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Tobore Omuta: One Month Without My Childhood Hero

It was only after his passing that I realized what an amazing guy Tobore Omuta was. And he was my childhood hero, today makes it one month since his passing. On this day in February, I was crying my eyes out in shock, anger, rage, pain, resentment, and disbelief! “God, why?!” And He said nothing! But God remains God, you know 😏 So many questions, so many answers that will not come now, or even…

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Remarkable Coincidence, or Mind Reader?

When a remarkable coincidence happens, some tend to believe that a higher power must be responsible. But if such occurrences never happen again, then they must be remarkable coincidences. Right? I did my secondary school at the Federal Government College in Warri. During mid-term breaks, I would return home to my family in Benin. From time to time, my father would have one of his drivers come to Warri and drive me down to Benin.…

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Descending Walls

It was my first time in Southern Cyprus. This was before the island was split with these mechanized walls. Before now, there were no walled borders between North and South. There was also a buffer zone, a neutral ground between the North and the South, stretching about a thousand meters. There shops and cafes in the buffer zone, and life there was serene. But a new law on the island allowed us to cross over…

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