THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT STUDENTS SHOUTING REOPEN KSU - By Daniel Olas

Message to “Some” of you shouting Reopen KSU


The Bitter Truth – KSU Students.
Lemme quickly address this issue as I have kept quiet on the issue of strike going on. I’m not here to clamour for Reopen Ksu, the protest in the past has changed nothing. (You can argue with your wall)

Ksu students be shouting reopen ksu up and down… Good, education is the key… Key to what? Key to hard-partying and everything smokeable, key to womanizing and slaying-ness.

Let me ask you a sincere question, what exactly are you going back to school to do? Once the school resumes, what’s your purpose?

Most of my fellow students misses school because they could only do all sorta things their family ain’t proud of. You know, I don’t have issh with you smoking buh if you can’t smoke it at home, why school?

You’ve been shouting REopen Ksu?
Before we went on strike, how many times did you attend class? Be sincere.

Ain’t bother a bit bout this strike. Three months has afforded a whole lot of time I wouldn’t have in school… What exactly have you accomplish during the strike? More Facebook friends shey?

God Help Us.

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Five Easy Ways To Save Your [Mobile & Computer] Data

Things you should do right now to conserve your data.
Worry less about exceeding your data limit by following these five simple tips for Android users:

1. Reduce the data used by your Android mobile device or computer by turning on Chrome Data Saver Mode. From compressing web pages to removing images when loading a page on a slow connection, you’re able to save up to 70% more data.

2. Offline YouTube videos and watch them as often as you like without using data or buffering each time with YouTube Offline.

3. Whether it’s your neighborhood or a weekend getaway destination, there’s a way to use Google Maps without using any data. Download an area of the world and seamlessly use Maps features like turn-by-turn navigation and access useful location information without a network connection using Google Maps Offline.

4. Identify and remove data intensive apps by going to Settings > Data Usage on your Android device. You may be surprised to see data being used by apps you hardly touch!

5. Disable auto-updating apps on your Android device by opening Google Play and tapping the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines) on the top left of the screen. Go to Settings > tap Auto-update apps > select Do not auto-update apps or Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi.



Writer- Tosin Akin-Ogundeji

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10 Truths To Remeber When Things Go Wrong

This may only make complete sense if you are going through a rough patch. There's a lot of advice and comforting words in this piece which is why I decided to share it. Always remember, you are never alone in your struggle.

1. Have Humility
Generally, it is said that humility relates to the ability to be humble or having a clear perspective and respect for one’s place in context.
But what isn’t mentioned, is that humility comes from humiliation.The feeling of humiliation can be one of the hardest to cope with.
But with humility comes the understanding that things really aren’t as big as you make them out to be. You should never feel ashamed for anything. Love yourself, forgive yourself and accept that although you may have gone through hell and back, you are worthy. Don’t be so hard on yourself!
You are a beautiful human being, inside and out.

2. Life is an Adventure
Taking risks helps you grow and trying new things enhances your creativity. Success isn’t achieved without discomfort and by venturing this route you will challenge yourself.
Step out of your comfort zone. If it’s scary and exciting… DO IT!

3. Great Things Take Time
If you immediately manifested your every desire instantly by thought, then there would be no reason to incarnate. The soul grows the most during physical incarnation.
Instant gratification becomes stale and boring. We are here to experience the joy of anticipation, patience and commitment. All the while growing stronger in confidence.
Instant results are rarely the best results. With patience, you can greatly expand your potential. If your desires were always fulfilled immediately, you would have nothing to look forward to. You would miss out on the joys of anticipation and progress.
Value that comes in an instant is gone just as fast. Value that takes your time and commitment to create will outlive the creator himself.

4. Be Kind to Yourself
Accept that you are doing the best you can and it is good enough. We tend to be our worst critics and by accepting ourselves we release the need for others to accept us.

5. Change What You Can Change
You can’t change the experiences you’ve had, but you can change the way you feel about them. By changing your perspective, you can change how you relate to the experiences in your life.

6. Good and Bad is a matter of Perspective
Life is not black and white, no matter how hard you try to make it that way. Its more like 50 shades of grey. It may seem unfair in some instances, when things happen you wished you could change. But you will see in time, that everything happens for a reason, and nothing happens by chance.
The idea of what is good and bad, right and wrong are moral guidelines you identify with to ensure at the end of the day, you can lay down in your bed at night and say “I’m a good person”.
People aren’t good or bad, there are things we can do that are hurtful to others and ourselves, or things that we can do that are loving to others and ourselves. When we identify with good and bad, right and wrong we become attached to the idea and cage ourselves.
You are free.

7. Even the small struggles are a step forward
In the pursuit of happiness, patience does not mean waiting. Patience is continually working hard on your dreams and keeping a positive attitude.
Achieving your dreams isn’t easy, it can come with sacrifices in your relationships, a lot of time alone and dealing with others who just don’t understand.
It’s a test of your determination. Just how bad do you want it? If you want it bad enough you’ll do anything. You’ll discover that you are no longer walking the path, you are paving the way and it’s worth it.

8. Nothing Lasts Forever
When the darkness passes, the light emerges. When life seems to be gliding smoothly along, enjoy it. When your troubles come your way, embrace them. Every ending is a new beginning.

10. Pain Helps You Grow
As the old saying goes, what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. But before this strength can emerge, you must accept your pain.
Each time a tragic event occurs that you think you can’t handle, it is common to try to remove yourself from it altogether. But each time you do this, you leave a piece of yourself behind. When you disassociate yourself with your pain, you cause a split to occur within you. Commonly known as soul splitting. By embracing your pain and bringing it within to heal, you empower your own growth.
We grow most through difficult experiences, so embrace it. Let the darkness shape you, let it reform you, let it cradle you and birth you into a new life and a new way of being.

