Angry Letter to the Nigerian Youth – Part 1
My dear Nigerian Youth, I am very angry and that is why I am addressing you. You are the source of my anger and I want to vent my spleen -maybe not at you directly- but at the arrogance of your ignorance. Of all nations of the world, you are to be most pitied. Do you still wonder what you have...
Open Letter To Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
From Oyo to Osun, Ogun to Ondo, Ekiti to Kwara and Lagos, hardly will one see any serious industry or manufacturing concern owned by a Yoruba person, but the Lebanese!
A Thank You Note: Never Forget Where You Came From
I was at a meeting many years ago. It was a gathering hosted by Prophet Kayode Abiara. In attendance that day was Bishop Francis Wale-Oke and the late Pastor Folahan. The guest minister was the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa. It was the introduction of the late Archbishop that caught my attention...
Ethics and Values
This time last year, I was at a Senior Management Leadership Training. One class I can't forget was on Ethics and Values and it was taken by Prof Vincent Anigbogu. I still remember nuggets from that class. 1. Success in life is predictable: ethics and values form 98% while miracles and luck form...
The Next 20 Years
20 years ago, the ATM machine was a novelty. No bank issued debit cards- maybe just the foreign ones. There were no banking apps. You couldn’t transfer funds the way we do now.
Still On This Issue of Lateness
While there will always be people who think the Pastor did not act well and others who think he acted properly, we need to interrogate the culture of lateness we have as Nigerians and Africans.
The Law of Wasted Efforts
I drove from 6pm to 11pm on weekdays before I retired for the night. I took off my jacket and tie, put them in the glove compartment and put on a fez cap so people would not recognize me as a banker.
How to Create Your World in Seven Days
Dear Team, It's been my first week with the team and what a week it has been. We had a fantastic strategy session and people gave commitments with boldness. And some are making it good already. But quite a number are nowhere near their commitments. Fortunately, there is still one more week to go....
Brother Joseph, The Judge and DNA: May Our Loyalty Not Be Tested
Joseph made a tough choice. Maybe he had sleepless nights, turning and tossing on his bed but he finally decided to let her leave quietly – without exposing her. He waived his right to call her out.
Keep Your Mouth Shut!
One day when my wife went for her ante-natal, the doctor said they had to do a C-Section immediately. It was when my daughter was brought out that I called my dad and broke the news. Neither of us had informed our parents of the pregnancy all along.