WRITERS VIEW

    President Nelson Mandela came out from prison and became a president. Obasanjo came out from prison and became a president. Theodore Orji from prison and became a Governor. Omisore Iyiola from prison to Senator. Even Jerry Rawlings from prison to Head of State.even Jomo kenyatta from prison to president. Joseph came out of prison and became a prime minister,Prof Wole Soyinka went to prison and became a Nobel Laurette,Joe Odumakin went to Prison and became a Human Right Activist.You can be the next ceebrity to be celebrated,you can be a man of global relevance.There is to learn from the secret place. These set of people wenr to the prison of humaanity and made something great out of such calling,they became men and womenof global relevance.They upholded egalitarinism,the forsook the stigma of being called ex-convict,they shook the world,they set the pace and make the change.   It is high time the intellecctual giants and revolutionary leaders of our time awoke from their slu

                                                SOME PEOPLE CALL IFE A NAME OTHERS THINK IT IS A PLACE A FANTASY THEY SAY A MYSTERY THEY KEEP A JOURNEY THAT NEVER NO END IS WHAT IFE HAS TO  OFFER THE CRAVING FOR IFE, HAS MADE THE YOUNG IN HEART TREMBLE. THE WANTS TO KEEP IFE, KEEP THE  LOVEBIRDS AT PEACE THE SORROW OF IFE, SHUT THE DOOR AT THE BEES. IFE! ENIYAN LUST AFTER YOUR PROSPERITY, OMO-EDA WORSHIP YOUR DIETY ASIKO CANNOT STOP YOUR ACTIVITY ERANKO CANNOT AFFORD, TO MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. IFE IS NOT AT HOME IFE IS NOT AT SCHOOL IFE IS NOT AT WORK IFE IS NOT LIVING CLOSE TO MY DOOR IFE IS IN MY HEART DEATH CAN SEPERATE THE LOVERS IFE WILL KEEP THEM FOREVER IFE! JUST LIKE LIFE YOU SOUND LIKE THE SHADY TREES YOU LOOK LIKE THE MORNING DEW YOU STAY LIKE THE ROSE FLOWERS YOU SHINE IFE! I SEARCHED FOR YOU AT ILE-IFE YOU WERE NOT EVEN IN ILE-EFE YOU REFUSED TO SAY HELLO TO OFE YOU NOW KEEP ME IN THE STATE OF AKOKO MAKING ME TO FEEL AS IF I AM

                    ACHIEVERS   I have been to institutions of learning where the graduating students are celebrated.  We were encouraged to eulogize their outstanding qualities that we would love to emulate and we often get the chance to present this piece during the graduation ceremonies.They were like victors coming back from an epic war, like conquerors who just won new colonies for their fatherland, like Nigerian footballers winning the world cup for the first time, l Those that ended with a 2.2 draw (second class lower), those who beat the system narrowly on 2.1(second class upper), and of course a good number of those with flawless victory; first class graduate abound in their number even from the school system  hitherto notorious for not producing first class. So much for academic achievement (well that is the primary yardstick), they are more than just intellectuals, how much for their sporting prowess, sense of innovation, entrepreneurship skill, political acumen and ab