A young Nigerian is admitted to an ultra-subsidised university, merely suffers a little sprinkling of strike actions, gets awarded a MBBS degree, begins the stipulated medical internship and immediately starts plotting to leave the land that trained him, following the footsteps of many other compatriots. … More Wicked Doctors Leaving Nigeria in Droves
For many Nigerians who fit certain criteria, one tugging issue today is whether or not to japa—a decision important enough to make or mar a person’s life and relationships … More To Japa or Not to Japa
The Ajaokuta Steel Plant, a massive industrialisation effort, mimics Nigeria in not a few ways. With high hopes and a lot of potential, it continues to dwindle gradually, wishing that the complicated straps that restrain it would someday be untangled … More Ajaokuta, Also Known as Nigeria
The kids of today are not different from us; they just have easier platforms to self-destruct and we need to find effective ways of communicating with them. If the best parenting techniques can still yield a “bad child”, why should any parent take things to chance and even facilitate bad behaviours? … More A Game of Russian Roulette called Parenting
A course in history triggers realisation that a common saying in Nigeria likely has roots in the transatlantic slave trade. Unseen, history teleguides several actions and our interactions with other people … More The Unseen Burden of History
As another human-defined year begins, we are reminded that regardless of how long we live, life is so short, so we should try to make as many days as possible count. … More Another Year Called 2022
If the Nigerian economy were stronger and unemployment rates were low, those whose job is to scam the jobless would have had less targets, but as the unemployed crowd seek jobs, crooks continue their rampage unchallenged … More Of Scams that Seek the Unemployed
A response to a “patriotic” Nigerian resident in America, who argues Nigerians are second only to the Congolese in terms of life enjoyability, yet refuses to return to Nigeria … More Nigeria is Better than America
He was born; he lived, he died
He was Golden, my father … More He was Golden
Three elements highlight a personal commitment to excellence … More Unveiling the Jilomes Brand
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