Published in The Way I See Things Today·Mar 16Whose Report Shall We Believe?Thoughts on the media and our role in influencing unbiased news Back in the 80s, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) was the main source of entertainment, news, and information. Programming would start by 4pm and news broadcasts would air at 7pm with an extended broadcast at 9pm. It was taboo…Thoughts5 min readThoughts5 min read
Published in The Way I See Things Today·Mar 9Are You One of Us or One of Them?Pondering cultural bigotry and intolerance When you think about yourself in relation to your place in Nigeria, do you consider yourself first as a Nigerian or first as your tribe? Think about it for a few minutes. How do you relate with other Nigerians especially those who are not from…Thoughts5 min readThoughts5 min read
Published in The Way I See Things Today·Mar 2There Is A Lot Of Work To Be DoneReflections on the presidential election and the work ahead for Nigeria’s incoming president We have gone to the polls, we have voted, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the Presidential election. He has since received his certificate of return…Thoughts5 min readThoughts5 min read
Published in The Way I See Things Today·Feb 23We Vote and Then What Next?Thoughts on Nigeria, our present and future, as we elect new leaders In a few days, many Nigerians will troop to the polls to elect a new President and members of the Federal Legislature. Two weeks after that, the process will be repeated as we vote for state Governors and…Thoughts5 min readThoughts5 min read
Published in The Way I See Things Today·Feb 18Wait, Your Turn Will Soon ComeReflections on “emilokan”, our ingrained turn-by-turn culture “E gbe kini yi wa, emi lokan”. These famous words were spoken by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in June 2022 as he addressed party members in Abeokuta, Ogun State preparatory to the party’s national convention…Thoughts5 min readThoughts5 min read
Published in The Way I See Things Today·Feb 9Cash Is King and We Are All Its SlaveThoughts on the Naira redesign and the resulting cash scarcity If we ask all Nigerians to raise their hands if they have had to look for cash for any reason, we would most likely form the largest human canopy in the world and block the rays of the sun from…Thoughts6 min readThoughts6 min read
Published in The Way I See Things Today·Feb 2Take A Walk, Your Body Will Thank YouMusings on my brisk walking experience and why you should walk too If anyone had ever told me a few years ago that I would do any physical exercise that involved going under the sun and sweating, I would have laughed their heads off, I would have laughed for a…Thoughts5 min readThoughts5 min read
Published in The Way I See Things Today·Jan 26What Is Your Football Age?Reflections on age falsification and the need to appear younger (in most cases) I was randomly scrolling through Instagram posts recently when I stumbled upon a certain actress’s birthday post. In the caption, she referred to something she would do when she was going to turn 40 and I did…Thoughts5 min readThoughts5 min read
Published in The Way I See Things Today·Jan 20Struggles of A Green Passport HolderThoughts on the global mobility of Nigerians There are so many beautiful places in the world, even within Nigeria. I would love to visit as many of these destinations as possible in my lifetime. Many Nigerians would like to see the world but travelling with just a Nigerian passport presents…Thoughts5 min readThoughts5 min read
Published in The Way I See Things Today·Jan 12Welcome To Cutting SeasonMusings on re-examining and severing relationships Early last year, I found myself embroiled in a situation between two erstwhile friends. Before that time, I was unaware that the two friends had not spoken to themselves in a long while. …Thoughts5 min readThoughts5 min read
