A Hungry Man, A Hungry Nation. Paul grew up in Cameroun with his aged father, he was the only child of his mother the second wife of the great cocoa farmer. He was an innocent young boy who follow after the footstep of his father, Mazi Maxwell. Mazi had married Obiageli when he was younger and together they had two children. A boy, Ifeanyi, and his sister Marcelina. Ifeanyi died in one of his trips back to Nigeria from Cameroun in the Atlantic ocean when their ship capsized.…
Absentee Husband Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/1569178/pexels-photo-1569178.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 Fidel and Felix had always wondered why there haven't seen their father like other children in the neighborhood. Their mother, Pat would cook, wash and take care of them every morning, drop them off at school, and pick them after work in the evening. The two boys were always the last to leave school. The school authorities had put an extra fee…
How Not To Make Money❌ |November 2021.| Greetings everyone. Today, I had to rest since our new school curriculum has changed the midterm holiday from the usual two days to one week. It wasn't a dull moment as I had enough time to stay online all day long engaging with other users on the different platforms I belong. In one of my chats today, I stumbled on a discussion where the issue of money held sway. Since I wasn't invited, I took the observer seat and followed the…
There is Life In Bitterness Over the years, I have come to understand that human life and the diseases around the globe, that sweet things causes more trouble for us. Hence, the bitter aspect of nature, through herbs for instance could turn our bitter but of immense value for us. Today, I will like to introduce you to that aspect of bitter nature that has helped and still helping the human race overcome the many troubles caused by the very sweet things we consume. Let's Go…
Let's Go To Market Good evening friends. Thank God It's Friday (TGIF). I have made effort to settle down today So I could engage here but the corners around me are tight. I had to squeeze time out to do this. Been the first Friday of the month, I have to be the a church programme, a vigil for that matter and you know how that works. Before the programme begins, I have to pick up some items. Follow me as I lead the way. Now is the time........Let's go to market. I needed a…
Desperadoes Toun is the only surviving child of late chief Amusa. Her father left her a huge amount of inheritance in cash and kind. After she graduated from the higher institution, she resumed and the chairman of all her father's conglomerate. Despite that her father died two years ago, the companies still made huge profits with little or no supervision on that part of those who were at the helms of affair. On the day Toun resumed office as the chairman of the companies,…
Money & Satisfaction Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/68389/pexels-photo-68389.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 The greatest desire of a man is to have enough money to meet his needs. If perhaps a survey is taken on the issue of money and how we react towards it, you will find out that over 90% of humans desire money. It isn't wrong to say that many bloggers on this platform if not all, are here to make money to meet certain needs, in short, to make ends…
Fame, Fortune & Family (F³) Hi dear Readers. It's good to be back again to lure your reading interest to every line of words to be shared here. My last work Money and Satisfaction was inspired by the need to free my mind from the aches breaking through and the failures I encounter while trying to fix that desire. In furtherance of that work, I'd like to shed more light on what is truly the reason a man can be satisfied. https://read.cash/@Pearlkel/money-satisfaction-06f8f104…
Battle Ground In the wake of the graduation from the university, Kachi and Debby who had been friends from their first year at the university decided to take their relationship a little further to something more serious that could lead to marriage. So, after the graduation ceremonies, Kachi bagged a degree in business management while Debby got a degree in Linguistics and English. On the graduation evening, the lovebirds decided to eat out at a cozy restaurant by the…
Family Is The Coffin That Covers Our Nakedness Good evening guys. Today was very busy for me as I had to multitask to fulfill all that I have set to accomplish in my to-do list. When I started, it seemed like I was wearing out but I tried a strategy of walking to one or two offices just saying hi to my colleagues. In one of the offices I visited, I meet them discussing how one of the occupants said he wasn't going to have anything to do with the family. I stared at him as he…
Jokes Apart Traveling is something I like to do once I have the privilege. It's been a long since I traveled a long distance from my abode of residence. This time, it's my sister-in-law's wedding. The family has to gather again to see her handed in marriage. My family and I have to set out to Delta state from Lagos today. The trip from Lagos to Delta would take nothing less than five hours but we arrived after eight hours. The driver made our journey enjoyable by playing…
Living With The Dead Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/576494/pexels-photo-576494.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 Every evening, after Idris had closed from work, he'd join the boys at the bar to cool off after the stress of the day. They'd share bottles of beer before going home. This had been the trend. Idris' wife never liked the idea. Seeing her husband drunk is the only negative thing about Idris. Several attempts to him had proved abortive. The…
Traditional Marriage is Legit **It's been a long week for me. First, my family and I have traveled a long distance from Lagos to far away from Delta, in Lagos. The trip was described post titled read through to find out what transpired. My sister-in-law is getting married and family had to gather in commemoration of the event. We were gladly received when we arrived at my in-laws with a grandeur of local food prepared for our welcome back home.** On Friday, the marriage…
Tears: Not A Sign Of Weakness **The** capacity to control the pressure of life is courage. Matilda was so devastated as she was called several names for not being married. She is the first child of her parents and she has five other siblings, four ladies, and Ben the only guy. After she graduated from University where she studied Mathematics and Statistics, Matilda met Nonso, who had promised they'd get married as soon as the time is set. Worried at her age, Matilda kept…
Dark Skinned Girl Have you ever been in a situation where you want to move, speak, run, laugh, cry and hop at the same time? That was the feeling Wordsworth had on a **Monday** like this when he saw a girl that sent sparkle throughout his body. He became restless almost immediately. It wasn't his first time seeing her, today was just different. Yvonne smelt different today. She wore a smooth perfume as she walked into the office but the smell of a woman who was in the heat…
