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How to Stop Snoring

What is snoring?

Snoring is the snorting and rattling sound made by the vibration of the airway tissue at the back of the mouth, nose and throat during sleep as we breathe in and out. It occurs because of a partial blockage in the airways due to the relaxation of the muscles holding them open. Snoring is very common with as many 40% of adults being affected. It is twice as common in men, as in women and is known to increase with age.
Snoring can cause sleep disturbance for both the snorer and those around them leading to symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness, reduced mental function, emotional upset and relationship issues. If severe it can also be an early warning sign for obstructive sleep apnoea, whereby people intermittently struggle or stop breathing during the night. Receiving help for such sleep related breathing disorders is essential as they are linked to an increased risk of traffic accidents and cardiovascular disease.

What type of snorer are you?
Understanding where your snoring originates from (e.g. mouth, nose or throat) is vital for getting the most successful type of treatment
1. Mouth Snoring

• Mouth based snoring – this is when you breathe through your mouth during sleep, rather than using your nose. A simple test is to see if you can make the snoring noise with your mouth closed. If you can only do it when it is open then using devices to keep your mouth closed at night could help to reduce the snoring.

2. Tongue based snorer – this is when the tongue falls into the back of the throat blocking the airway. A simple test is to stick your tongue out as far as it will go and grab it between your teeth. If the snoring noise is reduced in this position, then you are probably a tongue based snorer. Sleeping on your side or using a Mandibular Advancement Device to move your jaw and tongue forward as you sleep could be of help

 How do you reduce snoring?
1. Weight loss and exercise – being overweight or having a large neck circumference ;increases the risk of fat pushing down on the throat and worsening snoring. Starting a weight loss and exercise programme can significantly reduce snoring in many individuals.
 2. Change position – sleeping on your side can prevent the tongue from falling back and blocking the throat during sleep. Pillows can be used to prevent individuals from rolling back onto their backs during the night.
 3. Limit Alcohol – drinking alcohol relaxes the airway muscles even more than normal causing further airway collapse and a worsening of the snoring. Limit alcohol consumption (for weight loss) and avoid drinking it at least 4hrs before going to bed.
 4. Stop smoking – Smoking causes nasal congestion and inflammation leading to a worsening of snoring. Quitting smoking can help to reduce snoring and improve your overall health.
5. Sedatives – certain medications such as sleeping pills and anti histamines are designed to have a relaxing effect and can therefore worsen snoring. Speak with your Doctor before making any changes to your medication as they might be able to provide non sedative alternatives.
6. Prevent mouth opening – if you know that you snore with your mouth open then it can be helpful to keep it closed during sleep by either using specifically designed adhesive tape or mouth guards.

Written by Dr Dennis Guy

Get My License To Preach Or Go To Jail – El-Rufai’s New Religious Bill

                                                       Malam Nasir el-Rufai

Govenor of Kaduna State,Nigeria Malam Nasir el-Rufai has sent a bill to the State House of Assembly to regulate religious preaching across the state.
The bill titled: “A bill for a law to substitute the Kaduna State religious preaching law, 1984” is also aimed at banning the usage of loudspeaker for religious purposes “other than inside a Mosques or Church and the surrounding areas outside the stipulated prayer times.”
Governor el-Rufai in the bill exclusively obtained by YOURS SINCERELY, wants the Assembly to enact the law that will stop the playing or circulating of “all cassettes, CDs, flash drives or any other communication gadgets containing religious recordings from accredited preachers other than inside one’s house, porch, Church, Mosques and other designated place of worship.”
The bill seeks to ban sales or playing of any cassette containing “religious recordings in which abusive language is used against any person or religious organisation or religious leaders (past or present).”

The bill, if pasted into law will prohibit sales of religious books, usage of abusive and derogatory terms in describing any religion.
The bill propose that any person found guilty of preaching without a valid licence and other offences under the law “shall be liable to two years in prison or pay a fine of N200, 000.”

I won’t resign- Sheriff

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, on Monday dared his opponents, insisting that he would not quit.
The former governor of Borno State told journalists shortly after taking over from the Acting National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, at the party’s national Secretariat in Abuja, that those calling for his resignation were not as popular as him.
“I won’t resigned because the leadership of the party, in their wisdom, chose me to lead the PDP for the purpose of rebuilding and repositioning the party at this critical period,” Sheriff said.
 “Let us put our differences behind us so that we can overcome our challenges and rebuild the party together. If all stakeholders agree to build the party, PDP will become the biggest party in Nigeria again,” Sheriff pleaded.

