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Suffer-Suffer For World My annual (NOT monthly) salary as a Senior Lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1992 (right before I left for the United States) was N9,600. It’s not a typo. N9,600 only, for the entire year. How ...

I was already a lecturer in Nigeria in 1992, having got my BA in 1990.Life was tough for academics. The profession was seen as poor even by non-academics.The claim that academics were economically empowered is not true, as most were ...

Yesterday we met again to see if they had hot pepper soup at the local African joint. Logically, when these simple folks enter a pepper soup joint, it is like Ṣẹ̀lẹ́ enter spirit: matters get philosophically historical like a magical ...

4. Don’t do what your friends do If your friends’ activities (such as using drugs or drinking excessively) don’t align with your values, it’s okay to choose different activities. 5. Don’t just blame your parents It’s important to take responsibility ...

7. Don’t take criticism personally Try not to get too caught up in what others think of you. Remember to prioritize your mental health. 8. Don’t take advice from everyone Be selective about who you take advice from. Look for ...

10. Don’t try to impress others Focus on impressing yourself and let the right people be drawn to you. Don’t go broke trying to impress others. 11. Don’t depend on others It’s important to be self-sufficient and capable of tackling ...

13. Don’t wait for opportunities Create your opportunities. Don’t wait for them to come to you. 14. Don’t argue with people Don’t waste your time trying to win arguments or prove a point to those who are unwilling to listen. ...

Following the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the swapping of old naira notes to new notes, Nigerians have begun to lament the challenges involved in the process despite the extension to February 10, 2023. Checks by The ...

Whatever your plans are to scuttle this election, whether through new Naira notes, fuel scarcity or creating an atmosphere of fear & panic, YOU SHALL FAIL. The cat is out of the bag. We know the plan. We know who ...

Those familiar with the Oyo-speaking parts of Yoruba country would notice that these folks refer to sugar as Iyọ̀ọ-Ṣúgà. If they were strangers, it might confound them, because they would translate Iyọ̀ as salt, and wouldn’t understand why it is ...