President of Idia Collge Benin old girls association, Mrs Joy Agbakoba, last weekend in Lagos marked her golden jubilee in style. Friends and family gathered at the posh Atlantic Beach Center, for a bash to honour one of their own. The event afforded friends the opportunity to pour encomiums on Mrs Agbakoba who many described as a truthful and dedicated person.

Talking about money sense, I received a text message from a friend and the stark reality of the Nigerian problem hit me in such a way that I felt compelled to share it with you. The message reads thus:

I AM CHEATING ON MY UNFAITHFUL HUSBAND!

Nestled in the serene town of Ado Eki is the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), a pioneer private university in Ekiti State built by legal Icon, Chief Afe Babbalola. He had insisted that if this interview must hold, it had to be at the University as he wanted this reporter to have a first hand assessment of his education project. But we arrived at Ado Ekiti to a Mecca of some sort. His office was a beehive of activities, scores of people gathered outside his office taking turns to see him. Clad in a checked shirt over a pair of jeans and matching canvas and kangol hat, he presented an image far removed from the Litigator Supreme who has made Emmanuel Chambers a place for the high and low seeking justice. He had just returned from his farm he explained. It was interesting to see how he related with people in his community many of who had come to him for one help or the other. Giving as he later told us has become a way of life for him with over 20 charities benefitting from his deep purse.

Is there a person in your life you think needs changing? Almost all of us would answer “Yes” to that question. This week several of my clients have been facing struggles with people whose attitudes, words and actions they believe need major adjustments. As I worked with them, I gained valuable clarity for myself.