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Almost a Bride: A New Beginning.... Part 3

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Her Healing Process... How do you feel about love? Love is a beautiful thing like many say but then when a beautiful love suddenly goes sour I don't know what to call it. Being in love can be the most beautiful, important, and dedicated thing you see yourself doing especially for people like us who love our whole heart, mind, body & soul. I loved these two men greatly. Unfortunately, I found myself using the word love for two men on different occasions, something I dreaded! Well, life happens I guess! Desmond was my first love, yes but then he wasn't the one! Bobby came thereafter and also melted my heart but still wasn't the one! Their walk-out of my life in a space of 6months was the most devastating part of my life. It was more than a huge blow in the groin. I was angrier at Bobby because I thought he knew me better, I thought he understood me better, I thought he loved me more, I thought he knew how delicate I was after Desmond’s misbehavior and obvious breakup,...

101 Guide to Success: My Success Story in times of Covid-19

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My Success Story in times of Covid-19.... While some are glued to the screen of their TV set or phones, navigating from one breaking news to the other, there are few people who have decided to make a difference in this hard time. The Sun is up! The Modern City by Chizaram Atuba It is no new news that our minds are plagued with the thought of the pandemic , and we are overly occupied, and painstakingly waiting for it to come to an end. Come to think of it, what if this stretches longer than we could imagine? Would we actually have our legs crossed, and wait till we are declared Corona virus free or do we become energized to do more for ourselves despite the present circumstances? Have we observed that no matter how much it rains during the day, night doesn’t overshadow day light? This simply means that the decision to think and make a move depends on us. Let’s take a good look on the bright side! Intrigued! At first, during the very few weeks the lockdown was anno...

Work Hacks: The Good, the bad, and the Ugly. Part 1

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Overcoming the first few months of landing a Job. Trying Times   In a typical Nigerian environment, you must have dutifully achieved most of these things: painstakingly graduated from a higher institution, probably worn the green cap, become familiar with virtually most of the popular employment portals on the internet, gone in for an uncountable number of energy-draining exam and job interviews, and you might have even stepped the extra mile and obtained a skill or added more feathers to your long list of certificates.  One sunny day, you open your mail box, with a leap to the skies, your arm shooting out all the way up, your eyes wide open, your tongue dangling out of your gap mouth, and with a heightened spirit of the uplifted, you read: Dear Madam/ Sir, We are pleased to inform you that..... That day would certainly be one of the most unforgettable moments in your life because it was indeed what you have been waiting for, right? The J...