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Liam Neeson’s The Marksman is a work of fiction but the timing of its release necessitated this intervention. The world is in an emergency, from the point of view of victims. The world is currently riddled with victims of all shades and forms. Many have nowhere to look for deliverance. Abuse, molestations, oppression, discrimination, deprivation, defamation, destruction and so many other manifestations of victimhood. The…

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Yesterday my neighbour came to me to discuss the story of the gentleman who called into 99.3 Nigerian Info FM some days ago to share a most excruciating tale. He told the two presenters that he has a child with his mother-in-law. Also, he described his wife as an amazing woman. Unfortunately, he ran out of call time as one of the presenters prodded him…

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She was chosen by providence to deliver the blues. She had received a special gift capable of lifting hearts buckled by the prevailing conditions of an era. As Ma Rainey, Viola Davies found the blues because she could ‘never stand no silence.’ The blues did not allow silence unnerve her. It did not allow the silence frighten her with the many dark images of oppression…

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Representing the many thousands of people who carry in their hearts deep wounds from life’s unexpected cuts and who have resolved to constantly pursue a good time nonetheless, Chadwick Boseman as Levee in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, entered many hearts when he wanted to be inside Toledo’s (Glynn Turman) head for five minutes. For one who had been a superhero in another life showing vulnerabilities…

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Why would anyone think of conning a 90year old woman? What’s a 90year old woman doing with $32million? Are you serious? Are you serious yourself? Please let’s not trivialize such a serious matter. Who is trivializing anything? You, my friend. I asked why anyone would think of conning a 90year old woman and the first thing that comes out of your mouth is what’s a…

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My neighbour says he trains in the rain. At first, I thought he was referring to ‘rain ball,’ which many of us took part in during our teen years. When the sky turned dark and the wind began to blow, we rushed for the footballs and got ready. By the time the first drops landed, we were on our way with ecstasy. It was pure…

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Potentially, there is no single household, group, institution, or society, in which a leader rallies his troops to pushback an aggressor insistent on disrupting their life by force, where what happened to late President Idriss Debby of Chad yesterday, is not a possibility. Those leaders who ‘escape’ the sad fate hardly ever know what might have been. Families, friends, fans and admirers of gallant leaders…

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Pick your battles. But when the battles pick you, be humble. Don’t esteem yourself more highly than you are The battle-field is more of a school than a killing field Learners are winners Life is a marathon, not a dash *Footnote Did anyone miss the news that Jack Ma has increased his worth by over $2b, in spite of the overhang of the big fine?…

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Their eyes Did you notice any disagreement between Abdulsamad’s eyes and the posture of his body? Didn’t the eyes seem to corroborate what the working fingers already said? What did the fingers say? Dread or spirited? Did the eyes consider, reflect or capitulate? Did the eyes appear startled, frightened, deferring or calm? Did they look around or look up? Did they communicate doubt, astonishment or…

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As the world bid farewell to Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, here are five plausible interpretations of him as Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth’s “strength and stay:” He maintained her trust He kept her secrets He allowed her ‘shine’ He didn’t exhaust her Combining the above points, he became a model for all men whose wives desire to be their ‘strength and stay’ too He…

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