Through My Glasses

The day is finally here. In less than 18 hours, billionaire businessman, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of United States. He will be succeeding the charismatic, first black President of the United States, Barack Obama, who is leaving office as America’s 3rd most loved President. A year ago, I didn’t think a Trump Presidency was possible. A year ago, I argued loudly and almost betted N50, 000 against him. A year ago, I didn’t think America would be ‘stupid enough’ to elect Trump President given his lack of knowledge about policies and governance, and of course, his ‘unpresidential’ mien. As I write this, I, including so many other pollsters, am eating my words and it doesn’t taste good. It’s not hard to understand why. On Friday, January 20th, 2017, the United States of America will inaugurate Donald Trump, a racist, misogynistic, narcissistic, reality television star cum Twitter addict who has zero experience, and equally zero knowledge about basic govern...

What do you do when the person you love the most and want more than anything else in the world doesn't love you back? This was the first message I saw on my phone last Thursday. It came from one of my young mentees, Andy. *Andy had been so excited about the new girl he met. Each time I spoke with him, he always found a way to bring her up. “You said that just the way *Sarah would. Did I tell you that I proofread a research paper she did on Social Media marketing? It was really good”. “Sarah said I should consider Canada for my Masters. It makes sense. What do you think”? His face always had an animated look each time he talked about Sarah, and it was quite a lot. I sometimes wished I could capture the way he beamed and shone, the way his eyes sparkled and his words jumped out like a gushing stream as he talked about her. I know he tried so hard to hide the way Sarah made him feel but he failed successfully at it. I’d never seen that before. I was more accustomed to ...