Is Your Blessing Working for or Against You?
“A blessing can be a curse, and a curse can be a blessing,” so noted Machaelle Small Wright.Similarly,…
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The Struggle for the Soul of Rivers State – Is This a Case of the Immovable Meeting the Unstoppable?
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” observed Lord Acton. The great George Orwell famously noted…
Don’t Die Before You’re Dead
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all,” observed Oscar Wilde.…
Erosion of Neutrality – Has the State Become an Organ of a Political Party?
In the heart of Uyo, along the major roads that connect the people to their daily bread, a…
The Normalization of Abnormalities
“The danger is not in the abnormality itself, but in the silence that allows it to become routine,”…
Don’t Let the Pursuit of Popularity Override the Need to Preserve Values
“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than…
Where the Rule of Power Overrides the Rule of Law, Everyone is a Potential Victim
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” declared Lord Acton. Montesquieu earlier argued that “there is…
Do You Have the Capacity to Hear the Uncomfortable Truth?
“We seem to prefer a comfortable lie to the uncomfortable truth. We punish those who point out reality,…
Lessons From The Life Of Dr. Uduak Akpanumoh – What Will You Be Remembered For When You’re Gone?
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime…
Lessons from the Life of My Foster Daddy – The Greatest Wealth Lies in Abundance of Virtues
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants,” observed Epictetus. Similarly, Cicero noted, “Virtue…