How to Save Our Capital Market Investment
“Tell me nobody has seen this” were the words that entered my mind as I judiciously looked at the stock market report for the umpteenth time last Friday—as I always do every day of every year for the past seventeen years. My light bulb moment was brought on by the phenomena we see every day […]
3 Powerful Lessons I Learnt From the Movie, Interstellar
Learning is a pastime for me. The joy of discovering something previously unknown to me helps me in ways I cannot begin to describe. But to put it in a nutshell, learning helps me fulfil purpose. It helps me help others close up their knowledge gaps because with what I learn, I teach. Last week, […]
3 Viable Business Opportunities in Lagos
This June, Lagos became the largest megalopolis in Africa with a teeming population of about twenty two million people. Even as the development could raise more concerns for town and development planners, trade and commerce would continue to present enormous opportunities for the ever growing unemployed population resident in Lagos. The secret remains looking for […]
Poem: WHEN
When a mother lets go Then your dad cedes control And rod a back spares When your class teacher balks No longer finger finds faults At sinister mores- no one cares When supervisors cower Wreaking ale beneath your breath It gets worse-late you came-a whole hour When the wife no more cares A dangerous place […]
A Case for Federalism
“Only a fool never changes his mind’-Anon Federalism in its essence connotes many meanings. In our context and according to the 1999 Constitution, Nigeria is a Federation consisting of 36 States and a Federal Capital Territory. Quite agreeably, the writers of our current constitution – originally Decree 24 promulgated on 5 May 1999 by the […]
Discover Nigeria: The Nigeria Police
By Nehi Igbinijesu The Nigeria Police is the national police of Nigeria with complete jurisdiction across the entire country. The history of the Nigeria Police is closely interwoven with the formation of colonies and protectorates that were later fused to become Nigeria in 1914. It began in 1861 when Lagos became a Crown Colony of […]
Poem: The Fatality of Complacency
By Nehi Igbinijesu The stack-a-too gagged everywhere Blaring rifles ending our quiet fears A Temple mount blotting of filthy plight Gorging the darkness in gore and fright T’was martial music meandering near My people heard it without a care The day came bloodbath delighted Of courses unknown, wrong and righted Peaceful pleas for wholly despondence […]
Poem of the Week: So Now Arise- A Tribute to Eureka
O First love A sweet despair A damsel to fall for A tale made up Of blood drenched hearts And butterfly full stomachs Real as it seems The moments ran away Leaving only memories Of glade and grey Laughter, then tears A concoct sublime Followed by teary skies And shivering blizzard colds After which […]
Poem of the Week: The Great Divorce
By Nehi Igbinijesu The throng of loving singing To a sire once beloved Pretty-so very pretty That He gave both sky and all To rule and guide Both beast and clime Seconding only Jove Then pride crept filled With dance and feats That made “me” not need us To chide and wield All that […]
Poem of the Week: The Unforgiven
By Nehi Igbinijesu Sometimes it’s too late To take back- to apologize Oftentimes it’s not fate Just a heart apostatized Quickly- it would have won Profuse- good it would have done Yet you let the frowns demur Upset you muted telly lore What grief grudge grumpily gotten That keeps frozen the unforgiven A tale […]
Poem of the Week: Blown Out
Nehi Igbinijesu Alas, The dawning of stellar day Lurid and long awaited Like lyrics from another plain Prior warnings that gladden A soul heeding the elder’s pall Reveries romantic That only old age brings Lessons of life and wounds That time can singly heal And so shortened With self-fun and joy Such time to […]
Poem of the Week: A Clash of Two Odes
By Nehi Igbinijesu Revelling in loathed rubbish Reeling in the ghastly pain Of gainful blood-letting And fears that sing an ode Oh song for how long Bleating melodious tirades Insulting insolence in situ Removing respect Starked up for years All in one simple ode Could this be another song from Anetor Swarming me delightfully […]
Poem of the Week: Smoke in My Eyes
By Nehi Igbinijesu Readily I cry sore Staring with pepper Perturbing both eyes In tears of blood streaming Snaking down amidst many lies Hands gently smooching My uneasy head compelling To end the brittle knottings Of dried palm leaves here and there Bitten once And twice I cried By a bug called love Of […]
Now Zoom In: 4 Strategies to Halt the Onslaught of Copyright Thieves
By Nehi Igbinijesu “Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.” Nnamdi Azikiwe should be alive today. Originality and creativity share the backseat across West Africa which now accounts for more than 70 percent of the world’s copyright theft and infringements, particularly in film and music. According to […]
Be Careful! 5 Tips for Preventing Child Kidnap
Once it was internet fraud, then human trafficking took the centre stage of Nigeria’s multibillion Naira underworld industry. Today, kidnapping seems to be the new ‘big thing’ for criminals looking to make a quick buck. Inasmuch as we intend to equip rather than scare our readers, our attention was brought to this rising trend because […]
Mothering Sunday 2013: Saving Tomorrow’s Mothers
Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day in Nigeria is the fourth Sunday in Lent. This year, it will fall on the 10th of March. The day, as in most parts of the world, will afford us time to honour and celebrate our mothers with gifts and praise. It will be one opportunity in the year to […]