‘Where does the meat, the soup & the Eba go to?’ ‘Na inside belle’ I answered. ‘So does it matter in what order or shape they go as long as they end up in the stomach?’. It was logical reasoning. Akin had noticed how I twitched my face as I watched him eat his Eba with Okro soup in the … Read More
Reminiscence After The Change To Digital Currency Had Crystallized
The man’s Stand was in an obscure part of the Shopping Centre, he sets it up only at night and is cautious about the people he deals with. Recognizing me though, he relaxed, and smiling he said ‘I have fresh organic fruits for sale, as usual, Sir, cash only, no change please’. Harmattan had come very early in November 2030 … Read More
What Lens are You Looking at the World With?
These days, everyone in the Office is using Glasses. It does appear that using the computer for so long is taking its toll on our sights. Yours faithfully is not exempt. It is so hard to read anything without the glasses and so to avoid stories that touch the soul I have 2 pairs. One of which I keep permanently … Read More
Unpack Your Bag of Expectations & Find Peace
While shopping, my wife & I met the delectable Sabina, she was just rounding up her service year in my Office. She excitedly told us that the man who was with her is her fiancé. That’s great, I am an advocate of meaningful relationships & had wished to advise her but I have had to respect boundaries. After the felicitations, … Read More
Transliteration Gone Wrong – How He Got His Nickname
The holiday period that year in Junior Secondary was lit. We had the greatest fun; wake up on a Monday morning & no School? – Pure Heaven! I know you still get that feeling on Public Holidays & when you are on Vacation. So on this day, we were heading home from one of our aimless roaming around the neighborhood … Read More
Tobi Amusan’s Guano Lessons
All through yesterday and most of this morning, I have been seeing lots of tributes to Ijebuland in honor of its indigenes our super girl Tobi Amusan, Anthony Joshua, and Isreal Adesanya who are champion Boxers. Most of the messages have the same format: ‘From Anthony Joshua to Isreal and now Tobi – It must be something in the Ijebu … Read More
How Do You Learn? – Imbibe the Entrepreneurial Mode of Learning
Entrepreneurs are a great asset to Mankind. Entrepreneurs commercialize their inventions and innovations to give us a better, richer life. Entrepreneurship can be expressed either in a private or corporate setting. Many start businesses; others innovate within other people’s businesses. Everyone who works is an entrepreneur – they trade their skills, talent, and competencies for some compensation. Some choose to … Read More
IS IT REALLY ‘GOD’S WILL’?
After working hard for many months, the deal fell through. We had done our best, worked as hard as we knew how and we really bemoaned the outcome. As we reviewed all that had transpired we comforted ourselves with the phrase ‘it is not God’s will’. For a long time after that, I kept wondering if it really was not … Read More
Is it worth doing?
Be as you wish to seem Socrates Who likes to be shamed & embarrassed publicly, perhaps in the presence of loved and admired ones, family, friends, associates, and acquaintances? None I suppose. I asked a question a while ago, ‘when you were caught & were profusely sorry, was it because you felt remorse about the bad thing you did or … Read More
It Is What You Make Of It….
No time is a good or bad time. It is often what you make of it! During the Pandemic & because of it, some people have become richer. Some have become healthier, wiser, more prudent, studious, etc. Some have also lost some things, unfortunately. It is not necessarily the time, it is what you can make of the challenging times … Read More