Productivity

Managing the pressure of premature investment diversification

An Africanproverb “you cannot enjoy viewingmasquerade carnival from a single location” is often used to encouragediversification. During carnivals, various masquerades perform several songsand stunts in different locations to entertain cheering crowds. Because themasquerades move around to perform in different locations, viewers keep followingdifferent masquerades from one location to another. Yet, each masquerade patientlypractices, prepares and […]

Lifestyle

Growing a victory-mentality from victimization

Potatoes become soft when boiled, but eggs become hard in the same condition because of its inner characters. Christians believe that it is not what comes to a man that defiles him, but what comes out of him. So, if people throw thrash into your farm, you can either cry, whine and curse, or you […]

Politics

The national illusion of development called urbanization

Rub and shine is a coping method that girls use when there is water scarcity on campus. They scrub their bodies with little water from clean perfumed clothes, and apply make-up on their faces. So, they draw attentions to their faces in order to conceal the staleness on other parts of the body. Likewise, Nigeria’s […]

Culture Lifestyle Productivity Socio-Political Reforms

The necessary pride for Nigeria’s redemption

Guns are powerful instruments that can be used for different purposes. Using guns, people can hunt to feed their families, protect their families from attacks or oppress other people. Guns are neither moral nor immoral, responsible nor irresponsible. It is human beings that are judged moral or immoral, responsible or irresponsible depending on how they […]

Conflict resolution Law and Administration Socio-Political Reforms

Language and the hope for a progressive Nigeria

Pipes are means of sharing water and other liquids to different parts of a building, facility, city, town, nation or continent. Despite their size, colour and beauty, pipes are valued for their ability to preserve the quality of the liquid passing through them. When rusty, dirty or leaking, a pipe can spill or pollute the […]

Conflict resolution Culture Socio-Political Reforms

Organizing the true national conference for a new Nigeria

There is a trend for celebrities who flaunt grass-to-grace stories of rising from poor background to fame. Mostly, they rise beyond their circumstances because they looked within themselves to discover and develop the greatness inside them. If they had continued depending on other people, they may not have developed their talents to succeed. The ethnic […]

Conflict resolution Culture Lifestyle

Transforming Nigeria’s intertribal bitterness to neo-colonial liberation energy

Spartacus was captured from Thrace, and taken to Rome where he was later sold as slave to become one of Battiatus’ gladiators. After introduction into Battiatus’ camp, Spartacus began planning for his freedom, even while others mocked him. He endured mockery and cruelty from the champion, Crixus, and other gladiators in the camp, until he […]

Politics

Let’s make Nigeria great again… How great? We will get there… Where?

He who does not know where he is going will never know the way and will never reach any destination. Some Nigerians celebrate any road-construction, street light, borehole, bridge, electric transformer, importation and installation as miraculous favour from Nigerian government. So, they celebrate these imports saying: “we are moving gradually, we will soon get there.” […]

Culture Lifestyle

From social condemnation to social redemption: smartness vs greatness

Lab scientists diagnosing a patient and prosecutors monitoring a suspect both conduct investigations on their persons of interest. The difference between them is that while the lab scientist investigates you to heal you, the prosecutor investigates you to nail, jail or execute you. Despite your weakness, the medical team see you as potentially healthy and […]

Economy Industry and technology Productivity

Virtual games for redirecting human instinct for victory

Hunting is one of the ancient ways through which humans show their power and satisfy their instinct for adventure and victory. The size and strength of the animal you catch influence your respect among your peers. In acquiring hunting skills, young men learn to provide meat, leather and protection for their families and societies. Though […]

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