When I got the message this morning, I screamed in disbelief. I tried your two lines and they were unreachable. It was when I reached your wife that the truth of the finality of this tragedy hit me. My boss, you came like a meteor and left on the wings of a chariot. In just […]
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‘Nazareth to Bethlehem was about ninety-three miles – four days. But it took close to a week because I was heavily pregnant’, Mary started her story, as her grandchildren gathered round.
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When customers are dissatisfied with our products or services, we may think we have lost their patronage or loyalty. That will not happen if we practise these five steps.
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“I’m not upset that you lied to me. I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe in you” — Friedrich Nietzsche Sometime in October, I received a call from a former client who had been out of the country for almost a year. He is not a Nigerian but had just secured an appointment
Life is a school from which you only graduate when you die. The greatest certificate you will get out of life is one they collect on your behalf, and that is a death certificate. 1. Read Books Read extensively. Don’t limit yourself to your course of study. A reader is a leader and you’re the
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I had the immense privilege of being invited by Dr Omololu Olunloyo again this morning. I was there together with Babajide Olapade and some members of his team. Dr Olunloyo had called me on phone a few days after I posted about our first meeting. He heard about the posts and he said as much
I believe two things give people great exposure–reading and travelling. I love both. Anytime I get into a new or unfamiliar environment, I like to explore the place. I make friends with people in that environment- especially cab drivers. I met Somto and he was just perfect for me. He knows the road but even
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It was 2002. I lived at Ashi in Ibadan at that time. As I drove into the expansive compound comprising four blocks of eight flats, my neighbour drove in after me. I got down to greet him as he was more elderly. He beckoned at me to approach me. He told me a bank was
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I crossed the 40k mark on Twitter this morning, August 27, 2020. I’m truly grateful for the followership. It’s truly humbling. I called a colleague in another location for assistance during the week. I’d never met him before and while I was introducing myself to him by mentioning my name, he answered by saying, “Who
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Kunle was brilliant and exceptionally so. Anytime he had a crisis, I would sit beside him crying as he winced in pain. There was a day I prayed to take on half of the pain he went through. He was always in and out of the hospital. He never could do what other normal kids
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