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TODAY’S ANIMAL FARM By Tony Ekata
Read More: TODAY’S ANIMAL FARM By Tony EkataMy son has just put Matric behind him, and I am very happy – perhaps happier than him. For one, the haunting spectre of having to cough up some seven thousand rands (about 500 US dollars) to re-enrol the National Senior Certificate examination, if he had failed, has been put to rest. In addition to…
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NIGERIA: PARADISE LOST? By Tony Ekata
Read More: NIGERIA: PARADISE LOST? By Tony EkataFirst published January 5, 2017 The tale is told Not by a few About days of yore When our land was covered with dew And with milk and honey. The days when money was not our problem but how to spend it: When a few naira flew you to New York and back. The…
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20 Interview Errors That Could Cost You That Dream Job
Read More: 20 Interview Errors That Could Cost You That Dream JobGetting a new job is increasingly more difficult just as hunting for one can be stressful. Once you’ve managed to secure an interview for your dream role, the nerves can really start to kick in. This is because selling yourself in front of a panel of strangers can be an incredibly daunting experience. But it…
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WORTHLESS NOTE OR WORTHY SON?
Read More: WORTHLESS NOTE OR WORTHY SON?By Tony Ekata September 21, 2024 “Who get dis 20 nala?” The question came from the tiny voice of a little boy. As I looked up from the church programme I was reading, I could see that he was not more than six or seven years old. There he stood, a few paces from…
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7 Signs that Someone Likes You – Psychologist
Read More: 7 Signs that Someone Likes You – PsychologistEveryone likes to be liked. That’s just human nature. Whether it’s by your colleagues at work, friends old and new, or the hot Tinder match you’re going on a second date with, being liked is a natural desire that can be traced all the way back to our beginnings on this earth. This feeling not…
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Abuja Accord: Beyond the Hugs: By Tony Ekata
Read More: Abuja Accord: Beyond the Hugs: By Tony EkataWednesday January 14, 2015, will remain a major milestone in Nigeria’s political journey as, on that day, leaders of the country’s major political parties signed a peace pact, ahead of the February 14 presidential election, to reject pre and post-election violence. This was a pleasant turn of events for concerned Nigerians and the international community.…
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Buttock Enlargement: Risks and Management
Read More: Buttock Enlargement: Risks and ManagementA 36-year-old woman identified as Abiola died in Lagos last week while undergoing a buttock enlargement procedure at a clinic in the Lekki-Phase 1 area of the state. She was billed to undergo a Brazilian Butt Lift or buttock enlargement, also known as buttock augmentation. This surgical procedure involves removing fat from other parts of…
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Are You Abrosexual?
Read More: Are You Abrosexual?What does ‘abrosexual’ mean? TikTok users are educating others on “LGBT terms you may not have heard of before,” with more and more people identifying as being abrosexual. You must have heard of bisexual, asexual, heterosexual, and homosexual. To many, it is an abomination to talk about LGBTQ+, not to mention supporting or having anything…
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Look Before You Marry!
Read More: Look Before You Marry!Look before you marry so you don’t lose everything after you marry! Here are examples of popular soccer stars who lost almost everything to their wives in divorce or separation settlements. Emmanuel Eboue Ivorian soccer star, Emmanuel Eboué, spent most of his career, from 2005 to 2011, with Arsenal of the English Premier League, playing…
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Who Wants to be a Billionaire?
Read More: Who Wants to be a Billionaire?Do you want to be a billionaire? Who doesn’t? You can be one if you follow these 8 ‘SIMPLE’ RULES! Watch and share, please.
