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Sammie

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Sammie
@sammie85 May 24, 2018, 4:48 PM UTC

Bride Price: A true measure of a bride's worth OR a get-rich-quick component of marriage rites

The payment of bride price is an ancient practice that is very prominent in most African countries. Bride price is as old as time and it will be near impossible to expunge it from the process leading…

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Sammie
@sammie85 May 18, 2018, 10:39 AM UTC

Skill and Passion: Insufficient Ingredients For Becoming A Successful Talent

Image Source Possessing a skill at doing something exceptionally well is something worth applauding but sadly, it is insufficient to make one a complete success. You may have heard motivational speak…

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Sammie
@sammie85 May 16, 2018, 7:55 PM UTC

#ulog (# 2): Trip to the Awesome Technology Festival 2018

Attending the "TechFest" event was indeed an awesome experience. Without an iota of doubt, the feeling is the same for everyone who was there today. TechFest is an event organized by one Nigerian lea…

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Sammie
@sammie85 May 13, 2018, 3:37 AM UTC

#ulog (Day 1): MY FIRST ULOG - The aftermath of My tough duel with Malaria

I have just recuperated from the terrible jabs received from the unfriendly fist of malaria. It was indeed a tough duel exchanging punches with malaria for over a week. My bout with malaria is one I…

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Sammie
@sammie85 May 12, 2018, 6:22 PM UTC

Social Media Depression and The Super Solution

The term "Social Media Depression" came into existence through the advent of technology and in particular, social networking platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. The severity of the negative imp…

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Sammie
@sammie85 May 11, 2018, 12:55 AM UTC

Steeming our way into the heart of the largest floating slum in the world

I was born and bred in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. I have visited most places in the city of Lagos but the memory of my visit to Makoko, home to the largest floating slum in the world, is one that wi…

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Sammie
@sammie85 May 3, 2018, 5:48 PM UTC

Facebook: Vesting of Power to the User

Following the recent grilling of Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, by the congress over unauthorized data usage and breach of data privacy, the tech boss spoke about a new upcoming feature at the Facebo…

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Sammie
@sammie85 Apr 30, 2018, 8:57 PM UTC

Once upon a time when Cryptocurrency was an alien...

Once upon a time in our world, when tangible and physical objects were the sole driver of transactional activities and payment for the exchange of products and services was mostly facilitated via fia…

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Sammie
@sammie85 Apr 29, 2018, 3:08 PM UTC

Meet The Robot That Would Eat Your iPhone

In it 2017 Environmental Resposnibility Report, Apple made known its intention to produce future iPhones out of recycled materials. This environmental friendly vision looks very much on track with th…

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Sammie
@sammie85 Feb 27, 2018, 7:41 PM UTC

Regret: A dungeon inhabited by many

The loss of a valuable possession has the propensity to stir up the craving for some supernatural power that would help in clicking the rewind button of life and this is geared towards an attempt to…

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