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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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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 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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idea on Rethinking the Engineering Union Model in Nigeria
I am aware it became a failure because of some reasons. We must interrogate why past efforts failed and then assemble selfless team of engineers to…
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The Unseen Hand: Luck, Grace, and the Limits of Effort in the Pursuit of Success
This reflection struck a chord – I laughed at the initial thought, yet a deeper sadness followed. Haven't we all witnessed individuals who poured their hea…
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Dislike and Hate: A Personal Exploration of Distinct Negative Sentiments
Last night, a friend of mine, Temitope raised a critical subject during a conversation on whatsapp. The conversation then led him to ask "how …
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Why i don't judge people based on common Opinion
In primary school, I think Primary 2 or 3. I got my first baptism in society. A classmate bought toy gun, it was first time in my life i saw such gun. Like eve…
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The craze for Polygamy and unrestrained bigotry
Many years ago, I made a resolution not to engage in religion topic openly, especially on social media. It makes absolutely no sense, I had reasone…
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Never Lose Hope - Part 2
By Isqil Najim Albert Einstein asked a question that puzzled me too, "Am I or the other that is crazy?" Continued from part 1 In a …
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Our lies and the making of historical deceits.
Many years ago, in the 90s, a deceitful dictator organised an election which against his and his friends' permutations ended up as the freest and fairest e…
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If we continually compare ourselves with other people or try to imitate them, we will become psychologically sick
Many psychologists believe that one of the reasons why people only utilise up to 14% of their potential is that they are never happy with themselves, have lo…
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Lagos rain; before science opened my eyes
Growing up in Lagos as a kid, I was very inquisitive and always trying to find answers to things I don't understand. I lost counts of number of times …
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