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23 Depression Quotes To Help You Get Through Life

April 27, 2022

Depression can make life harder than it seems. It skews your perception of reality and makes you feel like nothing matters. While we can uplift our mood with good music or entertaining movies, some of the most insightful quotes about depression can also make us feel better. Read more about Quotes Below are 23 quotes … Continue reading 23 Depression Quotes To Help You Get Through Life

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24 Inspiring Quotes About Trusting Yourself

April 27, 2022

We are not always to be confident. That’s what makes us human. There are times when we feel unsure of ourselves and these feelings of self-doubt can often serve as motivation to put in the work. Read more about Quotes However, what’s not acceptable is allowing our fears and doubts to prevent us from doing … Continue reading 24 Inspiring Quotes About Trusting Yourself

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Inspirational motivation Personal Development

5 Benefits Of Personal Development

April 27, 2022

  Personal development revolves around various areas ranging from health, emotions, spiritual, financial development, etc. Personal development involves investing in various aspects of your life so that you can manage yourself effectively regardless of what life might bring your way. Personal development focuses on building up your knowledge and skills, as well as an overall … Continue reading 5 Benefits Of Personal Development

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Inspirational LIFESTYLE Personal Development

How To Leave Your Comfort Zone 

April 25, 2022

The Comfort zone is the archenemy of success and fulfillment. The only time you can make meaningful progress and clench your dreams is when you leave your comfort zone. However, leaving the comfort zone is difficult. The body itself loves pleasure, and ease, and hates to do the hard work. Our brains are naturally wired … Continue reading How To Leave Your Comfort Zone 

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The Importance Of Being Optimistic

April 22, 2022

  Life is not all doom and gloom, and there are always many more positives than negatives. And very often you take the positives for granted and focus on the negatives, which lead to depressing thoughts. Nevertheless, if you can be optimistic and upbeat that which has been greatly appreciated by people around you, then … Continue reading The Importance Of Being Optimistic

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20 Inspirational Quotes About Being Your Authentic Self

April 20, 2022

In a world full of opinions and beliefs, it can be hard to be oneself. However, we’ve seen several people in society who were successful at being themselves and came to be loved by many. Read more about Quotes Even if some people don’t like you for being who you are, be rest assured that … Continue reading 20 Inspirational Quotes About Being Your Authentic Self

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Inspirational motivation Personal Development

5 Ways To Practise Self-Love And Build Self-Trust

April 15, 2022

Self-love is key to true confidence. When you derive validation from within, and not from others, you feel more secure and happy. But getting to a point of self-love can seem like a difficult journey. When you realise that it takes baby steps and an ability to forgive yourself despite your imperfections, you start seeing … Continue reading 5 Ways To Practise Self-Love And Build Self-Trust

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EDUCATION Inspirational Personal Development Self Development

What Personal Growth Is And How Important Is It? 

April 5, 2022

  During my days in secondary school, I was taught by my Biology teacher about the characteristics of living things. One of such characteristics I was taught is growth. Growth could in fact be said to be the most important yardstick for measuring whether something should be classified under living thing or non-living thing. That … Continue reading What Personal Growth Is And How Important Is It? 

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20 Quotes About The Power Of Reading 

March 14, 2022

Reading is of the most important habits one can cultivate when on a journey of self-development. Reading books fills you with knowledge on how to approach several areas of life and can make life a whole lot easier. Read more about Inspirational Here are 20 quotes that will inspire you to read more and fill … Continue reading 20 Quotes About The Power Of Reading 

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Video Of The Week: Alumni Of The University Of Jos Show Kindness To Former Classmate

February 20, 2022

Good people, they say, make the world a bearable place to live in. Nigerians were moved to tears at the kind gesture of the alumni of the University of Jos who, earlier this week, arrived in Bakana in Rivers state to visit a former classmate who had been living with a mental illness for years. The … Continue reading Video Of The Week: Alumni Of The University Of Jos Show Kindness To Former Classmate

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EDUCATION Inspirational Monday Motivation

Ability In The Face Of Disability: How Nigerian Youth Was Able To Record Examination Success In Spite Of Challenges

