Sports Weekly - Part 1

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Liverpool defeat Spurs as unbeaten run continues.

The weekend started with a top-of-the-table clash as Liverpool defeated Tottenham hotspurs in a thrilling clash on Saturday. Wijunaldum scored the first goal for Liverpool and Firmino came through with a belter to put Liverpool two nil up; Lamela  scored a late goal to setup a tense finale.

It was also a good week for the top teams in the football leagues as most of them won, asides Real Madrid, who drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilabo over the weekend. In other news, Cristiano Ronaldo, popularly known as ‘ororo’, scored his first and second goals for Juventus on Saturday against Sassuolo.

Leonardo's Hands

[1 min read]

Wedding bells you see

Rang so loud this morning.

Open up those doors,

Let her walk in slow.

Everyone watches as her face glows,

There she is. My wife by tomorrow.

Being a BUT

[4 min read]

In a world where things literally have gone upside down, being true to who you are and letting the world know is a risky risk. 

I know the world is messed up, and finding good people is like taking the ring to Mount Doom in Mordor 😎. There are, however, good people. You may have met some, you may be one. I bet you've even met some in unexpected places right? Well, I am one of the good ones (😭😭😭is someone doubting me??) and boy, have I had issues with other good people-good people with bad experiences. Really bad experiences.

DEFEATED NOT. (Final Episode)

[4min Read]

{We are finally on the final episode of Defeated Not. Yaaaaay. Thank you for sticking with Fona to the end of her journey. We really will like to know what you think. 
Alright, let's get right into it.}

‘You see, about 18 months ago, Segun fell really ill and we took him to the hospital. Our doctor, I’m sure you know him he has been here few times, diagnosed him with leukemia.’

‘What is leukemia?’
‘It is the cancer of the blood.’

‘Oh.'

DEFEATED NOT - Episode 4

[4 min read]

My new mother and I got home around 7pm. I met my two new brothers and I honestly did not know what to do, because I had never really been around boys, it was difficult to know what to say or do, but I felt certain they would be better than the girls back at the house-that was what the orphanage was called. So I smiled and said good evening. I could not tell if they were happy or angry so I stopped smiling and bowed my head. 

DEFEATED NOT - EPISODE 2

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I knew Mrs. Hadiza was lying when she told us months before about the economy’s recession in the country, and how it was difficult for most families to get by, and that was why the ration of food served to us reduced virtually by half and we ate more of egg - how I hated boiled egg. I hoped I would not have to eat boiled egg anymore when I got to my new home anyways. 

My suspicions were however confirmed when Miss. Bola called me aside one day after lunch. I did not know what to feel actually because whenever anyone was called aside after lunch it meant the person had done a bad thing and must read a chapter of the Bible while writing down whatever she learns from the chapter and not only that, but gets to discuss during the night devotion whatever it was she learnt, so there was no escaping it. I really did not like reading the bible, because it was complex to understand. 

IF YOU TELL ANYONE - PART 2

By Adeyalo Kolawole

IG: @adeyalo

“Uncle no” I said to him half pleading half scared stiff.

He was no longer smiling and he furiously rubbed my vagina until i hurt. His eyes were blood shot and his mouth opened a little. Tears rimmed my eyes and i furiously fought with him in a bid to escape.

“Stay there you idiot don’t even try to fight me. Do you want your mother to die? abi you don’t want me to give you food or money again? just shut up”.

Shoot Your Shot - The Ebi Ashidi Version

Ebi Ashidi

Happy new year… been a while I guess…

If you are active on social media, especially twitter, you would be used to the 'shoot your shot' ideology that came in a few years back, and has gradually gained popularity among young people everywhwere - just like every fad on the planet (And the social media frenzy old people as well) what does it mean to shoot your shot?

The Urban Dictionary (yes, we have a thing like that) defines it as, 'to let go of your pride and pursue someone you are interested in’ or ‘take a chance, no matter if you fail or not’.