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What’s in a Name?
[Image Source] “The name of a man is a numbing blow from which he never recovers” – Marshall McLuhan “…..That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” – William Shakespeare Did you ever get … Continue reading
Posted in FGCIK, Goodluck, Jabez, Mike Tyson, Names, Pele, Tuco, Tupac
Tagged Arts, Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Marshall McLuhan, Saint Obi, the good the bad and the ugly, Tuco, William Shakespeare
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The Gift and The Curse
[Image Source] “What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God” – Eleanor Powell “Life is like a Thai Cuisine; the sweet always comes with the sour” – Imisi The mere existence of … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts, God, Life, Men, Talents, Women
Tagged Eleanor Powell, Gift, Jordan, Thai Cuisine
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Nigeria: The Flaccid Trigger [Part 1]
[Image Source] “Ideas pull the trigger but instinct loads the gun” – Don Marquis “The black man says it’s the white man. The white man says it’s the black man. Indians say it’s the coloured. The coloured say it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Amokachi, Bahamas, Colonialism, DaGrin, JJ Okocha, Kanu, Nigeria, Politics, Racism, Saro-Wiwa, Soccer, Tribalism, Tunde Solate, Voting
Tagged Africa, Bahamas, Colonialism, Don Marquis, Ghana, Lagos, Nigeria, United States
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Nigeria: The Flaccid Trigger [Part 2]
[Image Source] “Have an aim in life – then don’t forget to pull the trigger” “You get more done with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone” – Al Capone Please read Part 1 here. … Continue reading
Posted in Amokachi, Bahamas, Colonialism, DaGrin, JJ Okocha, Kanu, Nigeria, Politics, Racism, Saro-Wiwa, Soccer, Tribalism, Tunde Solate, Voting
Tagged Africa, Enugu, Kaduna, Nigeria, Owerri, Stockholm Syndrome, United States
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Death: The Ultimate Beginning
[Image Source] “Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die” – Amelia Burr A few days ago, I was taking a trip from the heart of the city to a suburb. The road was busy and … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Legacy, Life, Purpose
Tagged God, James Bond, John Lennon, Pothole, Travel
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Sermons: What’s The Point?
[Image Source] “A politician will say what the people want to hear. A motivator will say what the people need to hear. Learn to say what you want the way they like to hear it” – Imisi First, I must … Continue reading
Posted in Carol, Exam, Naija, Sermons, The Men Who Stare At Goats
Tagged Christianity, Church, Exam, God, Jesus, Pastoral Resources, Religion and Spirituality, Sermon
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The Great Rebellion [Part 2]
[Image Source] Please read Part 1 here. “Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it” – Christopher Morley By age 14, I had literally been pushed into the wall. I had set the domestic record for stooping down (about … Continue reading
The Great Rebellion [Part 1]
[Image Source] “Just because everything is changing doesn’t mean it’s never been this way before” – Regina Spektor Life! What a thing! It’s lived forwards but can only be understood backwards! The only way to really understand life is having … Continue reading
Live and Let Fly!
[Image Source] “Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one” – Benjamin Franklin “Anger is like a boomerang. It always comes back at you” – Imisi A long while back, I was feeling unwell for longer … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Hospital, Nurse, Punching Bag
Tagged Aladdin, Ali, Anger, Benjamin Franklin, Health, Hospital
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The Horny Unicorn
[Image Source] “Lust’s passion will be served; it demands, it militates, it tyrannizes” – Marquis De Sade“Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All others seem to follow in its train” – Gautama Siddharta I’m pretty convinced … Continue reading
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