Do Nigerians believe in Magic? A short while ago, I was conversing with an elderly friend about Nigeria. It was a long conversation where we touched on all the major problems facing the self-proclaimed “Giant of Africa.” Then, in conclusion, we both realised that Nigeria might not automatically become a…

Are Nigerians Not Tired of Strongmen? One would be foolish to assume that after the 2015 and 2019 elections, Nigerians would have learnt a bitter lesson that elections have consequences, but, alas, that’s not the case. What then is the matter? “GEJ was too weak. His predecessor would be different.”…

Growth: The transformation from Adekunle Gold to AG Baby. “The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.” Lao Tzu. The year is 2016, one of the roughest years of my life. Nothing made sense, not my life, not the world around me. But…

Gratitude is a Must (Part 1) “Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.”- Roy T. Bennett “Guy, you’re so good. Why don’t you put yourself out there?” Tomisin would say to me, and I would laugh when I read her comments about some…

Nigeria Can’t Touch You Now. He died. My friend died. A few years ago, my friend and I both jumped into the fire escape in our dormitory. Both of us were avoiding the fury of seniors who wanted us to do manual labour as it is accustomed every weekend. But…

SMOKES AND MIRRORS A few years ago, I sat on a bench in a clinic waiting. I was bored and tired of waiting since one of my most fatal flaws was a lack of patience. While I sat trying not to lose my mind or get angry at the person…

“Don’t stay too long in the shame-filled grounds of relapse. Fertile soil awaits your return and your recovery.” ― Holli Kenley, Mountain Air: Relapsing and Finding the Way Back… One Breath at a Time. Let me drop a caveat for you before you go further. I have just committed one…

WHAT A SPEECH. ’A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.’ – Lao Tzu Every well-meaning Nigerian youth went to bed last night with one thought in mind ’We are finished’ after listening to the 12 minutes of their democratically elected president’s speech, which instead of an appeal…

The Social-Guillotine We are all hypocrites. We cannot see ourselves or judge ourselves the way we see and judge others- José Emilio Pacheco There is a famous saying, if you live so long you’d see your heroes become villains but then I almost usually have this counter-argument with my mind…