It was in 2002, working as a support engineer with MannyBank, now FidelityBank, I had taken off to make installations at a new branch in Warri. The whether was sore gloomy. We took off from Lagos on a light, 30 passenger air-craft, small enough to have a sneak peek into the cockpit, and see clearly…
1. First thing to check is if you believe in the vision you are promoting. Vision is a powerful contagious spiritual force that draws people. Like good music, beauty or even the aroma of good food, people cannot resist it. People will easily connect if you radiate the aura of your visions. 2. ‘Walkie-talkie’-At some…
My girls bring me gifts each Father’s Day. I had always wondered why. I never gave my father any. Not that he ever did a bad job as a father. In fact, I remember him every day since his passing, for his absolute sense of commitment to fatherhood. He deserved every gift. Do my children…
I was raised in a patriarchy. My father was the dominant figure and had the belief that men should stay men. And most Africans like him did not see the kitchen as a place for men. So when we hear the sound of his engine, my mum will quickly ask me and my brother to…
I stood in front of my hotel room thinking of what next to do. July 2016. Blown apart. Fatigued. Piqued. But my peace was intact. Crises is a natural alarm bell that is meant to give you the jolt. Your hairs now standing erect in panic and eyes rolling in bewilderment. I had wondered how…
In spite of the pot shots fired at Mr peter Obi, his competitors are frightened. First, frightened by the moral contrast his character and values provide. At the back of the public fray that is aimed at shooting down his rising political influence, there has since been some voluntary self-scrutiny, knee-jerk ‘stop and search’ operations…