The Miracle on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

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Leaders of Tomorrow, Any Hope for Nigeria?

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Who Is Responsible For Our Problem, Nigeria?

The Nigerian movie industry has been growing in leaps and bounds. Progress is being made in different aspects of the film industry. The content has drastically improved in quality. There was a time that after watching a Nollywood movie for 10 minutes you can tell the end of the story. I know many people still have their researvation about Nollywood productions. Many even have sworn not to watch any Nigerian movies. I watch the movies and I enjoy many of the storylines. I can categorically say that they are improving. I was...

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Political Parties in Nigeria: Any Differnce Between Them?

I am looking at the political parties in Nigeria and I want to ask, are there any differences between them really? I told a friend that I like PDP and he was surprised. I am not surprised anyway because of what is happening in the polity.  PDP is synonymous with corruption, lack of democratic ideals, in fact all negative things. That is what people have painted the party to be. That name calling has been on for a long time and is bound to continue. Today, APC is the new name on the lips of people as the long awaited hope...

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Lessons From A Cancer Patient For A Better Nigeria

On The Doctors Tv yseterday, it was an exclusive feature of Valerie Harper, an Actress who is living with a terminal tumour of the meninges. She survived a lung cancer in 2009 but four years later she was diagnosed with this rare kind of cancer. The challenge with this kind of cancer is that it is difficult to use chemotherapy because of the brain-blood barrier. However, her doctors are applying and trying a new mechanism to treat her condition. What caught my attention and got me thinking is the way she is carrying on even...

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Baga Killing: What Is Happening Nigeria?

It is all over the news the incident that happened in Baga, Borno State. Reports have it that about 185 people lost their lives in the massacre. Residents of the town said the victims died during the clash, from Friday night to Saturday morning, between insurgents and the Nigerian Joint Task Force, JTF; with majority dying from a resulting fire that razed the community. While residents claim the fire was started by the soldiers, the JTF said the fire was caused by the Rocket Propelled Grenades used by the insurgents. Apart...

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Thinking vs Worrying

I have heard many people say that someone became hypertensive because he/she was thinking too much. While I won't want to discuss the causes of hypertension, I want to talk about what people mean when they say someone is thinking too much.The question that comes to mind is whether people are really thinking or worrying.So I decided to check the dictionary for the meaning of the root words (Think and Worry): Think means to ponder, to go over in one's mind, to communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find solution to a...

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Reawakening The Political Animal In Me

I was with a colleague this evening and we had a long discussion. We talked on a lot of subjects spanning governance in Nigeria, people in government, the impunity of politicians, the legions of problems bedeviling Nigeria.We talked about jobs, managers and subordinate relationship. We talked about finances, life as workers and the ultimate plan B. We even talked about retirement and pension. We talked about people cutting corners and asked ourselves what hope for Nigeria. What a long talk!We finally exchange some business...

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