Rise Up Thirty-two years old Martin was born with weak bones in his legs. From his infancy, he had struggled with the use of his legs but his parents stopped worrying when the doctors confirmed that he won't be able to walk on his legs for his entire lifetime. As the first child, he was pampered so very well that he got everything he wanted except that his father refused to buy him a bicycle when he celebrated his twelve birthday. It was a tough day because Martin refused…
The Earth And It's Fullness I encountered something quite different today as I accompanied a friend to a land site where he bought a plot of land. It was meant to be a visit of joy but it turned out to be something I never thought I could ever do. As early as 7:00 Am today, my friend Tayo picked me up from my apartment. I was all dressed and had my office bag, my mobile office if you like to refer to it like that. As I stepped out of my apartment, I noticed there was another…
Envy From The Book, Envy. Lauren, one of New York's best editors, devoted to a shame of a marriage with Dylan Hugh, incidentally stumbled upon the prologue of a book, and despite the fact that the book wasn't through the normal process by an agent, It quipped her interest and she fell in love with it. Lauren shared the prologue with her father, Danny Theo, the founder of Theo Press and he also shares her view and encourages her to find the *golden* author of the book. This…
Narrow Way Adebo was a struggling young man from a humble background. He went to school as the only opportune scholar from his village. Adebo's father was a peasant farmer but was known for his acts of discipline. He was a frank man who didn't take any act of indiscipline. When the opportunity came that a villager should be sent to the city flto study, the whole village accepted that Adebo, the son of Agbekoya be selected. While his preparation to resume school was ongoing,…
Double (Trouble) Wahala Lead image https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-standing-on-street-5671397/ Wahala!! For whoever wants trouble, it is always available and in measure to what is needed. According to the late Afrobeat legend, **Fela Anikulapo Kuti**, wahala doesn't go around looking for people, the word is inanimate but people go to stir it up from sleep. Generally speaking, the world from different angles always looks for how to get engaged. Some scientists when to…
Love Found On Read.Cash Abah and Tricia have been friends on read.cash for over eighteen years. When they first met, Tricia had made a comment that attracted Abah on one of his posts. From her spoken words, it is evident that she is an intelligent lady with foresight. This prompted Abah to follow up on Tricia and belong long, they started an affair on the social media. The lovebirds had a career they cherished so much. While Abah works with a new generation bank on the…
Love Found On Read.Cash (Concluding Episode) This story is a fiction, the characters therein are mere imagination and has nothing to do with any individual on the read.cash platform or any other media. Read the opening episode HERE to get a full glimpse of the emerging events. https://read.cash/@Pearlkel/love-found-on-readcash-5f4c58ca Tricia entered the master bedroom bathtub and had a cold bath to wash off the rain water. The setting of the bath is so lush and convenient…
Let's Call It Quits Recently, a friend of mine who lives in diaspora called me and narrated what transpired between him and his estranged lover. It was a bittersweet tale from both sides. Dan travelled to the Caribbean island of King Solomon in 2009. He had decided to leave the shores of Nigeria to see a new life elsewhere. Since his visa application to Europe was rejected, he opted for the Caribbean nations. Though, his movement did not come on a platter of gold. He had…
No Peace For The Wicked Do you take this woman as your lawful wedded wife, to hold and have, in sickness and health, for richer or poorer, till death do you part? The clergy asked. George responded: Yes, I do. As the clergy ask the bride the same question, she answered in the affirmative and said: Does anyone here know why this man and woman should not be joined together in holy matrimony, let him speak now or forever remain silent. Everywhere went sudden silent until a…
What Are You Worth? Everyone has a worth. Your worth is your value. The value system of this life is calculated based on the relevance of an individual to the society where he or she finds himself. Every person, by natural instinct has a worth. My worth may be different from your worth. One decider of the worth of an individual is the skill or talent he possessed. People have become reference points because of the value they carry. As a person who is worth something, we…
Wild Wranglings Can you remember those days when you break simple instructions at will? Yes, those good old days, when your parents asked you not to go watch television programmes with your neighbours. And sometimes, when your parents are not around, you sneak to the very house you were asked not to visit to go watch television. You probably didn't have that experience while growing up. Some of us did. We had to go watch *Tales By Moonlight* every Sunday evening at the house…
