OCTOBER, 22ND, 2015 …

Remembrance, Stories 22/10/2016 by Marita Anase Bunde

22nd October 2015; A Moment That Changed Me

Everything seems so strange. I ask everyday if this is all a dream but I have never been woken from it yet. I look at your pictures and ask where are those big brown eyes. Where is the soft smile that brings joy to my heart? Where is the laughter and the talk of childhood and our future? Where is […]

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X Benue StateX Best year of my lifeX Doing itX enemyX Friends and familyX GodX I am BenueX Jennifer AkigaX NigeriaX Quality friendsX Trusting people, Your wordsX Yourself

Inspirational, Stories 22/10/2016 by iambenue

2014 Testimony Of A Benue Daughter

Friends and family, my name is Jennifer Akiga, I have to admit, I have learnt A LOT in 2014 and honestly ‘I do not look like what I’ve been through’! This has got to be the BEST year of my entire life! Prior to when I moved back to Nigeria, I was moving in a direction I deemed fit for […]

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“The Other Room"

Creatives, Stories 21/10/2016 by Iorliam’Amo Shija

“The Other Room”

In the other room Hardened men become beggars The queen, becomes the king too The king, just a beggarly page In the other room We cry for joy Beg to be injured For there, we enjoy pain In the other room We beg to suck milkless breasts Accept every proposal And promise any thing In the other room Fate of […]

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Relationship, Stories 19/10/2016 by Tsuwa Jennifer

26 Things Benue Men Must Know

A little ‘thank you’ could strengthen her. Even when she knows she’s Beautiful, she would like hearing it from you sometimes. A little kitchen help kills no ego. Every lady wants a man that can protect her, she needs to be safe around you! To some ladies, collecting money from you is just your little commitment to the relationship and […]

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Education, Stories 17/10/2016 by iambenue

After National Youth Service Corps POP, What Next?

This afternoon, the 2015/2016 set of Batch B corps members all over the country marked the end of its service year with the Passing Out Parade in all the states of the federation plus the FCT. Established in 1973 by the government of Gen. Yakubu Gowon in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Civil War, […]

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Inspirational, Stories 5/10/2016 by Akaafele

What Manner of Education? 3

Having examined the various areas we have problems with our education, let us proceed to consider the ways we can revive it and make it relevant to our needs. We must address the fundamental essence of education – development of our ideas. This is a very promising dimension we can tap in to improve our socio-economic situation. Instead of forcing […]

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Inspirational, Stories 3/10/2016 by Akaafele

What Manner of Education? 2

“My father taught me to work. He did not teach me to love it.” – ABRAHAM LINCOLN Education teaches discipline. Discipline entails doing what is right because it is right even though we may not actually enjoy doing it. Discipline means controlling ourselves from within. It imposes sufficient inner checks on our natural instincts, which is why we are different […]

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Inspirational, Stories 1/10/2016 by Akaafele

What Manner of Education? 1

“In school, teach him. It is far more honorable to fail than to cheat to pass. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas even if everyone tells him they are wrong.” –  Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President. Recently, there has been an increased clamor for education of almost every kind. From children to adults, people of almost every […]

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