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Without You

in your absence my life is all a Stammer hunted down by a non existent tomorrow i feel guilty of sins i have not committed borne on the wings of Incessant fears Without you, my earth suffers a demise of colours as when a guest leaves a house at night the light goes out

Dear Introvert

How does it feel to befriend yourself and love the sounds of your thoughts alone seeping through the silence? How do you do it? How do you live in a world apart from the world but still in the world and yet shun the world? Is it for love of silence? Or does your little world boast a life more beautiful than what ours can give? Tell me, dear lone wolf. Your mystery has my mind in knots. How great it must be then to have your way with Shangri-La, to reign over your Nirvana, to hold have the keys of your heaven hidden in your own two hands, not in the smiles of paramours or hearty cheers of friends. How does it feel, my friend, to hum to the songs of silence, to dance inside your head, to not find boredom boring, to live in your own garden of Eden in your heart? Tell me, dear lone wolf. Teach me your ways. Dennis Izu Ezeogu

Jungle Justice

its no News that Jungle Justice has become an accustomed act adopted by the society to chastize the Transgressor which has often led to gruesome death if there were no swift actions by Legal officers.. Nigeria,Cameroon and south Africa cannot be left out whenever Jungle justice is looked into as a crime commited by the society with notable retrospective examples; Aluu four lynching;All first sons of their parents lynched mercilessly and burnt by this very society of ignorant or rather furiated uncrowned chief judges The Bakassi boys were unlawfully formed to punish perpetrators by use of matchetes futher burning them to death  the most astonishing was a 7year old boy who was beaten and burnt to death in Lagos;this is the level of mental illness this self-acclaimed society suffers and the extent they are willing to announce or display their illness. itll be very unwise not to mention the rampage of Xenophobia in SouthAfrica which has been a source of death for Nigerians who...

When a CEO becomes president.

Whenever I hear US and Russia, the next thing I expect to hear is provocation and retaliation because that's the way it has always been. In 2008, Georgia desperately wanted to go western and requested to be a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the US was considering this request when in fact they were warned by other NATO members that this would be an unnecessary provocation to Russia as the Kremlin would not have it's close neighbors being Military allies with the United State because it will give Washington the free passage to lither the Georgian Sea with USS navy destroyers and carriers which in fact makes a US invasion of Russia relatively easy. Not to talk of the economic impact it'd have on Russia as the oil pipelines that ran from Georgia to Europe more or less makes the Russian and Middle East pipelines useless if the United States should gain control of them. Then in retaliation to this provocation, Russian made up a few excuses and...

Nollywood Vs the world: The journey so far

I’d say I’ve been a movie lover from childhood, but then almost every Nigerian kid of my time loved home movies. My type of movie as a kid growing up were the regular Nigerian home movies where the soundtracks alone were enough to tell you the complete story without you having to look at the screen at all, then there was a few cartoons which their comic way of doing things made you enjoy the view without you having to understand anything and the only western movies that interested me were either the Hollywood action movies that the gun fight started almost from the first scene and ended with the actor heroically killing the boss who in all ramification looked stronger and better equipped, or the Bollywood movies which were so much like our native Nollywood movies except for the occasional songs and dances. But when I was a kid, I did childish things and forgive myself for loving these movies so much then. Adding to the dislike of these movies that came naturally with my growin...

Adaora

 when we first met,it was just by night a coincidence of Jidenna's Adaora flowing in the Long Shoprite Mall it was my lyrical prowess that planted a magnet which caught your eyes and the way my shirt was tightly tucked my appearance was non you could avoid at once i became the ideal i watched you in your multicoloured dress and the way you curled your hair Love itself dwelt there and only the steel comb woke her up we talked and walked drawn to love at first sight we swore  we'd love forever only a few days later you met that soccer runner boxer who excels at running after nothing you fell for his chest beef and muscular arms and swore you'd love him till doomsday and that in your new game you'd both keep running! yet before the cock swallowed a grain of maize you fell vertically on the concrete floor at the first sight of the guitarist at the club he was cute and angelic and you adviced the former one i mean the athletic Lad that henceforth t...

