The first thing Irewamiri said when I got in was, “Can you imagine what just happened?” I had travelled for about 48 hours. She was pregnant with Danielle. She said that for about 24 hours, she did all she could to get the baby to kick and turn as she [...]
Read MoreThere are many times when I have attended functions and had to tell commercial photographers not to bother taking pictures. Despite all the caution, there will still be some who took my pictures without asking. They begin to look for me after the event to collect and pay for pictures [...]
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When we took a walk to that community project, we began to assess it. It had been there before I was born. There were no doubts as to what we needed to do- the walls were weak, the structure was already giving way. We pulled down the old. We dug new foundations. We made new pillars and had to connect […]
It was a long night of discussions (well, more like debates). My parents were having tough issues with us- especially the fact that my sister now uses “attachments”. Mum had caught her while she was away from home using it. Well! Wearing trousers too were major issues. It was a night of back and forths. We were now grown kids […]
We were returning from a trip outside town when I spotted a woman roasting fish just by the road side. I said to my wife, “Let us buy fish” She looked at me in shock and said, “Are you sure?” I reversed and we got fish. She was in shock. Her first attempt of giving me a delicacy laced with […]
An elderly one told me a story of how he took his daughter to the clinic. In a bid for the family doctor to put her at ease, he asked her a simple question: “What is your name?” Her answer was not that simple. She went ahead to mention her name attaching that she is a princess and mentioned categorically […]
Just after signing the letter accepting me as a corps member in the organization, she looked up and said, “You will be idle if you just stay around here although we have a good accommodation for you”. Then she continued, “You are a professional. I think you should get to practice in the state capital” And then the warning landed, […]
Whenever Danielle wants to call her mum or myself, she will rarely ever say “Daddy” or “Mummy”. You will hear her personalize it as “My Daddy or My Mama”. The same applies to her grandparents. They are all “My Grandpa or my Grandma”. She makes it personal. She says it so much that her cousin came visiting and also started […]
Just some months before my service year, I told God that it was going to be a year that I spend in communing with Him. I would pray and listen while I build capacity for the things He has laid on my heart. At the same time, I was to trust Him for what He would have me do. I […]
When I got my posting letter, I did not go straight to the Local Government where I had been deployed. I spent the weekend in a familiar place having the best of fun. However, reality struck when I visited my place of personal assignment and I saw the state. I placed a call through to someone and mentioned that I […]
We thank God for what He has done in the past few weeks. One of the most exciting part is the “Holiday Bible School with Uncle Temi”. We had 53 kids in attendance on the last day. 37 of them were Secondary School students. We took a week to teach about The Bible, God, The Grace and Love of God […]
As we drove on, my dear friend spotted my phone. I should not be surprised when he said, “Is this what you use to send out the broadcasts?” I said, “Yes now”. The screen is almost gone with different strokes and lines popping up. I had a good smile. Can I talk to someone who has been through seasons and […]
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