Tag: Choice
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2023: The paradox of choice – By Dakuku Peterside
2023 for Nigerians is about choice and with choice comes consequences. We face critical decisions on many issues that will define our future as a country and as citizens. The most obvious and consequential of this choice and consequence effect is the general elections.
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The choice before Nigerians – By Promise Adiele
I first encountered the phrase “illusion and reality” during my formative years as a literary disciple in the Department of English, University of Lagos. Shakespeare’s classic Merchant of Venice provides an immediate platform for the critical explication of “illusion and reality”. In the play, beyond the covetous and mercantile disposition of Shylock, there is the…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: The raft story
By Oke Chinye Read: MARK 2:21–22 Meditation verse: “No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse.” (Mark 2:21) The story is told of a monk who embarked on a long journey on foot. He came…
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The NDDC MD: Okumagba Is Our Choice, By Dan Amor
By DAN AMOR Since President Muhammadu Buhari nominated Olorogun Bernard Okumagba from Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State as the Managing Director (designate) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), there has been jubilation all over the region by Niger Delta youths. This is due to the sterling leadership qualities and managerial acumen…
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The inevitable choice between N10,000 note and redenomination, By Henry Boyo
By Henry Boyo Households have become severely traumatized, nationwide, by the escalating prices of goods and services, particularly in the last six months or so. The uneasy feeling that one’s pocket, has been picked has probably become common after every visit to the market, as the smallest available plastic sachet may be all that is…