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SUG KSU/PAAU chapter Thanked The Students For Their Support and Encouragement Most Especially For Not Taking To The Streets

Good morning my fellow comrades and students of Kogi State University. Thank you for your patience and understanding with the Students Union Government. SUG has tried and still trying in diplomacy and fair sided moves to ensure that the Students are back to school with neither rancor nor hostile relationship from the either of the embattled parties.

The students Union Government in its wisdom has swallowed all insults, taken all advice but has maintained a pure balanced philosophy of not using the strength and spirit of today’s ALUTA to jeopardize the reputation and relationship of the students and the warring parties.

It may interest you that we the members of the students union government and the warring parties have recognized that our strength is the huge number and support of the students (Congress). Need I remind us that every student union government enjoys the support, solidarity and sympathy of other counterparts students unions in other schools and colleges? That’s the strength every student union government carries. That’s the strength our Letters carries.

We thank the students for their criticisms, support and encouragement most especially for not taking to the streets. This victory is ours, we didn’t behave like hoodlums, we didn’t show or give room to anyone to question our prowess because the warring parties recognized and know our strength.

Believe me that this strength i talk of, as earlier said is the huge support and numbers we command and as such any consultation, consolidated and threat of confrontation from the students union government was never treated with levity.

As such we want to report back to the students that we’ve never slept. The President, Phillip Shaibu, the Secretary, Buhari Muhammad, the Speaker of the house Attaja Hussein and all members of the union have always travelled, appealed and pleaded with the parties. In fact I will not be wrong to put under quote and unquote that the students union government Kogi State Chapter has been a mediator and vehicle of communication between the warring party.

Today, 23rd of June 2016 we ASUU will be having a Congress after the numerous consultation from every stalk holders in the state and of course the university management and I want to believe that ASUU has been patronized and passionate about the continuous impartation of academic and character well being to the students then MONEY but for the “arrogance and misuse of unguided dedicates and words from the state”.

It will be of interest that I notify you that all is well and that by the grace of God all issues will be resolved amicably today.

Be careful.
Be calm.
Be productive.
Keep supporting SUG.
Keep supporting Phillip because you are his strength and weapons as RESUMPTION DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

thank you.

Comrade Ogiri Cosmos
PRO SuG

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6 Ways Nice People Can Master Conflict

When you’re a nice person, conflict can be a real challenge. Not that mean people are any better at conflict; they just enjoy it more.

New research from Columbia University shows that how you handle conflict can make or break your career. The researchers measured something scientifically that many of us have seen firsthand—people who are too aggressive in conflict situations harm their performance by upsetting and alienating their peers, while people who are too passive at handling conflict hinder their ability to reach their goals.

The secret to effective handling of conflict is assertiveness—that delicate place where you get your needs met without bullying the other person into submission. Assertive people strike a careful balance between passivity and aggression (that is, they never lean too far in either direction).



How To Handle Conflict Assertively

It’s easy to think that nice people are too passive. While that’s often true, unchecked passivity can boil over into aggression. So there are plenty of very nice people out there who have exhibited both extremes of the assertiveness spectrum.

To be assertive, you need to learn to engage in healthy conflict. Healthy conflict directly and constructively addresses the issue at hand without ignoring or trivializing the needs of either party. The strategies that follow will get you there.

Consider the repercussions of silence. Sometimes it’s hard to muster the motivation to speak up when the likelihood is high that things will turn ugly. The fastest way to motivate yourself to act is to fully consider the costs of not speaking up—they’re typically far greater than not standing up for yourself. The trick is that you need to shift your attention away from the headache that will come with getting involved to all of the things you stand to gain from your assertiveness.

Say “and” instead of “but.” The simple act of replacing the word “but” with “and” makes conflict much more constructive and collaborative. Say, for example, that your teammate John wants to use the majority of your budget on a marketing campaign, but you’re worried that doing so won’t leave enough money for a critical new hire. Instead of saying, “I see that you want to use the money for marketing, but I think we need to make a new hire,” say “I see that you want to use the money for marketing, and I think we need to make a new hire.” The difference is subtle, but the first sentence minimizes the value of his idea. The second sentence states the problem as you see it, without devaluing his idea, which then opens things up for discussion. Saying “and” makes the other party feel like you’re working with them, rather than against them.

Use hypotheticals. When you assert yourself, you don’t want it to look like you’re poking holes in their idea (even when you are). Hypotheticals are the perfect way to pull this off. Telling someone, for example, “Your new product idea won’t work because you overlooked how the sales team operates” comes across much more aggressively than suggesting the hypothetical, “How do you think our sales team will go about selling this new product?” When you see a flaw and present a hypothetical, you’re engaging with the original idea and giving the other party a chance to explain how it might work. This shows that you’re willing to hear the other person out.

Don’t speak in absolutes (“You Always” or “You Never.”) No one always or never does anything. People don’t see themselves as one-dimensional, so you shouldn’t attempt to define them as such. Using these phrases during conflict makes people defensive and closed off to your message. Instead, point out what the other person did that’s a problem for you. Stick to the facts. If the frequency of the behavior is an issue, you can always say, “It seems like you do this often.” or “You do this often enough for me to notice.”

Ask good questions until you get to the heart of the matter. Failing to understand the motive behind someone’s behavior throws fuel on the fire of conflict, because it makes everything they do appear foolish and shortsighted. Instead of pointing out flaws, you should seek to understand where the other person is coming from. Try asking good questions, such as Why did you choose to do it that way? What do you mean by that? and Can you help me to understand this better? Even when you don’t see eye to eye, using questions to get to the underlying motive builds trust and understanding, both of which are conflict killers.

