by Omoya Yinka Simult  (This article was first published on page 38 of Leadership newspaper on June 8, 2017. An online version was also later published on TheCable on June 10, 2017) “One day, we arrested a Cabinet Minister for engaging in corruption. On the day he was arrested, Members of Parliament from his ethnic group came […]

It was February last year that I received a Facebook message from a virtual friend with whom I had never had any conversation. Initially, I didn’t know what to make of the message, but on a closer look, I was astonished to realise it was a job offer! No application, no interview, no screening. Just […]

“I forget the past to evade my regrets, and I recall the past to learn from my errors. I do not totally forgo the past; its lessons and successes lift my spirit. I do not totally hold on to the past either; its hurt and shame sink my spirit. So, I strike a balance by […]

Well, I should like to brag that for the past few weeks, since I got my sessional break of 8 weeks or thereabout at University of Ibadan, I’ve been travelling around the world. Somehow, Asia has been able to arrest my interest, hardly allowing me to settle properly for a few days in my father’s […]

If you are a Nigerian youth and you don’t know Tolu Ogunlesi, well, as a good friend, I’ll sincerely suggest you go to a mountaintop to fast and pray for 7 days and 7 nights. Seriously, you need it. That you do not know him is a big sin. People don’t commit up to that […]

Quite often, as humans, we have the inordinate desire to be recognised, applauded or commended. We want others to see we are doing great. We want them to congratulate us on our successes and perhaps felicitate with us, whether out of a sincere heart, an envious one or a perfunctory one. This is natural. If […]