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Who Does That? – RHETORICS
After spending a good deal of time thinking on it, I had to send her a message asking who does that? As in who are they? what did they do? And should they be prepping for a fight?
Happiness Is A New Creature… (The Women I Love)
She was loud, hyperactive, unapologetic, energetic, unreserved, and outlandish. Happiness would stand up to any Alpha Male, and leave him in tears. Wherever she shows up, she either has the leadership position given to her, or she just takes it.
Obituary (Word For The Week)
As much as our ultimate reward is in heaven, what if your entry into heaven depends on everyone you ever come in contact with voting for or against you getting into heaven? And people had to vote honestly, based on their memories of you.
Blinded By Your Grace – Stormzy (Song Of The Day)
When a self-confessed gangster sings about how he was Blinded By Your Grace, you have to believe that His Grace is beyond description.
Face 2 Face – 2 Face Idibia (Review)
When you see your favorite artists "fanboy" 2 Baba, know that the "Baba" at the end of his name is not decorative. Like a Four-Star general, he earned all four letters of it.
PSA: Matters Settlers Association Of Nigeria
Fellow countrymen and women, this is a Public Service Announcement from the Matters Settlers Association Of Nigeria. The time has come for you to join the rank of distinguished matters settlers. Will you heed the call?
Is Anybody Out There? – K’Naan × Nelly Furtado (Song Of The Day)
Is anybody out there? Is anyone listening? Can you hear my cry for help? Will you reach out a hand and pull me out of this quicksand I find myself in?
Everybody’s Business Is Nobody’s Business (IDIOMS AND PROVERBS)
You are not a P.L.C. No shareholder or board of directors should be sitting on your case and none is coming up with a solution for you. They don’t know the intricacies of your daily life, how do you expect them to know what is right or wrong for you?
What Are Friends For? – RHETORICS
Are friends not meant to lift each other up, show one another the way, and be sources of respite, refreshment, and resources for one another?
Stand By Me – Boys Don’t Sing (Live Performance)
There are very few experiences more beautiful in this world than a great choir performing a song worthy of a once in a lifetime performance. That is exactly what you get to experience with the Boys Don’t Sing Choir’s rendition […]
Rise Up – Andra Day (Song Of The Day)
At this point, the year 2020 needs a song to calm it down and for me, Rise Up by Andra Day is the song for it.
All My Girls Are Ballers (The Women I Love)
For the rest of the school year, both Naomi and Olu were nicknamed Baller. They had both earned it, although the name brought up different emotions for each of them.
Resonance – Vique (Cover)
Resonance by Chinwe Ike is a timeless musical piece. I can’t remember exactly when I first heard it, but I do know that I fell in love with it right away and that love never waned.
Be Careful – Cardi B (Song Of The Day)
Be careful before you make those who love you start to despise you. That is Cardi B’s warning on Be Careful.
Sunk Cost Fallacy (Word For The Week)
Sunk cost fallacy is a phenomenon where somebody justifies an increased investment of money or other resources based on the cumulative prior investment (the sunk costs), despite new evidence suggesting that the cost of continuing now outweighs the expected benefit.
Adura Elijah – Jhybo (Song Of The Day)
In Adura Elijah, Jhybo calls on Jehovah to save him from enemies near and far, known and unknown, and most dangerous of all, frenemies.
If We Must – Vector × Mastaa (Song Of The Day)
If we must talk about Rap Music in Nigeria, then we must talk about Vector. And if we must rank the best Nigerian rap songs for 2020, then “If We Must” must be somewhere in the top three so far this year.
Helping Hands On The Walk To Perfect – ML DEVOTIONAL
The Christian walk with God is a walk from impurity, deficiency, and imperfection, to perfection. It is God’s will that we become perfect, just as He is.
Experience Is The Best Teacher (IDIOMS AND PROVERBS)
The problem with experience though? It often held us back. We remember things from our past, we see patterns playing out before us, and we have to react.
Are You Satisfied? – RHETORICS
You saw her, she was drop-dead gorgeous, her voice was like music to your ears, you were satisfied. You walked up to her, you gave her your fire lines, you were really poetic, alas, she was not satisfied.
Pete Pete – 9ice × Asa (Song Of The Day)
Pete Pete is exactly what I imagined a 9ice and Asa collaboration to sound like. And no. They did not disappoint.
An Incomplete Story – ML DEVOTIONAL
The Bible is replete with stories of people with extraordinary faith. A level of faith that moved God to personally commend them. Yet their story is incomplete.
Student Teacher (The Women I Love)
From that day on, Ruth had it on for him. Whenever a teacher asked her to write down the name of noisemakers, his name was number one on the list. If she was asked to pick students for menial work like cutting grass or washing the toilet, she picked him first.
I Am Not Afraid – Majek Fashek (Song Of The Day)
Majek Fashek was not scared to use his voice. Even when he was plagued by lots of personal demons, he still continued to give music his best. He continued to bless the world with melodious tunes that helped people with their personal battles.
