"When I was a young lecturer at the University of Lagos, teaching Public Law, the department had three typists: the chief typist, the senior typist, and the junior typist.
Back then, before laptops and personal computers, typists were the backbone of academic work. Every lecture note, research paper, and official document had to be typed manually.
But here’s what I observed:
🔹 The chief typist disappeared when work piled up—strictly a 4 p.m. worker.
🔹 The senior typist? Nowhere to be found.
🔹 But the junior typist, a man named Adereni, with only a school certificate, was different.
Hardworking.
Dedicated. I often dropped him off at home at 1 a.m.
Years later, while serving as an adviser to the Attorney General of the Federation, I got a call from Hon. Bola Ajibola (who later became a judge at the World Court in The Hague).
He needed a diligent, hardworking secretary to assist with long legal judgments. I had three choices: chief typist, senior typist, or Adereni—the junior typist with just a school certificate.
I chose Adereni.
He went to The Hague, worked so diligently that every judge wanted him on their team. Eventually, he moved his family there, earned degrees, and built a successful life.
One day, he remembered me.
And sent me a car.
Lesson?
Someone is always watching.
Hard work never goes unnoticed."-Professor Yemi Osinbajo
418.
"Donald Trump grew up to become a successful billionaire and two-time President. His brother, Fred Trump Jr., was an alcoholic who never managed to find success. Fact-check me. Same father and mother. Same upbringing. Same schools. But different outcomes. So don't you dare blame your parents or genetics for how your life turned out! It is not your upbringing or genes that make you a success or failure. It is the choices you make in life that make or break you."-Reno Omokri's post on X-platform (2025).
419.
"If you are a young Christian, keep away from those people who are constantly attacking pastors and churches.
The church will outlive them, but your faith in Christ may be destroyed.
I have always run away from people like this. In most cases, they are doing it out of vindictiveness. Run!"-Dele Olawanle's post on X-platform (2025).
420.
"Fifteen Steps To Lifetime Financial Success
Start investing at your level. Don't wait until you get big money before you invest. It is by investing small that you will eventually get big money
Never buy a new phone or car until you have a cashflow asset (use second-hand until then)
Make a budget before you spend even a penny
Focus on investing, not saving. Inflation destroys the value of your savings
Read The Financial Times, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Inc, Wired, and Fortune Magazine regularly to know about investment opportunities before the general public
Invest money while others are wasting money
Prepare for success while they are praying for it
Chase ideas while they are chasing babes and guys
Maintain your assets while they are maintaining their girlfriends
Plot your progress while they are planning their revenge
Keep fit. A healthy body is conducive to a wealthy lifestyle
Don't buy what is in fashion. Rather, spend on what you have a passion for
Let rejection motivate you while it devastates them
Take time to improve while they take time to groove
Invest in annual medical checkups. Nothing destroys your wealth like losing your health
Success is by choice, not by chance. Pray, but still play your part. Don't save for a rainy day. Instead, invest for a rainy day, because savings are static and inflation is dynamic. The only thing that can progress more than inflation is investments. So invest to have power over money, because if money has power over you, the lack of it will make you do things that wound your pride and body!"-Reno Omokri's post on X-platform (2024).
