By Omordia Efe – As children, most of us read about or were told stories about someone decent being granted three wishes to better his or her life. In such kinds of tales, the person who usually was a pathetic sight (not as pathetic as Arnold the former Governor of California is, I must say) would be given the opportunity to live in a huge palace, to marry the man or woman of his or her dreams and to have a chest full of gold. Dreams or fairytales do come true if you believe, that is, so, close your eyes... Continue Reading
By Omordia Efe – There is an attachment people have for tangible possessions. There is a buzz one gets from building or buying his/her first house. It goes way beyond any other emotion. It is the stuff romantic movies or blockbusters are made of. Houses are really attractive you know, especially for one who takes forever to buy or acquire one. For such individuals, their living space takes on a personality and becomes like a living being, one that they can’t live without. The house becomes symbolic. It depicts a whole new life, a life that is a step above... Continue Reading
By Efe Omordia – There is a saying here that goes thus “a new wife should be realistic enough to know that the cane which was used to thrash the old wife, will eventually be used on her” As sexist and as retrogressive as that sounds, it makes sense if you relate it to past and current happenings in the world. What goes around always finds a way to come around. It often happens in a way that defies logic. Hitler, for example, was at the height of power when he crashed like a pack of cards. Idi Amin held... Continue Reading
By OMORDIA EFE – Promises do not count for much except they get fulfilled so it could be annoying for one to listen to the same promises that were made donkey years ago being repeated in a sing-song like manner by successive governments or more specifically by successive political aspirants. The lyric remains the same ‘if you vote for me, I would provide water, light, improved infrastructure’ blah blah blah! Can’t these people (if they have nothing else to offer) be at least innovative in their proclamations? What beats the imagination is that quite a number of the electorate fall... Continue Reading
By Omordia Efe – In the past, Banking activities were conducted in a rudimentary manner but thanks to technology, things have improved. Customers no longer have to take numbers or wait endlessly on queues to be called in to collect money. The computers make everything much faster and less complicated and besides, a walk by any customer to any Automated Teller Machine (ATM) does the trick. In less than five minutes, financial transactions are done. Over the years, however, bankers in Nigeria are still being poorly treated. Though, their employers have automated the machines, they unfortunately have additionally succeeded in... Continue Reading