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What’s Important to your Landlord?

Establishing a good relationship with a prospective landlord or your current landlord is easier than you might think. Just remember that you both have the same goal: For you to be happy in your home. The stronger your relationship with your landlord, the more consideration and support he or she is likely to give you which makes for a better overall rental experience. Here are a few tips to help you make the right impression and improve your landlord-tenant relations.

What Landlords Look for in a Renter

A good renter:

• Pays rent on time and in the manner specified by the lease agreement.


• Doesn’t alter the apartment (painting walls, replacing flooring) without requesting permission first.


• Maintains the property in good condition and does not cause damage, aside from normal wear and tear.


• Informs the landlord when repairs are necessary.


• Does not cause or escalate problems with other neighbors.

Ace the Landlord Interview

Meeting with a landlord about an apartment for rent is not unlike a job interview. You want to dress and act professionally and show that you are trustworthy, responsible and concerned about maintaining good landlord tenant relations.

Want to show how organized and savvy you are? Come prepared with the following information, which you may be asked to provide in the interview or on the rental application:

• Current and previous addresses, landlord’s name and contact information, length of time you lived in each place and the reason you moved


• Current and previous employment, your boss’s name and contact information, length of time you worked at each place and your salary


• 2-3 personal references, including phone numbers and email addresses


• Car make, model, color and license plate number


• Names of everyone who will be living in the apartment


• Pet information (weight, breed, age)

Create a Home Sweet Home

Once you sign the lease and move in, the relationship with your landlord becomes more of a partnership. At this point, your landlord tenant relations revolve around mutual respect. If you fulfill your responsibilities as a good renter, as outlined above, you should be able to expect professional, respectful treatment in return.

What does that mean for you as a renter? That your landlord will be more likely to take care of your maintenance needs quickly, consider your requests to make cosmetic changes to the apartment and be understanding if you can’t pay rent on time.

Here are some guidelines for maintaining good landlord tenant relations:

• Be reasonable. Limit late-night, early-morning and weekend calls to actual emergencies.


• Be understanding. Just as you may have had bad landlords in the past, your landlord may have been burned by bad renters who trashed the property or left without paying rent.


• Be proactive. Inform your landlord of any problems with your apartment as soon as they occur to minimize damages. You may not be the only tenant with the issue and the more a landlord knows, the faster he or she can get to the root cause to find a solution.


• Be mature. Don’t escalate issues with difficult neighbors. Make an effort to resolve problems directly, but if that doesn’t work, get your landlord involved.


• Be honest. Let them know in advance when people move in and out or if you’re going to be late with the rent. Don’t sneak in pets. Give the required notice, or more, when you move out.

Source:rent.com

Arab Fashion Week to show ‘ready-couture’ in Dubai

Arab Fashion Week will be held for four days within the gardens of Dubai’s St Regis Hotel next month. Running from March 16-19, the event targeting the regions fashion professionals and aimed at promoting emerging designers at home and abroad, will showcase the work of select local designers.
Among those shortlisted; Abu Dhabi’s Hamda Al Fahim and Dubai’s Lamya Abedin. Of the international designers expected to present their latest collections, New York-based Sylvio Kovacic is one of the best known.
A children’s fashion show, featuring unnamed leading Italian brands, will be staged on March 16 at 4pm in the Dubai Mall and a gala dinner will conclude proceedings on March 19.
A full running-order and participants list is expected in the coming weeks and tickets are strictly by invitation only. More information about the fall/winter 2016 event and charity dinner can be found at www.arabfashionweek.com

