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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
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Do not despise these small beginnings...
...for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.
Zechariah 4:10
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Zechariah 4:10
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Monday, April 21, 2014
How do you vote?
One year in uni, I had a tough choice in voting for the Student Association leadership.
Access
One pair of candidates came from my community i.e. both candidates were fellow engineering students. Since I saw them every day, they could easily be reached with feedback and would altogether have interests aligned with mine.
Homeland
One pair included a Nigerian, even if both candidates were from another clan on campus - business. I don't think engineers really trust business people for they bamboozle with talk and appearances even if they won't do any real problem-solving :) but I suppose blood is thicker and I should support my countryperson when on foreign soil?
Victory
The third pair was from the college of arts and sciences, the biggest college in the school, and was definitely going to win because well, Arts and Sciences owned the heart of campus, geographically, historically, demographically, etc.
Which pair did I give my vote? Access, Homeland, or Victory?
Which would you have voted for?
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Access
One pair of candidates came from my community i.e. both candidates were fellow engineering students. Since I saw them every day, they could easily be reached with feedback and would altogether have interests aligned with mine.
Homeland
One pair included a Nigerian, even if both candidates were from another clan on campus - business. I don't think engineers really trust business people for they bamboozle with talk and appearances even if they won't do any real problem-solving :) but I suppose blood is thicker and I should support my countryperson when on foreign soil?
Victory
The third pair was from the college of arts and sciences, the biggest college in the school, and was definitely going to win because well, Arts and Sciences owned the heart of campus, geographically, historically, demographically, etc.
Which pair did I give my vote? Access, Homeland, or Victory?
Which would you have voted for?
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Talk-Talk in Abuja
Two important conferences began yesterday.
1. The National Conference (see list of delegates, see news updates) is three months long.
Topic: Articulate and possibly Resolve Nigeria's Constitutional Challenges...but we're not splitting up.
2. The 20th NES, Nigerian Economic Summit is three days long.
Topic: Education. Will push for permanent structural changes that would allow the development of 21st century skills in Nigerian children.
1. The National Conference (see list of delegates, see news updates) is three months long.
Topic: Articulate and possibly Resolve Nigeria's Constitutional Challenges...but we're not splitting up.
2. The 20th NES, Nigerian Economic Summit is three days long.
Topic: Education. Will push for permanent structural changes that would allow the development of 21st century skills in Nigerian children.
You need to participate! This is your chance: watch #NES20 live on @Channels_TV. 18 - 20 March.
— OloriSupergal.com (@OloriSupergal) March 18, 2014
The highest ranked #Nigerian Uni, #OAU, has a low global ranking of 1,926. How can we turn this around? Join #NES20. 18 - 20 March 2014
— Red Media Ltd (@RedMediaAfrica) March 18, 2014
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Admit it. You're in the intelligentsia.
in·tel·li·gent·si·a (ĭn-tĕl′ə-jĕnt′sē-ə, -gĕnt′-) n. The intellectual elite of a society. (The Free Dictionary)
in·tel·li·gent·sia noun \in-ˌte-lə-ˈjen(t)-sē-ə, -ˈgen(t)-\ :
a group of intelligent and well-educated people who guide or try to
guide the political, artistic, or social development of their society
(Merriam-Webster)
The intelligentsia, from Latin: intellegentia (Polish: inteligencja, Russian: интеллигенция,[1] pronounced [ɪntʲɪlʲɪˈɡʲentsɨjə]) is a social class of people engaged in complex mental labour aimed at disseminating culture.
This therefore might include everyone from artists to school teachers. (See Wikipedia for more)
To what extent do you think this term applies to a mostly-young intellectual and creative class in Nigeria?
If #SMWLagos or #SocialMediaWeek is your thing, you're probably intelligentsia.
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This therefore might include everyone from artists to school teachers. (See Wikipedia for more)
Sunday, February 2, 2014
President for a year
"At the very heart of the people, I felt this desire to elect a woman who could bring peace and reconciliation."
1954 born 26 June in Chad. Samba-Panza's father is from Cameroon, her mother is from the CAR.
1972 moved to CAR aged 18 and worked in insurance and as a corporate lawyer. Was active in a women's rights organisation, campaigning against female genital mutilation.
2003 formally entered politics and chaired a reconciliation process aimed at bringing the country's different groups together. Said that the violence between Christian and Muslim groups had its roots in poverty.
2012 became the mayor of Bangui.
2014 sworn in as interim president of CAR on 23 January. She is the first woman to hold the post.
Sources:
Words - UK Guardian: Central African Republic's 'Mother Courage' fights to bring peace where men have failed.
Image - The Economist: Africa's third female president / Central African Republic under new management.
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| Catherine Samba-Panza, interim president of Central African Republic |
1972 moved to CAR aged 18 and worked in insurance and as a corporate lawyer. Was active in a women's rights organisation, campaigning against female genital mutilation.
2003 formally entered politics and chaired a reconciliation process aimed at bringing the country's different groups together. Said that the violence between Christian and Muslim groups had its roots in poverty.
2012 became the mayor of Bangui.
2014 sworn in as interim president of CAR on 23 January. She is the first woman to hold the post.
Sources:
Words - UK Guardian: Central African Republic's 'Mother Courage' fights to bring peace where men have failed.
Image - The Economist: Africa's third female president / Central African Republic under new management.
NEWSBUKA for all the burning topics in Nigerian politics and society.
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