I sat back one day and thoughts began to flow. . . When my brother was preparing for National Service after the university, I used to say jokingly that he would go to serve at the farthest place possible: Maiduguri! It happened. . . When he was preparing to wed, …
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Hope & Courage
A younger guy called me one day. He had about 3 friends with him. And they asked me a question, looking up to me for counsel. He told how “someone” had a relatively good job, the best paid among his contemporaries. They were all semi-skilled workers, awaiting university admission. The …
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Few weeks ago, a close pal called me. He asked after a mutual friend who I really should know more about. I’ll call him KEN. I told him Ken should be in Lagos. He exclaimed, “Ken is dead!” I was dumbfounded; he referred me to Ken’s Facebook page. Ken died 7 months prior! Whoa! …
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