Author: Chuks uc Ukaoma

There Was Nigerian Philanthropist Ugorji Eke Befor

Sunday, December 20, 2015
When CNN founder turned Philanthropist Ted Turner donated the mind-boggling one billion dollars to the United Nations in 1997, he advertently rekindled mega-billion dollar almsgiving race. Such humanitarian quest persuaded other wealthy individuals to follow his lead. There are a lot of pe ...

Nine Ways Buhari Can Remake Nigeria By Partnering With PrivateSector

Saturday, June 6, 2015
In his well-received inaugural speech on May 29th, President Buhari articulated his plans for solving the same ole problems facing Nigeria. These chronic challenges are epileptic power supply, bad roads, high unemployment, insecurity, environmental degradation, and yes, corruption. Mr. Bu ...

Coming To America: If I Knew Then What I Know Now, Would I Have Come To America?

Wednesday, April 30, 2014
The option to relocate should always be on the table for those seeking a better life in a new place. Relocating can be patriotic. Moving is often a matter of survival both for those who leave and those who remain; I will elaborate later. The ensuing exodus might even force Nigerian leaders to im ...

Coming To America: If I Knew Then What I Know Now, Would I Have Come To America?

Friday, April 25, 2014
The beginning of the year is a popular time to reflect on the past while preening for the future. I was doing that this January when I was overcome by the emotion of this now 30-plus year odyssey in America. As I strolled down that memory lane, I was interrupted by a question a reader once asked ...

The Cultural Bedrock For A Non-Extradition Provision In Nigeria Constitution

Monday, November 11, 2013
As discordant and intractable as governance is in Nigeria especially at the Federal level, it was encouraging to read recently that the Senate is making progress in drafting the framework for a new constitution. This article is being republished because the previous version was accidentally mang ...

How To Raise Financially Literate Child

Friday, April 26, 2013
How to Raise Financially Literate Child How Much One Saves is More Important Than How Much One Makes Chuks U.C. Ukaoma, Yahoo Contributor Network Every parent starts out with an inextricable desire to raise a child who is more successful than the parent. Regardless of how good that parent had ...

Obesity: Is It Evidence of Good Living and Wealth Or Race To Health Problems?

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Obesity: Is It Evidence of Good Living and Wealth Or Race To Health Problems? Nothing in life stops us human beings in our track and causes us to rethink our own mortality like a recent premature demise of a loved one. When it befalls a family, it can reverberate, leaving broken hearts in its wak ...

How Do You Talk To An Angel? The Plight of Parents Raising Disabled Child

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
How Do You Talk to An Angel? The Plight of Parents Raising Special Need Child We All Have Special Needs How Do You Talk to An Angel was a one-hit wonder of the Heights musical group. It could also be a rhetorical question that enlists answers from various schools of thought. This article is no ...

Should Nigeria's Media Be Censored Or Is This Tactic To Muzzle Nigerians Even Mo

Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Dating back to Fredrick Lugard's days, people at the top always desire to keep the masses in the dark while they rebarbatively divide and conquer. Thank goodness, there are always few brave souls who risk it all to fight every insidious dual mandate . They creatively use the media to liberate the o ...

Have You Said Thank You To Your Former Teacher In Nigeria Lately?

Saturday, August 4, 2012
Showing appreciation is a powerful and yet basic act of human decency. When it comes from the heart instead of the head, both the person showing the appreciation and the recipient are renewed and validated and enriched. This is an encore article that I previously published on other websites. ...

Healthy Yoga Moves: Let Them Enrich Your Body, Mind, And Spirit

Saturday, July 28, 2012
Yoga Healthy Moves: Let Them Enrich Your Body, Mind, And Spirit Yoga is a gentle set of universal self-improvement exercises that enriches the practitioner's body, mind, and spirit. The birth place of Yoga may be India, however it's for everyone, irrespective of one's religion, gender, income, n ...

I am Here To Create Jobs” In Nigeria Using The New Home Industry..Part Two

Saturday, July 21, 2012
I am Here To Create Jobs In Nigeria Using The New Home Industry..Part II New Homes Industry: The Key To Job Creation And A Better Economy in Nigeria Part II If you missed it, read Part I at http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/94852/1/i-am-here-to-create-jobs-in-nigeria-using-new-ho ...

I Am Here To Create Jobs In Nigeria, Using New Home Industry... Part One

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
At her swearing in as Finance Minister for the second time around, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reportedly declared, I am here to create jobs. That is music to the ears of all Nigerians, including the estimated and staggering 40 million job-seekers and those who know that lack of employment is a major cont ...
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