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   New Era is a vision for a better tomorrow and as regards our political future. Just like other concerned citizens, the new era group too is concerned about the state of governance the negligence of our leaders at all levels and their shocking activities and participation during elections. all New Era is saying is that things should be done the right way and in regard to this appeal the central working committee of the New Era has highlighted on certain issues which will be brought on here in the  following  weeks as regards the next elections and subsequent elections in the future.

       Then again we must bear in mind that the new era is not a political party of any sort. its a  socio political pressure group in rivers state that sees and has the believe that the government  at all levels can do better and start to function. its membership cuts across all political parties responsible adult of voting age and believes in a better political future..

NIGERIA AT 58, which way?

Nigeria at 58 today naturally should call for celebration  but the truth is there is nothing to celebrate because as a country we are in a huge mess, as we are also sinking all round in every  aspect from finance, to agriculture where our food producing areas arent safe to education where they said the youths are the leaders of tomorrow they told us to go to school and get educated so that we could use education as our keys to unlock potentials and opportunities but they lied, even while trying to get this education we are not safe, just yesterday the university of Jos was invaded by unknown gunmen for those who manage to graduate, by the time we got out of school they changed all the locks, as a result our brightest minds are leaving the shores of the country with every tick of the clock

       The painful aspect is that even in 2018 we still  have some supposed elites who are spear heading these evils and abominable attitudes and misleading a bunch of underprivileged, hungry and greedy individuals who are at their mercy to to cheer a shameless man with a dead conscience  sited at the helm of affairs, at 58 the lives of cows are more precious than  human lives  sometimes i want to ask how long we would continue like this? with the senseless killings around the country its obvious that  that security too is zero but then i want to believe that if we can come together come 2019 as country we can change this narrative,  please dear celebrities, brand influencers and to all nigerins with living consciences lets resist backwardness and work on the nigeria of our dreams a nigeria where there would be law and order, where good governance would be key where our government would be responsible for her citizen, lets not forget LEAH SHARIBU  is still unaccounted for.

   Lastly dear youths,  lets not allow these politicians use us do their dirty works while their kids are balling in the finest cities of the world while they give us coins like TRADER MONI,  VOTE BUYING and even NPOWER SCHEME, you didnt go to school for four years or as long as strikes permitted you to face these things, remember the nights when you and friends  clustered under that tiny light to read, that night that you went for all night reading and you were bullied and had your phone taken from you, remember how you vowed that night to make the educational system function again above all remember you still have your dreams, instead of looking for greener grasses  outside the shores of this country why cant we water our own grass and shine on it but then what do i know? HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIGERIA....

BOLANLE COLE

           My Monday started out like every other morning, except that this particular monday morning i started thinking twice about my job i was loosing myself and almost going into depression but i had no one to talk to. The atmosphere no longer made sense, it had become toxic, i felt i wasn't supposed to be there because i was just used and caged. whenever my mom called me and i wanted to tell her how i felt but i just couldnt because i felt it was time to start giving her back, so i would just hold the thought, even when i called my friends or they called me they always began the conversations by calling me a working class lady and  teasing me about how lucky i was to have a job with a steady pay, they would tell me to keep my ears on the ground to know when next my office was recruiting now how do you tell a person like this that you are not happy? see they will just swear for you, they don' t know my story my name Bolanle Cole, am here to define true happiness.

        You see, growing up i wanted to be a lot of things because i knew i was built strong and i could do and be more than just one thing but the moment i was rounding up high school entertainment was the one thing on mind,  at first i had thought of music but i changed my mind because i felt i didn't have the voice do music plus i saw the industry as a male zone,'' bola snap off that thought music wasn't something you exactly wanted to do, lets just say you loved  listening to music''  i had planned to break into the entertainment industry  anyhow so i found out i had a thing for acting, i was doing dramas and play around me while thinking of how to make it out of this hood  i spent more time around arts and literature then i saw two movies that made me believe in AMBO ''WHITE WATERS'' where OC UKEJE played the lead role but CINDY'S NOTES where Bay-ray MC Nwizu played the lead role  Ah! that movie was the real deal that day is still one of my most memorable days  that day i learnt the real meaning of being a role model and taking responsibility thus igniting my thought of giving back to the society someday no matter how small because that movie thought me as how you can contribute to society irrespective of how young you think you are.

              Now while i was thinking of pushing my acting career my father had other plans for me, man wanted his daughter to be a lawyer, infact as far as he was concerned  i had  already read law when the time to go the university came he was ready to do anything to make sure i gained that admission to do law but God had other plans  i did something else in arts where as the initial plan was theater arts i was hurt but then i remembered Amstel Malta Box Office and promised myself that i could still make that acting career through the AMBO platform  or even the PEFTI film institute so i just focused on graduating first as that was the only thing my family wanted to hear especially my father  but the funny thing was the moment i graduated i no longer thought about acting, i started looking at just the cooperate world, thus the reason  i landed myself in that  job that kept me used, caged, unfulfilling and unhappy simply because  i couldnt  or rather i refused to chase my dream, i was just taking whatever life threw at me.

