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Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle (1936–2014), “The Black Scorpion” Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle (1936–2014), “The Black Scorpion” Born in Kaduna to a Yoruba father from Ogbomoso and a Bachama mother from Adamawa, Adekunle trained at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and served with the UN Peacekeeping Force in Congo (1960). During the Nigerian CivilContinue reading “Brigadier Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle (1936–2014), “The Black Scorpion””

THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF SIR LOUIS OJUKWU THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF SIR LOUIS OJUKWU A lot of people may not know who Sir Louis Philip Odumegwu Ojukwu is besides the fact that he was the father of late Biafran Warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu. But the fact is that he was one of the greatest BusinessContinue reading “THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF SIR LOUIS OJUKWU”

Title: MY SISTER’S SHAME “My daughter, stand up! Don’t sit on the ground with that stomach. You will kîll me before my time!” Mama’s voice shook as she shouted at Ada, my elder sister. Ada did not move. She sat quietly at the corner of our small room, her wrapper loose on her shoulder, herContinue reading “Title: MY SISTER’S SHAME”

DAY 85SATURDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 DAY 85SATURDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTS A NATION, BUT SIN IS A REPROACHProverbs 14:34, Isaiah 3:10, Psalm 1:3-6, Proverb 11:10 Beloved, aspire to be righteous, and make a deliberate commitment and consistent efforts to make it happen in your life. A righteous man enjoys divine security as recorded inContinue reading “DAY 85SATURDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2025”

I spãt it out of my mouth and realized that it was a riñg.‎ Episode 10‎‎ I spãt it out of my mouth and realized that it was a riñg.‎ “Will you mãrry me?”-the words fell out of his lips ēffortlessly, and I couldn’t contain my excitement.‎ I was blμshing and turning rēd like aContinue reading “I spãt it out of my mouth and realized that it was a riñg.‎”

A popular quote from “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe captures the above discussion well. He wrote: When an old man dies and crosses over to Ala Mmụọ, he will stand before thousands of his ancestors to give account of his role in maintaining the balance between Ala Mmuo na Ala Mmadụ on behalf ofContinue reading “A popular quote from “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe captures the above discussion well. He wrote:”

THE WEAPONIZATION OF TERRORISM AGAINST AFRICAN UNITY 🛑 THE WEAPONIZATION OF TERRORISM AGAINST AFRICAN UNITY ✊🏿 Africa the primordial cradle of humanity, the fountainhead of civilization, and the most resource-endowed continent on Earth remains paradoxically enchained by violence, division, and external manipulation. This is not an accident of history. It is the calculated consequence ofContinue reading “THE WEAPONIZATION OF TERRORISM AGAINST AFRICAN UNITY”

Story of the Ohodu in Ehugbo, Afikpo. (Humans with tail) Story of the Ohodu in Ehugbo, Afikpo. (Humans with tail) A very long time ago existed humans with tails who walked in Ehugbo among others without being noticed of being different. Oral history has it they lived in a forest in border between Ugwuegu andContinue reading “Story of the Ohodu in Ehugbo, Afikpo. (Humans with tail)”

Why Nigerians hate Igbo, by Chinua Achebe Why Nigerians hate Igbo, by Chinua Achebe Nigeria’s foremost novelist Chinua Achebe once said that,Nigerians, especially of the Hausa/Fulani and the Yoruba stocks, do not like we Igbos, because of Ndigbo cultural advantage. He made this remark in his new book, There was a Country, which has generatedContinue reading “Why Nigerians hate Igbo, by Chinua Achebe”

Title: Emene: The King’s Last Son 33 Azuka ordered Prince Afam to f0ll0w him to the Hunter’s hut. Obinna and Abata also came along. When they arrived the Hunter’s hut. They saw the hunter coming back from somewhere. Where are you coming back from at this time of the night? Prince Afam asked Ebube theContinue reading “Title: Emene: The King’s Last Son 33”