It’s 29 Years done! Thanks to everyone who has been part of this journey. Thanks for sharing your love and for being a part of my life. I was meant to release my memoir “Wild Card”. On second thoughts, I…
Category: Personality
You get to meet the human behind all the posts here, find out some close and personal experiences I live through.
Book Review: James Clear’s “Atomic Habits” – Gideon Chukwuemeka Ogbonna
Imagine a young boy in a race. He is taking quick strides, his heart pulsating more than normal, air beating against his face. His eyes are fixed only on the finished line. He cares about nothing else, not even the…
Book Review: Alibaba, The House Jack Ma Built or Jack Ma, The Man Alibaba Built? – Gideon Chukwuemeka Ogbonna
Numbers can easily get boring. I’m often lost during the business segment of the news. Often lost in the sea of shares, stocks, market capitalization, opening price, closing price, and a host of other financial jargon. However, by exploring the…
Delta State, Nigeria: Don’t doubt your gift.
You might wonder why I am so confident about my work. Every new day as a freelance writer comes with its own sets of doubts. Talking to prospects, meeting deadlines, missing some, taking new jobs. It’s like running a company…
Governance: Once Upon an Undergraduate at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
In achieving good governance for a community or people, it’s important to understand the role of the person in nation-building.
Retelling Nigerian Startup Stories for Investor Baiting.
I made a podcast recording yesterday about how Nollywood has not evolved from Ojuju and dark magic to realities like piggyvest, farmcrowdy and other innovations going on. Last year I wrote about Jumoke Olowookere and her startup that’s turning waste…
Would you risk your life for a drowning friend?
I watched my best friend drown. I could have called the lifeguards or tried at least to enter the shallow water. But I have seen how drowning could reveal
John Maxwell: The Scam Artist Phenomenon
Have you ever had anyone call you a scam artist for selling knowledge products? Maybe it’s discouraging to see your efforts diminished by ignorant trolls.
The Story of Neil and Adam, Identical Twins that look Different.
I saw this amazing story on the Daily Mail about Neil and Adam. They are identical twins but don’t look alike anymore. It immediately triggered
Open your eyes.
In 2015, the kind of Sun that beat me while I worked is one that cannot be equaled. I don’t pray to experience that kind of struggle again. You see, I was not getting any jobs. I had applied to…
Life and Transitions I have Made in Five Years
Let me tell you about my life 5 years ago. The picture below shows a brown faded shirt I bought as an undergraduate.
START YOUR OWN SMALL BUSINESS & GRAB YOUR INDEPENDENCE
You’d know nd teach. Being an avid teacher and learner have helped me build my own content writing business.
Be Inspired to Think Less about Yourself and Give More
Send a kind message to people around you. Let them feel like you are trying to give more than receive. Why exactly do we have so much hurt and pain
Happy hobbies like Writing don’t pay the bills, our boring Jobs do!
A lot of people are so convinced that boring jobs are more likely to pay their bills than their happy hobbies. What do you think?
Why SOBCA Sponsored the Freedom Magazine (December 2018 Edition)
Why exactly do businesses sponsor literary Magazines? I honestly do not know for a certainty. SOBCA decided to sponsor a literary Magazine I curate
Exclusive: Micheal Emmanuel wins the Quramo Writer’s Award 2018
Michael Emmanuel has emerged winner of the Quramo Writer’s Prize 2018 for his manuscript, Running Waters. With his win, he will receive a N1M
SHAME: You will never again be ashamed to ask for help.
We think scholarships are better. I call scholarship holders “corporate beggars.” We are the real beggars. Those of us who contact organizations via applications or otherwise and convince them to finance our life goals
Zainab Haruna’s Midas Touch and the Soup N Stew Empire
There’s this myth in Nigeria and parts of Africa that some women have the Midas Touch. The myth propounds that even if a poverty stricken man can only just marry a woman, his fate would be reversed
Trevor Noah: The best 5-minutes elevator conversation I had with the man.
“Donald Trump has made everyone interested in everything, everywhere. He’s a worldwide phenomenon. And with everything that’s going on — the Muslim ban, threats to women’s rights, the environment
9 Rules to follow when you are underpaid and overworked!
Most people pay for sex what they will never pay for real hard work. It’s not news that a lot of young people are underpaid and overworked. I don’t know if this applies outside Nigeria but you would see a lot…