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RIPPLES

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"There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else. The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility, to the challenge of personal example which are the hallmarks of true leadership."- Chinua Achebe Mmesoma is only unfortunate to be a scapegoat in the country where forgery of age seems to be order of the day to have prolonged years in civil service. A Nation where political office seekers forge educational certificates or NYSC certificates to be qualified to by for elective positions. A society where medical reports are forged. A country where election results are  manipulated in broad day light while the security operatives watch keenly and defend the culprits. This is not to exonerate the student but to make us ponder on the ripple effects of what transpired on 1st March 2023 where forgery celebrated and congratulated. From the opening quote by Chinua Achebe, when the leader...

DISHONESTY

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 DISHONESTY.  In as much as Nigeria is filled with lots of insecurity issues and the epileptic power supply, an investor will worry over these but his greatest fear will be ''Dishonesty" of the staff that will run the business. Hardly will you find an entrepreneur or business owner who hasn't any story to tell about dubious experiences he has encountered. Many great businesses have been ruined by dishonest and fraudulent practices of his employees or managers. It has gotten to the extent that for  business operations to be successful the business owner must be present always or relative albeit there are exceptions where trustworthy employees run businesses successfully. People prefer to pile up money in their account than open a business he may not able to oversee regularly. As much as this thrives, investors are seeking for an invaluable asset: INTEGRITY. Please safeguard yours preciously, as Chinua Achebe succinctly puts it: "One of the truest tests of integrity...

PROGRESS

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As we progress towards the middle of the year, we should ask ourselves how far we have made progress. Be intentional about growth and development. What new skills did you acquire? Did you read any book? Did you make new friends? How is your relationship with others? Human relationship is very vital to your success in life. If you are in business, one area to improve your  sales in how you deliver service to your clients and getting feedbacks from them. Medical personnel visit their patients daily to assess their health and check the progress so far, likewise if you offering any service, try to build a bond with the person. People tend to patronize business where they are valued.  When people see you are just after their money they feel used and may seek for value elsewhere. In your life endeavors, while you STRIVE  to make a living beware not to cause STRIFE. This is very important in any journey you embark, remember there is a place called tommorow. As you make your plan...

INVESTMENTS

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Have you ever wondered why people try to persuade others to make money? I mean everyone wants to make profits in life and we all know that what is good does not need much persuasion. So why is there so much platforms calling on others to make money? If a scheme will fetch you a wonderful profit why is there always a need to recruit others to join you. If you will make let us assume N5000 with an investment of N3000, why don't you keep reinvesting till you become the World richest man. Every genuine business involves risks and there is a lot of work that needs to be done to make good profits which will definitely grow overtime. Sometimes you loose,most times we gain. So please, before you put your hard earned money into any so called investment please make your research. Even the popular Forex people talk about is a business not an investment, in trading you loose or you gain, giving someone money to trade for you may not yeild the desired results. So please, don't be in haste t...

Good or Bad Friday?

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  Why is it called a Good Friday? A day Jesus died, was it to be called a sorrowful day or a good one? The answer is simple! He died so that we may live. We are in turn to respond to this great love by living our lives totally for him. It is a careless statement to say: "It is my life, so I can do whatever I want". You were bought with a price, the precious blood of Christ. We can respond to this love by giving out our life in service of others. It is pitiable that most leaders don't understand while they are called civil servants likewise pastors who are called shepherds. We are in such positions for the betterment of the lives of people and not to enrich ourselves or personal aggrandizement. The cross is not a symbol of shame, it is our victory, our gain and our glory. From a tree, man was deceived and fell from his original state when he ate the forbidden fruit, NOW on a Tree man is raised to higher state, to reign with Christ, on that tree is Jesus, the food for etern...

HUMANITY

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The various woes we experience in our society today is based on leaders who lead with no conscience or better put the heart for humanity. Changing the narrative of a failing country is not rocket science as many have painted it to be. Most good intentions can be forestalled by the so called "way of doing things". The culture of our way of doing things has created an atmosphere for abnormalities hence making the normal abnormal. Sorry if I am confusing you. I believe you will understand what I mean. The fatalistic thinking of people which have been strengthened by culture and false religion has led to lot of aberrations in our society. We tend to seek God in the high heavens while we trample on our fellow Humans who are seemingly blocking us from finding God. We see work as a distraction from finding this God. It is time to know that the God we seek is that man or woman you refused to greet on your way to Church. That work you do all sorts of wrong things to make money to pay ...

GOOD ALTAR SERVERS

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  GOOD ALTAR SERVERS   ·          They carry chalice and wine ·          The Acolytes walk in a straight line ·          Their vestments are neat and fine ·          Then Jesus will say: they are mine.   ·          They hold the communion plate ·          They are early to mass; never late ·          Evil and sin; they do always hate ·          The church calendar is their date   ·          They present the communion bread ·          During the procession; they lead ·          Put spiritual alive, and body d...