Sudden retreats don’t mean that ISIS is defeated

Hasaka became the second Syrian province to be fully liberated from ISIS in two years, after Idlib around this time in 2014. According to local reports, the group’s withdrawal from its last stronghold in Hasaka was “swift and surprising”. This sudden defeat, which follows similar ones in recent months, raises questions about the group’s current capabilities.
ISIS’s loss of Shaddadi, its last outpost in Hasaka, is significant and symbolic. This was the town from where, in 2014, the group planned much of its effort to take or secure its control of Syrian territory. Jabhat Al Nusra, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, crumbled there after most of its fighters switched sides when Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi announced the formation of ISIS. The city was the planning centre for ISIS, and there were rumours that Mr Al Baghdadi had visited it a few times.
The defeat is also operationally remarkable. The group has now lost control over oilfields – about 200 small oil wells and major oilfields such as Jibisa and Kabibah – and critical areas that could potentially weaken its defences in Deir Ezzor, Raqqa and even Mosul.
A day after the loss of Shaddadi, the Syrian regime announced that it had retaken from ISIS the thermal power station in Aleppo’s eastern countryside, near Al Bab, one of the group’s bastions. Losing the power station is a blow to ISIS as it helps the regime secure the Kweiris airbase, 15km away, the midpoint between Aleppo and Raqqa. Dubai-based Orient News reported that ISIL lost control of 25 villages between Kweiris and the thermal power station.
The defeats in Hasaka and Aleppo could threaten ISIS’s heartlands, especially since it has been driven out of areas to the north, east and west of Raqqa. Its withdrawals from Tal Abyad in June, a vital border outpost for ISIS, and from areas in southern Hasaka in November were similarly described as swift, with the group hardly putting up a fight. The same was said of its defeat in Sinjar.
Such moves are a stark departure from its strategy in Kobani two years ago, when the group sent hundreds of its recruits to fight in a losing battle as the terrain was exposed and the US-led air campaign had just started in Syria. Several reasons could be put forward to help explain the sudden defeats.
ISIL could have decided after Kobani that everywhere the US-led coalition concentrates its air strikes, the fight becomes an issue of depletion that it should avoid. But if that is the case, why did it not follow the same script in the Iraqi cities of Tikrit and Ramadi? Instead of allowing the approaching Kurdish-led forces, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to essentially walk into the city, ISIS could have resisted inside the city and repeated its previous patterns in Iraq, where a city would be almost destroyed by the time the extremists left.
Another possible reason is that the group simply does not have enough manpower to sustain a fight, despite its control of the population for 21 months. It was clear since November that Shaddadi was next for the SDF in Hasaka, so ISIS had time to prepare for the fight, bolster its defences and turn the town into a fortress to distract and deplete the SDF.
But there is a more likely reason behind such quick withdrawals. ISIS might be seeking to increase fears in Turkey by concentrating its capabilities in areas it regards as priorities and allowing the Kurds to expand in Hasaka and near the Turkish borders in Raqqa.

Compiled by Hassan Hassan

Man on trial for ‘hacking government website

A 28-year-old man hacked into a UAE government organisation’s website to obtain classified information.
The Federal Supreme Court was told that Sudanese H I B gained access into the Windows System of the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) to obtain information considered classified.
He also used a piece of software called a Keylogger to capture keystrokes on a keyboard to gain access to a username and password. He is also being charged with purchasing and using the hacking software.
H I B also obtained a list of ADCO’s employees’ usernames and encrypted passwords.
He appeared in court on Monday and denied all charges against him. The case was adjourned to March 14.

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Unveiling the Electricity Tariff Hike and The DISCOS

There are parts of the Country that when you say – “Show me-Show me”, they know it means : “the more you look the less you see”. The Power(Electricity) sector in Nigeria, from NEPA, to PHCN, and now the GENCOs and DISCOs; have been steeped in “show me-show me” .

From their inception the Discos have been dogged by - the “mistrustful atmosphere”.From battles with Labour Unions ,to allegations that Power assets were handed over to government officials and cronies while bypassing more competent firms; it has been an unending tale. Some commentators have gone as far as to allude a conspiracy in Discos deliberately not metering customers.

The now exorcised contentious fixed charge which has been referred to by consumers as “illegal and extortionary” , continued estimated billings and failure to supply pre-paid meters have been  met with displeasure and ire by Nigerians. Claims that the Discos are fleecing Nigerians by making undue profit  from inefficient service delivered and collecting free money for service not rendered has been vehement.

In October,2013, the Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr. Sam Amadi, speaking on behalf of the government  stated that - “The new PHCN successor companies should see metering of all their customers immediately they take over ownership of the PHCN companies as their major priority to avoid bills estimation”. He said this,while speaking at a two-day workshop organised by the NERC for the successor companies and other stakeholders in Abuja, adding that arbitrary billing by power firms would not be tolerated..

