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Apart from serving as emperors, one more thing they had in common was the fact that they had 31-day calendar months named after them. The original version of the Latin expression is attributed to the assassination of Julius Caesar, while the shorter...

This great leader cautioned his followers about a group of highly regarded individuals in the leadership space. He said: “All the things they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds, for they do not practice what they...

In a trice, the desperate senator had flashed that super card of convenience, which in his view, was the magic wand required to guarantee him special treatment.What exactly is the ‘do you know who I am’ card? It is an intimidating technique that...

Immaculately dressed in a three-piece dapper suit and a white shirt, Will looked every inch the much-loved debonair celebrity. In an event that was telecast live and held the world spellbound, millions failed to parse what was going on as they beheld...

Perhaps it is the aversion for an unaccountable elite club of aggressive and oppressive untouchables, that motivated Lord Bingham, the former Senior Law Lord with the House of Lords, to intone, “There are countries where the judges always agree...

He sang out his optimism for liberty and the dearth of oppression; “Tolling for the aching ones whose wounds cannot be nursed, for the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones and worse, for every hung-up person in the whole wide...

For this reason, in the context of wealth creation and financial freedom, the black community in the US continues to trail whites approximately 160 years after the official abolition of slavery and the outlawing of all forms of involuntary servitude...

Although he had an amazing will to live, his slender and diminutive stature seemed to work against his resilience and valiant fight to stretch his lifespan.In my role as one of the caregivers, perhaps the most challenging thing was to absorb and...

True, not all of us are sanctuaries of gallantry and confidence, but the sooner we appreciate that the worst thing we could ever lose is not our eye, or our hand, or our foot, but our voice, the better for all!The incontrovertible truth is, each one...

In William Shakespeare’s play entitled Romeo and Juliet, lovers of theatre appreciated that the name of any thing is not any more important than its attributes. Talking about Romeo’s house, Juliet said, “A rose by any other name would smell as...

Though the irrational view of ‘fortune favours fools’ might tickle the ears of compatriots who wish to use this flawed opinion as a psychological escape hatch, the more pragmatic of us would rather subscribe to the narrative that, fortune favours...

Rationality in the decision-making process is always crucial. This article discusses a few of my pet peeves and highlights the importance of aligning decisions to well-considered objectives which cannot be dismissed as unfair or decidedly selfish.The...

All people whose marbles are intact would unflinchingly speak favourably of the phenomenal benefits of the Internet. Alongside the benefits are many downsides, which parents must pay attention to.Though somewhat hard to swallow, the truth is, the...

This has been evident in the last few years, particularly in the last couple of years when the whole world suffered from the harsh and unignorable effects of COVID-19. In light of unproven scares about Deltacron and projections of increased...

Unemployment continued to rise amidst an environment characterised by the collapse of businesses, many at SME level. Despite all efforts expended in the sourcing of vaccines by African governments, developed countries continued to selfishly hoard...