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  Sometime ago, a good friend of mine from North America sent me a message saying "hi, Ugly Boy” and I replied, "hello Beautiful Lady” without giving it a real thought. But if it were some seven, eight years before now, it would have got me thinking and depressed, blaming God for making me ugly and perhaps my mom for settling for my father, whom I look exactly like. Talking about some seven, eight years ago; when I was still in high school; a remarkable event took place; a self-esteem war that changed my name to "Sule, The Ugly Cheche."It was a dull morning in the school premises, after a show of shame with a group of girls, my classmates who had to fight for their beautiful friend, Esther, whom I became an embarrassment to just for asking her out. I was in SSS 3 and preparing for my final exams when it happened, they raised the chorus " Sule, Ugly Cheche " and invited junior students to back them up, their song was a sharp arrow, it pier...

Chinonye . J. Chidolue, doing a little bit of motivational speaking The sun still slumbered and the charade of illumination seemed all engulfed in a long experienced eclipse. The earth is seen wary, yet bent clambered in soliloquy of a new day, as it seemed the terrestrial elements were not ready for the instance. a cross section of the invited guests Yet, honking and gridlock on bridges and pathways all assumed the ever call of diligence and vehemence. Another date was marked, in diaries of the steadfast irrespective of the sullen clime. Amid these risers are the contingents posed towards humanity, armed with the

Sometimes ago, I read a write-up, where it was written that Nigerian youths are mere whatsApp group Administrators, while their oversea counterparts are very innovative. This I think says a lot about leadership in African youths. The writer might not be totally right, but there is an element of truth in the write-up. African youths seem to know how to criticize more than any other thing. Try to visit a vendor on a Monday morning and see how jobless youths speak so ineloquently grandiloquent when they criticize the leaders, yet get angry at the slightest provocation. Does a good leader get angry like that? That mean they criticize what they can’t do. It is relatively easy to cast aspersions on the leaders, but would you have done better if you get there? Talking about being a whatsApp group administrator, I have seen whatsApp groups, many of which the participants are less than 80, that have ceased to function because the owners can’t just manage people or get them to fo...

When a topic such as gender equality is raised, the question a lot of people ask is, can women be equal to men? There have been several tussles as regard passing the bill into law in Nigeria, the most populated black nation. However, a lot of folks do not understand what Gender Equality entails. What is Gender Equality? Gender is the classification of sexes, while equality means being equal, in a nutshell; it means equal rights for the sexes. The Feminists argues it is equity and that takes us to the meaning of equity, which according to Oxford Dictionary is: 1. Fairness. 2. Principles of justice used to correct or supplement the law. 3. A value of the shares issued by a company. b (in pl.) stocks and shares not bearing fixed interest. [Latin aequitas: related to *equal]. In all of the above definitions of equity, we can only pick the first two, which is fairness and principle of justice used to correct or supplement law. It will therefore mean that the fem...

Arise O compatriots Nigeria's call obey Unto multitudes without gender clad in crested vests Packed in rugged khaki Fresh breed of paramilitary Fresh meat for the men on the seat Arise O compatriots Sent to serve the fatherland for a year Rent is their lives unto supreme sacrifice Neglected by humanity Condemned by divinity No room for fear nor regret Ask! A call to service or to slavery? Unto the government who spun them out; They are zilch Unto the terrorists who raises dust up; They are meat Unto the citizens who murdered their sanity; They are milk Unto the firms who spit white out the black lips; They are rots Unto the religious leaders who sits in nooks cut into walls; They are nulls Unto the community who offers three legged chairs to sit on; They are dogs. Arise oh compatriots Youths obey the clarion call Sounds like we do have a choice That which screams you are wrong Where will it not be this hot ...

The sun danced along joyfully, The moon clapped beautifully, The breeze swung here and there The stars came, singing of hope, The oceans, the rivers and the sand gathered in the field to watch nature. When you go home do not eat, The manner shall fall this night, The activist shall rise without mouth, Without your nose shall mouth stand, The age of Mother Nature is written on my palms and can be counted here. Tell grave that mother must not come to her with a bleeding body that curse, Tell the idle ants not to boast to father, Tell the jobless birds that the nature is angry, Make them eat their vomits and venoms For being jobless in the market place of the skies. I can stand and judge the earth, I can count the forests with my eyes, Do not look at my eyes locked away, I am the night of the night in dreams when Nature comes home with me, on the Bamboo chair shall he sit to eat. The age of mother earth is numbered; Her a...

(An Online Lecture delivered by Soul’e Rhymez) INTRODUCTION Oxford Dictionary,defines religion in different ways such as: 1 belief in a superhuman controlling power, esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship. 2 expression of this in worship. 3 particular system of faith and worship. 4 Life under monastic vows. 5 thing that one is devoted to. [Latin religio bond]. We shall be dealing with the first definition which is: “Belief in a superhuman controlling power, esp. in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship.” Well, this definition best describe religion, as it also made mention of people’s mode of worship. Going by the definition above, it will occur to you that whichever religion you choose will determine your beliefs, lifestyle and mode of thinking. However, in order to live life at its best, certain religious beliefs had to be checked. Transformation in religion, regardless of the type of religion also req...