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FEMI OSIBONA: THE 21ST CENTURY GAMECHANGER IN REAL ESTATES AND THE 21 STOREY BUILDING IKOYI NIGHTMARE, GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY?

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  To the common man, some names are only known when a good or bad event happens in the country, and I am a common man. The first time for majority of Nigerians to hear the name FEMI OSIBONA was when a supposed pioneer building, first of its kind, to be built in Nigeria collapsed. There must be a scape goat, Nigerians love responsibility especially when the situation is not favorable, nobody loves to take the bad name, suddenly the name which the common man doesn’t know became a household name, a man who wasn’t celebrated in Nigeria when he was making feats across the globe is now being talked about but that’s our country and how our system works, even the Government doesn’t like to be the scape goat. Naturally, I am a person who doesn’t like shallow thinking , shallow ideas, moving with the crowd and I don’t do it, so, I set aside my busy table to do some research because its pure wickedness not to know someone and hang him because lives are involved. So, what is special about ...

CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN WHEN MOVING UP THE LADDER AFTER THE 2OTH CENTURY

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       The male and female gender are known to face different realities across the globe, and this exposes them to different opportunities as well as challenges. Every adult with a good mental health knows that the challenges faced by women since time immemorial till date are more than the opportunities which knock on their doors. An integral part of a woman’s life is balancing the expectations of work and family, this is what pushes some women to face the home fully because it is priority especially for those in Africa, making them lose opportunities to be a better individual and contribute to their societies immensely. What it takes to be a woman who can utilize as many opportunities as possible that crosses her path in different geographical locations is different just like different shades of a color- The same color but different shades. It is no news that times have changed and the myth that women cannot be successful in careers that need physical ...

NARCOTICS MISUSE IN THAILAND

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                                    The laws on immigration in Thailand, especially  from countries in West Africa are stiffened annually and this is majorly based on the illegal importation of most of the narcotics consumed by both local and international residents. In 2019, 3.75 million individuals were estimated to be users of narcotics, aged 12-65 which corresponds to 7.46% of the total population. Marijuana is used mostly, others include opium, morphine, heroin and methamphetamine in all forms which are sometimes combined and given nicknames such as cocktail and so on. Intravenous use of some of these narcotics leads to infections such as hepatitis C and sudden death. Consumers of these narcotics deliver them in unsuspecting ways via birthday cakes, electronics, delivery boxes, hampers, among others which ...

ANOTHER EID IN A PANDEMIC, THE JOURNEY SO FAR.

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           Nigerians are becoming more familiar and less frightened about the pandemic unlike when the first case was detected in Nigeria on 27th February, 2020. The muslims celebrate  two eids in a year; the Eidl-Adha and Eidl-Fitr  which is known to be colourful and full of joy and a source of pride to the muslims. According to the Pew Research Center, the muslim population in Nigeria is the fifth largest in the world, collating to at least 90 million citizens out of over 200 million people. This illustrates that almost half the population of Nigeria have celebrated at least 4 major religious celebrations in a Pandemic, and this has effects on the wellbeing of a muslim believer. The effect of this pandemic on Eid celebrations and vice-versa is milder on the socio-cultural, religious, psychological and physical aspects of a muslim if fianancial security is assured and a good human community is constant. To begin with the effect of a pandemic on E...

THE WARS OF FIRE IN NIGERIA’S MERCHANDISE SPACES

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  Fire has been an important entity since time immemorial, although some individuals see it as spiritual, it has evolved with man from one stage of civilization to another and it sources keep increasing across decades as it can be converted from one form of energy to another. Talking about energy, who doesn’t use fire in today’s world? Its benefit to the human race is endless from our homes, to our communities and institutions. We only get worried when it is used for the wrong purpose or mismanaged, which can leave a lasting negative effect on lives and properties, which societies might not easily recover from. A market in my perspective is a structural and functional financial unit of every society, which steers our economy to lower or greater heights respectively. What relationship should a business institution have with fire? symbiotic, most likely but definitely not parasitic. Most recently, the increased incidence of fire accidents in Africa’s most populated country, Nigeria, ...

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE IYALAJE OODUA OF NIGERIA

                                     I watched the BBC News Yoruba recently and as I listened to Princess Oloruntoyin, I did some research on her name immediately to acquaint myself more with this important personality in Yoruba land, more because she is a female and you don’t see women being celebrated in such manner every day. I believe a wind of fresh air has blown from Yoruba land across Nigeria, especially through Nigerian financial institutions. In my perspective, a woman who was nicknamed “Iyalaje” from a young age must be God-sent, there must be attributes the elders in her family and community saw in her, to give her such a mighty name at a young age. She reminds me of my younger self being called Doctor from childhood, in situations like this some say there is power in the tongue, others say it is destiny but we cannot remove the fact that God instills the right traits in us, makes p...