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Edil-Kabir Greetings

By Hon. Emmanuel Ayegba Okpanachi  An Aspirant for House of Rep Idah Federal Constituency  Happy Eid- el- Kabir to all my Muslim Brothers and Sisters, As we celebrate this Special SALAH May Almighty Allah in his infinite Mercy Accept all Our Sacrifice and Cleans our Land. (Amen) may the blessed occasion of Eid-ul-Kabir grace all my muslim friends and family with happiness & fill every  home with peace, As the  celebration of Eidil Kabir is going on,  I pray to Almighty Allah to: Open for U the doors to everything good .....as you offer the sacrifice this year, I also prayed that to God Almighty for we to witness many more years, (Amen) And the doors to peace and security in Nigeria and Kogi State in particular(Amen). May all our prayers manifest as we envisage during the the Hajj Amen.  It's also a time of sober reflection for everyone that wants things done correctly and have leaders of our choice brought to power.  Let us not seat down and do not...

The Failure Of Nigeria Democracy

By  Comr. Tijani Tahiru The Chairman Voice Of The Youths Association Kogi State Chapter I have sensed a disturbing complacency in our politicians and intellectuals as they try to enunciate democracy for the rest of us. They assume erroneously that democracy is its own justification – that simply being baptised with the moniker of democracy is sufficient. And that Nigerians, dispossessed they may be, will be satisfied with a political concept that, as currently practiced in Nigeria, stands empty of its substantive content. This tragic misunderstanding troubles me personally because the assumption is that even as Nigerians groan under the weight of multiple deprivations, we can take solace in the knowledge that we have democracy and that democracy will soothe our pain. How wrong! The proper retort should be a classic Nigerian putdown: Na democracy we go chop? But let’s not trivialise an important issue. My good friend Hon. Ayegba Emmanuel Okpanach i, a literary critic, Chairman emzre...

None of my Parents was Given Birth with a Golden Spoon.

None of my parents was given birth with a golden spoon. They worked through the hard time to make sure they succeed in life. It's not by their powers but by the mercy of the most High God who has kept them alive from the Days they where Born till Date. God may Your Name Alon be exalted. My Father has never find it easy in life because his  parents where not educated, He was brought up under the care of his Uncle who happened to be the only civilized person at the time. There my Father got an opportunity of going to school's and today he's  a graduate. From MTI ONITSHA....God may You Name Alon be Glorified. He has Worked in various sectors of Economics in His life during the time of Kwara State, and Benue State.... Still he fined it difficult to make it in life because he did not welcome Corruption wherever he fined himself. He has been an advocate of Truth, because of his truth and firmness everyone came to sick advice from him. He has been a man of his words, he never spea...