Of Ad Hominem & Traipsing
I watched two men argue over politics the other day, and one of them got really ugly, veered off the subject matter and attacked the personality of the other person.
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HYEW (Have you ever wondered) With dGrammarQueen
Triangles have 3 sides. Squares are 4-sided. So, have you wondered why we say 3 square meals? The phrase may have originated from the period when the Royal Navy’s meals …
RAPE! Three Times Lucky: By dGrammarQueen Stella Uchechi NNODI
It was a Sunday afternoon in the year 1992. On my way back from church, I had stopped at a secondary school classmate’s house to deliver a message. She wasn’t home. Her brother, King, who was also my classmate, was home. He told me they were not back from church. After exchanging some pleasantries, I made to leave. He held me by the hand and pulled me back with, ‘Where you think say you dey go?’
Meet Nigeria’s Authentic Railway Man – Pa Nathaniel C.U Okoro: By Olisa Egwuatu
At almost ninety years old, this tall slim, enigmatic man is still very busy. His book, DARE TO LIVE MY PASSION; Memoirs of an authentic Railway Man, will be launched on the 18th of July in Lagos. At an age when most men would have retired and gone to bed, Pa Nath (as he is fondly called) is blossoming, his fertile mind and incredible writing skills still getting better. The RADICAL REBEL (as he refers to himself) has authored several books – all of them after retirement
Everyday Greatness: By Steven Covey
The Book “Everyday Greatness” by Steven Covey captivated me on the first day of September 2013 when I first set my eyes on it. Reading it enabled me re-define my life’s call.
This week in history : By Anuforo Kingsley A
July 5, 1643 : First recorded tornado in USA in the Essex County, Massachusetts. July 5, 1687 : Sir Isaac Newton published Principia which contained his Laws of Motion and …
How “Marriage” Kills True Love & Friendship – And what to do not to be a victim: By Victor & Ngozi Anazonwu
Boy meets girl and they fall hopelessly in love. Then follows a season of whirlwind romance, a fairy tale wedding, and they live happily ever after…That’s the storybook version of …
A Tale of Two Geniuses: By His Majesty, Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha
Let me add to your snippets, particularly on Justin Obi and Sam Okoye. Both were not your usual smart fellows; they were absolutely brilliant minds.
Gibraltar and Ceuta: By Chinwe Ezeanya
I stood between the Pillars of Hercules Looking unto the lamp of Heaven In the direction of the silver streak With the father of the waters behind me The chanticleer …