February 7, 2022

  Nineteen-year-old Adebolu Adejobi is an inspiration to thousands of Nigerians. Despite his physical disabilities and the stigmatization attached to them, he finished secondary school education with a record-breaking WAEC result. Read more about Monday Motivation Due to his condition, he suffered ridicule and discrimination from people in his neighbourhood. His educational journey was not … Continue reading Ability In The Face Of Disability: How Nigerian Youth Was Able To Record Examination Success In Spite Of Challenges

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Health Inspirational

World Hepatitis Day 2020

July 28, 2020

  World Hepatitis Day is commemorated annually on July 28th, the birthday of Dr Baruch Blumberg. Dr Baruch discovered the hepatitis virus and developed the first hepatitis B vaccine. Global health organisations such as WHO and CDC commemorate World Hepatitis Day annually to raise awareness about hepatitis, which affects over 300 million people annually and … Continue reading World Hepatitis Day 2020

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Community Inspirational International

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

November 2, 2019

The role of journalists in information dissemination globally cannot be over-emphasized. Whether in war-torn countries like Syria, disease-ridden zones or even in diplomatic meetings or international conferences, journalists put in a lot of work into ensuring that we are abreast of happenings in the globe. At times, they put their lives in great danger to … Continue reading International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

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10 Points for Academic Excellence

October 31, 2019

I came up with a 10-point academic boost for today’s students, made in form of an affirmation/pledge. Affirmations and pledge are good for commitment.  How did I come about these 10 points? I was once a student. Not one you would could have called a bookworm because I used to play like any other boy … Continue reading 10 Points for Academic Excellence

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Inspirational Leadership motivation

Growth and You: 6 Traits of Great Followers

September 4, 2019

“Being a great follower is as important as being a great leader. Some followers make leadership impossible. Great leaders emerge from great followers.” Noela Ugwu Below are some qualities that every follower must possess. If you want to position yourself for some leadership roles, these tips will come in handy. Loyalty Every great follower must … Continue reading Growth and You: 6 Traits of Great Followers

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Inspirational

Letter to My Younger Self— It’s All Small Stuff

May 31, 2018

Dear Joy, You’ve just set foot in the University of Benin. It’s not only your first visit to the school where you will spend the next 5 years of your life, it’s your first time on a University campus. Sixteen years old, eight months out of secondary school, you feel no excitement or confidence; you’re … Continue reading Letter to My Younger Self— It’s All Small Stuff

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Let’s Talk About the Boy Who Killed a Giant

May 12, 2018

One of the most delightfully inspiring stories of all time can be found in 1st Samuel Chapter 17; the awesome account of a small shepherd boy who brought down the giant champion intimidating his people. King Saul was afraid. The Israelites were afraid. They thought their doom was certain. Have you ever been threatened by … Continue reading Let’s Talk About the Boy Who Killed a Giant

By jehonwa

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Inspirational Nigeria Society

Let’s Talk About The Guy Who Rebuilt His Nation

April 30, 2018

In today’s world, there are so many broken walls to rebuild; in individual lives, families, organizations, and of course, countries. Are you grieved over broken walls? Are you tired of just complaining? Do you long to play a significant role in rebuilding? Then let’s talk about Nehemiah and his building project. A quick review of … Continue reading Let’s Talk About The Guy Who Rebuilt His Nation

By jehonwa

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Inspirational

‘Verses’ by Tolu Odukoya-Ijogun

April 22, 2018

Verses is a word-music gospel channel on Youtube anchored by Tolu Odukoya-Ijogun. Tolu is the first daughter of Pastor Bimbo Odukoya, who was renowned for her popular Single and Married Programme. Tolu, it seems, has towed the path of her mother to make her mark by spreading the gospel. Verses Tolu is a pastor at … Continue reading ‘Verses’ by Tolu Odukoya-Ijogun

By kanayo

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BUSINESS Inspirational motivation

Are You Ready To Start A Small Business?

