by Niran Adedokun | Oct 19, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Last week, I argued that everyone can write and shared a few tips on building capacity. I recommended starting small, staying consistent, and aiming for clarity rather than perfection, as well as sharing your work as time-tested ways of honing your writing skills. But...
by Niran Adedokun | Apr 28, 2023 | Miscellaneous
These days, you’ll find a multitude of videos about Nigerian mothers and their overbearing, sometimes impossible tendencies on the internet. A substantial number of these are comedic representations, which evoke nostalgia in those with first-hand experiences of the...
by Niran Adedokun | Apr 28, 2023 | Miscellaneous
Optics from Monday’s meeting between Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa and workers aren’t exactly complimentary. Although they are most likely the very opposite of what the chairman and his minders...
by Niran Adedokun | Apr 28, 2023 | Miscellaneous
Last week in Abuja, wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha, again hit at her husband’s worn out first term. Given that the attack, which was on her perceived ineffectiveness of the Social Investment Programme (SIP)- the poster welfare programme of the administration, came...
by Niran Adedokun | Apr 28, 2023 | Miscellaneous
Even I laugh at the cheekiness and audacity of this headline. At this juncture, many Nigerians, including a lot of actively prayerful ones, are disillusioned with the idea of what role prayers could play in the development of the country. It is the tradition of many...
by Niran Adedokun | Apr 28, 2023 | Miscellaneous
One of the most unfortunate things about leadership in Nigeria is the process by which it is derived. With the absence of a rigourous selection process based on merit, adequate know-how and manifestable compassion, all sorts of charlatans attain leadership without the...