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Mama pays school fees she owed in 1969.

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A Nigerian mother, Grace Egbinola, paid the school fees she was owing in 1969 which was the sum of N1 and 58 kobo. Grace Egbinola demonstrated great virtue as she paid back a debt of many decades ago. it was revealed that the 73-year-old woman finished from St Loius Secondary school on December 9, 1969. Ever since she got the receipt of her debt in 1975, the woman held onto it with the strong vow that she would repay it someday. On Monday, December 14, 2020, the woman paid the long standing debt   The woman’s child, Toyin Egbinola said she is proud that her mum never cheated the system. A good name is better than gold. Though the woman is not rich,  her daughter stated that their Mom taught them the value of honesty. A part of Grace's principal's letter to her reads: “You are truly a Saint Louis trained person to be keeping a paper that was issued since 1975 and sent your son up to clear a debt that is as little as N1.58k in the year 2020 gives me hope that there are good peop...

History 101: What is your status as a Nigerian citizen living in Nigeria.

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In 1960, the Premier of the Northern region and Saurdauna of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello while being interviewed by a BBC journalist boldly declared that the Nigerian government will first consider Northerners (qualified or not) in government positions. He announced that further consideration would be given to foreigners before  other Nigerians.  Here is the text interview. Interviewer: One thing I have noticed while I have been here is that northerners seem to have the worst form of obsession about the Igbos, could please explain that? Ahmadu Bello: Well, the Igbos are mainly the type of people whose desire is to dominate everybody. If they go to the village or town, they want to monopolise everything in that area. If you put them as a labourer, within a year they will try to emerge as the headman of that camp...and so on...well. We are not alive to their responsibilities because you can see from our modernisation policy that in 1952 when I came here, there weas less Northerners in ...

I don't like her. I hate him Part 2.

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    Do you realize that God shows mercy on unbelievers too? These includes churchgoers who are not saved, free thinkers and people of other religions. Yes he does. Have you noticed people say "oh God made me rich, God gave me a beautiful family, he answered my prayers" yet such people are yet to be saved. Such is the tender loving grace of our God.  However, the greatest blessing a man can ever receive is salvation but God doesn't force that  on anyone.  (Ask and you shall receive).  Even when there is a reason to hate someone, As a Christian you are still required to love such a person.  Let's tell ourselves the hard truth here. No matter what a person does to you, that is the more reason why you ought to love him or her. God has called you to love. Hard facts.. right?  Have you seen, heard or read where someone committed grave harm against another? For instance a thief killed the breadwiner of the family or the only child of the parents was mur...