The World As it Spins

Happy Democracy Day fellow Nigerian democrat. I wish you a prosperous day! I believe there is a micro Nigerian society in my class here in school. This got me thinking about the similarity between the Nigerian Political space and my class, I will attempt to highlight these similarities as honestly as possible without sentiments just as I have observed them. These are just honest observations devoid of any malice. Okay? First of all, let's go tribal. My classroom is divided into these major groups; there are the Yoruba speakers, Nupe speakers, Hausa speakers and the English speakers. Yoruba speakers are those people who speak Yoruba most (they may not even be Yoruba). Nupe speakers are mostly Niger state indigenes, they are quite few but are the next largest identifiable group in terms of cohesion amongst members. Hausa speaking folks are a loose band of people who feel more at ease using Hausa as a Lingua Franca than English. English speakers don't really use any other langua...

If you have never made sand houses with wet sand using your feet as the mould. If you have never played "catcher" If you have never played police and thief If don't know how to make paper planes "Doggy doggy step right out", if you have never heard this sentence If you have never rolled tyres If you have never been rolled in a tyre If you have never hunted wild crickets If you have never done 'training' after watching a Chinese film If you don't know Ali and Simbi If you have never heard of Edet If you don't know what Kito sandals look like If you don't remember at least two of your childhood friends Bro, your Nigerian childhood lacked some vital elements. Happy Nigerian Children's day!

Last Saturday Arsenal FC of London won the English FA Cup. This is a big deal for me. As an Arsenal supporter I had never had the opportunity to tweet or post or blog about winning silverware. Here is my chance. I wish to thank God for this victory, as the Nigerian Army goes: "Victory is From God Alone". I want to thank my co-gunners who remained steadfast through out the lean years of drought. My most special gratitude goes to the Arsenal haters. See your life? We are the Champions! P.S With the World Cup approaching, I wish the Nigerian Super Eagles the kind of victory Arsenal had in all their matches.

The Bee told me it's my time The Queen Bee she is Filled my heart with sweetness When our minds sat beneath the amber sunset Until the blinking stars came on The bliss of friendship The fun that comes with Bubbles I'm having the time of my life These are Beautiful Times (For the lovely Ms. Debbie "theBee" A.)

I was in church yesterday for Bible study and it was so awesome I had to share. We studied God's grace which in Greek is Charis. Let me digress. I am a big fan of the game subway surfers and I have a score of about 255k to show for the countless hours I have put into the game. When I first launched the game a friend told me his highest score was about 80k, he further told me that he'd seen folks with scores in millions. My ultimate goal then became having a score of at least 300k. It seemed like a tall order. However with time I realised that there were boosts (like surfboards, score boosters, magnets and power ups) and aids to help me achieve my goal. The more I ran, the more boosts I gathered,  the easier the game became and the higher my scores climbed. Now this post ain't entirely about subway surfers. Its also about God's grace. God's grace to us can be defined as the unmerited favor and support God bequeathed upon us. Titus 2:11,12 I paraphrase: The grace ...

I saw a damsel walking by I smiled and said hello She sneered and gave me nasty look And then walked away But its alright now I guess my lesson's learnt Not every girl wants to be friends Not every story happily ends I saw a fine girl walking by She smiled and I said hi We spent the evening writing poems Singing as we went So am alright now I guess my lesson's learnt As there are red and blue flames Not every girl is the same I've seen the heights of life I've also seen the other side Be nice to everyone you meet Be nice to the cat on the street But it's alright now I guess my lesson's learnt Not everything is as it seems Not everything is as we see I wrote a poem late last night Because I couldn't sleep I worried if it made any sense Or if it was just dense But it's alright now I guess my lesson's learnt You can't please everyone I write to be at peace with myself

Brother e don tey wey you dey find admission You don discourage and you dey give worry permission Get ready you go resume this november Bros cheer up and mark am for calendar you dey here dey worry admission Start enjoyment God been dey fix your employment Aunty you go carry your pikin no worry You go come share your testimony Oya begin dey practice your Thanksgiving dance start to dey ask mama for agbo, no give sadness chance Your time has come to bragadaba Now is your time to taka rawa Oboy the hustle is very real Time dey come when we go just dey chill Work hard and leave am for God Arrange yourself better dey come maintain your position better go show Jesus will make all of us glow Hey guys am back for good. Watch this for more of the poetic me.