The social life you have can be an important source of fun, support, pleasure, happiness and even sense of security. All of which play an important role in maintaining good physical and emotional health. That is one of the major reasons why we need to be so mindful of our social life.
 No one has ever wished to live a regrettable life, but we have the keys in our hand to choose the way forward.
Don’t assume that because you don’t feel like being social that other people don’t want to be around you. Remind yourself that your life is richer and achieving good health is so much easier when you stay connected to friends and family.
 When you make plans with someone, you are actually helping to feed the other person’s social needs as well. It’s something to feel good about. Because when you show interest and support in your friend’s life, they are more likely to do the same for you.

Focus on the experience of just being with others without worming about whether you have a lot to do or you are being taking care of the bills. Hanging out or socializing doesn’t mean it must surely have an objective or goal, sometimes you go out to have fun, relax and enjoy yourself. Give yourself permission to laugh, don’t feel guilty about having fun or laughing.
 Often, when we are not feeling good, we feel like we are not allowed to enjoy ourselves when we are around others, relax yourself, have fun and laugh, There is a kind of joy that comes out from it; which we feel naturally, this happiness helps to keep us on a healthy ground.
Notwithstanding, hangout with those of positive influence. Be guided!

COVID-19: FCTA INAUGURATES 506-BED ISOLATION, TREATMENT CENTRE

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, inaugurated a 506-bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre located at Idu Railway Station in Abuja.
FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, while inaugurating the four-storey building facility, said it was a private sector intervention coordinated by the Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 to contain the killer virus in the nation’s capital.
According to him: “As you are aware, in the last one week all processes of gradual easing of lockdown has commenced in FCT. However, this has shown that the wider community is not very compliant with respect to social distancing and other protocols.


“So, I want to use this opportunity based on what we have here and what we have at Asokoro Hospital as well as what we have at Karu General Hospital to say that we have enough redundancy of bed space but that should not make us be complacent.
“Because if we do not continue with what we are doing now with a lot of restrictions and compliance then if this thing gets out of hand we may wake up and found that the facilities we have might not be enough,” Bello warned.
Malam Bello, who disclosed that FCT was almost having a redundancy of bed spaces’ with about 1000 bed spaces to 356 COVID-19 patients, warned residents to observe all protocols so that the pandemic does not escalate to make the available facilities inadequate for containment.

The Minister said FCT Administration is working very hard to stop the escalation of Covid-19 pandemic in the territory, stressing that there would be strict enforcement of all protocols to control the spread of the disease and urged all the residents of the FCT to take the fight against COVID-19 as a personal fight for survival.
He said in addition to the provision of medical facilities, FCTA was also providing palliative items to the most vulnerable and poorest of the poor in the Territory to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on them.
Earlier, the Chairman, FCT Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee onCOVID-19, Dr Aliyu Modibbo, urged Nigerians to be committed to the ongoing fight against the pandemic and assured that his team would not relax until COVID-19 was contained in the FCT and the country at large.
“At the inauguration of this Committee, the FCT Minister charged us to mobilise human financial and material resources to augment and compliment what the FCTA is doing in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
“In particular, the Minister task us to take over the unoccupied Railway School facility at Idu terminal to liaise with the FCTA to transform it into COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre within the shortest possible time,” he said.

IHEDIOHA TO COURT: HALT ‘N19.63B’ FRAUD PROBE

Former Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has asked an Owerri High Court to stop the House of Assembly from probing him for allegedly mismanaging N19.63 billion council funds.
The state Auditor-General for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs had issued an interim audit report detailing how N19.63 billion fraudulently disappeared from the Local Government accounts between May and December 31, 2019.
Apparently worried that the House of Assembly may probe the allegation, Ihedioha applied for a perpetual injunction restraining it from investigating him.

In May 5 suit filed at the Owerri Judicial Division, the former governor, through an origination summons, is seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining the House of Assembly from inviting him for an investigation into the alleged missing funds.
Imo State House of Assembly, the Speaker and Clerk are the defendants.
The suit is also seeking an order to set aside any summon or invitation to Ihedioha, by the House or its agents, to appear before it for probe.
Two days after the originating summons was filed, Ihedioha’s lawyer, S.A Anyalewechi, dispatched a letter to the Speaker, asking him to restrain the House and its agents from inviting his client for an investigation.

