "mama's boy."

But Marina believed: with time, her son would find friends. For now, he had his mother, and around them was the beautiful nature. There was a forest nearby, full of berries and mushrooms, and a wide river, where they said there were plenty of fish.

— And we have wild strawberries in summer—up to our knees! — the villagers told them. — You walk into the forest, and it’s like walking on a red carpet!

Since spring, Yuri had been asking to go into the forest:

— Mom, let’s go already! They say they taste better than strawberries, and it’s free! Please!

— It’s too early, son, — Marina gently held him back. — The snowdrops are just blooming now. Wait a little longer—soon we’ll wander through these forests. We’ll pick berries, mushrooms, maybe even find some nuts!

And then the long-awaited summer arrived. Sunny, generous. Yuri remembered his wish:

— Mom, let’s go to the forest today? Grandma Nyusha says the berries are already ripe. She would go herself, but her back hurts. Let’s pick some and bring them to her!

— Okay, — Marina smiled. — Only on the weekend. I promise—lots of berries, lots of impressions.

At the appointed time, they went to the forest. They got so caught up in gathering and playing that they almost reached the river.

— Should we go fishing here? — Yuri asked.

— You can’t catch fish so easily, — Marina laughed. — You need tackle, knowledge... Maybe we should ask someone to take us along?

But at that moment, her gaze fell on two men standing at the water’s edge. By their looks and behavior, it was immediately clear—they were not locals. One of them held a thick bag, from which something was faintly moving.

— Looks like it’s still alive, — one of them mumbled.

— So what? It will be alive now, then drown—who cares, — the other replied harshly.

— We should put some metal in there... Like bricks.

— Go find bricks, if you’ve got nothing better to do! — the first one snapped irritably. — Hurry up, I’m tired of this.

Marina’s heart froze. Something was clearly breathing in the bag. It wasn’t a human—too small—but an animal. And definitely alive...

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*What Are The Symptoms of H Pylori?*

Do you have bloating, belching or burping?

Do you suffer with acid reflux?

Does your stomach hurt or burn?

Do you get chest or upper back pain?

Are you constipated?

Do you feel tired all the time?

Is it hard to fall or stay asleep?

Do you sometimes feel like you have an uncomfortable lump in yourthroat?

Has your doctor told you that you have IBS?

Do you get headaches?

Are you losing or gaining weight for no reason?

Do you have rosacea, hives or uritcaria?

Do you have nausea, especially in the mornings?

These are just some of the symptoms that I have seen improve dramatically or
even disappear when people change their diet and eradicate H pylori.


Unfortunately many of these symptoms are not recognised.

Some of the symptoms of H pylori are obvious; reflux, stomach pain, belchingand burping and will tend to be acknowledged by medical staff, but others aresubtle and may seem to be completely unrelated to the digestive system.


But make no mistake, H Pylori has the potential to cause unwanted symptoms inmany parts of your body.

Biology says that after sexual intercourse, about 200 to 300 million sperms are deposited by the man, they all begin to swim upwards within the track to meet with the ovum, out of the 200 million that are deposited only 300 to 500 actually reach the site (others get tired on the way because is not an easy race) and of the 300 that manage to reach the ovum (egg), only one fertilised the egg and in this case the winning one is YOU.
Have you ever thought about this? You ran a race without your eyes and your legs you WON, you ran a race without your education and you WON, you ran without certificate and you WON, you ran without help and you WON, what makes you think you will Lose now?
Now that you have both eyes and legs, now that you have the knowledge of God's word, now that you have plans, visions and dreams, beloved you didn't give up on day one, so you can't give up now, giving up now is an insult to your creator.
It doesn't matter what you see now, take it as a challenge and always remember that you WON from womb.
You will win this your present battle in Jesus Name.

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50 years ago… Ogbemudia was Igbo and Igbanke, Igbo Akiri

Boji-Boji Atamuna.

“From time immemorial, the people that are called Igbanke today were known and called Igbo-Akiri. It was in 1967 when Ogbemudia became the military governor of the Midwest State that he changed the name of the town from Igbo-Akiri to Igbanke…It would have been unthinkable at that time to reveal that an Ibo man or an Ibo town produced the military governor of the Midwest State…. Ogbemudia, including the prominent Evangelist Rev. Isaac Idahosa are all Ibo and they hail originally from Igbo Akiri.”

(See Blood On The Niger, Gomslam Books 2012 pages 33, 216)

Captain Fred Anuku, the Commander of the Biafran Navy was the first Nigerian naval graduate from Dartmouth. While his fellow Ika-Ibo Brigadier Samuel Ogbemudia joined the Federal troops, Fred, who was married to a Caribbean, fled Lagos during the 1966 Igbo pogrom and was offered the command of the fledging young Navy by the Biafran high command.

At the same time, Major Nzeogwu’s involvement in the January 15, 1966 Revolution brought suspicion and calamity to his own people of Asaba, Okpanam and environs. As we prepare to organise a programme for the Anioma and Asaba 50th Year Genocide Anniversary, we shall today mention some of the top actors, commanders from the western Ibo nation of both forces whose roles led to the genocide in Asaba, Isheagu, Ogwashi, Igbodo, Ubulu Kingdom, Ibusa and Ndi Oshimili. These prominent Commanders include Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, Col. Conrad Nwawo, Col. Joe Achuzia, and Captain Fred Anuku on the Biafran side. On the Nigerian side, we shall record the memorable activities of Brigadier Samuel Ogbemudia, General Godwin Alabi Isama, General Cyril Iweze and Commander O.Z. Chiazor, the first black man to be commissioned by the Queen in the Royal Canadian Navy.

