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		<title>Chinese woman stuck in blind date’s house after lockdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Imagine being on a first date you couldn’t end? That’s what happened to a woman in China whose video blogs about going into a citywide lockdown during a blind date have gone viral. Over 100 virus cases have been reported in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou since last week, as China battles to contain [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Imagine being on a first date you couldn’t end? That’s what happened to a woman in China whose video blogs about going into a citywide lockdown during a blind date have gone viral.</strong></p>
<p>Over 100 virus cases have been reported in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou since last week, as China battles to contain multiple local outbreaks of the Delta and Omicron variants.</p>
<p>Parts of the city were abruptly placed under lockdown last Wednesday when a woman surnamed Wang was having dinner at her blind date’s house.</p>
<p>“Just after I arrived in Zhengzhou, there was an outbreak, and his community was put under lockdown and I could not leave,” Wang told Shanghai-based outlet The Paper on Tuesday, adding that she went there for a week-long trip to meet potential suitors.</p>
<p>“I’m getting old now, my family introduced me to ten matches… The fifth date wanted to show off his cooking skills and invited me over to his house for dinner.”</p>
<p>Since then, Wang has posted short videos documenting her daily life in lockdown, which show her date cooking meals for her, doing household chores, and working at his laptop while she sleeps in, according to clips published by local media.</p>
<p>So far it seems romance has yet to blossom during their prolonged date, according to Wang who says she’s looking for a more talkative partner.</p>
<p>“Besides the fact that he’s as mute as a wooden mannequin, everything else (about him) is pretty good,” Wang told The Paper. “Despite his food being mediocre, he’s still willing to cook, which I think is great.”</p>
<p>Wang did not disclose her age or the identity of the man in the videos.</p>
<p>Related hashtags have racked up over six million views on the Twitter-like social media site Weibo by Wednesday.</p>
<p>However, Wang said the recent surge in online attention prompted her to remove the videos.</p>
<p>“Friends have been calling him and I think this has definitely affected his life, so I have taken them down for now,” she said in a video posted Tuesday that was widely republished in Chinese local media.</p>
<p>“Thanks, everyone for your attention… I hope the outbreak ends soon and that my single sisters also find a relationship soon.”</p>
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		<title>UAE issues first civil marriage license for non- muslim couple</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; &#160; The UAE issued its first civil marriage license for a non-Muslim couple, state media reported Monday, as the Gulf country seeks to keep its edge over regional competitors. The United Arab Emirates — where foreigners make up 90 percent of the approximately 10-million population — has been amending its laws to present itself [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>The UAE issued its first civil marriage license for a non-Muslim couple, state media reported Monday, as the Gulf country seeks to keep its edge over regional competitors.</p>
<p>The United Arab Emirates — where foreigners make up 90 percent of the approximately 10-million population — has been amending its laws to present itself as a modernising force in a largely conservative region.</p>
<p>The official WAM news agency said a Canadian couple were the first to marry under a new law on the personal status of non-Muslims in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi.</p>
<p>The move “contributes to the consolidation of Abu Dhabi’s position as a world leading destination for skills and expertise from around the world,” WAM said.</p>
<p>Civil marriage in the Middle East, the birthplace of Islam, Christianity and Judaism, is uncommon and usually conducted under a religious authority of one of the three monotheistic beliefs.</p>
<p>Civil marriages are allowed in Tunisia and Algeria.</p>
<p>While some countries in the region allow civil unions based on certain conditions, some only recognise civil marriages conducted abroad and others not at all.</p>
<p>Late last year, the UAE revamped an array of laws in a social liberalisation drive designed to burnish its progressive brand.</p>
<p>These included lifting a ban on unmarried couples living together, loosening restrictions on alcohol and offering long-term residencies.</p>
<p>Earlier this month, the UAE announced it will move to a Western-style Saturday-Sunday weekend.</p>
<p>Starting on January 1, 2022, the Emirates will become the only Gulf country not to observe weekends from Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, to Saturday.</p>
<p>Competition is hotting up as neighbouring Saudi Arabia, seeking to diversify its oil-reliant economy, aims to turn its capital Riyadh into an international hub.</p>
<p>Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on women drivers and eased its strict Islamic dress code.</p>
<p>Last year, Riyadh said it would not sign contracts with companies that have their regional headquarters outside the kingdom.</p>
