DOES TAKING TIME-OUTS IN A RELATIONSHIP MAKE YOU A BAD FRIEND?
The inspiration for writing this piece came from a question a reader sent me in the mail based on my earlier post, “7 ways to know a true friend”. The […]
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BLESSING UPON THE PEACEABLE (Poem) A tribute to GEJ (Ex-President Jonathan)
During the 2015 presidential elections, then president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan emphasised that his desire to stay in office was not worth the blood of any Nigerian. On the contrary, […]
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STILL HERE ‘N’ STILL SMILING (POEM AND BIBLE VERSES)
They said the walk with Christ will go swimmingly That the altar call is all you need to rest easy They said that if you give your money willingly That […]
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NAIJA WILL RISE AGAIN (A POEM)
The wings of this beautiful eagle are clipped The talons that she’d used to devour are chipped She pecks in the dirt like a chick to survive Although she works […]
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#ATIKULATE: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME (POEM AND COMMENTARY)
Some thoughts inspired by the latest event giving hope to many in Nigeria: the emergence of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the foremost opposition party in the […]
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5 AMAZING QUALITIES OF THE BIBLE (that make me read it every day)
Intro: The Bible is very special because it is God’s word recorded for our benefit. I am therefore not surprised that an article in the Business Insider titled “The 10 […]
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“I STILL LOVE TONYE” (7) SHORT STORY
Intro: At the end of the last episode, a distraught Tonye woke Obinna up in the wee hours of Sunday. She had been praying and weeping the previous day but […]
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“I STILL LOVE TONYE” (6) SHORT STORY
Intro: The last episode of our story saw Tonye acknowledging that she had misbehaved and crying her eyes out. Unfortunately, she was unable to reach Obinna to tender her apology. […]
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“I STILL LOVE TONYE” (5) SHORT STORY
Intro: The last episode of this series showed the immediate aftermath of Obinna’s row with Tonye. While he was ruminating over the fight, Tonye was telling some girls from the […]
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“I STILL LOVE TONYE” (4) SHORT STORY
Intro: Obinna got a shock in the last episode when he discovered that Tonye had been intimate with Boma during her absence. In his annoyance, he kicked her out of […]
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“I STILL LOVE TONYE” (3) SHORT STORY
Intro: In the last episode of this series, Tonye had come to Obinna’s apartment to apologise for her earlier hostility upon seeing him and Enobong, a fellow corps member and […]
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SO MUCH TO THANK GOD FOR!
For a few days now, the gospel song, “Dansaki (I’m acknowledging You)” by Lara George has been ringing in my heart. It may have something to do with the fact […]
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“I STILL LOVE TONYE” (2) SHORT STORY
Intro: A week after Tonye left with Boma, Obinna decides he has had enough heartache and prayer. What does he do instead? Surprises await him in this episode, some pleasant, […]
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“I STILL LOVE TONYE” (1) SHORT STORY
PROLOGUE TO THE SERIES This short story series, “I STILL LOVE TONYE”, is a sequel to the one I wrote earlier this year titled, “WILL YOU MARRY ME?” That story […]
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ASPIRATION in the age of ASSURANCE (POEM)
I really want a good degree But I need a male lecturer to arrange my grades Monica Osagie, enemy of progress Who send you; babe, you need some meds I […]
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NOAH AND THE FLOOD: A LESSON IN PATIENCE
I learnt a sobering lesson about patience recently as I read the account of Noah and the flood in the biblical book of Genesis. We know the summary of the […]
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