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oUR gIFT; oUR cURSE - (dAMNED bLACK gOLD)

oUR gIFT; oUR cURSE – (dAMNED bLACK gOLD)

Mama, to obey your call we have arisen, From our back-acheing comfort, for a reason, Which runs deeper than the Congo river basin, Its the tears of your children in straits dire, compounded by the deception of the political liar Who, your name, keeps denting in the mire.

Mama, I was not during the boom, Same canker that ate up the fruits of your womb For the later generations it’s all doom and…

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iN tHE lAND oF bEARDED wOMEN

iN tHE lAND oF bEARDED wOMEN

Be deceived not by what you see

there’s more to us than meets the eye

succulent bosoms and supple curves

a subtle camouflage for the warrior within

married to a man but not his slave

bore kids and not bored to raise them

starve and go nude

for them to be fed and clothed

our land is sparsely populated

the others left to hawk their rosebuds

in exchange for jewelry

shameful, they lose their essence…

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mY 'bLACK mARKET' rEVIEW: aLBUM bY rICK rOSS

mY ‘bLACK mARKET’ rEVIEW: aLBUM bY rICK rOSS

When asked to describe Rick Ross’ eight studio album, Black Market, in one word I’ll most definitely reply, ‘…laid-back.’ Rozay wasn’t rapping like he had a point to prove but he did prove a point.

Nine years on from his first studio album, Ricky exudes, throughout the Black Market album the type of confidence and charm of one who has seen it all and done it all. No rapper on the come-up would…

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tHE tRUTH sUCKS - a pOEM iNSPIRED bY tRUsOX

tHE tRUTH sUCKS – a pOEM iNSPIRED bY tRUsOX

The conditions were dire, ‘It drove me crazy’ So I got some money for hire And stopped being lazyI read

I tried, failed and tried some more With more effort I got less aid Then came the first which I wore Opening my doors to get paid

Now it’s on everyone’s heels Their lips too Coupled with these mega deals Life just seems anew

It always starts with you Work hard; make your own luck And if asked,…

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fC bARCELONA: a gIFT tHAT kEEPS oN gIVING

fC bARCELONA: a gIFT tHAT kEEPS oN gIVING

Champagne showers, smiles, laughs, weird picture poses and peace signs.

The Barca fandom are unarguably the envy of all football fans worldwide. Great goal after great goal, win after win and trophy after trophy we, I especially, wonder when this team would show the complacence their continuous excellence has merited but they seemingly have other ideas. Understated of course are the those moments…

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iN a cRIMINAL'S wORDS

iN a cRIMINAL’S wORDS

A few naira notes was all I needed But despite all my pleas, nobody heeded So, I compromised my tenets a little bit Pulling mom’s purse strings would certainly get me meat.

They say increased desire is the only result of having Now, I want more than mom’s coffers were hiding So, I had to make do with other sources; My next targets were aunts’ and uncles’ purses

Wow! That went better than I…

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tOOLS aND tARGETS

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

I’m Uwa. A 26-year-old native of Imo state, Nigeria but a resident of Juba, South Sudan. Due to the very demanding nature of my job I’m at the Ivory Coast at…

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mY wATER rEVIEW - aLBUM bY B.O.B

mY wATER rEVIEW – aLBUM bY B.O.B

Wow, Bobby Ray… Just wow.

I might end up writing incoherently. Just Kidding.BOB out did himself by miles in this project He in the duration of one album exposed everything wrong with the world today, George Orwell style. This was a recreation of Galileo and his heliocentric beliefs though Bobby Ray focuses on the lies been spewed to twist the gullible minds which seem to be on a geometric rise of…

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bACK tO eDEN?

Back to Eden, Where the cradle of life from void sprung And the echoes of oral creation rung To existence came the home we possessed for a while With bitter memories of a slithering guile

Where from sand, God’s caricature came, From whose ribs, his woe came Though the devil takes all the blame We share the pain all the same

Where in innocent nudity we wallowed, The fruits of our choice we…

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hELP

Somebody help, I drank it again, That cup of poison I vowed not to taste Now to all your prayers I say “Amen”, Anything to save my life going to waste

The slow flow of my blood stream, The gradual vaporization of my livelong dream Since that’s the case, how do I pick up steam My fate looks nothing but grim

I drained every drop of the bottled death, Dived in and drowned in the flesh of frailty I’m…

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wISH, pRAY, hOPE - aRSENAL fC's 2015

wISH, pRAY, hOPE – aRSENAL fC’s 2015

“There are problems in that defensive area for Arsenal. They were second best. You have to look at what is in front of the goalkeeper. It is embarrassing and it is something we are seeing time and time again.” said former Arsenal defender Martin Keown in analysis of their new year loss to Southampton. Szczesny’s silly mistakes were to blame for both goals and to top off a forgettable new year…

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pEAKS aND tROUGHS: cHELSEA fC's 2015

pEAKS aND tROUGHS: cHELSEA fC’s 2015

tHE pEAK

Chelsea FC will be ending 2015 with a lot of questions, a year which they started seemingly with enough answers to as much questions as anybody could throw at them. In the Premier league title race at least.

They started the year with a 5-3 loss at White Hart Lane. A loss which, according to Mourinho, wouldn’t have happened if the referee, Phil Dowd, was a few paces faster than his pot…

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2015 at a glance: Liverpool FC

2015 at a glance: Liverpool FC

2015 was a year of ‘What Ifs’ for the fans of Liverpool FC. It says a lot about the year they’ve had when you realize that the only achievement worth celebrating is the advent of Jurgen Klopp and the hope that he’ll turn the tide and restore the long lost pride of Anfield.

The started the year with a draw at home to Leicester City and though they racked up a series of wins as the year progressed,…

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jOKES' oN wHO?: tHE 2015 lA lIGA aWARDS

jOKES’ oN wHO?: tHE 2015 lA lIGA aWARDS

Just as my 2015 was about to end with a little less humor than I’m used to annually, the La Liga awards gala came through to save the day/year. No Chris Rock wasn’t hosting the show if that’s what you were expecting. It was Joker, the Batman villain with his vicious wit making me laugh to tears.

We are all aware, at this point that no Barça player has been good enough to win the monthly…

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mY sPECTRE mOVIE rEVIEW

mY sPECTRE mOVIE rEVIEW

With the best designer tuxedos on offer, a perfect choice of locations (scenes were shot at Austria, Morocco, Mexico and of course England) and the prettiest ‘femme fatales’ what makes the latest James Bond movie, SPECTRE, a notch below some of the previous installments in the franchise?

Well, I think it’s because the three things I mentioned above are the only things you can get from a 007 movie…

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Biafra or Not, save Nigeria first

Biafra or Not, save Nigeria first

45 years later, why the jingle of Biafra is still buzzing?

January 15th 1970, the Nigerian civil war which reportedly resulted to the loss of over a million lives, properties, and infrastructures came to an end. After years of what have seemed to be burying the past and moving on; Nigeria is now saddled with a strong resurgence of cries for Biafra, as witnessed with the existence of MASSOB, the u…

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Agwụgwa: Igbo Riddles At a Glance

Agwụgwa: Igbo Riddles At a Glance

Like is the case in many nationalities, we Igbos have native riddles that make up our rich literature which today stand as testament to the wisdom and academic prowess of our fore-fathers. The single name given to riddles in the traditional Igbo societyis ‘Agwụgwa’ or ‘Gwa m, gwa m, gwa m’ which when directly translated to English Language means ‘Tell me, tell me, tell me.’ Just as ‘Once upon a…

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