My Darling Daughter, I am sure that you’re familiar with the statement, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” The journey to attaining your set goals can be arduous, so much so that you find yourself moving at a snail-like pace towards your goals. You’re left wondering if you’re trying hard enough. It might encourage you to know that when it comes to the attainment of goals, the real deal is in the chase – that’s where the thrill is. The attainment is an anti-climax. So go after what you want and don’t give up, enjoy the journey to your destination including the…
Author: Pride Team
Dear Dorothy, I have been dating my boyfriend for four years. I am in my late twenties while he is in his early thirties. We are at the stage where our friends and families expect that we’ll soon disclose or marriage plans to them. However, for three months now, I’ve noticed a change in him. He isn’t as affectionate and loving like he used to be. He stopped calling or texting, as is a habit of his. I believed the change in his behaviour was due to the pressure at his workplace. Dorothy, you can imagine my shock when he…
In 2014, the then Minister for Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, informed that no fewer than 1.8 million graduates in the country move into the labour market every year. According to her, this data was generated by the National Bureau of Statistics. Very few of these 1.8 million graduates get into employment adding to the pool of unemployed graduates which numbered at 5.3 million in 2014. We need enabling policies and programmes for bolstering job creation and youth employment in Nigeria. The then Goodluck Jonathan government introduced the YouWin and SURE-P programmes. While YouWin was geared towards graduates, the SURE-P was for…
This year, Davido made it to everyone’s love list not only because of his hit song, Assurance, but also because they’ve seen his cheesy side which only falling in love can do. While catching feelings has been great for Davido, another point getter has been his ability to unite his otherwise separate baby mamas. Everyone knows it takes a great level of maturity to deal with multiple baby mamas and their accompanying drama. (It’s also hardly a lifestyle fit for young men and women to emulate. Wizkid has been in the news for the wrong reasons as a result of this.) However,…
Holy Humour Donation Father O’Malley answers the phone. “Hello, is this Father O’Malley?” “It is” “This is the IRS. Can you help us?” “I can” “Do you know a Ted Houlihan?” “I do” “Is he a member of your congregation?” “He is” “Did he donate $10,000 to the church?” “He will”. Sunday Quote “The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” – Groucho Marx The Sunday Joke Going Down!! As the storm raged, the captain realized his ship was sinking fast. He called out, “Anyone here knows how to pray?”…
Reading 1 IS 35:4-7A Thus says the LORD: Say to those whose hearts are frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God, he comes with vindication; with divine recompense he comes to save you. Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared; then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue of the mute will sing. Streams will burst forth in the desert, and rivers in the steppe. The burning sands will become pools, and the thirsty ground, springs of water. Responsorial Psalm PS 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 (1b) Praise the Lord,…
Oh, Baby!!! It’s quite interesting my heart no longer beats furiously like the drums of an over-excited masquerade festival drummer, whenever I think of you. I no longer get scared and mentally worked up thinking about where you could be or what you could be doing when you don’t pick my calls. And to think that I no longer fret when you disconnect the call without saying the usual “I love you to the square of infinity”. I used to love hearing it so much that my heart drops whenever you forget to say it. How could you have forgotten? Do…
They say the internet never forgets, such is the case with Kevin Hart’s recent online travail, which has forced him to step down from being next year’s Oscars host. The LGBTQ community came after Hart for being homophobic after he was announced as the host of the Oscars. The tweet, from a decade ago, which caused a firestorm in Hart’s camp was tagged hate speech by the community. In one of the tweets from 2011, that has now been deleted, the comedian-actor said, “Yo if my son comes home & try’s 2 play with my daughter’s dollhouse I’m going 2 break…
Florence looked at her wristwatch. It was 6.30p.m. Thank God she was home. She had this ominous feeling all day. She hoped everyone at home was fine; her mother, father, brothers and sisters. She decided she would call them that night. In any case, it had been two weeks since they called. She hoped that Uncle Dave and Dapo were okay. Her world would crumble if anything happened to any of her loved ones. Well, she and Dapo would go and visit Uncle later; just to be sure he was alright. At the entrance to the flat, she paused for…
…Continued from Chapter Nine. On my way home, I thought about my session with doctor Obi and caught myself smiling. My phone began to ring, it was an unknown number and I usually don’t pick up calls from numbers I don’t have saved. I hesitated but eventually answered, it was Tola. I hadn’t heard from her in a while, so this was a welcome surprise. “Hello, good afternoon. Who is this, please?” “Hello, this is Tola speaking,” it was a lady’s voice and she sounded familiar. “Wait a second, which Tola am I speaking with?” I asked in anticipation. “It’s…