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FGM: THE GIRL CHILD'S WORST NIGHTMARE

By TIMILEHIN OMOLEYE

Female genital mutilation also referred to as FGM is a very painful and destructive operation during which the female genitals are partly or entirely removed or injured with the goals of inhibiting a woman’s sexual feelings.

In Nigeria this practice is done in adherence to a cultural belief that the uncircumcised woman Is promiscuous, unclean, unmarriageable, physically undesirable and of potential risk to themselves and to their children as there is a traditional belief that if a male child’s head touches the clitoris he will die.

THE EBOLA SAGA

BY : OMOLEYE OLUWATIMILEHIN  OY/14A/1396

The Ebola epidemic in Nigeria has come to be the dread of everyone at the moment as a cure is yet to be found and so like HIV/AIDS the Ebola virus disease has become another name to dread.

Ebola virus was first isolated in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has since spread to other countries especially those in the tropical region of Sub-Saharan Africa affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. 

DISCIPLINE YOUR MIND TO THINK RIGHT

ADEOYE FOLASHADE A.OY/ 13C /1177

As youths, there is no doubt that we all want to make something good out of our lives and be a major contributor towards the building of our nation Nigeria.  We want to see certain things change, because it is no longer news that there is a lot of Negativity around us.  The question here is; are we going to let our environment hand us scripts of how we should live our lives? OR are we going to wake up from our slumber and begin to rescript our lives so that on the long run we will be the change that we have been hoping to see.  

FASHION FAUX-PAS

By EZINNE AJA


Fashion is a popular practice most often linked to clothing, footwear, accessories, make-up and body piercing. It is the unique and habitual way a person dresses. A person’s fashion defines him/her; therefore, here are some mistakes that should be avoided- Fashion Do's and Don’ts – Fashion Faux-Pas!

GIST: INEC TRAINING.

A good day is the day INEC decided that they will be needing the services of Oyo Corpers for the Osun state Gubernatorial Elections, 2014. Because the excitement this information has brought cannot be quantified.

And on the first day of training, 31st July, 2014, over 700 corps members assembled at Ikolaba Grammar School. Most of them arrived as early as 7:15 am, considering the fact that the State coordinator, Pastor O.A.T. Alao already said that punctuality will be one of the integral screening parameter. I know for a fact (I'm not kidding right now) that some corps members already ironed their khaki and even made breakfast the night before, and woke up as early as 5 am, so that at about 6:30 am, they were fully dressed already.

"MUST HAVE" MAKE-UP BRUSHES

By THONIA IDEGWU

This is sequel to how to get a make-up ready skin. Remember I made mention of your face being a canvass and must be ready so that when you use the right brushes, the expected result (which should be a flawless look) should come out well. Yes, now we will move to the next part: Tools of the trade- BRUSHES. So unless you can effectively use your hands to apply foundation, powder and blush, this article is for you.

SUSPECTED CULTIST THREATHEN TO KILL CORPS MEMBER

On the 13th of may, 2014, a suspected cultist, nicknamed Ajegunle (real name unknown), threatened to kill one of the hardworking and principled corps members of Army Barrack Junior School 3, by the name of Gbeminiyi, who strives to make sure the students dress properly to school in the full school kit (i.e well pressed uniform, white socks, brown sandals, pin earrings, brown belt, etc.) He was dedicated to making sure all students, most especially, the ones in the class he was teaching- senior secondary class 1 in the army barracks senior sch 1, were disciplined and well behaved and never missed an opportunity to punish offenders.

CAMP SURVIVAL SERIES

By

Ezinne Aja & Kemi Smith

First thing you need to know is camp isn’t what you expected. You might have asked questions from old corps members and they might have given you some good information but nothing they could have said would really hit the proverbial nail on the head. So if possible, begin with a blank slate with no expectations because you definitely find out it is not what you thought it was. So here are some tips that will help you survive the three weeks of NYSC camp:

Walk with the Wise

by Dada Michael OY/13C/2042

Counsel has everything to do for the fulfillment of your dream. A wise counsel can make all the difference in your life. It can be the difference between success and failure. God did not create you to function like an island. Rather, He has placed people with godly counsel around you so that you can achieve your dream.

