The Mistakes Nigerians Must Not Repeat in 2023. PENDULUM BY DELE MOMODU
“Nigerians in general should proliferate the two major parties with the brightest people, otherwise the rigid politicians will continue to dominate. We must be ready to challenge the status quo”. Fellow Nigerians, I’m back again with my epistle this week. As we inch closer to…
Soludo: Burnishing the radiance of the Light of the Nation. By Tochukwu Ezukanma
“APGA chose the best and brightest, Chukwuma Soludo, as the eventual successor to Obiano. Soludo is an honorable and respectable man, with a distinguished career in academia and public service.” According to a trite Nigerian parlance, “Politics is a dirty game”. As long, as it…
WARNING: Do Not Be Deceived the “MARK” is Here!
They say hindsight is 20/20; meaning, that after an event has happened, we feel that we should have been able to see the signs of an event unfolding, but for some reason, we couldn’t, and it is now apparent to us after the fact….
Bill Gates explains the ‘safest’ age to give a kid a cellphone
Tod Perry from Upworthy.com This article originally appeared on 05.01.17 Bill Gates sure is strict on how his children use the very technology he helped bring to the masses. In a recent interview with the Mirror, the tech mogul said his children were not allowed to…
From Nobel laureate to global pariah: How the world got Abiy Ahmed and Ethiopia so wrong
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN (CNN)”Abiy, Abiy,” the crowd chanted, waving Ethiopia’s tricolor flag and cheering as the country’s new prime minister, dressed in a white blazer with gold trim and smiling broadly, waved to a packed basketball arena at the University of Southern California in…
As Migrants Surge Toward Border, Court Hands Biden a Lifeline
Desperate to control the unrelenting buildup on the border, Biden administration officials turn their focus to deterring migration, dashing hopes of asylum seekers. By Natalie Kitroeff New York Times. MATAMOROS, Mexico — When the Supreme Court effectively revived a cornerstone of Trump-era migration policy late last…
Choosing My Religion
New York Times tech reporter Nellie Bowles on unchosen obligations, converting to Judaism, and the importance of tradition in American life The Exodus is justly celebrated as the earliest triumph for freedom in human history. But as everyone from the American founders, to Frederick Douglass,…
Sketching Nigeria’s tomorrow with JAMB. By Owei Lakemfa.
“There are, however, salutary trends in the JAMB Report, including its putting counter-measures in place to check the negative trends in the examination and admission of students, and asking institutions to admit all blind candidates that meet the minimum requirements for admission.” The Joint Admissions…
IsI Hurricane Ida Another Sign of the End Times? Recent disasters! Does God cause these? From PureWord.
Cat 4 Hurricane Ida is right now causing extensive damage in Louisiana exactly 16 years after Katrina which killed 1,833 people and caused $125 billion in damage. As of the writing of this, there are over one million people without power due…
The truth walks on crutches of lies. By Owei Lakemfa
“How do we recognise the truth when it has undergone serious battery requiring many plastic surgeries and face lift? Perhaps the truth is whatever pisses you off. This may be the reason the American journalist and feminist, Gloria Steinem made the famous variant: “The truth…
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