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When what we say is not really what we meant to say – Gbubemi Atimomo

…Thoughts on the reasons behind many of our communication challenges I remember a story a senior colleague shared with me about something she experienced in the early 90s between a boss and his newly resumed subordinate who was on her…

Do you know the world’s biggest shipping companies?

While the stuck ship, Ever Given, was stiuck in the sands of the Suez Canal, the world’s focus was riveted on the shipping industry. This is important because the one week delay left over “360 ships” and $10bn worth of…

Call me a trophy wife but I helped my co-wife get rich!

I knew what I was getting into when I decided to go out with a married man. He was a man who had married his first wife because they were childhood sweethearts; unfortunately, he furthered his education and she didn’t.…

This is what happened after I took my Covid-19 vaccine – Peju Akande

When news reports indicated that the country was getting the AstraZeneca brand of Covid-19 vaccine, I began to read up on every piece of information I could find on the net. When people began to go for their shots and…

Stockholm Syndrome-When your loved one is in love with their abuser- Tara Aisida

 Have you heard of trauma bonding otherwise known as Stockholm syndrome? Wikipedia defines it as a condition in which hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors during captivity. Trauma bonding had been with modern man for a while but…

He went to say goodbye to his father and we never saw him again

I met Peter when I went to work for an agency here in Lagos and I would describe him as a fine gentleman; he was always impeccably dressed in three-piece suits and on hot days would wear a jacket over…

Nigerian passport booklets now in stock

Nigerians who have been stuck waiting for new passports booklets may now heave a sigh of relief. A source at the Nigerian Immigration Office at Alagbon in Lagos informed thisislagos.ng that their office took delivery of passport booklets today and…

Dear Nigerians, when did we stop trusting each other? – Gbubemi Atimomo

Wondering what we have become as a result of our trust issues I went to my brother’s house a few weeks ago and on getting there, I realised that my phone battery had gone flat shortly before I arrived. As…

My grandfather’s juju helped my mother steal another woman’s husband.

I have always known my mother married my father through some diabolical means. To be honest, it was no fault of my mum, she was young and was sent to live in the city as house help to the man…

Journalists Olumide Iyanda & Francis Kokutse share COVID-19 vaccination experience

Two senior African journalists Olumide Iyanda from Nigeria and Francis Kokutse from Ghana have shared their experience of getting the COVID-19 vaccine in their respective countries. They both spoke on Saturday on Platforms Africa e-Discourse, an e-community of intellectuals, opinion…

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