              By the time i was done going down memory lane i became more uneasy because the thought of chasing my acting career or better still doing broadcasting and staying happy had occupied my mind and my sanity started coming back to me as i kept checking the calendar for  date because i    had made up my mind to leave by the next pay day then i looked at the calendar and smiled  pay day was close, i smiled because i was already going to draft my resignation letter  within  minutes, i still remember  the smile on my face the day i left that office even the fresh breath of air i inhaled can not be forgetten ....

Radiate Niceness

       Beyond the fancy life of people , beneath the smile that spread across their faces i mean the smile that sits on their beautiful face that in some cases has been pampered with the finest of facial luxuries that sits on their bodies that wear only the best of the best of designer cloths, and live luxury lives they go through pain go through pain too
    Never assume that some people have it all, please be nice to the people you meet, be polite to them, talk nicely all some people really need is a bit of niceness they don't even care if it is coming from a stranger, allow someone talk to you today people are really going through alot, DEPRESSION IS REAL, its everywhere..

WHEN LOVE IS NO LONGER SERVED

                In the bit to be scared of being alone people are beginning  to stay in places they had earlier or probably never bargained for, that is why people mistake being enslaved, disrespected and taken for granted as love and because they mourn their singleness hence they believe that having a partner would  make them complete thus making them anchor somewhere by all means and its crazy.            
             The other day i saw a post a woman put up on facebook saying that even if her man beats her to pulp that she is still better those that  are single that at least she has a man , now  with women like that in our society men would begin to believe that hitting a woman is a norm thus increasing the number of domestic violence cases  and that is because the likes of this kind of women has refused to see that love is no longer served. Now domestic violence is not the only sign to know when love is no longer served but if you ask me i would say its the height of it as you can not even hide it because of how glaring it can be.
           The sad truth is that is most people get into a relationship and loose it all and i mean all their PRIDE, SELF WORTH, SELF ESTEEM, along side every form of reasoning they ever had all in the bit to trying to keep a relationship that cant even keep them, they are scared to break free because of the crazy idea that they cant get something better and some even act like they will die if their partner say they are no longer intrested.
          In my own opinion and in conclusion of the whole matter i would say the next time you want to get into a new relationship make sure you must have built a solid relationship with yourself, fall in love with yourself and spoil yourself silly because when you do this you can tell when love is no longer served.
          You must also note that the moment you begin to continually make excuses for your partner after they use you, abuse you, mistreat you and disrespect you in  any form probably after you may have forgiven them more than once then please its time to leave that table because love is no longer served else it can DAMAGE you.......

CHURCH MARRIAGE AND THE SINGLE CHRISTIAN (FINAL)

             By the time Mary was done talking her mother was so cold that she lacked words to reply her all her mum kept doing was opening her mouth and closing it, Mary's mom was too  shocked to believe all Mary had just said she kept her eyes fixed on Mary like she was not sure she was looking at her daughter whom she bore and brought up, after a while she knew she had to break the silence but she was not sure of what as Mary''s face was all shades of seriousness and all Mary''s mum managed to say was Mary's full name, Mary Abimbola Bamidele.

           The truth is that Mary's mum had always known inside of her that Mary has never welcomed the idea of settling down in the family church but what she did not  know or imagine was Mary having the courage to say it to her face  but at this point it became obvious that reality has set in and unlike other times Mary did not run off as usual she was able to face her mum and finally have the sacred discussion . 

             At this point Mary felt like a heavy burden has just been taken off her shoulders she so relieved as she danced inside of her heart while she made sure to keep a very serious look on the outside as a defense mechanism that would make her mum  know that she was not joking  and she indeed succeeded...

                After calling Mary by her full name she took several deep breaths before managing  to first of all apologize to Mary for trying to impose such an important decision on her as she also further went to tell Mary to be careful since she had decided to look outside buh must do that in all form of  physical and spiritual alertness because of too many doctrines out side. she also told Mary that the plenty wrong doctrines had being one of the reasons why she had also insisted on the family church but since Mary, mind was made up all she owed her was prayers, of course mary couldnt be happier as she finally had to tell her mu about peter......

WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY

               The World blood donor is observed on the 14 of June every year, The event was established in 2004.  It serves as a means of creating awareness for the need of safe blood and blood products and to thank blood donors for their voluntary life saving gifts of blood.
              The world blood donor day is observed by all member states of the world health organization, and the theme for this years celebration is ''BLOOD CONNECTS US ALL''. The World Blood donor day is one of the eight official campaigns marked by WHO, The others include ;

# World Health Day

# World No Tobacco Day

#World Tuberculosis Day

# World Malaria Day

# World Hepatitis Day

# World Aids Day

# World Immunization

            Below are some facts about blood donation ;

1) 1 Percent of blood donation by 1% of a population can meet a nation's most basic requirement for blood.

2) 108 of blood donations are collected globally, half of these are in high income countries.

3) 62 Countries collect 100% of their blood supply from voluntary unpaid blood donors.

       It's World blood donor day, don't forget to save a life today by donating blood.