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Why dating sucks

Am proud to be single and ready to mingle but not dating. As a millennial with libertarian view of life, a dating culture really doesn't exist in my life .I may sound disgusting for those hunting for love but that’s me!  Go to first or third world countries and any lady will tell you there is a man drought.All over the place, there is a shortage of eligible men as the odds stack up against the girls in the dating stakes. Statistically, for a decent woman to find a male partner, it is harder than looking for a job .Some parts of the world have been man drought-declared like it happened with Eritrea, a country in the horn of Africa few months ago.In the typical dating age bracket of 18-35 which is where i belong women outnumber men by the hundreds.  Ladies unlucky in love might think about a road trip to a bachelor hot spot like night clubs, brothels etc . A blonde woman whom I know very well and in her late twenties, gorgeous, highly educated and currently pursuing her masters degr

Citizen journalism in Africa

In a continent where gluttons are in power, bloggers have become the most relied on.But not everything we read online is worthy. A few days ago,a middle aged bloke took images of a car crash snaps and shared them on Instagram posts with the caption, ‘another burial, thanks to rich people driving recklessly.’ Less than five minutes, 178 people had liked the post and there were more than 300 comments by the last time i checked on it. Yesterday evening, it emerged that among those dead were his auntie and a niece.I wonder what he’s thinking….but thats not my focus. As traditional news platforms adjust , the lightning fast networks of social media have become the source grapevines. My views is that citizen journalists should be mindful of  what they post online because not everything is worth being published to netizens .Debates about the limits of free speech and the status of bloggers as media workers is long running and I bet it wont end anytime soon. Very many countries laws have be