Tag: Lesson
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The Rwandan conflict: A necessary lesson for Nigeria, By Theophilus Ejorh
Theophilus Ejorh This year marks 27 years since the Rwandan conflict occurred. Unlike most modern wars, that conflict was short-lived, lasting for about one hundred days, 7 April – 15 July 1994. Over six hundred lives had perished at the end of the debacle in the most savage and horrific of ways. About 70…
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Covid-19: Somber Statistics, staggering projections, lessons from history!, By Emeka Oparah
By Emeka Oparah Chai! The details are truly sobering and the projections, nay possibilities, staggering. According to Worldometer, the total number of CONFIRMED infections is 1,521,809 with 88,653 deaths! 209 countries and territories have been affected. This is very grim and scary! Europe and the US have been badly hit. Italy leads the ghastly table…
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ODD! Man bites dog, says it’s to teach it a lesson
Florida man, Patrick Shurod Campbell, 27, was booked into Palm Beach County’s Main Detention Centre, allegedly for abusing his dog, Dimitri. Authorities received a complaint about the abuse after a 911 caller reported hearing “slamming noises” from Campbell’s apartment, according to the arrest report. Policemen arrived and talked to the suspect’s roommates. They said the…
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Fidel Castro, the venality of power and the lessons of history
By Francis Ikhianosime “I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favourable presumption that they did no wrong. If there is any presumption it is the other way against holders of power, increasing as the power increases. Historic responsibility has to make up for the…