Objective Gist

  “Is the tube rightly plugged?” Henry shouted as he struggled to screw the valve in place but failed at it again. Unaware of the blotch of oil on his backhand, he wiped at the balls of sweats laced on his forehead and left a smudge of oil stain on it instead. The 5 by 8 spanner wrench he has in his hand won’t bolt the loosened valve, leaving him frustrated.  “Is it plugged?” Simeon asked Henry from under the minivan where he laid to his back holding a rag to cover the leaking valve. With a sudden gush, a spurt of engine oil poured from the open valve into his mouth as his hand slipped from the opening. He scampered out from under the van, spitting profusely to get oil out of his mouth.  “Sorry Simeon, take some water,” Elizabeth said as she offered him a bottle of water.  “Sorry guys, but is there any progress with the repair?” She further inquired.  “I don’t see this van going anywhere. We do not have the right tools to fix the damage,” Henry replied.  “Jesus! But this is the middle

From the couch where I scouted, I heard a shout come from the South. No doubt, my bout of search backed by my stout passion to remain on this route is about to sprout a good result. I raced quickly down the base of the hill at an unbelievable pace with the expectation to unveil the face behind the veil. Alas, a new case of total disappointment and a new phase of utter disgrace. What bellowed below was just the echo from a vast fallow land with no tracks to follow. My mind had played a fast one on me with the whistling of the nearby thistles and my heels waited for no further epistles before it sprinted foolishly down the bushy hill. I know the familiar tune of mock that played in my head as my eyes sorrowfully traced the row of thistles back to the top of the high hill from where I had just descended. I looked ahead into the fallow emptiness to know what clue to follow next. My feet stayed glued to the ground as the pains from the descent now take its effect. I know I have to overcome

  In Mark's account of the feeding of the Five thousand, I find some great business lessons in the narrative on how to start your business without capital. But Jesus answered, “You give them something to eat.”  They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?” There was only one instruction above, "give them something to eat!" But the epic response was "it would take more than half a year's wages." The responder was quick to make calculations. Many entrepreneurs are in the position of this responder today. The instruction would often be, 'Go and start that business', but the response most often would be, "Where would I get such capital funding?" Or "I would require 10million to start the business as I would like it." You know what Jesus did to resolve the situation in the opening story? He asked what they had at hand. "How many loaves do yo

I think right now I can start to ask my governor what he has done for us, educated youths, budding entrepreneurs with creative ideas needing capital, and skilled young artisans seeking the necessary tools for business operations... please add yours if I did not capture your class/case among the above portfolios. The time is over boasting about what is being done for our parents by duly giving them their deserved rights (salary), the time is over bragging about paying our grandparents their entitled privilege for their tireless years of service. Now is the time to ask, what fate is ours, the youth of Oyo state to build a future we desire. It's time to ask, not just what the plans are because we are tired of learning about unexecutable plans, but we desire to know the actions being taken to meaningfully engage young graduates, educated youths, skilled artisans, and vibrant entrepreneurial business ideas!  I'm pained to hear about Billions of Naira for bus terminus!!! Or should I

It was a bright evening as we marched through the bush path towards an earthen well in the thick forest to fetch some water back to the camp.  Few miles towards the described location of the well, a young ambassador veered off path to cut a tree branch and he was immediately dragged back by another ambassador as he pointed towards a partially buried tree branch on the ground. He said that was a sign to warn about a trap. Lo and behold, he was right, there was a trap. The ambassador grew up in an agrarian village and understood how to navigate forests following certain signs of nature and hunters. It dawned on me, that the act of forest navigation is an art and also a skill Western States security network (operation Amotekun) was put in place to checkmate the activities of killer herdsmen. Why would it be imperative to have an outfit that would assist the military and other para-military outfits to end their menace? Simply because the military and police have failed and are inadequate w

Campus Fellowship scams. Sisters Eye service! I remember an issue that broke out in church sometime back. A mother was pissed off by the attitude of some ladies in the students fellowship. On a fateful day, she had walked past a fellowship sister and the lady merely muttered "Good afternoon ma'am" and walked past. Coincidentally the fellowship Papa (president) walked by at the same time and the said lady knelt on both knees to greet the Papa, a fellow student like herself.  Your guess is as good as mine, a church council meeting was convened on the matter. Students regard their fellowship excos more than even their parents. There was a time when the cooler ministry reigned. Sisters would cook and take food flasks to brothers (especially excos) in the fellowship, but ask many of them to cook at home, it becomes an issue.  I never received a cooler in that ministry though. It wasn't needed anyway, we had the best cooks in our room in D5. Mehn! Tosin can cook anything, w

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