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We begin with a reference to the cartoon published on page 63 in the Daily Trust edition of Friday, February 22, 2012. The cartoon shows a line-up of developed countries standing in one row. Then comes a dwarf-size man (labeled Nigeria) from behind the developed countries to join the row; saying “Uncle, I beg make I pass”. Is it not laughable that a country, which cannot even provide stable electricity, is asking giants of technology to give him way as if “he” (Nigeria) were influential in the world of space science and technology?
Category: Philosofaith Written by M.U Ndagi
We begin with a reference to the cartoon published on page 63 in the Daily Trust edition of Friday, February 22, 2012. The cartoon shows a line-up of developed countries standing in one row. Then comes a dwarf-size man (labeled Nigeria) from behind the developed countries to join the row; saying “Uncle, I beg make I pass”. Is it not laughable that a country, which cannot even provide stable electricity, is asking giants of technology to give him way as if “he” (Nigeria) were influential in the world of space science and technology?
Although civilization is a rather controversial term used in quite a lot of ways, it simply refers to the complex aspect of human cultures that reveals man’s ingenuity to adapt and make life worth living in the environment he finds himself. Some of the civilizations witnessed by man from the Paleolithic age to the present-day include Mesopotamian Civilization, Egyptian Civilization, Hellenic (or Greek) Civilization, Byzantine Civilization, Islamic or Muslim Civilization, and Western Civilization which is the most sophisticated of all; stemming from the Scientific Revolution that did not only weaken traditional Christianity (which in the early seventeenth century considered science as a Protestant phenomenon) but was equally decisive in shaping modern mentality. Mesopotamia is the Greek word for “land between rivers” and refers technically to the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the first civilization began.
Category: Philosofaith Written by M.U Ndagi
Although civilization is a rather controversial term used in quite a lot of ways, it simply refers to the complex aspect of human cultures that reveals man’s ingenuity to adapt and make life worth living in the environment he finds himself. Some of the civilizations witnessed by man from the Paleolithic age to the present-day include Mesopotamian Civilization, Egyptian Civilization, Hellenic (or Greek) Civilization, Byzantine Civilization, Islamic or Muslim Civilization, and Western Civilization which is the most sophisticated of all; stemming from the Scientific Revolution that did not only weaken traditional Christianity (which in the early seventeenth century considered science as a Protestant phenomenon) but was equally decisive in shaping modern mentality. Mesopotamia is the Greek word for “land between rivers” and refers technically to the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the first civilization began.
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Ever since President Gooodluck Jonathan granted pardons to seven persons about a week ago, public anger, condemnation, criticism and resentment have continued to trail the “gesture”; suggesting that the total package of the pardon severely suffers from philosophical and conceptual disorders.
Category: Philosofaith Written by M.U Ndagi
Ever since President Gooodluck Jonathan granted pardons to seven persons about a week ago, public anger, condemnation, criticism and resentment have continued to trail the “gesture”; suggesting that the total package of the pardon severely suffers from philosophical and conceptual disorders.
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When Professor Ben Nwabueze (former Secretary General of Ohaneze) recently described Nigeria as a failed State, the presidency considered his remarks as malicious. Whatever may be the fact of the matter which those who benefit from the misdemeanors of bad governance are refusing to understand, the extremely unfortunate state of the Nigerian nation as manifest in sheer lawlessness, political confusion, economic dislocation, collapsed educational system, social disorder and moral decomposition is beyond what any pretender could call hypochondria. Nigeria is actually more than sick. By Allah’s grace, we are not at war but most Nigerians cannot be said to be happy with the highly disturbing situation they find themselves today.
Category: Philosofaith Written by M.U Ndagi
When Professor Ben Nwabueze (former Secretary General of Ohaneze) recently described Nigeria as a failed State, the presidency considered his remarks as malicious. Whatever may be the fact of the matter which those who benefit from the misdemeanors of bad governance are refusing to understand, the extremely unfortunate state of the Nigerian nation as manifest in sheer lawlessness, political confusion, economic dislocation, collapsed educational system, social disorder and moral decomposition is beyond what any pretender could call hypochondria. Nigeria is actually more than sick. By Allah’s grace, we are not at war but most Nigerians cannot be said to be happy with the highly disturbing situation they find themselves today.
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local council elections hold today in all the six Area Councils. It is our hope and prayer that the elections are conducted under free and fair atmosphere. Nonetheless, the dangerous dimensions that characterized political campaigns for the FCT local council polls in the past few weeks are so scaring that observers of political events in the country wonder whether Nigerian politicians’ definition of politics is incongruous with the universal meaning of the term. One also wonders whether violence is an integral part of Nigerian politics.
Category: Philosofaith Written by M.U Ndagi
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local council elections hold today in all the six Area Councils. It is our hope and prayer that the elections are conducted under free and fair atmosphere. Nonetheless, the dangerous dimensions that characterized political campaigns for the FCT local council polls in the past few weeks are so scaring that observers of political events in the country wonder whether Nigerian politicians’ definition of politics is incongruous with the universal meaning of the term. One also wonders whether violence is an integral part of Nigerian politics.
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