tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88859282799980281382025-06-15T23:36:22.207+01:00In search of change through renewing of the mind.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885928279998028138.post-74293928705566195862023-07-23T16:16:00.001+01:002023-11-16T02:10:01.460+00:00

The news agency Reuters reported a story about corruption in Africa involving a Ghanaian politician and the headline goes: Ghana sanitation minister resigns over alleged stashed cash. Headlines reporting corruption in Africa are not new and anyone who claim to be shocked hearing news of corruption perpetrated by African politicians is either a non-African who don't care about Africa or

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First published in May 2011 Image credit: Pixabay I was at the 48th Africa Day 2011 celebration organised by the Africa Asia Scholars Global Network (AASGON) at the University of Medway, Kent on Thursday 26 May 2011. AASGON is a social and economic empowerment organisation whose aim is to work to strengthen economic, educational, social and cultural ties that exist between the peoples of

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 Late Mrs Ibiso Igonibi Jamabo-JackIbiso was everything to me. She was not only my younger sister, I saw and felt my mother in Ibiso. Far away she communicated with me at the same levels as my mother did. We made jokes, we laughed and hoped for the future together. We had shared concerns, fears, hopes and goals and in our chats she demonstrated the level of wisdom I never had when I was her

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Image credit: PixabayFor the Nigerian, there is God o, they would wail when things go wrong. Yes, but it's usually money first, themselves and then God. When a Nigerian arrives, meaning when they stumble upon money regardless of whether it's legit or illegit, they beat their chest and boast about how smart and/or hardworking they have been. It's their power, hard work or cunning skills. More

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Image credit: Pixabay No one leads, No structure or strategy, Voices from all around, Reasonable voices can't be heard or sort, No one listening, All are talking and loudly;  No one believes no one, Everyone is a fighter or a leader or a spokesperson; Everyone strive to shout louder than everyone, The loudest get the jeep, the house and the bloody money; The violent

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Why is Africa so attractive yet so poor? I did a cursory search with the term "Africa" and what got thrown up were not unfamiliar - animals, shanties, dirty town roads, looks of pain in the eyes of women and children; a general portrayal of penury on the wealthiest continent in the world. Some might argue that these are wrong portrayals to make Africa look bad? The white man would not show

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Image credit: Krucifax, NairalandLagos is a cosmopolitan mega city with major conurbations. Before Abuja, it doubled as the main economic and industrial hub as well as the seat of the federal government of Nigeria. Lagos is still the economic capital of the country; it can rightfully be described as the melting pot for major industries, businesses and trading posts which has attracted public and

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"Who Taught You to Hate Yourself" - by Malcolm X. (May 5th, 1962) Image credit: pexels.comMalcolm X, a teacher, preacher and speaker, gave this speech in a church in Southern California. The year was 1962. He spoke about internalized anti-Blackness in the Black community. At the time of this speech the preacher was, as a matter of fact, speaking about a mindset which plagues the African

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 Why is Africa so attractive, yet so poor? - Prof. PLO Lumumba. This question, I believe lingers on the mind of millions of  well meaning Africans all over the world. I do not only think about this question, I do worry about it. I do worry because Africa lacks internal fitness in my opinion; it means that Africa is easily vulnerable to external negative influence. But most worrying

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Image:pexel.comPardon me, it's Professor Wole Soyinka. Who else? The activist whose blood boiled in 1965 in Ibadan where he invaded a broadcasting station to stop the announcement of the winner of what he considered to be a fraudulent elections. He was 35 years old then. The same man, now an elder statesman in 2023, turned a defender of a more dangerous and sophisticated variety of the

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                                                        Image: Courtesy pexel.comFirst published in 8 oct 2010The future is forever because every day comes with its own future; be it

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                                                        Image: Courtesy pexels.comFor the average youth and the silent majority of older Nigerians who dream of a future for Nigeria which will

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Founding members of the Abonnema Council of Chiefs Note: This article was first published on 28/08/2011Chieftaincy institutions will continue to evolve. More so in some communities in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria where the prerequisites for an individual's elevation to that erstwhile revered position has changed quite significantly recently. Recent key changes we are experiencing

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Credit: Pixabay Step out and worry not of the dark,be fearless, be brave, be of courage,there's no such thing as fear,in the mind that venture into the unknown; What is fear after all? if not the coward's tool of defence,the fear-stricken is not safe when in hiding?fear has not a shape any man has ever sighted,except in the eyes of the retreating coward; Be brave my sister for God is on

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Image credit: Pixabay Africans need to renew their minds in order to create much-needed change. Every African or anyone one connected to Africa and its people all around the world have the vision of an Africa which is free from poverty, diseases, ignorance, political oppression, economic inertia and the ills of imperialism. Post-colonial Africa has existed for well over half a century but

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First published in December 2010Image credit: Pixabay Today Ghana has qualified as an oil-producing nation.  In my last post on the same subject, I stated the need for Ghana to take the development of local engineering skills content seriously if they are to avoid the mistakes which Nigeria made.  However, fears are being expressed that the whole process may have

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First published in December 2010Image credit: PexelsIt was a busy day for me, yesterday. but I managed to wade through the day. Snow fell overnight and still falling. I called the nursery and they were open but not sure if they stay open the rest of the day. Heck! I still took my daughter there anyway so she can join other kids at the nursery to make snowman so that I can have the focus on work.

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