When you challenge, offer solutions. People don’t like it when they feel as if you’re attempting to take apart their idea right off the bat. When you challenge someone’s idea, but also offer a solution, you demonstrate that you want to work together to come up with a fix. This reinforces the value of their idea, even if it’s full of

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Health Tips for Heart, Mind, and Body

Unhealthy lifestyle. It's a common contributor of our biggest health problems: stroke, heart disease, diabetes, cancer. What do the nation's top physicians recommend to keep your heart, mind, and body in optimally good health?

For the secrets to a long healthy life, WebMD turned to Richard A. Lange, MD, chief of cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His advice:

1. Daily exercise.
You brush your teeth every day; exercise is equally important for your daily routine. Turn off the TV or computer, and get at least 30 minutes of exercise every day.

To work your heart, it's got to be aerobic exercise. You've got lots of options: walking, jogging, biking, rowing machine, elliptical machine, swimming. But don't feel like you have to be an athlete. Walking is great exercise. Get 10 minutes here and there during the day. It all counts.

Start with something simple, like parking in the far corner of the parking lot so you get those extra steps to the door. Take the stairs one or two flights instead of the elevator. If you take public transportation, get off one stop early and walk the rest. Get out at lunch to walk. Or walk with your significant other or your spouse after work. You'll get a bonus -- relaxation and stress reduction.

2. Healthy diet.
Quit eating junk food and high-fat fast food. Your heart, brain, and overall health are harmed by foods high in saturated fats, salt, and cholesterol. There's no getting around it. You've got to replace them with healthy foods: lots of fruits, vegetables, fish, nuts, olive oil -- what we call the Mediterranean diet. Eat like an Italian, a Spaniard, a Greek! Enjoy!

3. Weight loss.
Too much body weight puts your health at great risk. When you take in more calories than you burn, you get fat -- it's that simple. You've got to eat less. You've got to exercise more. You've got to push yourself to make these lifestyle changes -- but you've got to do it to help avoid serious health problems like heart disease, diabetes, or stroke.

4. Regular physical exams.
Tell your doctor your family medical history. Learn your personal risk factors, and the screening tests you need. Women may have mammograms to screen for breast cancer and Pap tests for cervical cancer. Men may have prostate cancer PSA tests. Routine screening for colorectal cancer should start at age 50, perhaps earlier if colon cancer runs in your family. You also need regular diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol tests. Make sure your immunizations are up to date. You may need flu and pneumonia shots, depending on your age.

5. Less stress.
When a person says they're too busy to exercise, it tells me other things are crowding out what's important in life: They don't spend time with family and friends; don't exercise enough; don't eat right; don't sleep properly. All these things reduce stress in your life, and that is critical to your health and longevity.

To be healthy, we need to set boundaries -- and set limits on work hours. We should not be working so hard that we're neglecting the things that keep us healthy. This is important advice, too, for people who take care of elderly parents or young children. Make sure you're getting proper exercise and sleep and that you're not trying to do too much.

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Opinion: Effects Of Asuu Strike On Academic Performance of Students

learning in Nigeria are constantly faced with industrial action, either by the Academic or Non-Academic Staff Union of various institutions.

Most of these industrial actions are caused by disagreement between the government and the unions of various institutions, arising from non-implementation or partial implementation of former agreements reached.
The disagreement or lack of understanding between government and academic community often result in deadlock that usually disrupts academic calendar.

As the saying goes, when two elephants fights, it is the grass that suffers it. The grass, in this case is the students who bear the brunt of the disagreement.
Incessant strikes dwindle the academic performances of students. As learning is suspended for a long period, the students reading abilities fall. Even the knowledge acquired during the learning period is even forgotten by some students. This mostly turns some students into certificate seekers than knowledge seekers.

Also, most protracted strikes distort the school calendar. The after-effect is prolonged school year that exceeds stipulated periods. Most academic activities for the school year are distorted. This is one major cause of producing unqualified graduates who are deficient in their fields of study. In the same vein, students who are supposed to do a four year course will later end up spending five years and those that are supposed to spend five years in school might end up spending six to seven years in the school for a programme .

Such strike periods also have the tendency of leading undergraduates into some social vices like prostitution, Stealing, and other evil acts “An idle man” they say, “is the devils workshop.”
Therefore, the need for a re-evaluation of the education sector. Factors that often lead to strike in our institutions should be addressed. There is no doubt that the infrastructures in most of our schools are as old as the years of the schools. This is unacceptable.

A conducive learning atmostphere is a sine-qua-non for quality education. In addition, education should be properly and adequately funded to encourage effective research and to avoid brain drain. Proper funding and equipment of Nigerian universities will go a long way to stop further strike action.

Meanwhile, government should always try to honour whatever agreement reached with the academic communities. so as to avoid these problems Most protracted strikes can be averted if necessary steps are taken to build a good relationship between both parties. It is worth emphasizing that any government with a poor education system is heading towards a black future.

At the same time, the various union in our institutions of higher learning should device other means other than strike to resolve aggrieved issues. Strike action be the last resort. This is because of the negative effect frequent strikes have on students and the entire academic community.

It is sad that no government since the First Republic up till the present dispensation has averted strike action in our institutions of higher learning. The military government was the worst victim. If we are magnanimous to excuse the militancy government of its insensitivity to the students, given its mode of governance through fiat, there is no reasonable justification for the democratically elected government to toe the same path of
academic destruction. Any government that does not encourage education of its youth is directly compromising the future of the nation.

