I know your difference amongst a million men A man of war, mighty with words and the pen A fine Nigerian, defender of history, God’s anointed one
I KNOW YOUR DIFFERENCE. by Adewale Aladejana(2013) Read More »
“Now I have seen that some of you fear to go forward to fight for our king. If it were in the brave days of, the days of Osei Tutu, Okomfo Anokye, and Opoku Ware, chiefs would not sit down to see thier king taken away without firing a shot. No white man could have
By Yaa Asantewaa, Kumasi, 1900 Read More »
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ‘Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns’ he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. [hide] ‘Forward, the Light Brigade!’ Was there a man dismay’d? Not tho’ the soldiers knew Some
The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) Read More »
Never give in… never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force… never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” ______________ Winston Churchill.
Never give in ______________ Winston Churchill. Read More »
Ye sons of France, awake to glory, Hark, hark! what myriads bid you rise! Your children, wives and white-haired grandsires. Behold their tears and hear their cries! (repeat) Shall hateful tyrants, mischiefs breeding, With hireling hosts, a ruffian band, Affright and desolate the land, While peace and liberty lie bleeding?
La Marseillaise (The French National Anthem) – 1792 Read More »
“Someone who became a man even before he had the opportunity to be a child. A living witness to Nigeria’s history despite his tender age. An invaluable contributor to public discourse and the shaping of government policy. I wish you a happy birthday and many glorious years of joy with your loved ones and further
I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back. I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust and only seconds to
I’VE LEARNED. by Magita Oluwatunmise Ademosu(2010) Read More »
”Aside the 105 soldiers killed by Boko Haram, additional 34 soldiers were killed 2 days ago but it wasn’t in the news”- Deji Adeyanju. Mr. Deji Adeyanju is absoltely right. The most heartless and reprehensible thing that our government could have done is to cover-up the fact that 105 of our soldiers were killed by
DOES PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI HAVE A CONSCIENCE? Read More »
Unless you have received a fathers unconditional love, you may find it hard to give it to your own children. Unless you have been in receipt of unconditional love you may never recognise it, you’ll despise it, or just malign it. Unless you have looked into the eyes of unconditional love you will fear it,
A FATHER’S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. by Toyin Fani-Kayode(2010) Read More »