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It's not the first time.

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It's not the first time. It's not the second. And everytime she would cry till her eyes lack moisture. Drowning in her tears and getting lost in her deafening yawls. Just now, he, the man who is supposed to be a husband and a lover, hammered her again. The man whose mother is so peaceful and has no anger in her. Whose father built a gallery of love for his mother in his heart and called her Wine. He has no excuse to turn out a cockatrice that kills at a glance, yet. He doesn't grasp how much damage anger does than the things that cause it. When he loses his temper he never remembers the words of his father; "There's nothing manly about rage. It is kindness and courtesy, provided they are sincere, that defines a human being" Now, she's going away, pandering to woeful grief. Striving to carry her bags, weeping; for she is exerting much energy in tearing that her strength fails her. "Hewuu! Chineke'm oh! Nne'm bilie n'onwu bia na...

Shades of Selfishness

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Chew on these words. Being good to people because you don't know tomorrow is selfish. If you peeked into tomorrow and don't find them being useful to you, what happens? You withdraw? Be good to people because it is what nature has called us to be; "good". To put up with everyone and their faults. In other words, people are our occupation. • Being grateful to the gods or to a fellow man because when praises go out blessings come forth is selfish. Be grateful because gratitude is a virtue and is courteous. • Showing respect because it is reciprocal is selfish. For, what is the difference between you and the man who eats his cake and wants to have it back? Give respect to all men because it is rational and civil - character of one who possesses the logos, except you don't. • Loving your enemy because you want to heap coals of fire on his head is yet selfish. Who then is a hypocrite? Forgive because even you are an enemy to virtue and in spite, the gods sti...

2019 Budget Breakdown

Here is a simple break down of the 2019 budget. If you are above 18 years, this should interest you. I made it as simple as possible. No economic jargons. So that you understand those things you saw in the news and so you know how to plan your life. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 1. Budget size is N8.83Trillion Naira. This is the total amount the government is expected to spend in #Budget2019 2. A quarter (1/4) of this amount will be used to pay debt. Truth is Nigeria is owing so many debts. Like so many. Therefore, around N2.14 Trillion Naira will be used to offset part of these debts we are owing. What will now be left of the budget will be: N8.83 T - N2.14 T = N6.69T 3. Budget for capital expenditure is N2.031 trillion. Capital expenditure means the money that will be used to fund projects such as construction of roads, bridges, hospital equipments, etc. if Nigeria decides to construct any major project by next year, that’s the amount allocated f...