African Leadership and the Fear of Westernized Africans
August 31, 2007 by 
Che Oyimnatumba · Leave a Comment
Interesting things are happening in Africa! But why is Madam Sirleaf afraid to have Liberian refugees come home?
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Life is About Choices and the Decisions We Make
August 13, 2007 by OCI · Leave a Comment
Life is like a road. There are long and short roads; smooth and rocky roads; crooked and straight paths. In our life many roads would come our way as we journey through life. There are roads that lead to a life of single blessedness, marriage, and religious vocation. There are also roads that lead to fame and fortune on one hand, or isolation and poverty on the other. There are roads to happiness as there are roads to sadness, roads towards victory and jubilation, and roads leading to defeat and disappointment.
Just like any road, there are corners, detours, and crossroads in life. Perhaps the most perplexing road that you would encounter is a crossroad. With four roads to choose from and with limited knowledge on where they would go, which road will you take? What is the guarantee that we would choose the right one along the way? Would you take any road, or just stay where you are: in front of a crossroad?
There are no guarantees.
You do not really know where a road will lead you until you take it. There are no guarantees. This is one of the most important things you need to realize about life. Nobody said that choosing to do the right thing all the time would always lead you to happiness. Loving someone with all your heart does not guarantee that it would be returned. Gaining fame and fortune does not guarantee happiness. Accepting a good word from an influential superior to cut your trip short up the career ladder is not always bad, especially if you are highly qualified and competent. There are too many possible outcomes, which your really cannot control. The only thing you have power over is the decisions that you will make, and how you would act and react to different situations. Read more
Evan Enwerem, ex-Senate President Dies
August 3, 2007 by OCI · Leave a Comment
Past Senate President and former Executive Governor of Imo State, Evan Enwerem is dead. He was aged 72.
The shock of his death has been reverberating through his home state of Imo and beyond. Colleagues and acquaintances have been reacting to his sudden demise thus;
Senate President David Mark said he received it with shock.
He said: “As a former civilian governor of Imo State, Enwerem laid a solid foundation for democratic governance in Nigeria and also contributed selflessly in the struggle for the enthronement of democracy in our land.
“Enwerem was not just an epitome of humility, he dedicated his life for the service of humanity. We cannot forget in a hurry that Enwerem as president of the Senate in 1999 set the machinery in motion on which the president of the senate stands.”
The late politician was born on October 29 ,1935 in Atta, Imo State and was called to Nigerian Bar in 1964, having qualified as barrister at law in England in I963.
Enwerem was the governor of Imo State between 1991 and 1993. He was the senate president from June 4 to November 18, 1999…… Business Day
Mature as he was popularly known in Imo State will be greatly missed.
Adieu, Ogbuhuru Uzo 1 of Ikeduru
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Setting Your Goals - Easier Said, Easily Done
August 1, 2007 by OCI · Leave a Comment
The basics of setting a goal is an open secret known by top-caliber athletes, successful businessmen and businesswomen and all types of achievers in all the different fields. The basics of setting goals give you short-term and long-term motivation and focus. They help you set focus on the acquisition of required knowledge and help you to plan and organize your resources and your time so that you can get the best out of your life.
Setting clearly defined short term and long term goals will enable you to measure your progress and achieve personal satisfaction once you have successfully met your goals. Charting your progress will also enable you to actually see the stages of completion leading to the actual realization of your goals. This eliminates the feeling of a long and pointless grind towards achieving your goal. Your self-confidence and level of competence will also improve as you will be more aware of your capabilities as you complete or achieve your goals. The basics of goal settings will involve deciding what you really want to do with your personal life and what short term and long term goals you need to achieve it. Then you have to break down goals into the smaller and manageable targets that you must complete in your way to achieving your lifetime targets. Once you have your list waste no time in tackling your goals. Read more
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