The man who sat across from me stood up and nodded his goodbye. Ruth, the woman beside me, went back into her book. Earlier when I walked over, she had offered a warm smile and we had started talking. Found out she was another Brit who had lived in Nigeria. She was here with her husband and their former church family and they drove over from Cardiff to Shepton Mallet . Burrowing further into the warm sofa, I retreated into my cocoon. My phone was back at the tent and there was nothing to do but soak in this stillness. Soon enough

Did you miss Part 1? Here.   ......that God left us examples of people who cried out as they struggled; ElijahJonahJeremiah "All these men despaired enough to voice their grievances. Yet God stooped down to engage and assuage each one" "Why did he not get angry enough to shush them up and make them be big boys and deal with it themselves?  He sent Elijah food. Built Jonah a shade from the scorching sun. If the manufacturer of a product realises how tiring it can get for his creatures and their need for support during trials who are we to ask them

Public Relations =  the stealth art of making something/someone appear presentably acceptable to the eyes of others. [amara nnaji 2024]  It was the evening of the first day of #newwineunited24.   A  Christian camping festival in England held weekly every summer.   2024 has attracted 14k worshippers of all ages across the Globe. My church family arrived early and all hands came together to unpack and pitch our tents. With nothing else to do than watch other campers set up,   my feet went exploring.  This was my first time at the Shepton Mallet campground and I like knowing my environment.   My eyes saw

"The way coffee is consumed here is the same way we take soft drinks back home"   I pointed to a Coffee Shop as we walked through the Promenade.  "Except of course that Nigerians consume more than the other countries" "Not true. The other countries consume more alcohol than us".  Ruqqy replied.  We were walking from the Weekly Women's Wellbeing session organised for vulnerable women by one of the Charities "Which African country can you name that consumes more than us?"  I asked since population-wise, we are Africa's biggest market.   Some countries could pass for one densely populated state in Nigeria. "Togo people

This is a post from my Facebook archives. I shared it with my social media family during the summer of 2017.    I am resharing as one of those days during Chemotherapy a friend called me up and reminded me of how inspiring I have always been.  Then shared this link.   I  represent it here six years later for 2 reasons: As I read through, It hit me that even in a battle with the monstrous cancer, these lessons remain timeless.   And to see if my writing style has evolved over the years. I spent last Saturday on the Lagos Lagoon

He picked me up from home and as we drove off I heard the male presenter on the radio talking about Society and Safety Net. My interest was piqued when I overhead Free School Meals and Benefits. The Presenter was talking about it's accessibility & relevance.Citing an example of why Safety Nets are beneficial, mentioned women who have nothing to fall back on when their husbands drink away the entire money meant for the household.I burst into rueful laughter and asked the driver"So universally, we as a society have come to accept that this is a problem and it is okay for a