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The situation was similar To the state of our nation There was tension everywhere Allan his teammate Had been sent off In the 83rd minute Suddenly it was looking Like a long night Comparable to what Millions of his countrymen Have endured because there’s Been no light And Newcastle FC their opponent Were as determined As the fuel scarcity But in the 98th minute A calm Iwobi…
A soldier sings “I have a father. He isn’t well. He thinks he might be going to hell. He was a sinner, he liked to fight. So, I don’t know, he might be right. I can see him every Sunday morning driving into the fray. He wasn’t one of God’s best men but I loved him anyway. So, take this letter to him please. And tell…
A soldier sings “I have a girl. I think I love her. I should have told her instead I told her mother. I gave her chocolates. I bought a ring but I never told her anything but I can see her in every detail now turning in my mind. I barely knew that girl at all but I will love her till the end of…
A soldier sings “…And tell my boys, the Lord, he found me. When I say their names out loud, they’re all around me. And tell ‘em not to cry at all. Heaven is wherever I fall.” This soldier knows how to make a special cloud of witnesses with his boys; he says ‘their names out loud’ and ‘they are all around’ him to witness his bravery. His…
A soldier sings, “I have a wife I haven’t seen. Since lilacs bloomed in Saint-Hippolyte she always wears them in her hair. She lets some fall down everywhere. I can see her in the glowing light, dressing without a sound. I promised I’d be home all right but I gotta lay this body down. So, take this letter to my wife and tell her that…
As Cyrano, Peter Dinklage provides a memorable performance in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, along with his soldiers! Together, they leave viewers with plenty to reflect upon and with soldiers taking centre-stage in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, can we begin a conversation about soldiers? Soldiers are people, not emotionless machines! Can we look at them more closely, beyond their supreme duty of kill or…
Are tools of conquest and goal spoilers. They point to a pair of ruthlessness When quickened. In a moment, either can strike the ball With remarkable precision As if we need further proof That goals suffer when then are present. When the deed is done They usually leave a mix-bag Of taste in many mouths. There is something in them That is so destructive To…
What exactly did President Xi say? I want to hear his exact words and to whom they were addressed I will tell you but remind me to tell you something my late father told me almost 30years ago. Ok. While addressing President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany at a summit a few days ago, China’s President Xi Jinping said, “Relevant sanctions…
They look like some kind of stamp affirming belonginess. Some kind of proof that an important requirement has been fulfilled. The marks are a single stroke on the wall of the stomach, specifically the area housing the kidneys. They look clean cut and suggest that the surgeries were performed by skilled surgeons. Even though in the report of how residents of the Injil district in…
Fractured in many places by intertribal mistrust/suspicions, religious disharmony, insecurity, ballooning unemployment and lots more, today’s Nigeria looks for answers and metaphors of hope, to jumpstart a national awakening and rebirth, if one were to liken Nigeria to a car whose engine has refused to start, and jumpstarting the engine is the smartest and cheapest way to get the engine going again! When looking for…