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		<title>Happy posthumous birthday, my husband, best friend &#8211; Florence Ajimobi pens emotional message to late hubby</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; I’m glad to be able to write again. I recently reclined into my shell (guess I’m allowed to sometimes, as a human being) but I just cannot let this season pass without saying how special it is, especially because it is your birthday season. Even death cannot stop me from celebrating you. December 16 [&#8230;]</p>
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<p><em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 36pt;">I</span>’m glad to be able to write again. I recently reclined into my shell (guess I’m allowed to sometimes, as a human being) but I just cannot let this season pass without saying how special it is, especially because it is your birthday season. Even death cannot stop me from celebrating you.</strong></em></p>
<p>December 16 has always been one of my favourite days in the year because it is your day and on this day, the children and I get to show you how much we appreciate you for being the best husband and dad in the world. I promise to continue to celebrate this special day as long as there is breath in me.<br />
I look back at your landmark birthdays and I smile at all the beautiful memories.</p>
<p>Your 40th birthday in 1989 was a very special one. It was the first big party we ever hosted. We also used that opportunity to have the house warming ceremony of our Oluyole house. You never liked to be the centre of attraction and kept complaining about having a party and spending so much money after moving into a new house. I didn’t listen to you and went ahead to celebrate you in my own way. I remember vividly, the blue and white lace dress I made for both of us. You came to me during the party and said “Florie this fabric will be very nice as a bedspread so after the party, you can make my agbada into a bedspread”. I asked you why and you said you wouldn&#8217;t wear it again as it was too heavy. I just laughed and walked away. But you did enjoy yourself and that was enough for me.</p>
<p>Your 50th birthday in 1999 was also held in Ibadan. We lived in Lagos at that time but every special day of our lives were celebrated in Ibadan. As usual, I went all out to have a party for you and invited all your friends from Lagos and other parts of the country. You danced so well at the party and you were sprayed a lot of money which I gladly kept for myself. After all, I was the assistant celebrant and planner. You had so much fun and told me after the party “Florie I am now beginning to enjoy your parties”. That actually made me happy.</p>
<p>Your 60th birthday was on another level. That was one party you never complained about. You were a politician and we had to accommodate the politicians as well. We had a big party at the Recreation Centre, Ibadan in 2009. Our children, already grown also invited their friends. I saw a different Abiola and I kept wondering how you accepted the entire party plan without complaining. I remember how your mum (of blessed memory) graced the party with her friends from Gbagi. Her gele was ‘Onile Gogoro’. It was enormous and beautiful. No one needed to be told that Mama was very proud of you. You both even had a mother and son dance (at a birthday party). You were happy and kept saying, “Thank you Florie” even days after the party.</p>
<p>On your 69th birthday, we decided to have a roundtable, as opposed the usual birthday party and during the roundtable, you said, “Florie, this is how I want to celebrate my birthday every year – I don’t want a party, I want something intellectual.” I remember murmuring to myself, ‘here he goes again, Efiko’ but I knew that I would do everything within my power to make it happen again.</p>
<p>The next roundtable on your 70th was organized by the children without any input from us. Initially, you were paranoid about them doing this but at the end of it all you were thrilled at the fact that our children proved that they could handle such an important event on their own. You said, “Florie, now you know my children are not spoilt – they organized this event without us and it is the BEST PARTY ever.” I was elated to see you beaming with joy and most importantly, pride.</p>
<p>I am thankful to God that even without you here, I have the grace and strength to do what I enjoy doing – telling the world how special you are to me and how you will live in my heart forever. Shame on you, Death! You can never kill my LOVE for Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi.</p>
<p>Then last year, we hosted the first Senator Abiola Ajimobi Foundation (SAAF) Roundtable without you. It was tough but God remained faithful. I cried that morning when I went to the venue to make sure everything was fine. I kept saying to myself, “what will Abiola say?”, “what will Abiola do?” My Abiola was a perfectionist. I am grateful to God that the event went even better than I expected. Thank God for the great support system I have. I couldn’t believe that same venue which was filled with so much joy the previous year was where we were celebrating your posthumous birthday , but who am I to question God?</p>
<p>As we prepare to celebrate you on your 72nd posthumous birthday roundtable, I want to reiterate and reaffirm that you were the best thing that ever happened to me.</p>
<p>You were my perfect man,<br />
My best friend,<br />
My hero!</p>
<p>I will forever love you and hold you in my heart.<br />
Life has not been easy for me and the children without you, but we will continue to hold on firmly to GOD.</p>