#MenareTrash vs #NotallMen

The Demise of Karabo Mokoena has  triggered an Upsurge of Rage between Men and women ,coining a hashtag Trend of #MenareTrash which has led to the uncovering of colossal amount of Abusing relationships suffered by women in the hands of their counterpart.        TrendingTweets; Keneilwe Kganyago;If only all you non trash men defended women as much as you fought hashtags and defended your egos. Y'all are exhausting 😩#MenAretrash #menaretrash is a cry for help, its not meant to insult men. if men are offended perhaps they muststart dealing with the trash#DailyThethaView details· Bob Mabena on TwitterOur sisters are crying out #MenAreTrash and our response is "not all men are trash". This is pathetic!!! A woman dies every eight hours in South Africa,  of those murdered, 50% were killed by their intimate partners. #MenAreTrash     #RIPKarabo On  the Other hand of disapproval #Notallmen exists to Counteract the idea of Generalization th...

The aftermath of fraud in Nigeria

It’s no news that the rate of fraud especially among young people in Nigeria heightened pitiably from sometime in 2016 and somewhat reached its peak in the first quarter of 2017. The irony of the situation is that it got so rewarding that so many Nigerian youths think it the only and surest source of good living, and the few who neither indulged in it nor encouraged it chose the path of silence for fear of being mistaken as bitter haters, and I was in this group. I have not openly criticized fraud or what is now called “Gee” in Nigeria as the old code for it “419” naturally got obsolete, but I have in the serenity of my thoughts ruined the vast effect I foresee it having on the Nigerian youth. This is sure not the first time fraud is paying high dividend to a few while ruining many at the end. The current path so many Nigerian youths are treading now not only has effects on the honest average Nigerian domestically but more so internationally. I chose to talk about this now...

Asthma and prevention of Asthma Attacks

A person with Asthma has fits or attacks of difficulty in breathing. Signs to Elicit from a person having Asthma; * Listen for a hissing or wheezing sound especially when breathing out *When breathing in ,the skin behind his collar bones and between his ribs may suck as he tries to get air *Notice how he speaks,if he cannot finish a sentence in one breath,the attack is very severe *He may be too breathless to get up from lying or sitting down *If he cannot get enough air,his nails and lips may turn blue and there is usually absence of Fever Preventive measures to adopt in aiding a person with an Asthma condition; * A person with Asthma should avoid eating or breathing things that bring on attacks * The house or work place should be kept clean. * Do not let Chickens or other Animals inside * prevent bats nesting in the roof space * Put bedding out to air in Sunshine * Sometimes it helps to sleep outside in the Open air * Avoid Chemical fumes,industrial dusts,paint sprays ...

"Macbeth"

A man as Ambitious as Macbeth prowess in sword was a recognized gift Victory in Wars was also an overwhelming blessing only to be killed by a special born a caesarean!!! trio of witches☠ double,double toil and trouble they always rhymed🎼 prototype of revealed prophesies,a recognized gift😲 the Lady Macbeth as Eve Deciding the family's fate Macbeth as numb to think  clouded by an uttered Ambition Murdered King Duncan and others in pursuit of the Throne ooh fate how do you decide with faith surely one day you will recieve your reward madness became Macbeth's  till Rest in pieces knew him with no bound

The Culprit and The Cop

The Summons begin again The Siren Announces their Arrival the Thunder knocks at the door the meticulous looks of Survey Only the Cop enjoys the Moment Then the options are all gone caught unguarded Faces split by pain the Wordless,endless wail Only the Culprit knows the Pain Then the Culprit a Victim the Cop a Victor the Law must take it place the Lawrence Anini's saga then the siren begins again

Letter to a crush.

Getting to know someone from a distance is often not the easiest way but I don't think I have much of a choice with you. Little wonder why my getting to know you has been more or less a relatively slow process, everything I think I know about you are either from mere deductions or assumptions which any stranger with little as a crush could deduce and assume as well. But then, single stories have never been enough to define any relationship as there are more often than not other sides to a story and this I think is your side of the story. I know you are beautiful at heart cos you've said 'sorry' when you had nothing to loose for not saying it - that's how I know you mean every sorry you've said even if it didn't look like you did. I know that things which tend to disrupt the swift flow of your life bothers and disturbs you a lot - so I understand your being skeptical about letting in some guy you barely know who could easily turn a prob...