Unscripted

A slave to what? You may ask? Well, I’ll tell you. A slave to the system. I’m not even about to add up the years spent in primary or secondary schools. Nah! They told us education is the key! So guess what we did. We studied. Hard. While others failed, we passed. Just so we could get the key, even if it was the spare key. But imagine a society where you get less reward for getting a first class then being the winner of a big brother show, or should I say a dance competition. I guess they changed the lock to success and forgot to update us. So guess what. Thousands of unemployed graduates in the country. Who smile at you for thinking that because you have graduated, you have made it in life. Nah! They tell you to relax and wait for the real world to hit you. Well Ofcourse you have connections or money. Cos that’s the only thing that definitely paves way for you in this country. So what do you find here? After your 4,5,6,7 years as the case maybe as a University graduate, you are o...

What do you think! Well, I’m about to talk about asthma. Yeah! I know the spelling is incorrect, I just wanted to give it a heroes welcome. This condition as you may already know has claimed several lives in the past and most likely still will in the future. But how do we help to prevent these? Most persons are usually not aware they have this condition. Some develop it in later years. For example, Cristina went for an audition and guess what? Several other persons came for the interview too, nearly over a thousand in such a small place. After an hour she’s getting sweaty, light headed (oh no! I haven’t felt this way before) and before you know it, she’s on the floor; gasping for air! Many things could trigger an asthmatic attack including: stress, a strong smell/scent, allergy, vigorous physical activity, extremes of weather, smoke etc. Speaking of smoke I remember, in my first year in the university, a cousin of mine came to my school; she wanted to write for her Post-UTME ...

Previously the general knowledge on suicide was discussed. And it was stated that various agents of the society in one way or another contribute to the spate of the family. FAMILY How can ones family help to push one to suicide? Ever heard of busy parents? Or should we call them “available but unavailable”. Usually these parents are too preoccupied with “work” and providing financially for their kids and forgetting that the children just as much as need guidance not just materially, but physically, emotionally and most importantly, spiritually. The state of things in the country doesn’t make this easy to achieve; agreed. But it doesn’t mean it can’t be done. Children grow up in stages, from childhood through adolescence and then adulthood. No matter how grown up the child wants to claim, each stage is a new stage to the individual, and this is where parents are supposed to watch out for their kids, to guide them and help them adjust properly to whatever they may be experiencing....