Standing (forever) at the threshold of greatness?
Opportunity. Noun. A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something; a chance for something to happen.
What is it that turns potential...
The malediction of a name?
The recent happenings in the country make the heart tend towards despair again, especially the political moves in various quarters calculated at thwarting the...
Chaplain’s Sacking: Matters Arising
By Prof Remi Sonaiya
The sacking of the erstwhile presiding chaplain of the Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa, Venerable Femi Taiwo, presumably on the...
Do we (not) need a revolution?
Sometime in mid-2012, the newspapers reported that two acclaimed leaders of the Nigerian people, retired Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma and erudite Professor Ben Nwabueze,...
Who should be a politician?
It was surprising and quite revealing to hear a serving governor tell me recently that he had told a man who had contested the...
Dreams of my country
Experiences of the past week brought with them a more passionate desire for a new society. It often happens: the more frustrating the events...
When opportunity comes calling
The following statement caught my attention while reading John Maxwell’s Think on these things (Beacon Hill Press 1979, 1999) recently: “The greatest waste of...
A nation so assaulted!
There are times when one is at a loss regarding which of the current “burning issues” in the land to focus attention upon. From...
Ebed-Melech, or being my brother’s keeper
Advocate. Noun. 1. A person who pleads another’s cause.
2. One who speaks or writes in support of something.
Last Monday evening in my reading group...
Lessons from Fiji: A Leadership that feels shame
The recent history of Fiji came up during my last reading club meeting, and had us all wondering why similar events may occur in...
