<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:32:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ojuoluwa/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[NEVER SAY NEVER!]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEVER SAY NEVER! Olanrewaju Ojuoluwa I write to every good citizen of Nigeria, especially the 'reasonable' youths who against all odds strive daily to make ends meet; to all those who want the best for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/never-say-never</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/never-say-never</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 05:56:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1ptqVC3MBLoap59seR5qyPjgNrsPr7rKHMh9dUdLRgcTs3vPCYyTmjuSkkapaejWov8cYSuqNmPZmZVgA2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy New Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy New year! Welcome to 2019; the year of my Dominion!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newyear/@sharpminds/happy-new-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newyear/@sharpminds/happy-new-year</guid><category><![CDATA[newyear]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Hnn9KVMPzMZL2aVgUQAZpN372YWFWqimLENXiWn5pGnUxgtZzALc36qKEtDiz8P7JyzedUjpQtjksfBkEoZQqvyrjB2pNLSMCCWuoVC4mAjQvUWbr77HV81rbPM2UoQtv4nNasj6MivkDcW3p7HvQXSZRhvYcAQifpEbQMmiVqUsWUjPLcE58rqVjRpyofpLjHfVNsra4qa5Lf1LuXBUKQtY7bQqGxe4bMBLQtLATmSdZfJcSAC8qsCJNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to use this medium to appreciate you all for making my year. Without you, my story won't be whole. I pray that God bless those who blessed me; and favour those who favoured me; and to those whom]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newyear/@sharpminds/welcome-to-2019</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newyear/@sharpminds/welcome-to-2019</guid><category><![CDATA[newyear]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 05:57:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovsse5qaUbEDEKcF9DrwtrHcN9u6xKqzoJTQWt7MRLTEf5eaa3Tmgpg6qaAYhJWQJDX2BaNixjN85WDVnicJF76EJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[OURS IS DEFINITELY A RADIANT GLOOM]]></title><description><![CDATA[OURS IS DEFINITELY A RADIANT GLOOM Olanrewaju Ojuoluwa "...even though turbulent time as we are presently experiencing was prophesied before now, let it be known that we have successfully fast-tracked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/ours-is-definitely-a-radiant-gloom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/ours-is-definitely-a-radiant-gloom</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:17:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXvVYfHz7s5YM4dUEcVxpBGnUP5C2n3JogQ4tU13M9MYDJ7DhUahTK6FFR1S1VyRqZSoK3wxrdKoso4qJETxMc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigeria's growth and development will intimidate the US and China]]></title><description><![CDATA[SOMETIMES IT HAS TO GET WORST TO GET BETTER Olanrewaju Ojuoluwa In my little experience in life so far, one thing I have learnt is that most often, tough times precede change of status for better. And]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/nigeria-s-growth-and-development-will-intimidate-the-us-and-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/nigeria-s-growth-and-development-will-intimidate-the-us-and-china</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:17:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WFNtrU3cwBYzNv9Qa8DQqPaZxhELQhgmv3C8RYoJHmmLigMixrkZVMBaJgh67Tk625uWPRuHdqYGbGeT4jGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Independence Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[In contributing my own quota to making our country a better place, I wrote a book; "Nigeria 2019: Sell Your Worth Not Your Vote" to sensitize the people on the need to shun election malpractices]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/happy-independence-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/happy-independence-day</guid><category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 01:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovbnBjWp6fzZpo2w2ZT9xpc3PKCcmDXSydTz8Bvk312WLzt14PKGXAKsaCpQcS7gQLuFYUyNt587fRFmL65Mo3FdQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Not Increase States' Monthly Allocations, Ojuoluwa Warns Nigeria Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[INCREASING STATE'S MONTHLY ALLOCATION WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM (A CASE STUDY OF BAYELSA STATE) Bayelsa State receives the fourth largest additional thirteen percent of oil revenue based on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nigeriagovernment/@sharpminds/do-not-increase-states-monthly-allocations-ojuoluwa-warns-nigeria-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nigeriagovernment/@sharpminds/do-not-increase-states-monthly-allocations-ojuoluwa-warns-nigeria-government</guid><category><![CDATA[nigeriagovernment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 05:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErPQ1MQ1rAvMgARKGhp3qaidfW8o7KcukJLhupUbEeHN6AtJKpyYkWaHZFmhWjNHuoP5t45KBm3j5H2WrP9tYKkiHpKx732tRbt2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Is Not Normal]]></title><description><![CDATA[IT IS NOT NORMAL! By: Olanrewaju Ojuoluwa "Rulers used to honourably vacate their thrones and, willfully end their own lives when they failed the