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“Even if you locate the database and get him to show you the key, you won’t be able to take it from him. For years, Dreykov has implemented a pheromonal lock in all widows, even me. So, as long as we can smell him, we won’t be able to hurt him.” – Melina Brief Bite: Leaders with totalitarian aspirations implement loyalty locks on those in…
“I don’t need to impress you. I don’t need to impress anyone. These world leaders, these great men, they answer to me and to my widows. Look at them. These girls were trash. They are thrown out into the street. I recycle the trash. And I give them purpose. I give them a life.” – Dreykov Brief Bite: World leaders and great men are targets…
“We infiltrated the North Institute in Ohio. It was a front for SHIELD scientists. Actually, it was Hydra scientists at that time. In conjunction with the Winter Soldier Project, they had dissected and deconstructed the human brain to create the first and only cellular blueprint of the basal ganglia. Was the hub for cognition. Voluntary motor movement, procedural learning. We didn’t steal weaponry or technology….
“It’s the only thing that can stop Dreykov and his network of widows. He takes more every day. Children who don’t have anyone to protect them. just like us when we were small. Maybe one in twenty survives the training, becomes a widow, the rest, he kills. To him we are just things. Weapons with no face that he can just throw away. Because there…
Scarlett Johansson did not deliver the longest line in Black Widow. But she did deliver some of the most poignant lines of the movie as well as a stellar performance as Natasha Romanov. As if by design, of the ten longest lines in the movie, four were delivered by Yelena, the next face of Black Widow, according to rumours, while the shortest line on the…
My neighbour is an interesting gentleman. Believe me. By noon yesterday, as he drove into the estate following a brief visit to the hospital, he saw an old woman wearing a low hair cut but walking with great effort. She took a few steps and stopped to catch her breath before continuing. My neighbour observed her closely then decided to give her a lift to…
Many Nigerians subscribe to the “Hustle o” idea. Thanks to the creativity of leading comedians, the idea has become some kind of mantra. Lines like: “Hustle o, make your friends no use your teeth as opener for party;” Hustle o, make your neighbours who don go work, no telephone to ask you whether there is NEPA (light) at home;” “Hustle o, make dem no ask…
What’s his name? Did anyone see his name in the many reports announcing the reuniting of his mother with his grandparents at the weekend, which was facilitated by Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum? It was not surprising that most of the reports focused on Ruth and her parents. Yet the undeniable presence of the little boy sitting to the left of Ruth, with feet barely…
Who brought Shalamar to Nigeria in 1982? What’s the company doing today? A – Silverbird Productions (Now Silverbird Group) B – Entertainment
Life was designed to have covers. The Designer-in-chief built the concept into the fabric of his creation. Depending on how you look, you will always find a cover. It must be said though, that not all covers are the same. Some may be adequate for certain situation but when transported to other situations, they may not be adequate. Using umbrellas as symbols, some covers may…