The Assembly is expected to respond to the suit ahead of hearing.
The state government, on April 14, approved a request by the Auditor-General for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs to recover N19.63 billion allegedly misappropriated by the Ihedioha administration.
The money was allegedly taken from the State-Local Government Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC), through the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs (BLGCA).
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba said the sum was discovered during a routine audit of the accounts and records of JAAC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
Emelumba said the government’s action was in line with the New Imo Agenda of transparency in public service and financial discipline.
According to the Commissioner, the money was illegally withdrawn from JAAC account without any Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Stores Receipt Vouchers (SRV) or Stores Issue Vouchers (SIV).
According to him, the Ihedioha administration paid a ‘crony’ N1.215 billion for unsupplied construction equipment without any document.
“There was also an unconscionable mandatory withdrawal of N2.405 billion by the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs (BLGCA). Others are payment of N9.378 billion to local government councils for an undisclosed purpose. A firm also received N245 million for no disclosed purpose.
“Other fictitious and fraudulent withdrawals include compulsory returns from councils to the BLGCA to the tune of N2.404 billion.  This was deducted from the allocated funds of the LGAs,” he added.
Ihedioha and those named in the report had denied the allegations.

PLANT EXTRACT IN MADAGASCAR’S COVID-19 ‘REMEDY’ GROWS IN NIGERIA – FG

The Federal Government has said the ‘Artemisia annua’, the plant extract in Madagascar’s announced ‘remedy’ for coronavirus also grows in Nigeria.
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, revealed this during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday.
Ehanire said samples of the said plant would be got from Madagascar and compared with the ones which grow here in the country.
He said, “The cure from Madagascar has been making the news and we have promised to get samples of the herb or the botanical products that is there for analysis and (also) use (that) as an opportunity to speak with the health authorities, particularly the scientific community, on how they use it.

“We will give that to the research community with us here to examine and see what they can do with it. We understand that it is something called Artemisia annua which also grows here but if we get it, we will like to compare it with the strain here whether they are identical or whether they are similar and see what properties they have. Things like that are subjected to analysis.
“All countries in the world are interested in finding a cure and we are no different and we will look at all options, possibilities, and promises that were made. But before we give them to our people, we will ensure they are safe and make sure they work.”

FACILITIES OVER STRETCHED, WE’LL STAGGER SUBSEQUENT EVACUATION OF NIGERIANS ABROAD, SAYS MINISTER

Nigerians anxious to return home would have to exercise patience as facilities for their accommodation back home were already overstretched.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, made the disclosure on Monday at the weekly briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
The Foreign Affairs Minister, who put the figures of returnees so far from the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America at 600, revealed that there were Nigerians in China, France, India, South Africa, Sudan, among others who want to return the country.

He however lamented that the position of the medical experts in the PTF team was that the facilities at home were already overstretched which necessitated the decision to stagger subsequent evacuation moves.
He said: “Now we have over 600 evacuees in various accommodation in Lagos and in Abuja and as I understand from our medical people, we are at saturation point and the maximum we can really cope with and able to deliver adequately and professionally with care that we are supposed to.
“This will mean, we will be staggering our flight in evacuating Nigerians and making sure that we do with the ones that we have in place before bringing back others.
“But we certainly hope that with adequate period of time, we will be able to bring back some of the others out there.


“There are many still out there: Nigerians in China, in India, Canada, South Africa, Sudan, France Lebanon, Egypt and all these really call to question our capacity to absorb such large numbers and truly, our system is being strained and we really have to take it easier and also to ensure that we can deliver optimally as we are supposed to.”
Mr Onyeama however has cheering news for local airlines operators as he revealed that they would be considered in subsequent evacuation flights.
“Another issue that has come up in the media has been the issue of using Nigerian carriers. I have explained in the past and I will do that just very quickly again.
“The carrier that came from the UAE wasn’t a government organised one and the one from UK was one that was coming already and the one that came from the US was the one that had been arranged and pretty much it was a private sector initiative.
“The government is being mindful of the importance and the need to use local carriers and I am happy to say that the pipeline flights, the ones we had in process of arranging are all Nigerian carriers. So, henceforth going forward, we hope that we will be using only Nigerian carriers.”

