My site has been down for a couple of days, first it was hacked
and then I had to renew my subscription. Thanks to some very
nice people (Deolu Akinyemi and Anu Oluwadare), its back up.
A lot has happened over the past few days, we witnessed the
inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United
States of America, history was made and we were glad to be
alive to see it.

We also saw the reduction in the price of fuel (Premium Motor
Spirit PMS) to N65 per liter back home in Nigeria. The Yobe
State Governor also passed on, a great loss for the country and
Nigeria as a whole. I went to cut my hair yesterday and the barber
was arguing with a police officer. They argued on a number of issues
ranging from whether the police was as corrupt as other forces in the
country to why Bakassi Peninsula was sold or ceded to Cameroon. Read the rest of this entry »

Ajegunle... 2025

Yesterday I had the opportunity of spending sometime with
the Program Manager’s of Paradigm Initiative ‘Ajegunle.org’
on their orientation ceremony for the new batch of 50 young
people who are being trained in basic ICT skills and
entrepreneurship. Its an interesting program that aims at
empowering the youths in Ajegunle to be able to confront the
challenges of everyday life especially in a place like Ajegunle.

The first thing that comes to your mind when the name Ajegunle
is mentioned is a slum, poverty and crime. But more than what
you’ve heard and what seems to be associated with Aj city is that
the people especially the youths desperately look forward to the
reality of a better day. They are not just paying lip service to it,
but are actually working towards it. Read the rest of this entry »

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.”

The words above are an excerpt from the words of the United
States Declaration of Independence. It’s self explanatory and
states the basic things that we as human beings seek for. Every
one wants to live more and express his or herself freely, be free
to do anything and pursue any dream or aspiration. These are
noble and legitimate aspirations as long as there are no negative
intentions.
Read the rest of this entry »

It could arguably be described as the greatest Disney animated
movie of all time. A family drama, that was funny, emotional
and had great animation and songs that got families all over the
world glued to their TV sets. The Lion King was an animated
film watched by almost every home which has loads of lessons
for us to learn. I will like to point out something I learnt from
this movie or Animation.

Let me just do a quick recap of the story line so that we are on
the same page. A young lion prince, Simba is born in Pride Rock,
thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar
plots with the hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba, thus
making himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe
by Scar that it was his fault, and so Simba flees the kingdom in
shame. Read the rest of this entry »

Its the beginning of a new year. I see this as an opportunity for
a new beginning. There are things I did in 2008 that I believe I
have an opportunity of doing differently this year. When I look
back and evaluate the events that took place last year, I
discovered that a lot of things could have been done differently
if only I had made a different choice.

The truth is that, the outcome of any event is determined by the
choices we make. First you make the choice and then the choice
makes you. We are a product of the decisions we make. The
average human being makes a lot of decisions in a day. You
decided when to get up from your bed today, you decided what
to wear, what to eat, if you wanted to go to work or not and the
day has only began. In the course of the day, a lot more decisions
will be made. Read the rest of this entry »

Without a doubt, the economic situation in the World and in
Nigeria which started last year will certainly continue. We can
not overlook the fact that there is an economic down turn. The
major economies of the world are fighting hard to make sure
that their economies are up and running. All the avenues where
people invested their money and put their hopes in have all gone
down.

In Nigeria for example, it was the stock market. A lot of people
put their money in the stock market. The clear direction for last
year in the market was the same as in most parts of the world,
down. Individuals and banks lost a lot of money anticipating that
things were going to remain the same. Those who put their trust
in the market saw their hopes dashed. Read the rest of this entry »

The year 2008 was a great year. A year filled with many ups
and downs. A lot of events made this year special, and I’ll like
to go through a few of them. We all started this year with a lot
of expectations, we had goals and objectives that we wrote
down. This is a good time to review these goals and see how
much we were able to achieve.

In 2008 we saw the economies of the world crumble into recession.
Great nations like the United States, the United Kingdom amongst
others all suffered a global financial crisis. Stock markets crashed
and investors counted their losses. Individuals lost their jobs and big
corporations filed for bankruptcy. Government of these nations
struggled to keep their economy afloat by bailing them out of their
financial crisis, most of this still on-going and will go into the new year. Read the rest of this entry »

A lot has happened over the past few weeks in Nigeria. Top
on the list is the recent conviction of the former Governor of
Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion. He was convicted on a
one count charge of corruption by the Federal High court
sitting at Enugu. This brings an end to the case against one of
the ex-Governors who is being prosecuted by the EFCC.

He will forfeit about N503 million and some of his properties.
The question I am asking myself now is, why did he steal so
much from the people who elected him into office (if he was
really elected) and now he has to forfeit everything and have
a stain on his name. A critical look at this scenario shows
that, you stand to loose everything if you are dishonest. Read the rest of this entry »

Its the end of the year again, a time when people will remember
the less privileged in the society and give gifts of food items,
money or any other item that they deem necessary. This is very
commendable and should be encouraged as much as possible.
Some people do not see the need and do not even consider giving.
For some, its a complete waste of time and resources.

Last week, I had an opportunity to be part of a team of the
New Naija Club that went out to make a presentation to some

orphanage homes in Lagos. The Club did this last year along                                                                      with some of her members and this year was no different. It is                                                                   good and necessary for us to give to those who are not as                                                                  privileged as we are. Read the rest of this entry »

I heard a story about a young man who is like most of us. He
had dreams and aspirations to be great and successful in life.
This is a righteous aspiration and every human seeks to live a
better life. He grew up in a village and didn’t have as much
opportunities because his parents where poor, he however
struggled to survive.

His parents died and left him a large parcel of land. This was
his only inheritance. He however was not too happy with the
land because the land was not productive. He could not sow
and harvest any crop like his fellow farmers in the village. His
wife was very depressed and suggested to him that he should
sell the land and move to the city. Read the rest of this entry »