March 11, 2018

Starting a small business is not a walk in the park, especially in Nigeria; a chat with any Nigerian entrepreneur will quickly reveal this. In spite of the many challenges, small businesses continue to spring up daily, and Connect Nigeria continues to support SMEs across Nigeria, recognizing the invaluable role they play in the economy. … Continue reading Are You Ready To Start A Small Business?

By jehonwa

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Inspirational Personal Development Self Development

Life Lessons I Learnt While Playing Hearts

March 7, 2018

‎I haven’t played Hearts in many years, but back when I had a computer with the game on it, it was one of my favourite pastimes. I played it so much and recorded so many wins and losses that as usual, I began to glean life lessons from it.‎ Here are a few of those … Continue reading Life Lessons I Learnt While Playing Hearts

By jehonwa

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Inspirational

Awakening Your New Year Goals

January 10, 2018

The year has started and it’s amazing how we all have rolled up our sleeves in preparation for the year. Like it is traditionally accepted, many have drawn out resolutions they hope to stick to, prophecies to align beliefs, and predictions they hope to work on. However, I wonder why resolutions are made every year … Continue reading Awakening Your New Year Goals

By adepeju

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This Was Supposed to Be the Year!

October 11, 2017

I remember entering the year with great anticipation! This was supposed to be the year where a lot of my dreams that I had nurtured over the years would finally come true. Once I crossed over to January 1, I was on the clock to launch the ‘Find your niche challenge’, release my book Uplevel, … Continue reading This Was Supposed to Be the Year!

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Hope, What it Feels Like Celebrating 57 Years of Independence

October 3, 2017

Nigeria just celebrated 57 years of independence and as with Independence Day celebrations, we got a public holiday, or bank holiday in other climes. Yippee! Of course, celebrations usually bring about reflections; some of these reflections good, and others bad. The political analysts mostly had bad ratings; there were complaints around the President’s speech– oh we … Continue reading Hope, What it Feels Like Celebrating 57 Years of Independence

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Inspirational

How To Dribble Your Ball

August 30, 2017

I am not a fan of sporting activities but one thing I enjoy watching on the field is the dribbling technique. You just have to learn the basics of both football and basketball dribbling. That is what is also expected of you in life. There are prerequisites you are required to have in life before you can … Continue reading How To Dribble Your Ball

By adepeju

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Inspirational

The Living Dead

August 26, 2017

“Dearly beloved” The Priest took a deep breath, his eyes gazing over the heads of the multitude gathered in front of him. He had learnt that from Father Alphonso at the Seminary, “Whenever you are uneasy, look over their heads” The aged ecclesiastic said The Priest would never get used to this, no matter how … Continue reading The Living Dead

By kanayo

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Every Man’s Mountain

August 6, 2017

“There are no mountains anywhere; every man’s ignorance is his mountain”. -David Oyedepo   Do you have an idea the number of things you are struggling with today just because you are ignorant of an easier way to do it? Or the sheer number of things you are ignorant of? Ignorance means “lacking knowledge or … Continue reading Every Man’s Mountain

By kanayo

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Inspirational

Remember To Love Me

August 5, 2017

The personal message on a friend’s Blackberry device read “Remember to love me”.  I quickly sent her a ping chiding that it’s me she should remember to love because she had abandoned me for a long time. We pinged back and forth, accusing each other of the most hideous crimes to friendship we could muster until … Continue reading Remember To Love Me

By kanayo

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Inspirational

Lessons From the Cockroach

August 3, 2017

A lot of people have cockroach phobia, and if you’re one of them, you’re probably wondering what there is to learn from those ‘disgusting roaches’? Well, just be patient. Will you? A cockroach feels very formidable especially when you go for the kill. It hides in dark corners and trenches, or flies out for its safety. … Continue reading Lessons From the Cockroach

By adepeju

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IT’S NOT YOU, ITS ME.

July 30, 2017

‘It’s not you, it’s me,’ is a beautiful line that is now perceived as a spell of doom especially in relationships. In reality, it doesn’t necessarily absorb you of the blame. Arguing against this grain of wheat in other to validate its authenticity is on principle, just against my viewpoint.  Of course, it has to be … Continue reading IT’S NOT YOU, ITS ME.

By adepeju

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