by Tosin Ashafa
Over the years I’ve published a few articles- some more noteworthy than others. Here are some of my personal favorites.
A Case For The Young.
PUBLISHED
“Our answer is the world's hope; it is to rely on youth. The cruelties and obstacles of this swiftly changing planet will not yield to obsolete dogmas and outworn slogans. It cannot be moved by those who cling to a present which is already dying, who prefer the illusion of security to the excitement of danger. It demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.”
- Robert F. Kennedy, South Africa, 6-6-1966
A Whole New Perspective on Youth Mentoring.
Recently, I have begun thinking about youths that I used to know with great dreams and bright ideas, but seemed to have drifted into oblivion. Some have struggled to carve a niche for themselves, and having failed in this quest, have given up on their pursuits. Others have been swept away by life's unpredictable challenges, helplessly watching their dreams being flooded down the drain by the tide.
Buhari's Victory, Tinubu's Triumph
PUBLISHED
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President-elect, contested for the nation’s number one top job three times and thrice he failed. However, in his fourth attempt, the party to which his opponent belonged adopted and unleashed a virulent propaganda: digging into his military records, discrediting him in the southern part of the country, a part that often perceived him as a Muslim fundamentalist and a brutal retired military man.