by Bayo Adeyinka | Oct 24, 2025 | Life Lessons, Opinion
That’s one of the Yoruba proverbs I learnt from my mum. It means that it is not everything the eye sees that the mouth speaks. That is a classic lesson in emotional intelligence. Our forefathers may not have seen the four walls of a school, but they were...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Oct 17, 2025 | Inspiration, Testimonies
I’ve been through horrible things. It’s amazing that I’m still alive. I’m a candidate of God’s grace. I choose to count my blessings today and thank God for the gift of life. I should have been long gone. But His mercy kept me. ...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Oct 10, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Marriage, Personal Finance
When I met my wife, my salary was N33,000 monthly. That was what I earned as an entry-level hire then. Yes, I agree that N33,000 at that time had more value than the same amount does now. However, to put things in proper perspective, a SIM card around the time...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Oct 3, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons
On Sunday, August 2, 2020, I got the news of the demise of a childhood friend. I was shattered. On Tuesday, I attended her funeral. As we stood by her graveside, I listened to the minister who spoke about how few our days here on earth are. As I left the funeral, I...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Sep 26, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons
It was in 2001. The man came into our branch with so many items for sale. What caught my attention was a set of key holders with different car crests and logos. I was attracted to the one for Honda and I recall clearly as a few people laughed when I bought the key...
