Posts

New Year On My Mind 1

Image
If you are reading this article, it simply means that you are alive today or do dead people also surf the web?  …Clearing my throat. Yipee !!!! It's the 31 st of December and I am sure most of you are eager to embrace the New Year and say goodbye to 2015. I am not sure how I feel about the New Year plus I don' know why my brain is still booting. Anyways, moving on.

New Year On My Mind 2

Image
I strongly feel that the New Year should not be an End or a time to set New Goals. It should be a time to Review and Continue our resolution to achieve already set goals. In other words, if you failed to achieve any goal in the previous years, the New Year is an opportunity for you to work harder at achieving it. It definitely is not a day for you to sit back, mourn your losses, beat yourself up for not sticking to that schedule and then write down a very strict schedule for the New Year. Today should be the day you thank God for keeping you alive to see another beautiful day, toast yourself for your numerous big or little achievements in 2015, review and learn from your mistakes or setbacks, and seek ways of improving yourself so as to achieve your life goals.

Seasons Greetings!!

Image
  May the Miracle of Christmas fill your heart and home with joy, peace and love!!

One Night II

DEDICATED TO ALL WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE Do you recall the story of Pete and Emilia? The story I said would send chills down your spine? Yeah, that story. It made it to our top three for the Christmas Season. If you still can’t remember the story line, kindly search this blog for ONE NIGHT cos   I no dey mood for linking up today oh...mscheew! It has been over a year since my friend vanished. Our almost daily trips to the Police station yielded no results. The Police eventually lost interest in the matter and we were advised to go home and pray for Emilia. 

Confessions 3

Image
Due to popular demand, Confessions made it to the top 3. To keep up with Tim's story, find   CONFESSIONS 2 Our honeymoon night was perfect. It was at our new home, a mansion from my dad. A look at my brides face confirmed that I had lived up to her expectations and if not for exhaustion, we would have stayed awake all through the night. As I watched my celebrity wife fall asleep in my arms, I felt like a man who had won the lotto. I got married to every man’s dream wife and also remained the heir to my dad’s vast wealth. I was indeed a happy and fulfilled man. Before long, I also slept off with a heart filled with joy and a great sense of accomplishment.

A Gift From Me

Image
Hello everyone, Since Christmas is all about giving and I strongly believe that people should practice what they preach, we have decided to open the floor with a special gift from all of us at Nikkyivy'sblog.  So, in the spirit of the season, I'm still basking in the euphoria of the season , and for making out time to read our numerous published stories, we are going to give you all something special in return. This is how it works:

No Money No Christmas 1

Image
It is no longer news that I love the Christmas Season. The news is that I detest how we have monetized the celebration in Nigeria. When I was a kid, Christmas meant gifts, parties, games, fun and dance competitions and I always won all the dance competitions, you wan try ? Christmas parties were a must and the best part was getting a wrapped package from Father Christmas or Santa, if you wish. The gifts were always more than enough. The perk was having to sit on the lap of this funny looking Father Christmas with the fake laughter. We knew the guy behind the white mask was dark but hey it was Christmas and we didn't care.

Magic In The Air

I woke up today with a smile and a lovely tune in my head. By the way, I love this song by Sinach “I know who I am”, I sang it all night, probably danced to it in my sleep and this morning in the bathroom I swear my voice sounded better than Sinach’s…LOL! I beg you, do not to be confused by my wonderful mood. I didn't win MTN's fictitious Aeroplane, Sigh . Its simply that time of the year when I get possessed by a divine, awesome feeling that makes me come alive. At this time, it takes all my willpower to suppress the urge to dance to the lovely tune in my head during official functions and my usual daily routine. I always find myself nodding.

I am a Nigerian. I am Not Evil.

Image
Dear Nikky. After reading your article on Spousal murder , I felt it imperative to add my voice to yours by boldly pointing out that SPOUSAL MURDER IS NOT A NIGERIAN THING. I am a Nigerian, a husband and a father. I have been married to my wife for seven years. In all these seven years, I am proud to say that I have never lifted a finger against her, I have been a loving, caring, stable and by God ’ s grace and in the words of my wife; “ a super-wonderful husband and father ” . That is why I take exception to articles and stories all over the web painting Nigerian men as uncaring, callous and wife-hating husbands.  E very marriage has its ups and downs but it takes a real man to keep the flag of his marriage flying. Like every married couple, w e have had our set-backs, temptations and misunderstandings but in the midst of them, we never lost sight of our love and commitment to each other. We always found a way to settle and have always pulled through together as a...

Spousal Murder...

Image
The news of the 53 year old man who slaughtered four of his children after quarreling with his wife the previous night gave me chills for days. As I read through similar stories of senseless spousal murders and family violence by jealous husbands, bitter wives, angry in-laws as in the case of Mrs. Nkechi Onyejegbu who was brutally murdered by her husband’s brothers, many questions ran through my brain already bemused by scary and extremely graphic images. Are these stories and images real? Why are Nigerian couples killing themselves? These people no de fear God? If person no wan marry again na by force? 

I want pepper!!

Image
Children are very interesting and over smart oh. That was how I went to this lovely hotel just to relax with a client and her very cute son. We placed our orders and before long they served us this very appetizing meal of Jollof rice with peppered goat meat garnished with shredded green pepper and plantain. I hardly eat. In fact, eating food is always a big challenge but the aroma and a look at the properly garnished meal woke my appetite from its deep slumber. Sharply saying my prayer, I dug in and was enjoying my meal when the lady's son yelled out "I want pepper!" The kid had being very quiet all day and had refused to smile at me and my usual pranks. Confused at his sudden outburst, I looked up and noticed he was pointing at my plate. Haba, why would he point at my plate instead of his mum's, I thought while trying to act amused and ignore that the lady's plate was almost empty. "He likes pepper." She explained and tried to feed him a ...

In Too Deep...

Image
I love animals.  Wait a minute, by "animals" I mean that I love domestic animals and definitely not the wild ones.  Meanwhile, I heard cats are adorable and some people just can't stop gushing about them. That's cool but I will pass. It is nothing personal and you can blame  all the scary movies for my skepticism.   Puppies on the other hand are so cute, observant, cuddly, smart, clingy and can be your best friend, baby, confidant or whatever you want. I prefer a pet dog any day. Their love and trust for you is absolute. Well that was my opinion before my misadventure some years back.