Joseph made a tough choice. Maybe he had sleepless nights, turning and tossing on his bed but he finally decided to let her leave quietly – without exposing her. He waived his right to call her out.
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One day when my wife went for her ante-natal, the doctor said they had to do a C-Section immediately. It was when my daughter was brought out that I called my dad and broke the news. Neither of us had informed our parents of the pregnancy all along.
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I was at a courier company on Saturday to send out a parcel to Abuja. This courier company actually started out as a transport company with buses going to different destinations in Nigeria. Over time, people sent parcels through the drivers to different destinations. The company saw an opportunity and started a courier and logistics
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In support of Jimi Agbaje during the 2015 elections, I produced two jingles as my contribution. I wanted him to win. So, through the assistance of a friend of mine who is a PDP stalwart, we were directed to hand over the CDs to a PDP chieftain in Lagos. The PDP chieftain asked us to
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I promise to be a role model and a father you will forever be proud of. I promise to be there for you when you need me
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One of the monuments I visited in Rwanda was the Belgian Monument for the 10 Belgian United Nations peacekeepers. In April 1994, 10 commandos of Belgian origin were ambushed during the Rwandan War. It was a day after the Rwandan president’s plane was shot down on April 6, 1994. They surrendered their weapons in exchange
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Do You Remember Hotel Rwanda? Hotel Rwanda was a film released in 2004 about how Paul Rusesabagina (played by Don Cheadle ), the manager of Hotel Des Milles Collines, saved 1,268 Tutsis during the 1994 Genocide. The hotel was also shown in the 2005 film Sometime In April. I was at the hotel. The actual
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I went on a tour of the Kigali Genocide Memorial and one of the striking things I saw was the Hutu Ten Commandments. Immediately, my mind went to my country, Nigeria. Nigeria is becoming more dangerous a place to live by the day. The level of hatred is assuming an alarming dimension and may soon
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The roads in Kigali are neat. So neat that you can’t find any dirt anywhere. When I touched down from the aircraft and entered into the small but very smart airport, I knew there was something different about this country. I had heard so much about the transformation of this nation and I wanted to
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In exactly 41 minutes, the Uber driver was at Roving Heights Book Store, Surulere. And my bill? N2,120. I was elated. I had moved Uber to the front row now and totally eliminated the courier companies from further consideration.