rewarding. In the Bible‚ it says to love our enemies‚ family‚ and neighbor. This means we should treat everyone well‚ even if they don’t return the favor. Now I want to describe an event that happened recently. Last year‚ I went on vacation to Nigeria with my family. On my father’s way home from sightseeing‚ he encountered a homeless man. This man had absolutely nothing. He had no money‚ his clothes were torn and stained‚ and he looked as though he were dying. I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t
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Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan‚ Grand Commander of the Order of Niger‚ President‚ and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ was born to a humble Niger Delta family of canoe makers on November 20‚ 1957. Growing up with a loving family‚ Dr. Jonathan had humble yet adventurous beginnings. In spite of the beauty of the Niger Delta and live his childhood‚ he decided to go to school. He attended St. Stephens and St. Michaels Primary Schools‚ finishing in 1969. He proceeded to Mater Dei
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is good‚ this brought him harsh consequences‚ the death of Mrs.Solaja‚ and it separated him from his children. Even Sade and Femi believe in the truth‚ but end up lying to a lot of people. To begin with Folarin was one of the few journalists in Nigeria who wrote the truth. He believed that‚ "the truth is the truth. How can I write what’s untrue." Even their mother believed that saying the truth was important‚ ’ truth keeps hands cleaner than soap" and "tell a lie play with fire but don’t complain
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what should the media do to help reduce corruption in nigeria By: Amoka Eunice O. 08BE07309 Introduction The destructive impacts of corruption in the lives of nations throughout the world is acknowledged. Corruption is one factor that can impede the accelerated socio-economic transformation of developing countries of the world (Alawode‚ 2008). Corruption can be defined as the misappropriation of public resources to private ends (Ojo‚ 2003). Adeyemi (2013)‚ also defines corruption as efforts
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experienced led the community to where they are today. From the early 1900s to the late 1900s‚ women residing in Nigerian societies struggled with female empowerment because men were deemed as superior. Although equality was not always implemented‚ Nigeria introduced the principle of equality in the Declaration of Independence. It is stated that “every citizen shall have equality of rights‚ obligations and opportunities before the law” (Nwaubani). Even though this is an official document‚ these words
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Consequences usually involve one culture being taken advantage of by the opposing dominant one. In Chinua Achebe’s fictional novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ this cultural invasion does take place‚ igniting a clash of cultures between the Igbo tribe of Nigeria and the Christian British that are seeking to colonize this primitive land. The constant forcing of new ideas upon the tribal people slowly begins to erode at the Igbo tribe’s culture‚ while also causing things to fall apart within the society. The
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of Hope Foundation (GLOHF) is a youth-led non-governmental‚ non- profit organization (comprising of young Nigerian professionals from various disciplines‚ all under 30years) sub serving young people (age range of 10-25) in Ile-Ife‚ south western Nigeria‚ with special bias towards adolescent reproductive health and young people empowerment. This has become imperative seeing that virile young people are the glimmer of hope for the future of our communities and the country at large. The organization
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Language is a great power which forms a huge part of people culture and identity‚ it’s also enabling them to express themselves and keep their history. In colonized regions the issue of colonial and native language became the subject of discussion between critics. In relation Chinua Achebe "The African writer and the English Language" and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o "The Language of the African Literature" essays; I will discuss what do these two writers have in common and in what way they are different.
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government than government without newspapers. In America they say freedom of the press is democracy. With more than 100 national‚ local‚ and state-owned newspapers and publications; print media in Nigeria is one of the most vibrant in all of Africa. While on a superficial level‚ it appears the media in Nigeria enjoy a considerable freedom‚ in reality however‚ independent journalism is not as common as it may appear. Despite the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999‚ clampdown‚ assault‚ beatings
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bitter ethical issues. One of the three major bitter ethical issues is child slavery. The places where cocoa beans are produced the most is the Ivory Coast‚ which is in West Africa. Ivory Coast provides 43 percent of the world’s cocoa bean supply. Nigeria is the area where the most cocoa beans are produced. In 2001‚ child slavery in the Ivory Coast was reported in 2001 by the United State Department. The
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