When conditions are described as dire and distressing, they automatically place within the reach of some people the power to change those conditions. When rather than take away from the index of misery, the prevailing…
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#CandidCITATION 4 – 5 Qualities of the photo that haunted Temi Otedola since she ‘was eleven years old’
Starvation shows no mercy All is lost when there is no protection for the most vulnerable – the children Vultures are patient Death willingly accepts the invitation to come and end it all Those who…
Opportunity #17 – To social media, add lobbying… #blackoctober
Social media is a good turf to wage all kinds of battle as we have seen! But it is not the only turf in which important battles are fought. Some battles may be won on…
Progress in law enforcement go pari-passu with tragedies whereas no tragedy preceded issuance of the Ten Commandments
How many have wondered over the fact that progress in law enforcement seems to follow cases of tragedies and heavy losses? Why make specific legislation only after lives have been lost and properties destroyed when…
#CandidCITATION 3 – Those looking to ‘make a difference in the world’ like Temi Otedola must prepare for a bumpy ride
Because of the disappointment and darkness that suddenly appears following a betrayal Because of the harshness and terrors introduced by loneliness Because of the elevated callousness of the resistance Because of the relentlessness of the…
Opportunity #16 – Appropriate quick thinking symbolized by Pastors Poju Oyemade & Godman Akinlabi on the night of 20-10-20 #blackoctober
How may we become a nation of quick thinkers? How might minders of our education architecture incorporate the art of quick thinking into our curriculum so that its exercise become widespread and abundant in the…
Who’s taking inspiration today from Sylvester Stallone who once sold his dog for $50 because he was broke?
Every now and again, men find motivational fuel from the stories of others who almost gave up but continued to push ahead, despite debilitating circumstances. We love those stories because of how they lift us…
#CandidCITATION 2 – How might those men who ‘see overfamiliarity as greenlight,’ as Gabriel Afolayan says, be identified?
They may become less objective than they otherwise are They may indicate preference for one-on-one only kind of conversations They may begin to use endearing language They may move from the regular handshake to inappropriate…
Opportunity #15 – Rest the use of ‘hoodlums’ and ‘miscreants’ and replace them with LCBs #blackoctober
We have already identified great streams to which the abundant energies of many youths may be channeled. We have recommended that we should discontinue the use of hoodlums and miscreants to describe youths in the…
Revisiting the argument about the foods looted from those warehouses during #EndSARS
I thought we have since left that matter behind. Didn’t we join the #Wemove train? Where’s the #Wemove train headed? I don’t know but we move Even if it’s a rocking chair? For that one…