Christmas Past and Present. The Past: December was usually an exciting period for me as a little boy. I always looked forward to Christmas day, mostly because it was the day I'd get to wear my new clothes.

Addiction - The Example of Fortunato In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," we see Fortunato, a seemingly carefree character, ruined, literally, by alcohol addiction. His arch enemy,

Sickle Cell and the Workplace On March 25, 2025, a young man living with sickle cell disease who was in crisis had to wait 21 hours to get a bed in a UK hospital, as reported by the Mirror. This is because

"I Say No" Image Source "You have potentials for greatness and you have a good heart, but you may not get anywhere until you learn to say no when it is not convenient for you to do

Reflections It had started to rain some few minutes before I closed from work and the rain lasted for about twenty minutes. With my bag in my hand, I stepped into the light drizzle. On a good day, I would

On World Sickle Cell Day 2025 It's another June 19 when we celebrate sickle cell warriors. Just a few notices before we go on. Image Source Nigeria has the highest number of people living with sickle cell

The worst of us should not police us And this is why I think we have incompetent extortionists as police officers in this country. In 2013, I discovered a short route to school, through hills a bush and

What are friends for? It was my first time at "Plenty but Rubbish" and I was excited at the quantity of food I got for just 300 naira. The jollof rice was smoking hot, adorned by moi-moi and

Android vs. iOS? Disclaimer: The writer has never used an iOS device before. He has only lived the experience through other people. Where does one begin to compare these things? I have heard people argue

I have been thinking a lot lately… A lot of things have happened in recent times, some even inexplicable. And each time I could only utter one statement: This lottery called life. Is life really a game

Flames Ken was many things. He was called many things; many things he didn't like. Image Source His course mates said he was named Ken because his parents foresaw that he was going to be short: a short

Love and One other Tragedy You have been sitting on the bed for a long time now. You didn't know this but if you looked at what your phone's clock said, you will see that it is 1:37am. Did you not come

Double Dating: My Story I got home by at 9.40pm that windy night. I did not even drop the food bags I was holding when I called her again. Her line was still switched off. I had a strong urge to call her

Dating - Love: Double Dating - Love Love Why do people go into relationships? As simple as this question sounds, there are people who don't know why they're in a relationship. This may or may not be the

Help from Hive! I was trying to help a student who needed extra attention and he started to avoid me. The only time I saw him was whenever I'm teaching his class. "Bring your personal study notes

A Resolution in the Mid 2000s Since we're talking about resolutions this week, I remember my first resolution. Now, I wondered what a 9 year old knows about resolutions that I had two pages of new year

How the resolutions Are Coming It's been a tough start to the year. There were lot's of surprises and unexpected twists I still can;t talk about yet. It almost felt like there were forces out to thwart

Listen More, Talk Less – One Thing I Wish to Change about Myself If there is anything I wish to change about myself right now, it is talking too much. It has been brought to my notice that I tend to be

Before the Hot Coals Burst to Flames A friend once described me as "intense" to a prospective "talking stage", warning her that communication and transparency are some of the ways to

Shots in the Dark: Today I Remember Victims of Police Brutality Without Mincing words, a lot is left to be desired in the security architecture of my country. As you are trying to stay safe and away from