Musings on the aspirations for the 2023 Nigerian Presidency We are fully in election season and according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) calendar, all political parties must have conducted their party primaries before the end of the first week of June 2022. …

Reflections on our collective responsibility in creating a better world I remember a story I read when I was a child. It was about a little girl who turned her street upside down because she did not follow her mother’s simple instructions. …

Thoughts on determining your career path Choosing what career to pursue can be either a tough or easy decision. It is one decision everybody makes either intentionally, accidentally, or unconsciously. …

Thoughts on the rampant dependence on social media as an adjudicator of justice It usually starts with a buzz, most often on Twitter. Someone shares a message alleging that a person or organisation has wronged, hurt, or taken advantage of them or someone they know. The personalities involved may be…

Thoughts on domestic violence Many people expressed sadness when they heard that Osinachi Nwachukwu, the gospel artist who sang the popular “Ekwueme” song, had died of throat cancer: she was so young and promising. Many people shared stories of how they had been blessed through her music ministrations. Not long…

Reflections on toxic workplaces and how to survive them When I think about toxicity at work, I remember The Devil Wears Prada. …

Thoughts on how people relate with and adapt to technology devices My mum’s first Android phone was a birthday present from my brother many years ago. This was at a time when many people had started using WhatsApp as BlackBerry Messenger had begun to lose its essence. …

Tips on living a more frugal life to fit challenging times According to Dr Robert Schuller, “Tough times never last but tough people do”. No one can convince me that this realisation didn’t dawn on him after a quick trip to Lagos. Considering all that we go through in Lagos…

Rants of a Nigerian citizen on the brink of despondency I have spent a lot of time thinking about my life in the last few weeks. Let me qualify that properly: thinking about my life in Nigeria. One wakes up and the media is awash with either remote or looming…