When I contemplate our present-day religious leaders, I am reminded of the lamplighters of the Little Prince. Although our religious doctrines and laws were initially created to help us grow, explore the world, and worship God, we must remember that they are not meant to be eternal. Rules that once made sense can become outdated and require adjustment to align with the changing times while still retaining their essence. Unfortunately, some religious…
Nigeria is a key player in the present struggle for global market control. No one buttresses this fact better than the director of Jack Ryan. No wonder Lukas Ettin positioned Nigeria at the centre of the final season of Jack Ryan. In this fourth season, the entire plot is woven around a triad of criminal gangs fighting to control the market flow of drugs and illicit business. The situation has degenerated to…
In September 2022, Viola Davis powerfully brought the Female King of Dahomey, Queen Nanisca, to life on giant screens. In that epic...
Rise, Oh ye, daughter of Africa Made strong like an arabica An Iroko, staunch and brave Striding, gliding, you’re a glaive They might aim to berate You, forgetting they elevate You, higher like a mahogany You’re a queen, black and ebony Keep on glowing, you’re like fire For the future will keep you higher Singing loudly, oh you, daughter Of anawo, sacred like rainwater Trouble will come with alacrity Seeking to destroy…
Born and brought up under Her gaze and her careful watch She taught me to move, match Following the traces of my elders Born and groomed to be leaders I’m the cherished of a woman Who grew up not envying any man She looked brave with her red eyes Fierce like fire, moving anticlockwise With a mind of hers, strong and brave Always smiled but could bite, like a grave Unafraid of…
Pet Sematary was published in 1983 by Stephen King. It has been adapted into a movie twice, in 1989 and 2019. According to the author, Pet Sematary was an abandoned book he submitted simply to honour a contract he entered earlier with a publisher he was about to abandon. In the introductory part, Kings says: “When I’m asked (as I frequently am) what I consider to be the most frightening book I’ve…
The purple hibiscus is set up in a postcolonial Igbo society. The story is woven around the family of Mr Eugene Achike. He is a model of a successful postcolonial Igbo family. Eugene is wealthy, philanthropic, pious, and principled to a fault, but also too rigid with his family. Mr. Eugene (Kambili) who is the narrator, Jaja (Chukwuka Achike) -who is the antagonist, and their mother, Beatrice Achike who is a middle…
Tiens! Tiens! tout souriant, elle disait en distribuant des images de l’Enfant Jésus de Prague. Un très beau cadeau, d’une innu-auass, aux participants à la messe de l’épiphanie. Mais peut-être pour l’apprécier, il serait mieux d’avoir déjà visité l’église d’Ekuanitshit. Si vous n’avez pas encore visité l’église de la communauté innue d’Ekuanitshit, vous manquez encore sur votre culture sur l’art religieux contemporain. Dans cette communauté innue, située à 192.4 km à l’est…
If you are looking for the next book to read, you might consider Dressed for a dance in the Snow. This book written by the award-winning author Monika Zgustova is, concealed a first-hand testimony of a rare horrific historic war crime of our modern time. The author weaved dark war tales into a beautiful, very easy-reading book. The book is based on true life story of nine different women who were sent…
C’est aujourd’hui le grand départ pour une toute nouvelle expérience. 6 h 30 on embarque dans le train en direction mile 55. Deux heures de rail qui nous attend. Quelques-uns en profitent pour siester un peu comme moi, d’autres en profitent à apprendre à se connaître et d’autres jouent sur leurs cellulaires. Rendu au débarquement du train, le groupe se dépêche pour remplir leurs gourdes d’une chute d’eau. Même pas à 10…
