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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In Chinua Achebe’s 1958 novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ the complex dynamic of European Colonialism in Africa is depicted through the story of the native Igbo society in Nigeria and its collision with the European Christian culture. Okonkwo‚ the main character in the novel‚ embodies the fundamental values of the Igbo society and fights throughout the novel to maintain the practice of Igbo tradition. The principles of Igbo culture are Okonkwo’s identity‚ and European invasion of the status quo displaces
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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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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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Furo’s Change Furo Wariboko‚ a thirty three year old black man living with his family in Lagos‚ Nigeria one day awoke to find his appearance had changed in his sleep to resemble that of someone Caucasian. The book‚ Blackass by Igoni Barrett‚ in which this takes place tells of Furo’s journey that resulted from this transformation by emphasizes his decisions and the overall changes he undergoes. From beginning to end we read of the events following this event that guide Furo on the path of life he
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10.1061/ ASCE 0742-597X 2009 25:1 40 CE Database subject headings: Ethics; Construction management; Nigeria; Africa. Introduction Corruption is a dangerous societal disease‚ more dangerous than cancer or HIV/AIDS is to human beings Akintude 2001 . The level of corruption has gone so high in Nigeria that corrupt practices have been blamed for the instability of successive governments in Nigeria since the first
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