Oladapo Akande

You'll need to forgive me as I'm one of those annoying people who by nature and by training, seldom likes to willy nilly conform to the accepted norm. I've always believed that if one allows…

To our dear Minister of Works, Chris Ngige, who once rationalised that the two out of every three doctors our nation produces, flee to other countries, not because of the poor working…

Michel de Montaigne once remarked, "It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity." I believe now more…

Below, is something I stumbled across a little while ago and it really got me thinking. It went like this: (A) African leaders are high on rhetoric but shallow in execution. (B) They…

With the continued absence of a vital subject like History from our nation's school curriculum, our youth cannot be held entirely to blame for the ignorance they sometimes display and…

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent is something we're told God doesn't like. In fact, to use His own words, He detests it. And as someone who believes God when He says He…

I won't deceive myself into believing you'll agree with all the following submissions but I do hope some will cause you to re-examine some stubbornly held positions. I heard someone say on…

Collaboration and cooperation amongst people has always been the way to go. After all, what transforms a collection of individuals with disparate views and often competing personal interests…

Life is essentially about continuity. We continue to live through our children and they will continue to live through theirs. There are times when this is as a result of very intentional…

I'm sure we'll all agree that a useful definition of discipline is doing the right thing or what needs to be done at the right time rather than when it's convenient. Cultivating good habits…