Today, I stand to salute a great man, whose greatness is bellowed by his utter humility. A priest, a teacher, a moulder of character. An Irish man, a priest of the other of St. Patrick’s Society – Very Rev. Fr. J. D. O’Connell, SPS, MFR. After serving as a priest of Minna Diocese for 55yrs … Continue reading All Honour for Fr J. D. O’Connell by Agatha Aduro
(After Sam Smith) Stay with me The beads of your jigida have been strung Awaiting the flare of your hips And the calefaction of your skin Stay with me Your betrothed has filled the yam barns Waits to ring your eyes with camwood; To filigree your skin with henna Stay with me I hear … Continue reading A Supplicant’s Prayer in Sickness (A Poem) by Agatha Aduro
There is a splintered street Where dreams die at dawn The gurgle of laughter stilled In the unlikeliest of throats There is a nascent irascibility that sends Youth hurtling off the edge of this precipice Called life. Death is not painful For the dead. Only for the unfortunate Living who sift through memories Like voyeurs. … Continue reading Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Agatha Aduro
Did I tell you that I now do reviews for that lovely website, http://wawabookreview.com? I do, and they are great guys there. Somehow, Belle got to be reviewing after getting the contract from the editor, the deeply intellectual Biyi Olusolape. I decided to join the train and it has been fun. My first book of … Continue reading OF A BLACK ASS, ELNATHAN JOHN’S TWIN AND A REVIEW by Su’eddie Vershima Agema
In a time when most people are shouting for change and clamouring for much, we seem to forget that it is the same chant that we have continued to rant. From Facebook to Twitter, we have continued to swim in the deception of our forgetfulness. We discover that each succeeding administration ends up beatifying those … Continue reading THE CHANGE WE NEED TO MAKE NIGERIA RIGHT (THE BRIBECODE) by Su’eddie Vershima Agema
I think Konga Online Customer service people are basically told in training; keep saying ‘Sorry’ till the customer gets tired, then it’s your choice to follow up on the complaint or not. Continue reading KONGA: BUSINESSES BEHAVING BADLY – CUSTOMER IS NOT KING (An Angry Note) by Agatha Aduro
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