Much time has been devoted to the question of extra-terrestrial life. Are there intelligent aliens out there that we can communicate with? There have been various initiatives launched to try to establish this, with probably the best known being SETI, which includes the analysis of astronomical data for signs of intelligent life.

But it makes me wonder - how would they recognise that a particular pattern was a sign of intelligent life? I don't think that it's enough to say that there...

Emotional intelligence is the innate ability to feel, use, communicate, recognize, remember, describe, identify, learn from, manage, understand and explain emotions (S. Hein 2007).

Here is a hypothesis: Most Nigerians are not emotionally intelligent. My conclusion is based on what I have observed of the character of Nigerian politicians in debates and other Nigerians in argumentative situations.

For example, take a look at how Nigerians manage and communicate their...