Njay's World

Dear President Buhari, welcome to Anambra - your state of campaign rallies If everything happens as planned Mr. President, you will set your feet in Anambra - your state of campaign rallies - today. Your Excellency, before you came back to become an elected president of the Federal Republic, there were dozens of events that offered you compelling reasons to pay visit to the Light of the Nation, but you found excuses to stay away. Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu died and was buried. Leaders from all over the world poured in to Nnewi, Anambra State, to pay their last respect. You were nowhere to be found. We lost our very own erudite Prof. Chinua Achebe, you couldn't care less, Your Excellency. We made excuses for you Sir. We told ourselves that because of your role as an opposition candidate that you structured your movements in order not to clash or interfere with that of the then governing PDP. It wouldn't be long before providence "changed" you from being an opposition ca...

Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons, including increasing growth and development, preventing aging, strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, improving athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, and also for enjoyment. Exercise is key to good health. But we tend to limit ourselves to one or two types of activity. People do what they enjoy, or what feels the most effective, so some aspects of exercise and fitness are ignored. Let's focus on 4 main type of exercise. 1. Aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise, which speeds up your heart rate and breathing, is important for many body functions. It gives your heart and lungs a workout and increases endurance. Aim for 150 minutes per week of moderate-intense activity like brisk walking, running, swimming, jogging, cycling or dancing. This type of exercise can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes an...

1. Put your kids in schools you can afford because expensive schools don't guarantee good results. Just ensure they attend a good affordable school. 2. Rent apartments you can pay for conveniently. Don’t live in a house you struggle to pay yearly. 3. A man whose wife is pregnant has good 9 months to prepare, same as the pregnant woman in question. They should even plan for the unexpected and only seek help when they can’t meet up. 4. Some problems in our lives don’t just pop up, if we don't own a home, we knew we would pay rents...So its not an emergency. 5. Let’s plan our lives and live within our means. If you drink 3-4 bottles of beer in a day that's 1500*365days=547,500 naira per year. Hmmm be wise.  Save more and spend less. 6. Some women buy food for their children every morning before going to school or even for the whole family. Do you know it’s cheaper to cook at home? 7. Some people don’t earn much, but have DSTV at home, go for...

Depression has become a menace in our present day society. You wake up every day to news of suicide and suicide attempts and you wonder why. What is depression? Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day to day activities, and sometimes you may feel as if life isn’t worth living (Mayo Clinic). It’s not a weakness and you can’t simply snap out of it just like that. It may require treatment, and most people with depression get better with medication, psychotherapy or both. One thing about depression is that it may come and go like most symptoms which some may refer to as episodes. It is very important to know the causes and symptoms of depression even though sometimes it goes undiagnosed and untreated especially in adults. How do you know you’re depressed? You know you...

It is no longer news that Nigeria lost one of the most talented young men in this country at the time when everyone was celebrating the new year. DJ Xgee! It was a disturbing news. But more disturbing is the story surrounding his death - suicide. The question on everybody's lips is, what will make a young man in his prime take his life? One may think or assume that he has everything going well for him given maybe where he lives, the kind of car he uses, his lifestyle etc. Truth is, there is more to life than what we think or assume. Most of the time we measure happiness by achievements, physical possessions and what we see on the outside but it is not always like that. Someone may live in a mansion, drive the best cars, travel to choice countries at the snap of the fingers but living in misery. A lot of couples appear happy on the outside but miserable on the inside etc. What's the point, you may ask? The point is, when you get to the point where you start having funny id...

The beginning of each year is always associated and welcomed with high hopes, goodwills, high and positive expectations, mixed feelings, celebrations and the likes. A lot of us look forward to crossover funfares, prayers, prophecies, and predictions that would chart the course of their lives for the year. Some people make new year resolutions which they may or may not be able to uphold; some are broken before the end of the first day. Whatever be the case however, the truth is that the only thing that changed is the year, in this case the figures, but all other things remain the same; our lives, families, jobs or businesses etc. No matter the prayers, prophecies etc, our destinies still lies in our hands. The only person who can stop us from achieving our goals, plans and aspirations is "OURSELVES". I came across a post on social media, I do not know the author or the source but I found it interesting and different from the usual wishes. I found it a better wish for anyb...