In recent times, there has been an increasing demand for low priced, made in Nigeria leather shoes, sandals, slippers and Para-military boots. This is informed by the complete erosion of the middle class citizen in the country occasioned by the recent world financial crises, high rate of inflation, unemployment, high interest rate, collapse of the stock market, etc. The situation is worrisome, pauperizing the populace and leaving about 70% of Nigerians to exist at subsistence level. Nigeria, with a population of over 150million people has about 70% of her citizens living below the poverty line due to economic crunch.

Nations, like organizations, like individuals have life cycles – birth, infancy, maturity, old age and invariably, death. Why are some more powerful than others? Why do some outlive others?

I don't know if you've seen the latest MTN advert featuring Saka but if you have not, you've got to watch it. It has gone viral on the net and the response of the public is amazing. I caught the first glimpse at work on the front page of the Guardian and later saw the YouTube version. In case you don't know Saka, he was the face of Etisalat and did quite a number of TV commercials for them. Saka (real name is Afeez Oyetoro) is a lecturer, comedian and a Nollywood actor.

As it was in the beginning so shall it be now and forever more.
Let’s start at the very beginning.

Life is run on principles. A principle is a rule or guide that should be followed to achieve a desired end. It is a way a system is designed to run such that it becomes ineffective and inefficient if any of the components is overlooked. That you are unaware of a principle doesn’t nullify it. That you are unable to perfectly articulate a principle doesn’t diminish its applicability.

“Who do you think you are?”

That sports have come to occupy a pride of place in the lives of nations and their citizens is no longer in dispute. However, the extent of the impact varies from one nation to another and also from one type of sport to another. Apart from the prestige and honour it confers on nations and triumphant individuals, it has been an established veritable source of both income and revenue depending on what prism one is viewing it from.

“The problem of today will not be challenge by the success of yesterday” From the Upcoming Book  “The way to Success” by Osuolale  Akande