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Osinachi Finally Laid To Rest!

  Can you remember the famous Gospel Singer, Osinachi Nwanchukwu that was repeatedly brutalized by her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, which later led to her untimely death on April 8th this year? You remember? Her remains was laid to rest today amidst tears from her family, friends, well-wishers/loved ones. She was buried in her father’s compound […]

What makes a responsible father?

Honestly, it breaks my heart when I see children living like orphans while their fathers are alive. Sigmund Freud said that the strongest need in childhood was for a father’s protection. This may sound controversial to some but science has proven it to be true. Countless studies show the importance of the father’s role in […]

Open Up! Don’t Die In Silence!

Men bottle up a lot! How I wish all men could shamelessly speak up when they are dealing with life issues! Just read online about a photographer, Emmanuel Omole who committed suicide. In the suicide note he left behind, he said he is tired of life and want to find peace. He however recognized the […]

Never Give Up! You Are Unstoppable!

In recent times, I’ve read in the national and international dailies and I have even seen some of my friends drift in and out of depression because of the overwhelming burden at their workplace, what COVID-19 has caused them and fact that they have slim chances of pulling through. Few weeks ago, a colleague reached […]

EXPLORING ON GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH: THE SPANISH HEALTH SYSTEM, WHAT NIGERIA CAN LEARN FROM IT

BY OLUSEYI ELIZABETH ODUDIMU A recent report (World Health Organization 2016a) found that the total population in Spain is 46, 348, 000 and non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, Cancers and Chronic respiratory diseases have been the major health issues since the 1970s (WHO,2016b). WHO (2016a) data estimated 91% of all deaths rate of which […]

Employment and people with serious mental illness: What can Nigeria government learn

BY OLUSEYI ELIZABETH ODUDIMU Abstract Employment and high income can improve the clinical condition, recovery, quality of life and enhance the social inclusion of people with severe mental illness. However, in the global statistics of the labour force, participation of people with severe mental illness is still very low and this is because many employers […]

Trust The Process

David Allen described “Patience” as the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in your mind. Most times things won’t work out as planned or as you want them to be, and this can take a toll on us and our mental health. Well, do not be […]

Break the CHAIN – Forgive

Is forgiveness connected to human’s mental health?. Many people do not understand the importance of forgiveness to their mental and physical health, but basically, I would emphasis on scientific investigations and psychological perspectives on the importance of forgiveness to human’s mental health.   (Un)forgiveness is like a poison, it kills the immune system gradually and creates dent […]

The “YOU” in you

If someone asks you, “Who are you?” what do you give in reply? Hold a bit before you rush into answering that question. What if you were to ask yourself who YOU really are, can you sell yourself to YOU, and be accepted? Whatever your reply would be, there is still a “YOU in you” […]