TAKE THE EASY YOKE Sometime ago, I saw a video of an almost incredible situation. This must have happened in a French speaking African country (Senegal, I believe) as I could hear part of the ongoing conversation in French. But it really could have been anywhere from Khartoum, to Namibia or even South Africa. In these countries there is a

HE CUT THROUGH THE BARS. Sometime last week, I heard about some people that had been wrongfully accused of crimes they did not commit and were subsequently imprisoned as a result. Now, I have never been to prison but I know a few people that have been for periods of time ranging from one night, to a few days to

BLESS THE LORD, ALWAYS! This morning on my school run, I sighted fuel queues and I groaned thinking NOT AGAIN! On my way back home I drove through three empty filling stations and before long someone had put the notice up on a group chat that the queues were back. A couple of weeks ago the fuel scarcity situation and

LET US PRAY (PART 3) Many years ago as a matured, 40- something year old, post-graduate student at University College, London, I knew the efficacy of prayer. I had left Nigeria just for the period of my studies and had left my catering business in the hands of a manager. Shortly after I arrived in the UK and started classes

LET GOD RUB OFF ON YOU

YOU CAN START OVER Starting over again could be one of the most painful things to ever do. There are degrees to starting over. No pupil is excited about starting a class all over again after very poor grades the first time. Nobody wants to start that project or dissertation all over again when the supervisor does not look pleased

ANGER,  THE SPIRIT OF FIRE! Last week I was angry, someone had upset me and I was livid. In the heat of that anger I took it upon myself to “go off” about how angry I was and nothing good came out of my mouth to say the least. Shortly after, my anger had subsided, I looked back at the

THE WORD OF GOD THAT WORKS My son is a toddler. And it is exciting to watch him learn new things. I am also excited that he now runs some errands for me. He is able to deliver messages to his dad, his Nana or his auntie. Sometimes when I ask him to bring me something he might not get

WHAT ARE YOU SITTING ON? A few weeks ago, I was watching a children’s program on television that was teaching about farm animals and I learnt that an ostrich has to sit on its eggs for about five weeks (35 to 45 days). This got me curious, so I went on a search. Why do birds need to sit on