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I can almost feel your unrestrained excitement … " Thank God it's Friday.." Your bags are already packed, ready to go visiting a family relative, friend or lover. Wait a minute! Are you sure you are not an initiated member of the " house guest from hell" gang? Yes, those whose visit leaves the host in palpitation, unhappiness, and departure clock watching? Are you the type whose arrival notification phone call sets your proposed host sending you a " we are not in town" response?  " All house guests bring happiness. Some when they arrive, some when they leave- Confucius" You must be wondering why none of your hosts would want you around for a second visit... Let me save your the research stress, just tick your boxes bellow as appropriate... Do you clean up the bathroom properly after use? What is your toilet use habit? Do you flush everything down or do you leave a bit for your host? Do you pitch in on household  chor

Mr. Ndutimi Alaibe Photo Credit: Facebook In an emotional lesson laden post, former managing director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and  former Bayelsa State  Governorship aspirant Mr. Ndutimi ALAIBE has paid tributes to his wife Alaere who died on this date eleven years ago. In a post published on Faceebook, 'Timi writes: "She was the wife of my youth.  We met in the university. Our friendship seemed moulded in heaven. We grew up loving and trusting each other. We studied and blossomed together. One day, I started nursing the thought that coming together in marriage wouldn’t be a bad idea. We were now out of school. Maturity had set in. A burning desire not to let her go wrapped its sensational fingers around me. Then I took a deep breath and dared the topic. I proposed to her. She looked at me in the eyes, flashed an unnerving smile and uttered those few words: Yes, I will marry you. Instantly, I got lost in joyful imaginations. I had

A fit of rage  accompanied by hot adrenaline surge, anger like molten magma, refusing to see reason or yield to the still small voice of reason... No amount of apology would suffice; a mark must be left for remembrance. " I must teach him a lesson", no one messes with my emotions and goes scot free"... Sadly, it would be the mark that causes a spouse to depart from this side of life! A lesson gone wrong with dire consequences... Then sets in the regret, an alleged attempt to cover up a crime of passion, evidences which might have led to a lesser sentence got tempered with; alas the gavel comes down hard... DEATH BY HANGING! Now who faces the music? It is awash on the media, Justice has taken its cause, no tears of regret and appeal for mercy would upturn the verdict of Justice Yusuf Halilu whose  conviction was based on Section 221 of the Penal Code.  It has been said that thou shall not kill. Whoever kills in cold blood shall die in cold blood, Maryam S

This should be a welcome party but the menu and party favours require your thinking cap as plates... How then would I adequately transmit the pressure, reproach, snide remarks cum comments, scorn and castigation of being an unmarried single after your early thirties? It must be your fault … You are too selective (unto say husband na A bakiliki rice, abi na beans with stones)… We don ready to chop rice o( have you not been eating rice in your various homes?), I don choose aso ebi colour for you ooo, infact na me go supply am ( have you been prancing about in your birth day suit all these years?)… eeeh long time no see, are you now married? Your children must be so grown... ( awwwwn, are you not yet dead? the mortuary must be eager to house your corpse)… These  poisonous innuendo glib abound. I nfuriating, are the religious colourations like: oh it is spiritual… She is plagued by a dream husband…   something is covering her face “I know a prophet that can help you…” Jamil