<p>Rest on, my ever selfless, loving, caring, protective, dependable and romantic best friend. If there is reincarnation, I will choose you over and over again as my husband.<br />
I love you and I miss you.<br />
Happy Birthday my best friend and soul mate.</p>
<p>Your Masterpiece of Nature,<br />
FFA.</p>
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		<title>When is the proper time to start courtship?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary defines courtship as the time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married. By simple interpretation, It is the beginning of a journey to marriage; an act of seeking to gain love or affection with a view toward marriage. In a nut shell, courtship isn’t a time of experimentation but [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong><span style="font-size: 36pt; color: #ff0000;">T</span>he Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary defines courtship as the time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married. By simple interpretation, It is the beginning of a journey to marriage; an act of seeking to gain love or affection with a view toward marriage.</strong></em></p>
<p>In a nut shell, courtship isn’t a time of experimentation but of exploration and the prelude to a possible engagement. It is indeed the foundation of marriage, because it determines how healthy the union is going to be. Even though, its purpose is to provide a couple time to discover, assess, and evaluate their compatibility as potential lifelong marriage partners; yet courtship is labelled as a deceptive period in a relationship. Interestingly, It is possible to have a good , interesting and exciting courtship and miss it in marriage.</p>
<p>At this juncture, it is imperative to note that no matter how long a period of courtship may be, people will start knowing the real colour after the marriage, however, every road a man takes is as a result of choice, thus this period also can be as a result of choice we make.</p>
<p>Truly, the activity of courtship may not guaranteed engagement or marriage but a controlled step towards it, it must have some objective guides that will allow either party to know the proper time to start and; they are as follows:</p>
<p><em><strong>When you are close to the end of your learning </strong></em></p>
<p>Whichever the route one is taking in life, one will need to work hard and focus on the journey before getting into relationship. Courtship becomes a dangerous distraction when it is started too early along the journey of life. It will be better for a student to get to at least 300 Level before engaging in this necessary, important yet distractive adventure.</p>
<p>If your vision is to finish from secondary school and settle down , then being engaged at SSS II may be okay. But for a young man who wants to be an Engineer or Medical Doctor, it will be totally wrong to begin such a relationship by that time.</p>
<p><em><strong>When you can handle opposite sex effectively</strong></em></p>
<p>If you cannot control love then do not go into it. I do not agree with the saying that love is blind. Love is not blind, it is the person involve that cannot control himself or herself. Therefore it is not advisable to involve in a race that you cannot run effectively. You should be able to know what is good or bad and as the same time know what to do about it before jumping into it.</p>
<p><em><strong>When you can boldly introduce him or her </strong></em></p>
<p>When you cannot boldly and joyfully introduce him or her to your parent, guardian, mentor or people who care for you. It is an indication that it is not yet time. I heard some young people say &#8221; my daddy will kill me if he catches me with opposite sex&#8221;. Even if you cannot tell your parent, you should be able to tell your Pastor, Imam or mentor.</p>
<p>A relationship without someone to guide you may end up no where. Anyone who wants to go along in a relationship with you without wanting, especially your Pastor or Imam to know about it is an indication that it is not yet time. Tell him or her to wait until he or she can take you to those people before your acceptance . Secret relationship usually leads to open disgrace, so be wise.</p>
<p><em><strong>After 24years</strong></em></p>
<p>If your education is not fast and probably you are yet to gain admission into higher institution by 24, especially for ladies, please at this age whatever you are planning , do not neglect marriage out of it . After twenty four years for a lady in my opinion, should go into a relationship but never do it without pastoral or parent approval.</p>
<p><em><strong>When you can no longer hold yourself </strong></em></p>
<p>Sex is not a sin when it is within the context specified by religion and culture. Once you know you can finance yourself because it may not be okay to get married while you are still being spoon-fed by your parent. However, it is better to get married early and avoid fornication than allow sexual pressure to make you fall back from the faith.</p>
<p><em><strong>When there are resources to maintain it</strong></em></p>
<p>You do not need to wait until when you build a mansion before you can start enjoying the benefits of marriage, especially, when you have resources to maintain the courtshitowards</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2020 03:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong><span style="font-size: 36pt; color: #ff0000;">M</span>arriage is the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship, specifically between a man and a woman. </strong></em></p>
