Hey, Are You Okay?
After the grim year we have just had, I wanted to reach out to ask; are you okay? We all started 2020 with high hopes, and then the world...
#EndSARS and the hubris of leadership
The hubris of bad leadership starts with the intoxication of power, lack of empathy and a inability to understand the misery and sufferings
Our Friendships: What Are They Good For?
“In light of the killing of George Floyd and the disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on BAME communities, we want to reach out to our...
Covid-19: Keep our house in order and fit for purpose
Covid-19 has ushered in a new kind of wisdom where things we take for granted are outlawed. Even cuddles and handshakes are tabooed. In...
A New Year Message to Our Community Organisers Membership in Nigeria
I have always believed true change can only begin in Africa when her citizens stop accepting mediocrity, bad governance, mismanagement...
Changing times and our narratives
It was CNN anchor, Mr Fareed Zakaria, who said that democracy is a system marked by free and fair elections, freedom of the press, rule...
Remind me...why we organise
I recently met an elderly gentleman who for the sake of confidentiality I will refer to as Pa Homer. Unsurprisingly, our discussion ended...
Living With The Unacceptable: A New World Order And Democracy In Africa
The beauty of democracy has always been its ability to impose the will of a majority over the ‘others’, even when ‘the others’ may not...
Shared Goals: Learning to listen and learn
Citizens First Foundation C.I.C, Northamptonshire Quite often in the past, I used to get easily flustered by life’s little...
Putting Citizens and the Community First
Our modern lifestyle and the competitions we face dictate that we must work harder than ever. More so, with great advancements in science...