Dark Skinned Girl II Yesterday was quite a memorable day for me. It was not the first time I had told people about this write and earn platform but it was the first time someone created interest as soon I spoke to them about read.cash. So, welcome my friend @Agas08 who joined in yesterday. His article: My Introductory Post will make a good read. https://read.cash/@Agas08/my-introductory-post-7fcf2d3b The first part of the story you are about to read can be found here Dark…
Keeping Your Crypto Wallets From Hackers An ugly case of cyber fraud was reported today. It happened to one of my pals and ever since, we have been sober, I have been sober and cautious about how I handle my crypto currency wallets. In recent times, there has been a spike in cybercrimes against unsuspecting innocent cryptocurrency holders. This act is becoming a trend and many young people, even older ones are taking training only to be able to break into some else's…
Censored Lead image https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/11/02/15/01/man-5706960__480.png Growing up was not much fun for me. Those times were crazy when compared with the trends of today. Many of my engagements, and if not mistaken, were restricted, I mean censored, like many African children (not all) faced the same fate with their parents. There is a lot of stuff we mustn't be found doing. One of such is to play football. I was practically **censored** from playing…
King Arthur **~~Arthur~~** ascended the throne of his father as King when he was just eight years old. Who says an eight years boy cannot rule an entire kingdom? His father Nzeribe was loved by the people for his numerous humane acts. His rule was peaceful, it witnessed another level of development in the history of the kingdom. Nzeribe reigned for forty-two years. He was stricken in an age before his demise. The entire empire of Zlupejen mourned him for a whole year before…
The Meeting I have every reason to be happy despite the whooping defeat against ***Manchester United***. This is the second time we have been beaten mercilessly this season. Still, I am happy. The right to be happy is in my jurisdiction, and I choose to be. This time last week, I was far away for a wedding ceremony, it was a long drive but when it comes to a party, the body wakes up despite the tiredness. Today, I decided it gonna be sleep. I did sleep. Something happened in…
Family Weekend Lead image & **edited @canva.com** https://images.pexels.com/photos/1835927/pexels-photo-1835927.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 Been a while I came here. Happy Sunday folks. Today is a special Sunday, set aside for the celebration of God's faithfulness of the family. The family is the smallest but most important unit of society. When there is relative peace in the family, you should expect nothing less in the entire society. In recent times, we…
Blind Date Lead image https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/01/20/18/25/woman-1995624__480.jpg Some very crazy things are happening here in my domain, a few distance from here, some very nonchalant boys wielding powerful weapons are on the rampage. Trouble started when some secondary school pupils fought over #100 ($0.25) tongue extent that they stabbed themselves with broken bottle. One thing led to the other, they reported the case to the police and were arrested. At the…
Homecoming Harmattan is a close call to remembering that December is approaching. A season of sharing love and gifts. For the **Emenikes**, it is a time to come back home to their home country to bond and re-strategize for a productive life in the coming year. Uche, his wife, and two kids were the first to return home. It took them the right hours of continuous driving to arrive from Lagos. On the evening they arrived, there was not much that could be done because Amara,…
The Admirer Who Never Showed Up. Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/802505/pexels-photo-802505.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 Mr. George, the principal of Maverick High school is so passionate about music. Every quarter, the students in the music club would always rehearse to present a concert of some genre of music. In December 2018, the chairman of the Parents forum of Maverick High had made a promise to forward a box of gifts to all instrumentalists…
Chronicles Of A Deformed Child **December 3rd of every year, the United Nations has set aside as International Day for Persons With Disabilities.** In Umueke village, a child was born into the family of Mazi Okolo, Obim was her name. During the period of her pregnancy, her mother, Uzor was returning from the market where she went to sell off the palm oil she had hoarded, waiting for when the price of the commodity will hike. She saw a mammoth crowd gathered in their…
How I Influenced Gladys Good morning friends. It's Saturday here in Nigeria, the sky seem a little calm as the early morning sun is nowhere close to emerging. The hotness of the sun had doubled in the few passing days. Double trouble is that there is no power supply and one has to run the power generating set for some hours before bedtime because of heat. However, I'd like to share something I think could inspire someone. When I just entered adolescence, I was easily…
Sun ~ The Myth Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/165505/pexels-photo-165505.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 In the past week, our weather condition in west Africa has changed. Predominantly, there are two notable climatic seasons in this part of the continent. The rainy and dry season. The dry season, which is what we are experiencing now is featured by the heavy radiation of the sun. People have referred to it as scourging because of the intensity of…
The Ache In My Neck Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/4009601/pexels-photo-4009601.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 **Australopithecus!!**You heard me right. Who can give the meaning of this word? Mr. Brown, my English language asked the class. In the last class, Mahmud had retorted that our teacher was unable to spell correctly the word **occasion**. He has spelled it as **~~ocassion~~**. Certainly, we know the next class was going to be a tough one and…
Guess who's here! @bloghound welcome back to the beehive. I woke up to see that whooping sponsorship renewal. Need I say more? You're such a gem. All sponsors, you are sighted: @mictorrani @scottcbusiness @breadchamp @telecharm @olasquare @happyboy @princessbusayo @seqioua @McYusuf....... Thanks guys for the love. Let's have a great December.
First Time Ever Lead image https://images.pexels.com/photos/3811043/pexels-photo-3811043.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500 Mr. Paddington sailed from the shores of Louisiana in search of the gold mine located somewhere in the heart of Africa. On his first expedition, his wooden ship had wrecked while it faced a storm close to the heavy current of Taqua bay. Thanks to the anchor of the Titanic ship that hooked him back upland. Amid his travails, Paddington boarded…
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