{"quotes":[{"text":"The unity of Nigeria will only come if we overcome and overgrow tribe, materialism and selfish human nature.","author":"Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha","tags":["2014ilb","bringbackourgirls","ethnicity","ifeanyi-enoch-onuoha","inspiration","leadership","life-lessons","materialism","motivation","nature","nigeria","nigerian","society","tribe","world-peace"],"id":2245,"author_id":"Ifeanyi+Enoch+Onuoha"},{"text":"Wars have been waged over millions of square miles, significantly larger than the British Empire at its peak. Historically, Islamic conquests stretched from southern France to the Philippines, from Austria to Nigeria, and from central Asia to New Guinea. The Muslim goal was to have a central government, first at Damascus, and then at Baghdad, later at Cairo, Istanbul, and other imperial centres. The local governors, judges, and other rulers were appointed by the central imperial authorities for far off colonies. Islamic law was introduced as the senior law, whether or not wanted by the local people. Arabic was introduced as the rulers’ language, while the local languages frequently disappeared. Then, two classes of residents were established. The native residents paid a tax that their rulers did not have to pay. In each case, these laws allowed the local conquered people less freedom than was given to Muslims.","author":"Anita B. Sulser PhD","tags":["arabic","austria","bhagdad","british-empire","egypt","imperial-conquest","islam","istanbul","language","nigeria","ruling-class","tax"],"id":3350,"author_id":"Anita+B.+Sulser+PhD"},{"text":"What we need now is a nation of great people who live to positively impact others and build enduring legacies.","author":"Fela Durotoye","tags":["impact","legacy","nation","nation-building","nigeria","people"],"id":11354,"author_id":"Fela+Durotoye"},{"text":"The audacity of my sagacity is instrumentality to my successity.","author":"Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha","tags":["america","audacity","creativity","ifeanyi-enoch-onuoha","inspiration","instrumentality","leader","nigeria","sagacity","success","successity","wordsmith","youth"],"id":17125,"author_id":"Ifeanyi+Enoch+Onuoha"},{"text":"None of this is to deny that the Niger Delta has made mistakes. It has, and a good number at that. But then, mistakes are made to make wiser and therefore help in better decision making.","author":"Emi Iyalla","tags":["emi-iyalla","mistakes","niger-delta","nigeria"],"id":33782,"author_id":"Emi+Iyalla"},{"text":"Naira is our currency, belong to our country and belong to the people. Buy made in Nigeria to grow the Naira to make it value.","author":"Saminu Kanti","tags":["country","currency","naira","nigeria","value"],"id":34885,"author_id":"Saminu+Kanti"},{"text":"The instability and disorderliness we have in Nigeria today and Africa at large is totally due to the absence of this light.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["africa","danger","darkness","destruction","disorderliness","god","ignorance","instability","knowledge","life","light","mountain","nigeria","people","power"],"id":35829,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"},{"text":"I am not Nigerian because I was born in Nigeria but because Nigeria was born in me.","author":"Saminu Kanti","tags":["born","country","nigeria"],"id":39953,"author_id":"Saminu+Kanti"},{"text":"But facts abound to the affirmation that most Christians in my nation Nigeria and all around the world, would rather pray to God to come and fix their country than do something about it themselves.","author":"Sunday Adelaja","tags":["affirmation","christians","do","facts","nigeria","pray"],"id":48250,"author_id":"Sunday+Adelaja"},{"text":"It would be better not to know so many things than to know so many things that are not so.","author":"Felix Okoye","tags":["african","felix-okoye","life-experience","nigeria","society"],"id":52263,"author_id":"Felix+Okoye"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":92,"pages":10,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}