<p>Traditionally, when couples get married they tactically merged their money. This serves as a symbolic gesture of showing the union of two people in one unit. However, research has revealed that more than 42% of people in marriage with joint accounts also operate separate accounts. Should we now say operating a joint account with a spouse is a blessing or a curse?.</p>
<p>Interestingly, operating a joint account has its pros and cons. The symbolic gesture gives access to money whenever its needed as both party has the right to deposit and make withdrawals at will. Also, there is little or no way of encountering financial surprise as you both know when money goes in and out of the account.</p>
<p>To some extent, it also builds up the level of trust you both have for each other. Trust plays a significant role in the overall happiness of the couple as marriage is a lifetime commitment. Spouse feels more comfortable to know that he or she is committing to someone he/she can trust and confide thoughts, feelings and worries to.</p>
<p>Despite its pros, having a joint account (s) with your spouse can also result to loss of financial independence especially early in marriage. In a related development, it can also give rise or bring about rift in marriage especially when they don&#8217;t tell each other what the money withdrawn is used for.</p>
<p>While interacting with married couples on this contentious issue, to my amazement few people were in support of Joint Account especially the female folks. At this point, what is trust in a marriage?</p>
<p>Opening a Joint Account is not a bad idea, but there must be some laid down rules to make it work.</p>
<p>There should be an agreement between you and your spouse on what percentage of your monthly take home should be dropped into your Joint Account and also the money has to be used for the purpose it was meant for, which may include house upkeep, payment of school fees for the children and every other things to be attended to in the house. In fact, it saves the hassle of sending money to each other and also makes it easier to keep track of your joint monthly spending.</p>
<p>Then the remaining percentage can be used for other personal matters. This in turn will make your home stronger as you will both feel responsible. No doubt, you will both trust each other and you will also discover that you will live happily.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2020 00:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control,NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye  on Tuesday recommended capital punishment for fake drugs manufacturers and dealers in the country. According to the NAFDAC boss,  this will serve as deterrent to those she labeled &#8220;merchants of death&#8221; and put an end to the unwholesome production [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control,NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye  on Tuesday recommended capital punishment for fake drugs manufacturers and dealers in the country.</p>
<p>According to the NAFDAC boss,  this will serve as deterrent to those she labeled &#8220;merchants of death&#8221; and put an end to the unwholesome production and marketing of fake drugs.</p>
<p>Professor Adeyeye who.featured in a special interview programme on the Television and Radio Channels of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, BCOS  and monitored by<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><em> Mega Icon magazine  disclosed &#8220;NAFDAC is working on more inten</em></strong></span>se punishment on fake and hard drugs.The existing penalty for drug pedlling is not stiff enough.  I&#8217;m not against capital punishment for drug peddlers. Some hardened drug peddlers deserve capital punishment.</p>
<p>&#8220;We will not hesitate to close all the lines of companies falsifying drugs.The war on fake drugs is a marathon.It is all over the world.&#8221;</p>
<p>The NAFDAC Director-General while speaking on the prevalence rate of fake drugs in the country explained that &#8220;the prevalence rate of falsified products is about 10 per cent,meaning one in every 10 drugs being manufactured in Nigeria is fake.This figure is less worldwide.&#8221;</p>
<p>While x-raying the activities of the regulatory agency,she disclosed that in 2019,NAFDAC intercepted and destroyed fake drugs worth one point three trillion Naira adding that the Inspection and Enforcement Directorate of the agency is being strengthened to curb the activities of fake drug manufacturers and dealers.</p>
<p>On NAFDAC&#8217;s intervention in the global search for solution to the coronavirus pandemic,Professor Adeyeye said as a vibrant member of the global community,Nigeria is also in the race for global cure for COVID-19.</p>
<p>She said &#8220;clinical trial treatment is going on in different parts of the country. NAFDAC reviews protocol to ensure subjectand patient is protected.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;For instance,the clinical trials going on in Lagos involves Chlo to qui me and other therapeautics.&#8221;</p>
<p>She added that about 90 countries are currently working on vaccine research and production but regretted that Nigeria which had been in the forefront of vaccine production for 50 years was not presently in the race.</p>
<p>The Professor of Pharmaceutics kicked against the use of foreign herbal medicine to cure the ravaging coronavirus in Nigeria,saying&#8221;we should search for our own local medicine which may have same effectiveness.</p>
