I was born before the civil war, and raised in a rural community where farming was the major occupation. My parents therefore, were farmers and I grew up following them to the farms and learning the rudiments of farming.
This is not an undercover report by BBC. This is an open cover report by a Nigerian citizen in distress. Recently, my WhatsApp number was hacked into by cyber criminals who went on to use my ID to solicit funds for a childish Ponzi scheme from my chat groups. Luckily, no one was fooled.
When on Monday 20th January 2020 Sam Mbah went in to bat as the number four batsman at the picturesque Kimberley Cricket Oval,South Africa for Nigeria Under-19 team against Australia Under-19 team history was made. The occasion was the ICC Under-19 Cricket world Cup. Sam Chukwuemeka Mbah joins an elite band of cricketers in Nigeria.They are the first Nigerian Cricketers to play in a world cup. Sam becomes the first Ogssian and Easterner to play for Nigeria at a World Cup!
As a Recruitment practitioner, I always conduct (and recommend) telephone interviews first, after resumés have been sieved through, before the initial face-to-face interview.
This is because, for me, the quality, cadence and ‘professionalism’ of the voice goes a long way to ascertain if candidate A will be invited over candidate Q. I look for the punch, the verve, the right dose of ‘aggression’, that voice-quality that tells me that this prospective employee knows what s/he wants.
I am happy I am available to write into this new magazine named the “Renaissance”. Renaissance means ‘rebirth’,” reawakening “. This suggests that something existed before but not anymore or seems no longer there , and one wants to bring it back to life. This creates the vision of newness, innovation and advancement.“What used to be” is history. You hear people talk of rewriting history, or changing history. This is impossible. “What’s done cannot be undone”.
By Anuforo Kingsley A. The irresistible call, the urge, the pullThe cricket to the night fireThe kite to the smoke of the burning bush The rat that wants to rear …
By Nnamdi Ibeh Every farmer prays for the rains to come. It is a promise of abundant crop and harvest. Others are happy that it drives away the heat, making …
Rather than allow a poor voter be bought over with a meager sum of money, “Adopt the voter” make him or her project for the exercise of your social responsibility.
BY Chinwe Ikokwu-Ezeanya As I gaze into the illusions of my existence I am blinded by the rays I cannot see Like a mirage to the thirsty soul wondering in …
Among Ndi Igbo (the Igbo speaking people) kola nut is revered and used for traditional ceremonies like marriage, funerals and anything of paramount importance.
