Recently it came to my notice how I don’t read fantasy books. Now, it is not a conscious act, I could watch fantasy based movies--the divergent series and the likes-- but I don’t recall ever reading one. I’m often found reading mysteries, thrillers, general fiction and a little bit of folk lore. Upon this realization, I made a mental note to get a couple fantasy book and see if I’d actually find them interesting. Truth be told, I’m not sure I had made the mental note before I decided to read AKATA WITCH, the mere fact that it was written by a Nigerian and one of the writers for the Black Panther comics (did you know?), I just had to get it. I got to realize as I read that it had some fantastical touches to it and at that point, I couldn’t just drop the book. Enough about me here, let me let you in on the general idea of the book. OVERVIEW    AKATA WITCH by Nnedi Okoafor © 2011 is set in eastern Nigeria (Imo precisely) and centres--mainly--around the life ...

Hello people!!! I don't recall posting any politics related thing before but I'm making a necessary exception today. I'm surrounded by too many political minded people to not be interested in what's going on in politics and that is the main reason for my post today. If i won't talk about politics, i readily would write about it and in the best form that i can. I may not be sure how much i care about politics but i know i care, even if it's just a bit. I'm the kind of person that doesn't mind listening to political commentaries or watch politics-affiliated shows. I however don't readily like to talk about politics, there's just too much emotions involved--at least in the political space called Nigeria. From how things are to how they ought to be, the empty promises accompanied by regrets on some voters’ part and every other thing involved, there's more than enough to rile me up.      If you are in Nigeria or a concerned Nigerian outside of ...

     As we started 2k18, we’d by His grace start 2k19 and finish it up too with pleasant memories and experiences tagging along with us up until the end. Can I hear an AMEN! So, I have noticed that by some unconscious effort, my posts towards the end and beginning of the year seem to take on a sober kinda form and that, I don’t quite have an explanation for. Anyway, today’s post is going to be taking on that form too *shrugs*.    It’s often said; Life is a journey, life is a race. Those are definitely true, we all have places that we are destined to be (destinations), and stops we must make to refuel and mark that we must pass. One thing one should know however is, you may be running on a certain track with 2 million or thousand or hundreds of thousand (you get the drill) other people but, that doesn’t mean y’all are headed the same way or y’all are even running on the right tracks. Another thing, regardless the fact that it is a race, the individualistic...