-written by Ma'Quin

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5 Steps To Take After Failing A Course As A Kogi State University Student

Failing a course can be quite painful as a student, especially if you put in your best efforts to read for the examination, write tests and attend classes. However,
it is very important to know what is next after failing a course. Below are steps successful students take if they fail a course.

1. Determine the problem
The saying that once you know the root of a problem, you can solve it is quite true. So find out why you failed the course. Wast is inadequate preparation? Wrong
reading methods? Lack of proper Revision? Sickness? or even wrong marking? After identifying the problem,
the next step is making sure it does not happen again.

2. Preparation
Once bitten, twice shy is the motto of a successful student who has failed a course. The next time you are taking the course plug all loopholes that have been identified in 1 above.

3. Ask Questions
You can ask older students who have taken the course previously, ask lecturers
and friends for advice on the next step to take and follow the advice they give.

4. Be Positive
It is important to remain positive, developing a hatred for the course and lecturer might lead to failure once again. Successful students remain positive and do their best always.

5. Determine the best time to rewrite
Also, you might need to approach your course adviser to determine the best time to retake the course, to avoid complications with course units. So be rest assured that failing a course is not the end. You can rise above it and do better.

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Students, Start Now To Prepare For Life After School (A Must Read For All Students)

Let’s make something clear, “students think”. In fact, students think a lot about money, drinks, parties, opposite s*x and so on but most importantly students think about their lives after school, which is good.

The bad thing however is that what they think about life after school are majorly unrealistic thoughts like, “hey, I am finally in 100 level studying economics in Kogi State University, and I’ll graduate in 4 years’ time, then go for service and probably do some masters and PhD thingy then get a job and make money”.

That’s so unrealistic that its makes WWE wrestling more real. Its plain garbage thought you need to start getting out of your head. This life isn’t Hollywood, and when you’re born into one hell of a country like Nigeria you need to wise up and start thinking with your “brain”.

If you can take your time and look outside your window to see millions of graduates roaming about the streets you’ll probably understand that it’s not as easy as you think it is, if it was that easy your parents and your friends parents and all parents in Nigeria will be multi billionaires and you may not even need to go to school.

Life isn’t easy, and Nigeria is making life even harder for Nigerians. The labour market is so choked up, it will take extra power for an angel to pass through. There is hardship in every corner of the country and the earlier you realize these things, the better for you.

So instead partying and smiling all around school why don’t you sit yourself down and not only think logically but also plan logically. These topics might get you onto the right path:

– First and foremost you need to realize you only have one life to live, every circumstance you find yourself will most definitely come once, you don’t go to primary school twice, well, except you’re going there the second time to teach or something. My point is, in every situation you find yourself you have to try hard in making the best outta that situation, if you don’t succeed, it’s okay, at least you tried.

– Ask yourself questions, like why are there few rich people in the country, what can I do to get there, what are my potentials, what are my weaknesses. You have tons of questions you should start asking yourself.

– You need to start tasking yourself. Are you too young to make money?? I mean, there are lots of unemployed graduates out there who still depend on their parents. I know you don’t want to belong in that category when you’re done with school. You need to know what you have to do to make that money so you do not have to depend on anybody.

God has given you a talent, why don’t you discover it and start using it to make money now. There are tons of things you can do as an undergraduate that can cough out money for you, you just need to think and plan on how to strike a balance between your academics and what you’re doing.

It’s not how petty the job is or how little you’re earning. It’s about knowing for a fact that you can do something to improve your situation.

A lot of OND, HND, BSc, PhD holders are out there (those certs are common these days), some even have all those certs with them at the moment but have nothing to show for it because they failed to realize that school is not about learning on how to work for a boss, it’s also about how to develop yourself to being your own boss.

– You need to stop thinking about your future and know that the future you are thinking of is “NOW”. You have to start thinking and planning logically from now on.

– You need to start encouraging yourself to do things that’ll make you big. Forget where you are now, it doesn’t matter, its where you’re going to be when it’s all said and done that matters.

Forget the fact that you stay in Dagana or you stay in one shady place around KSU, and your fellow mates stay in billionaires lodge or exquisite lodge (it’s probably not their money anyways), it doesn’t matter. What matters is that you are formulating a plan that will change your situation when four years is done and dusted.

– All in all you have to think of doing only what’s necessary to get that money, not something people like or what they don’t like, not what brings shame to you or doesn’t bring shame to you, you don’t have to care what people think about you, ’cause at the end of it all it’s you and only you that matters.

Nobody remembers the disgusting or not disgusting things Dangote has done in the past, because it was necessary to get him to where he is now, “the richest man in Africa”.

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7 Ways To Prevent HIV Without Using A Condom

As HIV becomes a growing threat around the world, people want access to information that can help them to avoid this potentially deadly disease. Medical experts have indicated that co.ndoms can be a good way to prevent an HIV infection, but there are other steps you can take to reduce your chances of contracting HIV.

1. Abstain: The most effective way to not contract HIV is to not have s’εx with anyone until you are prepared to get married. When the time comes, you and your significant other can get the tests done to determine your HIV status, and then make the informed decision that will affect the rest of your lives.

2. Be selective on your sεxμal partners: When you find someone who you have strong feelings for, it is important to have an open discussion about HIV prior to having s’εx. If you are extremely selective about the partners you choose, then you can significantly reduce your chances of contracting HIV.

3. Consider monogamy: One of the surest ways to prevent HIV if you want to remain sεxμally active is to be monogamous with someone who is not HIV positive.