<p>She however said the agency was still waiting for samples of Madagascar COVID Organics which will go through safety studies and possibly clinical trial to ascertain its safety for use by patients.</p>
<p>Professor Adeyeye while commenting on the possible benefits of chloroquine and remdesivir in the treatment of COVID-19 said remdesivir is not yet commercially available and very expensive while the use of chloroquine is limited to clinical trial setting and not should be used unless prescribed by a physician.</p>
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		<title>Noise Pollution: Oyo govt. calls for obedience to environmental laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Residents of Oyo state have been enjoined to comply with environmental regulations of the State, especially as it relates to noise pollution. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural resources, Hon. Kehinde Ayoola on Wednesday stated that noise pollution makes the environment unfriendly and as such creates severe influence on human mental [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Residents of Oyo state have been enjoined to comply with environmental regulations of the State, especially as it relates to noise pollution.</p>
<p>A statement signed by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural resources, Hon. Kehinde Ayoola on Wednesday stated that noise pollution makes the environment unfriendly and as such creates severe influence on human mental and physical health.</p>
<p>Therefore, the Commissioner enjoined residents to abide with regulations, calling for cooperation by residents of the state.</p>
<p>Rt. Hon. Ayoola opined that failure to comply, may cause unending friction among parties involved, thereby causing conflict in the society.</p>
<p>“It is opined that adequate compliance would assist to foster better working relationship and conducive environment without confrontation and friction involving the parties”, the statement read.</p>
<p>Towards this end, the Oyo State Government, through the Ministry has mandated all block industry owners, night clubs, patent medicine sellers, churches, mosques, musical vendors, street dancers to henceforth reduce their noise to permissible level that complies with existing law of the state.</p>
<p>Hesitation to abide by this law, the statement read, would attract heavy penalties and wrath of the binding laws of Oyo state.</p>
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		<title>Nigerians And Desperate Quest to Travel Abroad Using Marriage Deception &#124;&#124; By Rahaman Onike</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 07:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>WHAT is not clear is the real motive why many Nigerian Youths are desperate to travel abroad. Instead of thinking of what to do within to make fortunes,it has always been a case of everyone trying to travel abroad. Even persons without any specialization or vocational training are not left out of the struggle to [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WHAT is not clear is the real motive why many Nigerian Youths are desperate to travel abroad. Instead of thinking of what to do within to make fortunes,it has always been a case of everyone trying to travel abroad. Even persons without any specialization or vocational training are not left out of the struggle to break any barrier to escape offshore.</p>
<p>Now adays,young Nigerians go to marriage registry across the country particularly Lagos State for marriage solemnization as part of formalities to secure the travelling documents.<br />
One thing that is amazing about this new trend is that most of the adventurists go for aged women.It sounds somehow seeing a guy of thirty years old asking a woman old enough to be his mother or even grandma&#8217;s hand in marriage just to secure Visa to travel abroad.</p>
<p>Assuming most of these marriages are consummated as a product of true love and relationship the better.But the truth is that these guys do not love or sincere rather they are only interested in using the old women to perfect their travelling documents.Sometimes, what played out is nothing but a mere contract between the guys and the aged women.</p>
<p>However, the fact that most of the &#8220;arrangee marriages &#8221; by young Nigerians are predisposing factors for sexually transmitted diseases call for caution.</p>
<p>The arrangee marriage thing is largely aided by internet connectivity and social media.</p>
<p>This is a mere observation for deep thoughts by readers.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A mother of two, Dasola Akinkule, will know on September 6, 2018 whether her prayer to end her eight-year-old marriage to her husband, Tunde Akinkule, will be granted by the Oja-Oba Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State. Dasola had told the court that Akinkunle hadn’t shown worthy qualities to be her husband as he was [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A mother of two, Dasola Akinkule, will know on September 6, 2018 whether her prayer to end her eight-year-old marriage to her husband, Tunde Akinkule, will be granted by the Oja-Oba Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State.</p>
<p>Dasola had told the court that Akinkunle hadn’t shown worthy qualities to be her husband as he was “a pathological liar, wicked, useless and careless about the well-being of the family.”</p>
<p>She said she was once compelled to invite the police to arrest him when he allegedly inflicted serious injuries on her with a stick.</p>
