My culture is on a perpetual quest for dignity. We want to be regarded, respected and valued. We teach children to respect their elders (and rightly so). Unfortunately, we often tie a person’s dignity to his or her wealth, possessions, or...

  So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught…” (Colossians 2:6–7) The Centre Table You can tell a lot about the transitions...

I once asked a friend what she thought was the most important consideration for Christian giving, and she said, “Well, it’s simple: everything you have, you have been given, so your only response is to give also.” Despite its fundamental truth...

In Lasgidi*, raising shoulder* is fast becoming the city’s favourite pastime; it’s up there with spontaneous traffic jams and asking, ‘How was your night?‘. The only time a Lagosian will drop their shoulder is to engage in...

I attended a secondary school that prided itself in being a microcosm of the Nigerian society—indeed, of the world. Yes, we were that cocky. One of the ways we manifested our supposed distinctness was by holding school-wide ‘dances’, and lots of...