*Buhari Appoints Executive Secretary For NALDA*

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Paul Ikonne as the Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA).
Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made this known on Tuesday in Abuja, in a statement signed by Mr Willie Bassey, Director, Information, Office of the SGF.

According to Mustapha, Ikonne’s appointment will take effect from June 1, for an initial period of five years.

“Before now, Ikonne held several responsibilities in Abia State to include Commissioner for Lands between 2007 and 2008, as well as Commissioner for Works and Transport from 2008 to 2009,” he stated.

The SGF said that the president had congratulated Ikonne on the appointment and urged him to bring his wealth of experience to bear on the new assignment.

Goal setting Tips

True success doesn’t come from the outside but from within. Cancel that which disturbs you. You can’t simply say I WANT and expect it to happen.
 Goal setting is the process that starts with careful considerations of what you want to achieve and ends with a lot of hard work to actually do it.
 Don’t be lazy or reluctant to start it, cancel procrastination and get hold of your dreams.
 Make sure it’s possible to achieve the goals you set. If you set a goal that you have no hope of achieving, you will only demoralize yourself and erode your confidence. Goal setting is an ongoing activity not just a means to an end.

 Build in reminders to keep yourself on track, make regular time-slots available to renew your goals. It is much more than simply saying you want something to happen
Taking greater personal accountability is the key to succeeding in everything you do.

Good morning

Greatness comes from the desire to do extraordinary things, to reach beyond the status quo and relentlessly chase your dreams. It all starts with setting and achieving goals.
  There is greatness inside us, but first, we must cancel that which disturbs our goal setting.
  The process of goal setting helps you to choose where you want to be in life. By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you have to know where you have to concentrate your efforts, put in more efforts, though you will also spot the distractions that can so easily lead you astray.
 Always remember to aim high but start low, celebrate and keep going.

Finding a compatible partner is very significant and many people feel trapped in marriage because they married the wrong person. However, you need to focus on two things; one is the level of your commitment and secondly is finding the right partner.

The quest of freedom is not all about lack of responsibilities or lack of commitments but instead, it is about finding the things that resonate with your personal interest, time, health and ability to dedicate yourself to the things that is most important to you. A loving partner will help you do just that and you can do the same for them.
The power and strength that people gain from a happy and healthy relationship is virtually unparallel and represents a whole new kind of independence. It always makes you feel like you got a back up every time.

Understanding the difference between single life and married life especially when it comes to finance, emotion and responsibility can be beneficial to us when making marital decision.
The difference between single and married life vary from very little to very huge, but there are a few difference that serve to illustrate the preference among male and female. Responsibility is one of the issue influencing the preference among male and female. Single life is just being self-responsible and married life is responsible for partners.

An unhealthy relationship is based on power and control, not on equality and respect. You may not think deep about the unhealthy behavior at early stage of your relationship. However, insults, jealous, yelling, dishonesty, disrespect, nagging, physical violence etc are at their root.
Being in a relationship isn’t easy, but healthy couples know how to take the ups and downs just to maintain a healthy relationship. Want to feel loved and connected to your partner? Then learn how to build and maintain a romantic relationship that is healthy, happy and satisfying.

Establish a high level of communication.
When you talk to your partner, tell them about your day, express yourself politely to your partner when you feel bad about something or certain behavior that needs to be corrected, be open with what bothers you and what you enjoy. Talk to your partner about your emotional wants and needs. Ask questions and listen to their answers. Talking through problems builds trust and makes your relationship stronger. Always let your partner to know when something they do makes you happy. You should be able to read your partners body language and expression to be able to tell whether something is wrong and to feel comfortable bringing it up. By opening yourself up, you are expressing openness and trust in your partner; also by being so open with them you invite them to be just as honest with you. Respect one another’s opinion and contributions.