<p>The petitioner said when her husband impregnated her, he took her to his family house to stay with his family rather than secure an apartment for both of them.</p>
<p>When Akinkunle eventually rented a room apartment for them, she added, he brought in his younger brother whom she accused of always insisting on sharing the bed with her whenever she wanted to sleep. She frowned, “How could I sleep beside a mature man who is not my husband?”</p>
<p>Dasola told the court that her frustration reached the peak one day when she returned from work to discover her husband had removed all her belongings from their home.</p>
<p>She asked the court to dissolve the marriage and grant her custody of their two children.</p>
<p>But Akinkunle, a driver who lives in the Ojoo area of Ibadan, said his wife was not being sincere with her allegations against him in the court.</p>
<p>He said his wife was a nurse when he met her but, when she could not practise, he advised her to learn how to operate the computer and invested in the business for her.</p>
<p>The petitioner told the court that it was true that his wife was staying with his mother when she had her first pregnancy because he was then working in northern Nigeria.</p>
<p>The respondent, who presented receipts of computer scanners, generators and other business equipment, accused Dasola’s mother of being the problem he had with his wife, describing her as an “intruder” in the marriage.</p>
<p>The president of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade, requested for more evidence to prove the real owner of the computer business and demanded to see the two children in court on the next adjournment.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Showing all the trappings of a young adult, one would need more than just words to believe that Funke (surname withheld) is just eight years old. At her age, she already developed breasts, one of the primary indicators of puberty in females. And the way other parts are growing very rapidly would almost give an [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Showing all the trappings of a young adult, one would need more than just words to believe that Funke (surname withheld) is just eight years old.</p>
<p>At her age, she already developed breasts, one of the primary indicators of puberty in females. And the way other parts are growing very rapidly would almost give an impression that she’s someone in her early 20s.</p>
<p>But, truly, Funke is eight, according to her dad, who also expressed surprise with the way she’s ‘growing’, and is now unsettled due to the girl’s likely premature sexual attention from men. He is equally unsure if the situation is normal, more so that she has also started menstruating. The medical term for early puberty is called precocious puberty.</p>
<p>Realistically, Funke is not alone and her father’s fear is quite understandable. In fact, her case is a fitting reflection of what now obtains across the world, whereby young girls now show obvious signs of reaching puberty, as against what obtained in the past, say about 20 years ago, when girls wouldn’t exhibit any sign of puberty until about 15 years upwards.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, other indicators of puberty include underarm hair, certain body odour, since the sweat gland would have become active, pubic hair and vaginal discharge, which is a precursor of menarche, the first occurrence of menstruation. All these are now happening to girls below 12, and according to a study published in Paediatrics as far back as 2010, a number of the girls surveyed had reached puberty as early as seven years, evidenced by breast development.</p>
<p>According to a consultant paediatrician, Dr. Rotimi Adesanya, the average age a girl is supposed to attain puberty is 11, but “these days some of them show those signs at age eight.”</p>
<p>However, there are reasons for this early puberty, and it is pertinent to point them out, perhaps to allay the fears of such parents. These reasons include:</p>
<p>Obesity: Literally, obesity is caused by eating too much and moving too little. Thus, if you consume a high quantity of food, particularly fat and sugar, and you don’t burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, much of the surplus energy will be stored by the body as fat and that leads to overweight or obesity.</p>
<p>This was the explanation given by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. While it is seen as a general problem, obesity has been found to be a major cause of early puberty, especially in girls. Dr. Adesanya explained that girls now reach puberty early because they eat junk food, snacks, oily food, etc., without doing exercises.</p>
<p>He said these days; children would rather play computer games or play games on their parents’ or siblings’ smartphones rather than go out to do exercise. Thus, that lifestyle of eating without exercising has led to obesity and now makes them to reach puberty early.</p>
<p>He said, “Obesity has strong links with precocious puberty and what favours it is the diet and sedentary lifestyle. Children no longer do exercises; they don’t trek to their school the way we did back then, which helped us to burn fat from our body. So, that is one major cause of early puberty.”</p>
