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What is Life Without God?
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Honestly God is unique, there is no other creator in the whole universe as creative, versatile and intelligent like him;lets take a look at some of the amazing things and elements he has blessed our planet with: The lovely birds in the air -with their beautiful plumages and feathers, attractive beakers and insulated but delicate feet, they don't plant or sow but our heavenly father feeds them. They all rejoicingly praise(chirp) him early in the morning, in fact when one awakes in the morning during sunrise their melodious and shriek sounds is what resonates in your ears. The fishes in the water: with all the variety of pisces have nobody else to thank except God for their overall adaptability and survival instincts under water. The ability to foray and hunt for food is an in-built ability naturally programmed in them by no other person than God. The list is inexhaustible, so friends I'll urge you to stay tuned till next time for more enriching and inspiring articles on the awesomeness of God because of a truth there can never be any form of life without God.

June 13, 2010 | 7:39 PM Comments  0 comments

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the time to act is now: we can change our course!
Related to country: Nigeria

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Like the biblical tale of Hezekiah, king of Judah whose course was changed with an additional 15 years to his years on earth after being told that his time was up by prophet Isaiah, we can also change ours here in Nigeria.

I am writing this piece to particularly reach every eligible electorate in the polity. It’s been over two years now since the current administration took over the mantle of leadership and yet, our country can not boast of any reasonable achievements.

The vision 2020 still tops this administration’s list of dreams but, it seems the picture is gradually becoming gloomy given the present state of the economy. According to Mr. Volker Treichel of the World Bank office in Abuja, Nigeria needs to focus her attention on four critical issues if she truly must meet the vision 2020 which is the vision to be one of the top 20 growing economies by the year 2020. These four critical issues include; Improving the power sector, Public financial management, Education, and Niger-Delta issue.
As I write, the current administration in more than two years has not being successful in these areas. The most the current administration has been able to muster are; handing relentless militants in the Niger-Delta region amnesty and a Ministry to the Niger-Delta region, One-month hold ASUU strike, a promised undeclared state-of-emergency in the power sector, and a poor public financial management under the huge global economic downturn.

Amidst these issues, the country is currently ravaged by crisis in four northern states and of course as mentioned above, the ASUU strike and the continuous unrest in the Niger-Delta despite the Amnesty deal. Yet, our president’s priority lies in his political party’s expansion and continuous dominance at the expense of the welfare of the over 150 million people who live in this nation today. Only last week, the President was in Imo State to celebrate the defection of the Governor from one party to his own political party while violence broke out in Bauchi State and is already spreading like wildfire to 3 other states. I think it may be worthy to note that our newly defected Governor claimed to have spent about 2billion naira hosting the President while civil servants in the state are being owed 2months wage.

Just at the beginning of last week, the President, amidst the huge tension in Yobe, Borno, Bauchi and Kano States was reported to have written the Lagos State Government to rectify what he called an “unconstitutional act” of creating 37 new local government councils during the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration in 2002. This came barely 24hours after the attack on a jetty in Lagos. The President in his statement said “What has happened was that I wrote to the Lagos State Governor, drawing his attention to the fact that both himself and myself have sworn to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of this country and that the action of Lagos State Government and the State INEC was unconstitutional because the Constitution provides for only 20 local governments in Lagos State and I advised the Lagos State governor to take steps to rectify this unconstitutional act.” (Yar�Adua opts for dialogue in row over Lagos councils
By: Vincent Ikuomola)

You will notice that the emphasis was more political than it was constitutional. However, this is coming despite the crisis mentioned above. Where then does our faith lies?

Well, the candid answer to the question is in our hands. We all cry out to the assertion that Leadership is our biggest challenge in Nigeria but we forget followership. Followership is a function of Leadership. Every decision made by the President on daily basis is influenced by followers and this followers influence these decisions with a mindset of their own interest first. Followers rig elections, followers steal ballot boxes not the leaders themselves, followers intimidate electorates at the polling point, followers execute political violence, followers are the political thugs not leaders, and followers are the ones who do not want to vote because they feel their votes won’t count.

