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THE MAN I AM

                (Son of the Great I AM) Sometimes I wonder at the man I am; I know I'm a son of the Great I AM, but I wonder at the man I am, though I'm a child of the Great I AM. Some things go together like beans and yam, or against another like bread and sand. Sometimes I wonder at the man I am, even though I'm the child of the Great I AM. Am I the man I ought to be, or is there a better version of me? How I notice sometimes and envy, but that's not the man I want to be. In the midst of friends, sometimes an island, it's a blessing and a cross to carry, how I'm able to see from the highlands, but sometimes alone do I tarry. How I find love in the strangest places, in the eyes of men and their strange faces: sometimes at a loss, man, it does faze me. Sometimes in life I go through difficult stages, don't say a word passing those phases, keeping to myself like one of those sages, getting home alone and breaking down in stages, but God is there, C...

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM: The bane of Unemployment in Nigeria

    Nelson Mandela once said, "No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated." Every nation around the world has a problem being faced. In Nigeria, unemployment has been one of the major issues being faced by its citizens and the government. Literally, Unemployment is a term used by everyone in different context, and it is mainly used by Economists, Accountants, Politicians, Business Administrators and amongst other professions. According to A.C Pigou; an economist, who defined "Unemployment as those who are willing to work but unable to get a job." In recent years, backing up to this present administration, unemployment has been what the government ought to have tackled. Unemployment is a state of joblessness in a country characterized by limited or no availability of jobs for the employable population seeking for job. It is not gainful to say that about 60 percent of the total population of Nigerian Youths constitutes to be unemployed (NBS, 2019)...

SICKLE CELL: CHANGING PERCEPTIONS WITH ABIKE

Hello and welcome again to Haven Inc, hope you find it a place to stay. It's the month of September, a special month chosen to create worldwide awareness for Sickle Cell. Today's interview is with a Sickle Cell Warrior, Celebrity and friend.  Good day to you,  Ms Kawther. Welcome to Haven Inc. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to speak with you. It is a great privilege. Can we get to know you? My name is Oladehinde Kawthar Olamide. A 300-Level student of the Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and Health Education, Lagos State University. Thanks for taking out time to be with us. It's Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and we would like this time it to better understand what this means. What is sickle cell? Thank you. Sickle cell is a group of hereditary blood disorders that affect the red blood cells of a person living with the sickle cell disease. Thank you. Can I ask what it's like to live with Sickle Cell? How does it affect you as a person, an...

MENTAL HEALTH: BREAKING BOUNDARIES WITH FOYIN!

Good day, and welcome once again to Haven Inc. We hope you always find a place to stay. We'll be have a special discussion today with a mental health enthusiast, advocate and survivor, Ms Foyin. Straight-talking and blunt as usual, she brings us experiences from her past and lessons today for a better life and understanding of the much-discussed topic. Her passion for the subject is rare and frankly refreshing. Thanks for staying with us. Good day Foyin, it's a pleasure to have you here at Haven.Inc to speak on the issue of Mental Health. I must confess I haven't seen a lot of people with your passion for promoting mental wellness and creating awareness for her events. What drives you? First of all, I appreciate your curiousity towards having a conversation as regarding mental health. To begin with I must say, I’m a survivor of terrible mental illness. With the experiences I had, I understood what it feels like to have mental illness(es), be it slight or intense...

A FRIEND'S WORDS

It was a stage of life Passing through difficult times Hurt so bad I wanted to cry But when alive, one has to try When alive, one has to try. No one knows what we go through But everyone pays the same due We all have what we pass through We all have what we pass through. I told it to a friend of mine He said we'd all be fine We all have those days He said we'd all be fine.