<p>Stress: This is one other factor that has been found to aid early puberty in girls. Adesanya explained that traumatic experiences and emotional problems impact on the female reproductive system. He said this had to do with the interconnection among the brain, emotions and the reproductive system, like the hormones controlling breast growth and menstruation. “Children that go through a traumatic experience or emotional problems may see their period earlier, even though the impact is not as high as that of obesity.</p>
<p>Also, a study by a professor of family studies and human development, Bruce Ellis, and Prof. Marilyn Essex of the University of Wisconsin found that family conflict could influence how early or late girls attain puberty. In the study, which was reviewed on WebMD, a website that provides valuable health information and tools for managing health, they asked the parents of the girls about their economic difficulty, marital problems, parenting style and family stress.</p>
<p>It was revealed that girls who live in families with great parental support and less marital conflict experience their first hormonal changes later in life than girls who live in homes where there are marital conflict, family issues, poor parent support, depressed parents and other such unpleasant issues.</p>
<p>These were identified to be associated with puberty. “Even modest family conflict or stress may influence a young girl’s sexual development and these were the normal stresses of growing up, not serious abuses,” Essex tells WebMD.</p>
<p>Now that it is almost inevitable for children to reach puberty early, because children from the rich or average income earning homes are likely to eat so much or even eat junk food, those from poor homes could be stressed emotionally, and those from either divide could come from home with family issues, girls who show signs of puberty should not be treated as aliens.</p>
<p>This development has no doubt made them endangered species, given the rate of rape and sexual abuse, but parents have been advised to pay more attention to their young female children, because their changing physique could make them attractive to the males, even when they are not mature enough to refuse such (negative) gestures.</p>
<p>An endocrinologist, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, said open communication, nurture, and knowledge of the child’s activities would be good ways to prevent the child from getting into such avoidable troubles. In his analysis on Huffpost, Braunstein said whether puberty arrives early or later at the more expected time, it is always a challenge for children, especially girls and that it was up to parents, guardians and older siblings to help them to be the finest men and women possible, by assisting them through that stage.</p>
<p>He added, “Parental nurture, generally considered a key factor in curbing risk-taking, may be even more important for early-maturing girls. The thinking is that parental influence can help decrease these youngsters’ susceptibility to peer influence, assist them in developing better coping skills and diffuse negative feelings that might turn into negative thoughts and actions.”</p>
<p>Another solution advanced is sex education, which according to experts, will prepare the girls for the change that is to come and what to do when it comes eventually. However, the experts stressed that one way to make this effective is for parents to encourage their children to communicate freely with them.</p>
<p>A consultant paediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Elizabeth Oyenusi, had said at age eight, a female child should be taught about sex, so they don’t learn about it from outside or do so the hard way.</p>
<p>She had said, “Whether for a male or female child, once they clock eight years, parents should talk to them about sex, and there is no need to use nicknames or graphics, more so that such children are exposed to different images on the television or even the Internet. A girl is ready for such education when her breasts begin to come out or when she clocks eight.”</p>
<p>Apart from this, parents are advised to teach their children when to say no, and that in certain (identified) situations, it is okay to say no to an adult. It has also been found to be helpful when children are taught where they should not be touched by others; how to get out of an uncomfortable situation and what to do if the adult wouldn’t let go.</p>
<p>A forensic psychologist and expert in the field of mental health, violence, mental health and addiction, Dr. Kathryn Seifert, in his post on Psychology Today, noted that given the way young girls tend to be susceptible to male attention, even at that young age – since they already show signs of puberty – highlighted ways by which parents could avoid such negative occurrences from happening to their children.</p>
<p>She said parents must encourage their kids to talk to them about how their day went, teach them when to run away from an adult, take action and let them see their parents take action when they make reports, which she said would build their confidence level.</p>
<p>She added, “Teach children that the danger may come from someone they trust. Tell your kids that bad touch is bad touch and no one gets to do it to our bodies. If anyone does bad touch, you go to a grown-up for help. When you are not sure about whether something a grown up is doing is okay, ask another grown up to help you.</p>
<p>“Also, take action if you suspect abuse; understand the signs, such as significant changes in sleeping, eating, mood, or strange behaviour that does not quickly go away; and know where your children are and who they are with at all times.”</p>
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