Whose Party Will You Attend? Engr. Kolade is happy today. He clocked fifty and against all odds his wife gave birth to a baby boy. They have been married for fifteen years without a child. Part of his joy is that is the child will be named on his fiftieth birthday. The ceremony is attended by his colleagues in the construction industry where he is prominent for his many giant strides in the business. It hopes to be a great day. There was food to eat and assorted drinks to…
Naked Wire |3rd October, 2021| Hi guys! I couldn't come online yesterday because I was far away in the realms waiting on the creator to envelop me with the power no the carry on the task that is ahead of me, all in the place of prayer. I am glad that it went well and I am refreshed. The word of God as written in the Bible is sharper than any two-edged sword. If you study and meditate on it with the help of the Holy Spirit, you will get a helpful interpretation. When I came…
Teachers of The World Every fifth day in October is set aside to celebrate the unrelenting efforts of teachers all over the world. Teaching is a profession of individuals with readiness to impact their immediate environment by displaying ethics, knowledge, and discipline, without which society may rot, decay into a chaotic assembly of unreasonable persons. Teaching as a profession is a life-long affair the begins informally at home through to the walls of an organized…
Sounds more like Christmas is here. Everywhere on read.cash is exhibiting the trait of the song: ¶ Silent night, Holy night.... Come alive people, let the groove continue.
Embrace Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/9746/people-mother-family-father.jpg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 It's Kelly's first time in college. He has never lived outside the home until now. When his father told him that he would be attending a boarding secondary school, he was happy and sad at the same time. He was happy that at last, he would be able to have some level of freedom from the usual close marking mother would always give him. But on the other…
Voice of the poor In the medieval period lived a small family is a village located in a valley where some of the hidden treasures of King Solomon was believed to have been hidden. Thirty families were dwelling in this valley. They all were miners who were digging deep into the earth crust searching for gold and diamond. For over a century, they held the legend that the highest volume of Solomon's gold were hidden here in Bachar. Some amount of gold had been dug up anyway but…
Efe's Little Secret Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/4881670/pexels-photo-4881670.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 One night, when there was no power supply, everywhere was as silent as a graveyard. Everyone went to sleep on time since the spike of kidnapping and armed robbery around town was in the high. Mr and Mrs.. Johnson and their children went to sleep early too. Certainly, there won't be a power supply that night so they lit the lamp and went to…
Why Do Fools Fall In Love? Image: Designed @canva.com For the nineteen years Ara got married, she never conceived, not for once. She knew her the cause of her predicament but won't tell her husband so she could remain in the marriage. Bayo, is a new generation man, loved his wife passionately and won't consider childlessness as a big issue. He just wanted companion and he found that in Ara. These past nineteen years has been traumatic for her as she devised various means to…
Palace Guard ***The Palace of an African traditional King is a very busy place where community dwellers come to deliberate on important issues that border around land disputes, disagreement between husband and their wives, community inter-relationship, welfare, and other important matters.*** ***Most times, according to traditional rites, when you visit a palace, you take nothing from it, you only get to drop a gift for the king.*** Ebuka, an orphan who was believed to have…
Snake City **Lead image: Designed & edited @canva.com** In the wake of the early 18th century when missionary societies of modern Europe began to explore the interior of Africa, the Baptist Missions decided to explore the hinterland of the eastern part of Nigeria. They intended to introduce western education to the locals, this intent they achieved. Some of the young missionaries that were sent had to sail on cargo ships for weeks before they could get to the shores of…
The Priestess **Lead Image: Designed @canva.com** **Gon-gon-gon!!!** The gong broke through the night, which meant only one thing for the people of Imezuna. The coronation ceremonies of the priestess of the moon which is usually celebrated every seven years. The priestess is selected through a cleansing ritual for virgin unmarried girls. A legend holds it that at one time in the history of the people of Imezuna, the King had gone to seek help for a disease that ravaged the…
What An Adult Sees While Sitting Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/6576292/pexels-photo-6576292.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 Dele decided to settle down by getting married to the wife of his dreams, Sharon. It has been a huge decision for him but he had a choice to make as soon as possible. Sharon works with a new generation bank as operation manager, she has a huge career to build and would not want anything to come in-between. Since it is December…
Adaora Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/4200705/pexels-photo-4200705.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 Oju-Iya, the cocoa merchant in Ile-Oluji was prominent for his trade with the white men from the coastal city. He doesn't have farmland where cocoa or kola nut is planted but buys directly from the farmers. He has a very big warehouse where he keeps all the products until the traders from Europe come. He was so wealthy. Oju-iya was always on the move…
The Prisoner The exchange at the empty warehouse went wrong this time. Mr. Floyd had been set up unknowingly. His closest business friend, Martins was the mastermind. They have been the most formidable drug cartel on the island. The police detective had stationed themselves all over the empty warehouse where the drugs will be exchanged for cash. Their camera could take any shots of the proceedings. After the exchange, the policemen appeared and said: Hands up where I can see…
Mr. Tortoise Broken Shell So many years ago in the animal kingdom, there were famine farm crops did not produce enough food to go around all animals. The little farm produce had been eaten up in a short while. It was devastating that the animals started eating their young ones to keep alive. The reindeer was the first to deliver his young one to be butchered. Everyone ate to their fill. Image source…
The Altar Call Lead Giphy https://giphy.com/gifs/outkast-bob-andre-3000-stankonia-YqOLah7Km5YDgNaR4Q Most Reverend Thompson had always ended his sermon with a call to salvation. Every Sunday service had been attended by the parishioners with a glimpse of hope to hear the word of God directly from the preacher. Usually, before the sermon, the choir will lead an administration of worship where they see the church hall in the holy ghost by singing and blasting in strange…
