There is nobody reading this article who has not heard this short sentence, “health is wealth,” before, but what does it mean? Everybody might know the literal meaning, but very few people know the connotative meaning. When you wake up in the morning, after a good night sleep, empty your bowels and bladder effortlessly, do […]

Where problems abound, there in lie opportunities. Your degrees are just foundations. Become solution providers.

Christmas Day is two days away. Christmas is an annual festival when many Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a season of celebration and festivities all right, but more importantly the commemoration of the birth of Christ is a time to reflect and focus on eternity. Jesus came into the world to […]

It looks like some Nigerians suddenly feel like they and their forebears abandoned their African religion for imported religion without taking time to appreciate benefits of African religion. We live in a free society and I have no problems with this renaissance. It is not too late. They can revert and becomeigbe, sango, orisaand worshippers of any […]

When I read the story of a Nigerian nurse who was ALLEGEDLY sacked in the United Kingdom and deported to Nigeria by the management of her hospital after she was found praying for an elderly patient, I was sad but not surprised. The laws are clear. You were employed as a nurse, not an intercessor or prayer […]

English does not do justice in depicting certain situations, so we take refuge in our mother tongue, hence today’s title. But some people seeing this title would think I am about to talk about a very good friend and big brother of mine, Olorogun Jacob Diedjomahor, who made his village, Ovwodokpokpo, in Ughelli South Local Government Area […]

Last Sunday was International Men’s Day. “International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive values that men bring to the world, their families and communities. We highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being.” About two days before the Men’s Day, there was a news item which ruffled many feathers. The Lagos State Government […]

One of my earliest articles in this column was titled “prisons.” I cannot remember the details of what I wrote anymore, but I remember what inspired me to write it: We are all prisoners of our upbringing, environment, circumstances, thoughts, habits, etc., which all come together to form our character and define who we are. […]

The incidence of hanging other men’s children on husbands re-emphasizes the necessity for men to have strong genes.

This Otedola’s gesture should remind all of us of the need to spread joy. Otedola put smiles on the faces of 750 students and over 1,000 parents, their financial status notwithstanding.