Nubian

I pray for my country Nigeria Prayers of wants and needs Oh...I have to give thanks too But our necessities far exceed our haves I pray for the leaders and the overall leader I may not like him but he needs my prayers I pray for the leaders of every sub organization That God gives them the wisdom to rule I pray for the followers and the people All of us who make the country I pray that we learn to follow That we learn to contribute our quota That we learn to get rid of the problem rather than apportioning blames I pray for myself That I and many other youths do not loose the Nigerian dream That age doesn't make me greedy and dumb And blind to the things I need to do I pray we realise that we are truly the change we seek We can even change a change we don't like And we can keep changing it if we like I pray we realise we wield the true power I pray for a Great Nigeria I mean.....we have what it takes! We are a resilient people We are a blessed and diverse...

I, with the help of an amazing team, organized a laudable health mission at Nnobi. But the best part wasn't just taking care of people and attending to the medical and drug needs of a village. The best part was the pride and the motivation to be a better me. I really did feel like a light. I felt I was contributing. I know all of us Pharmacy Students felt the same way too. People walk up to you and tell you "My daughters are studying so they can be like you when they grow up". Trust me, those are the best words I've heard all year. I'm soooo glad I'm training to be a health professional and also that I'm being a source of inspiration to people, both known and unknown. It's a totally amazing feeling. Can't be replaced by anything in the world. This favourite quote of mine from my first year totally captures it all... In Marianne Williamson's words, Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyo...

I have always thought that the Northerners are the major crop of Nigerians who just can't seem to stand the Igbos. I honestly thought we were tolerant of other tribes...at least to some extent. But something happened that abruptly changed my mind. My school is hosting a convention of all the Pharmacy schools in Nigeria and people from all parts of the nation were in attendance. Hausas. Yorubas. Efik. Middle belt. Etc. After a hectic event, people were very hungry and I decided to show them to a nearby eatery owned by a Calabar woman. The moment these guys (about 17) alighted their bus and walked into the eatery, every other costumer stood up and left. Some even left their food half eaten or untouched and there was a sickening smell of tension and fear in the air. I started to feel bad for bringing them there in the first place. I honestly felt for them....the hostile attitude just by virtue of their tribe. I discussed the experience with friends and they all felt it was the norm...

My history with Ifediora Chinwendu.a.k.a. Wendy goes waaaaaaaaay back. As far back as 1st year. This babe could gist for Africa. In her, I found a partner 😉. The first day we met, we talked for 12 hours straight. Unbelievable right? Please believe it.😀 I don't even want to get started on her incredibly fashoinable self.....she can pull off a Cinderella from rags...hehehe😉 Because I want to keep this short and brief, this is me wishing one of the best friends a girl can have, a super belated birthday celebration. Kisses upon kisses. You rock girl!!! Keep slaying and keep rocking and above all, keep being you....mwaaaah!!!!😄😄😄😚

Hollup! Hollup!! Hollup!!! The anticipated event of the year is here😊😊😊. And it's..... wait for it.... LEGACY 2016!!!😀 Are you as thrilled as I am?😄😄 Yes o. Catch the Legacy fever! I've caught mine..... PANS UNIZIK is currently hosting the biggest, dopest and most impact making event of all time! When you have UNITY (2014) in DIVERSITY (2015), you get a LEGACY ! Day 1 of this wonderful week's event is ARRIVALS.... And 4 great Universities have already arrived...enmasse: UNIMAID ( If you want to be made, come to UNIMAID!!! Lol!!! 😀) UDUS UNN ESUT OAU. And there are enough incredibly lovely, beautiful and handsome men and ladies of honor ....endowed with honourable beauty😄😄😄.....our eyes are being fed😜. The brief orientation was done after which the students were ushered to their hostels to settle in. A big shoutout to the Direc...

Heard of the US Olympic gymast by the name Simone Biles? If no, you must have been living under a rock! Simone is 19 years old! Simone is a girl whose parents weren't very active in her upbringing due to addictions and drug habits. Simone, at her little age, has won 17 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals! To me, that's a major feat!!! I love Simone. I love how happy she is. I love how determined and driven she is. I love how she embraced and converted her God-given talent into something to be celebrated. I love that she's of Nubian descent. A black young girl who didn't let societal discriminations limit her goals and achievements. I love, absolutely, everything about her. Though she's younger than I am, Simone is the true definition of an inspiration. The poster girl for achievements and conquering life thrown ills. She's a true queen...and she's very worthy of celebration.

