“Kyom is gone. BH killed him!” My reverie was shattered by the BBM from my sister. I instantly forgot about the flight I was rushing to catch. “What?” I noticed it was his picture on her DP. I remember thinking to myself “it doesn’t make sense, isn’t he deployed to Ibadan?” I asked the same.
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The miraculous deliverance of Oga Jona by Chimamanda Adichie
As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt it. A strange peace, a calm clarity. He stretched. Even his limbs were stronger and surer. He looked at his phone. Thirty-seven new text messages – and all while he was asleep. With one click, he deleted them. The empty screen buoyed him. Then he got…
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO THE NEW GENERATION OF NIGERIAN CHILDREN
This Nigeria go better o. But first, special 4th of July congratulations to a budding number of Nigerian children who hold the now, very precious, very treasured and very important Blue passport 🙂 At a time in Nigeria, being born in the United States of America was not forced. If work, family or business took…
NO REGARD, REGARDLESS.
When we say Nigerians are this and that, I am not sure many of us understand who the Nigerians are. We don’t seem to realise that the Nigerians are we ourselves. Every where from market circles to social gatherings and spiritual ones, its like Nigerians are the neighbours next door that we gossip about. We…
REPORT; INSIDE NIGERIA’S RUTHLESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING MAFIA
I read this report on Premium Times yesterday about an undercover reporter who took the risk to uncover a human trafficking Mafia, and it was shocking. While I deeply praise her efforts, and duff my hat for proper investigative journalism, it has left me asking more questions than answers available. Questions like how the government…
Tope Owolabi 