This is 2016 and the “first line charge of metering customers have been epileptic at best in its implementation”. Notwithstanding the challenges of the Discos, they must take up the gauntlet and urgently go into overdrive to meter customers.Until such a time as this is done substantially and electricity efficiency is improved it will be remiss to apply increments of any kind under any disguise.

It has not been all bad and can indeed be better.The Discos have been a breath of fresh air and have done enough even now to substantiate my premise that -“Government has no business being in business”. If only for the customer service delivery alone that has been greatly improved,at least from Ikeja electric,which I can attest to,it can only get better but all stakeholders must do their part.

Government must not let the Discos carry the ball alone.The Discos face dire “operational challenges”.The principal component in the non-realization of the supposed gains of the privatisation of the power sector is revenue and funding challenges.

In December 2015, at an interactive session called by the Senate Committee on Privatization, Director General Bureau of the BPE, Mr. Benjamin Dikki, defended the lapses in the operations of the Discos and Gencos saying they only get between 70 and 80 per cent of what they generate and hence find it difficult to recoup their investments.

He put the blame on government on the power plants’ inefficiency,stating that government had failed to keep to the terms of agreement it reached with power firms.Dikki, listed such agreements to include government’s pledge to provide subsidy of N50 billion annually for two years to the investors, a situation he said had made it impossible for them to accrue revenues.

Government inaction has made it difficult to hold the power firms accountable for their inability to meet the set targets. “If you tell them they are not meeting targets, they also will say these are the reasons,” Dikki, was quoted as saying.

Last I checked, ”Government MDAs were owing the DisCOS almost  N60 Billion, and you have to ask yourself how any struggling business can make any headway being owed that kind of money”. Government should start by mandating all MDAs to pay up after all they do have budgets, don’t they?

Government should realise that the power sector is not just a business issue, but also a development issue.It is imperative therefore that as partners,government and the Discos must pool their resources and synchronize their road map.This is not a short term venture.It should be clear though that the People are not ready and should not be made to bear the burden of their “Omissions and Commissions”

Written by
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The negative effect of a broken home

There is no disputing the fact that the home or the conditions in which a child grows up in determine the eventual outcome of that child. The home is the first school of life the child is enrolled in and where that home fails to provide lessons that would mould and keep the child grounded, such individual ends up exhibiting some questionable personality traits or character flaws.

The role of both parents can, therefore not be overemphasized. The presence of the father as breadwinner, authority figure and role model should instil in the child the discipline and focus required to succeed in life. Consequently, the presence of the mother as care giver, support system (both morally and spiritually) and disciplinarian is needed to guide the child through the right paths in life. One should also note that other members of the family at large have their distinct roles to play in ensuring that the child is brought up properly where he does not end up becoming a menace to the society.

The parents are the primary authority figures in the child’s life and their attitude or actions in the home towards the child, with each other and with others, could make or mar the child depending on the level of influence or quality of value instilled in the child. Where at an early age, the child is exposed to circumstance that contradicts the normal status quo in the family, that child is bound to pick up harmful social vices. For instance, if a child grows up in a home where the father as an authority figure tries to exert that authority by being overbearing and harsh, this could lead to the child becoming insecure or intimidated by the father. In some extreme cases where the father beats both wife and children, it leaves a lasting impression on the children who believe that a man has the right to deal with his family as he sees fit even to the extent of becoming physically abusive. The boy child who grows up with this mentality takes this attitude to his own home and continues the cycle. This does not in any way encourage the emergence of notable and honourable men in the society.

Experts believe that most of the time, individuals tend to model an aspect of their parents they observed while growing up. A child exposed to physical abuse at home almost always ends up abusing his peers physically. A background check on most bullies in schools reveals that the circumstances in the home front are responsible for the child lashing out on his mates.

Another instance is a case where the child witnesses regular fights and arguments between his parents. This is not a healthy environment for the child to grow up in because children are very emotional and are susceptible to whatever vibes the parents send.   

A child exposed to negative vibes in the home due to quarrels and arguments becomes mentally and psychologically imbalanced because it usually takes a loving and peaceful atmosphere to develop a child’s psyche.

