2013 EDITION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS CAREER TALK TO KICK OFF
Hope Rising Foundation, Nigeria has announced the kick off of the 2013 edition of secondary school career talk in Osun State. The programme is expected to cover eleven public and private secondary schools in the State capital, Osogbo. According to a report made available on 12th July, 2013 by the Strategy Manager of the Education/Human Development Unit, Mr Aderinwale Ayodele, the programme is expected to commence on 26th September, 2013 at Osogbo Grammar School by 8.00am prompt.

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“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”- Winston Churchill

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. “I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. “You saved my son’s life.” “No, I can’t accept payment for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer.

At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the family hovel. “Is that your son?” the nobleman asked. “Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. “I’ll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he’ll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of. And that he did. Farmer Fleming’s son attended the very best schools and in time graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the notable SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING who revolutionized medicine with the discovery of PENICILLIN (the first true antibiotic). Years afterward, the same nobleman’s son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time? PENICILLIN. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s name? Sir Winston Churchill, Great Britain’s greatest 20^th century statesman. 

The Universal Law of Karma states that “what goes around comes around”. Let’s all join hands together and influence lives positively. Whoever we assist today may be of greater help to our future generations and the nation someday. Keep the hope alive!!!

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OUR LEGEND OF THE WEEK- DOLU IGE.

                                                                                         

OUR LEGEND OF THE WEEK

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She was just 23 when she died after a fearless battle with cancer, but within that short span of her life, she had achieved what many could not even if they attained the age of 100. She was an embodiment of brilliance, beauty and impeccable look. She was such a great personality whose credibility attracted young and old to her. Who was she?

            She was Modurodoluwa Iyanuoluwa Ige. Born on 18^th October, 1989 as the 2nd child in a family of 3, Sisi Durodoluwa Iyanuoluwa Mashadi (as she was fondly called by friends) grew up to become what we can simply call “the joy of motherhood”. She was a no-nonsense and admirable Health Prefect Girl with numerous ‘school daughters and sons’ during her secondary school days. The press club of Gof International College, Osogbo, where she graduated few years ago, will never forget her fashion-styled presentations. She was an adept newscaster.

The 2010 Political Science graduate of Redeemers University, Lagos State and an indigene of Ilesha in Osun State, will forever be remembered as a dedicated member of the chapel's army of ushers. What a God-fearing lady she was! The fashionable Dolu Ige completed her studies with excellent grades and served her fatherland accordingly. The elegant lady finally succumbed in her battle with Rectal Cancer on Sunday, 16^th of June, 2013. The hundreds of messages that flooded her Facebook page within hours of her death were enough to speak for her. What a great loss for our dear nation. “Modurodoluwa Ige, the cold hands of death took you away from us. If tears could bring you back, we would gladly cry to bring you back. All we can do now is to live our lives well by helping, caring and loving one another. RIP Dolu”, one of her friends wrote on Facebook.

 Achievers and great men world around agree that true success is measured by the amount of lives they have affected positively and the magnitude of the effect they have on those lives. Riches and Wealth will always come as a by product and will also pass away with them, but their impact will remain forever just like Ige Modurodoluwa.

Dolu Ige, we love you but God loves you most, continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord where we shall meet to part no more. Rest In Peace!

A NAME WRITTEN IN GOLD

The emergence of a GOLDEN NIGERIA is dependent on the preparedness of the Nigerian youth for a better future i.e. the era of a quintessential egalitarian society during which the common citizens will no longer wallow in the lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of wealth. If we can defy today’s repression, remain steadfast in the face of ‘national cake’ syndrome and stand tall for what is right, posterity would never forget us. We don’t have to wait till we become the occupants of Aso Villa before we could make a difference and therefore contribute our quota to the ‘archive’ of the generation that will give birth to the golden nation. What is required is a personality that exudes uprightness coupled with selfless service to humanity in all spheres of life.

         Our front-runners have failed us countless times. They are meant to provide for us a better future, and therefore write their names in gold. However, they have chosen the wrong path because of their questionable voracity for wealth. They want to parade fleet of cars, own houses and personal jets, wear the best of attires forgetting that all are vanity. All these possessions become somebody else’s the day the ‘body’s engine room’ finally shuts down. Isn’t it adorable to write our names in gold rather than bury it in mud just because of riches that can easily fade away? Our leaders have failed US- the present generation. We must not fail THEM- the upcoming generations. Our efforts to achieve the golden nation will forever be rewarded, even after our departure from the mother earth. Names like Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, George Washington of America, Mahatma Gandhi of India, Nelson Mandela of South Africa, Obafemi Awolowo, Chinua Achebe and Gani Fawehinmi of Nigeria have no doubt been written in the purest form of gold that the world has ever churned out.

              We will have to follow the immortal advice of Mahatma Gandhi and be the change we wish to see in the world. It will be a huge shame on US if our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren still cry for the basic amenities of life in their father land. KEEP THE HOPE ALIVE.

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HRF 2013 SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOUR SET TO TAKE OFF

HRF NIGERIA is set to begin the 2013 secondary schools tour with ten schools in view. The coordinator of Education and Human Development Unit, Mr Oyesoro Tunde S., made this known in a text message sent to the president of the organization on April 28, 2013....."Stay in touch for this programme and let's realise our dream in earnest", the president enjoined all members......more details later.