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The Thing I Never Told You

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The Thing I Never Told You I have kept this secret for eleven years. Eleven years of laughing with you at parties, of being the first person you called when things went wrong, of sitting across from you at that small suya spot on Allen Avenue where we always ordered the same thing. Eleven years of knowing that the version of me you loved was built, in part, on a lie. Let me start from the beginning. Chidi and I met in 2009 at a cramped cybercafé in Surulere. We were both second-year students at UNILAG, both broke, both pretending we weren't. He was printing an assignment he hadn't started yet, and I was watching him spiral into quiet panic, and something about that made me laugh. Not at him — just at the whole situation. The absurdity of it. He looked at me, and then he laughed too, and that was it. That fast. That simple. By our final year, Chidi was the person I trusted most in the world. More than my brothers. More, honestly, than myself. In 2013, we both applied ...
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My First Day at the Law Court

Have you ever been to the Law Court? What was your first day experience there? Read about mine below. My First Day at the Court. The first day I entered the law court, I was happy and excited. But then, the unthinkable happened. As we were seated at the back seat, we didn't hear most of the things that were going on. There was a lot of noise at the front seats. Then, I heard a heavy sound like the one from Monday Monday hammer followed with a very loud masculine voice saying, "order! order!!  Mean while I was getting very hungry, and I thought they understood my predicament and wanted to be of help. So I replied from the back, "Fried rice and chicken, one bottle of coke and a cup of ice-cream." Consequently, before I could say one more word I was locked up in a small room in the Court. If not for God and my influential father I would've smelt real pepper that day. I thank God I didn't spend a night in that court's small prison . If it ...
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Interesting Dialogue...Education is the Key

A dialogue between a father and son titled: Education is the Key **Father:** John my son, I want you to go back to school. **John:** No daddy, I don't want to go back to school. By the way, why is this school issue so important to you? ** Father:** School is very important to me my son because education is the key. **John:** Haha, daddy did you just say that education is the key? **Father:** Yes my son, education is the key. **John:** Daddy, you and I know that all the doors in this your house have their keys with spare ones. So which other key are you talking about? **Father:** Yes, I know that my son. But I want you to understand that I am not talking about the key to a physical door. **John:** What do you mean then? **Father:** Now listen to me very attentively. Education is the key to success in life. Success is a treasure that is well secured with a very strong padlock. The key that you need to unlock it is sound education. **John:** Hmm! So, where is...
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10 Fascinating Facts You can't afford to Miss.

Did you know? ***The brief resemblance in the appearance of the X and Y chromosomes to the letters "X" and "Y" respectively during cell division is entirely coincidental.* ***You pay for things with time, not really with money.* ***Maltreating your wife is an odious act that is liable to hinder your prayers* ***If your nose were sandwiched in between your toes, you'd be forced to smell your feet.* ***If you lick your wrist and smell it, the odour you perceive is no difference from your breath.* ***Smokers are liable to die before their time.* ***The evil that men do lives with them and follow them bumper to bumper wherever they go.* ***You cannot spit into the air and go scot-free.* ***Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.* ***Life is the one teacher who teaches you even when you are not receptive to its lessons.*
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My Father's Goat...(Poem)

My Father's Goat: My father's goat The most troublesome goat I've ever seen. It eats its shares And tries to tamper with our own too. I remember when I was young And my mother was strong . She served me my share And my father's goat its own. The goat finished its share And made its way down my place. It gored me at the back And down I fell. It took over my meal And left me to cry. Oh my meal! My delicious meal! Mum ran down to help But my meal had gone down the drain. She hit the goat hard And away it ran. She took me by the hand And up I stood. She wiped my tears And sat me down. She let out a shout And here it goes What a goat! Oh my God! It's my father's goat The domestic terrorist Who terrorised my life In my father's house.
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Turns of Events...Episode 1

Danny comes from a devoted and dedicated Christian family.  Right from infancy, his parent taught him about God, as the creator of the universe and all there is in it including humans. Psalms 100:3. They never failed to let him understand that the supreme God is their father whose existence is evident in the wonders seen in creation and that he really loves and  cares about them.  They went further to make him understand that God sees everything we do and shows interest in them. And that he doesn't like disobedient children. Danny began to love what he learned about God  as he grew up. This was evident in his unalloyed obedience to his parents. His love for  God  grew stronger and  he always talked to his friends and others about him and the things he has done and will do in the future for them.  However, some of his friends paid attention to him  and began to love God too while others put up  nonchalant attitudes ...
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