Travelling to a new country is usually an experience worth savouring. The anxiety of not knowing what to expect from airport officials, especially when you are travelling on a Nigerian passport, adds flavour to your expectations.
Dr Okezie Ikpeazu and Dr Uche Ogar: The Beasts in an Animal Farm
Animal Farm is an original work of George Orwell (1945). In his essay, ‘Why I Write’ (1946) Orwell explained that the main reason he wrote Animal Farm was to "to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole".
Thus, I beg to borrow Orwell’s reasoning as I write about the political shenanigans in Abia state, Nigeria. Abia State, in all honesty, can only be described as an Animal Farm.
Nigeria’s Economic Recession: The Problem Has Only Started; Next Stop – Depression
In 1964, the Bankers’ magazine published an adage, which it rephrased as, "Let me tell you about the law of holes: If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."
This came as advice to financial services professionals, especially to traders on the floor of stock exchanges around the world. The message was simply, if you are losing money stop and reconsider your strategy.
It’s Eid-El-Kabir: When Ibrahim/Abraham Obeyed God to Sacrifice his only son – Ishmael or Isaac?
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It’s another period when Muslims all over the world celebrate the willingness of Ibrahim to obey Allah/God and sacrifice his ‘only’ son. Luckily, before he could slaughter his son God showed him the Ram to use instead. And so, Muslims all over the world slaughter Rams in this period to commemorate that incident.
Everything changes - Not in Nigeria - Except Pres. Buhari’s change
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My 6 years old son and I went to Peckham in South London to buy some African food stuff. I barely packed my car when he made an observation. He said Papa; there are lots of Africans here. I said yes. He asked why? Well, because they like it here. After some silence, he quipped; and the whole place is dirty.
Ikpeazu v Ogar: Re-Examining The Meaning Of ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt’
In law, the onus is on the Plaintiff/Prosecutor to prove his allegation. In other words, it is the duty of the Plaintiff to prove his case against a Defendant. And he must prove his case beyond reasonable doubt. Hence, the defendant can exercise his right to remain silent through to the end of the case.
Abia State, Nigeria And The Laws of Power
THE 11TH LAW OF POWER:
LEARN TO KEEP PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON YOU
Make people depend on you for their happiness and prosperity and you have nothing to fear. Never teach them enough so that they can do without you. “Thus the wise prince will think of ways to keep his citizens of every sort and under every circumstances dependent on the state and on him; and then they will always be trustworthy”…Machiavelli
My encounter with overzealous religious people
Yesterday, I somehow found myself in the midst of some religious people. A Muslim and a Pastor were arguing over who was the Prophet that Deuteronomy 18:18 referred to.
By the way, Deuteronomy 18:18 states; “I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.” This statement was from God to Moses; according to the Bible.
“You don’t have to believe in God to go to Heaven” – Pope Francis
In his ‘I believe in Love’ lyrics, Don Williams stated - “I don’t believe that heaven waits for only those who congregate”. It appears that Pope Francis, while responding to an atheist, has validated Don Williams’ belief.
EU Referendum: voting to leave - from the perspective of a commonwealth citizen
On Thursday 23 June 2016, a referendum will be held in the United Kingdom (UK) to decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union (EU). Citizens of The Commonwealth countries who are resident in the UK would also be entitled to vote.
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