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Naija negativity, by Donu Kogbara

Naija negativity, by Donu Kogbara

Fatalism is the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable. Fatalists assume that mere mortals are powerless to influence the future and that all events are decided by fate and outside human control. This type of thinking is common amongst religious people – and most Nigerians are religious or at least superstitious; and I […]
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Hamzat and the wisdom of sages, by Dele Sobowale

Hamzat and the wisdom of sages, by Dele Sobowale

“It requires wisdom to understand wisdom; the music is nothing if thw audience is deaf” – Walter Lippmann, 1889-1974, VBQ p 275. Seldom does the nomination of a candidate for any office arrest my attention and receive my endorsement as that of Dr Olufemi Hamzat, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State. By choice, I have never […]

If I had my way, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

If I had my way, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

How many times have you heard people say, If I had my way……………. Then they would go ahead to list all those things they would do if they had the final say on the matter. Everyone of us has such a list. This is mine. If I had my way, there would be only three political […]

Still on Favour Ofili, by Patrick Omorodion

Still on Favour Ofili, by Patrick Omorodion

The idiom “Procrastination is the thief of time”, according to Wikipedia, was coined in 1742 by a poet named Edward Young. The idiom was, however, popularized by Charles Dickens, one of the most famous and successful writers in 19th-century England. Procrastination doesn’t just steal time, it steals opportunities and reduces your potential to make hay […]

Subdue the stranger with your voice, by Funmi Komolafe

Subdue the stranger with your voice, by Funmi Komolafe

Beloved, we mentioned the efficacy of the grace of God in our last edition. Today, we’ll  consider strangers in our lives and how to overcome them. First, we want to attempt to define what can be referred to as a stranger in one’s life. Here we aren’t talking about visitors or strangers that visit and leave.  […]