HEKIMA – Procrastination
In the month of October 2011, I was given an opportunity and a special preference to be part of a particular forum that I believed would be good for my …
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In the month of October 2011, I was given an opportunity and a special preference to be part of a particular forum that I believed would be good for my …
Read MoreMany times, once we have arrived at our destination, we forget our journey. We forget the vulcanizer that repaired our tyre when it got deflated. We forget the filling stations …
Read MoreI recently met a young man who had his bachelor and Masters degrees at Harvard. I had met some humble Harvard graduates before him but he seemed to be a …
Read MoreA few years ago, I had an experience that left me with so much wisdom about life. I was in the midst of four colleagues from different countries. They were …
Read MoreI met a young man in his early 20s last year who smokes at least two packs of Benson cigarette every single day. The chain smoking habit of his makes …
Read MoreOver a decade ago, I met a young man like me who was finding it hard to feed, let alone have a shelter over his head. His father had left …
Read MoreRecently, I met a young man who had followed me online from a far away country for almost two years and as God would have it, we ran into each …
Read MoreSometime around July 2007, I had applied to the university Ibadan in my JAMB exam and we were awaiting the University of Ibadan’s response on those selected for the Post-JAMB …
Read MoreI used to have this friend with whom I shared so much value and mutual respect. We had been good friends consistently for two years before something happened. What happened? …
Read MoreI spoke with a friend living and schooling in North America recently and he complained how his inbox is filled with messages from guys asking him to send money and …
Read MoreIt was around 8.30pm sometime in September 2011. I had just returned from a meeting and I was dangerously hungry. The closest option for me was a small shop where …
Read MoreIn March 2013, I carried my luggage and bid my family and friends goodbye to go serve my fatherland in the one year compulsory National Youth Service in the north …
Read MoreSometime ago, I met this young lady who used to be a software developer. She narrated how frustrated she was as a business person and I asked her where her …
Read MoreOne warm Saturday evening several years back, we had spent most part of the day on my father’s farm and had returned home late in the evening. We had fed …
Read MoreWhen I was 11, I was coming from an errand one evening when this heavy rain started. Before I could find a nearby shed or a house to hide, I …
Read MoreTime check – 11.30pm. I waited alone in the sitting room when my siblings had gone to bed to watch the epic Yoruba movie titled KOTO AYE by the Baba …
Read MoreIn 2012, I applied to be part of an international youth forum but I was rejected. In 2013, I applied again but rejected. The same in 2014 and 2015. So …
Read MoreWalking through a popular semi-ghetto in Ibadan in 2012, I noticed that some street ‘roughians’ were gathered on the main street thereby making it tedious for people to pass. I …
Read MoreFew years ago, I went for a summer camp with other young people from different places. I was in the second year in the University then. At the opening ceremony, …
Read MoreYou are a storyteller, using stories to reveal the city. You meet regular people and they share parts of their lives with you. You tell them to smile and then …
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