The Unbefittingness of Modern-Day Befitting Burials
“The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones,” as William…
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Blackmail is the Weapon of the Weak and Desperate
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people,” observed Eleanor Roosevelt. To Jeremy Thorpe,…
Free Yourself from the Trap of Inherited Chains
“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence,” noted Nedra Tawwab, highlighting our power…
Don’t Abuse Your Privileges
“With great power comes great responsibility,” as the classic adage popularised by Stan Lee reminded us. Eleanor Rooseveltt…
Greatness is Not Proven by Making Others Feel Small
“A great man is always willing to be little,” the philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson observed. C.S. Lewis famously…
If All Leaders Were Engr. Grace Allison
”The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold,…
Wanting What We Don’t Want – The Paradox of the Nigerian Leadership Selection Process
“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because…
The “Anyhowness” Crisis – Why Nigeria Needs a National Value Reset.
“If we lose our values, we lose our nation. It is as simple as that,” declared an anonymous…
Public Office, Private Gain – Dismantling the Culture of “Who You Know.”
”A public office is a public trust; and its holders are but trustees for the benefit of the…
The Death Of Sincerity: When Political Correctness Smothers The Truth
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act,” George Orwell famously remarked. In China…