A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE WORTH APPLAUDING
This piece is a preamble to the story of our current feature in the Celebrating Super-Jacksonites’* Series. Our focus is on Vincent ‘da Vinci’ Ihesinulo, a multi-talented guy. When he […]
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MEET MY BFFL (BEST FRIEND FOR LIFE)
Today, I want to celebrate a very special woman, a woman who is very close to my heart. If anyone asks me on campus, “Have you seen your beloved?” or […]
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“RUN, RUN, RUN!” (NONFICTION)
Many years ago, I had a friend and neighbour, Gloria, who was brutally frank. Once, she threatened to cut up a dress I had worn too much. But this story […]
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Miss P and I (NONFICTION)
Intro: This story is based on my personal experience of true friendship and Christian unity. It is an addition to other contributions on the latter theme on this blog, namely, […]
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Why I don’t watch Netflix (Much) by JARED ELROD
“I have always considered the phrase, ‘burning the candle at both ends,’ as a cautionary tale.” – Intro: Many of us have responsibilities we have been charged with – at […]
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SELF-CONFIDENCE IN ACTION (NONFICTION)
“If an idea, no matter how innovative, took hold of him, he would knock on every relevant door over and over till he brought the idea to fruition. Some young […]
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WONDERFUL TESTIMONY!
It was supposed to be a day of sorrow and weeping, a day of great lamentation because we were saying final farewell to our dad (who had survived our mum’s […]
» Read moreEMMA OKWARA’S JOURNEY: FROM STUDENT-ENTREPRENEUR TO CORPORATE EXECUTIVE
All through his stay at UNN, Emmanuel Okwara smelt money and good breeding like someone who went to expensive private schools (what the British, for reasons I’m yet to understand, […]
» Read moreMY STUDENT, MY TEACHER (II)
When the computer lessons began, I pitied Emma because I gave him nothing to build on. And I seemed rather dense in the early days, being in an unfamiliar territory […]
» Read moreMY STUDENT, MY TEACHER (I)
Over the years, I’ve had this policy of not allowing students to visit my residence but as is the case with most policies, I’ve had exceptions to the rule and […]
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FROM DIANE WITH LOVE
Here’s the great piece written by Diane Ezeh, a graduate assistant in my department, which I told you of. – Preamble from me: A word on modesty. Please, believe me […]
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MY FULFILLING CAREER
Intro: Hello everyone! Many people have asked me why I chose teaching over broadcasting, print journalism, advertising copywriting and related fields. The answer to that question is contained in the […]
» Read moreNOLLYWOOD STAR, NICOLETTE NDIGWE, BAGS B.A.
Intro: On my Facebook page, Aunty Edith, I’ve been doing a series titled, “CELEBRATING SUPER-JACKSONITES (Graduates of the Mass Communication Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka).” The story you are about […]
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