SUPPORTING A NIGERIAN CANCER SURVIVOR'S DREAM!

Mr. Frank and family before cancer

In Africa, cancer is taking a lot of lives and in Nigeria a WHO report states that there over 250,000 new cancers cases yearly. Cancer is nothing to be joked with as the mere mention of its name sends fear down the spine of people and it is not for no reason as cancer pain defies any known medicine once it starts.

Mr. Frank

Unfortunately, much is not being done in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular to arrest the unfolding cancer epidemic. A whole lot of people are dying of cancer and most times they get treated for other illnesses until it is too late. We can remember the story of Mayowa of #savemayowa campaign, she suffered from cancer and a fundraising campaign was set up on her behalf and supported by a lot of good willing Nigerians to save her.

Mr.Frank at South Africa

Unfortunately, cancer took Mayowa’s life and Nigeria lost one of her best citizens. In other developed countries, Mayowa might have had a long shot at surviving, had the cancer been diagnosed at an earlier stage. One is left with no other option but to wonder why we lack very good cancer treatment hospitals and experienced cancer doctors in Nigeria.

It goes without saying that with well equipped Oncology centers and personnel, the rate of cancer deaths in Nigeria today will definitely come down..

This misdiagnosis of cancers and lack of good of cancer treatment hospitals in Nigeria has led Mr. Frank West Ndukwe Aja-Ukpabi, a 10 year standing Cancer survivor himself,  to embark on a drive to set up a holistic Cancer Treatment Centre In Nigeria to help others beat cancer like he did. This is Out of patriotism and the need to save the lives of his fellow countrymen,Women and Children. This center will be dedicated to Cancer prevention, Treatment and management of life after Cancer.. 

Mr. Frank ten years later

Speaking with Mr. Frank, He expressed his vision as born out of giving back to the society in appreciation of the fact that God gave him his life back after being written off as well as seeing the increased rates of cancer deaths in Nigeria today. He mentioned also that cancer is the worst ailment to ever happen to anybody and should not even be wished to your worst enemy, he also expressed pity for people who are currently battling cancer and gives his support and prayers.

He also expresses his gratitude to his wife who stood by him during his battle with cancer and also thanked his wife’s employer, MTN Nigeria, for providing a lifeline to him by taking him and his wife to South Africa for his Cancer treatment.

However, Frank’s initiative to set up a holistic Cancer Treatment Center in Nigeria cannot be achieved by him alone and should be seen as a national project. He calls on like-minded Nigerians and corporate organizations to support this initiative and donate as little as they can towards the cancer center.

A gofundme page has been opened for people to donate towards the realization of this project and share same on their social media pages to encourage others to do same. The link is found below

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Click here to support CANCER TREATMENT CENTRE IN AFRICA by Frank West My name is Frank and i am a Nasopharynx Cancer Survivor since 2006. I woke up one morning with a headache on the...

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How Calabar Girls Keep men, Queeneth Agbor gives insight

As a Cross River girl wey she be na, she don tell us her own version and reason.

Nollywood actress Queeneth Agbor has insinuated to us what she thinks makes men click to calabar girls.

Obviously ,story has it that Calabar girls are good when it comes to marriage and snatching of men. In a chat with BroadwayTV,  Queeneth debunked the snatching of man aspect but agreed that Calabar girls are good in keeping a man because of some reasons which include bedmatics

She said, “I don’t think it’s true that Calabar girls snatch people’s husband but what I know is that we know how to keep a man… if you know what I’m saying. We don’t really snatch, everybody snatches, even Edo girls and Yoruba do snatch so if you say snatching, that is general. But if you say, enh, Calabar girls can keep a man all to herself, I will say yeah we can do that.”

She further listed how calabar girls keep their men and said the secret is behind  food, cleanliness and the “other one”. To her, every Calabar girl has a combination of all three.

HOW YOUR FRIEND SHAPE YOU AND YOUR FUTURE.

Friends are important – they give us a feeling of belonging, bring fun and laughter, lend an extra hand, offer emotional support, and give guidance when you need it. And, whether you realize it or not, their influence goes well beyond the moment. Your close friends help to shape the course of your life.