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Andropause: What it’s all about
Read More: Andropause: What it’s all aboutNEWSPLUS TIT BITS Andropause is defined as “a syndrome associated with a decrease in sexual satisfaction or a decline in a feeling of general well-being with low levels of testosterone in older men.” Some call it the Male Menopause. It is common knowledge that erectile dysfunction is not a palatable topic among men. Erectile dysfunction…
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The Edo 2024 Gubernatorial Election and the Debate Imperative: Part 2
Read More: The Edo 2024 Gubernatorial Election and the Debate Imperative: Part 2One may ask, “How do we know that Senator Okpebholo will allow the people currently speaking for him to manipulate him for their personal benefit if elected?” It is simply because he said so himself in the public space. He pledged at the APC State Secretariat Benin City on Tuesday 30th January 2024, when he…
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Edo 2024 Gubernatorial Election: The Debate Imperative By Tony Ekata
Read More: Edo 2024 Gubernatorial Election: The Debate Imperative By Tony EkataThe Edo State 2024 off-season gubernatorial election is barely one month away. Each passing day comes with renewed campaign vigour by the candidates and their supporters. It is difficult to say if the campaign frenzy is more on the ground or on social media platforms, where friends are turning into temporary enemies because of different…
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Power and Insularity: By Tony Ekata
Read More: Power and Insularity: By Tony Ekata“I’m not worried about the exchange rate they are pursuing because your salary should be in Naira and you are not an importer or exporter, are you?” – APC National Leader, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu I am worried. Very worried. It’s long past midnight where I am and I’m unable to sleep. I had been…
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The National Identity Scheme: The more you look the less you see – By Tony Ekata
Read More: The National Identity Scheme: The more you look the less you see – By Tony EkataThe National Identity Scheme: The more you look the less you see (First published December 30, 2020) The Nigerian government has extended the deadline for telecommunications companies to block SIM cards not integrated with national identification numbers (NINs) to 9 February 2021 at the latest. This is no breaking news. The extension was agreed on…
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The real tragedy of the Fourscore building collapse – By Tony Ekata
Read More: The real tragedy of the Fourscore building collapse – By Tony Ekata“Buildings collapsing are a regular occurrence in Nigeria.” – eNCA The above is the thrust of eNCA, South Africa’s foremost private television network’s coverage of the Fourscore building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria’s Johannesburg. It is no doubt a damning and rather hyperbolical synopsis of the tragic incident that changed the skyline of…
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Power of Radio to Inform and Educate Communities By Tony Ekata
Read More: Power of Radio to Inform and Educate Communities By Tony EkataThe full presentation by Tony Ekata on the ‘Power of Radio in Informing and Educating Communities: The African Perspective’ at the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development Web Summit hosted in Malaysia to mark World Radio Day 2024. Click here: FULL PRESENTATION BY TONY EKATA AT AIBD WORLD RADIO DAY WEB SUMMIT
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Who Will Wake Our Power-men From Their Slumber?
Read More: Who Will Wake Our Power-men From Their Slumber?They have amassed massive wealth from our commonwealth Leaving the common man with no food on his mat And no means for his health. With a pair of corrupt eyes They peer from within their tinted SUVs At fellows who not long ago were their peers Until a verdict from a Supreme Cult of power…
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Who Needs a President That Can Fight Corruption?
Read More: Who Needs a President That Can Fight Corruption?WHO NEEDS A PRESIDENT THAT CAN FIGHT CORRUPTION? I don’t know whether we know how idiotic it sounds when people keep chorusing that Nigeria needs a president that can fight corruption. I do know, however, that people in saner climes would be laughing at us for seeking someone to teach us what we already know.…
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How to Be An Indispensable Employee
By Tony Ekata Congratulations! You’ve crossed the interview hurdle and secured the job you’ve always dreamt of. Now it’s time to prove to your employers that they made the right choice by impressing them and possibly making yourself indispensable. How do you do that? Here are 22 professional tips to guide you: Be an expert…
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TODAY’S ANIMAL FARM By Tony Ekata
My son has just put Matric behind him, and I am very happy – perhaps happier than him. For one, the haunting spectre of having to cough up some seven thousand rands (about 500 US dollars) to re-enrol the National Senior Certificate examination, if he had failed, has been put to rest. In addition to…
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NIGERIA: PARADISE LOST? By Tony Ekata
First published January 5, 2017 The tale is told Not by a few About days of yore When our land was covered with dew And with milk and honey. The days when money was not our problem but how to spend it: When a few naira flew you to New York and back. The…
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