THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S BLOG

The killings in Southern Kaduna is something to lament over. It calls for a rethink and an evaluation.  In. a country where there is no war, yet the number of deaths that has been recorded since the year began is alarming.  The big question one should ask himself is "are these terrorists richer or stronger than the entirety of the military government?". However, these persons live in a community;  they have siblings and family members.  Personally,  I sense a hidden agenda somewhere. I am not a person who is drawn to the mass media but this recent scenario has drawn my attention seriously. The untold killings in the north has never been addressed pragmatically by the governors concerned.  This is more unlike a tribal or a religious war. Recently,  a Pastor by the name Dr Paul Enenche gave an insightful message on this current phenomenon. He lamented that though Nigerians constitute best brains in different nations of the world, in that, one out of ev...

Our society today is so obsessed with titles, especially the third world nations. To some, it is an accurate measure  of their true worth. Hence, there is the drive to obtain more certification in other to amass titles of all sorts.  More so, there are persons that will never answer you because you never addressed them with their appropriate titles. However, Bishop David Oyedepo made a clear difference between the two. And I think the difference is good to know and best if it is applied.  While browsing through the internet, I came across one of Bishop David Oyedepo's sermons,  where he differentiated these two concepts.  Video link Bishop David Oyedepo  is the president of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel. He is one of those preachers whose name is worth associating with. He started that the values that a man generates is what enhances his worth, title notwithstanding.  In other words, it is not y...

 Diezani Alison-Madueke is the former minister if petroleum. While addressing the issues that emerge from fatherless homes stated clearly that it is a vicious cycle.  In the sense that an irreposible young man will becomean irresponsible father.  You can  Click here  to access the video. Notwithstanding, here is a transcript of it: "The ones that has swags. The yahoo yahoo boys as my son will say, are the role models  they are looking up to today. These are the ones who reinforce negative societal behaviors and values. This is a travesty of an unfolding tragedy for us. Why have I spent the time talking on fatherless homes and the impact that it has on our children? Well, the truth of the matter, is that an irresponsible boy tends to become an irresponsible man, and it is therefore a vicious cycle.  If you plant cocoyam, you cannot harvest plantain. It affects not only our homes and culture, our cultural and traditional values and structures...