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Fashionistas Set To Be Thrilled, As Lagos Fashion Fair Holds Sept. 7- 9

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…As Organisers Urge Govt to use Fashion Industry to boost Economic Growth

 

Ayodeji Olugbade, Chief Executive Atlantic Exhibition Ltd has said that fashion Industry is one of the sectors that the Government can use to support and boost the nation’s economic growth.

He disclosed this during an interview with pressmen on the forthcoming Lagos Fashion Fair billed for Eko hotel, Lagos between Sept 7th to 9th, 2022.

Mr Olugbade noted that ” Lagos Fashion Fair 2022 in partnership with Africa Fashion Week Nigeria will feature Masterclass with Toyin Lawani , renowned Tiannah’s Empire couture.

In her own contribution, Princess Ronke Ademiluyi, Founder Africa Fashion Week Nigeria stated that ” govt should focus on using fashion as another non oil export to grow our nation’s GDP”.

She added that ” our creative talents are already translating the fashion sector into wealth creation”.

Princess Ademiluyi added that ” Lagos Fashion Fair and Africa Fashion Week Nigeria fusion offer an opportunity for creative designers, fashion professionals, stylists, retailers , models, trend setters and consumers to buy wholesale , shop at discounted rate, interact, network and build business relationships with Nigeria and International exhibitors and visitors.”

Mr Ayodeji Olugbade noted that ” this year’s bumper exhibition packages will feature fashionistas, importers from Europe, Asia exporters and their Nigeria counterparts with loads of activities: shopping, runways, shows, musical performances, celebrities appearances, and celebration of fashion icons”.

He further disclosed that ” Lagos Fashion Fair has attained over 3,000 exhibitors, 35,000 visitors, 35 speakers, 84 large procurement buyers, 69.9 % business networking opportunities and 84% follow up meetings”

” Lagos Fashion Fair and Africa Fashion Week fusion platform is where creative Nigerian fashion designers and entrepreneurs will further connect with intl designers after the Covid-19 disruption to showcase the beauty and creativity of both world through their designs and innovations” he stated.

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ACMPN Inducts New Members, Urges Nigerians to Seek Professionals on Mental Health Issues

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The Association for Counseling, Matchmaking, And Psychotherapy of Nigeria (ACMPN) has urged Nigerians to seek the services of professionals to help manage mental health issues.

 

The association made this known at the induction ceremony for its new members.

 

The induction was also part of its long week of activities from 9th to 14th May 2022 to commemorate the 2022 Mental Health Week with the theme “Loneliness”

 

Recall, that it had an awareness walk, press briefings, lectures, and symposiums. 

 

 

ACMPN President, Dr. Tolulope Oko-Igaire congratulates the inducted members to be good ambassadors of the association by discharging their duties professionally. 

 

 She urged Nigerians to patronise the engage only members of the association who have been certified as professionals.

 

Also, she stated that the association has evolved and it is trailing, the blaze in the field of Counseling, matchmaking, and psychotherapy.

 

“With continuous awareness and sensitization, we will take the helping profession to a more honourable and well-sanitized stage, where every Tom, dick and harry will not just be able able to wake up and automatically declare themselves professionals. Our dream is Nigeria and indeed in Africa where clients will request the ACMPN certificate soon the practitioner before trusting them with their issues.

 

“No one believed in us when we started, but look at us now, we are trailing, the blaze in the field of Counseling, matchmaking, and psychotherapy, and there is no better time to come on board than now, positioning yourself as a professional before the scrutinizing an ethical tsunami sweep away the unprofessional helpers. How do you are practicing professionally if you are not a member of an organization that provides information on the latest development and discoveries in your field of specialization, at a global level?

 

“The days of just waking up and deciding to call oneself a professional counselor, therapist, or matchmaker are over in Nigeria. I encourage everyone who wants to practice professionally to be part of this association in Nigeria, with us you are secured and you can raise your shoulder high, in the league of professional counselors, therapists, and matchmakers in Nigeria and globally. Don’t be a loner, just come on board,” she emphasized.

 

The newly inducted members include; Belema Osagie-Ighodaro, Okafor Theodora, Olufunmilayo Omowunmi Tella, Olamiju Olajumoke, Doris Epelle, 

Gbemisola P. Fabunmi, Oyekunle Esther Abiodun, and Muolokwu Uchechukwu Esther.