Most children respond better and quicker in school if the home front is peaceful and loving, but where the home is chaotic, the child is usually moody in school and not quick to grasp what is being  taught. An instance is given of a boy in church who sat apart from other children crying. When asked what the matter was, he responded by saying that his parents had a fight that morning before coming to church and that made him very sad. The said parents were seen in church sitting together and smiling at friends pretending that nothing happened but the child who witnessed the fight was unable to get over it and could not play with his peers or respond to what was being taught.

Parents are however advised not to air their disputes in front of the children because it is not usually easy for them to get over such graphic display of emotions. In instances where one of the child’s biological parents is absent like where the father marries another wife or vice versa, the balance usually shifts as a stepparent will not provide the adequate emotional nurturing the child needs. A step-mother who has her own children will not love her step-child the way she would her own. She would be partial even when she tries to give the impression that she is not, and when the child seeks for approval and attention from a mother who does not give it, that child closes up and adopts a defense mechanism against emotional rejection. The girl child can seek attention elsewhere which could lead to her ending up in a dangerous relationship with a man. The boy child would seek to find that approval from friends and would end up doing daring things that would earn him the admiration of his friends. This could range from smoking, stealing or sexual exploits. The absent father does not notice the neglect of the child by the step-mother and does not intervene appropriately, leaving the child on his own to do what he pleases.

Sadly, the parents ignore these tell-tale signs and believe that they can compensate the lack of love and attention by showering gifts and money, but these can never substitute for the love and attention the child requires to grow up healthy and balanced. A child that has to deal with the abandonment of the father ends up having a warped relationship with people; where trust becomes an issue. For the girl child, she tends to believe that all men in her life would act like her father and leave eventually so she closes up to most relationships and if left unchecked, such person becomes a social recluse and misses out on making meaningful relationships, distrusting men and people generally. The boy believes that instead of trying to work out the issues in his relationship, he can walk out when he feels like it.

Parents are usually advised not to drag their children into their dispute because then the child is forced to take sides and this could lead to emotional blackmail where the child only gets what he wants if he supports one parent against the other. This should not be the case because a child needs to feel loved no matter what he does or says. The truth is that whatever problems a society is battling with can be traced to the upbringing and mentality of the individuals. Train a child in the right ways, instill good moral values and watch the transformation of that society and the nation at large.

Written by Anthony Brown

WHY YOU MUST STOP DRINKING ALCOHOL

 There are lots of reasons why you might want to stop drinking alcohol. Some people need to stop drinking as a result of developing an alcohol related medical condition such as liver disease, or because they start taking medication which reacts badly with alcohol. Others choose to do so for religious reasons, or simply as a move towards a healthier lifestyle but wait a minuite,lets look at the biblical reasons:

1) Genesis 9:20-26 - Noah became drunk; the result was immorality and family trouble.
2) Genesis 19:30-38 - Lot was so drunk he did not know what he was doing; this led to immorality
3) Leviticus 10:9-11 - God commanded priests not to drink so that they could tell the difference between the holy and the unholy.
4) Numbers 6:3 - The Nazarites were told to eat or drink nothing from the grape vine.
5) Deuteronomy 21:20 - A drunken son was stubborn and rebellious.
6) Deuteronomy 29:5-6 - God gave no grape juice to Israel nor did they have intoxicating drink in the wilderness.
7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps.
8) Judges 13:4, 7, 14 - Samson was to be a Nazarite for life. His mother was told not to drink wine or strong drink.
9) 1 Samuel 1:14-15 - Accused, Hannah said she drank no wine.
10) 1 Samuel 25:32-38 - Nabal died after a drunken spree.
11) 2 Samuel 11:13 - By getting Uriah drunk, David hoped to cover his sin.
12) 2 Samuel 13:28-29 - Amnon was drunk when he was killed.
13) 1 Kings 16:8-10 - The king was drinking himself into drunkenness when he was assassinated
14) 1 Kings 20:12-21 - Ben-Hadad and 32 other kings were drinking when they were attacked and defeated by the Israelites.
15) Esther 1:5-12 - The king gave each one all the drink he wanted. The king was intoxicated when he commanded the queen to come.
16) Psalm 75:8 - The Lord’s anger is pictured as mixed wine poured out and drunk by the wicked.
17) Proverbs 4:17 - Alcoholic drink is called the wine of violence.
18) Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging.
19) Proverbs 23:19-20 - A wise person will not be among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages.
20) Proverbs 23:21 - Drunkenness causes poverty.
21) Proverbs 23:29-30 - Drinking causes woe, sorrow, fighting, babbling, wounds without cause and red eyes.
22) Proverbs 23:31 - God instructs not to look at intoxicating drinks.
23) Proverbs 23:32 - Alcoholic drinks bite like a serpent, sting like an adder.
24) Proverbs 23:33 - Alcohol causes the drinker to have strange and adulterous thoughts, produces willfulness, and prevents reformation.
25) Proverbs 23:34 - Alcohol makes the drinker unstable
26) Proverbs 23:35 - Alcohol makes the drinker insensitive to pain so he does not perceive it as a warning. Alcohol is habit forming.
27) Proverb 31:4-5 - Kings, Princes, and others who rule and judge must not drink alcohol. Alcohol perverts good judgment.
28) Proverbs 31:6-7 - Strong drink could be given to those about to perish or those in pain. Better anesthetics are available today.
29) Ecclesiastes 2:3 - The king tried everything, including intoxicating drink, to see if it satisfied. It did not. (Ecclesiastes 12:8)
30) Ecclesiastes 10:17 - A land is blessed when its leaders do not drink.

