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in ReflectionsVoices for the Voiceless
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow There are different ways to be heard. Babies understand how to get attention innately. They cry. Newspaper and magazine editors live for their next headline. The news headlines or the talking points are very important. Media junkies thrive on the buzz the news […] More
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The Opebi Girls
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow There were tens of them: light and dark skinned, fat and skinny, natural hair and artificial hair. They begin to gather from 10pm, perhaps even earlier, at sunset possibly. We found them there at 6am the next morning. They were standing and waiting. […] More
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Pondering About Life and Suffering
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The most predictable thing about life is its unpredictability. Life can happen to any one at any time. Cancer diagnosis, death, barrenness, poverty, demotion, hunger, divorce, stillbirths, miscarriages, stroke, dementia, adultery, arson attack, suicide, are examples of what can go wrong while alive. […] More
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in ReflectionsNigeria’s Changing Police
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Nigeria Police Force has suffered and still suffers from negative public perception. The fact is that Nigerian policemen are still on the motorways collecting N100 notes or more from drivers, under the guise of checking for vehicle documents. The Nigeria Police need […] More
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The Things Men, Women Do
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Each time a man admits knowing his married friends cheat persistently on their wives, it makes me feel bad. It is not a new phenomenon for men to cheat on their wives, but it seems to me that everyone is dong it. Actively. […] More
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Redemption Camp, Nigeria’s Vatican City
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow As a guest at the rather posh Redemption Camp home of an ardent member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one has the luxury of unlimited and super fast Internet access. The atmosphere is cool, the air conditioning unit is on and […] More
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Maids and the Challenges of Life
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In South Africa, being a maid is a career option. During the apartheid era, black maids worked in white households, looking after white children. In today’s South Africa, rich people, middle class families and up-and-coming families are able to afford the services of […] More
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Ibadan’s Changing Face
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The cool breeze from the calm lake, the quiet humming noise from the different lawn mowers positioned at strategic locations at the very posh Agodi Gardens, Ibadan, keeps me company on this cool Friday morning. The air is fresh and calm and one […] More
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A Night Out with Books and Films
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow I have just come back from what could be described as the most enlightening night of my life. The writer had gone up the motorway to Rugby at Junction 18 of the M1 in United Kingdom, UK, for a literary event. It was […] More
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Dunstable Market
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Our office overlooks the Dunstable Market. From the casual observer, not much seems to be happening at this market, but for the reflective observer, this old market has a lot going in it. At the side in front of the Wilkinsons shop, are […] More
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The Changing Faces of Marriage
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ireland is the only country in the world to run a referendum on the legalisation of marriage. It appeared that even Catholicism had no hold upon modernists and traditionalists alike in the Catholic country. The ‘Yes’ vote won with a majority of 63 […] More
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Dunstable Market
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Our office overlooks the Dunstable Market. From the casual observer, not much seems to be happening at this market, but for the reflective observer, this old market has a lot going in it. At the side in front of the Wilkinsons shop, are […] More
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