Oladapo Akande

A "Wake up call" is a commonly used term and one definition I found for it is that it is "an event that alerts people to a danger or difficulty". Perhaps better still is this definition,…

One of the most fascinating things about us human beings, which does not just set us apart from all other living creatures but also makes us more interesting, is that we are all so…

Numerous individuals more qualified than I have in the last week or so, reminded us of Alhaji Lateef Jakande's numerous achievements, so respecting myself, I will resist the temptation to do…

Our understanding of anarchy should by no means be limited to images of loonies going around, destroying anything and everything just as a way of exhibiting their anti-authority stance. It…

Fellow "stubbornaires" like me who think they're men of steel like Superman, sorry to break this to you but Superman is a fictional character; created by the figment of one man's very wild…

I remember when my mum would take us shopping before resuming a new term at our boarding school in Oxfordshire and she would speak so loudly in the shop, though without necessarily shouting.…

I remember an instance in my early 20s. The days when I and my friends would strut the famously trendy Kings Road in the London borough of Chelsea, like the cool dudes we thought we were. On…

I'm as guilty as the next person of spurting out, "only in Nigeria" when the absurd happens but maybe it's time we all think again. No one should ever underestimate how much damage one…

I've always believed in looking beyond convention in my incessant search for answers. How did we become who or what we are? Why do we do what we do, the way we do it? How did we get to this…

One of the greatest services that any parent can provide for their children is to teach them from the moment that they have the slightest ability to reason and understand, that everything…