The most expensive communication mistake professionals make, by Ruth Oji
A colleague once sent me a project brief that was, by any measure, impressively detailed. Three pages of specifications, timelines broken down by week, deliverables listed with precision. When I asked a clarifying question about the project’s underlying purpose, she seemed surprised. “It’s all in the document,” she said. And it was. Every word was clear, […]
Nigeria: The weight of a name, from the +234 streets to the world, by Stephanie Shaakaa
Sometimes the heaviest inheritance a Nigerian carries is a single word. Nigeria. It is stamped on the passport. Printed on the CV. Whispered at checkpoints
Hypocrites in love, by Stepahnie Shaakaa
Ladies, do not ignore the signs. That refusal to kneel is not just about posture, it is about pride. Pride starts small, in gestures
A Governor In Chains, by Emmanuel Aziken
Yesterday’s return to Port Harcourt of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and the quiet stealing away of the sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), are two poignant dents on the nation’s democracy. How the country progresses from here will undoubtedly define the character of the democracy Nigeria practises. Remarkably, some have praised President Bola Tinubu for not extending […]
Yes, life does go on….even after one’s death, by Muyiwa Adetiba
I love old school music. The older the better. I love to travel back in time as often as I can and whenever possible, to put myself in a time capsule for a while. This allows mesometimes, to revelin the costumes and culture of a time. I often pause in the middle of a song to remember […]
Congratulations and happy birthday, Hilda Baci, by Francis Ewherido
“Jesus went on to say, ’To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? …They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance;we sang a dirge, and you did not cry. For John the Baptist came neither […]