If followers are accountable to the electoral process despite all odds, we shall effectively choose credible leaders in the country. By accountability, I mean compliance to the electoral process and being vigilant to the electoral process. Vigilance is the price of liberty. True, the Nigerian Police cannot be relied upon for the safety of lives and property during the electioneering process, but Nigerian Policemen and women are rated amongst the best in the world given their performances at international assignments. True, the power of the incumbent may come to play in the 2011 election but the Ghanaian election and the US elections proved us wrong on this assertion. There’s absolutely nothing that is impossible instead, I see possibilities.

When we choose incredible leaders, charlatans and mediocres most of the time because of personal gains, we continue to plunge our nation into the ditch. When we choose leaders based on tribe instead of competence and capability, we reverse the growth of our economy and increase our sufferings.
Bad leaders with the help of bad followers;
• Are elected into public offices
• Loot public funds
• Make failed policies to suit their individual interest at the expense of national interest
• Aggravate the sufferings of the entire citizens and;
• Entrust our fate as a nation in the hands of incredible electoral officials

The reality of the situation we have at hand is that, whether you are rich or not, we ply the same roads (good or bad), we live in the same society, we face common threat to lives and property, we use the same electricity source even though some substitute theirs with a generator, and we share the same image outside the shores of our country.

I strongly think we can change this course to a better one. We have misused the previous opportunities we had to change our current course but all hope is not lost. 2011 is around the corner and our decision this time around can create bountiful opportunities. We can either choose to make it count this time around or choose the other way round but if we must choose the better, we must change our tactics, strategy, and choices.

Our current leadership has failed us. If we must give them a second chance, we must be sure that they will change their strategies but can one give what they don’t have. What we need in 2011 is a visionary leadership with a clear roadmap to the success of our great nation; leadership with clarity of purpose, tested and proven credibility and patriotism.

2011 is our chance to change the course of our nation to a better one. It starts with registration of voters all across the nation and sensitization of the ignorant ones amongst us who often fall victims of following prospective incredible leaders.

I believe that the successful journey of a thousand miles starts with a courageous and positive step; that step involve casting the right vote. By their fruit we shall no them and only empty barons make the loudest noise.

A word is enough for the wise. Only the wise discerns folly

August 11, 2009 | 6:14 AM Comments  0 comments

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Strange things are happening in our land!
Related to country: Nigeria

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We live in an era the bible describes as 'the perilous times',and i know you'll find it is a bit strange, mysterious and odd to hear that a female goat in the Northern state of Kaduna in Nigeria was delivered of three kids(infant goats) after the normal period of conception; but the most shocking twist to the story was that amongst the three kids, one of kids had human-like features! A face with a semblance like that of human beings, with a mouth like that of a man and arms almost like that of a human being, its very strange considering the fact that this goat(non-human) could bear and deliver a semi-human being in this day and time.
I have not concocted this write-up, it is a true story that was relayed on the news here in Nigeria on Sunday, the world is becoming a rather insecure place for us(rational beings) because God intended it for us to be fruitful and multiply the earth and not for ruminants like goats to conceive what God had carefully and masterfully designed; i cannot point out what exactly led to this mystery but i believe there was some sort of foul play involved,but the sad irony is that the semi-human kid(goat) did not survive while the rest are doing fine, may the good lord help us to overcome some of the strange things happening in our land! Amen

August 11, 2009 | 5:42 AM Comments  0 comments

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my dear country naija
Related to country: Nigeria

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my country has lost a lot of ideals, talents, resources, potentials and innovations over the past two decades or so; can any of you my prospective readers and friends guess why this is so? its because of the societal unrests, industrial actions, political violence and thuggery ,youthful/social vices militating against us making any meaningful progress in this great country called 'naija'.Nigeria ladies and gentlemen is the most populous black country in africa, i have the wonderful priviledge of signing up for this blog activity and i promise to feed you all with lots of interesting stories have a splendid time bye!

July 18, 2009 | 5:10 PM Comments  1 comments

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