May Mgbede bite off the head of the invaders, Idoeh swore in his mind. Mgbede was the legendary intermediary between our ancestors and their gods. Children, weeds, and the uninitiated were banned from entering; death, wilted yams and cassava crops awaited anybody who gained entrance without permission. After forcefully gaining access, we hid in the […]
Many people are against war, and they should be, because war, that is to say when humans kill their own species, it’s nothing to be proud of, and it is a sickening human endeavor. Nevertheless, as long as we run our world with politics, there will be political impasse and so, there will be wars. […]
“A Day for Heroes,” based on the life of its author with a little poetic license thrown in, tells the story of a young boy, Ray, as he grows up in the 1950s and transforms himself from a holy terror of a child to an amazing baseball player, and most importantly, it is a story […]
In the last 2 ½ years, Nigerian president, Muhammed Buhari has been preaching the gospel of fighting corruption headlong. ‘I am for everybody and I am for nobody’ were the words of Buhari when he took over the leadership of our beloved country from Dr Goodluck Jonathan. In my limited understanding of these words, the […]
True story, It was late December or early January 1990, in Monrovia Liberia. It was a beautiful day; the weather was in God’s control that very day. Liberia, the country used to be called “little America,” was on the edge of collapse. The city has come to a halt; the city was so quiet you […]
It is early July, well before this article goes online, yet the landscape is pretty clear from where I stand. The U.S. and China both raised tariffs on $34 billion worth of goods Friday, July 6. This did not deter the S&P 500 from continuing its charge up to the January 26 all-time high. To […]
1. Don’t Make Any Changes without Informing the Landlord This should be outlined in your contract but in general, you are not allowed to make any major changes to the property on your own initiative without letting the landlord know. This also applies to energy, water and internet suppliers. If you think you need to […]
It is unlikely cancer ever being cured with any great success rates through pharmaceutical treatments. Although there are cancer treatments the alternative way through nutrition, vitamins, minerals, diet and lifestyle changes, with a far higher success rate than with pharmaceutical treatment. A previous US President declared war on cancer some 40 years ago. Wars over […]
‘Inside Nigeria’s Unholy War’ by Mike Smith is a tour de force into the failings of modern Nigeria as seen by a reporter on the spot. Focused as an in-depth study of the Boko Haram movement through accounts of those whose lives have been affected by it, this book holds little to surprise but informs […]
Chapter 1, section II: The Arrest of Uncle Gilbert, August 8, 1968 Inside the pit toilet where he had foolishly entered to urinate and defecate, the two recruiters cornered him. Realizing the situation he had walked into, he admitted to himself how unwisely he had acted, knowing full well that this was a time of […]