http://toyinakiode.com A new insight, a forceful but truthful platform for both social and personal change. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:42:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the umpteenth time, violence broke at dawn in the hitherto peaceful city of Jos and we are all left wondering about when all these carnage and death would end. The consistent nature and speed with which these acts are carried out shows a devilish premeditation that’s both unfortunate as ... http://toyinakiode.com/2010/03/jos-and-the-unity-of-nigeria/ The ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ replaced constitutional demands for Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to be empowered as Acting President through a resolution of the National Assembly. Through this courageous act, the power vacuum Nigeria’s been in since President Yar’Adua’s travel for medical attention in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia was effectively ... http://toyinakiode.com/2010/02/goodluck-history-beckons/ The news that MTN Communications, a leading Nigerian mobile communication outfit has decided to sight its regional Head Office was not only shocking but very instructive. Also significant is the planned phased withdrawal of International Oil Companies (IOCs) from our shores to Ghana and Angola. Add these to the relocation ... http://toyinakiode.com/2010/02/where-are-we-going/ At the last count, more than 400 people have lost their lives and over 40,000 others displaced in the latest carnage in Jos. And this is less than two years after the last one in November 2008. The reality is also that the white papers on the panels set up ... http://toyinakiode.com/2010/01/enough-is-enough/ Nigerians woke up to the news on the December 25, 2009 that a young man, aged 23 years from a prominent northern family attempted (and thankfully failed) to bomb a US airliner in Detroit, Michigan. With 290 passengers and crewmembers on board, this would have been a monumental catastrophe. With ... http://toyinakiode.com/2010/01/time-for-action/ President Umar Musa Yar’Adua is currently indisposed due to ill health. This much we know. What we do not know however is the plan of those hawks in the corridors of power to put the Constitution of the Federal Republic first or otherwise above their personal interest and palpable thirst ... http://toyinakiode.com/2009/12/the-politics-of-succession/ Brazil, the biggest South American country is expected to be the fifth largest economy in the world by 2015.  Growing at 5% yearly, by the said year, it would knock off  both Britain and France from their perch. Most significantly, the country has recorded 97% in school enrolment, which is ... http://toyinakiode.com/2009/12/brazil-a-good-example-to-follow/ Our country is in dire need of prayers. I can’t but feel a sense of trepidation each time I think over the direction in which we are headed as a nation. We seem determined to continue to slide down into abyss. We are incapable of doing the right thing at ... http://toyinakiode.com/2009/12/lesson-for-all/ Our leaders have a very humorous and annoying way of doing things; even things that are very important. They feel that they are a unique set of people and must be seen and treated as such. It doesn’t matter if there is no basis or need for such treatment! They ... http://toyinakiode.com/2009/11/distinguished-and-honourable-ego/ We cannot continue to be unconcerned about the growing poverty in our nation! If we do this, we are inviting Armageddon quicker than it would have come. The reality in Nigeria today is that the economic well being of the majority is severely threatened by conducts of the minority in ... http://toyinakiode.com/2009/11/important-notice/