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“ Without vision, you have no direction. Without direction, you have no purpose. ” —  Steve Gilliland “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” Proverbs 29:18 ( KJV). Hi dear,  My heart is indicting to tell you how my day went and the lessons I learnt from a bad experience I had today. What a painful and stressful event it was! Indeed, it is true that speed in the wrong direction is only a waste of time and can be a waste of life if the change is not effected on time. It’s a story of moving with a vision but without the right direction. So, sometime last month, one of the senior administrative staff, Mr Kingpraise, called me into his office to inform me that he was recommended to the National Examination Council (NECO) as a supervisor in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). I was so happy as I considered that an open door. Finally, God has begun to answer my prayers, I thought. In my heart, I kept praying th...

The meaning of civic education remains a mystery to many. Many people believe civic education is just a subject taught in high school as another way of making a good grade. As good as this explanation sounds, it is not sufficient enough to express the importance of this subject area. One of the aims of this blog post is to define civic education and explain the relevance of this subject matter to the national building and the development of a nation, especially, Nigeria. Civic Education first of all is a form of education. Online Etymology Dictionary expresses that, etymologically, the word "education" is derived from the Latin word ēducātiō, which means “to breed, to bring up, or to nurture, especially as regarding the mind of a person. Education itself is a process of enlightening the mind to ensure the transformation of a person. Education is also an art of teaching or learning relevant knowledge and skills necessary to make one better in an area of life. It is also necess...

 The Manger It’s another Christmas. Christmas signifies different thing to different people and groups. For most, it is a time to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, who came to deliver humanity from their sin. He is God and became flesh because of love. What sort of love is that, that a man will sacrifice his own life in order to save others from death and damnation?  However, have you ever consider what happened when Jesus was to be born? Maybe the answer is “yes”. As I thought about the sacrifice Christ made for us and the birth of Jesus Christ. I began to think about the location where Jesus, where the Word of Life was born. It was in a manger, you remember? Yes! So, there was no space at the normal inns, the then hospitals, because of the surge in the number of people in Bethlehem. But, there were spaces in a manger. A manger? Why manger? Why should a king be born in a manger? These are the puzzles we must be answered.  It is agreed based on the authority o...

 Brain Banks: A story of total freedom Tonight, I watched a movie, "Brain Banks". This movie tells more than the story of 16 year old football champion that was accused of rape, served eleven years in prison, six months in confinement. This movie reminds me of the life of most Christians.  At some point, we were under the siege of the devil, we made mistakes, we messed up. Then, we were declared guilty because we really were guilty. Guilty of sins, guilty of self, guilty of covenant with devil. Then, Jesus came to set us. Hallelujah. We became free, but guilt still hunted us.  Moreover, after Brains' release from prison, he was put under house arrest and must not to move more than 200 feet away from his house. He couldn't even get a job, his dream of becoming a professional football player was dashed.  This is the story of most christian, even though, we were made free when we received Jesus, the devil still kept us in great confinement, and tied us with so much barr...

"What GOOD is LIVING the LIFE you've been GIVING if all you do is STAND in one PLACE?" Lord Huron In these last twenty-one days, I have lodged in 10 rooms, travelled 9 towns, lived in 3 cities, visited 2 renowned universities—meeting all and sundry in uncommon places. Today, I paid a cursory visit to the University of Abuja🇳🇬  . The University—‘unity in diversity’—accomodates all walks of life amidst its gigantic faculties, encompassing schools, diverse disciplines and elaborate studies—The Reason for Living. The university is the hub for molding culture-shift agents, the laboratory for testing intellectual sages, the epitome of elites and gurus in the corridors of power. We cannot overemphasize the sole purpose of this great a phenomena.  As I walk the width and breadth of the nation's capital university, I see the myriads of life's questions nailed to the Wittenberg doors of each faculty. The medical student is being trained to prescribe life's meaning by ...

  MOTIVATION: LESSONS FFROM DAVID A friend of mine, while alighting from a vehicle, fell down. While relating the story to me, I asked her, “who picked you up?” then, she emphatically, with a smile, told me, “I picked myself up”. This is more than just a statement to me, it sent a clear message to me, that in life, although, we need people to be around us, encourage us, motivate us and inspire us. However, the crowd, friends and family may not be there every time to pick us up or inspire us to continue when we fail or fall. This means that in the race of life and in the pursuit of success and the fulfillment of our dreams, we must ensure to be ready to encourage ourselves more than how much other persons or external elements will motivate us. The story of a king in the Holy Book, Bible, is a good example of this. The story, although is very old but the message is evergreen. The generations to come will still be learning from this epic story. International politics is as old as ...

 THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE At times, we wonder, where did we come from? What’s our source? Some out of curiosity, have asserted that we are of the ape’s family and that we are only higher animals, better than the  other animals because we can speak different languages and are dynamic. In finding answers to these questions, some said, we are from a small god, “orunmila” created by God-an angel sent from heaven with only sand and “epuro” (palm nut). The scientists said we are products of an explosion of a big cyclical object, out of which the creatures evolved. They called it the “big bang theory”. All these theories as good as they are, they are nothing but fallacies and people that the people that believe in them are like them. The search for the origin and essence of man still continues till today despite all the discoveries of men. The emptiness in men for the meaning of their lives is evidence that there is something supernatural about the creation of man. That having gotten to ...