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The human spirit includes our intellectual, emotions, fears, passions and creativity. It is this spirit that provides us the unique ability to comprehend and understand.
Having in mind that the bible reveals that man is a tripartite being possessing a spirit, a soul and a body. It is this sense of life and peace in our spirit or the absence of it that tells us whether what we are thinking, speaking or doing is in harmony with Christ in us.
 If we lack this sense of life and peace, it is an indication that the Lord in us is not pleased and that we need to stop what we are doing and turn to him.
When we allow the spirit of God to lead our lives, “The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children” {Romans 8:16}.
As children of God, we are no longer led by our own spirit but by God’s spirit, who leads us to eternal life.
 The human spirit has a voice, we call that voice conscience, and sometimes we call it intuition, guidance or an inner voice. But whatever it is; is your spirit speaking to you? As you give this new born spirit the privilege of meditating on the word of God, the word becomes the source of its information, your spirit will become strong and the inward voice of your conscience educated in the spirit will become a true guide.
 Knowing our spirit is the key to experiencing Christ, so we need to be impressed with the importance of our spirit and cancel that which disturbs our spirit. We need to become more conscious that we are spirit beings, not just mental or physical beings, we need to train our spirits so they will become safer guides.

CANCEL, WHAT DISTURBS YOUR SPIRIT

The Spirit is the part of you that is not physical and that consists of your character and feelings.  Spirit can also be seen as the courage and determination that helps people to survive in difficult times and to keep their way of life and their beliefs. Spirit is the liveliness and energy that someone shows in what they do.
The human spirit is a component of human philosophy, psychology, art and knowledge. It is the mental part of humanity. It can be used with the same meaning as “human soul”. Human spirit is sometimes used to refer to the higher component of human nature in contrast to soul or psyche which can refer to the ego or lower element. The spirit includes our intellect, emotions, fears, passion and creativity.

Our spirits can be educated. Also our spirits can be built up in strength and trained just as our bodies can be built up and trained. We must first realize that Christ is the spirit in our spirit. Christ will always be put in first place in everything we do, and then, there we will experience Christ in our spirit.

Our consideration should be – Am I in the spirit or in the soul? Am I doing this by myself or by the lord? Well, there are unpleasant energies that build up in our lives over a period of time, or even longer. The main cause for negativity is undesirable human emotions and actions. These may include anger, jealousy, violence etc.

 These negative energies would draw your spirit down to things that are evil in sight of men and God. Get rid of a negative spirit in you, whichever one you might be facing now, within you. You know it, tell yourself the truth and stand bold because one of the things that often work to get rid of a negative spirit is to tell it to leave. You have to be firm, control your fear and let it know that it’s not welcome.
 It’s interesting how often this has worked for quite a number of people.

Getting rid of the negative energies will help you to cancel all the things that disturb your spirit. Educate your spirit and think of the purpose of your life, let your spirit guide you to establish your purpose in life.

 Have you ever looked deep within your mind to notice the thoughts that occupy most of your time? If you could be mindful of what you say to yourself, what would you see?

Life moves so fast and we are so distracted with the worries or burden coming from our heart, sometimes we just need to slow down, feel, think and just be. I often asked myself- why we are so hard on ourselves, why do we at times take on the role of a victim instead of looking at each experience as a learning opportunity to grow. Never allow things that aren't worth it to eat up your heart.

Some say peace of mind lies in security, some say it’s about decluttering, and finding stillness and calm in life. While some say it’s about acceptance and letting go but I say it’s all about things you do to please yourself. Your heart deserves happiness; you won’t have a peaceful mind if you allow negativity to dominate your thinking.
Try to understand others rather than judging them. Forgive others and free yourself. Radiate compassion and be a Good Samaritan. You will also add to your own sense of self esteem. You will know the heart and soul of the peaceful life if you cancel all the things that disturb your heart.
“A happy heart makes the face cheerful but heartache crushes the spirit” ---proverb 15:13.

 Instead of stress and discontentment allow the peace of Christ to rule your heart, our every moment needs to be soaked with the peace that passes all understanding.
The heart is the core of our being and the bible sets high importance on keeping our hearts pure. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life”-----proverb 4:23.

For a person to be saved, then the heart must be changed.

Let’s take a moment to reflect on the things or ways to create your own happiness; there are so many ways in which you can help yourself to create happiness, they include:

- State your achievements,
- Include the little things you love into your day-to-day life,
- Do what you love
- Paint your perfect day
- Put yourself above everything else
- Tell yourself today will be awesome
- Forget being perfect and accept yourself as is
- Surround yourself with right company
- Stop worrying and keep it moving
- Get out of your comfort zone and become bold
- Always have a feel-good song

With these you can achieve self happiness. In general,
it means that you are pleased with yourself and your choices and with the person that you are.

