BAZE FOCUS MAGAZINE 2020 EDITION (9th December 2020)

FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NIGERIA 1. Frederick Rotimi Alade (FRA) Williams was one of the first two Nigerians to be made Queen’s Counsel in the United Kingdom and the first to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

2.Nigeria is the world’s largest producer of Yams and Cassava.

3.Onitsha Market is the largest in West Africa, based on geographical size and volume of goods.

4.Lagos is the city with the highest population in Africa.

5.Hausa is the most widely spoken local Language in Nigeria.

6.There are two hanging lakes in the world, one of them is in Ado Awaye, Oyo State, Nigeria.

7.Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove in the outskirts of the city of Osogbo was inscribed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Osun Osogbo Annual Festival celebrates the Yoruba Goddess of fertility.

8. Hercules Baboon Spider (Hysterocrates Hercules) one of the largest spiders in the world, and formerly considered extinct has now been discovered only in Nigeria.

9. Chappal Waddi Mountain in the Mambillla Plateau is the highest point in Nigeria at 2419 meters.

10. Church Missionary Society (CMS) Grammar School in Bariga Lagos, founded in 1859 is the oldest Secondary School in Nigeria.

11. There are more than 80 Ethnic groups in Taraba State and they speak more languages than at least 30 countries of the world.

12. The indigo bird which is unique to Jos is found nowhere else in the world.

13. The walls of Benin are the longest ancient works in the world, enclosing 500 communities at a distance of 6500 sq. kilometers.

14. Nigeria was the first African country to eradicate Ebola in 2015.

15. Cocoa House Ibadan built in 1965 from the proceeds of the sales of Cocoa Beans was also the tallest building in Africa, at that time.

16. Only Nigeria has a larger black population than Brazil in the world.

17. In the United States of America, Nigerians are the most educated immigrant community.

18. Amina was a Warrior Queen who ruled Zaria Emirate in Kaduna State, over 400 years ago in 1610 19. Jelani Aliyu is a talented Nigerian that designed the famous Chevrolet Volt, for General Motors, USA. *BAZE FOCUS QED © QED is an abbreviation of the Latin words Quod Erat Demonstradum, most often used as a notation to prove completion using a Mathematical Formula. When used in narratives; it implies that an Author’s overall argument has just been proven. We provide our esteemed Readers with topical issues on the QED Platform. Baze Focus QED Topic in this edition is INTELLIGENCE AND WISDOM. Enjoy!

Topic - Intelligence and Wisdom Intelligence is highly cognitive; it refers to gaining and implementing factual knowledge about something. Wisdom not only knows, but it understands. Smart people process information in a logical way, but wise persons apply emotional, and spiritual sensibilities to logic. There is a distinction between knowing and understanding. Experience creates wisdom and it is not about age or years on earth. Smartness is a result of learning while wisdom is a product of experience. It is easier for a wise person to gain knowledge than for a smart person to gain judgement. Intelligence without wisdom brings destruction.

1. Intelligence is power of will. Wisdom is power over will.

2. Intelligence leads to arguments. Wisdom leads to settlements.

3. Intelligence is heat, it burns; Wisdom is warmth, it comforts.

4. Intelligence is the pursuit of knowledge; it tires the seeker. Wisdom is the pursuit of truth; it inspires the seeker.

5. Intelligence is holding on. Wisdom is letting go.

6. Intelligence leads you. Wisdom guides you.

7. An intelligent man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows that there is still something to learn.

8. An intelligent man always tries to prove his point. A wise man knows there really is no point.

9. An intelligent man freely gives unsolicited advice. A wise man keeps his counsel until all options are considered.

10. An intelligent man understands what is being said. A wise man understands what is left unsaid.

11. An intelligent man speaks when he has to say something. A wise man speaks when he has something to say.

12. An intelligent man sees everything as relative. A wise man sees everything as related.

13. An intelligent man tries to control the mass flow. A wise man navigates the mass flow.

14. An intelligent man preaches. A wise man reaches.

Do you remember King Solomon of the days of yore? A royal personality with vast empire. When given a rare opportunity by the Creator to make a request, he did not ask for more wealth or long life. He asked God for WISDOM. Why? Intelligence is good, but when it is mixed with a good measure of wisdom, you get better results!

QED!!!

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