Prof. Brainy

Prof. Brainy

Give First!

I have this smart politician friend who has mastered the game of political connections. He has a very simple strategy of gaining the favours of influe

The Easiest Way to Remember People’s Names

I shamelessly enjoy telling the following story. Shameless because the story gives people the perception that I’m smart. But it is true. What is true?

Don’t tell children it’s okay to fail exams because it’s not

When I was doing my PhD in IT, I was also doing a bachelor’s degree in Business and Management. Because the bachelor’s degree was in the UK, it was su

Don’t Follow Your Followers

My father told me an instructive story about Malam Aminu Kano. One day, Malam was walking to a function to which he was invited. On the way, one of hi

When the Investigation is Worse than the Crime

When he was our editorial board chairman, Malam Mahmud Jega told us a story of a lady caught cheating during an end of semester examination…