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My Birthday: United Bank for Africa Takes Customer Care to Another Level

It was my birthday yesterday – 14th of August. But yesterday’s was like no other one in history. The video here carries the weight of its standout uniqueness. From the early hours, the messages and calls began to pour in like monsoon rain, leaving me truly overwhelmed with emotions. My family, friends, and students fromContinue reading “My Birthday: United Bank for Africa Takes Customer Care to Another Level”

Much Ado About Paris 2024 Olympics

The Olympic Games are more about friendship, unity and competitive spirit than winning. Yes! Winning is good. But there is more to the Olympics than winning. I watched some of the events that team Nigeria participated in, as a Nigerian, I am proud of many of them. My children and I watched Nigeria vs USAContinue reading “Much Ado About Paris 2024 Olympics”

146th Founders’ Day: May the Methodist Church of Nigeria Not Happen to You

It’s our Founder’s Day. But we the old boys of Methodist Boys High School, Lagos are sad with our heads bowed in sober reflection, and our spirits roused to fight Methodist Church Nigeria to a standstill on the matter of our school property. 14th of March is the Founder’s Day of Nigeria’s second secondary andContinue reading “146th Founders’ Day: May the Methodist Church of Nigeria Not Happen to You”

World Teacher’s Day 2023

This morning, I was a guest on ABUAD FM 88.1 on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day together with Mrs Daudu of ABUAD International School. We engaged the theme of this year’s celebration against the realities which teachers confront especially in developing countries like Nigeria: poor pay, lack of teaching materials and absence of conduciveContinue reading “World Teacher’s Day 2023”

Taking Lessons from the Fate of a Food Cooler

A few days ago, I watched an old Hollywood movie and the almighty FAX machine was used to send message in the movie. Memories of that machine rushed back in torrents. The good old days came back in black and white. I said to myself, ‘Where’s the Fax machine now?’. Then I asked my sonContinue reading “Taking Lessons from the Fate of a Food Cooler”

Tears for my Country

This morning during my meditation, I wept as I prayed about Nigeria. I didn’t plan to cry; I’d only planned to pray for self until I stumbled on the instruction to pray for Nigeria. The tears cascaded down my face and I couldn’t help it, overwhelmed by the parlous state of things in my country.Continue reading “Tears for my Country”

Tithing and AK-47 Pastors

Olumide Olugbemi-Gabriel Tithing or payment of tithe by Christians is one of the greatest scams contrived by pentecostal denominations. Tithing as being espoused and implemented by these denominations is not biblical. Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t say that tithing is wrong in its entirety. It isn’t a problem if you’re paying tithe on theContinue reading “Tithing and AK-47 Pastors”

Book Launch: Two Decades of Uninterrupted Democracy in Nigeria

FINALLY OUT: BOOK ON TWO DECADES OF UNINTERRUPTED DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA In December, 2018, I was invited by Dr Mike Omilusi , a fine, prolific writer, political scientist and renowned scholar of Nigeria’s electoral system, to be part of a book project conceived to document 20 years of democracy (1999-2019) in Nigeria. At that time,Continue reading “Book Launch: Two Decades of Uninterrupted Democracy in Nigeria”

AMSTERDAM SCHIPOL AIRPORT: TELL HIM A NIGERIAN FOUND IT

It was winter in Europe. Freezing and punitively cold. Only home, Nigeria, was on my mind as I cut short a research visit to that sinfully developed continent. I found my way into the beautiful terminal building of one of Europe’s busiest airports, Amsterdam Schipol airport. It was my second time at Schipol so IContinue reading “AMSTERDAM SCHIPOL AIRPORT: TELL HIM A NIGERIAN FOUND IT”