Let Us Not Count Our Slaves

Let Us Not Count Our Slaves

‘Ti a b aka eru inu eru a baje’. (If we count the slaves the slaves would be saddened), is one of the folk tales made popular by J. F. Odunjo’s book ‘Alawiye. Most Yoruba people who attended

03Jul

Reflection

I was involved in a minor road accident recently. It was a multi-car accident. Unfortunately my car suffered the most damage receiving impacts from the front and rear. It was a Sunday afternoon

26Jun

Economy for the common good

Each time we hear news reports of the world going crazy, our minds always go to the usual suspects in Africa, Middle East and South East Asia. Not this time guys. It seems like the entire world

19Jun

KEEP TRYING, KEEP MOVING

I don’t like magic. As much as I tried I could never understand how illusion works and I hate to like what I don’t understand. The economic challenges facing us in Nigeria at the moment is like

08Jun

“Savers for a Rainy Day”

In an earlier article written for adeadeogun.com by Hellen Prest Ajayi , titled “The Upside of a Falling Economy” she talked about the ups and downs of recession and how to be a winner in a

01Jun

The Upside of a Falling Economy

The media bombards us daily with screaming headlines of doom and gloom, each successive headline calculated to instill more uncertainty, fear and depression. The conventional wisdom is that

29Apr

Richard Turere And the Fulani Herdsmen

Richard Turere And the Fulani Herdsmen I must confess that until a few days ago I’d never heard the name Richard Turere. Its no surprise because he is neither a soccer player, athlete,

19Apr

A conversation with my peers

A conversation with my peers Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s only Nobel Laureate, was reported some years ago as lamenting that his generation was a wasted one. Members of Soyinka’s generation

18Apr

Opportunity Knocks!!!

King Solomon was 12 years old when he became King over Israel. His reign of forty years was recorded as the most prosperous in the history of Israel. King David his father was sixteen years old

18Apr

Leadership series (1)

A shared vision A simple definition of a leader is , someone who charts a direction that others follow. In other words if no one follows your direction then you are not a leader. Leadership must

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