In May, we heard about the soldiers in Borno who shot at a car carrying their commanding officer. The commanding officer was not hurt. The soldiers were angry. Apparently because their (poorly-armed?) colleagues had been ambushed and killed on a road known to be Boko...
From THISDAY, September 17 2014: “Rivers State Governor, Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, has dismissed the comments by the state former Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, who while apparently referring to Amaechi, described himself as a lion who tamed the governor in Port Harcourt. ‘How can a...
Ceiling’s cousin Nneoma visited us two weeks ago. She came to the East to attend a funeral in Awka. We drove her to the airport. “See Enugu airport looking like an airport instead of a bus station!” She said, laughing. This story came from her,...
Zemaye's Take: Pimples My face has never been smooth. Pimples have been my friends since forever. But it is a relationship I am slowly ending. Here is what has worked for me with pimples: 1. Food matters. What you put in your mouth affects your skin. Remember...
At the entrance of the bank, a smiling man approached us with a thermometer. He raised and aimed it like a gun at Ceiling's forehead. "36.6. Welcome sir! Normal temperature." "What if it was high?" I asked, as he aimed it at my forehead. "Ah, ma. We...