My Mother

   By Pan-Okafor, Jessica Chidera

    Kindle and soft blossom of rest

    Strong and might shield of care

    Elegant beauty in heart

    So happy should I have been

    Pushed me with tear's

    

    My mother ,My beauty

    My mother ,My hope

    My mother ,My shield and strength

    My mother ,My life and love

    My Comfort zone , My all

   

    When shall our part ever cross

    When shall my heart delight again

    I love and miss you

    I need and want you

    I desire ur role in my life

    My Kindle bed _Absent 

    My tears _forgotten

    when life's hurt 

    You were gone

     I need you back ,My mother

8 suspected oil thieves in rivers investigated by (EFCC)

 8 suspected oil thieves in rivers investigated by (EFCC)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an inquiry into the actions of eight individuals suspected of participating in oil theft in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. This development was revealed by the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja.

Oyewale stated that the investigation was initiated after the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, Bonny Island, Port Harcourt, handed over the suspects to the EFCC on Wednesday. The suspects, along with their vessel MV Cabrini, were apprehended during an operation on November 8, 2023, with an unspecified quantity of illegally acquired Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) along the Bonny Channel.

The individuals involved in the alleged oil theft are Tyson Saidi, Emmanuel Memedo, Bamidele Owoeye, Sunday Okenwa, Sanusi Adeola, Kessen Friday, Miebaka Kienka, and Emmanuel Adewole. Lt.-Comm. G.Y Gwaza, the Naval Hand-Over Officer, conveyed that the suspects were handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and potential prosecution.

Responding to the handover, Chief Superintendent of the EFCC, CSE Itoro Levi, who received the suspects, assured that a comprehensive and professional investigation would be carried out. She also expressed gratitude to the Navy for their collaborative efforts with the EFCC.

Wrong use of beauty products

by Jennifer Chinonso 

 “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder “, goes the popular saying. It boils down to say that everyone is beautiful in his /her own way and should not be stigmatized on the ground that he /she is dark or fair in complexion. We were created in the image of God and after his likeness.

Beauty products are products that are produced to enhance our natural beauty not alter it.

Its major aim is to bring out one’s beauty, acts as a catalyst to repair some damages caused by sun and other environmental hazards. But recently, the use of beauty products has being wrongly used by many due to some reasons either personal or societal reasons.

It is disheartening to watch a TV documentary especially in Asia countries where people of dark complexion are seen as dirty and such be considered as animals and not humans and as such people in the bid to make money decided to experiment on how to alter the natural dark color of people who are willing to lay down their bodies for such experiment. They mix different chemicals and present it to the ignorant masses.

In one documentary, during the advertisement of a washing machine, an dark man was dipped in the machine and when pulled out, he was a fair man. That is racism in the highest order. In a similar light, an Asian woman was seen feeling disgusted about her dark complexion and the next scene was shown when the dark woman became white.

Some adverse effect of the wrong use of beauty products include:-

Skin cancer 

Untimely aging 

Eye infection 

Breakout 

Clogged pores that is bumps around the eye

Zebra coloration etc

It’s important to note that you are unique and nobody else has your skin,, no matter the advice of dermatologist and experts, it’s important to find out what works best for you and always be kind to your skin. Don’t be deceived or get jealous of other people’s skin, love yourself because you are wonderfully and beautifully made.