In the Spirit of Patriotism and Friendship

It's October, the month of Nigerian independence. What better time to celebrate our patriotic spirit than now? To prove the depth of our friendship, I will keep your secret about your reluctance to celebrate this national feast. I won't spill your grumbles on the recent economic hardship. T…

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Blind Faith: Stories from the Church next door

Hey friend. I've always written to you in my mind. I hope you have been receiving them through our very tenable bond. And now, not for the lack of connection between us, I decided to write to you again, physically this time, just in case the telepathy connection gets fuzzy at the climax of the …

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A Travelogue of Sad Truths II: Conversations with an outlier

This is a follow-up to the previous blog post. Although you can jump right in and start reading, I will recommend you read the previous blog post first. It will make better sense. You can find it here.  xxxxxxxxxxxxxx They say return journeys are easier to make. I agree. Prediction makes it easier to…

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On Life and Living: A Travelogue of Sad Truths

Once upon a time, a young city girl travelled with her uncle on a distant journey. On their way, they passed through a rural area that had such profound impact on her that it changed the way she saw things. She confided in me, just as I intend to confide in you. If you don't mind a few minutes …

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Memo: On Self-Preservation

There is something about self-preservation that extends to the things we own. Especially the best of them all. We hold on to them and hope they last forever. They cannot. We know this. But we try nonetheless. We stretch and pull, until they thin out. Our gold comes to mind. Other valuables too. We …

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On why you should not be Woman (II): A Tale of Grief.

There is something sad about hospitals. A heavy sense of foreboding. A tale of sad tidings. An overshadowing cloud of doom.  And if you ask the necromancer, the lingering of ghosts. But we need not be necromancers to agree. We saw it for ourselves. You and I , in ward 3, Room A10 of something - somet…

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