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"The worse fear is not death, but the discovery that we have never really lived when the time comes for us to die". Paul T. Wong, PhD. Death is the reality of every passing day. Every passing moment I live, I actually die. Every day given is actually one taken. The sooner I realize and accept this truth, the better for me; for the reality that one day, I shall depart this World is one which I have often avoided. Over the past few weeks, especially as I approached my birthday which I celebrated January 4th, the reality of death dawned on me with a whole new light. Death now seemed different. I was now pondering the matter...the always dreaded DEATH.  Death is more real than this life I thought, because it is as it unfolds that life is unraveled. It was through death even, that we had our lives back. In the past few days, I followed the activity of some of my friends, on Facebook, who shared the losses of either their friends or family members. I focused on two thin...

I have been compelled to write about this because of number of accounts that have been reportedly (which I have also confirmed) hacked and overridden, this month alone. This wave of hacking is different in that the hackers take over you Facebook Account, change your username, profile picture (and upload some of theirs), password, email, log you out on all devices and delete you photo album. Interestingly, they still maintain your friend list. Why? I do not fully understand. For some reasons, the profile pics and names they use indicated they MIGHT be Americans or Brits…this is only a postulation though. MY ADVICE TO YOU Step up your Facebook Security. A. Go to your SETTINGS menu Select SECURITY and LOGIN 1. Then change your password. Make it secured by using a combination of uppercases, lowercases, numbers, and symbols. This is usually difficult for the cracking robots to hack. Dont use your birthdays, special dates/events, etc. 2. After changing ...

It is the great worship leader, Matt Redman, who declared in his song, Mercy , that “ may I never lose the wonder, Oh, the wonder of your mercy… ” The desire here is to remain at the point in your life where you never lose sight of the miracle of the 60th second of the clock that gives birth to today, from yesterday; or from this moment to the next. It is fundamental that you realize that there is no difference between the ticks of the clock that makes the time 10am from the one that moves for 11.59pm to 12am- midnight. In fact, there isn’t any difference between last night to morning, today and the 31 st December night into the New Year. Longkat Ephraim simply threw this fact at me many years ago but I recently came to this zenith of understanding and the significance thereof. Nigerians, with our love for celebrations and occasion will celebrate everything! From birthdays to death-days, school graduations to promotions, a new house to new jobs, everything you can think abo...

The question of pain, suffering, sickness, death and even disappointment has been a piece of argument against the God of Love. It has become like the hit argument for almost every agnostic and even the average believer who faces hardship. Agnosticism, atheism, and doubt in The One upon whom all life anchor does not solve the problem or deal with the issues of pain and suffering in The world. They provide no relief or solution. They are only a distraction from the ideal. It's Kim Walker-Smith who, in her song "Love Has A Name, boldly declared that: "There's a space in every beating heart There's a longing that reaches past the stars There's an answer to every question mark There's a name". She went on to chant, in the same song, that "I can laugh in any storm, cause I got You Jesus..." and also added that "I know You're with me in every season, in every storm I know...". (1) Then I ask: are storms fun places? Do l...

I cannot trace back to the roots of the popular Nigerian adage that says “Police is your Friend”. I am sure it has been around for quite long now. I have seen the sign Post in some few Nigerian Movies (that I no longer watch except recommended), but I don’t remember seeing it in person as I seldom make visits to Police Outpost. The experiences I have had by way of being a witness to some scenarios involving the Nigerian Police and ordinary civilians have left me wondering whether police is actually your friend. The recent experience I had happened earlier this week and I think I want to sue some policemen. Solomon Gyang , Martins Obla & Mapis Mathias Mandong , advise me appropriately, please. I accompanied a friend to receive some money from a Nigerian Police Outpost, which they helped him collect by way of mediation from a contract defaulter. After waiting for a few minutes, the officer in-charge arrived and walked into his office. He called out to my frie...

*  Application period for the Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship for International Students for 2018 Academic year has opened. Completed MEXT scholarship application forms can be submitted  by hand or by post  to the Information and Culture Section, Embassy of Japan office, No.9 Bobo Street (off Gana Street) Maitama, Abuja (PMB 5070, Wuse, FCT) Scholarship is available in four categories:  1.  Research students 2.  Undergraduate students 3.  College of Technology students 4.  Specialized Training College students Please note that applications forms for the current exercise is clearly marked - (2018). Applications made with the 2017 forms will, therefore, not be processed by the Embassy. The closing date for submission of all completed application forms is June 9, 2017 ; applications not received on or before that date will not be processed. For further information and application process go to the official w...

Recently, Justin Trudeau was in the province of Quebec for a  town-hall  meeting with citizens. He has been holding townhalls across Canada. An Anglophone Quebecois woman asked him a question in English, he responded in French saying he preferred to respond in the official language of the province. Although French is the language of Quebec, there is an Anglophone minority in that province. English and French being the two official languages of Canada, the Anglophone minority woman deserved to have her question answered in English. The national outrage was swift and major. The Prime Minister was condemned everywhere. Such was the intensity of the nationwide condemnations of the Prime Minister that I almost exclaimed Yorunigerianly: “ki ni Trudeau gbe ki ni won ju gan sef?” Why were Canadians so aghast? It was said that the Prime Minister had disrespected a citizen. And by disrespecting a citizen, he had disrespected his office. Trudeau has since been writing profu...