SPARKLING

Femi Joseph One of the mother’s important responsibilities is to teach their female children how to cook, take care of their husband and make their homes. Whether you (female) want to be married or not, and not spending all time teaching you the art of Make-up, Bead making, Gele tying or going for Owambe (parties) every weekend, don’t say its because you’re surrounded by domestic staff and super-domestic mother who would rather do thing herself. Mothers on the other hand are also advised to send their female children to Catering School without wasting time during a short holiday because it will be better for them (one way or the other), even if your mother is dead and there are no aunties around you to teach you, what in the world happened to Google? You can google up virtually every food that exists and learn how to cook them, all the time you spend pouting and posing and taking selfies could be wisely spent on this. I thought your on “no need of being domestic” may c...

MR. AKINRETI LECTURING THE STUDENTS DURING ONLINE JOURNALISM CLASS

’Ha! Got ya.’ I giggled as Gozie tackled me to the ground and tickled me. With tears in my eyes from laughing I pleaded, ‘Please, please, you win’. He laughed, lifted me and twirled around in circles, then let me stand on my feet. As soon as my feet hit the ground, I ran into the house and shut the door. I could hear him laughing through the door. It made me smile. Memories, that’s all they are now. Gozie is my big brother. Our parents passed away when I was five and Gozie was ten. Our parents only had the both of us, so we were quite close. We moved in with our uncle and his wife who raised us. I remember I used to stare out the of the large living room window and wish I was a bird, I would fly away and not look back, to forget our parents ever died. Gozie used to try to get my mind away from such morose thoughts and he would make fun of me calling me ‘baby bird’. I didn’t like the name but that didn’t stop him, so the name just stuck. I wish we were stiill as c...

OJO NOLUWAFEMI JOSEPH ND2A FULL TIME NMC/15/025 My name is Oluwafemi Joseph, I’m the second of three children. I am very much optimistic, I enjoy traveling, cycling, football…almost any sport. I love taking pictures of kids out to play, especially in rural areas, hearing their stories, having reasons to smile together with them, and be happy. When I’m not out to play, I stay in quiet places, writing, reading, meditating or listening to music with cool lyrics that help me write pieces I think are beautiful. I’m a playful scribbler, I’ll scribble on anything, put down everything I hear, the ones I can. I’m a Communication student at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism,Ogba-Lagos, a lover of poem,Poetry, Fiction and Non Fiction, hoping to pursue my career after university, have a Vocational Centre … I love all DIY stuffs.