As I was about entering the University gate, a young Nigerien girl grabbed my left arm- I really felt like shrugging her off but I tried to be patient as she begged for money. At that point, I had made up my mind to give her a hundred naira note but I decided to interact with her. I began to […]
Sometimes ago, I had a dream that I was visiting with a church member. While there, two men arrived on a motorcycle. They made straight for where I was. They stormed into the room and pointed a gun at my chest. I began to smile. One of them angrily said, “They told us that you are very stubborn but we […]
When I heard Danielle’s first cry at 2.23 am on the 22nd of March, 2017, my heart leapt for joy. When the nurse brought her out, I simply looked at her beautiful face. Then I told them, “I am waiting with my wife”. It took some time later but I stayed to follow my wife back to the room. I […]
As I stepped down the podium, I noticed I had aches on my right elbow. I kept wondering what was the cause. It then occurred to me that I had held on to the microphone for more than an hour. I have the habit of using my right hand to hold the microphone as I teach. The microphone is quite […]
I am a passionate lover of roasted plantain (we call it boli in Yoruba), especially when it is accompanied with groundnut- yummy! I always take some Ribena alongside with it. So think about you walking up to a roasted plantain seller with that strong appetite to have your favourite. You saw a really big, fresh and nicely roasted plantain and […]
The first time I would live alone was when I got admitted to Olabisi Onabanjo University- no parental supervision, just me! That was January 2004. I was 17 years old. I spent 7 months in that school as a law undergraduate. One weekend, while all my flatmates had travelled, sickness struck. I was running temperature. I was shivering. And it […]
38 years ago when my spiritual father went to ask out his wife, he told her “If you are not ready to marry a full-time minister, do not even consider the proposal”. It was not fashionable to graduate from the university and take on ministry work in the ’80s! Let me give you a peep into mine- The only furnished […]
I relished a lot of our Law School moments. One of those moments was when Aero Contractor (Airline Operators in Nigeria) was having promotional flights. We were flying from Kano to Lagos for as cheap as 5, 700 naira. We keep monitoring flight schedules and made sure that we booked quite early so we can enjoy cheaper rates. The interesting […]
My Uncle narrated an experience once: After a long flight from Nigeria to his base in the US, they were going through the usual routines at the airport. He had travelled with his daughter who visited Nigeria for the first time. The daughter, about 4 years old then, a US citizen was given speedy attention while he had to stay […]
He began to speak with me when he saw the book I was reading. We shared thoughts across different topics. He was excited. Then he told me “I was born Nov. 1. I had my 50th birthday last year”. I was excited. “Sir, we share the same month. I was born on the 3rd of November. I had my 25th […]
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