Maybe I'm breaking societal and cultural norms but I intend to keep breaking and destroying them, and if you disturb me, I might destroy you too. My interest today is about Relationships. Let's get something clear first. I AM NOT A RELATIONSHIP EXPERT. I am a 'ME' expert. I know me and what I want and believe in more anybody else does. So, based on this, I'll be using me as a case study. Ever met a guy who is indecisive about what he wants in life and in a woman? Don't look too far. A lot of them abound around you.  These guys want you and yet, their dedication to you is dependent on external factors; 'My Pastor said..... 'My mother said..... 'My sister said..... 'My tradition said..... 'My ancestors said..... 'My corpse said..... Arrant nonsense!!! Make up your mind! You can't claim to be an adult male and still be dependent upon people to make life changing decisions for you. God gave you a brain and a mind and a c...

I saw this incredibly funny story written by Olufunke Philips on Facebook and I decided to share ******************************************* Years ago, I used to date one guy that was a controlling little hamster. Do this. Don't do that. Wear this. Don't wear that. Do like this. Don't fix your nails. Don't fix weaves. Oya do like that. No! You must do this. Not like that! Like this! I used to listen to him because I liked the way he was deceiving himself that he was making me do stuff and he was pretty harmless anyway. The truth was his tongue skills were mad crazy so I used to pretend to go along with his nonsense. As expected it fizzled out and the skills were not that exciting anymore then the real Funke burst out like a genie in a bottle. Uncle was confused. This is not you. You used to be so obedient. What happened? Izz laike you haff join bad gang. I snorted. This has always been me. Yeah, yeah. Tongue on fleek and all that jazz but after that, wetin remain?...

Ever looked within your immediate environment and thought that the beauties around you are all the beauties there ever will be? Think again. There exist people who are more beautiful than you can ever imagine....and even then, there are people more beautiful than this group. I sat reading my handouts and a goddess just wafted across my table. I am female o....but I honestly paused and starred....acting like I wasn't actually watching. The more she sashayed past on and on, the more I started to openly stare. This girl was about 5ft 9in tall. With this inviting caramel complexion. Tall, slim yet very curvy, fit (the flatness of her tummy was on another level). And her carriage. She walked like someone of royal birth...with the gait and the calm and the beautifully, wonderful smile. I just sat there admiring, the exams I had in some hours away long forgotten. Everyone was admiring too...but didn't want to be caught at it. The minute I paid her a compliment, people replied in e...

All morning, I've been involved with intense arguments about Nigeria and tribal sectionalism. You see, in the country where I live in and hail from, today has been declared a protest day by IPOB (Indigenous People Of Biafra) for the emancipation of Biafra and the release of the unjustly imprisoned Nnamdi Kanu. Now, while I'm against the continual marginalization of my people, the Igbos, I wouldn't advice any sane person to join in the protest. The military were told to shoot on sight  (if we protest)....or so I heard. And I don't doubt it's authencity. Some months back, my fellow tribal men who protested were gunned down in cold blood. Till date, the government has done nothing about it. Old people that are pro-Biafra give the youths lectures about Biafra inciting a lot of hatred and spite, and when they're done, they lock themselves and their families in their houses, leaving these incited youths to go out and fight. You see, nobody, even the old men, wants ...

This is quite interesting. (To men) Please take time to ponder. 😕 (To women) Just enjoy the story. 😋 (Culled from an unknown source) ******************************************* Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighbouring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death. The question was: *What do women really want?* Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man. And to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end. He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men, and even the court jester. H...

Turning on my phone to hear the latest news and the saddest of all the news meets my eyes. My favourite celebrity couple "Brangelina" are getting divorced!!! And I honestly couldn't believe it. For 10 minutes straight, I sat staring at the screen growing sadder and sadder by the minute. I mean, I have followed Brangelina from the onset. The very onset. Their romance inspired so many romances, my sister's Franessa being one of them. Through the co-habitation for 10 years, their individual career successes, their lovely children, adopted and birthed, even the mastectomy Angelina Jolie carried out on herself when she realised she had the defective BRACA-1 gene for breast cancer, the eventual marriage that made me squeal with joy....everything! I. LOVED. THEM. The accredited their separation to 'irreconcilable differences' and all that came to my mind was....it really took you guys 12 years to figure that out??? Then the media space (Nigerian Facebook for one...

