“WHO IS YOUR FATHER?”
I remember the first time I travelled to my village without my parents. I must have been in primary school and my dearest grandmother of blessed memory insisted my parents brought me over for the weekend. Village life truly intrigued me. I loved the simplicity of communal living and how content everyone seemed to be. …
The Lion King — My Side Of The Story
I wonder what you were thinking when you saw the title. Well, moi, the writer does not even know what to write on. The only fun part of this story is that I have a confession to make. I have never seen “Lion King” until last Friday, July 19th, 2019. When I told my kids, they laughed …
AMOROUS BAIT
… Ben’s doorbell clattered noisily, jerking him awake. Reaching for his torch, Ben flashed the beam on the alarm clock beside his bed. It was almost midnight. Who could this late hour caller be? He wearily pulled himself up and sat bolt upright. Ben reluctantly tied his pyjamas drawstrings and staggered out to answer the …
THE BEAUTY OF SINGLEHOOD
Writing on the above subject matter has been difficult for me because of the seemingly controversial nature of the topic. However, the essence of the subject is to deal with the age-long misconceptions regarding singlehood and to throw more light about being single in a godly way. For many, the word “beauty” and “singlehood” have …
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunity is a favourable time, occasion, or set of circumstances for doing something. The effective and maximum use of opportunity results in success. We must learn to recognise and convert to advantage the opportunities that God will bring across your path this year. Time itself is an opportunity. It is a convertible resource. It can …
PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE INTRAPRENEURSHIP
An “intrapreneur” is an individual who works for a company in an entrepreneurial role and environment. While still working for the company, an intrapreneur has the opportunity to develop new business independently, as well as new revenue for the company, the profit from which will be shared in part with him. Below are the principles …
UNSUNG HEROES — DORCAS EDITION
Life is filled with unsung heroes — people that you will never hear of or from. They are like the kidneys — you don’t do anything with them or hear from them until they stop doing what they are supposed to do. Nobody compliments the kidney for its beauty nor its shape. But the kidney becomes a big part …
10 TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE BUDGETING
My dad neither smokes nor drinks. “Impressive!!” you would say. I used to think so too, but recently he told me why he does not smoke nor drink. He intimated me that it was an economic decision. He had calculated how much he would need to spend on drinks and smoking in a month and …
CREATING A BUDGET THAT WORKS
When the word “Budget” is thrown around in Nigeria, we almost always think about the state and national budget. Very few, think about the fact that that word applies to them. We recuse and excuse ourselves from the conversation. We blame others for not planning and how they have done this and that. Unfortunately, most …
THE GIVING GIVER
In prosperity preaching circles, one of the rockstars in the hall of fame is the widow of Zarephath. Nameless, faceless but she is an icon; often referred for her great service to the prophet. Her faith is always talked about as out of this world. Oh … she believed the prophet and rest was … …