Do you find yourself strug gling to listen actively and attentively during a discourse? What may be the issues and the solutions to such predicament? In the previous article we discussed various aspects of active listening in improving communication. In this article, we will identify barriers to doing so and ways to reduce them. Barriers to […]

The student seems to have learned a lot at the feet of his master. This seems to be the case between Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, and his protege, the current governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Until a few weeks ago, it didn’t look as if anything could go wrong or come […]

The momentary peace that began on 24th November, came to an end on 8th December after only 10 days. The truce ended when the Israeli Iron dome intercepted rockets launched from Gaza. In response, Israel resumed air and ground attacks on Gaza. Hamas claimed responsibility for the rockets later, stating that they were a misfire.  It is […]

“No egg can remain intact when a bird’s nest is overturned”, Japanese proverb Apropos of this, a radical transformation of ideas, philosophy and attitudes is required in this age of accelerated globalization and incessant scramble for Africa’s resources. This attitudinal transformation should be around the establishment of the basic premises about the identities of peoples around the […]

The story of their meeting excited me. In my mind’s eyes, I have always pictured two friends meeting, not a boss and a subordinate, but two friends with corresponding minds and interests but also with transcendental knowledge of the millennial generation on tech issues, to discuss the fate of an industry and a regulatory agency which one […]