The Nation

An elderly man, clearly in his final years, sitting at a simple wooden table at the edge of a vast landscape. He is writing. The sunset behind him is extraordinary, golden and wide, suggesting the end of a great life. But his pen is still moving. His work is not finished. The image speaks of legacy, of creating something that will outlast the writer. Cinematic, deeply moving, photorealistic.

The Song That Outlasted Empires: Creating Work That Echoes in Eternity

Most of what we create will not matter when we are gone. That is fine. Not everything needs to.

Maybe we are cowards!

I didn’t plan to write about courage this week.
But Lagos transport reminded me that Nigerians don’t always suffer because we have no power… sometimes we suffer because we keep quiet.

The Barriers We Force Our Government to Build

I was driving on the Lekki-Epe Expressway recently when something caught my attention: a metal

What Can Change the Nigerian Education System

I am a product of the Nigerian education system. Unlike many, I am proud of

Try Individualised Parenting

I recently read Out of the Box Parenting by Praise Fowowe. In this book, he

The Challenge of Being a Mother

Challenges? Mothers know all about it. Every day we’re fighting one battle or the other.

Was I Almost Scammed?

I’d missed a call from an unknown number. I called back. The person on the other line sounded older than me but he says ‘My father mistakenly transferred credit to you…’

Your Child is Spoilt!

“Oh, the pastor left a message,” my wife said, when I got back in.
“He said, ‘Take care of your daughter. I observed some things. She’s getting spoilt.'” I couldn’t believe my ears.