Ngozi is in her early thirties, married with a young child, and working in a demanding professional role. By all visible measures, she is responsible, capable, and dependable. Colleagues know her as efficient. Family members describe her as strong. Yet over the past few months, she has noticed a steady decline in her energy, focus, Read More…
When Rantiade Evon Benson-Idahosa was growing up, she must have thought that her life was meant for the spiritual path because she was the daughter of the famous Archbishop Benson Idahosa and his equally influential wife Archbishop Margaret Benson Idahosa. However, things took another turn, and she became a lawyer of no mean repute in Read More…
Many years ago, I read a story. It had to do with a medical breakthrough. Several centuries ago, when medicine was still at one of its crudest points, I’m talking about that era when patients were strapped to a kitchen table and operated on without anaesthesia or any form of painkiller. There was a war Read More…
I have had the opportunity to observe some people and certain lifestyle habits and found out they’re closely linked to success and highly productive living, so I will be sharing a few. How one starts the day sets the tone for how the rest of the day will go so the first minutes and hours Read More…
Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem is the host of the UpYou! Women’s Conference with the theme, ‘Building Bridges from Within’, which aims to address the pervasive sense of unfulfillment among women as a result of unfulfilled aspirations and dreams. The interview with Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem, the visionary CEO of Rosemary’s Furnishings and the driving force behind the UpYou! movement Read More…
Self-care is the intentional act of protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, especially during times of stress. This begins with being kind to yourself. Society and family place a very huge expectation on women, and so we tend to be hard on ourselves and always blame ourselves when things don’t go as planned or as Read More…
I really cannot explain why but the first thing we did when we heard the news of the removal of fuel subsidy was to rush to the market to buy a bag of rice for starters. As the value of the naira keeps depreciating, the exchange rates are nothing but a nightmare. If ever there Read More…
This topic is one that practically everyone can relate to. As a businessperson, it’s even worse because you can have a million naira in your account one day and the next day, your account is in red. For salary earners, well, salary barely takes anyone home these days and it’s easy to understand why, if Read More…
(Daniel 6: 13-28) Many workers and owners of businesses today testify that the environment in which they work or do business is hostile. It is hostile to their health, to their family life, to their faith in God, and to their material and spiritual well-being. Nigeria is reputed to be one of the most corrupt Read More…
A survivor’s story of a pilot’s plane crash experience Who would have thought that a flight that started in a clear blue sky would end up in a crash? But thank God, I survived. It was my CPL (commercial pilot licence) qualifying solo cross-country flight on September 12, 2003. I had completed the flight from Read More…
