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3 Truths to Take into the New Year

In spite of my cool and calm demeanour, there are some truths I hold dear which helps me cruise through life without unnecessary stress. Although I have learned these truths, sometimes I forget them in the heat of life situations

The Need for Mobilization Against Corruption Pt. 2

In an earlier post, I discussed the need for mobilization against Corruption in Nigeria, and will now provide my recommendations on how the social woe can be resolved once and for all. First, I believe that the civil society groups

A Lawyer’s Perspective: 50 Answered Questions on Rape Pt. 4

Is there an age limit for people charged with rape? What is the difference between rape and sexual assault legally? All these questions and more are answered in today’s part of A Lawyer’s Perspective: 50 Answered Questions on Rape In

What is Love? 8 True Definitions that Give Clarity

Love. I am not even going to try to explain this word that is so pure and true and yet, steals into your heart and muddles everything that is in order. Love is everything. Without it, there is nothing. This

5 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Christmas Gift

Christmas is just five days away and with it comes the celebration of love and giving as Christ the reason for the season exemplified in giving Himself for the salvation of man. Therefore, one of the significant actions we can

Motivational Monday: Commit

If you are going to succeed in the New Year, you are going to have to learn to commit; doing everything that is required to achieve your objectives. You are nobody without commitment. The difference between the rich and the

Tip of the Day: Currency, Not Money

When people talk about people who ‘have’ money, I often try to understand their context before applying myself to the discussion. Frankly, there’s right now little to no money in the banks of the world. They only hold currencies. True

For Married Men Only

Respect. Men, to gain the respect of your wives, you’ve got to give it first. Frankly, your wife’s point of view matters, otherwise you shouldn’t even be married. If you are going to enjoy being married – or at least,

A Lawyer’s Perspective: 50 Answered Questions on Rape Pt. 2

Editor’s note: In case you missed it, read A Lawyer’s Perspective: 50 Answered Questions on Rape Pt. 1   6. Is rape committed when a sexual intercourse takes place with a sleeping or drunken woman? Yes. It is a case

A Lawyer’s Perspective: 50 Answered Questions on Rape Pt. 1

Rape is one of the oldest crimes in human history. It is a crime in all countries of the world but definition and punishment differ from place to place. It has also been noticed that rape cases are reported more

Mental Health: A Need for Awareness

Mental health problems are on meteoric rise across the globe. I read an interesting article which identified mental health disorders as the fifth leading cause of death and disease worldwide. Interestingly, Nigeria, along with China, North Korea and Japan were

Allow Yourself to Be Successful

If you have failed in life, you aren’t the only one. We all have. But you cannot be like most people who allow the excuses of trying and failing once be their excuse that their lives aren’t worth more. Friend,

Motivational Monday: Face Your Fears

Forget it. You are never going to live a fear-free life. It’s a part of our existence. All of us get scared sometimes; the fear that we aren’t good enough; the fear that our ideas aren’t great enough; the fear

The Need for Mobilization Against Corruption in Nigeria

Corruption has gained tremendous weight in our journey of countryhood. Peter Eigen, the Chairman of Transparency International (cited in a 2005 Global Corruption report) argued that corruption does not just line the pockets of the political and business elites, it

Seriously, Many People Aren’t Well

In Nigeria, mental health is something nobody is really looking at. You see a lot of personality disorder problems on the road when driving particularly in traffic. You find that some people are so detached from reality behind their steering

The Cost of Love at Christmas

Our hearts must be rich enough to give and large enough to accept, at Christmas and always.

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