THINGS CAN'T FALL APART: A Prayer of Tsalla Emmanuel

Can the centre still hold?

I just can't help but wonder why what I thought was harmony now seems like a misconception.
I can't explain the spasm that springs up when I try to think of it.

A Nation comprising of so many ethnic groups, one cherished for its cultural diversity and heritage.
A Nation that has existed for over 100 years with people of so much differences living together, one as beautiful as marriage.

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TEARS OF A CRACKED GLASS

Guess you must be wondering if a cracked glass cries, well the ones this article refers to does. 

Human beings are perfect creatures made by the very best potter, they are God's delicate creation, that's why humans are likened to glass in this article. The question at this point is 'who are the cracked glasses'? Not to put you in much suspense, they are the sickle cell victims or as we call them 'sicklers'.

         *What does Sickle Cell entails*

A quick search from Wikipedia shows you that "Sickle-cell disease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parent.

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THE TRIAL: After the darkness comes the light.

The Black and Unending Hours of 10.09.2016.

Today marks the one year remembrance of one of the worst nights of my life, 10th September 2016. It was indeed a black night.

I remember this dark experience as if it was just yesterday, unlike other similar stories where the victim purports happened fast, this one in fact seemed endless.

It was examinations period, I and my friend had spent the whole day in the library preparing enormously for our forthcoming exams. It was around 9p.m, we were on our way home from campus when it all happened.

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The Sensations of Pornography: What comes with it

We live in a world today, where sexual immorality has become a norm in our daily lives. The human race is losing its conscience, society is fast transforming. What used to be an abomination is now a trend that we are proud to participate in.

The English dictionary defines pornography as an explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; a display of material of an erotic nature.

Pornography arouses sexual desires or excitement. It extends beyond watching videos solely created for sexual excitements, it covers various events and publications one could imagine. Watching pictures, music videos and movies with sexual immoral contents that creates an obscene mental image in our minds equally amounts to watching pornography.

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WHO ARE WE REALLY FIGHTING?

Corruption is the act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct. It is an act of impairing integrity, virtue or moral principle; it is the state of being debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.

Corruption has taken roots in Nigeria, and to many, it is believed that it has come to stay. There are different perspectives, views and opinions of what corruption is and what people feel about it. There's a lot of apportionment of blames, some say it comes from the leaders, some say it is an inevitable act, some say it is something necessary, some say it is mandatory and to some others it is distasteful.

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