 

Earlier, Akin Adeoya, CEO, Marketing Mix & Co.and keynote speaker at the event who spoke on the theme “Loneliness” urged experts to attend events, and read books to help them upscale, stating that books are a fantastic way of getting out of loneliness. He added that loneliness is the state of mind.

 

 

ACMPN is established to identify, develop and maintain professional standards of excellence in counseling, matchmaking, and psychotherapy. Its work promotes best practice and the development of the profession as well as safeguards the public. It is also the link between those who are looking for services in the areas of counselling, matchmaking & psychotherapy and those who provide such professional services. In addition, it set and maintains practice and training standards, and provides a forum where members may exchange ideas, information, techniques, and methodologies.

 

Establishing itself apart from the rest as a multi-disciplined association, which specializes in holistic techniques, ACMPN’s membership also includes medical practitioners, psychologists, clinical social workers, coaches, stress consultants, NLP practitioners, clergy, educators, mental health therapists, and others in the helping, healing sector, as well as those providing matchmaking services, which is crucial for relationship health and wellbeing.

 

 

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Lifestyle

2023 Presidential Election: Khadijah Explores The Centre Of Yoruba History And Culture

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Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi pays a visit to the Ooni of Ife’s palace

Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi a Presidential aspirant hopeful of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and her campaign team paid a courtesy visit to his imperial majesty, the Ooni of ifé, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) at his palace in ile ifé, Osun state.

This courtesy visit marks another round of Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi’s campaign tour across the country visiting notable personalities including traditional rulers to introduce herself and intimate them on her agenda for Nigeria.

 

During the visit, the Ooni of Ifé, the spiritual and cultural leader of the Yoruba race expressed his appreciation and admiration for Khadijah’s bravery to contest in the 2023 presidential elections. He noted the importance of the Nigerian youth being interested in politics and governance and the future of the country.

In reaction, Khadijah thanked the Ooni for being very supportive of the younger generation of Nigerians; noting how important it was for the youth(the largest demographic age bracket in Nigeria) to take part in governance and the political process as it affects their age bracket the most, more than any other age bracket in Nigeria.

Khadijah expressed her aspiration to be the answer to the prayers of the silent majority of youth and women in Nigeria that till this day are not adequately heard of or considered in matters or governance.

She emphasized on the fact that the nation needs a leader with the ability to structurally inspire the nation with a heart to offer selfless service to the Nigerian people .

In conclusion the Ooni of Ife enjoined his court to pray for Khadijah Okunnu- Lamidi noting she was a good example of the character of the Yoruba woman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Khadijah is seeking the party nomination of the SDP as their candidate for President in the 2023 Nigerian general elections. The Social Democratic Party(SDP) is a strong coalition across the Nigerian political space which presents a welfarist social platform. It is accessible to all Nigerians, especially the youth, women, and persons with disability. It is an inclusive platform that attracts credible, competent, and dynamic leaders whose mandate is to unify the Nigerian people and give voice and action to their aspirations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LifestyleHealth

ACMPN Chart Course For Healthy Living, Urges Nigerians to Visit Psychotherapist, Others

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By Mene Prosper

 

 

 

The Association for Counselling, Matchmaking, and Psychotherapy of Nigeria (ACMPN) has urged Nigerians to consult the services of a psychotherapist, mental health counsellors, and therapists, among others often in a bid to embrace healthy living, stay out of loneliness and other mental health issues.

 

 

The association in commemoration of the mental health awareness week with the theme “loneliness”, held a press conference at the Lekki Central Mosque on Friday 13th of May 2022 to sensitize Nigerians on the need to be more concerned about their mental health.

 

The press conference is part of the long week of activities in which visitation to the mosque and church is also part. After the press conference, the association embarked on an awareness walk starting from the mosque in a bid to sensitize the public on mental health.

 

Some of the members present are Dr. Tolulope Oko-Igaire, ACMPN president. Tosin Olusola, ACMPN secretary, Theodora Okafor, a professional mental health counsellor, and Sarah Agbelusi, a certified child and adolescent psychotherapist, amongst others.

 

According to Oko-Igaire, the association is non-governmental and non-profit-oriented. Its members are professionals who are passionate and dedicated to helping humanity.

