Olaogun Michael

 By Olaogun Michael  By my definition, time is life and life is time. Life is the greatest gift God has given to all creatures. God our creator understands the importance of time in the scheme of things according to the book of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. In the time of creation, God spent time putting things in place for the benefit of man who was the last creature.  Unfortunately, of all the creatures of the creator, man which has dominion over all other creatures happens to be the one who has failed the purpose of its creation. Why? Because man has failed to use time effectively and judiciously. Time has the following features: pleasure, death, sorrow, happiness, success, failure, and so on. Most, unfortunately, time in its features has no recovery or backup. The latest technologies have in them backups, we make photocopies, we save on memory cards, we save on our emails and in our bank accounts but technology has never developed any mechanism to save time because time is MYST...

By Olaogun Michael Sunkanmi Earlier in the week, I shared my thoughts on 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬: 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.  No doubt, there is an improvement in Nigeria's electoral process, but there are still fundamental challenges. An effort was made by 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐚 𝐘𝐚𝐫'𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚 to change the nation's electoral narrative that led to the  𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. Unfortunately, successive governments in Nigeria never recognized the 319-page report.  Profoundly, Item 1.2, Page 1 of the document reads. "Nigeria's experience with democratic elections since independence has been rather mixed. Although the country has managed to transit from one administration to another, hardly any election conducted in the country has been completely free of charges of irregularities, electora...

By Olaogun Michael Sunkanmi  Overview Amidst unprecedented global challenges ranging from economic hardship to military takeover in some parts of Africa to the Russian-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza wars, conversation continues on the “war” of nature against man—climate change. This is a result of the intended and unintended actions of man against the environment. Climate change has not only posed threats to the human and animal environment; it is also a major contributor to food insecurity and inter-community and violent conflicts globally, more specifically in the Sahel region, leading to human and animal displacements caused by sea level rise, degradation, drought, erosion, flooding, and desertification. The National Climate Change Policy (2021-2030) asserts that “climate change is a complex environmental problem because of its long-term uncertain timeframe, scales of occurrence, differential impacts and vulnerabilities, as well as equity and justice within the global power asymmetries...

The recent and vehement campaign by the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) against the Local Government autonomy  is suspicious and calls for great concern by all and sundry at the time Nigeria  needs solutions from all the forms of avoidable tragedies that have brought her to her knees.   Fayemi had on different occasions argued against the “non-existence” of Local Government. In his recent conversation on the Channels television, he claimed that the constitution of Nigeria does not recognize LGA as the third tier; “Local Government is not a tier of government, but an administrative vehicle…” He further argued that “federalism is a two-tier government.” Contrary to his opinion, sections 7, 8, and 162(3-8) of the 1999 Constitution as amended gave due recognition to the existence, funding, and administrative management of the Local Government. If the local government is not a tier of government (the third) ...

Being deliberate about building good relationships is one of the very things that can help anyone to scale any height in life.  The era of using certificates as the only metric for employment or job influence is gradually fading away.  Character and relationship building are some of the factors that really count nowadays. This is not to say that you must not have the right certifications.  As a young person seeking to grow career-wise, building a good relationship around your chosen field is very key. Why? Because you need the right people to make progress.  That text message, festive greetings, occasional checks, gifts, and the likes has a way of registering your presence in the mind of people, particularly your career superiors.  For example, A and B are working under the same superior in the same organization and both are good at what they do, but B is always in touch with his superior to check on his wellbeing and sometimes presents gifts......

Death is ONE, but the means to it are so numerous. Death is the servant that serves both the rich and poor equally. Hnnn! Death is a servant that can not be bribed. Hnnn! Death is a servant that renders all earthly powers useless. Hnnn! Death is a servant that separates the loved ones with no regret. Hnnn! Death is a servant that halts all hopes, aspirations and plans with no concern. Hnnn! Death is a service that knows no old or young. Hnnn! Death is a servant that serves many simultaneously at a time. Hnnn! Death is the servant that serves leaders and the led. Hnnn! Death is the servant that gives no notice to his clients. Hnnn! Oh, death! Rejoice not for you are already a conquered servant. My bible tells me so! #Note: As we live, our means to the evil servant, death does not really matter. But where we are going after death should be consciously considered as we live daily. Our breath is a gift and a privilege, but death is a right! Our end is not endless! No one is sur...