I wrote my Senior School Certificate Examination in a school where failure was the norm. Most people did not want to write their exams in that school. I remember telling…

We were on a trip one day as a family. My younger daughter noticed that I was not moving the way I should. In her characteristic manner, she said; "Daddy,…

I was on weeks of Bible study with my daughters sometime ago. The older one requested an examination. I set ten questions. The first question was, "Who is God?" My…

A young man came to me for counselling. He claimed he was led to our city. But he told me; "I'm leaving, I cannot get things done here." I asked…

Sometime ago, I engaged a young man in a conversation. He is a voice in his line of business in our city. He has money, cars, a beautiful family, and…

While planning to leave Lagos for Akure that year, I got talking with an older minister who was dear to us. I could feel the "love" in his voice; "Demola,…

"We never had any argument or quarrel during our courtship, I'm surprised we are having such now." This was what a young man told me in counselling. Their marriage was…

My daughter said something very striking to me sometime ago. It was about her periodic test in school. She said; "Daddy, when I was writing my test, someone was telling…

One of the lessons I learnt from my mum is how to do much with little. In those days as a trader, she would go to the market with very…

A preacher once asked his congregation; "What's the most important word in the Bible?" Several answers were given by the congregation. Nobody got it until the preacher mentioned that the…