Between Jan 2000 and Dec 2000 I was in Warri where I spent one year undergoing the Shell Special Intensive Training Program and on my ID card was the name CHUKWUDI boldly written on it even though I hardly used the name. When I asked why they used Chukwudi instead of Afam or Afamefuna some of the people that knew the system better than I did said some powerful people (read Nigerians) were complaining that the...
I read Atiku Abubakar's book "My Life" last night. This is the first time in over 15 years I read a book from the first page to the last page without getting up from where I was sitting when I decided to read it.I guess it took less than 1 hr to finish and I recommend this book to every young man or woman out there to read.You will find many life lessons there and some...
They are always threatening weaker nations, they have actually invaded and destroyed some weaker nations, they spend billions of dollars building sophisticated weapons including weapons of mass destruction, they dictate how weaker nations should be run and who should be their leader.Yet, they don't have enough money to pay salary and run their government so like a fast food joint would do around 12.00am in Nigeria they put a sign 'CLOSED'. Yes, the US government has...
That young man that is being hired as a thug, tout, assassin etc by a politician or a powerful/wealthy Nigerian, when will he ask so as to know why the male children of these politicians or powerful/wealthy Nigerians are not being considered for the jobs they are given to carry out?What's the relationship between my being asked to work as a thug or tout and the politician's son studying abroad even when he may be better...
You know that you are in a mess when religious and ethnic bigotry take center stage and determine both the present and the future of a people. Unfortunately, some of us are straight talkers and as such we don't know how to say A when we mean B. I am not a politician and I don't pray to be one. With time, we will know those that are genuinely interested in the progress, development, safety and...
Before you accuse, ensure you have your facts and/or you have investigated properly as apologies are usually not enough to heal the wound created by false allegations or false accusations.Existing trust is shattered and things will almost certainly not be the same again.2 days ago I drove into a filling station...
If you don't believe in yourself just know that you have no business expecting anyone to believe in you!As long as you are true to yourself as regards the facts concerning what you want to do and must have weighed the pros and cons very well just proceed to do what...
You know that corruption and poverty are winning when
- a policeman wakes up in the morning and instead of thinking about how to serve and protect he is busy thinking about new strategies he will use to extort money from the masses
One would ordinarily believe that human beings would prefer truth to lies and misinformation, but the outcome of some of my interactions with people seems not to agree with this position.
