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Categories of Women in Relationships

- January 01, 2024

Three categories of women are always identifiable: 1. Those who plan to make money from you, 2. Those who plan to make money with you. 3. Those who plan to make money for you. The first one sees every relationship as transactionary so that how much you get from them in love is directly proportional to how much money they can get from you. They can tax you without any consideration.They're interested in today, not tomorrow. The second category sees relationship as a journey that requires a selfless commitment to each other, bearing and making personal sacrifices together with the man as they walk from grass to grace. They usually don't demand anything from you. Just be true to them. Be hardworking and focused. Once they identify the vision in you, they can pledge their everything. They're not fools but they can overlook your shortcomings when you falter. Hold women in this group very dearly and guard them jealously. Don't disappoint them when you finally succeed. Tho

Different Ways Men and Women View Sex.

- December 13, 2023

By Ogiri John Ogiri. Sex is a very interesting but special experience created by nature (God) for the enjoyment of His creatures so that both the human society and animal society can continue to create and recreate itself in an unfettered evolutionary process. In fact, God ended the creation of man and animals several centuries ago. Consequently, the over 7 billion people who occupy the earth today were not created by God's traditional means of moulding a clay and breathing air into it. They were conceived through man's recreative ability through sex and other means of having children. In the same manner, several millions of different species of animals on earth today were created through their own God-given abilities in sexual evolution. Sexual intercourse is so crucial that, despite the increasing technological sophistication in child-bearing, it is still the dominant and most preferred means of having children today. Aside procreation, sex is equally had for the pleasure t

Fundamentals of Power Play: How to Win Before the Election

- December 06, 2023

By Ogiri John Ogiri. In your pursuit of power, remember this: 1. Have what to say. Know when and where to say what you have to say. Do not speak to impress; speak to communicate. Use a variety of language options if you can. 2. Be humble: You can win the most recalcitrant people with this. 2. Be loyal but be as wise as a serpent. You can break into the minds of the most difficult kings. 3. Do not overlook too many people and things. Everyone is important. Attend functions in religious houses. Talk to people- intellectuals, religious leaders, market women, youth groups and associations among others. If you find a community with an electoral power indispensable to your future victory, court their king. If possible, take a wife from an influential family in that community. 4. Do not trust too many people. Be wary of the few ones you trust. 5. Keep to the basic principles of the game. Avoid scandals by all means. 6. Choose your enemy wisely. 7. Do not be anyone's friend f

Critical Thinking: A Panacea for Personal and National Rebirth

- December 05, 2023

By Ogiri John Ogiri. I do not intend to provoke, by this piece , what philosophers would refer to as a conceptual crisis.Hence, I have decided to evade any academic attempt at a conceptual definition of the term "Critical Thinking" in order to focus on practical areas I think we should use it. ( You can consult Silvano Borruso's The Art of Thinking published by Paulines Africa in 1998 for more on Critical thinking) Over the years, I have observed, of course, through personal interactions and pen contacts with some Africans particularly Nigerians, that Critical thinking is an area dreaded and avoided by many. Yes, critical thinking, the type that can dislodge and expunge from our minds, false religious beliefs and restore our minds to critical consciousness and bring about a fundamental change in what we believe, how we believe and the way we do things, is avoided by most Nigerians. Many believe that, there is nothing we can do, usually ending by saying "

Democracy Does not Rule in the Cathedral

- December 03, 2023

By Ogiri John Ogiri. Let me be straight with this. Our dear Governor, His Excellency, Very Revd Fr Hyacinth Alia PhD is the brainchild of a constituency with an interesting organizational structure and institutional arrangement.In that constituency, unalloyed loyalty and submission to a higher authority is usually more emphasized and condoned than an obedience to democratic ethos namely free speech, majority rule, rule of law among many others. All authority originates and terminates at the highest hierarchy. That constituency is the Church. I am sorry but there is no democracy in the Church. Yes, in the Church, the majority does have a say but the minority, represented by the highest authority, usually have their way. Decision-making and general administration takes place within the hierarchical framework of what obtains in a purely theocratic government. Yes, the Church may be the most organized institution in the world but one could quite outrightly say that this enviab

In Marriage, Love Alone is Insufficient

- November 10, 2023

By Ogiri John Ogiri. As important as love may be in any relationship, it may not be enough to sustain the relationship until the end. Mutual tolerance and accommodation can prove quite instrumental. Being deeply in love with each other is not the issue. The question is " can you live with him? Can you live with her? Can you live with each other? Can you tolerate or accommodate each other? For instance, some partners have bad breath. Some are very dirty. Some are gossipers. Some love hanging out; some do not like hanging out. Some smoke, drink and club. Some do not. Some love sex without any apology. It is not because they are wayward. It js who they are. Some do not like sex at all.It is not because they are unexposed to modernity, it is who they were brought up to be. Some love children; others do not. Some love reading books. Some can even argue over the most trivial issue. The list is inexhaustible. Can you live with a partner who exhibits some of these traits? Unfortunately,

𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎𝐕 𝐒𝐈𝐌 𝐅𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐀

- November 04, 2023

𝕭𝖞 𝕯𝖗 𝖀𝖌𝖔 𝕰𝖌𝖇𝖚𝖏𝖔 William Shakespeare said, “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” Had Shakespeare encountered your political godfather, he might have advised you not to take a crown from him. Not because your head is too small for the crown but Shakespeare had warned in The Tempest, “What is past is prologue.” In other words, history will always come to haunt the present. Edmund Burke said it differently, “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” The man crowned Ali Sherrif. Once Sheriff became tired of being his zombie, he went for Sheriff’s jugular. Then he crowned Chief Secondus and put him in his pocket. Once Secondus crept out of his pocket to get fresh air, he discovered that Secondus was a chameleon. After discarding Secondus, he crowned Professor Ayu. When Ayu refused to be used like an aju — a head cushion for carrying loads, he discovered that Ayu was corrupt. Had Shakespeare encountered that your godfather, he might have said to you, “Bewar

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