Introspective

Call Me Tony: A Parable of Corporate Nigeria

By Temitope Lakisokun The argument over the young trainee who addressed UBA chairman Tony Elumelu by his first name has become a surprisingly revealing debate...

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...

Not my Style

I had never lost my wallet before, but it happened just the other night.   How I made it home, I had no clue.  I was flat out of my mind.  I was a walking time bomb!

An Open Letter To The One I Love

In the perspective of this letter, I know that I love you. This is true. But you do not know. You would be a good seed to sow in a land, for future cosmic ages, but the story now is not sugarcoated...

Confessions Of A De-Robed Monk

It takes more than the piety of religion to conquer and overcome the unwholesome desires of the heart. Love is all about desiring the best for someone. It's better to allow love to sleep on in limbo than rouse and stoke it...Monks also face the same challenges that confront mortal men...

My “Better” Half

It was all over between us! My heart ached for him like a terrible migraine. The tears flooded my eyes. But I couldn't let him see me sob like a helpless baby. "I have to go," he announced, "MEE is waiting for me..."

Every Woman (5)

I don't really think that I am stronger than the rest of the girls, but I just have a knack for seeing things the way they are. If I must be foolish, I want to do so with both eyes open...

…And to my sisters too!

You stand a very good chance of getting a lot of things done better and faster if your mother, your wife and your sister are favourably disposed towards you...

A Basilica Of Thanks To My Brothers…

The one thing I know now is that life is a precious, precious gift from God that we must do all to live, safeguard and treasure. Our life does not belong to us - it is God's and is given us on the understanding that we have the ability to use it, live it...

Live Your Best Life Now!

Regrets are a total waste of time. What has happened has happened. You can't change the past, neither can you erase it but you most certainly can learn some lessons from it...

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The Case for Indecent Dressing

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Banal Lessons from Edo 2020

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Countering Nigeria’s Anti-Intellectualism

Nigeria has not developed a culture of celebrating honest, hard-working achievers. Instead we have allowed others to foist upon us a paradoxical anti-intellectual situation in which recognition, indeed the highest National honors, are heaped on former military dictators for shooting themselves into power and looting the national treasury...

Corruption Fight In Political Disguise

If ethical governance is narrowly defined as the constant attempts by governments to legitimize themselves through the establishment of a transparent and honest leadership, the battle against corruption is one of the major indicators of shaping it...

Harnessing Financial Inclusion for Economic Growth

The International Financial Inclusion Conference (IFIC) 2024 took place...

Information and Communication Technology Empowerment: A Tool For Personal Development in Nigeria

The penetration of Information and Communications Technology in Nigeria is less than 10%. We need to bridge the digital divide between us and the advanced nations...

Vision 2020: Can Solid Mineral Get Harnessed? (2)

 Nigeria has in the past largely focused on the development of its oil industry while neglecting the solid mineral sector. However, geological reports show that the country has a strong mining potential...

Brother

It was in the days of our fathers that love of a brother was supreme. Hardly these days, because the bond that once held families together has been pierced by the unknown enemy...

I See ‘Mcphilips Arts And Educational Foundation’ Achieving Global Recognition – Mrs. Nwachukwu

Mrs. Tyna Mcphilips Nwachukwu is the Director General of the Mcphilips...

Nigeria and Türkiye: A New Era of Strategic Partnership

By Kenan Toprak & Isah Aliyu Chiroma President Bola Ahmed...