With Or Without Faith – ML DEVOTIONAL
The presence of God in one's life is a reward for faith in him, which is more valuable than any tangible thing. If you know God, but you have not experienced, and you can't feel the sweetness of His presence, you are doing it wrong.
Echo Chamber (Word For The Week)
Do not allow yourself to get trapped in an echo chamber of your own creation, else you'll be unaware of when the world moves on and leave you behind.
High – Eva Alordiah (Song Of The Day)
Some people get addicted to what was supposed to be a temporal source of release and pleasure. We find our "high" and want to remain there. This has led to misuse, abuse, and dependence on drugs, alcohol, sex, relationship, porn, game, gambling, and others.
Of Things Seen And Things Unseen – ML DEVOTIONAL
Faith. The much talked about, often misunderstood, easily misplaced, painful to lose, harder to regain force that governs the universe as we know it. And even more, than we know.
Gaslighting (Word For The Week)
You will no longer be a victim of someone else's gaslighting. It is time you'll put on your flame, raise your lamp high, and shine bright like the star you are meant to be.
God Is Love & The Light – Common × Erykah Badu × William Murphy (Song Of The Day)
Common, Erykah Badu and William Murphy do a great job of reminding us to never lose sight of God's Love and God's Light. It is up to you to be a representation and manifestation of this.
…While Rome Burned (Rhetorics)
There is a saying that accompanies a story I read as a kid. "While Rome burned, Nero fiddled". Is that the best way to describe Nigeria and her leaders?
Good Thing – Asa (Song Of The Day)
On Good Thing, the song in itself talks about refusing to be treated sub-humanly because of your flaws and insecurities. It encourages you to take charge of your life and demand the respect you deserve.
The Root Of Ruth (The Women I Love)
This is the story of me and Ruth. Not Ruth Abokoku, but Ruth the class captain. I can't overstate this, MB is the most beautiful girl I have ever met, Ruth comes a close second. If MB is Dark and Lovely, then Ruth is Dark and Shining.
To The One That Almost Was (Sincerely Yours)
What if I didn't mask my feeling? What if you were not told that women can't do the asking? What if I wasn't too scared to damage a good thing? What if...? Maybe in another lifetime, we can be more than almost.
Starting Over – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis × Ben Birdwell (Song Of The Day)
Addiction is a battle a lot of people are fighting. Getting clean is celebrated by many. Relapsing is often a setback that breaks many. Starting over. That is one step that many are unable to take.
Stock Taking (Word For The Week)
Stock Taking means to go through ones wares, finding out what you have surplus of, enough of and what is lacking.
Frenemies – 2Baba × Waje (SONG Of The Day)
Frenemies. We've all got them. Wish we didn't. Hope we don't. Pray to loose them, but we've got them still.
PSA: Coalition Of Pretty Faces Without Pretty Names
And for those who still go on to tell us "what a pretty name for a pretty face", thanks for the courtesy. But we know you are lying.
No Prize For Comfort (With Love From Dad)
A common desire among humans is comfort. Ultimately, everything we do is tied towards our comfort. Never forget, comfortable is often the stepping stone to complacency.
Regret (Word For The Week)
Feeling remorseful or regret is not a sign of weakness. It is simply being human. Know that others have been where you are and still gone on to do better.
A New Day, A New Year (The Women I Love)
The Administrative Assistant walked me to a class, she called on the class captain and told her that I was a new student and should be settled in. This is the story of how I met Ruth.
Electoral Appeal – YMCMPP
Why didn't anyone advise Godswill Akpabio not to appeal his own loss? He didn't even wait for the election appeal court before instituting his appeal, he went to lodge his complaint before a regular court.
National Association Of Hundred Naira Lovers
or else we the lovers of hundred Naira note will begin to move for the recall and impeachment of Mr President.
Young Fools Become Old Fools (With Love From Dad)
Truly, wisdom comes with age, but at what age does one get enough wisdom to make him put aside the way of fools?
Messiah-Complex (Word For The Week)
The most surprising part of people with a Messiah Complex is the fact that often, they actually played the most irrelevant, inconsequential and fleeting role in your come up.
Knowing Happiness: TO THE ALTAR
My name is Happiness, and I am on a journey to the Altar. I forgot to mention, I am single and searching. I am not searching for a boyfriend, I am actually still looking for the one who will ask my hand in marriage and take me to the altar.
Fortune favors the bold (IDIOMS AND PROVERBS)
Cast your vote for people you genuinely believe in. Fortune does favors the bold. Fortune also favors the wise voters.
Spilling Beans (Deputy Girlfriend)
It was much later that Tomi told me that night was the first time Daniel called her since they broke up.
Guide Our Leaders Right (Alice In Naijaland)
Oh God of creation, Direct our Noble cause. Guide our leaders right, And if they insist on going left, leave them to Sango and Amadioha, let thunder Strike them.
Rhethorics: Mr Ballot Box Snatcher, Where Are You Going To?
Mr Ballot Box Snatcher, what's up? You have been paid to go on another snatching spree, you have been instructed on which polling station to disturb, you have picked your accomplices, please tell me, is it worth it?Share with friends:
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