It was a Monday morning, and my dad was taking me for registration in the most prestigious primary school in Zaria, Kaduna State. I was excited because I had new uniforms, new white socks, a new school bag, new books and pencils, you know the feeling that comes with having new things. I was being registered to begin nursery one. My first encounter with anxiety was a few weeks into the...
I still remember my university days as a young singer in the Nigerian Federation of Catholic Students (NFCS). Our Thursday evening prayer and worship sessions were a highlight of my week. Although I wasn’t always given the opportunity to lead, when I did, my performances were always met with enthusiasm and appreciation. People would approach me after the sessions, acknowledging my gift and...
The Two Silent Thieves Robbing Your Everyday Joy We all know the iconic Easter scene: Jesus on the cross, bounded by two thieves. It’s a powerful image from Scripture, but have you ever considered how it mirrors the subtle battles we face every single day? Stay with me for a moment. Imagine those two thieves aren’t just figures from history, but representations of the very things that...
The world as we know it today is built on the ruins of impossibilities. Every groundbreaking achievement—whether in science, technology, medicine, or human resilience—was once deemed impossible. If history has taught us anything, it is that “impossible” is merely a temporary state of mind, not an absolute reality. Many people allow doubt to become a wall between them and their dreams...
Growing up, I often heard the saying, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step.” But it wasn’t until I heard an old man tell a story that I truly understood it. He spoke of a boy named Tunde who dreamed of becoming a scholar. However, he lived in a small village with no access to books or teachers. His dream seemed too far away, and fear of the long road ahead made...
In a world that’s always buzzing with things to do, boredom has become something we try to escape at all costs. We fill every spare moment with our phones, social media, and endless to-do lists. But what if boredom is actually a gift? What if those quiet, empty moments are exactly what we need to grow in ways we rarely consider? One surprising benefit of boredom is that it’s a spark for...
It’s 1 am and I’m up on my bed, sleep has disappeared from my eyes again. This is the third time in a row that I’m up at midnight and can’t seem to go back to sleep. I started having flashbacks of my life as a kid, the first memory that came to my mind was an exciting one, it was when my mum got me a bicycle as a surprise gift. She had just returned from a long journey and I was at home helping...
Two days ago I went into a supermarket with a friend who wanted to buy a pack of juice, we went in, saw what we were looking for, and quickly made our way to the counter, reaching the payment point the young lady, scanned and told us the bill, and to our greatest surprise it was N6,000 higher than the price we know, my friend complained that it was above her budget but what can we do...
The random rumblings in my mind. I think of Life In the incremental ways that you look at a situation and gain more insight as time passes. But to do that, you require an open mind, otherwise you end up with a skewed view. The radical notion that all people who pass through your life add a sketch to the drawing called your life is called being existing – being alive. A friend who is also a...
No one actually has their life perfectly figured out. Shocking, right? We scroll through social media seeing these amazing highlight reels of people traveling the world, acing their careers, and rocking flawless relationships, and it’s easy to feel like we’re falling short. But here’s the truth: everyone is winging it, even those who seem to have it all. So let’s let go...