Curator

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Ogbeni Lanre Banjo Proverbs 18:22 says: “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the  Lord.” What that suggests is that a good wife and mother is one of the qualifications to obtain favor from God.   A home without a woman cannot be a completely happy home. As will be proved, one would be convinced that husbands may be heads of household, women are the necks. There are many great men in the world that would not have been great without the unflinching support of their wives. I will mention just a few. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. When Mrs. Coretta Scott King married  Martin Luther King, Jr.  in 1953, Coretta Scott asked that the part of the vows asking her to “obey” her husband be removed. This small detail is an example of the independent streak that characterized  Coretta Scott King.   She later became a supportive and obedient wife who believed completely in her husband’s mission. Trained to be a m...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Andrew J. Young Foundation has announced former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and popular singer, songwriter, rapper and producer Akon, as recipients of the 2017 International Leadership Awards. The Foundation, in a statement listed other recipients of the Awards as civil rights icon Van Jones and Women’s March Organisers as part of the 85th birthday celebration of its founder and Chair, Amb. Andrew Young. The awards are in recognition of exceptional individuals whose activism, philanthropy and leadership are transforming lives throughout the global community, the Foundation said. According to Young, a former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, “These award recipients exemplify a personal commitment to helping fellow humankind and achieving progress in global communities. “Changing the world happens one step at a time, through acts of leadership and courage. “It is the work of generations, with progress made possible by those who pass on the lessons learned fr...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Awodare Awofisayo Hitherto, April 22 every year meant nothing especial to me apart from being the birthday of three members of my extended family. Last Saturday, April 22, 2017 took on a more significant importance with an event I chanced on. Around 10.30am on that day, I was driving from Falomo towards Lekki via the iconic link bridge when I saw a group of people decked in green and white T-shirts with ‘earth day’ and ‘visionscape’ boldly emblazoned on them congregating right inside the Alexander roundabout in Ikoyi. They were assisting about twenty young children to carry a certain task which was not visible to me from afar. This rekindled my curiousity. So I parked to make an enquiry. As I approached the tent, I heard a mother driving past shouting “we have kids too, can we come ?”. A lady retorted “why not!” and the woman in question parked and joined the group. On joining the group, I was informed that it was the the celebration of the World Earth Day by...