HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BIG SISTER: JEWEL OF INESTIMABLE VALUE

A birthday is an occasion when a person  celebrates the anniversary of their birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party and encomium from families and friends....There is a different between birthday and birth-date, while the former occurs each year, the latter is the exact date a person was born.

My big sister ( Anty mi Agba), mum, friend, confidant and my mentor celebrated her birthday yesterday, as usual in her modest way. My sister is an Ijebu woman to the core,an entrepreneur and a  technocrat of good standing. She is very hard working and always smiling even when she is angry angry.

I remember when we were young, anytime we lied to my sister, she will look at your face and tell you "so miin", that is 'say something else', in this way, you are bound to say the truth!

 My sister is " beautiful, warm, kind, generous, a role model in her career, her marriage, her motherhood and life in general. When I get tired of trying, all I have to do is look to her example to get the courage to keep going.

Intelligent as she is, she's never afraid of hard work. While studying for her Masters degree in the UK she took on all sorts of jobs to ensure she sent goodies to us back home. At Director level at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), she still had her thriving business on the side which kept us all busy during the holidays! Any form of laziness from us was chased out quickly with some major 'abaras' from her ever ready palms!

Mummy, here's wishing you a very Happy Birthday! I love you and truly appreciate you. Thank you for all your sacrifices and care. Thank you for being an example for us your kids and the many more who see you as their mother. Only God can bless and reward you. May your new year be very blessed!"

"Woman of substance l appropriate you your love and care for your family and everyone around you. You will continue to enjoy the goodness and riches of God's grace"~~Kristy Moses.

"This is a testimony to all young ladies out there. Be good in all ways bcs a day like this will come when yr report card will be read to d public. Here I present to you a wonderful mother, supportive wife and an elegant woman, worthy of emulation. Happy bday Best Mummy."~~ Olori Baba

"Iye eni, congratulations and happy birthday. Best wishes for many happy returns of the day in good health and sustained prosperity. Mama Wa, e ni alafia, e pe fun Wa o. Sa ma Jijo se pepepe. Aminnnnn o."~~Hob Lawal

My beautiful sister, the best i can wishes you is to  rejoice with you  for all the Beautiful things the good Lord has been doing in your life. May the almighty God continue to pour Joy in your heart, Peace in your Soul, and His Blessings  to contenue to radiate all over you and your families.

MEET 'MISS MERCY FUNMILAYO AREMU' A GIRL FROM A LOCAL SCHOOL THAT CAME SECOND @ NATIONAL DEBATE COMPETITION !

I saw the post below on a friend's facebook profile, the guy who posted it was the former Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government,Ogbere, by name Honourable Tunde Oladunjoye.

This is a girl from a local secondary school,that lack basic text books, shortage of teachers, teaching aids, etc...,yet she represented her school, her local government area and indeed her state very well at the National Debate Competition for Secondary Schools grand finale in Calabar,  where she came second, losing to the winner by two points!

This girl need all possible surpport and encouragement from Ogun state government and Ogun indigenes alike. More importantly, her school need to be refurbished structurally with all necessary teaching aids put in place.

Read what Hon.Oladunjoye wrote about her below;
"Last year when I met this girl, AREMU-MERCY OLUWAFUMILAYO, at Itele High School, Ijebu Itele, I described her as a first-class brain.

With ( female) Principal of the Junior School and the Principal of the Senior School

She had represented her school at the National Debate Competition for Secondary Schools! She came first in Ijebu East, first in Ijebu Division, first in Ogun State and first in South- West, Nigeria. At the grand finale in Calabar, she came second losing to the winner by two points.

She was hosted in my house in May last year by the Old Students Association. The school offered her scholarship, while I promised some sponsorship in her schooling and examinations. To the glory of God, I was able to keep the promise.
She sat for WAEC recently and came out with this result, even as SS2 Student:
SUBJECT GRADES
ECONOMICS C5
GEOGRAPHY B2
ENGLISH LANGUAGE B3
YORUBA LANGUAGE B3
MATHEMATICS B3
AGRICULTURAL SCI B3
BIOLOGY B2
CHEMISTRY B3
PHYSICS B2
She has been enrolled for JAMB. I recommend her for all possible support."