4. Use only sterile medical equipment: Whether you are giving yourself a shot of medication at home or getting an injection from a medical facility, always insist on making sure that the needle is sterile. Avoid previously used needles when you are injecting medication, or when you are getting medical treatment.

5. Insist on tested blood: If you ever need a blood transfusion, then insist on only using blood that has been tested for the HIV and AIDS viruses.

If You Are Having This 11 Weird Symptoms Please Go For A HIV Test Immediately!

6. Get yourself tested: If you get yourself into the habit of being tested for HIV a couple of times a year, then it becomes easier to insist that your sεxμal partners do the same. If you do decide to have s’εx with multiple partners throughout the year, then you should insist that they take the same steps you do in getting tested for HIV and having those results with them to show you. It seems extreme, but it is much better than the alternative.

7. Get treated for HIV immediately: If you had s’εx with someone and start to feel flu-like symptoms soon afterwards, then get tested immediately. The newer HIV medications being used can actually help to stop the infection if it is caught soon enough. The sooner you get tested, the better your chances of stopping the infection.

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(Must Read) Dangers Of Drinking Cold Water

We all agree that nothing beats the sensation you get when you down a bottle of cold water or soda when you are hot. That chilling and refreshing sensation could akin to seeing a river in a desert.

As rewarding as cold water can be, in hot weathers like ours, experts say that it comes with serious health consequences. They warn that one may need to hands off drinking cold water regularly due to its negative impact on the heart and the digestive system.

Consultant nutritionist, Dr. Tosin Akinsanya, says even though the body cannot have too much of water, it complains when it has too
much of cold water. According to the food and healthy living expert, cold water is at a temperature that contradicts the overall temperature within the body system.

Akinsanya says that normal body temperature of the body is between 34 and 37 oC while that of cold water is usually between zero and two degrees Celsius and this sudden change in temperature levels, which usually happens when we drink cold water, shocks the body, leading to chronic diseases in those who drink it over time.

“The body is made up of 70 per cent of warm water. Water is the most important fluid in the body because it is the medium blood uses. It is the medium which circulates nutrients around the body. If the 30 per cent we drink is against the normal temperature of the body, we see how hard it is for the body to make use of it. Cold water causes distress in the tissues and blood vessels.

“The body has to warm up the cold water you drink every time to an acceptable temperature before it can take it up for digestion, nutrient and blood circulation. That is why we advise people not, take drugs with cold water. The drugs will not digest on time; it means you won’t get the best of the drugs because the water did not dissolve on time.” Family health physician and author of Ten Habits To Drop Right Now, Dr. Vasant Lad, adds that drinking cold water after a meal has adverse effects on the digestive system. Lad also warns against drinking cold water immediately before a meal.
For Dr. Lucia John, a major reason why we should ditch cold water for tepid or warm one is its effect on the heart.

According to the healthy living expert, the heart labours more to restore blood circulation when we drink cold water that is not compatible with the body’s temperature.

She says, “When we drink cold water, juice, or any cold fluids, we create the basis for chronic heart diseases. Cold water has a clotting effect on the blood and other fluids in the body making it difficult for it to circulate.
“A body that cannot circulate its blood is like an uninviting swimming pool in which moss and bacteria grow. The blood may be thick, unable to flow properly to the extremities of the body ,the hands and feet begin to feel numb and hurt, the toes begin to hurt, and the toenails lose their shine and may begin to decay.

The heart labours to pump the blood throughout the body, and the lungs fight to keep up. The legs may swell and become dark, when blood cannot efficiently pump back up to the heart.
“When the blood is free from toxins and flowing freely and properly, we can then liken the blood to an inviting swimming pool, clear and clean. It generates happiness and perfect health, energy and creativity. This individual contributes maximum to the health and wellbeing of others in an innocent, natural way.”

Scientists have also solved the mystery behind the instantaneous headache brought on by a sip of an ice-cold drink.
According to the neurologists who analysed the result of a study, which involved 5,000 participants over a period of five years, cold
water is not friendly to some sections of the brain.

The researchers found that sipping it causes an abrupt increase in blood flow to a major artery in the brain that is then followed by the familiar headache-like. The experts warn that over time this effect may shrink some receptors in the brain.
Knowing all this, we have a responsibility to put into our bodies, only drinks and foods that will enhance its proper functioning.
Akinsanya gives a final advice on the need to take regularly water at a normal temperature.
“The brain is fairly sensitive to temperature change, that is why it freezes when you drink cold water at first. This continuous seizure
is not good for it.

The brain is one of the relatively important organs in the body, and it needs to be working all the time. We should avoid anything that
will make it freeze,” he adds.
To know the right temperature of water to drink, Akinsanya says, “Put one finger in your mouth and close it. The temperature of what you feel is the temperature of water or food that you eat most times. That is what the body is used to and that is what you
should give it.”

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Chasing Mr emotionally Unavailable -

Yes, you know him well, if you’re lucky, you do not,
haha! Ambiguous, tricky to read, blows hot & cold, backs off when you come too close, has a list of excuses as long as his arm with actions rarely
matching his words. He enjoys the benefits of a relationship without truly committing to you. Oh no,
he has no problem with you forever playing laundryman, chef, bed warmer & all-around errand girl, why would he? But demand even the mildest form of committment & you’ll hear “it’s a bad time for me”, “things are really complicated right now”, “i
have a lot going on”… enough excuses to fill a book.

Back In school, I had this friend who lived in the same building as I did, she was dating this piece of work, Mr silky smooth tongue himself, who rarely came by to see her, hardly called, forgot her birthdays & just didn’t DO much of anything really.

