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http://ift.tt/2r3YxLL The World Health Organization has recommended a minimum of 1% of a country’s population to participate in blood donations. However, In Nigeria, we are not able to even meet this minimum requirement. Ahead of World Blood Donor Day on Wednesday, Dr. Olowoselu Olusola, a lecturer and consultant, Haematologist and Blood transfusion, at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos Idi-Araba, Lagos, told PAUL ADUNWOKE the importance of blood donations and how lives can be saved through blood donation. Who is a blood donor? Let me start by saying that blood transfusion is the collection of blood from a man and infusion of same into the circulation or body of another man. However, this also applies to other animals. Blood donation is a voluntary procedure, where you agree to have blood drawn from you, so that it can be used for someone, who needs a blood transfusion. Annually, millions of people need blood transfusion for one reason or the other, ranging from road t...

http://ift.tt/2t7YLle Obafemi Awolowo Saturday, May 9, 1987. The day broke, like any other day on. There was no premonition of anything earth-shaking. No foreboding. All seemed at peace. As Editor of Sunday Tribune, I had kept vigil, the previous night, in the office putting finishing touches to a bumper package for that week’s edition. In the wee hours, nature came calling and I went home to catch some sleep. Just for a few hours. At about 10a.m., I remember vividly now, I sauntered out of bed and started preparing for work. I had to get to the office before noon. Normal routine. Still, there was no fearful apprehension. However, I got curious about the cloudy weather as I peeped out of the window. Yet, I muttered involuntarily: “What a cool day.” Unknown to me, the ‘cool weather’ was an ominous sign of an impendi...

http://ift.tt/2sCGsoi FESTUS UKOH IBIAM is the National Coordinator of Unique Empowerment and Employment Institute, Lagos. FESTUS UKOH IBIAM is the National Coordinator of Unique Empowerment and Employment Institute, Lagos. He spoke to OMIKO AWA on how people out of jobs could be trained to make them business owners and employers of labour. What would you tell people out of jobs to do to earn a living? HERBERT‘S law of negativity says, ‘nothing is good and nothing is bad;’ so when one looses a job, he/she should move ahead to the next level. However, because of the unpleasant situation some people take to drinking, engage in different maladjusted behaviours and even commit suicide, yet there are very many people that through the situation become Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of their companies. Though, there is a difference between retirement and job loss because one plans for retirement, while job loss is never planned for. Even with this, most retirees exhaust their money two ...

http://ift.tt/2pEsIMC Team Purity is one of the sides taking part in the MLMTP Tennis Premier League tournament holding at the LSDPC IMH S4TC Sports Complex, Ogba. The championship ends on May 20th. MLMTP Tennis Premier League tournament, which is in its third edition, began on April 14 and will end on Saturday May 20 at the LSDPC IMH S4TC Sports Complex, Ogba. The tournament is a competition featuring four teams, including the Ace Squad, Blue Flame, Team Purity and Volcanic Rage with such categories as the Veteran, Ladies Pros and Semi Pros. According to the organisers, the objective of the event is to improve on community interactions within the host community, S4TC Estate, Ogba and particularly increase awareness on the importance of physical exercise in the well-being of the community. “The tennis community in LSDPC Medium Housing Estate (Scheme IV) is a family oriented initiative, and is associated with three of the winners at the 2017 CBN Junior Tennis Championships, ...