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…

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…

There is no problem in Nigeria that Nigerians can’t solve. But will they do it? — Follow up as you may on Nigeria politics and the 2023 general elections, a single post or story won’t be enough to educate you convincingly. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Gregory Obi, is the single greatest human catalyst that has galvanized and changed the direction of Nigerian…

Now that you’ve asked, wait for the answer. — Back when I was a child and well into my youthful days, there were times I got resentful and even annoyed with my dad. But he loved me still. At first, I didn’t understand him. Maturity and wisdom usually come with advancing years. I was in my late teens before…

As a Christian, examine your beliefs. Are they built on sound Biblical foundations? — During his teenage years, my father severally carried live glowing embers of fire to his farm. Upon arriving at those farms, the farmer-boy would have quickly rekindled those weakly glowing embers into flaming fire for roasting or boiling his meal come lunchtime at one of many far-from-home farms. If the…

Elections 2023 and politicians who don’t want "A Better Nigeria". — In 1986, I completed my first year as an undergraduate. One of that year's incidents has stocked fast in my memory ever since - NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster of January 28, 1986. Moments after take-off, the space shuttle broke apart in an explosion. In the twinkling of an eye…