The poor girl was forever doing the calling, visiting & everything in between. Her roommate who was
also a friend was never done running upstairs to announce how she felt her friend was dumb as a post, had no mind of her own & was a lethal cocktail of low self esteem & little self worth, how she couldn’t stand watching her act a fool for one more
second & she was totally done advising her & on & on.

They dated on & off till we were done with school & in all that time I never was able to figure out if said boyfriend was emotionally unavailable or just plain unavailable in every single way.

Does this story sound very familiar? Maybe itmirrors your own experience? Are you seeking validation in loveless places? Well,
you know what time it is? it’s time to stop! Stop trying to change someone who doesn’t want to change. Stop walking back to a place where your
heart ran from, stop trusting their words & ignoring their actions. Stop casting your pearls before pigs.

Just STOP! You know you’ll be fine, right? It might hurt now but
someday you’ll look back & smile knowing you came out wiser & stronger & you’ve grown in more ways than one.

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How To Celebrate VAL With Yor LOVER IF You Are BROKE

Though Valentine day was not intended for romantic relationships, but over the years lovers have hijacked it as a day of celebrating
their love for one another and it seems it will forever remain so.

On valentine day, many people expects gifts from their lovers and maybe for the guy to take them out. (this is a Nigerian mentality though,
as many western and developed nations have surpassed this ”na man suppose take woman out” attitude).
But due to the harsh economic
condition and youth unemployment, valentine is sometimes not enjoyed by the poor and low income earners

Here are ways to go about the valentine day if u don’t have money or broke.

On that day, try to do something no matter how small. On that day, clean your house in a new way possibly, some romantic arrangement with
your lover’s pix or pix of both of you together, hanged/pasted in different places in your room.

Lets assume you have 500 Naira with you, you can buy meat #200, two cups of rice, where i stay its #40 per cup, tin tomatoes and fresh
one #90 and maggi #10 amounting to 400. Ask her to boil rice make stew with those foodstuffs that day. Allow her wear one of your T-shirts while she do the cooking then buy soft
drinks with the remaining #100.

Enjoy the meal together with laughter, teasing, and feeding of each other. Please compliment her cooking. If you are opportuned to have a tv/dvd watch some romantic movies or play music, If you
don’t have, play some party jamz with your phone so both of you can dance for some hours and thereafter play some heart touching cool
music (blues) like:

Forever – Paul Play
I swear – boyz to men
I swear – westlife
Don’t brake ma heart – Banky W
Because you loved me – Celine Dion.

After the music, sit together on your bed, look into her eyes, hold her hands and let her know how your world have not remained the same
since you met her, how you wish to see her grow old with you, how you cherish every moment you spend with her, that she owns your heart alone. Let her know that tomorrow
will be better than today, that you will pay her patience and love with hard work to give both of you a better future. Let her know its not by mr.
Bigg’s, shoprite, Tantalizers etc, but by what you truly feel down your heart and soul.

Retire to your bed late at night and spend the night the way you wish.

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Must Read:- Things To Do On Valentine’s Day If You Are Single

V-DAY is not just a day to glorify
romance, it is also a day to celebrate love in general, love for yourself, your friends, your community and for the world. So if you don’t have a date this Valentine’s Day, don’t stay at home and pout. Here are some other things you can do on February 14th to celebrate the day of love.

1. Cook Yourself a Nice Meal .
putting together a nice meal for yourself is the best thing to do. It’s practically impossible not to feel good afterward.

2. Head To a Club
There are nice clubs out there that you can go to. Most of them are best decorated on February and their service is always at its best. Go
there and enjoy your life.

3. Get yourself together.
It may sound strange, but when was the last time you woke up feeling totally put together? Instead of moping about being single, use
the free time you have on Valentine’s Day evening to get yourself organized. Clean up your calendar, catch up on laundry, plan ahead for major things, and get a head start on those works you’ve been avoiding. Use the day to finish (or start)
something you’ve been meaning to
tackle. It may sound lame at first, but you might be surprised at how good you feel after you’re done.

4. Send Love Someone Else’s Way
Studies show that kindness spreads like epidemic, so start the epidemic. Do something nice for another person. Open a door for someone who needs it, visit an elderly person, spend time with him/her, help them arrange the house. buy a rose
and give it to someone random on the street, whatever you do, will make you feel full of love inside.

5. Throw a Party.
If you have the money then invite your friends over to celebrate
being fabulous.

6. Love Your Singleness.
Think about all the marvelous benefits of being single, from not fighting over minor issues to
being able to keep your living space as clean or as messy as you’d like. No unnecessary question like where are you, where have you be…

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Raunchy Photos In Relationships (READ UP)

Are you one of those who likes to take pictures of your privates and send to your partner or maybe you guys even get off on exchanging raunchy photos. Maybe that’s your thing.
He’s at class and you send him a photo that makes him loose concentration and cause him to rush home to you.

Or maybe you are in a long distance
relationship and the ones wey una show una self for Skype no reach so you decide to exchange nude and explicit photos. Which is fine but you ever worry that those photos could get into the wrong hands? I’ve heard some people say they don’t include their face in the picture….Oh well! But what of those of you who do. I mean some couples even take naked photos together, some make a home video of themselves doing 'it' Hian!!!

Okay, picture this- This dude has been dating this chic for a couple of months, somewhere in the middle of their relationship they discover they enjoy exchanging raunchy photos of each other. It makes the relationship spicier, interesting, that ‘never a dull moment’ kinda thing. Okay na, few months down the line girl meets rich guy who sweeps her off her feet with everything a girl could ever wish for. So she dumps Le Boo and moves on to the rich guy. Of course Le Boo is not happy about this and decides to revenge by spreading the nude photos of the chic on social media. Typical scenario isn’t it. Yet a lot of people still make the same mistake.