Significantly, at this time, charismatic Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu had been released from the Calabar prison. He had disagreed with Ojukwu’s war aims and military strategy, and obviously discountenanced the declaration of Biafra. He advised that the East should resist for, at least, four months, cultivate foreign and local support and then prepare and get into the position with more arms and training to resist a total war. He opposed any frontal engagements against the superior-armed federal troops at that initial stage of the war. At the 1967 Abakiliki military exercise, Nzeogwu demonstrated his extraordinary military acumen and proved beyond doubt that he was the Rommel of the Nigerian Army. A commander’s dream, endowed with a peculiar knowledge of the sub-savannah battlefield terrain, he exuded a rare combat capability and commanded the battle simulation with such confidence and precision that he drew tears of adulation from the awed subalterns. He inspired most of the officers with his unmitigated improvisations. To most of the top brass of the Biafran Army, who were seeing the dawn of real combat action for the first time, this fighting leatherneck was a military institution all by himself, a study in combat readiness and tactics.

After his release from Calabar, Nzeogwu managed to reach his boys still in the Nigerian Army in the Midwest and in the West. The plan to enter the Midwest was originally his and that was his own way of setting a stage for the cessation of hostilities, an end to the war, and the restoration of the ideals of the January 15 Revolution. To this end, he was disappointed by his friend, Major Olusegun Obasanjo whom he had not heard from and whom he learnt had gone back to Kaduna. On the other hand, he was confident in, and had some respect for Major Samuel Ogbemudia, his colleague at the Nigeria Military Training College (NMTC), Kaduna.

Furthermore, Wole Soyinka revealed that the Westerners had agreed on the opposition against the North but also disagreed with Ojukwu on the declaration of Biafra, and for that matter, the declaration of Benin Republic. Declaration of Biafra, the Revolutionaries reasoned would isolate the Easterners and put the West and the Midwest in a bad position whereby sympathies from the West and the Midwest would end up being restrained. They would do better fighting as Nigerians. Whatever was the final consensus, Ogbemudia turned tail. He was next heard of leading the triumphant entry of the Federal Forces into Benin.

Few days after the war, the Biafra Research and Production Bureau made two secret and instant contacts with the high command of the Nigerian Army. Willy Achukwu, the Onitsha-born multi-talented improvising scientist, led one team to the Commander of the 82 Division, Enugu. Before the meeting, a team of Biafran Scientists were directed to put down sketches of the scientific equipment, designs, take measurements of the weapons, guns. A special house with good illumination was erected to keep safely all the Biafran designs and prototypes. They also produced a new Ajuala flying Ogbunigwe to supplement the ones produced at Awo Idemili. Research at this time resumed on what I might term the first world “Smart Bomb” was redesigned as the much needed facilities and spare parts, lacking with the exigency of the war were becoming available after the war. (Pse., see Biafra, a Legacy Lost TELL Magazine Special Report No. 14 April 8, 2002. Page 37)

While Willy Achukwu led one group to the Commander 82 Division Enugu, Professor Ezekwe and Professor Nwosu went to Benin and handed over their Biafran scientific designs to Governor S.O. Ogbemudia. Ogbemudia raced to Lagos and desperately tried everything to convince General Gowon to seize the opportunity and convert that Biafran scientific ingenuity and like the Americans absorbed the German-Jewish war scientific breakthrough; and transform Nigeria to a modern powerful black nation. Gowon shillyshallied and meanwhile the Willy Achukwu group were lucky to escape the gallows.

General Bissala the Commander of the 82 Division before their tearful eyes, poured gasoline over the designs and materials, brought out a box of matches and set the huge collection of scientific fabric of Black civilisation on fire!

Ogbemudia’s shock and depression on learning of the outcome of the meeting with the GOC and the burning of the Biafran war prototypes and designs was enough to transform him from Saul to Paul. For the third time, the Brigadier deflected and returned to his original base and more than any other post war governor was very prominent in the rehabilitation projects to return the war-weary Igbo to Jerusalem. He offered grants to poor students, donated buses to the University of Nigeria and rehabilitated the former Biafran Army officers, returning home to Bendel.

All the same, he cannot run away from the serious war crime charges of changing the name of a whole community, the heritage of his people Igbo Akiri to Igbanke. To this day, the people of this community yearn to return to their kith and kin in the Ika province of Delta State.

On his triumphant entry into Benin, in company with the Butcher of Asaba, General Muritala Mohammed, can he absolve himself and other officers and men of the Federal Second Division, of complicity in the wanton killing of Igbo in Benin that started in September 21, 1967 to the end of that war?

KNOW YOUR HISTORY................................

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Good day my beloved brethren. I trust you are doing great , Praise God!

TODAY'S WORD OF GOD:

"For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. Ecclesiastes 9:12"

Mankind was created to live in the present. The Lord Almighty is the only one who has the ability to live in the past, present, and the future because He is the creator of the times, seasons, and events therein.
As children of God, we can only plan for the future and hope in the Lord that the future will be great.
It is good to be aware that there are good times and evil times; it is our duty to pray for good times and acknowledge them, use them, and thank God when they come.
It is also our duty to pray against the evil times and be fully prepared so that when they come, we can endure them, thank God for grace, and continue to praise Him for giving us life.

Dearly beloved, what do you do during evil times? Complaining during evil times only make them worse. Remember, all things work together for good to them that love God. 1Thes 5:18. And also, in all things, give thanks to God for that might just be His will concerning you at that time. Romans 8:28.
What do you do in good times? do you behave like the foolish rich man described in the bible? Luke 12:16-21
May God give us insight to know the times and seasons of our lives, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! Be time conscious!
Hope you enjoyed your worship service experience with the King of kings today? Glory to God!
Happy new week. SHALOM!