WHAT'S YOUR VIEW?

Damilola Ishola, a young lively child who lives around Makoko surrounding Lagos. Pix Gbemile Oluwatosin.

Obaloluwa Olafadehin, a young boy who lives in Osodi, Lagos. Pix Gbemile Oluwatosin.

 

 

 

 

PHOTO NEWS

From Eye-tech image I which all my viewers happy new month of September.

The 'crowd' worshippers fetching water, Osun State. Pix Gbemile Oluwatosin

Ebola virus or not, we will continue to worship our gods, these were the response of some of the worshippers of the Osun river at the recent Osun Osogbo festival 2014.

 

No doubt this year festival witnessed another turn out of crowd at the Osun groove. The festival was held when the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) became a feared disease before it became contained by the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH).

Ikeja Along expressway,Ikeja. pix Gbemile Oluwatosin

This is another view to Ikeja along express way, whenever it is late in the night. Here you see the commuters scrambling for cars to take them to their various destination.

Who will get an accommodation here. Pix Gbemile Oluwatosin

 

What can you deduce from this picture?

I which a salary earner will be able to afford this house when it's finally concluded.

MAKOKO OUR HOME.

HERE IS OUR HOME!

My journey into the heart of the Makoko axis was another adventure on its own, seeing wounded houses built inside water.  

Again the inhabitants of Makoko are majorly the Egun people of Badagry, Ijaw and Ilaje people too and Egun is their official language the language is similar to Yoruba dialect. While i was thinking, how will i transport myself inside the water, a very young boy offers to transport for just N 400 (four hundred naira only) in other to take me to the venue of the train of Sustainability Academy Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) program tagged “Turmoil in Africa; Uprising or Chaos”.

Executive Director and environmentalist, Mr Nnimmo Bassey noted the government should make sure they carter for the people of Makoko community in terms of giving them the basic health facilitates and adequate education, that they should not be sideline from what they deserve from the government.

However, at the end of the program, JesuDegbe jetty perhaps is seen as the largest jetty in Makoko which contains about 30 commuters at a time.

Here are the pictures of the event. 

CEO of HOMEF, Nnimmo Bassey addressing the audience

The floating hall and school, Makoko

Gbemile Oluwatosin taking a ride with the students in Makoko

Children dancing to their song in Egun.

Entertaining the visitors

Entertaining the visitors inside the jetty.

Story and photography by Gbemile Oluwatosin

BRING BACK OUR FUTURE

BRING BACK OUR GIRLS NOW!!!

Here our out cry!.

Bring back our girls now, enough is a enough.

Joel Odumakin

Femi Kuti

School Children in Lagos State.

School children in Lagos State.

   

The man behind the camera.

Photography by Gbemile Oluwatosin.

MOTHERS MUST MAKE BREASTFEEDING A PRIORITY

MOTHERS SHOULD BREAST THEIR BABIES

Pregnant women and Nursing mothers will do themselves good if they want their infant children to be mentally sound in all facet of their life.

Yes, if the infant children must have an healthy live, then the mother must give them Effective Breast Feeding for the first six months of the their baby delivery, without any other food substance, because breast feeding is highly needed for the children mental health says President, Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Mrs Ngozi Nnam at the just concluded third edition of Creating Shared Value Media Workship, Ilupeju, Oshodi.

Mrs, Ngozi noted that due to the fact that the breast milk contains approximately 3.80% of fat, 1.20% of protein, 7.00% of lactose, 0.21% of ash, and 87.60% of water it is highly necessary for mothers to breast feed children. Breast milk contains anti-infective factors, which protect the baby against infection. Again it brings and sustains rapid growth and development of the baby.

Malnutrition is the greatest cause of child death worldwide, especially among the babies in Nigeria; malnutrition is an underlying cause of more than 54% of child deaths. According to a 2006 article in the ‘Independent’ that outlined the findings of a United Nations report, the article reported that “10 children die every minute as a result of malnutrition”.

Mothers should start breastfeeding within the first 30 minutes after birth to allow the baby take Colostrums, the yellow and thick milk secreted for the first few days after delivery

Colostrums contain more antibodies and white blood cells than later milk. It gives the baby the first immunization against bacteria and virus.

She further said that while breast feeding the baby, the baby needs to be Babies should be positioned properly to ensure that the mouth is well placed on the nipple and the brown area surrounding the nipple.

Allow the baby to suck enough on one breast to assess the hind milk which is concentrated before putting him on the other breast. Mothers should practice frequent, on-demand breastfeeding day and night which helps the milk to flow very well, if mother has to miss a breastfeed, she can maintain her supply by expressing milk, which can be fed by cup during her absence. Expressed breast milk is safe for up to 8 hours at room temperature. If refrigerated or frozen, it may be safe for up to 24 hours.

Mothers should be on nutritionally adequate diet to facilitate breast milk production

However, after 3 month, the baby should also engage in fruits and vegetables meal supply for the micronutrient needs of the baby. Even small amounts can meet some or all of a child’s daily requirements of vitamins. Include variety of foods in the baby’s meal to meet the nutrient requirements of the baby.

In a null shell breastfeeding continues with complementary food up to two years and beyond if the mother desires.

Story by Gbemile Oluwatosin, 

Photography by AFP image of malnutrition of a child.