I am not a supporter of affirmative action because of the negative associations it carries. Despite being a brilliant student, being part of a group associated with “quota” often leads to feeling like an outsider. However, imagine a child growing up in a ghetto without any dreams. This child lives in a small and dilapidated […]
Oftentimes, I dislike how middle-class Nigerians speak from a position of privilege. An example is when someone claims that the World Bank is lying for stating that millions of Nigerians live below $5 a day. A typical middle-class Nigerian, residing in an urban area and having limited exposure to different regions of Nigeria, looks around […]
In a world where technology reigns supreme, there are rare individuals who possess the ability to reshape our lives through their inventive genius. John B. Goodenough, the visionary physicist and Nobel laureate, whose groundbreaking work birthed the revolutionary lithium-ion battery, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the remarkable age of 100. Imagine this: […]