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There are countless  stereotypes and really uninformed generalizations about Nigerians the world over. However, as much as one may want to avoid making assertions that could spur another  stereotype about Nigerians, the temptation to express a view about one of the identified peculiarities of Nigerian people,  particularly Nigerians living in Nigeria, is equally over bearing and for the purpose of this article I am going to succumb to temptation and just spill it, Nigerians have a peculiar taste for anything not made in Nigeria! Nigerians like ‘importeds’

There seems to be this unfounded assumption by the vast majority of Nigerians in Nigeria that anything imported is of superior quality and stuffs that are locally made are substandard. It does not matter the...

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The beauty of human existence is reflected in our personality and physical differences. Imagine a world where everybody looks, acts, and speaks the same way, a world where our strengths and weaknesses are the same, where all are singers and all are scientists, all are educated and all are rich, all are conservative and none is liberal. Imagine a world with one race, one color, one language and one culture, the idea of it notwithstanding the fact that it is illusory is boring. Diversity is a unique feature of the human society; the world is populated with people of different personalities, colors, ages, orientation, nationalities, languages; customs, cultural values as well as religious inclinations. These and many more other differentiating factors account for our varying behaviors and...

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The modern society no longer holds moral values in high esteem. Morality is one thing we ignore in our affairs because it does not work as fast as its alternatives, and it is not much fun living by its rules. Ironically, we try to inculcate moral values into our children, teaching them that complying with moral rules will earn them a better future. Deep down in our hearts, we believe that morality could help our children attain heights we could not reach, it could earn them more fulfilling lives. We know they will be safer with moral living even though we may be reluctant to admit it; it is the absence or presence of some of these values that has shaped us into what or who we are today. Morality is one legacy we seek to bequeath to our children even though we may not have lived by...

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The London 2012 Olympics games was a very successful one for the IOC, the host, Great Britain and a great outing for the host of athletes who won medals at the event. The event witnessed the legendary performances of the likes of Usain Bolt, Mo Farah, Missy Franklin, and Michael Phelps, the duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings amongst others. One cannot but mention the impressive performance of an American, Gabby Douglas and other young athletes from different parts of the world who did their nation proud at the Olympics. It is believed that the excellent performances of the medalist will spur the emergence of a generation of young...

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