__Imagining new wealth creation models. The talk with my Japanese friend had left me thinking deeply about how we in Africa think about wealth. Maybe, just maybe, there was another way to think about it? Imagine if my teachers had taught me that we are “very rich” because we produce some of the smartest entrepreneurs in Africa… people with the know-how and vision to transform our...
The Professional Homeless Man I was caught unawares yesterday when I found the story about a homeless man in America who calls himself a professional homeless man, collects alms with credit cards and owns a website that he uses for getting menial jobs (especially snow shoveling snow during winter) and collecting alms as well. What caught me unawares was not the fact that he was collecting credit...
The Supreme Court in Abuja has reportedly upheld the outcome of the April 11 governorship election that brought Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to power. An unanimous judgment by the court restored the declaration of Wike as the valid winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; upturning the concurrent judgments of both the Rivers State Governorship Election...
Engaging Citizens: A Game Changer for Development? Recent events have shown that the relationship between government and citizens is in need of repair. In just the last few years, we have witnessed calls from all over the world, from the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street to the Open Government Partnership, for governments to become more open, accountable and responsive by deepening their...
Adebayor Joins Crystal Palace In what stands to be the most ecstatic signing of the transfer window, Emmanuel Adebayor as joined Crystal Palace on free transfer for a wage of £77,000-a-week and could be paying him £100,000-a-week wages if he is a success. Adebayor has initially moved to Palace until the end of the season, as manager Alan Pardew bids to solve his team’s problems in front of goal...
A young Muslima living in central London as taken the fight against terrorism to the streets of London with a simple message. Her face is covered with a black piece of clothing and a cardboard with a simple message of love stands beside her. All she wants is your trust and all you need to is give her a hug if you trust her. The message on the cardboard beside her is simple as she stand cloaked...
This video perhaps is one of the most disturbing things I have seen in my entire life. It took me forever to actually grasp the extent of the damage this demonic act of tagging children as witches has caused, the psychological damage and the physical abuse. I’m definitely an enemy of religion and this has only made me hate religion even more… especially the brand of thieving and...
Finally Wellington Jighere is getting the recognition he deserves after many years of consistent outstanding feat at the World Scrabble Championship. Only a few know the name Wellington, a man who humbly claims to know 98% of the words in the Collins Dictionary, yes you read/heard that right because his claim is proven. He is currently the Scrabble Heavy Weight Champion of The World. I would have...