We’re all looking for a bit of recognition, even if it’s the unconscious and hypocritical need for attention over the fact that we’re not publically seeking out attention.~Abby Rosmarin Nigerian-born Uju Anya, an associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon Pittsburg got all the attention she sought after her controversial tweet about…

Writing can be therapeutic and we can make it even more so given the countless resources at our disposal in this digital era. But one thing I’ve realised is that to save yourself some time and unnecessary headaches, it is advisable to choose a tool or app, master it and…

I was busy with travels all through last weekend and barely had time to think let alone write. But I promised to be more consistent with this series so I dug into my old email drafts. I wrote this short musing in 2006, saved it in my email and forgot…

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 In a statement released by the media regulator on May 13th 2022, Gardner’s press accreditation was withdrawn for what it termed as “breaching professional ethics” and the “rules and regulations of the…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…