Here are a few ways that friends significantly affect your life:
Friends affect the ways that you think and feel about yourself. How your friends think about and respond to you will, over time, have a strong influence on your perceptions of yourself. When you have friends who sees you, already, as the kind of person that you’d like to become, the relationship will have a positive influence on you because it helps you become more like your ideal self. You can also expect a similar effect from close friends. However, friends who treat you less favorably will likely have a negative effect on who you become. So, keep this in mind; choose your partner and friends wisely.
Friends influence each other’s personal preferences and lifestyles. When friends share music and see each other’s clothes or decorating, their tastes can rub off on each other. This influence might be relatively trivial, but it might also have a more significant impact. For instance, it can affect how you choose to spend your money. I once had a friend who is church.com and I almost became one. Not that I don’t fear God or like church activity.
Friendships in the present influence the nature of your friendships in the future. I have seen many people in whose willingness to be open to others was forever changed by the betrayal of a close friend. Similarly, when people spend time with friends who gossip a lot, they understandably tend to feel less trusting of others. On the other hand, I’ve also seen people who were wary of opening up to others, and who struggled with loneliness feel uplifted and renewed by experiencing a loving relationship. So, while finding and keeping supportive friends is essential to being happy, it is also important to protect yourself from those who may ultimately leave you feeling alone and unsafe in the world.
Given the many different ways your friendships affect you, it’s important to be intentional when choosing friends. Does this person have qualities that you are looking for in a friend? How are they likely to influence you over the next one, five, or even ten years? And, is that where you want to be then? So, when you are making plans to get together with friends, consider whether those are the relationships – and that is the future – you want to build.

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, HOW REAL?

People get tangled in different way, some couples their storys is that of love at first sight. You hear stuff like “ I was in a fast food joint, over the counter ordering  my usual food and beverage when Bumi walked in. she  wore a plan blue jeans and pink top and ordered same thing, same way, I looked by my side and our eyes clashed and I couldn’t remove my eyes nor make a move, I was totally paralyzed and I lacked words to describe the beauty I saw... bla..bla…bla…bla”
First impression matters, the minute you lay your eyes on someone, you pass a judgment and your brains together with your heart, eyes and mind operates impulsively.  Their face, Their clothes, Their posture even a funny kinda music plays in your head…maybe Kcee’s “Tinana”.
Research has shown that first impression passes down a lot of messages and how it is worked on matters, however, can a magical instantaneous eye contact really add up to love? If not does it mean that people can’t instantly fall in love?
Put simply, yes. But that answer comes with some exception. Let’s take a scientific approach
Research supports the idea that first impressions are made quickly and tend to stick. Psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov published research in 2006 that found that people form an impression after seeing a stranger’s face for only one tenth of a second. And, while continuing to see the person often reinforced that impression, it did not change it. Other studies have shown that in just a few seconds, people make initial judgments about traits such as a person being social, accepting, competent, and confident.
When applied to your love life, if you and a potential love interest immediately find each other irresistible, that attraction is initially likely to grow. But that doesn’t mean that your first impressions gave you both the full story about each other. With time, you’ll come to see facets of each other’s personalities that could not possibly all have been conveyed in those first few seconds. So, your initial reactions may give way to real experiences that dampen your excitement.
Bottom line is, if love seems to hit you like a bolt of lightning, proceed with caution. While you can tell a lot about someone from your initial gut reaction, that assessment might be wrong, or at least incomplete. Consider “love at first sight” as the way you are feeling in the moment. Enjoy the excitement, but be sure to pay attention to who the person reveals himself to be – and remember, this happens over time, not in an instant.
If you’re lucky, that “love at first sight” feeling will grow into a deep, “forever” kind of love.

FOREING ENGINEER KIDNAPPED IN NIGER DELTA

Not  long ago was the wife of the Central Bank Governor, Margaret Emefiele was recently kidnapped and release on #80 million ransom in the same region, than a Romanian Engineer in Nigerian oil producing region(Niger Delta) was kidnapped by unsuspected gunmen.
The police, on Tuesday morning already had launched a search for the man in the area of Owa Oyibo, where he was abducted late on Monday.
He was working for Dextron Nigeria Ltd, a construction firm,
The oil region has been hit by a wave of militant attacks on oil and gas facilities and a general breakdown of law. Militants claimed they are fighting for a greater share of oil revenues for the region.