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So I and one of my buddies were having this conversation on phone and he was telling me about some things going on in his life and what stuck was when he mentioned ‘Post NYSC Depression’. Advised me to enjoy my service year while it lasts, since I was still a Corper. But honestly, every single day I think about my life after service and what it is going to be like. I’m sure not everyone goes through this phase of depression but there are others that do and I don’t hope to go through that. I have a plan of where I wanna be in the next 5-10 years but right now I don’t have the resources and the qualifications needed for that attainment yet. So most of the time I’m faced with the question, how do I go about this? How do I get the money to do this? What should I be doing to gather resources to attain my dreams? For someone like me that isn’t business oriented, I get so fearful and worried. I see a lot of young people making headway with their skills and it feels like I’m lagging behind. So...

Ever since Nigeria started its own version of democracy, right from the time of the man on the hilltop mansion to the one who initiated the idea of amnesty, the country has had to battle with all sorts of civil unrest. From fighters for the emancipation for the Niger delta to the bloodthirsty ones in the north east that have been at logger heads with education and everything it represents, for about a decade now.  Herdsmen clashes, Communal clashes between minority tribal groups, and occasional disturbances of small armed groups down south, all seems to serve as pointers to the fact that maybe the government itself is handicapped in dealing with insurgency in all the forms it has reared its head. Threatening to disrupt the Nigerian Project, if there is still something like that.  Different methods of engagement have been deployed all to no avail. Now more than ever, the threats faced by the country seems to be on the increase. Back to the brief picture of the transition of gov...

THE RAPE CULTURE      Started when women were perceived as nothing more than sexual objects to satisfy the needs of men with delusions of grandeur over the female gender. Started when females were brought up and thought to dress according to how she will be viewed by lecherous men in the streets. Started when sons were brought up with a sense of entitlement over the genitalia of their female counterparts.      Started among friends who would boast and make jest of the lusts they have satisfied whose sense of accomplishment lies in the number of females that have been overpowered by them. Started when females have resulted to labels to degrade a gender instead of focusing on the bad eggs. Started with a society who classified their females as second class citizens who deserve no respect       Started with a people who didn’t take responsibility and punished these traitors of human nature for their crimes against mankind. For they do not d...

The above statement originated from the bible; when Hebrew women who were then in captive in Egypt were giving birth and as a result, boosting the ranks of the then Israelites despite the hardship meted upon them by their captors. As proverbial as this may seem, this statement is found at the very root of discrimination against women by virtue of the methods of delivery. This statement is common in the religious sphere of Nigeria. The country can be described as a deeply religious country. Although, the current realities of the failure of leadership and a below-par infrastructural development does not reflect this. Nigeria with about (40-45%) of the population identifying as Christians and 45% as Muslims respectively; according to the religious literacy project, is one place where the earlier highlighted statistics help in the country serving as one fertile breeding ground for religious manipulation.  This statement is one that has been used as a viable tool of shaming women wh...

The Year 2020 started on a normal note; The festivities surrounding the first days of the year, the prayers, the expectations, the many watchwords and everything good for the new year. Well we are through with the first quarter of the year and damn, it has been one hell of a ride. Coronavirus termed Covid-19 was the newest virus we welcomed in the year, even as early as it is. By now, it needs no introduction; and by virtue of its influence on the global economy, the magnitude, its widespread nature and everything inclusive which has led the global apex body, the WHO to tag it  as a global pandemic. When it comes to the Nigeria state, there are always issues to write about; I was still working on this, when the minister for health made the very discouraging statement of he being oblivious of the hazards faced by medical practitioners in the line of combating the virus in Nigeria. The  Chief of staff to the president Mallam Abba Kyari was also not dead as a result complicatio...

The Lenten period this year, the way it came so fast got me wondering; Oh! this is so out of the ordinary, when it was announced in church. As customary with the church's practices, the season  usually ends with the holy week which also include the Easter tridum; Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter vigil itself. Now, with the onslaught led by corona virus pandemic, This year's season has been one of my weirdest as a christian. I mean by now, we would be assembling firewood for the "the light of peter" at least so they call it in my local parish. This pandemic has robbed us of the indulgences we are opportune to make all through the season with a satisfying end on the night of Easter. At a point this week, I remember seeing one advertisement from one of the top airlines around. The Ad focused on how humans generally have taken all the normal  things we used to do pre- the corona virus pandemic for granted; and how they cannot get back to flying again. come to t...

In less than 24 hours, we would be crossing over into the year. In line with normal practices around here, shouts of joy would rent the air, crossover services in different churches, all sorts of animals would be slaughtered in the celebration of the new year. As a little boy, I remember how we would dance in circles in front of my father's house burning 'disco' as we knew it as then. The first days of the new year is something we all looked forward to. If you are conversant with the writings on this blog, you would know I write about politics most of the time. well, this is no exception. Although many have advised me to soft pedal on this a little. I will still not listen at least until things improve. I have been told on one occasion, Ayomaria 'Nigerians are not serious people' They really do not care about all these. But what choice do I have? If this is the only way I can get my thoughts out there, then so be it. Back to the main issue, I could remember hearin...