Nigerians must defeat voters’ apathy or face a more grim future. — On that day, our streets were hypercharged. Electric. It was the culmination of our season of long lingering hope. Great hopes and even greater expectations. Nigerians marched to vote on 25 February 2023 — General Elections day. The jubilation and the exuberance of the people would have ignited the air. …

How you can stay safely out of life’s unending rat-race. — The saturation is total. There is no place to hide. Come to my (not so) remote corner of the globe. There is no immunity. None anywhere. Consumers are constantly being assaulted by more and more shining candy bars. You already know that. That was the thrust of my discussion with…

6 ways your phone is changing you and 5 moves to strike a balance — They are everywhere. Hardly a moment ever passes without you having to acknowledge their omnipresence. So, what was life like in the days before the advent of our shining gadgets? So much is our techno-gadget-dependence total that some of us will get into panic-mood attacks whenever we get untethered from…

A handful of lessons from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Yale University’s 2019 Class Day Speech. — It was late Sunday night. Both of us have been busy from late the previous night. The early hours of the new day of a new week were rapidly counting up. The FM radio station on the phone was on. I joined her to listen to a lively ministration from…

“It’s none of my business” — the root cause of Nigeria’s woes. — The illustrious professor walked into the class. His authoritative “Who dares challenge me?” atmosphere instantly subdued the students. They were already in their seats, waiting to receive his lectures for the day. In he walked, majestically. His students were ready-to-go. Let the lectures begin. But contrary to their expectation, before…

Will you rather be whole or self-destruct? — One Sunday last year, it was my turn to admonish the congregation during our Sunday worship service. My mum was in attendance. One of my illustrations was a throwback to an instance of my mum spanking me mildly. That was in my pre-teen years. …

Grab subscribers' attention by adding a Tags page link to your navigation bar. — One feature especially helpful to both online writers and readers is a story tag. As it is on Medium, Substack enables you to add tags to newsletter’s articles. With tags, writers can draw attention to the main areas, subjects, or topics covered in their newsletters. Tags help readers and new…

AI “expo” or none, you must do your homework or fail. — Forty years ago, there were no public power supplies. Even today, power is still as epileptic as it was over four decades ago. I was burning (literally) the midnight oil studying and coming to grips with my favorite subject — Physics. …

While trying to help a fellow Substacker, my newsletters ended up better. — No matter how easy the process of setting up a new app is, many of us are still going to miss it. As a result, many users end up being stocked with ancient apps and devices even when easier, cheaper, and more functional apps and devices are ever more within…