11 Things in November; an Overview of the Senate’s Legislative activities.

  

by Abang Dove

The month of November has been a busy but eventful one in the Nigerian Senate. Lots of Bills were presented and a few other motions passed. Out of all the Bills presented, a number of them also passed for second reading.

Some of these Bills presented to the house include:

Article: Babies Making Babies

Article written by Charly Boy.

There is a growing trend amongst teenagers now, more for those living in the villages than in the cities. Babies are making babies. Statistically, teenage pregnancy has been on a rapid increase globally so it's not just a demographic issue anymore. 

Modernisation sure is a factor, young people these days are not as naive as they use to be in the 50s, 60s or 70s. The social media, the playground of all young people have become a major challenge.

Buhari: Halfway to 100 Days

By Olu Wole Onemola

 On the 4^th of March, 1933, faced with the near-insurmountable odds of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) assumed office as the 32^nd President of the United States of America. At the time, the economic forecasts of the United States seemed bleak with a 25% unemployment rate; a more than 60% drop in agricultural produce prices, and; over 11,000 banks closing their doors. Retrospectively, as the Roosevelt Institute now describes those dark days, America, “appeared to be falling into an economic abyss” that would have probably led to “the total breakdown of order.”

5 Things Dad Told Me And Maybe You Too About Love, Sex And Girls And Why I Never Believed Them

 by Abah Samuel

There is no doubt that African parents are overly protective and issues like love and sex are a taboo. No matter how much educated you think you are they would still find a way to shut you up when you begin to talk about these things, so here is a list of five things my dad told me about love, sex and girls and why i never believed them.

SCHOOL OF PARENTING I

by Abang Dove
 As children, most people were faced with lots of difficulties as a result of parental deficiencies while growing up.  Some were as a result of the fact that they became orphans before they even knew their left from right, ended up in the hands of wrong guardians while others either missed the rebuke of a father and some, the tender and loving heart of a mother due to death, divorce, birth out of wedlock and many other reasons.

Most Parents in Nigeria practice a system of parenting that is either consciously or subconsciously approved of as the best parenting style which in most cases, turns out to be counter-productive to their child/ward.