Of Pains And The Pangs Of Pain
Pain is not meant to end you. Bad days are not all there is. And the broken pieces of you do not reflect who you are.
New Year, Old Me!
Identify the roads you took in the past year and don’t necessarily avoid them altogether this new year; instead, find better ways to go down the same road.
WE MADE IT!
Personally, I oscillated between steadying my wings and braving the whirlwinds. That felt like digging my heels into quicksand.
Be That Someone Who Sees The Beauty In A Toad
In a world where fantasy is cherished, reality is disdained. Be that someone who sees the beauty in a toad.
So You Want To Be A Poet? READ!
Read. It’s not enough to write. With enough reading and listening to yourself, you will find authenticity and your own voice.
Praises For 30, A Collection Of Poems By Jaachi Anyatonwu
Reading through the lines of this chapbook gave me this conclusion: Jaachi is poetry and we who have had a taste of his poetic awesomeness don’t know how privileged we are.
So, I’m turning thirty. Do you know what that feels like?
As I turn thirty, transitioning into another decade, this is a gift from me to you. It is a reminder of the subtlety of the struggles I encounter as I snake through this journey- life.
NEW BOOK COMING SOON
In less than a month, I will be releasing my fourth chapbook! Woot!
My Favorite Kind Of People
My favorite kind of people are not a certain group of people, who have certain skin colour, ascent, language group or whatever tags that segregates humans.
Boys Are Not Stones Initiative: The Journey So Far
The Boys Are Not Stones Initiative (BANSI), is a movement founded by John Chizoba Vincents, Maazị Jaachị Anyatọnwụ, Adéwálé Àlàdé Ebubechukwu Nwagbo and Onyemaechi Maxwell Opia-Enwemuche in 2018 to highlight the ignored plight of the boy child.
Southern Governors Meeting: All Talk And No Action Is Clownry
Beautiful resolutions, I must say. But, like every other resolutions they made in the past, these too will not be respected by the Fulani-run Federal government of Nigeria.
I Am Because I Have A Father
Every father was once a boy. How well or badly the boy child is groomed will determine the kind of father he becomes. Fathers are men who have been threre for us when we need support and advice. They teach, they love, they support, they pick us up when we fall and give us the encouragement we need.
Twitter Ban In Nigeria: Useful Tips To Save Your Business
It’s no news that Twitter was banned in Nigeria by the Federal Government. This ban has caused a lot of pain to most people especially individuals and businesses that make their living off Twitter.
Of Guitar And The Boy Child
There’s something utterly captivating about the guitar that draws me in and hold me spellbound. It’s about the freedom, peace, and whole other level of cool; other instruments simply can’t compare.
Fulani And The Anti-Igbo Sentiments
Before Nigeria gained independence from Britain, Ahmadu Bello, the Sarduana of Sokoto, was asked a simple question by a BBC journalist at Sandhurst.
Nigeria-Biara War: He Who Do Not Know History Is Bound To Repeat It
According to a popular saying, he who do not know history is bound to repeat it. An Igbo proverb tells us that a man who does not know where the rain began to beat him cannot say where he dried his body.
13 Simple Ways Of Overcoming Writers Block
Do you know writers experience a block from time to time, especially when they are working on a book project and they need to complete sections or chapters or advance a story line further?
Love Is Not In The Person You Love, It’s In You
You are the only person that holds the key to your heart, and it is up to you to unlock the beauty that lays inside.
Cryptocurrency: Nigeria Hates Nigerians
If y’all get rich, who will Prof. Yemi Osinbajo share tradermoni, farmermoni and teachermoni to during selection?
January Fifteen: Nigeria and Biafra
Annually, in the history of Nigeria, the above mentioned date means two different things: To Nigerians, it is a day to mark the end of a civil war that started on July 6, 1967, and ended on January 15, 1970. It is also the day Nigeria’s first bloody coup happened.