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I’ll Be President Till I Die-Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe,the 92-year-old Zimbabwean President has maintained that even though his party would choose a successor, he planned to contest the next election in 2018.

Mugabe, who would be 94 by 2018, insisted that he would still seek his last five-year term under a new constitution that would see him through to 99 years old.

He said with reference to the UN Chief, Ban Ki-moon statement calling on African leaders not to cling to power, Mugabe responded that he would continue “until God says ‘come’’.

Mugabe, who turned 92 on Sunday, said he had no intention of stepping down in spite being Africa’s oldest leader and the only president Zimbabwe has known since independence in 1980.

He said as the president he still remained in charge of day-to-day running of his government.

His wife, Grace Mugabe, a powerful figure in ZANU-PF in her own right, told party supporters that he was the only one who could keep Zimbabwe “intact and peaceful”.

She added that she would push him in a wheelbarrow to work if he was unable to walk.

Nigerian Student Narrates Shocking Ordeal at Ben Bruce’s 60th Birthday Party

                                                        Senator Ben Murray Bruce

A Unilag student who was among the group of Mass Communication students invited to Senator Ben Bruce’s 60th Birthday Celebration narrates his ordeal at the star-studded party.

Senator Ben Murray Bruce turned 60 yesterday, he took the opportunity to launch his book “The Common Sense Revolution” but it’s sad to see that the event in its totality portrays the average Nigerian Politician.
Usually, I hate to attend these so called “Big” events but it was Ben Bruce, the common sense guy, I jumped at the Opportunity to go with my department, department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos as we were invited with a letter and we were feeling all important.

We didn’t know it was an invitation to humiliation. At the venue, we were told to go upstairs, we didn’t mind, as they said that area was reserved for students. Getting there, I realized it was a perfect view to watch the “Elites” wine and dine. Still, we didn’t care.
We only began to care when the ceremony kept going on and all tables kept getting additional contents and we were just there, like Observers. Don’t forget that we were invited, as I said earlier. While all of that kept happening, I still didn’t care because they said every guest will get a free copy of the book.

I wanted the book so, I waited on. At the end, only the guests got the Book. I had to look at our invitation to be sure we were guests. Yes, we were guests but the stiff class stratification that Senator Bruce Criticizes came to play. It’s so sad to see that the actions of the Common Sense Guy justifies the “Common Sense is not so common” statement.
Since I know it’s all fake, I’d like to give a professional PR advice. It’s so bad, if you invite Nigerian Students, who will, to a large extent, determine your political success, to an event only for them to watch you and your rich friends dine. Their votes aren’t even enough.
Writing a book about Common Sense doesn’t actually make you have Common Sense. We aren’t hungry people. We are Unilag Students and we are contented with what we have, we wouldn’t go to shop 10 to sweet-talk anyone about common sense, just to get rice.

Happy Birthday, Senator Ben! Thanks for the deceit, segregation and above all, thanks so much for the Palm oil made Jollof Rice with a meat-like object.
I am Abidemi Adesokan, A concerned Nigerian Student who believes there is hope for Nigeria, but Bruce isn’t just that guy.