Ladies, do you know that most guys are not ashamed of being seen naked especially the.ones that are ‘packing’. So even if you decide to revenge, you’d just end up spreading more nude photos of yourself all over the internet. Or what else are you gonna do, have him killed??? Pffttt!!!
Technology has afforded us a lot of luxury and.convenience as well as a truck load of inconvenience and embarrassment. I’m not saying couples shouldn't feel free to express themselves which ever way they choose to in their relationship but ladies, you have more to loose. I think it’s safer when married couples do it. What crazy guy is going to spread naked photos of his wife and possibly the mother of his children all over social media? Maybe there are such crazy dudes sha…

I have this male friend who considers himself a ladies man. Well, I think he is and he’s also what you might call a confirmed bachelor.
Chics are always sending him raunchy photos of themselves. Some are kind to eyes some are out rightly disgusting. Some chics dey craze oh! Anyways, what’s your take on exchanging nude and raunchy photos with your partner?.Done it before? Still doing it? ‘fess up oh! And you can tell us how it has helped your relationship maybe some people might want to start to help save their relationship *runs away.

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RELATIONSHIP TALK WITH RAJ - “Girls, 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do When You Meet A New Guy”

Babes, 10 things you shouldn’t do when you meet a new guy .

Some Ladies today wonder why after a guy has shown interest in them or after 2/3 dates he disappears or doesn’t return their phone calls, text, whatsapp and bbm messages.
I have listed some of these reasons below


1) Don’t Take Your Friends Along When He Invites You on a Date :
Some Nigerian Ladies for some reason that is beyond me, take their friends on a date with a guy they just met.
I can attest to this because it has happened to me before. No positive outcome can come out of this but some of the negatives are:
(i) The guy will be turned off
(ii) He may start liking or prefer one for your friends to you
(iii) He will never get the opportunity to know you as much as he wants because of the 3rd wheel
(iv) He may think you don’t have a mind of your own
(v) He may turn you and your friends back

(2) Don’t Go To His House Unannounced :
One thing a man hates the most is for you to show up at his house unannounced or invited especially
when he just met you.
That’s a “NO NO” because he’ll just think you’re a stalker or a psycho and he’ll act out.. Some ladies out of emotions and lack of trust show up at a guys house, what they don’t know is they are pushing him away or giving him reasons to leave.

(3) Don’t Ask Him For Money :
Some Ladies meet a guy and in less than 2/3 weeks the demands start rolling in. Please pay for my hair, buy me birkin bag for my birthday, my rent is due, or plain & simply, I need money for handouts and assignments. Every guy would take off when they meet a Lady like this. They would say she’s opportunistic and compare her to the ladies who are not asking them
for a kobo or dime.

(4) Don’t Compare Him To Your Ex or Talk About Your Ex, Only If He Requests :
Some Ladies compare and contrast their new guy to their old one, not only in their mind but to his face
as well. They say things like my Ladi used to take me to TITO, ITEM 7, YUMMIES, you’re taking me to that EATRY i dont like, Jide bought me
Prada for my birthday last year you’re buying me Zara.. Guys hate being compared, it punctures their
Ego so allow him be the Boss and take you out,.don’t compare or dictate terms of dates or gifts.

(5) Don’t Be To Quick To Upload His Pictures on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (Social Media) :
Ladies, you just met a guy, a new flame, the relationship is at its early stages, there’s still so much you don’t know about him why upload his pictures for the world to see?
The relationship may not even be defined yet.. By doing this, you’re giving people room to influence
and alter your infant relationship.
Also you don’t want to be like those people who have to cleanse their instagram and Facebook pages of a guys picture every 6 months because of a breakup.

(6) Don’t Wear See Through or Exposing Outfits on your First Date:
Guys are very Impulsive and instinctive by nature, by wearing a dress or gown that’s says “SEX” that’s all that will be on his mind and nothing else. He won’t want to hear anything about you anymore; your personality, your job, your family etc.
All he’ll be thinking about is how he’ll take you to his house or hotel room because you’ve sent him a signal saying you want sex.

(7) Don’t Bore Him With Your Family Issues:
Some ladies carry their personal or family problems out with them on dates, instead of making waves
and progress with their new guy, they talk about how their house got burnt last week, or how their friend always borrows money or clothes from them,
or how they hate their sisters or brothers.. All these are TMI (Too Much Information) Focus on him and
let him Focus on you.. Don’t allow extraneous variables creep in and take over your conversation

(8) Don’t Talk About Marriage or The Future:
The number one thing guys are scared of after God is Commitment or Marriage so if you just met a guy
and you’re already talking about marriage or children he is definitely going to take off and say you’re putting him under pressure and he can’t keep up.. Let him be the one to bring it up not you because he’ll say you’re desperate.

(9) Don’t Pry About His Pocket, Earnings or The Car He Drives or Similar Stuffs :

(10) Don’t Get Drunk on Your First Outing With Him:
Firstly Ladies, this is for your own safety a lot of ladies have been taken advantage of because they were intoxicated. You also don’t want to embarrass yourself and say or do things that you can’t defend or verify

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RELATIONSHIP TALKS WITH RAJ: BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU SHARE WITH YOUR LOVER

BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU SHARE WITH YOUR LOVER, Cos if you turn he/she to an EX, they would do anything to get back at you


Hello, there. You know, nobody dates or goes into a relationship with the hope that it wouldn't work out.
We go out on dates, in hopes of meeting the right one.

