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You would be forgiven for thinking that only the obese suffer body-shaming until you meet skinny Kenyans who have equally endured barbs. Body shaming, whether you’re a bag of bones or otherwise, has led to untold psychological trauma especially when unleashed on social media.
It is worse if you’re a media personality or celebrity. Like radio girl Lynda Nyangweso. In an Instagram video in 2019, she opened up how she was called a whale and got so afraid of eating.
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State House Deputy Director, Information, Attah Stephen, has been lavished with praise and commendation after attaining the 60-year statutory age of retirement from the Federal Civil Service.
Mr Attah, a Knight of John Wesley (KJW) in the Methodist Church Nigeria, will disengage from the Civil Service on Monday, March 1, 2021.
In a momentous career that spanned 25 years in the Presidential Villa, he served nine Chief Press Secretaries, Special Assistants, Senior Special Assistants and Special Advisers on Media and Publicity to six Heads of State and Presidents.
In a well-attended send-off ceremony organised on his behalf by the State House management at the weekend, the Permanent Secretary, Tijjani Umar, praised Attah as ”an unassuming and noiseless performer, who is very efficient in everything he does.”
After serving six presidents, state house director of information retires After serving six presidents, state house director of information retires
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State House Deputy Director, Information, Sir Attah Stephen, has disengaged from the civil service after serving six heads of state and presidents at the presidential villa, Abuja.
Due to bow out Monday, Stephen was feted at the weekend by the State House management led by the Permanent Secretary, Tijani Umar, who oversaw a session of lavish praises and commendation for him after he attained the 60-year statutory age of retirement from the Federal Civil Service.
Sir Attah, a Knight of John Wesley (KJW) in the Methodist Church Nigeria, had a momentous career that spanned 25 years in the presidential villa during which time he also served nine Chief Press Secretaries, Special Assistants, Senior Special Assistants and Special Advisers on Media and Publicity to six heads of state and presidents.
Stephen Attah, State House Deputy Director of Information, will exit the civil service on Monday. The official, who has been at the Presidential Villa for