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My ancestors and forebears in the media office

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023LENIACLeave a Comment

By Femi Adesina All things are now ready. Last week, I wrote about the cleaning and clearing of my office in the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The job is now done, and as a bride waits for her groom, the office now expects its next occupant, the Adviser on Media to the incoming President. […]

Another story of God’s faithfulness

April 15, 2022LENIACLeave a Comment

By Aaron Ukodie Because God had miraculously made it possible for me to send my first daughter to the US for a degree in Business Management, and later Law, which she did in seven years, it was only fair that the second one is given the same opportunity. I have four daughters. Three biological, one […]

My 2021 near-death experience, by Kemi Afolabi

January 1, 2022LENIACLeave a Comment

Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi Adesipe, has relived her near-death experience last year. She narrated how she was diagnosed with an incurable ailment. The actress revealed that she had been going in and out of hospitals and was also placed on oxygen due to difficulty in breathing. She said: “I wrote my will and booked a […]

How I prepared for death after being diagnosed with incurable disease – Actress Kemi Afolabi

January 1, 2022LENIACLeave a Comment

Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, has revealed how she prepared for death after being diagnosed with incurable disease. In a statement via her Instagram page on Friday, the actress stated that she wrote her Will and booked a space with a funeral ground after her diagnosis. She wrote, “I wrote my will and booked a space […]

How I became a Gokada rider, Pilot President – Oneshiagbe

August 5, 2021LENIACLeave a Comment

Liberty Oneshiagbe had ridden bikes practically all his adult life. About three years ago, he got employed as a pilot (bike rider) with Gokada (which started as a commuting service but now is into last-mile delivery in Lagos). The second day after joining Gokada, he had an accident with his bike. But, today, he is […]

Grailland: Haven of peace, spiritual refuge (Part 3)

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021LENIACLeave a Comment

By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale A Trinket Box Besides its picturesque landscape, another feature which makes Grailland unique is the tolling of the Grail bells – done twice – early in the morning and in the evening. The haunting scintillating sound, which can be heard all over the sprawling community, is a reminder to residents to […]

Grailland: Haven of peace, spiritual refuge (Part 2)

February 25, 2021February 27, 2021LENIACLeave a Comment

By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale Of course, it wasn’t my first time as a border on Grailland. Being a member of Grail Movement –Nigeria, I often stayed at the settlement, the headquarters of the not-for-profit organization and residence to some of its thousands of members, when attending major events there. These include retreats, public lectures, the […]

“I am alive”, Tony Momoh speaks from the Beyond

February 22, 2021February 28, 2021LENIACLeave a Comment

By Sule Ahmed Oyofo | I have been extremely close to Prince Tony Momoh who doubled as my spiritual and mental godfather to lose sleep as to his whereabouts. Presently, I know there is a lot of grief and wailing about his “sudden” departure and burial at just 81 years of age. But to tell […]

Grailland: Haven of peace, spiritual refuge (Part 1)

February 14, 2021February 16, 2021LENIACLeave a Comment

By Oyeyinka Oludayisi Fabowale Light taps on the door roused me from the half-sleep state I was trying to deepen. Discomfited but not vexed, I was a tad sluggish climbing out of bed, as I wondered who it was this time. Two louder knocks impatiently followed, protesting or, perhaps, chiding that act of hesitation and […]

Tribute to my ‘ill-equipped’ lecturers in Nigerian universities

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021LENIACLeave a Comment

By Abdulgafar Amoka I got admitted to study Physics at Ahmadu Bello University in 1993 and graduated in 1999. Within those six years, one year was lost to the ASUU strike and another to ABU internal crises that brought Gen Mamman Kontagora as Sole Administrator of the university. I enrolled for MSc in 2001 and […]