We go into relationships with high hopes that this person will remain in our life for a long time. But most of us don't take time to think about what
happens if it doesn't work out.
And we definitely don't think about what if we are the one that actually does the breaking up. Some people don't deal with break up's well,
especially if they are the "dumpee", it can make them do things, they are not capable of doing on a normal day.

Most people handle break up's dealing with the NORMAL emotions that come with breaking up.
We take the time we need to process our emotions, get over it, and move on. Some people can't do that! They set out to basically get revenge especially since the internet gives us so many ways to do so.

Revenge on an ex lover is not the best. All we see is post break up slander like 'he had a small one' or 'he couldn't keep it up' or 'one
minute man', a nude picture of an ex girlfriend disrespecting her and her family.

I am sure those people promised not to share them, so of course they are to blame for their actions. But this reminds me of that story that ends with
"you knew I was a snake when you picked me up."
So one should be careful of what they share with their lover because you may never know.

There is a thing called privacy and when two people are involved in private moments, it should
always be just that...PRIVATE.

As the legendary Rick Flair would say, "You can't unring a bell."
That image is going to be out there forever so think twice before you destroy someone's life (someone you probably still love) because you
were dumped.
You may get yourself in trouble to.

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Advice to All Ksu Newly Admitted Students - by Aisha Abdulahi

you have to understand that all am about to tell you here are what we have seen and what still happens, so be patient, read to the end.

For the admitted ones the questions on their minds are;
when is school resuming? Should we start coming to school? When is reg starting? Should we start paying for school fees and so on?

Those are right questions but
Beyond these, there are certain valuable things you also need to know. First of all, big congratulations for having made it and congratulations in advance to those yet to be admitted. It’s not easy.
Do not feel you are better than those who couldn’t make it or will not make it, rather; give God all the praises because its not as if you read or prepared more than they
did, its not as if you did more or took more risks than they did, you all read, prepared, did equal expenses and took same risks but God has favoured you and said this is your
time.

I want you to understand that gaining admission into
university is NOT the time for you to start planning to exhibit all those your bad potentials you are not allowed to exhibit at home, wearing sexy and seductive clothes which
you are not allowed to wear at home (girls), carrying irresponsible hair styles which you are not allowed to carry at home (Guys).
It’s NOT the time for you to start making plans on how to visit those men/guys you have been longing to visit or the time to start inviting girls to come visit you, its NOT the
time to start going for party, its NOT the time to lose your virginity, its NOT the time to get yourself “belonged” or start being arrogant, naughty, etc.

Gaining admission into university is the time to be
“FOCUSED”, its the time to feel “CHALLANGED”, its the time
to feel “AT RISK”, its the time to be “RESPONSIBLE”, its
the time to be “CAREFUL”, humble and know that 80% of the decisions about your destiny now lies in your hands and any wrong decision you make at this stage will definitely reflect on your academics/future tomorrow.

DONT FIGHT IN & OUTSIDE THE CAMPUS
Fighting isn’t allowed in universities. If you punch anybody and you get caught then you stand a chance of being awarded a generous compulsory holiday at home. You will be rusticated or maybe suspended. It all means that your parents may never forgive you for wasting their expenses on you For you to be that great person you have always wished or desired to be starts right now as a fresher, for you to make your first class, second class upper/lower, third class, etc all starts as a fresher, for you to graduate or not graduate with your
mates starts as a fresher. A lot of good and bad things are waiting you inside that campus.

Some will tell you that you need to belong to cult to make it, they will tell you that the former head of state, Governor, senator were all there because they were cultists. What they won’t tell you is about many who died in the process.
Some will tell you that you need to become “GAY”.. (a lesbian or a homo-intimateist)

To avoid distraction, diseases and unwanted pregnant, what about the curses that are attached to it? Some will tell you that you need a
company and someone to date or always be with to know what’s up around the school or to get academic aid or to avoid being lonely, they are all lies.

There are harmless friends, there are fellowships, there are
reading groups, there are good clubs to be your company,
academic aid and so on. University is a dangerous place because your parents are not there to direct you or make decisions for you, your
room-mates or your school friends can’t do that for you; they have not even finished deciding rightly for themselves let alone deciding for you.

All the decisions are on you to make, Nobody will ask you
to read, nobody will ask you to come to class on time, nobody will force you to do your assignment or quiz. If you are not a decisive type, kindly start learning it now or
better still, do not come to the university to destroy your future or life.

University is a very sweet place and also a very ugly place, it can shape you into a great person, it can also
reshape or destroy you. This forum have tried to provide you with info on how to go about in the university, we wont tell you how you will live your life there.
Be Careful_And_be_Wise.
Just an advise!

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ADVICE TO ALL KSU POST UTME CANDIDATES FROM A CARING KSU STUDENT

Good luck to all the post UTME
candidates, wish you guys success in the computer based test.

NB: Make sure you take your JAMB
slip there with you.
Don't put on your best garments or
robes to the digital centre as there's a 90% probability of it
being spoiled.

KSU exams are not a fashion show
contest, it's termed as 'survival of
the fittest'
Leave your cell phones at home
and writing materials as you'll not be allowed into the centre with it.

The exam is a CBT but there's
nothing complex about it, so nothing to panic about.
you need not be a computer literate before you login or click the right answers. Be yourselves and get
on with it.
Of course the exam is about
30mins and 30questions. you need not panic, settle down and tick the right answers, nobody will beat you unless you act silly.lol

GOOD LUCK GUYS, IT'S BUT A
MERE EXAM.
ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T FINISH
SHOULDN'T
EXPECT TO PASS, SO FINISH YOU
MUST.

AISHA ABDULAHI cares.

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