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LAAF Organizes Haircut Outreach for Homeless Men in Honour of Men’s Mental Health Month
According to the World Population Review homelessness affects millions globally. In Nigeria alone an estimated 24 million people experience some form of housing insecurity.
The Life After Abuse Foundation expresses deep gratitude to all volunteers, barbers, donors and partners who made the event possible.
Lagos, Nigeria — On Saturday June 29th in honor of Father’s Month and Men’s Mental Health Month, the Life After Abuse Foundation hosted a powerful outreach event for homeless men at Teslim Balogun Stadium under the banner of The Dear Man Project.
The event served as a beacon of hope for fathers, brothers, and sons who have been bruised by life, forgotten by systems and silenced by shame.
This was more than a charity event. It was a sacred moment of restoration. Through simple but meaningful gestures such as a clean haircut a warm meal and a compassionate environment these men were reminded that they are seen valued and not forgotten.
According to the World Population Review homelessness affects millions globally. In Nigeria alone an estimated 24 million people experience some form of housing insecurity.
Among them are countless men burdened silently by poverty addiction trauma or job loss. These individuals often move through life invisible.
“Homelessness is not just the absence of a home” said Halima Layeni founder of Life After Abuse Foundation and facilitator of the session.
“It is the weight of being unseen. But on Saturday love broke through that cycle.
We may not have given them everything but we gave them something priceless: dignity.”
The atmosphere was filled with gratitude smiles and quiet moments of reflection. Many of the men expressed how the experience rekindled a sense of self-worth and reminded them that they still matter.
For some it was the first haircut they had received in years.
For others it was simply being listened to without judgment that moved them the most.
The outreach provided more than temporary relief. It restored confidence and planted seeds of hope.
Several men voiced a renewed desire to pursue support services reconnect with family and rebuild their lives.
The outreach was a heartfelt expression of community healing and humanity.
It was a moment where forgotten men were reminded of their worth and allowed to see themselves with new eyes.
The Life After Abuse Foundation expresses deep gratitude to all volunteers, barbers, donors and partners who made the event possible.
About The Dear Man Project
The Dear Man Project is an initiative of the Life After Abuse Foundation dedicated to supporting the mental emotional and social wellbeing of men especially those affected by trauma abuse and systemic neglect.
Through advocacy outreach and healing centered programs the project reimagines masculinity and champions dignity for all men.
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Ayo Fayose Gets Presidential Portfolio As REA Board Chairman
Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Board.
The President also appointed Major General Junaid Bindawa as chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
24 others were also appointed to 10 federal government agencies and commissions.
The appointments were contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.
According to the statement, “All the appointments take immediate effect.”
“Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.
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BREAKING: ICPC grills Gbajabiamila over PFIPC scandal
According to Jiti Ogunye, Gbajabiamila’s counsel, the president’s chief of staff appeared at the ICPC headquarters on Monday, where he was questioned over the PFIPC controversy.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has interrogated Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, over his role in the emergence of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC).
According to Jiti Ogunye, Gbajabiamila’s counsel, the president’s chief of staff appeared at the ICPC headquarters on Monday, where he was questioned over the PFIPC controversy.
Details soon
(The Cable)
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NBC Begins Training of Free -To- Air TV Installers
” We are doing it to ensure that they can properly track the NigComsat signal. We found out that installers are very critical to the success of the DSO project because we recently launched the DTH project. We are going DTT. We are going DTH. We are doing mobile App.”
•50 set-top box installers and technicians in Ibadan
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commenced nationwide capacity-building exercise to prepare installers for the rollout of the country’s renewed Digital Switchover (DSO) programme.
The Head of the DSO Unit and Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Commission, Mrs. Clementine Usman-Wamba, announced the development during training of more than 50 set-top box installers and technicians in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
According to her, broadcasters would be shut out of analogue broadcasting transmission by 2028, hence the need for the training of installers that are professionals to assist in the process.
She said, “We are actually here in Ibadan to train installers specifically to be part of the Digital Switch Over process.We are doing it in conjunction with Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited, (NigComSat). It is a joint outreach that we are doing here today.”
” We are doing it to ensure that they can properly track the NigComsat signal. We found out that installers are very critical to the success of the DSO project because we recently launched the DTH project. We are going DTT. We are going DTH. We are doing mobile App.”
She said that the installation of Free TV is to enable Nigerians to have access to many channels without subscription, noting that the NBC has embarked on the training of the installers of decoders and dishes nationwide for effective take off of the project.
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