My name is Ogechi, it means God’s time. I came to appreciate the meaning of my name in recent times. Life was originally beautiful. The things some struggled to get seemed to come to me with ease. At the age of twenty-three when many of my age mates were still in school or trying to…
Month: June 2024
DOZ Chronicles: Ada
Ada was a prostitute. But that was about to change. One night she had an encounter that changed her life forever. She was at her usual spot when a young man approached her. They agreed on a price for the night, and she got into his car and went home with him. At his house,…
Amnon: The King Who Did Not Reign
Amnon was the first son of David, king of Israel and he was born into a leadership position because as the firstborn of his father, he was the head of his siblings and his father’s household. Also, he should have become king and leader of Israel after his father’s death. He began as a leader…
DOZ Chronicles: Tega
I was exhausted as I journeyed from Garki to Asokoro that Friday evening. Just as I entered the Fort IBB premises, where I lived, a blue Volvo pulled up beside me. The driver was a young man I saw on the estate every so often, although we never spoke to each other. “Hello,” he greeted….
DOZ Chronicles: Kome
It was the year 1999. It was hmm, I think, the month of March. It was a Saturday morning and yes, it was me, Kome Edomero, behind the wheels of the metallic grey Honda Accord saloon. I was travelling from Benin to my village in Iyede for the final stage of my grandfather’s funeral rites….
Liz Murray
How Did Liz Murray Go From Homeless to Harvard? What Lessons Can We Learn? Liz Murray is an American inspirational speaker who went from homeless to Harvard University. She is the founder and director of Manifest Living and one of the most highly sought-after motivational speakers in the world. She is the author of the…
Joy Mangano
Joy Mangano is an American businesswoman, inventor, and creator of the self-wringing Miracle Mop. Like everyone else, Joy started with a dream. She became an inventor at a young age when she dreamed up a fluorescent flea collar to keep pets safe. At the time, she was a teenager working at an animal hospital in…
Shania Twain
Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress Shania Twain was born on the 28th of August 1965 as Eilleen Regina Edwards to Sharon and Clarence Edwards. She was the first of three daughters. When she was two years old, her parents divorced, and her mother moved to Timmins, Ontario, with her daughters and married Jerry Twain, an…
Anastasia Soare
Anastasia Soare, who is famous for the revolution in eyebrows and popularly called the “Eyebrow Queen” is a Romanian-American billionaire businesswoman and the CEO and founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills. She was born and raised in Romania, where she studied art history and architecture. In 1978, she married a ship captain named Victor Soare, with…
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was without any doubt a very bold and courageous woman. She was the first woman to make a first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Her journey to becoming a pilot began as a child. She was fascinated by planes and loved airshows. Once, she visited an airshow with her family, and her…
DOZ Chronicles: Rume
I am Rume. And what you’re reading is my story. It’s not the story of my entire life in case you were wondering. It’s a story about a bizarre meeting with one man. Nansak Danjuma. It was quite an insightful event which taught me a thing or two. I hope you glean as many lessons…