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The Gods are not to Blame...: The Gods are not to Blame
Ola Rotimi
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A kid's prayer: As i face another day,
Watch over me Lord when i play,
Help me not to cry when i fall.
Instill in me your sweetest love.
Fill my heart with your truth.
As i'll soon ...145 comment(s)
OH! PASTOR: ... Oh! Pastor ... REPENT!!! before its too late!
This poetry shows the deteriorating state of our religious leaders ... so help us GOD!...102 comment(s)
FIRST KISS: THE LOOK
The first time he kissed her it was from across the office.
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My sister, Hadiza, got marri...81 comment(s)
Captain von 'Clap' Trapp: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of some ages, good day.
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On the few occasions I have been privileged to attend a Nigerian-Caribbean wedding, I have always been fascinated by the similarities in culture, the colour of the occasion and the beauty of the people. But never did I imagine that one day it would [...]
The saying goes, ‘It is not how many times a man falls that count but how many times he rises again after falling’. How true? I have heard these lines over and over again, especially in church, as most of us tend to console [...]
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What exactly is a syndrome? Could someone help me please? English language gurus, where y’all at? I don’t have a dictionary handy but I know what it means in my head. lol. Better [...]
Madam L’s one thousand naira went a long way. I was quite thrilled by the fact that this woman gave me that much on first contact and I was sure there was a lot more where that came from. This was in 2004, remember. [...]
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Martial Arts. The Way of the Warrior. Ancient fighting arts that have been around for so long that the origin of most of them have become blurred. The ancient and popular arts of Karate, Taekwondo, Kung-Fu, Aikido, Judo, Ju-Jitsu, Ninjitsu, Hapkido, Capoeira, Kenjutsu. The [...]
“Undress yourself and lie flat on your back.” He said to me, his tone deceptively calm. I groaned inwardly, because I knew it was going to come to this. I had even prepared myself subconciously- I had on a matching set of lingerie. The [...]
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