Zapfic50friday: Budget
Charles looked sad, the year's budget didn't prioritize the basic amenities the people needed. His push for adjustment seemed to fall on deaf ears as everyone else signed off in…
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Tradition: The Idoma Culture In Nigeria
A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society. While some traditions are worth emulating, some practices are…
There Is Time For Everything
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. One of the preacher's…
Reviving Lost Easter Tradition
Papi, an old man, wanted to make the Easter celebration special for his grandchildren. To him, the current festival wasn't symbolizing the season as it should—looking at how the…
Goals Are Important
If you don't have goals, you will always work for someone who does. Goals are important, not only because we have a dream to pursue but because we have something to work toward…
Zapfic50friday: Cheat
The election conducted in the city of Ibadan was not fair and free. Poverty was weaponized and the vote of the people was bought, it further escalated to snatching of ballot…
Silence: The loudest voice
The streets are desolate, the city has lost its voice Thatches that once mount the hut now tramples the floor The chirping and howling of birds fade with time Only ruins lies…
From Survival to Humanity: Can We Reclaim Our Values Before It's Too Late?
Change is constant, and as the world evolves, so do humans and their behavior. While positive changes exist, negative ones are equally prevalent—from assault to fraud and crimes…
What Is Faith?
Hebrews 11:13 KJV 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that…
Zapfic50friday Writing: Farewell
Mukti held his hands firmly, her heart heavy with the thought of not seeing him again. The other soldiers who had accompanied him home stood apart, waiting for him to bid her a…