Life Changing!

The Nigerian National Anthem is usually performed at major events having to do with national pride,such as the President's address,major sporting events and at school where it is usually accompanied by Nigeria's National Pledge. The anthem was adopted in 1978. The lyrics are a combination of words and phrases taken from five of the best entries in a national contest. The words were put to music by the Nigerian Police Band under the directorship of Benedict Elise Odiase. Unarguably,many people are conversant with the first stanza of the anthem and the National Pledge but the second stanza is rarely sung by people. This has made the stanza almost forgotten by Nigerian even some leaders. As we celebrate our independence again and 49years of much struggle without reasonable achievements,lets reflect on the second stanza of our anthem,believing that things will be better. I believe that the proper understanding of this stanza may make us change our wrong notions against our nation.

Some things should be avoided in solving family problems. A spouse should not shout when talking to the partner especially before their children. It does not solve the problem. Dont share your problems with anybody even your best friend. The person you may go to is your pastor. I mean someone that is really a pastor and not the one that will use it as a case study in his message. Dont breakdown and start weeping before your husband or wife. Say the problem in plain language. Dont refuse to eat the food cooked by your wife and shun communication with her. Dont even mention divorce or compare him or her with others around. Have a forgiving spirit and

I was priviledged to witness a marriage ceremony in my church today. It has been a long time I witnessed it. It was a joyful and warm atmosphere indeed.The experience made me to cogitate about my nearest future(If Christ tarries). I will be releasing the secret of success in marriage as I learnt. The home can be likened to a garden. In the garden, you can find some weeds and thorns which are unwanted and are not supposed to be there. In a home,there may be some 'weeds' that should be removed. The 'weeds' can be likened to problems but it is the responsibility of the couple to remove them outright. It is only when you put sticks in fire that you will know the one that has a snake in it. Until you marry,your true nature may not manifest. Trouble in the home brings out your true character. May God grant you the grace to change the things you can change,the grace to accept the things you cannot change and the grace to differentiate between the two.

Fear is a panic or distress caused by a sense of impending danger,pain,etc. It is an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger,pain or harm. Many people are afraid without knowing what they are anxious about. Many things have happened. Enough water of varied colours has passed under the bridge. Events of different types came and have gone. Earthquakes,tsunamis,wars, great armed robbery attacks,kidnaps,suicide bombings,assassinations,economic meltdown(global recession),threatening unfavourable climatic changes,existence of more deadly diseases,political prostitution,spiritual prostitution,adverse effects of scientific discoveries,gross illiteracy,abject poverty,militancy,racism and many more. Many egregious things have occured in the past to the extent that no one knows the next one. We hear that solutions have been given existing problems only to hear again that the conditions have been worsened. In this country,we are left to sleep with our eyes wide open,waiting to respond to

Some time ago,i was discussing something with somebody in my hostel about some controversial issues and he consciously said something. He said, 'I dont like arguing with you because you engage in christian arguments'. That was not enough for him or did not explain what he had in mind and he added,'infact you make pentecostal arguments'. I laughed and was very happy within me because of that good report. My discussions and contributions in facebook and other places may be termed 'strange' by some people but dont get offended because it is not my fault. Something caused it. In Paul's recent note,he was talking about his facebook friends but at a time he talked of 'religious' people. He mentioned people that have affected his life positively. Just as a way of going straight to the point,i was not comfortable with the way he talked of some as being religious. At a time, i questioned where he actually belongs,whether he is a christian or a pagan. That was

I was trying to narrate the bad look of things in Aba in my previous write-up. In that article,i concentrated in the popular 'Faulks Road'. To digress a bit,i was flabbergasted that even in the heart of Owerri, some roads are very bad. Just few day ago,i left Aba for a meeting in the SU House located along Chukwuma Nwoha Road in Owerri. At about 7.00pm in the evening along the aforementioned road(just close to the Egbu road),i saw another 'artificial lake' that completely divided the road. I was already seeing where i was going to from there. To cut the story short, i had to pay a sum of 50naira so as to cross over to the other side of the road on a boy's back. I was really astonished by that sight because i thought it was only obtainable here in Aba. Owerri-Aba express way will be a story for another day. Back to Aba,the Enyimba city. I suffered pains in my whole body due to the 'long jumps' i performed while trying to go through the 'apian ways&

After being away for a long period of time from this populous city,i came in just some days ago,only to see the deplorable situation of things.I have been away from Aba for nearly 9weeks. After the inception of the protracted Asuu strike on June 22,i stayed back in school for some weeks. I was unable to continue the stay because everywhere was becoming deserted and i was loosing my enthusiasm for studying. I returned to Aba to be with my family once again. I stayed there for about 16days and returned to school. There i stayed for weeks.From there i made trips to Akokwa(the hometown of one of my friends),Onitsha(Okpoko to be precise),Okigwe(for SU Okigwe Regional Conference) and Abuja(for a youth empowerment conference). I was born and raised in Aba but i have not seen it in its present state before.It was on Saturday last week that i came into Aba at about 10.30pm directly from Abuja. As the Chisco bus i went with stopped at 'Brass Junction',i alighted. I walked down home. The

I have always been left to wonder why things are the way they are.In our society,many things are wrongly accepted.Accepting a so-called 'popular' thing has never helped us.Notorious things that should be avoided are now accepted and lived with.Imagine the outcome.Imagine a situation where a person takes a red-hot coal into his bosom.Will he not expect burns? Actually,he who gathers ant-infested firewood will end up unknowingly calling the lizards for a feast.That is the case with our generation.Many things widely accepted end up being the wrong things.Some say that everything is a matter of choice while others say that things are 'relative'.This mentality has caused many to do the wrong things without any reasonable consideration of the end. Some axioms are mere charades that can only land their victims into serious regrettable conditions.I guess that i may be sounding 'somehow' but never mind.It is very dangerous to be silent while things are going wrong only

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