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The Bitter Truth: Between Politics and Good Governance

First and foremost, I need to make it clear to whom it may concern that my constitutional right cover me to express my own view on any issue as far as Nigeria is concern my topic on which I want to base my observation is: The Difference Between Politics and Good Governance . Oxford advanced learners dictionary defines politics as the activities involved in getting and using power in public life. And being able to influence decisions that affect a country or a society, while governance is defined as the activity of governing a country or controlling a company or an organization, or the way in which a country is governed or a company or institution is control. The point I am unveiling here is that the definitions of the two words differs, and so it is in real sense. To my surprise, many people do muddle things up by mis-understanding POLITICS and GOVERNANCE to be the same in meaning and this is not traced to the stack illiterates in our midst alone, professor also are found in this ...

I PREFER ACTIVISM TO POLITICKING- Comrade Waheed Lawal

Comrade Waheed Lawal, a human right activist and the National Deputy Chairman (South west) of National Conscience Party (NCP) in an interview with Gold Magazine explained why he prefers activism to politicking. Read the full interview below: Can we meet you sir? My name is Waheed Lawal, many peolpel call me Comrade Waheed Lawal, some call me Alhaji Waheed Lawal, others call me Chief Waheed Lawal and I do answer them but best of all I am Waheed Lawal. For how long have you being in politics?

HOW TO LOWER RISK FOR STROKE

Preventing a stroke is all about taking care of your heart and your blood.This means, keeping your good cholesterol high, and your bad cholesterol low with diet, exercise, and avoiding some specific bad habits. Here are some ways to lower your risk for stroke: Diet As cholesterol can directly impact your likelihood of having a stroke, keeping your cholesterol in check can help you fight off stroke and other cardiovascular problems. A diet rich in fiber, whole grains, fresh fruits and lots of vegetables can help reduce your risk. Avoiding foods that are processed, high in cholesterol, high in saturated fat, and loaded with sodium can also help you avoid a stroke, among other health problems. Exercise Thirty minutes of exercise a day can do wonders for your body. Raising your heart rate while exercising helps the body clear toxins and helps strengthen your heart, blood vessels, and brain. Consult your doctor before starting any exercise regiment to ensure you do ...

Divorce: A Thing Of Pride In Nigeria Movie Industry

In recent times, the issue of celebrities in Nigeria parted way after months of marriage has become a thing of pride, most especially in the Nigeria movie industry, in Nigerian tradition marriage is refers to as everlasting journey between husband and wife, and nobody ever celebrate a broken home, but now, in the Nigerian movie industry separation in marriage is now a thing of pride. Among the celebrities in the Nigeria industry is Omotola Jolade, popularly called ‘omo sexy’ whom her marriage have lasted for more than a decade and up till this moment she is waxing stronger and stronger in her marriage. I believe that in the beginning, most young celebrities in the Nigerian movie will hope to achieve it in the entertainment industry, that thing would go well when their dreams and aspirations come true. But after making it in the industry they will find it difficult to get married. Recently, Eniola Badmus, a popular actress known as ‘Gbogbo Biz Girl’ in an interview said

The Beginnig Of Education In Nigeria

Over the past centuries, education has been a means of transmitting our culture from one generation to another, it has been a medium through which newborns acquire a sense of belonging in a particular culture, it is the process of bringing about a relatively permanent change in human behavior. Indigenous education is the ability of a newborn to know the norms of the society which he was born into and the willingness to acquire such norms as away of life. As the oldest industry, it the instrument used by society to preserve, maintain and upgrade its social equilibrium. A society’s future depends largely on the quality of its citizen’s education. Education has been view to extent to which an individual can stretch his intellectual by learning the culture of his society. In all human societies, education is meant to pass on to the new generation the existing knowledge of their physical environment, to introduce individuals to the organization of the society, given t...

Reasons You Didn't Get The Job

You want to know why you didn't get the job you applied for, after all you are perfect for the job and seemed to confused that your interviewer really enjoyed for answer during the interview, and you finally found out that the job is given to another person, now asking yourself why.? Below are the common reasons why you didn't get hired. You think that you were qualified but not as you thought: Sometime a lot of job seeker assess their performance in an interview in a poor way and it is purely because most job seeker don't understand what the employer is looking for and in some cases over estimated their own performance and skills. Someone are more qualified than you do: Truly, you might qualified during your interview but in job marketer, employer mostly get excited with the most qualified candidate, which means you weren't the only candidate that was rejected, a lot of qualified candidates were also rejected just like you.

King Sunny Ade: The Hybrid Of Inspirational Dance And Trado-African Music

After the death of Bob Marley, a recording company known as Island Company began looking for another third world artist to sign up since Arista Record has sign Fela Kuti into contract. The search prompted producer Martin Meissonier to introduce king Sunny Ade to Chris Blackwell, leading to the releasing of Juju music in 1982. After this, many music aficionados were quick to point out that Sunny Ade’s brand of juju music could not be ignored by anyone at that time. Today, this seminal recording is often acclaimed as oneof the most important records from Africa while King Sunny Adeniyi remains an undisputed king of juju music, the dance-inspiring hybrid of western pop and traditional African music with roots in the guitar tradition of Nigeria. Ade and his band (African beats) continue to weave an infections blend of electronic guitars, synthesizers and multi-layered percussion. In addition, he remains a force to recon with in   Nigeria the money made from his early albums ...