Lately I’ve been writing on topics that really lays a lot of emphasis on the children, teenagers and young adults. So, I decided to do something extra, like have a one on one discussion with three teenagers and the first one went like this. Teenager: Hello, I’m Britney I: Hey Britney, How are you doing?…
States and Local government depends largely on the amount allocated to them by the Federal Account Allocation Committee to carry out their various states activities. According to the latest FAAC disbursement report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed the sum of N780.93bn to the three tiers…
It is no news that the APC has disqualified State governor Godwin Obaseki from further participating in the party’s primaries this year. The Chairman of the Screening Committee, Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, he clarified that Obaseki had failed to produce his Higher School Leaving Certificate, among others. This has sparked numerous controversies on the micro-blogging site,…
The time was 3:20pm, sweating profusely, I stepped into the most beautiful lobby I had ever seen, with exquisitely clean wall to floor glasses, marbled tiles, huge split A.Cs that oozed out mortuary standard chill, artificial flowers neatly arranged in every corner and a beautiful receptionist whose smile was actually genuine. Walking up to her…
Happiness is free, it won’t cost you a thing, but too often we deprive ourselves of happiness due to our Perception, Ingratitude, and our very own Choice. Happiness is Influenced by our Perception Ayo and Mark both received an alert the same Saturday, the investment their friend Tunde introduced them into just paid off. At…
Bullying is a very trivial issue most people don’t actually talk about that much. I mean you could see people talking about racism, gender issues, feminism and the likes but people hardly talk about bullying. A lot of people are aware of the physical bullying that these children and teenagers face, but what they aren’t…
Diversification of the economy from the oil sector to other sectors of the economy is one popular advice that has been given to Nigeria policy makers for a very long time. While some believe no efforts is being made towards diversification, others are of the thought that little efforts are being made. In a bid…
As I was sitting down outside — in the veranda of my home— feeling as cold as ice itself, it suddenly hit me that we are gradually moving into the rainy season. These past few days, there has been an unexpected, yet welcoming, drop in temperature — as opposed to the scorching heat that has…
Click HERE for Previous Open Heaven Devotional Topic: The Unchanging Christ (Open Heaven 9 June 2020) Memorise: Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Read: John 5:20-29 (KJV) 20 For the Father loveth…
Understanding the importance of honesty can never be over emphasised. In our everyday dealings with humans, the question of being honest arises, whether in dealing with the woman from the store, reporting to our boss, acknowledging a wrong from our colleague and even whilst communicating with our partners. Sometimes telling a lie is sweeter and…
My thoughts go out to you who came like a wind and left me with nothing but dust in my eyes. My tears are shed for you, who was my friend and my demon. The rain is falling for you, as the dark cloud roaring in anger mourns your waste. A waste you became in…
Positive reasoning in a lay-man term is thinking deeply about something in a bid to profer a solution to it or to be able to comprehend the message behind it. Unfortunately, not many people think before doing things. They just wake up and do things anyhow they wish without thinking because they feel reasoning is…
The Nigeria Bureau of statistics carried out a survey tagged “COVID-19 National Longitudinal Survey on the SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF COVID-9 ON NIGERIAN HOUSEHOLDS”. The survey showed that 42% of Nigerians lost their jobs during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. NBS said it conducted the survey between April to May 2020. The result also states…
Even as this break has shown that it will continue to drag on for – at least a couple of months, I will now be exposing a very important aspect of our lives which, most times, seems so inconspicuous. Sleep has its advantages; and like most, its excess can prove to be disastrous. The more…
Alex got up from the bed, hissing, he wore his palms, picked up his car keys, went downstairs noisily, started his car, angrily barked at the gate man and drove out of the house. It was 6:12am. Zoey said nothing as he left the house angrily this morning, she had made no attempt to stop…
There is madness in the air, a raving madness carried and spread by humans with their consciousness intact. Sane humans displaying insanity though roaming the street looking all sane. It’s a pity that the mirror does not reflect the true nature of man, since appearance has proven to be misleading. Chaos has struck up to…
With over 10,000 cases of the recent virus ravaging the society coupled with the starring recession as announced by the Finance Minister, the choice of re-opening the economy or not seems like a difficult decision to make as taking one side could lead to a trade-off of lives to livelihood or livelihood to lives.During the…
A wise man said Fear has two meanings. Forget Everything and Run or Face Everything and Rise. One must choose their fear and live by it. Have you ever gone out with a group of friends to the park and all your friends went for a ride on the Ferris Wheel and you were so…
Hello everyone! To start with, I would like to put it out that I feel very disheartened and bothered writing this piece. Not necessarily because I can relate with the rape experience of Ms Omozuwa, or others; but because I can feel the pain and empathise with the families involved – as I am sure…
Sometimes after a bad breakup, we go about telling the world how terrible and toxic our partner was, painting them wrong and proving how you’re the just party, now if you have repeated this cycle 3 or more times, it is quite possible you may be the toxic partner. Here are 3 important signs that…
