Introspective

The Myth of New Year Resolutions: Why 2025 Won’t Magically Save You

As we inch closer to the dawn of 2025, the air is thick with the buzz of "New Year, New Me" proclamations. Across the...

The Ageless Myth: Is Age Really Just a State of Mind?

The concept of aging has long been considered a biological certainty, as though an unavoidable countdown is inscribed within our very DNA. Yet, mounting...

Day Dele Momodu Made Me Live Above My Means

These are dangerous days of gross shamelessness in totalitarian Nigeria. Pathetic flaunting of clannish power is all the rage, and a good number of supposedly...

Beyond Religion and Culture: Spiritual Musings 4

Many Christians believe in their pastors, rather than in their bible. Many Muslims believe in their Imams, rather than in their Koran...

Spiritual Musings 2

A friend on Facebook freshly asked that as I profess so much that ‘love’ should be shown to all equally, whether I would give a homosexual the same quantity of reverence, kindheartedness and communal insertion that I would a hetero in Nigeria...

The Chinese Bamboo Tree: A Lesson in Perseverance, Patience and Persistence

In life, there will be challenging times. You can work on your dreams for weeks, months and even years with no visible signs of progress and then, all of a sudden, things take off. People who patiently toil towards their dreams and goals, building strong character while overcoming adversity and challenge, grow the strong internal structure to handle success when it eventually comes...

You Will Laugh Again

What many people do not know or realize is that contentment cannot be bought with money, although money is very necessary in life. Contentment should not be measured by material acquisitions, but by the satisfaction that comes inwardly...

Hamid Karzai in the Taliban's Den: US policy in reverse gear

The recent deadly bombs that exploded In Afghanistan must worry President Hamid Karzai, as the United States has irrevocably decided to draw down its troops in Afghanistan...

What We Don’t Understand About “No”

Self esteem plays a lot into so many things in life. It plays a much larger role than we care to admit. It exacerbates many other emotions that might more readily be kept under control with sound reasoning...

And My Name Shall Be Called…

I need an urgent name change before my profession goes the way of ‘dinosaurian’ extinction all because I refuse to go with the times by adopting a ‘cool’, ‘happening’ tag...

Omoluwabi: Igniting Yoruba Lost Values (2)

Omoluwabi is the deodorized and comforting cultural renaissance being courageously embraced by Yoruba men and women of ideas as a conduit of heritage renewal among a brave and valorous race of people currently torn apart...

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Kanu Agabi’s Bad Verse On Lagos

So many Nigerians, especially Lagosians, were miffed by the recent statement attributed to one of Obasanjo’s choice minions, Kanu Agabi that Lagos is an evil state…

Nigeria and Nigerians: Promises and Possibilities

Nigerians are not an easy people to govern. Nigerians are a strange breed of people. If you didn't know any better you'd think every Nigerian is an economist, political scientist, medical doctor, philosopher, dramatist and financial mogul of some sort...

Nigeria: From a Human Zoo to an Animal Farm?

Without mince of words, Nigerian citizens since creation have...

His Head Held High…

Chris Ngige came into power through a skewed electoral process, shook off the stigma of stained personalities and worked for the good of his people. This is not to sanction the possible perfidy that brought him in power, but it is noteworthy that he fought in a honorable way to retain what he thought was his...

The Masters of Mayhem

There’s nothing we don’t sell on the telephone now. Prescription drugs, guns, assassins for hire, US visas… As long as it brings in a couple of Dollars, we’re into it...

Governor Igbinedion of Edo State Should Shut Up!

How come no one has bothered to inform Mr. Igbinedion that creation of employment and economic prosperity would be a huge factor in any serious efforts toward the elimination of prostitution and child-trafficking? How come no one has explained to this young governor that the best way to curb crime is to keep people busy, employed with hope, expectations and decent life outlook?

700 Days in Office: “Wetin Gov. Fashola Dey Do Self?”

Majority of the people do not see government property as theirs. Otherwise why will people willfully damage public property so callously? They do not even know that these are procured with taxes collected from them...

A Nation Grapples with Uncertainty: Revisiting the Debate between a Rerun and a Reset

As the gavel of Nigeria’s Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal...

Speaking Truth to Power: When a Hero Comes along…

I hope we will never allow ourselves to be immune to the many factors, the numerous occurrences, moments, occasions and opportunities that allow narratives of inspiration to change the course of history...

Seyi Makinde: The Muddled “Fresh Water” of Oyo State Politics?

It started out as a great idea for Engr....