Author: Bassey Ubong

I spoke with my relation on December 31st 2020 as Sir Valentine Attah was being interred. He screamed in disbelief. I think whoever had met the man or heard of him but was not aware that he had passed on would scream. You did not have to love him but you could not ignore him […]

I am fond of the phrase or expression “Says who?” of which the follow-up phrase or response in Old English is “Says I.’ Says who signifies disagreement or disbelieve which is definitive of the noun “cynicism.’ The Oxford Internet dictionary sees the word cynicism as “An inclination to question whether something will happen or whether […]

Lessonslearnedinlife.com posted this quote in 2016 from an unknown author: “People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.” The blog continues by saying that it is good to determine which of the three is the basis for someone’s entry into someone’s life so that the person knows how to relate […]

If only we were more serious about the side issues raised by our primary school teachers a lot of things would go well with us all through life. But we often forget that primary school is the foundational level of education so we brush aside a number of life skills that can build and save […]

A storm is rocking the boat named the Nigerian Press Organization (NPO). The former Chair of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) passed on and four days after, the NPO announced that the NIJ House must be used to immortalize the veteran journalist. Nothing wrong with the concept but of certainty, […]

My post on public support for education of every citizen at differing magnitudes referred to individual citizens. The argument can be extended to organizations both private and public. At the level of organizations (companies, voluntary agencies such as churches; schools, hospitals, government agencies and others, giving something for the good of the commonwealth is so […]

Introduction: All Nigerians that had or have access to formal education were/are sponsored by the commonwealth (society). This is an incomplete syllogism used here as a pedestal or hypothesis for what follows. The substance of the argument herein is applicable to all countries of the world where formal education is operative. In this context commonwealth […]

In the case of Nunieh vs Akpabio, majority of Nigerians I believe to see the former as the victim that must be protected more so the weaker sex argument has been invoked via sexual harassment accusation. The man is seen as the bear whose paws must be restrained more so he is guilty ab initio […]

Something just struck me. I applied for a tiny loan from a commercial bank (before I decided not to borrow again in my life). The officers looked at records and said my lodgements do not qualify me for a loan. I thought back to my days in Icon Merchant Bank when we tailored facilities to […]

From Bassey Ubong to Akanimo. “Fortune favours the brave” or the bold is an English translation of the Latin proverb “fortes fortuna juvat.” Synonyms for favour include goodwill, gift, mercy, generosity, kindness, and so on; synonyms of fortune include success, wealth, greatness, luck, destiny, and even adverse events among others; synonyms of bravery include courage, […]