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May 8 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

photocredit- Adrian McDonald You said you could bathe yourself, so mother let you to you wore slippers, each on the wrong foot you wasted the lux on your belly for you if the belly was clean, then every other part would be It made perfect sense then,...

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Art Student

May 7 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

The WhatsApp beep woke you up a bit too early It was your class group, Donald had dropped a broadcast Yes, Donald the science student The one who held debates back in school The school prefect,Often he would make you feel like a remainderobtained from...

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Survival Instinct

May 6 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

photocredit - Adrian McDonald “When I was your age, I used to take first, I was often the best in my class, Those that took first do they have two heads? ” You would stand cold with your second term’s result Father would spill his fury on you like oil...

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SuperMan

May 4 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

photocredit- Adrian McDonald The day you finally get to answer a math question in class, you would get an applause for doing it so well Your fellow backseat boys would be proud of you, You saved the day You didn’t let the teacher soak them in embarrassment,...

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Children's Department

May 1 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

photocredit- Adrian McDonald Do you remember the “Children’s Department”? Yes, the days of John 3:16 Where you would fresh up in your new socks The one with a ribbon knotted to the side In those days you would kill to wear a suit or dress You had your...

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Children's Department

May 1 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

photocredit- Adrian McDonald Do you remember the “Children’s Department”? Yes, the days of John 3:16 Where you would fresh up in your new socks The one with a ribbon knotted to the side In those days you would kill to wear a suit or dress You had your...

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Rain

April 30 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

You ate to your fill that night, photocredit- Adrian McDonald Mother advised you use the bathroom She could see the moist future For “what an elder sees sitting, a child won’t see standing” At least so they say, this adage applied tonight You said you...

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Jollof

April 29 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

The first day you prepare meal at home, Is the day sand becomes a major cooking ingredient It will be rice, jollof preferably The very thing Ghana and Nigeria is yet to have safe grounds on Even though they know 9ja’s is best Now back to the main story,...

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Pepper

April 28 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

Once upon a time, photocredit- Adrian McDonald You didn’t pound the red gold Mother didn’t call you either, she did the chore herself She felt you would have common sense enough But common sense isn’t that common they say So you ate to your fill Went...

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Report-Card

April 27 2018 , Written by Ofem Ubi Published on #ForNostalgia

Photocredit- Adrian McDonald Remember that day you had your school party? It was third-term, You were on the queue, waiting to get your “report card” You weren’t sure what you saw, so you cleaned your eyes to reaffirm the digits Yes, it wasn’t singular...