Your Surname

You got it from your father, It was all he had to give,


So its yours to use, love and cherish as long as you live.

If you lose the watch he gave you, it can always be replaced

But a black mark on your name can never be erased

It was clean the day you took it, and a worthy name to bear

When he took it from his father, there was no dishonor there

So make sure you guard it wisely, after all is said and done

You'll be glad the name is spotless, when you give it to your son.

First sight!!!???

It’s easy to recall with amazingly accurate detail, what she wore the first time i beheld her

I’ve always laughed at the term “Love at first sight”

Even scorned some friends saying “You have failed at your quest in  becoming a player”

But I must admit, they were very right

Her beauty alone

Melted my heart of stone

For the very first time, I was dumbfounded

My brain just stopped processing entirely

Right there and then, I knew I was gone

This beauty had me well grounded

It felt like time stood still completely

When she turned and i saw her beauty

In its entirety

From that moment onward, all I saw was her

Everything else in comparison was duller

She became the color in an otherwise dull view

Her curves perfectly accentuated by a blue jeans trouser

Pencil-mouthed, ending into black, obviously new designer shoes

A striped shirt that hugged her so well, I hoped to best it

With a cream-colored necklace to complementit

Her face looked too good to be true

It was just without blemish

To give her a name other than Goddess would be cruel

Her hazel eyes compelling me to make a wish

That I could one day look deep into them

And see into the crux of her very being

A nose that fits almost perfectly on her face

Her luscious lips that were faintly touched with gloss

Shining as she spoke

A chin that was just broad for her face to sit on

Yet so exquisitely shaped, it looked sculpted

She would effortlessly outshine a work of art

She was just too beautiful, beauty full

Just when I thought to stop gawking

Towards me she started walking

My heart nearly flew off my chest

Thumping far louder than the drums being played

I willed my face to look away

But it was as if it had developed a mind of its own

When our eyes met

My heart literally and figuratively stopped

Everything started happening in slow motion

Like the Bollywood movies

I wanted to sing

Though I had no lyrics

A song of Love

A song of Pain

A song of Hope

A song of  Joy

A song to soothe the ache I felt deep down

Then she spoke to me

And I must have zoned out completely

Her voice so soft, and sweet i felt diabetic

So melodiously natural

Her smile revealing a set of teeth perfectly formed

A pair of dimples that made me wish for mine

Cause they fit her so nicely

Coming out in time as if palnned

It wasn’t until she touched me that i realized

I haven”t answered her yet

She was asking if i was a first timer in church

But her touch felt so right

Her skin soft like a new born

Velvety like fresh clothing

I quickly recovered and answered smiling brilliantly back

“No, I’m not”

But  feeling a little stupid

Cause my description from a distance was so wrong

She surpassed it too well

That if Angels could be jealous and jealousy could kill

She’ll be dead over and over again

Perfectly formed face

A sweet figure eight

She doesn’t belong in this world

She belongs in a temple

Where she’ll be worshipped

Gone is the guy who thought “Love Sucked”

But here is a man who fell head over heels in Love

At first sight

Floods in Ibadan.

Ibadan the Oyo state capital, one of the largest cities on the African continent is a city well known for her vast lands, hospitable people and economic and industrial advantages. But some parts of the city has now been thrown into chaos, a lot of people rendered homeless, lots of lives were lost, lots of property lost too in the flood which took place on the 26th of August 2011.This happened as a result of the poor drainage system in this parts of the city, and as such led to some of the major rivers in the cities overflowing their banks and spilling into the areas, sweeping away all in their paths.

Subsequently, the state government embarked on a formal  investigation into all the all the houses blocking the drainage system, all illegal structures are being demolished and the road network is being cleared up for dualisation. But these measures are apparently not enough, seeing as we still have too many houses blocking the paths of many of the major rivers. As a result the rains which are now receding and falling heavily are now causing devastation in its paths every time. This was the case in the Old Ife Road area of the state precisely Gbagi Market, Akingbade where a little stream as it were, overflew its banks and it became a large river, sweeping away all in its path.