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NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND IDENTITY By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness. It is the condition of being awake and able to use one’s sense and mental powers to understand events happening around you. Nation: A nation is a stable community of large people united on the basis of a common decent, language, history territory, ethnicity, and culture and living in the same geographical area. National Consciousness: National consciousness is the level of a person’s awareness of issues of and happenings in the nation and how they affect him and others. It is the awareness of citizens of a nation that they share the same identity and have common ties which bind them together. It is this spirit of ones that help a citizen to be patriotic, loyal and committed to things that would move the nation forward e.g., soldiers defending the nation, athletes and footballers representing and bringing honors to their land. National Identity: National identity is the ac...

Obligation of Citizens By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Obligation is defined as the moral or legal duty to do something. For example, teachers have an obligation to teach their students to impact knowledge. Obligation of citizens are responsibilities that the citizens owe to their communities, nation, others and to themselves for peace progress development and harmony to reign in a country. These obligations/duties of citizens are to respect the rights, beliefs and opinions of others, serve in jury when called upon, defend the country against external forces if the need arises, obey laws of the land, and pay taxes as at when due. Classification of the Obligation of Citizens Obligations of citizens to a country can be classified into: • Economic and financial obligations • Civic obligations • Political obligations • Social obligations Economic and Financial Obligation: It is the obligation of every citizen to contribute to the economic growth of our nation by joining in creating wealth,...

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Human beings have been on this earth for over 2000 years. They had always lived in communities, nations or countries. Some of the people in such communities or nations are weak and poor, while others are, rich, and powerful. In order to prevent oppression and make people live together in peace, happily and harmony, the concept of human rights evolved. Meaning of Human Rights Human rights are fundamental freedoms which people or citizens of a nation enjoy and are entitled to as human beings regardless of their sex, race, religion, and culture, nationality in the society or nation they live in. Rights of a citizen are also fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed by law as spelt out in the constitution of the country. Human rights are universal as they are defined in international law; United Nations (U.N) in its declaration of human rights mandated all member-nations to document human rights laws in their constitutions and ens...

Education as a weapon by Eguriase S.M. Okaka A weapon is an instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc. That is how I likened, education as a weapon of offense and defense. Those who fought for Nigeria's independence on October 1st 1960, did not fight with guns, bombs and their likes rather they fought with their their education. Education is a weapon that no one can dispute. There is education in plenty @ Guria Lectures, Benin City. For enrollment,WhatsApp Uncle Guria on 08032587335. Classes available: 1. Six months course in Adult Education 2. Primary Lectures 3. Secondary Lectures 4. Speech sounds class Ask Patriots like Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe,Sir Ahmadu Bello, Chief Anthony Enahoro and a host of others, they will tell you that their Education was their major weapon in the struggle for independence. SO, Uncle Guria sa...

Citizenship By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Citizen A citizen is a person who has legal right to belong to a particular nation or country. It can also been seen as a person who belong to a particular country and can claim the rights provided for in the constitution. Any person born in Nigeria or outside Nigeria either of whose parent is a Nigeria is a citizen of Nigeria for example, a child born in Canada by Bini parent is a Nigerian citizen. People who are not citizens of a country but lives in the country legally are called foreigners. Concept of Citizenship The concept of citizenship involves the rights and duties expected to be enjoyed and performed by a citizen among which are the right to vote, the need to pay taxes and pledge allegiance to the country. Citizenship Citizenship is the act of being a member, citizen or national of a particular nation or country. It conveys a status of being a citizen alongside the rights, duties and privileges which goes with it. Types of Citizensh...