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Certainly, a president who benefitted from due process in a time considered as the highest reign of corruption in Nigeria ought to have more trust in the process, especially now, in a moment supposedly seen as the reign of integrity. T he president is aware he is a better dictator than a democratic president. By Paul Aremo-Oluwa  Talk is cheap. Maybe not! The talk draws its value from the talker.  The president of Nigeria, his excellence  Muhammadu Buhari has given an express directive to the police and army to be ruthless on thugs and ballot box thieves. If the word ruthless does not echo excessive force and brutality to your ears I wonder if such person ever read a thing on military regimes and junta.

- 30-year-old Wendy is a  talented national aeronautics and space administration whiz - She has done the African pride proud By Paul Aremo-Oluwa February 20, 2019 There have been such gems amongst us, who changed the course of the world, because they could look at the world differently. Their thinking was unique and not everyone understood them. They were opposed, yet they emerged winners and the world was amazed . - Nikumbh Sir

Ottawa, Canada’s capital city has never had a black city councilor – Jide Afolabi wants to change that. By Moses Mutabarika | 0ctober 19, 2018 To walk into Jide’s office, at the edge of Capital Ward in Ottawa, is to understand how little details can deliver on a promise – floor to ceiling wainscoting, glass doors, an out-sized window to let in a flood of sunlight. It is, perhaps, a testament to a life carefully crafted. The idea of careful crafting is all the more emphasized if one understands that 27 years ago, Jide was a teenager in Lagos, Nigeria, carrying multiple pails of water up flights of stairs so there’d be enough for drinking, cooking and washing.

We are growing in ass size, breast size, wardrobe size, refrigerator size, weight, junk foods, muscles, but we are left with shrinking brains.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie This speech was originally delivered at TEDGlobal in July of 2009. TED is the copyright owner of this talk. Transcript I'm a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories about what I like to call “the danger of the single story.” I grew up on a university campus in eastern Nigeria. My mother says that I started reading at the age of two, although I think four is probably close to the truth. So I was an early reader, and what I read were British and American children's books.

U.S. President, General (1732–1799) George Washington was a leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and was the first to become U.S. president. Who Was George Washington? George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington served as a general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolution, and later became the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. He died on December 14, 1799, in Mount Vernon, Virginia.