By Okechukwu Okugo Heartmenders Magazine is condoling with the Bush family, extended and nuclear, as well as with the entire nation on the irreparable loss of America's 41st First Lady, Barbara Bush, wife of George H.W. Bush. She was born in New York. The mother of six children among whom are George W. Bush (Jr.), a former U.S. president and Jeb Bush, a former governor of Florida. She was survived by about 14 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Barbara served the American people, in and outside the country, involved in charities, and at one time, volunteered at a hospice.  She died in Houston on April 17th and was buried Saturday, April 21, 2018, in Houston Texas at the age of 92.  Apart from the many awards and the school named after her, she was better immortalized by her good works in charity and her literacy programs.  To Pa George H. W. Bush, we say, be strong. And to the nation and family, we say take heart in her memorable and good legacies and ...

Photo credit: New Statesman By Okechukwu Okugo Do you know that there isn't supposed to be a problem of unemployment in the society, rather, what we really should have had is underemployment? Firstly, unemployment by my own definition is the inability of someone to secure a due job in order to earn a living.  There is really a job for everyone. Though many people will be skeptical about this and might think I am sounding crazy but it is true.  Economics say human wants are insatiable, and so it is, the ability of people creating jobs for themselves. Now we've come to the issue of what is a job or what is employment? In my usual definition, a job is whatever service someone does in order to earn a legitimate living. And employment is a situation whereby one can say they are doing something to earn a living.  Now, let us try to connect the link between human wants and job creation. But first of all, let us examine some of the human basic wants and needs....