[Eng/Spanish] One Day Priest Lead image https://www.pexels.com/photo/group-of-people-hanging-out-10400985/ Silently, Donald walked towards the monastery with his mind agitated whether to belong here or not. It's going to be a lifetime choice. One talk from the priest in the evening mass is not enough to convince him to become a seminarian. Donald was touched in his heart of heart when Revered Father Sanches gave a talk on the benefits of consecration. It was his first time…
Love Shanties (High School Series) The crowd gathered right in front of her home, shocked her. Her jaw dropped open with panic, thoughts of her former scandals filled her head. Tell that nasty child of yours to give me my credit card. If she does not drop it, I'll make sure this house burns down to ashes. Fear gripped her chest and she became short of breath. Luckily, she was in the midst of the thick crowd, with no way of her mother seeing her. Striding to the door of her…
Sunday Tablet Good morning dear bloggers. It's an awesome Sunday here in Lagos, Nigeria. The weather is calm with a mild but bright emergence of the sun. As I walked out of my apartment, heading towards the church for an early morning worship encounter, something that I have loved to experience. True worshippers will have a knowledge of what I meant. There were many youths in the streets. Some are having a work out, some on the football pitch, training and others playing to…
Examination Is A Catalyst For Reading Good morning dear bloggers. There are so many amazing articles to read here and I have had enough of them stick to my library as part of my knowledge on blogging and facts of life. As we begin a new week, there are possible heights we wish to climb and surpass during the week. Any individual who wishes to accomplish the feats should be prepared to face the rudiments. Today, the second term examination in my school started and everywhere…
Stand Still In Lagos [Mr President Is Visiting] Mr President, Rtd. General Mohammadu Buhari is visiting Lagos today. It is one of a kind of a visit. Lagos as you know is one of the most evolving cities in the world and the commercial hub of Lagos. At inception of office, the APC led government made a lot of promises during the political campaign that brought her to office, one of which was to provide food security to the nation. That dream has since been tagged a mirage…
Emergency Room Wow ❗ Wow ❗ Wow ❗ The siren blasted from the ambulance as the driver sped off through the zebra line, the traffic light flashed the red colour and other cars were halted behind the line. Since it's an emergency, immunity still covers the ambulance. The Federal Medical Centre was already on the alert, waiting for the ambulance to arrive. Everyday, the Emergency room of the FMC is always busy with cases ranging from accident victims to critically sick people.…
From Geography Class To Cairo Humphrey had never been this patient in class like he was today. Geography must be one subject he loved and no one can say why. Today, Mr. Bright was all about how the Egyptian Pharaohs hid huge amounts of precious stones around the Sahara deserts not far from Cairo. He took down every detail in a jotter. No distractions will be entertained today, Humphrey had decided. Several winks from Tony, his closest friend in the class, would not make him…
Acceptable Service Hi bloggers. It's another weekend. Hope you all have set plan to have a groovy weekend this time? Well, for me, it's a retreat that I compulsory have to attend. The journey just began now and it's going to take a little above two hours to reach the venue of the programme. Two years ago when I first attended the programme,I had a wonderful experience altogether as the instructors and guest speakers made me realise that until I discovered who I am, I can…
The House In My Backyard Our retreat took a different dimension over the weekend. After the registration of all those who had come to take part in the programme, we were served a sumptuous meal for the night and listened to a part of the word, acceptable service. The speaker, a revered banker and preacher spoke of many indices in which our service or faithfulness will be tested. At the mention of giving and sacrifice as a part of those indices that measure up to our service,…
My mirror **My Mirror** I've always woken up to either a call or a text from my dad but this time it felt something was wrong.I had woken up, checked my phone and the only message I had seen was "battery fully charged". This was so unusual of my dad. My father was my best friend and I was so found of him.Ever since I lost my mom(his wife),I could barely spend a day without hearing from him.The last time he travelled I feel sick that he had to come back instantly. I went into…
A Day When The Eagles Refused To Fly Nigeria, 29th March, 2022. Blue sky. Cloudy sky. Hot sun. That's the nature of the wealthy recorded in Abuja. It's going to be a special day afterall. The Eagles will be defending their territory on the football pitch. As you must have read. An Eagle understands its terrain and studies every inhabitant of the domain where its nest is built, understanding what their activities and routine could be. To bear the name of an eagle means more,…
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