Love Boat. Who's Gonna Help Serena? ****Special thanks to all my sponsors. You guys rock.**** *¶Darling I can't explain,* *Where do we lose our way,* *Girl it's driving me insane,* *I just have one more chance,* *To prove my love to you.........* Serena listened to the Boys II Men track that's topping the billboard for the week while she hugged her pillow tight against her chest. It's been two days that Tunde hadn't been picking her calls. She had tried checking up on him at…
Laughing At Death Shall we rise? `May the soul of the departed rest in the bosom of the ancestors, as he is welcomed by those who have gone ahead of him. Though we mourn, it is for his presence and not for his soul.` Dede kept saying a word of consolation to all present, especially to the family of the diseased, Helen, the first granddaughter of the family strolled to the casket, robbing it mildly with her right hand, innocently she did it, as her mother wept silently on her…
The Heavy Storm During those times when darkness covered the eyes of African dwellers_ when there had been no contact with the outside world, there live two brothers in the middle of Eastern Africa, they were by name, Mtetwa and Mosashu. After their mother had given birth to them, weaned them, they served as apprentice fishermen with Dingiswayo, a famous fisherman on the shore of Lake Victoria. The only time they get to see their mother is during the celebrations of the…
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Run Away Father While in secondary school, Marley was the best student in his class. For the three years in senior secondary school, he was top of his class. Marley came from a humble background. His father, their only source of income was a motor boy. He would embark on a long journey to deliver goods with his master, the driver. Upon his return, whatever his master gives him was what he brings home and his family depended on it for sustainability. Marley and his younger…
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Had I Known This statement kept reoccurring to me after our English language teacher gave us a brain teaser during our literary week in school where students from other schools, representing their school, in a debate and quiz competition, to make ten sentences that must end with the phrase: **Had I Known.** It was my first time representing my school. I fidget upon handling the microphone and speaking through it to the loudspeakers. You know, I could hear my voice oozing…
Weather The Storm Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/3585806/pexels-photo-3585806.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 Today had been good from all sides. Everywhere I turned today made me smile at least. Laughing isn't an easy thing to do in this season due to the above 16% inflation that has hit our nation's economy but what do we do? Laughter is the best you can gift yourself. So, I tried to laugh at every slight opportunity. A bus conductor tried to get me…
Mortals And Spirits Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/9939200/pexels-photo-9939200.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 **Karen** went to the market to sell his palm wine to mem from the other villages that will be hosting traditional burial rites. Since it is the market day (the market sells every five days), everyone woman who had something to sell came to display their wares to make profits as much as possible. As the day sales went on, the cloud changed…
Invictus Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/6019102/pexels-photo-6019102.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 I tried my best to stay away from some social media bullies who knew I am a Manchester United fan. @Olasquare probably did not fill the heat as much as I did since yesterday that the pride of England football, Manchester United was walloped five-nil, to make matter worse, the beating was at home at the gorgeous Old Trafford. With the heavy presence of…
One Good Turn *Hi everyone, something caught my attention today and I feel we should address it before going to the main topic of the day.* *As I was returning from work today, the traffic was crazy but we had to enter it so we could get home on time. We managed the situation and that driver did a lot of swerving and maneuvering se we could get home on time.* *When the bus arrived at the location where the traffic jam started, we found people standing and watching a fight…
Bishop's Curse On Halloween Eve San George, from where the sun rises every morning to light up the eastern sector of the earth had been plagued with silence for the last twenty years. The closest city to it, Flourish-Orwell is the direct opposite. Dwellers in the latter had been having a good time as business flourishes and industries are sites here. Before the period of dead silence, the city of San George had been the commercial hub of the whole region with the largest and…
Building Bridges After a long day, I retired to my lovely couch, and the thoughts of what to write splashed through my head, mind, and conscience but nothing appeared. I resolved immediately to juggle what had transpired at work today to make a post, worthy of discussion. Here is what I arrived at. And the old man was standing, looking feeble, weak with a third leg in his right hand, waiting for a bus that would convey passengers to another part of town. Just then a young,…
Silence Is Golden Hi friends. We can be friends for many reasons but we can continue to be friends when you are not playing the roles of an **observer.** While taking cognizance of everything and the individual around you, talking only when it matters, tends to earn you respect. When an individual gets to a place, as a novice, he/she would have to watch the environment to see what entails there. Jumping into the gun without finding a pedestal to lay on could be dangerous.…
Lagos And Gentlemen Header Giphy https://giphy.com/gifs/ebonylifetv-tiff-the-wedding-party-movie-Y9AGFaM0BUsZW Waking up on a Saturday morning and realizing that the wedding you want to attend, having prepared weeks ago, getting the proposed official dress and sewing it, shoes to match and finally a clean hair-cut, all to appear simply classy at the event, only to discover that your wardrobe has been burgled. This is what I woke up to meet today. In my case, my clothes and…
Place Of The Talking Drum Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/1024985/pexels-photo-1024985.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 Molokwu and his wife Nse lived happily in the city. They got married many years ago and had no child until after eighteen years together. Molokwu loved his wife so very much. He would do anything to make her happy. Every end of the year, they would travel to their village in December to celebrate the new year and return to the city in…
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