 

The association’s aim and the objective is to restore excellence to the mental health profession by creating a platform where professional mental health counsellors, therapists, psychotherapists and matchmakers are easily accessible all year round by those who need their services at no cost. By so doing people will function optimally to the benefit of all.

 

The benefits are available to all both in the developed and undeveloped areas in Nigeria. As a result, sensitization exercises were not only held on the island but also in some areas on the mainland such as Ikorodu and Alagbado respectively.

 

L-R:President, Association for counseling Matchmaking and physiotherapy of Nigeria (ACMPN), Tolulope Oko- Igaire; Certified child and adolescent psychotherapist, Serah Agbelusi; Secretary, ACMPN, Tosin Olusola; and Professional mental health Counselor,Theodora Okafor, during 2022 International mental health awareness week in Lagos recently

She explained that contrary tothe belief that therapy is only meant for the weak and low self-esteemed people, “It is a misconception to think that people who go for therapy are of low self-esteem or weak. Rather it is only the strong-willed that admit they have problems because it takes strength to admit one has a problem.

 

In response to the gruesome killing of the Sokoto Christian student on the ground of blasphemy recently, she said.

 

“That is why we chose Lekki central mosque for our sensitization exercise. Our association is inter-religious because we have Muslims as members. One of our Muslim members, Hajia is currently heading the conference in the mosque. I felt really bad about that.

 

It is a problem of the mind. We need cognitive reconditioning as Africans. So for that, we are doing our bit to ensure everyone is mentally aware to act optimally for the good of all.”

 

ACMPN has differentiated itself and stands out from others by operating a multi-disciplined; inter-religious and service-free organisation saddened with the task of ensuring mental sanity amongst all.

 

ACMPN is established to identify, develop and maintain professional standards of excellence in counselling, matchmaking and psychotherapy. Its work promotes best practice and the development of the profession as well as safeguards the public. It is also the link between those who are looking for services in the areas of counselling, matchmaking & psychotherapy and those who provide such professional services. In addition, it set and maintains practice and training standards, and provides a forum where members may exchange ideas, information, techniques, and methodologies.

 

Establishing itself apart from the rest is a multi-disciplined association, which specializes in holistic techniques, ACMPN’s membership also includes medical practitioners, psychologists, clinical social workers, coaches, stress consultants, NLP practitioners, clergy, educators, mental health therapists, and others in the helping, healing sector, as well as those providing matchmaking services, which is crucial for relationship health and wellbeing.

 

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ACMPN Gears Up To Mark Mental Health Awareness Week

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The Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy of Nigeria (ACMPN) is set to host its annual Mental Health Awareness Week with press conference and a walk today, Friday 13th May at noon.

According to the association’s President, Dr. Tolulope Oko-Igaire, it would be celebrating the 2022  Mental Health Week with an awareness walk with the theme “Loneliness” slated to hold on Friday 13th May at noon. She added that the take-off location is the Central Mosque, Lekki Phase One, Lekki Lagos.

The week event commenced from 9th to 14th May 2022. It would induct new members to its association, and a Cocktail party would also be organised on 14th May 2022 at Civic Center by 10 am.

Other activities to commemorate the Mental Health Awareness Week include press briefings, lectures, and symposiums.

Mental Health Awareness Week is observed from the tenth to the sixteenth day of May in the United Kingdom and celebrated in the USA throughout May every year.

ACMPN is established to identify, develop and maintain professional standards of excellence in counselling, matchmaking and psychotherapy. Its work promotes best practice and the development of the profession as well as safeguards the public. It is also the link between those who are looking for services in the areas of counselling, matchmaking & psychotherapy and those who provide such professional services. In addition, it set and maintains practice and training standards, and provides a forum where members may exchange ideas, information, techniques, and methodologies.

Establishing itself apart from the rest as a multi-disciplined association, which specializes in holistic techniques, ACMPN’s membership also includes medical practitioners, psychologists, clinical social workers, coaches, stress consultants, NLP practitioners, clergy, educators, mental health therapists, and others in the helping, healing sector, as well as those providing matchmaking services, which is crucial for relationship health and wellbeing.

