By Sola Lebile They too were here When in their weary hearts The beats of crossing there Detached them off our charts Say: What contains a kitten MUST contain a flapping mouse They open a door way Upon the Mediterranean water Across the Maitese pathway In frigid and chanting waters They are not fish. They are […]
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This feeling of mine I can’t explain: It grips my heart with sadly joy That nought on earth can e’er destroy – Urging that I should from sin abstain, For in my want and in my full – All over me it dares to rule, And speaks of that which I should attain. It […]
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A careless and thoughtless speaking manner Is an identification banner Of a man who cannot himself control Since he has not yet developed his soul. But the man whose development is right Will always endeavour to weigh aright Each and every word he intends to use So he dares not his right to speak […]
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Roses are red, white and sometimes pink While lilies come but in colour white, And these two with pure love have a link As well as show the Will of the Light. As in more than a shade roses come So are we not to restrict our love Nor let it bound to a […]
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When life seems so hard and sour You only need to hold on tight. Show your Lord a little faith, And when you think that all is lost, Brace up for a pleasant pack, For good comes when you least expect! Life is full of ups and downs: You can’t stay put but keep […]
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Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti(ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola(SAN), has decried the poor funding of public universities, stating it accounts for the despicable condition of tertiary education in the nation. Babalola lamented the Federal Government has consistently underfunded education sector with meagre allocation of seven percent of the national budget. He spoke in ABUAD […]
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The New Year arose At dawn and switched off the old, faded year in sweet sensations Happy New Arrival With a babyface posture Tender, bright and alluring Happy New Arrival, y-e-a-h! She flaps her alluring wings And deface the old one The New Year arose And sits atop the old one Over […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has not been briefed on the alleged payment of N15.89 billion to universities by the Federal Government, two months after it embarked on strike. The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in […]
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Government raises hope on new minimum wage The protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may soon to be called off. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who gave the hint in Onitsha, Anambra State said that funds had been provided to meet most of the demands of the union. […]
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It is the eyes that help us to see The glory and beauty of the earth, As well as the ugly things that be In fruitful seasons and times of dearth. Life – how would it be without the eyes? Those ugly things would not us repulse Nor things of beauty would us entice, […]
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