Responsilities In Marriage

    #Part2

You don’t need to feel as if you are in a never-ending battle over house hold responsibilities and roles when contemplating to get married or to remain single, you and your partner needs to work closely as teammates in order to overcome the charges and responsibilities facing marriage.
 Your relationship will always lack behind if you and your partner constantly go from being teammates to opponents. Your marriage will quickly  start to feel unsafe and unresolved power struggles leads to a relational tug of war over who will do what in order to manage the home, the result can fracture the bond that holds a couple together.

Apart from being faithful to your partner, sharing household chores and responsibilities ranks very high on issues associated with a successful marriage. This means that if you can learn to share chores, your marriage will have one of the hallmarks of unity.
A fair and mutually satisfactory plan for dividing up household chores begins with mutual understanding. It’s a matter of knowing your partner inside and out learning about his or her special gifts and talents, finding out what makes him or her tick and discovering what he or she really enjoy doing.

People with vibrant and successful marriage tend to be those who have found mutually satisfactory ways of setting the house chores and responsibilities between themselves. They understands that the only thing that matters is how they work together to achieve their desired goals and not what other people might think about them because there is no comparison in marriage.
 Many marriages fail today when comparison comes in. we all have our discrepancies and different roles and responsibility when it has to do with marriage and it should be done in a way that best suits you and your partner so as to achieve the desired marriage goals.

Obviously, you don’t have the ultimate responsibility to bother yourself for others when you are single and you have only one responsibility which is you and maybe your parents.
A lot of people run away from marriage when it comes to responsibilities. Some people prefer to be single than to take the responsibilities of marriage.

Why do people run away or avoid marriage when it has to do with responsibilities? When you can easily negotiate with your partner on how to manage the affairs of the family.

They utilize their individual gifts and talents so they negotiate ways to divide household chores fairly. (Philippians 2:4)

Responsibilities in marriage should not be one sided, it’s something both partners come together to tackle in order to provide a reasonable solution to their “Needs” and “Wants”.
It’s a struggle that needs the cooperation of both couples. Whoever is financially stable takes the front lead regardless of the sex. This is what a happily married life should be or look like and not to step out to announce to people how you run your home. The finances might be coming from the husband or the wife or even from both partners but nevertheless, it doesn’t warrant discrimination or abuse. It’s something that has to do with the affairs of the blessed union, regardless of where it’s coming from but no one is meant to relax, leaving all the work load and responsibilities on one partner. Everyone needs to contribute in one way or the other.
Having responsibilities does not affect your social life but rather you do it nicely knowing that it won’t affect your family because that is your primary assignment the very moment you agreed to tie the knot with your partner.
However, as married people settle into their roles, their partnership allows them to meet-up with life’s demand together. Marriage offers partnership, someone with whom you can strategize with, share financial and parenting responsibilities with, do household chores and maintenance.

Sharing responsibilities means being on the same team and as a married couple you are on the same team, therefore make decisions and divide household responsibilities in a way that honors both people involved.

Galatians 6:2 says “bear one another burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ”.

Couples recognize their unique God given roles and abilities to manage everyday responsibilities. They work to reach an agreement on the question of household chores so that both partners feel satisfied with the distribution of responsibility.

CANCEL, WHAT DISTURBS YOUR HEART

It only takes a simple glance at the world news or amounting to-do list for uncertainty and restlessness to rise up and overwhelm our hearts with anxiety.

A happy heart comes from a happy life, and by that I mean a life that offers the energetic seeds for happiness. You can’t ignore your unconscious wounds and expect to blossom or allow your mind to spew limiting beliefs about how you are not worthy or skip self-care, allowing everyone else to receive before you and expect to feel joy. Yet, when this happens, it’s too easy to blame ourselves.

In order to allow the peace of Christ to rule our heart, you must first focus; we live in a world that continually demands our attention. In a lot of ways, I lost myself trying to become someone who I’m not, or rather, tried to achieve something I desire in a way that’s not natural to me. This did not help me have a happy heart.
For a long time, I felt like I had to choose on the path which allows me to find peace within, which is part of my path because the ideas may not vibe in the outer world, but they do in my inner world.

 You really need to cancel whatever that disturbs your heart because your heart, mind and soul is the central point where these divergent ideas meet.