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SportLifestyle

Women’s World Cup 2022: Draw Reveals Pathway To Glory For African Team

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Star-studded draw reveals groups for 16 of the world’s best youth teams; FIFA (www.FIFA.com) U-20 Women’s World Cup™ 2022 to take place in Costa Rica from 10 to 28 August; Register at FIFA.com/tickets for the latest ticketing news and information

The Draw for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2022™ was held today at the Teatro Nacional in San José, revealing the pathway to glory for the 16 participating teams and fans around the world.

With the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ (https://fifa.fans/38YUQRS) fast approaching, some of the world’s best young players and future superstars of the women’s game will take to the field at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup™ in Costa Rica from 10 to 28 August 2022.

Hosts Costa Rica will kick off their campaign and the tournament against FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 co-hosts, Australia, and will be joined by Brazil and Spain in Group A. Reigning champions, Japan, were drawn in Group D together with Netherlands, Ghana and USA.

As the first FIFA draw to be live-streamed on FIFA+ (https://fifa.fans/3sisZmF), the star-studded event featured a celebration of women’s football and Costa Rican culture, as well as messages from President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Mr Carlos Alvarado Quesada, FEDEFUTBOL President, Rodolfo Villalobos, and FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.

Athlete and TV presenter Johanna Solano, presented the draw and was joined by Costa Rican football icons Shirley Cruz and Paulo César Wanchope along with draw conductor Jaime Yarza, FIFA’s Director of Tournaments.

To receive the latest updates about ticketing in relation to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2022, register at FIFA.com/tickets.

For the latest news and update on the tournament, visit https://fifa.fans/3KMUGKL and follow the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ social media channels on Twitter (https://bit.ly/3kQq5kM), Facebook (https://bit.ly/3l3xdL7) and Instagram (https://bit.ly/3LR2GMd).

 

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LifestyleHealth

Database Brings To Light Quality Of Care For Women And Their Babies In Nigeria

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Quality, standardized data on the health of women and girls who are pregnant or have recently given birth, and their babies, is crucial to inform the design of interventions to help to safeguard their lives and well-being.

Strong health systems, backed by an efficient health information system – informed by quality data – helps to ensure quality, respectful, safe and dignified health care for girls and women, as advocated by WHO guidelines.

In recognition of this, WHO, HRP and Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria established the Nigeria Maternal and Perinatal Database for Quality, Equity and Dignity (MPD-4-QED) programme  – a standardized electronic platform for the collection of routine maternal and perinatal data, including mortality audit data, in health facilities which can be used for monitoring clinical care performance and quality improvement across Nigeria.

Launched by the then Honourable Minister of Health, Professor Isaac F. Adewole on the 25th of April, 2019 in Abuja, and funded by MSD for Mothers, the Quality, Equity and Dignity programme supported the establishment of the MPD-4-QED Project in 54 tertiary health facilities nationwide.

A new research paper, published recently in eClinicalMedicine, demonstrates the incredible  scale, depth and detail of the database. The results record the quality of care for 76,563 women and their babies admitted for birth or due to complications shortly after birth to tertiary hospitals in Nigeria.  Information on the quality of care for woman and their babies was collected for all women – from those who were healthy to those who faced  complications.  While the results show that there is room for improvement, the database provides insight into potential intervention strategies that could lead to progress for helping to ensure maternal and newborn survival.

More than showing mere numbers, the database and the research also brought to light important depth and detail in its findings. One such finding was the association between the risk of death for women and their babies when they lacked a companion of their choice during childbirth, and when the labour was not monitored  with appropriate tool.

An example of excellence

Beyond the findings, the success of implementing a nationwide programme to collect quality of care data on women and their babies across tertiary facilities in Nigeria is unprecedented.

“This database is an example of excellence. In terms of how it helps to improve and standardize data collection on the specific health outcomes and women and babies across Nigeria,” says Dr Olufemi Oladapo, Head of the Maternal and Perinatal Health Unit at WHO and HRP.

Many countries across the world, lack centralized, national databases dedicated to the health of women and their babies. In addition, some do not have effective registration systems for births and deaths, and data from across countries are often unavailable and not standardized. This means it can be difficult to combine, or aggregate, data to get a national picture of the health outcomes of girls and women.

The MPD-4-QED database, addresses precisely these issues, as the paper published demonstrates.

