It was some years ago as I am no longer certain when I was faced with two beautiful ladies in Lagos Sheraton Hotel; one was a Briton and the other a Nigerian. The room was 519 and it commanded an air of warmth despite the harsh Air Conditioning finding its way through my St. Michael’s […]
AUTHOR: OSAGIE AIMENOHO Dedicated to those of us whose hearts are breaking Stepping into the 8 ‘O clock Train Nostalgia gradually arrested My Subconscious You never liked the Train Said your Papa ran off in one When you were barely five Couldn’t figure you out, could I? Especially given the circumstances in which we met […]
 AUTHOR = FUNMILAYO AKINOSI   Someone once told me, she’ll bet her eye-teeth if I cried on seeing Titanic. It probably didn’t count for much for her astigmatic-myopic eyes, though I remember she had gum-trouble free teeth. Her gambling habit might have been spurred by a little chat after we saw “Pay It Forwardâ€, a […]
Dear all, The writing competition would be kicking off today with three outstanding write-ups; Humphrey Kelechi – A DAY IN LAGOS – 16th July , 2007 Akpa Ele Ojo Esther – ROMOUR vs. REALITY – 16TH July, 2007 Olusina Akani – YAHOOZEY – 16th July, 2007 The write-ups are beolw this post. You would […]
Ever wondered what this term Yahoo yahoo means? Its an all pervading phrase that now it has become part of our everyday speech. Simply put it means using the Internet as a means of ‘making money’. Not by any legal means however. Youth of nowadays in Naija do not want to work a regular nine […]
I hear what mama says about you, And what the priest says about you each day; Mama says you save, The priest says we are nothing but slaves, I want to know what is true I want to know, I want to get into you. My friend says you’re a chess player Papa says you’re […]
One of those mornings I woke up that Monday morning feeling rather reluctant to leave my bed. I just lay there and wished the dawn would remain so forever and I wouldn’t have to go to work ever again! Slowly reality set in- I remembered the stack of unpaid bills waiting for me in my […]
The POeT’s Bloggers Idol kicks off on Monday 16th July 2007 and it promises to be exciting with 14 contestants on the verge of exposing their talent to the world. It has taken me time to look through all the submissions and I have finally picked 14 out of personal discretion which I believe would […]
“Some seek security and lose everything while some seek opportunity and gain security” What can I say? Club Freedom introduces a new way to get monthly returns from an initial investment and this new scheme comes with lots of promises. This is definitely a route to financial freedom and a path to live your […]
“For we brought nothing in to the world, and obviously we cannot take anything out of this world” 1st Tim 6: 7 Amplified Bible I took some time out this strike break to meditate on 1st Timothy 6 and a story readily came to mind with me being the offended actor. This happened in January […]
I am trapped on the island again due to incessant rain that refused to leave the Lagos Metropolis since the beginning of this month; it has been a thoroughly sad and eventful day for me but I hold my head up, refusing to join the exodus butting their rides against each other, until they find […]
Dipo Tepede.POeT was one year old on Friday, 1st June, 2007 and so much has happened within the one year of being the administrator and blogger of this site. I am so glad for what God has accomplished in my life through this platform of expression. He has lifted me to various levels of successes […]