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Hello there,It’s the sixth month of the year already. 💃🏽The year is halfway through and a lot of us are taking timeout today to evaluate how far we’ve come with the resolutions and plans we made at the beginning of this year. If you’ve had resolutions, made plans and you’re on track with everything, kudos…
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The dry season of 2018 thrust me into National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). I hated that I couldn’t find a laboratory or research institute to carry out my primary assignment. I had to make do with a school and I didn’t like it. Being a teacher wasn’t part of my agenda. Worst still, I was…
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Everything revolves around youths and everyone is talking about the youth but the big question is what is youth? Many people have different opinions and definitions on youth but this is what I feel it means to be a youth. This is the period of Y-ourO-wnU-sefulness T-oH-umanity. But, how many youths are useful to themselves…
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Watching the movie, Just mercy, brought to bare the stark realities blacks were faced with in the 1980’s. I initially thought it was just a fictional story until the movie ended and the major characters were shown 😲. Knowing the Herbert Richardson actually did get killed by electrocution even though he was suffering from Post…
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TRAUMA is any experience that destabilizes your life. TRAUMA TRIGGERS are those things you hear, see or feel that reminds you of the trauma you’ve experienced. If you’ve experienced trauma, it’s very likely that you’ve experienced trauma triggers too. You might not exactly know they’re triggers, but they are there. To heal effectively, you’ll need…
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I saw a meme a few days back which got me thinking, the meme read, “When a man cheats on a lady and she forgives him, she truly loves him. When a woman cheats on a man and he forgives her, he never loved her.” As I skimmed through the comments, I felt appalled by…
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How do you tell a story that is both yours and not yours to tell? A story about the great warriors of the past, of men and women of valour who fought the good fight for the advancement of their communities. Names like King Jaja of Opobo, Queen Amina of Zazzau, Mandela of South Africa…
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As we begin this month of August, let’s look at an interesting topic, skill. WHAT IS SKILL?According to Mariam Webster dictionary, skill is an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it. Or a particular ability that you develop through training and experience and that is useful in a…
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The whole LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Queer) are ideas I grapple with. I can’t seem to understand how a man will love another man or a woman, another woman. It’s all both confusing and uncanny especially the aspect of wanting (cross that), demanding churches to join such unions. What’s much more mind boggling…
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Today happens to be Good Friday – A day when Christians worldwide commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ, thousands of years ago. The significance of this day is so overwhelming as it is the bedrock on which the Salvation of souls is hinged on. Most times, when I think about it, I can’t…
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