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The Corruption of Our Society and The Price We Pay for Someone Else's Fault
By Isqil najim Living is now expensive and risky. We are all vulnerable to some risks from someone's action. They may be near or far away. But someone is a…
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There is no future in the past
by Isqil Najim The most dangerous feeling you can have as a former leader is the feeling that follows thus: "I have played my part, whatever they do next …
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Echo of My Mind: Same heaven!
Born like everyone, through the cervix of a woman and sperm of a man. They were righteous in their ways: no cheating, no killing, no lying, no worship of othe…
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Unpacking Religion, Tradition, and Hypocrisy
Neither Alfas nor Pastors are on the list of the world's richest men, and yet people go to them for money blessings! Does that immediately mean Alfas and P…
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The reality Of poverty and democracy
By now, poor people ought to understand that democracy is not here to serve their interests. You are primarily the grease used to lubricate the eng…
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The Art of Misinformation
By Isqil Najim It is good to read opinions, but people tend to forget that opinions are what they are: opinion, not fact! The fact that someone I …
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The Crucible of Greatness
In 100 years, even if Nigeria has stopped existing, Tinubu will still be a study in politics. We will never have a man like him again. This is not because of…
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Nigeria's most important Reform is still far from consideration
The most important reform has not been contemplated yet. Actually, two: 1. Mental Reform I don't have hope that Nigerians will be better soon until citizen…
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The social Pandemic we need to pay Attention to
If Nigerians spend just 2% of the time they spend on arguing and fighting online to reading before they reply, they will solve half of the country&…
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He Taught Himself English in Two Months to Read Science Papers. Now, at 88, He Just Won China's Highest Science Award
Ben De is 88 years old. And this week, he stood before China's President in Beijing to receive the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, the highe…
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Echo of My Mind: The Silent screen
The Silent Screen Imagine following someone for years. You always wanted to get closer, to learn from them, To drink from their pool of knowledge a…
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Why Institutions Can Never Manufacture Self-Independence
I have engaged many Nigerians in discussions, and I have noticed that most frequently misuse the term "society" whenever it suits their narrative. Di…
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How State and Citizens collaborate to build culture of The Debt
By Isqil Najim The debt system is often seen as an external imposition; it is a collaborative project. It requires an internal architecture of complicity to ke…
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Two Questions My Parents Never Knew They Taught Me
What will Baba do? What will Mama say? These two questions have served me well for many years and given me peace of mind. I didn't even know I was practis…
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The Leadership in us and the leadership we seek
by Isqil Najim We've turned Aso Rock into a shrine of scapegoating for our personal failures. We've used the scriptures to justify our quest for mirac…
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Happy 63rd Birthday, Engr. Mustafa Balarabe Shehu, FNSE, FAEng!
Today, the global engineering community pauses to celebrate a remarkable son of Nigeria, Africa, and the world — Engr. Mustafa Balarabe Shehu — a m…
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The Selectivism Game: When Principles Bend for Power
By Isqil Najim There was a Muslim guy I knew on Facebook — an amazing soul, an influencer I genuinely admired. One day, I sent him a birthday greet…
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The Gilded Cage: How Civilizations Die from the Inside
by Isqil Najim There are many lessons to learn from the wars of the Middle East — if we can stop being religious bigots or educated ignoramuses lon…
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