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How most Nigerians  treat people based on socioeconomic status …The reality is that the level of materialism and sartorial profiling in Nigeria is irritating. It is so pervasive and brazen that most Nigerians don’t realise they engage in it. Most Nigerians choose to respect people based on their dress, car (or lack of it), house (or lack of it), position, wealth, etc. It happens in the church, on the street, in the university, at community meetings, on social media, in the market, and all over the place. Conversely, Western countries treat people first as human beings irrespective of their status. Less than two weeks ago, Justin Timberlake, singer-songwriter and actor, pleaded guilty to impaired driving in New York and received a lighter sentence. Timberlake, who was arrested in June, expressed remorse before the judge, saying: “I did not live up to the standards that I try to hold for myself… I should have had better judgment. I understand the seriousness of this.” In Nigeria, it woul

ARISE PARK, A PRODUCT OF PASTOR UMO ENO’S INGENUITY IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT - WORKS COMMISSIONER  …says Akwa Ibomites will be proud of the outcome of Arise Park Project  site of ongoing development of arise park project  The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Works and Fire Service, Professor Eno Ibanga, has assured that Akwa Ibom people would be very proud upon the completion of the ARISE Park project initiated by Governor Umo Eno. The Commissioner made the remark to press men when he accompanied the state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno to inspect the progress of work at the site during the Governor‘s unscheduled inspection of the project.  The Commissioner explained that the project began as a reclamation effort of the Udoinwang-Etim Okon Umana ravine and has expanded to become a multi-faceted initiative with new additions after each review. While describing the park project as expressive of the Governor’s ingenuity in tourism development, he promised that the final outcome will be mind blowi