lifelong lessons
It came as a blessing but it turned out to be a showdown. One that I found hard to recover from. It all began from an opportunity I had to make a journey out of town to purchase some books. Since I had the liberty of time I decided to breeze into a bank and obtain my bank verification number (BVN). I have always been affected by the laxity of doing it back at home and since I was out […]
Read moreI heard about his skills so I looked him up and he said he would make it. We talked about prices and opined what the logistics would look like. Days later, having concluded arrangements he sent me pictures to validate his claim that his colleague would ably represent him. That was when I went into my worry corner. Just as I decided to carve out a stable portion of my worry corner for this cause, I heard him say “ […]
Read moreMany years ago I was far from how experienced I am now but I always believed that I knew what I had to do. This was partly true and also partly shrouded by ignorance or lack of due knowledge. Nevertheless, I was the person I ought to be at the different times I existed. I always wrote the plan of my life years ahead. I had a vision of my future mapped out and I diligently followed it as […]
Read moreDANIEL SHAGABO Soft spoken, confident wordsmith. A legend of the press. He slinks in the shadows not because he is not knowledgeable but because he is naturally calm. Silent in the sense that he does not “show himself” but when it comes to words, he speaks in straight and balanced terms. Nice looking and very contemporary in many ramifications. He has led successfully a team of pressmen that have delved into a lot of creative writing. I didn’t know him […]
Read moreCHARLES ILEOGBEN Weird and original. This enigma was born an analyst. He groomed himself to become a critic and a very good one at that. He has no flair whatsoever to imitate anyone and the more you clamour, the more he differs. We share the same name and at some points he was a big thorn in my flesh. He just has a way of getting under my skin and it wasn’t a day’s job to get him out. He […]
Read moreOJILE PAUL Simple, easy going, stand-alone evangelist. I have known him for years yet he hasn’t changed a bit. He is as humble as can be. He would chat up a young girl and instead of saying sweet nothings, he would resort to sharing the gospel of Christ. He is quiet and never has a trumpet to blow. He is a gifted writer, deep and searching. I remember when he thrashed me in a competition with an awesome poem. I […]
Read moreNGOZI (NEE NWIYI) OKORONKWO Gentle, slow talking, dark beauty. She is the very first female I would openly call my friend and really mean it. Though levels ahead of me in school, we struck such a union that I grew without intending to. She does not hide her feelings neither does she carry it on her sleeve. My creativity in writing was honed by her demand for poems. She loved to read my poems and though I was just a […]
Read moreKOMOLAFE SAMSON OLAWALE He looks smallish but when he speaks you will know a man is speaking. He is vocal and wouldn’t back down from an argument he knows about. He is interesting to speak to and speak with. His spirit is as eager as his person, if not more. He has the dexterity to learn at amazing speeds. Life has thrown a lot of challenges to him and I am yet to see him on the floor whining. He […]
Read moreWILSON DANSO He is a living mentor. Young and highly experienced. He would easily rule a nation without rehearsals. This young man has been up and about for many years. He hardly has time to breathe for himself, so engaged in people’s lives that even full time resident pastors would see themselves as jobless when they compare. He is head-above-shoulders in many a spiritual course. He is the only one so far that I have been willing to call a […]
Read moreSHEDRACH JAMES Quiet, gentle, introverted songbird. He would come across as one whose presence is not always heralded. He moves independently yet makes his impression wherever he stays. I would easily notice people like him because I love to observe but you could overlook him if you have your eyes on socially engineered entities. I can’t remember if he met me or I met him but we met and his impact in my life is tenured for life. He helped […]
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