On some day after the morning meditations, when most of the platoon was assembled in one place for the repetitive military drills, I was offered a welcome alternative. Instead of marching like there was no Read More
Jun 102013
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May 182013
From last week, “With or without my assent, I had just become an official property of the Nigerian government, and I would need the help of God.” The morning was fairly routine and identical to Read More
May 072013
I had yet to complete my registration but had already begun to hear warnings, getting close to threats of what would happen to me if I didn’t finish ASAP. So immediately the parade practice ended, Read More
Apr 282013
Walking up from the field, the illustrious Mammy Market was set in a small, uppermost north-east corner of the camp. It had little less than one score canopies spread out in all directions, including centre. Read More
Apr 022013
On that day, one hundred thousand young men and women were summoned from the solace of their homes to one of almost three dozen centers across this country. I was one of them and like Read More
Feb 262013
It is night, and tonight I shall tell a tale like (I have) never before. Unique in that, I know not where this story shall start, nor where it will end. What it will Read More
Jan 112013
Malcolm X was a man who by many accounts who lived in deeply distressing times for the African race. In sharp contrast to his more famous, and ‘politically correct’ contemporary Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm Read More
Jul 292012
In this moment, this time, this dispensation. We must rise up for our country. We must disdain mediocrity, shun corruption and dissuade violence. The vicissitudes of providence that have sculpted our existence are best accepted Read More
Jul 272012
She smiled at me, she winked, she laughed…but I couldn’t touch her. She was right in front of me but I could not adjust her long, dark hair, tilt her oval chin or trace a Read More
May 112012
3.56pm 25.04.2012 The first time I heard the song, I was immediately fascinated with it’s unfamiliar language and unobtrusive rhythm, seemingly simple yet deeply profound. I had no certain ideas of its meaning but I Read More
Apr 132012
It was chilly that night. Cold wind whistled through the trees, dark clouds governed the skies yet Orion’s belt shone true and lightning streaks momentarily, electrified the atmosphere. It was perfect timing for sleep and Read More