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Overcoming Self -doubt

   By Mandy Agbajama Do you underestimate your strengths and capacities? Do you feel you aren't good enough sometimes?  Well,  the truth is that we’ve been conditioned throughout our lives to doubt ourselves sometimes consciously and subconsciously.  However, have you ever thought about how believing in yourself could make a difference?  How about having faith that the works of your hands will yield all that you expect? My name is Mandy Agbajama, and I want to say a huge thank you to Patrick for giving me the privilege to share my little piece with you guys.  Most importantly, this article is for you if you are drowned in self- doubt. What difference would it make in your life if you had unshakable confidence in your ability to achieve anything you put your mind to?  According to Honore de Balzac, “When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.” Let's face it; this is true.  Sometimes we bit ourselves with so much negativi...
 Anarchy besieging Democracy In Nigeria.  By Patrick Ekong  I was met with bewilderment by what I saw on TVC news on a hot afternoon where I normally dropped for my hair cut.  Men well clothed with ungodly uniform and a large inscription "DSS" invaded a court room in full session, dragging a civilian (OMO SOWERE)  standing trail in the same court in the presence of more than eight to ten lawyers and several other witnesses  while others watched perplexed as they seems.  The lawyers present at the scene of the event seems to know their stand in the nation's politicking as their hands are tight and their positions irrelevant in a country ruled by anarchy as democracy.  While some were busy separating the DSS from their prey, others were busy turning freelance journalist with their smartphones.  Nigeria's democracy has been blown out of proportion with the way the government of the day is going about its affairs. What transp...