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Is the fault in our stars?(Part II) – “How long should you try? Until.” “The light at the end of the tunnel is your life; it’s the tunnel that is temporary.” Michael Josephson D efiance With drooping shoulders, I sauntered into the 5th floor of the federal ministry of communications building at Obalende, where my […]

Is the fault truly in our stars? – “How long should you try? Until.” “Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock- Anonymous S tand and Stare The crowd to the information board area at the University of Lagos had a life of its own, as students moved

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 5 “I never came first again after that term” My extra lessons teacher was an extremely brilliant man. I know they say do not speak ill of the dead but that has nothing to do with my assessment of his brilliance. He had a very pronounced impact on my

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 4 “I became a Jangalla boy” I never thought we were poor. After all we had a VHS player with a selection of the best indian movies at the time. Love in Tokyo was my favorite. We also had a colour TV. Not the big wardrobe type which occupied

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 3 “I lost. Again!” I had just lost an election and like everytime i faced a set back i had made a rash and perphaps hasty decision. Politics was no longer for me. I still had a slim but difficult chance to leave school with a first class and

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 2 ” I was just more experienced” I was considered a brilliant chap in primary school and i absolutely carried loved carrying that toga. In reality, I was just more experienced than younger kids at doing what they were mostly doing for the first time. I didnt know that

Chronicles of Jangalla boy – Part 1 “I should write about this” I always thought i was going to be a footballer which was surprising. The perception of footballers has changed dramatically over time and many parents would, if given a choice, opt for the glitzy thrill of nights at the Bernabeu watching their son

The evolution of Neo Soul Music – I am not letting go (Part 1) “Neo means new. Soul is timeless.” N ow You Know I discovered this genre of music in early 2000s while staying at my cousins’ during holidays from the university. They were a tad older and were totally sold-out and ardent followers

Re-awake the giant inside – what an amazing time to be a writer. “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking its good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it.” – Octavia E. Butler “T he Kidnap”  I was a little over 10years old when I wrote

THE RULE OF 3 – Excerpts from the Productivity Project – Chris Bailey The absolute best technique I’ve found to work deliberately and with intention every day is the Rule of 3. I ntroduction Takeaway: The absolute best technique I’ve found to work deliberately and with intention every day is the Rule of 3. The

Reinventing Management – Jyoti Bachani “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete” – Richard Buckminster Fuller” T he largest taxi company in the world, Uber, owns no cars. The largest hotel in the world, Airbnb, owns no rooms.  These and

10 Worship Songs in my morning Playlist “Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.”—Martin Luther B ecause the morning shows the day, I try really hard to