All failure is failure to adapt, all success is successful adaptation. ~Max McKeown The above quote is a powerful one. It reminds me of Jimmy Cliff’s popular hit “You can get it if you really want”. Being optimistic cannot prevent obstacles from popping up every now and then. There will…

Departing further from press freedom the Ethiopian Media Authority EMA recently expelled The Economist magazine’s correspondent Tom Gardner. In a statement released by the media regulator on May 13th 2022, Gardner’s press accreditation was withdrawn for what it termed as “breaching professional ethics” and the “rules and regulations of the…

I can now breathe. I thought my battle with covid was over after the first symptoms abated but it stretched on for over 3 weeks. I am fine now and can resume our weekly series. In Serie VIII, I wrote that some obstacles could possibly emerge as you build on…

The most important thing is to try and inspire people… so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. ~Kobe Bryant Inspire, teach, learn, create and grow. ..these are keywords for productivity! My name is Cmoni…and I am the publisher of cmonionline, ..the progressive public sphere where…

I took a break last week because I had covid but I am back and better now so here we go. While we wait for the series to resume from where we stopped in the 4As, I will once again crave your indulgence to digress a bit. A digression…

We had an interesting Talkshop yesterday with great talks from the speakers. The contributions were also good and this combo made for robust discourse as I predicted. So I have to incorporate it into my weekly series to ensure we don’t miss the important takeaways therein. Chika Nwankwo kicked it…

We have had our fill discussing the slapping saga for the last 24 hours. An ugly altercation that eclipsed the planned spartan but highly anticipated inauguration of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as the chief servant of my beloved Anambra state. Nigerians love noise and distraction. And the dramatic events that feed…

Where, when or how you start is not as important as starting. ~ Cmoni Last time in my weekly Success Journey Series I talked about the potential obstacles that may pop up as you navigate the path to achieving set tasks. I then suggested that anticipating these hiccups beforehand is…

My love to all women now and always. Meanwhile here is #FoodForThought The National Assembly recently trashed gender equality bills again! This will be the 4th time in the last 5 years that our legislooters have rejected bills that will criminalise discrimination on the basis of gender or marital status, enforce…