How to Organize Protests in 2021

There are two major highlights of the previous year: Covid-19 and protests. It is paradoxical when you think about these two events. The former cautioned against mass gathering and introduced social distancing; while the latter embraced assemblage and united humanity in ways like never before. In years to come, fables will surely be told of …

Why so much Positivity about 2021?

Like a new pair of original Nike kicks, I will continue to hype this new year until the 32nd of January. I will "Just do it!☑️" And maybe this exuberance won't wear off — I can only hope. Last year wasn't pleasant; my plan to make the Forbes list was disrupted. Also, I wasn't able …

What Crossover Services are Like in Nigerian Churches

I can't possibly make this up (maybe I can). Crossover services happen once a year. It is a time to get inspired and motivated for the year to come, and Nigerian pastors never fail in their divine mandate to motivate and inspire.A typical example is the sermon delivered by Pastor Sunday Monday, head pastor of …

Excelling in WAEC with No Worries

It’s been four months since our students last put on their school uniforms. Four months is a very long time — even longer when spent indoors and in idleness. You can’t imagine the lockdown tales of these students as they resume back to school. Some say they miss school, some would rather continue selling Indomie …

SILVER 25 (A Selection of Personal Poetry)

At the beginning of July, I started a project which I tweeted "would be very significant in my existence as a person." This is the finished work: SILVER 25 (A Selection of Personal Poetry). For your reading pleasure, this anthology is my gift to the world. Before July, I never envisaged publishing a book. It …

Bring Back Our Mondays [#BBOM]

Gradually, we have lost our sense of days. Today, like yesterday, is another Saturday. We shall eat rice, surf the Internet, talk with a few friends, and sleep like we did in previous Saturdays. The regular Saturday aura isn’t even appropriate anymore to describe our mood these days. We will just continue to live and …