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Life in Akwa Ibom

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 Living in Akwa Ibom has been a wonderful, one thing that stands out in this land is it peaceful nature. Akwa Ibom is a land of promise, and I am happy to associate with it, even though I am was not born in this land, it has nurtured me. My parents are from the East, from Anambra precisely,of which I am happy to associate with, my dad also maigrated to the North and started business there, of which my mum joined him, due to insecurity crises they left and settled in Akwa Ibom, particularly in Eket, popularly known as the oil city. I attended both primary and secondary school in Akwa Ibom, before going to the East for my University education. I can say with confidence that Akwa Ibom has a bright future, and with the mantra of "Akwa Ibom Dakadda", it is a clarion call for all to arise to greatness. Celebration of 33years is no small feat, Akwa Ibom has birthed lot of bright stars and heroes, there are wonderful infrastructures built in the state. Akwa Ibom may soon become the l...

NEW NORMAL

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 Traveling recently to the capital of the state where I domicile in made me appreciate the comfort covid-19 has brought about in public transportation. Previously, we traveled with two passengers at the front seat, which is meant for one person only, then 4 passengers at the back seat. This arrangement was highly uncomfortable as passengers struggle during the journey. Today the pandemic has created room for decorum, although the transportation fare is doubled the previous price which will be very difficult for people who shuttle within that axis most times. There will be need to balance such events by moderation of the prices, which I believe will be effective if the government can look into the current price of PMS and ensure some policies that will be helpful to the common man. There is now a lot of online meetings and conferences going on, innovations in logistics and deliveries have sporadically increased. However, the online meetings and conferences is a great development, im...

MARY... Mother of Jesus

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 On the 8th of September, we celebrated the birthday of Mary. I was fortunate enough to be on break from work,after 2 weeks quarantine and 4 weeks as the pharmacist on duty, joy overwhelmed my heart at the celebration of the Mass of Our Lady's birthday. The priest sang Marian songs and we danced and danced joyfully. One may ask why is Mary so celebrated widely in the church, without prejudice to the Church's teaching, the scripture spells it all clearly: "All generations shall call me blessed." Mary has no book in the Bible attributed to her, the volume of speech recorded in the Bible about her is so minute, but how come she is celebrated? Well, she is favoured by God! That is enough to clear your doubt. Mary demonstrated great love for the couple at the wedding at Cana where beckoned on her son to do something about the wine, she understood the shame it will bring to the young couple, there she was at the background doing a great work of providing wine and happiness ...

RESPONSIBILITY

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  Responsibility is simply the "ability to respond". When you can respond effectively to what matters, it shows your level of maturity. We live in a world where everyone seems not to care about anything aside his own welfare, this epidemic is aptly described by Pope Francis as the "globalization of indifference".  Really, we have no excuses to make, as Howard Wright rightly puts it, "Excuses are lies wrapped up in reasons". It is time we see others people welfare as our responsibility, a simple smile to someone, listening attentively to their concerns can really make a lot of difference in their mental health. Don't be hardened hearted that nothing moves you, we can be like Cain and pretend we don't where our brother(s) are when we are asked,we have to intentional about showing love to others. The climate is changing, the environment is degrading,our atmosphere is getting polluted, our leaders are swindling our economy, and so on, should we sit in ...

DISCERNMENT

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Having a discerning mind is an invaluable gift everyone should pray for, it is funny how people take decisions without having a second thought. There is a popular saying: "Watch your thoughts, they become words, watch your words, they become actions, watch your actions they become your character, watch your character, they become your destiny." With this sequence of events, We can now understand the power of our thoughts,and why it is necessary to be guided before making decisions. Our minds needs to be trained and disciplined in making choices, the Holy Spirit grants this gift to God's children, you need to ask humbly for it. We may also need the help of good mentors, like a spiritual director, parent(s) and good friends to aid you before making certain decisions which is objective and devoid of emotional undertone. So it will reasonable to say: "Think about what you are thinking". Learn from others mistakes and become wiser, be open minded and ready to learn. ...

CORRUPDEMIC

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I was listening to a TV  show, Lux Terra Foundation, hosted by Fr George Ehusani and the guest, Prof Jegede transformed the word CORRUPTION to CORRUPDEMIC.  Just like the corona virus pandemic that has brought economic downturn to every continent, corruption has ravaged our country, Nigeria. Something has to be done quickly to halt this menace, it is true that every country has its own form of corruption, however in Nigeria it is fast becoming a National anthem. How we reconcile that the commission,EFCC that was set up to fight corruption in Nigeria has a corrupt leader, recently the Attorney General of the Federation was also accused of corruption. It is pitiable and disheartening that corruption is fast becoming a norm in our society, and we need to address this issue for the well-being of our future generations. We need to get up and stop being fooled by our leaders, we have to hold them accountable to implement their duties. We can't fold our hands and watch, while the...

VARIETIES...

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 We all love travelling to new places, we go the cinema to see a new movie. Since you love varieties which is good, we will appreciate God for his diverse creation. God made us with distinctive qualities, the animals and trees are also diverse, we should all learn to appreciate our differences and learn from each other. We should not let our differences cause schisms and chaos among us, but rather it should be something to be celebrated, no matter our race, color of our skin, religion, tribe or culture, it should be harnessed for something great. When we see all humans with the eyes of love, we won't discriminate against to them, feeling you are superior than someone else is totally false and a show of pride. It is pitiable that our society has classified people according their economic status, we should not be so. That you are rich does not necessarily mean God has blessed you more than others who are poor. If you are rich, you are simply privileged to be used as an instrument to ...