Chislow had never been a religious person. To him, it was a kind of social activity that many people indulged in occasionally. He was too ‘cream’ a guy to take of his valuable time and indulge in such an activity. Men, he had other things to do! As far as he was concerned, he was [...]

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The door opened slowly at his push. ‘The man’ hadn’t locked it. He stepped inside to see the face that had the voice that had told him to come in. The man had his back to the door. Chislow could only see his back. ‘The man’ didn’t turn around to see who it was. “How [...]

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It had been a long day. It was one of those days when you feel that it must be a crime for anybody to be as tired as you are. My legs felt like going on vacation for the next 6 months while my hands wouldn’t have minded a 4 ½ months vacation. My head [...]

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It just happened to be one of those days. It was truly raining cats and dogs; a day when it seemed like all the cats and dogs were at war and were throwing each other down to the earth from the skies. It was a real battle for Chislow to get out of bed. As [...]

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The line in the room that day took forever to thin out. Chislow quietly chatted with the boy in front of him. He found out that his name was Mike. Mike, as Chislow later found out, lived only two blocks away from his street. That was the beginning of a friendship that will last several [...]

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Welcome one and all to the best age that man ever lived in, where everything is ‘less” what it used to be. Welcome to the Twenty First Century where our: Communication is wireless-less Phones are cord-less Labour is effort-less Cooking is fire-less  Writing is paper-less Cars are tube-less Businesss transactions are cash-less That is the [...]

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Chislow alighted from the bus at the bus park opposite the ‘Computer eatery’ and walked briskly towards the Senate building. On his way, he stopped to admire the new auditorium at the department of Mass Communication. He admired the Afe Babalola Auditorium which he had not noticed the last he came for his registration. He [...]

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Sometime ago, I read an article on the BBC website in which they disclosed that the happiest people according to researchers for World Values Survey, live in Nigeria. Imagine! Our very own Naija! Have they seen us struggling to jump on molues and okada’s to get to where we want to? Talking of okadas (motor [...]

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From a global perspective, economic and social development is driven by advances in, and application of knowledge.  Education, especially higher education is fundamental to the construction of a knowledge based economy. This is the most important factor for economic development in the 21st century. This is quite evident in developed countries that have concentrated on [...]

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What you see determines what you do. What you do determines what you become, it determines what you achieve. If you see a mountain before you, the question to ask is what you see of yourself. Do you see yourself as a helpless person or do you see yourself as a mountain climber? If you [...]

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The bus moved on without any other adventure. The only things that occurred were the regular arguments over collection of the proper fare between the conductor and the passengers. Chislow was in a pensive mood, still thinking over the ‘meeting’ with the Taxi driver. So, for the greater part of his journey to UNILAG he [...]

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Chislow relaxed in the bus as it made its way to Yaba. After all the excitement with the beggar, the bus had quietened down. Chislow was left deep in thought as the bus sped on through the early morning hours of that Monday morning. The beggar he had just seen was no one but the [...]

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1883 – Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator was born 1905 – Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish UN Secretary-General, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 1921 – Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party 1948 – After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics opened in London, United [...]

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