Ever written an exam that feels like you didn't open your book one bit? That's exactly how today's paper felt. You know the word 'ata'....raise it to power 100...that was me in the hall today. I've been depressed for 10 hours straight...which is unusual with me (the everly happy type who never lets anything weigh her down). I never have nightmares but I had one today. I'll choose to call it Medicinal Chemistry. Those structures are fear-inducing, confusing and humongous. I actually prayed my rosary in the exam hall (for the first time in months) looking for some sort of spiritual validation and help, wishing God could actually come down to write my papers, or that Mother Mary could come herself. I'm no longer sad. But I'm just praying...loud prayers, silent prayers, all prayers, for some sort of miracle, any miracle. If I pass this course, then I would have assured that God is truly good.

Of late, I've been involved in a lot of religious arguments. 'Plenty' is even an understatement. And I've come to the realization that a large number of the religious are religious simply because of the society they live in. We force ourselves to conform mentally, physically, spiritually and otherwise to the standards already set down by another fellow or group of fellows. And when we see someone doing things differently from the way we do, all hell is let loose. My mantra is always LIVE AND LET LIVE . Cos everybody cannot conform to the standards we expect of them, religious and otherwise. Christians should let Muslims be. How would you feel if a Muslim comes to preach to you morning, afternoon and evening, trying to convince you that the Christ you worship isn't the saviour afterall? How would you feel if a Pentecostal fellow comes to tell you that your Mary shouldn't be honoured and that she's just an overpraised god? Exactly how you will feel when Je...

Friends are evil, they said Bring them too close and, like a vulture, they'll wait till you're dead and feed on you. As I grew older, I stopped believing It was a lie...but then, it wasn't entirely true. Everybody has their good and bad sides, their personalities that are moulded by their upbringing and experiences, their successes and failures, their strengths and weaknesses. Nobody has one side without having the other We are all one big twist. We've all learnt to cohabit and tolerate, to embrace and welcome, to live together, despite our differences, We all, are still learning, But we could do better. We could try to understand that just as we have mood swings, our friends do too, that just as we have financial problems, our friends do too, that just as we have health issues, our friends do too, that though our problems may differ, they are still problems all the same. We could try to understand that, not all of us care about where you are from an...

As inspired by Faith Wanjohi from Kenya *******************************************       LIFE Life, to me, is a gift. A gift from God and I strongly believe we were put on this earth to make a mark/impact. I believe noone(including me) is indispensable and that everyone is important. I also believe in humanity and God. I don't believe in religion....people hide under the guise of it to cause more and more damage to the world. I don't believe in injustice and marginalization ....of any sort. I have role models and mentors not because I want to be like them but because, watching them, my path can be properly guided and I can be well motivated to achieve my goals. I have a love/hate relationship with people. People are a blessing but sometimes they can be frustrating. In general, I love life.☺ GOALS A zillion. My sister says that I am a jack of all trades. I agree. I don't believe a person should be limited to any path he/she chooses to follow. ...

I started it o. I said I will not marry early. When the girls were talking about what they wanted in life and how to keep a man, I was busy dulling....looking at them like they were crazy. Chai!!! Now see my life. Me that had the longest list of what I wanted my life to be. Me with my lists...and my plans...and my deadlines...and my chykas...and my foolishness. Chaiii!!! Who is now the crazy one? It will not be well with the person that did this to me o. It all started 3 years ago when the real suitors started to come my way. (Biko why wouldn't they come? I had it all na....curvy, fair, smooth skin, pointed nose, an amazing voice and a knack for catching fun.) I was the IT-GIRL, so, like butterflies, they came. And I enjoyed every bit of it but I still claimed not to want to settle down (mama said we should not let it show). Nnamdi was a catch o. Should I start explaining? He was everything I needed except for his aversion towards house chores...but his money made up for it. I d...