ChiemezieMadu
Personal views on society, culture, politics, policy, church, religion and people
Poverty: lack of money or lack of mind?
At the end of the Nigerian civil war in 1970, a vicious policy ensured that all monies owned by the Igbos and lodged in Nigerian banks were forfeited and that the owners were given a flat sum of 20 pounds per person. That policy in effect abolished social...
Alternative funding for Nigerian universities: thinking outside the box
By now we are all used to ASUU strike. Hardly a year passes by without ASUU embarking on strike. Once in Jonathan's tenure, ASUU went on a 6-month uninterrupted strike. I thought it was a record (in a democratic government) until it was shattered in Buhari's tenure...
Who is your gardener?: the power of intercession.
Intercessory prayer is one of many contentious principles of faith where most (if not all) Pentecostal Christian denominations disagree with Catholics, who they criticize for seeking the intercession of the Virgin Mary and the Saints before God, when they could pray...
Victims of scammers: plain stupidity or psychologically different?
A few weeks ago, after the movie Tinder Swindler broke the internet, a friend accused me of victim blaming and said I would never understand why those women acted the way they did until I was in their shoes (many ladies held this view). Well, I thought they were...
YabaLeft: the spiritualization of ‘madness’ in Nigeria
Mental health is very undermined in Nigeria and sufferers are often ascribed as suffering from a spiritual affliction. The devil is almost always blamed as the cause of mental health problems. You would expect this notion to be propagated by lay (non-medical) people,...
Time is never enough to live
If there is one thing I struggle with in life, it is time management. There always seems to be too much to do in so little time. A friend once asked if I thought 24 hours was enough time in one day. The answer was yes and no. Yes because we are stuck with 24 hours...
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