Ogiri John Ogiri

Thursday, 5 July 2012 The MANY CHALLENGES OF THE NIGERIAN NATION By Ogiri John Ogiri From the North to the South as well as from the East to the West of Nigeria, general insecurities, corruption and deprivations possess the land. It is no longer news that a larger proportion of the over 167 million Nigerians go to bed hungry every day and night. It is also glaring that bombings targeted at government security formations as well as Christian churches have become the order of the day in the country. Only recently, suicide bomb attacks targeted at two separate churches in Kaduna metropolis and Zaria by the Boko Haram Islamic insurgents sparked a devastating wave of reprisal attacks in the metropolis and its environs. In the ensuing pogrom, hundreds of lives were lost, properties worth millions of naira were destroyed and thousands of people were rendered homeless. This is not to mention the colossal loss in terms of lives and properties in similar incidences in Kano, Maiduguri, Yobe, B

THREE CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE AND WHY THEY'RE THERE                                                  BY                                      OGIRI JOHN OGIRI People come into your life for different purposes- some for a season (in their moments of sorrows, trials or while they're yet to get a better option they love more than you ), some for a reason ( probably because of your beauty, protruding busts, your gorgeous curves or because they're hurting and so need a shoulder to rest on for a while ) while others come to stay forever. Those who come to stay for a season leave immediately the season is over. Their departure hurts you but they themselves feel no pain of their own actions because they were never committed to you. They were there just to while away time. As they leave, they even make you feel guilty and responsible for why they hurt you. More so, those who come for a reason don't stay beyond the satisfaction of their reasons for being in your lif