Your dream without adequate counsel will be limited. Simba (in the Lion King) without the counsel of the wide pig and the other little guy would have died before his time. He was literally wearing himself out from the incident of his father’s death, but he got counseled and encouraged and became the leader of a clan. Even after then he still had his counsel. Stop struggling! You don't have to fall apart when you can receive help from godly counsel.

THE SEARCH FOR THE NIGHT OF MAJESTY (LAILAITUL QUADRI)

By ABIKE IDOWU

 The night of lailaitul quadri is a special night and is regarded as the night of majesty during the Holy month of Ramadan. It is the night that Allah will descend to the lowest heaven to accept all prayers been offered during the course of the night. The unique thing about the night is that it doesn't have a specific date but the prophet encourages all muslims to be steadfast with prayers during the last 10 nights of fasting because one of those nights will definitely be the night of majesty. Whoever observes it with sincerity and good intention will get these benefits: Forgiveness of mistakes, Rewards and Blessings. Let me take you back to the history of this night, by telling you a bit about the Holy month of Ramadan.

HOW TO GET A MAKEUP FRIENDLY SKIN

By Thonia Idegwu

The skin, as we all know, is the largest organ of the body. The beauty of the skin comes out only when it has been taken proper care of.

All professional make-up artist know that it is not all about the products or brushes but the canvas- in this case, the face because if your canvas is rough, exceedingly oily/dry, or something worse, no amount of makeup done will make that face glow or look flawless, which should be the aim of seeking a professional for your makeup.  So it is advised to work on the skin of your face so it becomes makeup agreeable else you would wind up looking like a colored rag. Lol!

SUMMARY OF BRASIL 2014 WORLD CUP

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the tournament for the association football world championship, which took place at several venues across Brazil.
It began on 12 June, with a group stage, and concluded on 13 July with the final. It was the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the first being in 1950. Brazil was elected unchallenged as host nation in 2007 after the international football federation, FIFA, decreed that the tournament would be staged in South America for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall.
The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament. A total of 64 matches were being played in 12 cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums. For the first time at a World Cup finals, match officials used goal-line technology, as well as vanishing foam for free kicks.
All world champion teams since the first World Cup in 1930 – Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay – qualified for this competition. The title holders, Spain, were eliminated at the group stage, along with previous winners England and Italy. Uruguay were eliminated in the Round of 16 and France were eliminated at the quarter-finals. In the final between two former champions Argentina and Germany, Germany won the title by defeating Argentina 1–0 after extra time, thus becoming the first European team to win a World Cup in the Americas. This result marked the first time that sides from the same continent had won three successive World Cups (following Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010).
Despite the hosts Brazil finishing in the last four, their tournament was overshadowed by their record-shattering 7–1 semi-finals loss, to eventual champions, Germany.

NAMES OF ZONAL INSPECTORS AND LOCAL GOVT INSPECTORS IN OYO STATE

On the 10th of June, 2014, a lot of reshuffling was experienced in Oyo state for the continuous progress of the National Youth Service Corp in the state. The following people are the new zonal inspectors placed to oversee all the zones in the state:

OYO ZONE-                        GARBA BINTU (08037160127)

IBADAN SOUTH ZONE-    MUHAMMED AISHAT (08032803996)

IBADAN NORTH ZONE-    JEGEDE AYODELE RUFUS (07065376035)

OGBOMOSHO ZONE-        ADEKEYE OLUMIDE (08037934210)

NYSC WOTCLEF CREATES AWARENESS ON THE PERILS OF WOMEN TRAFICKING AND CHILD LABOUR.

The corps members of WOTCLEF Vanguard of NYSC, Oyo state arrived at the Bodija market, Bodija en-masse on Thursday, 3^rd of July, 2014 with youthful drive, focus and vision for an awareness walk which is aimed at sensitizing the market men and women about the perils of women trafficking and child labour, and most importantly, how to curb it.

            Arriving at the market, the corps members caught the attention of the market sellers with their message-inspired songs in the Yoruba dialect, they danced to the market secretariat, where they were welcomed by the Market PRO; Mr. Hakeem Eniola. He expressed his joy and appreciation of the initiative of the awareness walk by the WOTCLEF vanguard, and on behalf of the market chairman, he gave the permission to carry on with the sensitization.