Society

On this day in 2001, September 11, almost 3000 people lost their lives at the terr0r attack in the USA. Many of the families are still møurning 23 years later. May they be consoled, and may the victìms rest in…

Someone once gave me an invitation to his marriage. I asked him why he did not indicate the Igbo market day the marriage will take place on their invitation. He plainly told me that he is a Christian and that…

This picture says a lot. There is hardly anyone who cannot love this picture except an enemy of these children. Never allow anything to divide you from your brother or sister. Never allow anything to separate you from your society.…

The present calendar, called the Gregorian calendar, was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in October 1582 to replace the Julian calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. “The principal change was to space leap years differently so as to…

Have you ever watched ants carrying their booty/food? Have you noticed that they do not stop on the way to eat them, nor do they carry them to hidden or unknown locations to be eaten alone, by a few, or…

Teamwork is the key to success. Any day you understand this, you have understood the reason Africa is poor. You will also realize that all we need to solve our day-to-day problems is staring us in the face. You will…

In your journey to success, always avoid shortcuts if you want to reach your destination on time. In the journey of life, shortcuts might look faster but are always dangerous. The story of shortcuts hardly ends well. They may appear…

The Asians who placed oranges beside the grave of a beloved one, the Africans who cooked delicious food, or the Europeans who placed flowers on the grave of their loved ones are all doing the same thing with the materials…

This is Riya Karumanchi, the Canadian high school student who designed the smartCANE, “a device with advanced sensing technology to help the blind better navigate.” At the age of 16 she has already developed this. Actually, the white cane—that simple…