The national coordinator of the MPD-4-QED Programme, Professor Jamilu Tukur comments that, “As the findings show, the database was able to give a more accurate picture of quality of care received by women and their babies across an entire country. With the right funding, and when implemented in a similarly effective way, it could have great potential for use in countries across the world.”

Into the future

“We know that good quality data can help to save lives and improve health and well-being, so we expect that this database will really help to improve the quality of care that girls and women receive,” Dr Oladapo concludes, “We really want to ensure the database continues to grow, and to support the work of the Quality, Equity and Dignity programme.”

Indeed, WHO and HRP are working with the Nigeria Ministry of Health to sustain the project into the future, and there are now around 200,000 women recorded in the database.

 

 

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Popular Nollywood Actress, Chinedu Bernard Dies In Church.

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By Mene Prosper

Nollywood actress Chinedu Bernard was confirmed dead in the late hours of Friday 29th of April 2022 in Enugu state.

According to reports, she slumped while cleaning the chapel of St. Leo The Great Catholic Church inside federal housing area in Enugu state.

Efforts were made by Reverend father Uchendu Chukwuma, one of the Reverend fathers in the church and other members in rushing her to the hospital but all proved abortive as the popular actress fondly called Choco was declared dead by Doctors.

The late “The last manhood” star’s body has been deposited in the morgue whilst her cause of death remains unknown.

The late actress has featured in multiple Nollywood movies such as The regret, The last manhood, Big Mama’s stick, Royal bracelet, money fever amongst others.

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Meet Adedoja Adeyemi: The Best Unilag Master’s Graduating Student

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Adeyemi Adedoja the daughter of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has emerged as the best graduating student in her master’s class at the University of Lagos.

The good news of the princess’ feat was shared on social media as thousands of people gathered to celebrate.

Adedoja Adeyemi bagged a Master of Arts Degree in African and Diaspora Studies from the University of Lagos with a distinction and as the best graduating student from her class.

She had a CGPA of 4.63 (distinction) in the MA programme. This made Doja the first student to graduate with distinction from the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies since its establishment in 2017.

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Food

How to make Palm oil Rice

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Palm oil rice use to sound local to so many civilized people but when this delicious meal is tasted, you will always call for me.

Below are the recipe in making palm oil Rice

Ingredients:
3 cups of rice
1 Big Red Bell Pepper
2 big ball of onion
2-3 Scotch Bonnet (Rodo)
1/2 Cup dried pepper/ata ijosi (Optional)
125ml palm oil
3 cups chicken/beef stock/water
2-3 medium size smoked fish
2-3 pieces cooked ponmo, diced/sliced (Optional)
1/2 Cup smoked prawns
3 tablespoons grounded crayfish
1 Cup spinach or pumpkin leaves/ugu or basil leaves (Optional)
2 Knorr, Maggi or your preferred cubes
Salt to Taste

Preparation:
-Parboil your rice and set aside…
-Blend the Bell Pepper (Tatashe), Scotch Bonnet (Rodo), dried pepper (Ata Ijosi), 1 Onion with little water and set aside….
-Get a fairly big pot, add the palm oil. Place on medium heat. When the oil is hot, add 1/2 sliced onion, fry till translucent, this should take around 6-8 minutes, add the crayfish, stir and fry for 2-3 minutes….
-Add 3 cooking spoons of the blended pepper, the Knorr, Maggi or preferred cubes, salt to taste, stir and fry for 5-6 minutes, stir occasionally. Try not to add too much salt if you’ll be using stock, remember stock contains a considerable amount of salt…
-Add 3 cups of stock or water if you haven’t got stock, stir and let it cook for 4 minutes to thoroughly combine, then add the Ponmo or any other tough protein you’re using,
-Gently add the parboiled rice…
-Stir and combine thoroughly, then add the shredded smoked fish and prawns, stir; make sure the liquid isn’t too much. Taste for salt and seasoning, adjust if necessary

Note: It’s better to start with a small quantity of water or stock, add more stock or water, preferably stock as you go to prevent overcooking.

-Cover tightly and cook till rice is very tender, stir occasionally to avoid burning.

If you’re using vegetables, add tough vegetables like Ugu 2 minutes before doneness, then switch the heat off and continue to simmer with the residual heat for a further 2-3 minutes. If you’re using Spinach, add after doneness and simmer with the residual heat for 3 minutes.

Sit, relax and serve with a chilled juice

 

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