Learn to allow yourself to let loose when you feel something in your heart, you never bury it.
Cancelling that which disturbs your heart, you only need to entrust your heart with the people that you love and with the few friends that you treasure. Get excited at the prospect of having new experiences rather than gaining new things, because best feelings come from good memories and not from your possessions.
Even when you are passing through tough times, try to infect people with your positivity and confidence, with this, people can feel better through your experience.

RIVERS POLICE EXHUMES ROTTEN CORPSES OF 3 KIDNAPPED UNIPORT STUDENTS


MEN of Rivers State Police Command on Friday exhumed decomposing corpses of three undergraduates of the University of Port Harcourt (Uniport) kidnapped at Choba, Obio Akpor Local Government Area (LGA), host community to the varsity 7 April 2020. Nnamdi Omoni, Police Public Relations Officer, Rivers Command, who led a team to dig out the bodies identified the victims as “Nelson Nwafor, male, Fortune Obemba, male and Joy Adoki (male).

Omoni said the recovery of the murdered students was made by the Anti Kidnapping Unit of Rivers Police in the early hours of May Day at Eteo, Eleme LGA. He said: “In course of Investigation, one of the kidnappers was arrested on 30 April 2020 and on interrogation made useful confessions that led to arrest of two others. “At the early hours of today (May Day) one of the suspects, Friday Akpan ‘m’ took the Operatives to a forest at Eteo in Eleme LGA, where the bodies of the victims were recovered. “Remains of the deceased students have been deposited in the mortuary. Exhibits recovered from them include one AK47 Rifle, three magazines and 72 rounds of ammunition. The Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph G Mukan, has assured families of the deceased students that justice will be brought to bear in the circumstance”

238 new cases of #COVID19; reported

92-Kano
36-FCT
30-Lagos
16-Gombe
10-Bauchi
8-Delta
6-Oyo
5-Zamfara
5-Sokoto
4-Ondo
4-Nasarawa
3-Kwara
3-Edo
3-Ekiti
3-Borno
3-Yobe
2-Adamawa
1-Niger
1-Imo
1-Ebonyi
1-Rivers
1-Enugu

2170 confirmed cases of #COVID19
in Nigeria
Discharged: 351
Deaths: 68

CANCEL, WHAT DISTURBS YOUR HAPPINESS

Happiness is a sense of well-being, joy or contentment. Happiness is something that comes from within.
When people are successful, lucky or safe, they feel happy. Happiness is that feeling that comes over you when you know life is good and you can’t help but smile. It’s the opposite of sadness.
The pursuit of happiness is something everyone need and different people feel happiness for different reasons. Whenever doing something that makes you happy, people usually want to do more of it.

With the close ties between “Pleasure” and “Happiness”, you might be wondering how to differentiate them.
OED definition of Happiness describes it as a state of feeling pleasure.  The association between the two makes sense, and its common to hear the two words used interchangeably. However, when it comes to the science of positive psychology, it is important to make a distinction between the two.

Happiness as a state characterized by feelings of contentment and satisfaction with one’s life or current situation. While pleasure is more visceral in the moment experience. It often refers to the sensory-based feeling we get from experiences like receiving a compliment, eating good food, having sex etc.
 Happiness is a more stable state than pleasure. Happiness generally sticks around for longer than a few moments at a time, whereas pleasure can come and go in a second. Pleasure can contribute to happiness and happiness can enhance or deepen feelings of pleasure, but the two can also be completely mutually exclusive. For example, you can feel a sense of happiness based on meaning and engagement that has nothing to do with pleasure, or you could feel pleasure but also struggle with guilt because of it, keeping you from feeling happy at the same time.
The cause is always that happiness comes from within and the effect is that the outer happiness is simply the manifestation of the inner state.

Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy with what you have---Zig Ziglar

 I advise you to make sure you create your own happiness and be the owner of your own happiness. It is actually not that difficult to create outer happiness.
The easiest way is to do things you love and do it often, to do things that make your soul happy, to create from your soul and to express your true feelings.

Happiness will not come to you; rather it can only come from you. If you expect others to give you happiness or if your happiness relies on external circumstances, then you are destined to be disappointed sooner or later, because no one can give you true happiness except yourself, not even your sweetest lovers, best friends or any of your closest family member can bring you the constant blue sky happiness.