Adeboro Odunlami

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Op-ed Editor March 27, 2017

Adeboro Odunlami: (Not) born with a silver knife [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami I’m sitting at the corner of my bed in the school hostel typing away on my laptop when she comes into my room. I look up for…

Op-ed Editor March 8, 2017

Adeboro Odunlami: I was used [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami My younger brother’s excitement was infectious as he handed over the printout from DealDey. It was a N500 ticket for a stage play: The Trials Of Brother Jero.…

Op-ed Editor February 15, 2017

Adeboro Odunlami: If you say you love [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami It's the day after the day when Cupid went about doing good… or bad. And no matter how many times I brace myself for Valentine’s Day, I…

Op-ed Editor February 1, 2017

Adeboro Odunlami: Surety, you’re joking [NEW VOICES]

It was really a laughable matter but neither of us was laughing. I was staring at the slightly irritated face of the Divisional Police Officer sitting behind his desk. His…

Op-ed Editor January 18, 2017

Adeboro Odunlami: He needs some emotional balance [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami Perhaps one of the hardest life skills to gain mastery over is ‘Emotional Intelligence and Boundaries’. As basic as it may sound, learning emotional boundaries becomes one…

Op-ed Editor December 28, 2016

Adeboro Odunlami: With a lot more exclamation marks [NEW VOICES]

My mom is a worrier. Before I was conceived, she worried that I would never come. And when I did, she overtly searched out scary tales of painful childbirth and…

Op-ed Editor December 14, 2016

Adeboro Odunlami: Not a good parent [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami Some mornings before I step out of my house, I look in my mirror and ask myself who the hell I am. I mean, I manage people…

Op-ed Editor November 2, 2016

Adeboro Odunlami: Macro leadership from micro people [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami Doys Primary School, Kwara, Ilorin The bell rang for the last time in the day as the pupils gushed out of their classes. I stood back as…

Op-ed Editor October 19, 2016

Adeboro Odunlami: Miniature Nigeria [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami Do not get me wrong, I believe in a working news reporting system. I am constantly impressed by Nigerians who abruptly pause their journey to work or…

Op-ed Editor October 5, 2016

Adeboro Odunlami: Say Cheese, sirs [New Voices]

They’ll tell you they love you; your gusto, your courage and the fierceness with which you do your work. They’ll say it with so much energy and conviction; you will…

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