people in time past; those were the days when men]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/it-is-not-normal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/it-is-not-normal</guid><category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 07:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmnAokS1pJeF1BbPkZcAXYKSyHxQB9QiwXkS7uFcdM4LGTftpKABM3giLSvESuNj5NgCmaGn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigerians must learn to be curious at this point in time]]></title><description><![CDATA[C̳O̳M̳P̳L̳A̳C̳E̳N̳C̳Y̳:̳ A̳ C̳U̳R̳S̳E̳ A̳T̳ T̳H̳I̳S̳ P̳O̳I̳N̳T̳ I̳N̳ T̳I̳M̳E̳ ᗷᎩ: ϴᏞᎪΝᎡᎬᏔᎪᎫႮ ϴᎫႮϴᏞႮᏔᎪ Nigerians are known to being complacent. The Suffering and Smiling virus have eaten so deep into them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/nigerians-must-learn-to-be-curious-at-this-point-in-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/nigerians-must-learn-to-be-curious-at-this-point-in-time</guid><category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 17:22:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFoxmkgyJchcLGRyPeJ53L8DDCefJGntAA5ezK1nF4MTAYjmzbNQ3yb6gCuAXquYUgMicPNboAGga836fbvdYjXsLmqqTPwkTPJok311wk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[APOLOGY]]></title><description><![CDATA[APOLOGY By: Olanrewaju Ojuoluwa "Once upon a time, rulers willfully ended their own lives when they performed woefully." We are in a mess, such that requires a state of emergency. Chinua Achebe's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/apology</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/apology</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZVVKmXhtvgKqwbwBkEW2Zw4TQ1mz83BrT7L3gupG2PFZQgWyyJsXUEvgrMhf54PSbY7K2gXaB1zocftGq9byyMGNDsVwKZUFBdRjdSP7cgJuwT4s16SmZkRQNAcxsdkWwbphJHp8jaB69K8hCe1dMfc7n5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOD'S OWN COUNTRY]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOD HAS NIGERIA IN MIND: HER MAP SPOTTED ON A PRAYER MOUNTAIN By: Olanrewaju Ojuoluwa I had a change of perception about Nigeria the day I sighted on a prayer mountain, her 'geographical' map naturally]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/god-s-own-country</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/god-s-own-country</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 05:56:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFomHf2UqjmJ1WJ6FPq5yBognUqQrzMek23YRibckGp6SGZM5UH8tVgk9fNyThG7xxYyDcQ7nHAMgEqd5kY5qitx182i2cy6R4QtE9pYDU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AN END TO GERONTOCRACY IN AFRICA]]></title><description><![CDATA[IMG_20180215_074553.jpg BEFORE NOW, IT WAS ROBERT MUGABE (A 93YR OLD) OF ZIMBABWE, NOW, IT IS JACOB ZUMA (A 75YR OLD) OF SOUTH AFRICA WHO HAVE TO COMPULSORILY LEAVE THE SEAT OF POWER. ITS THE BEGINNING]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/an-end-to-gerontocracy-in-africa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/an-end-to-gerontocracy-in-africa</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:01:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PROF. ITSE SAGAY - A DILEMMA OF CONFUSION AND BEWITCHMENT, Olanrewaju Ojuoluwa]]></title><description><![CDATA[PROF ITSE SAGAY - A DILEMMA OF CONFUSION AND BEWITCHMENT By: Olanrewaju Ojuoluwa EPILOGUE: Itse Sagay, Chairman of the of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), has said Nigerians]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/prof-itse-sagay-a-dilemma-of-confusion-and-bewitchment-olanrewaju-ojuoluwa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/prof-itse-sagay-a-dilemma-of-confusion-and-bewitchment-olanrewaju-ojuoluwa</guid><category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:06:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiMpz8Eci4Z8gBAfMNNqkAvfqgHaHN7i2csub9whWZcUM3XnPy3dyvfSSTK74DkSbq7dYrsiZmjoy1GfWkN5VFoknwJFiRZ3xnE1QZXxHXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If politicians are desperate, then the youths must be desperation personified]]></title><description><![CDATA[DESPERATION PERSONIFIED! By: Olanrewaju Ojuoluwa "If former and/or serving governors, senators, congressmen, public office holders, established politicians, etc are said to be desperate for power,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/if-politicians-are-desperate-then-the-youths-must-be-desperation-personified</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@sharpminds/if-politicians-are-desperate-then-the-youths-must-be-desperation-personified</guid><category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77k4BSW254ZEqJQYk7jLKBi2c2Qbweu7WvnqxCFYCAsnQZUvEJfs4SoZxGuYxrW6YVEkAopvUJVsuAWh7cwhnsFKyBYksG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BEING NIGERIAN IS NO ACCIDENT]]></title><description><![CDATA["GREENER PASTURES TURN SLAVERY DONGEON" "Dear Youth, your being a Nigerian is no accident, and if nothing else, it is an opportunity to make her a better place than it is, presently."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/being-nigerian-is-no-accident</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/africa/@sharpminds/being-nigerian-is-no-accident</guid><category><![CDATA[africa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sharpminds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76R8u7sfQYEFFUCV3qN2VgwUwCGXWiRUBb7B1dDniAAvJ64YawUh4kz49SQpzsrNwXT3Se4dv4iXj55KSaZqKRZYu8XeuC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>