Author: firestarter

people that look like me
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People that Look Like Me

A collection of thirty new poems looking at life, love and the challenges of life in America,…

people that look like me
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People that Look Like Me

A collection of thirty new poems looking at life, love and the challenges of life in America,…

Provertry - poems of their country 3
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Provertry – poems of their country

Poems relating to the social and political experience of the citizens of Nigeria and touching upon the…

Edidare 4
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Edidare

The epic poem, Edidare tells the story of a group of adventurers on a journey to a…

Matters of the Heart 5
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Matters of the Heart

This book could save your life! Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world….

The Essential Jimi Hendrix 6
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The Essential Jimi Hendrix

“The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love….

Yoruba Folktales 7
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Yoruba Folktales

The imagery in Yoruba folk tales can be quite striking and are often astonishing. The tales live…

Plays for Primary School 8
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Plays for Primary School

These short plays are suitable for teaching drama to children of 3 to 10 years old. The…

The Lion's Dinner 9
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The Lion’s Dinner

The Lion’s Dinner:Papa Samba the lion is getting old and he is worried that he would soon…

King Chameleon and more West African Folktales 10
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King Chameleon and more West African Folktales

King Chameleon and more West African Folktales is a selection of folklore believed to have originated from…

A Canine World 11
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A Canine World

In this play, an unfortunate dog named Lucky and an arrogant prize bulldog, become neighbors. The pampered…

Abubakar and the Robbers 12
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Abubakar and the Robbers

Abubakar, a poor man finds a cave where robbers hide their loot. Having found that their den…

Two Dogs 13
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Two Dogs

A satire about two bickering dogs, which lived next door to one another. One belonged to a…

The Lizard Prince and more Hausa Folktales 14
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The Lizard Prince and more Hausa Folktales

The Lizard Prince and more Hausa Folktales is a selection of folklore thought to have originated from…

Heroes - a story of Nigeria
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Heroes – a story of Nigeria

We once had heroes: Men and women, of prime, pristine values, Who journeyed lofty mountains, deep valleys,…

Ennui - the story of Nigeria
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Ennui – A Story of Nigeria

With sternness, the jackboots came, Their lofty promises, a different game, With bungling hands, with brutal hearts,…

how to get your husband
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How to Find Your Husband – A Matrimony Guide.

My first foray into the scary world of commercial filmmaking is this expository film titled “How To…

When The Sun Sleeps - folktales from Africa 15
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When The Sun Sleeps – folktales from Africa

From the tales of magic and superhuman prowess of the Egyptian hero to the highly believable anthropomorphic…

Translations
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Journey of translations

The languages my books have been translated into so far (March 31, 2012) : French German Spanish…

TWO DOGS : Identity Crisis 16
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TWO DOGS : Identity Crisis

Hey Bonzo,  I want to ask you a question. Are we dogs? – – What a foolish…

two dogs
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Two Dogs: election matters

BONZO: Lucky, my dear friend. Who do you think should win the election? LUCKY: I don’t know…

Just Another Black Man Dead 17
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Just Another Black Man Dead

Black voices cry their anguished plea
What will you say if my murderer is the law?
Never mind, it’s just a black man dead
Never mind, just another black man dead

The Battle Will Be Won at the Grassroots 18
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The Battle Will Be Won at the Grassroots

The battle will be won at the grassroots That is the place of your freedom The battle…

Judgment Day 19
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Judgment Day

Terror comes prowling by night With fearful armies of destruction Thriving on the reward of brutality Their…

ghost town
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Ghost Town : an elegy to the demise of humankind

Some remarkable changes happened to the world in lockdown because of the novel virus pandemic disease. The…

ghost town
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Ghost Town

A naked shadow , an icy ghost dressed in black Rides a horse, of the apocalypse, sleek…

enchanted by i-scream
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Enchanted

I close my eyes , and your presence fills the whole world Beyond the silken screen of…

life is hell
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Life is Hell

The sky is dark, it’s going to rain The heart is sad. in screaming pain Does the…

The Fun Bunch 20
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The Fun Bunch

I have created storybooks for kids. I have created audiobooks for kids. I have created an online…

enchanted by i-scream
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I-Scream and The Fun Bunch

Okay, I am back to my blog after some months away. A lot has happened since then….

the high-powered christian entrepreneur
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The High-Powered Christian Entrepreneur

At a point in my life, I was a very zealous young Christian, constantly seeking knowledge that…

Book Launch for Gathering the Words 21
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Book Launch for Gathering the Words

Join me for a day of celebrating both my birthday and the release of my book, Gathering…

From Ibadan With Love 22
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From Ibadan With Love

My childhood years were spent in Ibadan, in a once prosperous middle class neighbourhood, where gentrification currently…

The importance of not following your dream 23
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The importance of not following your dream

Denrele woke up smiling, passionately hugging and kissing his pillow. He could hear loud knocks, but they…

Gathering the Words 24
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Gathering the Words

Where do stories come from? In the book Gathering The Words, the author Rotimi Ogunjobi takes the…

250,000 acres of pain 25
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250,000 acres of pain

‘Yes, my dear young man, the country has now been stolen by soldiers who are only bandits…

Forty Thieves and the African Taleswagon 26
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Forty Thieves and the African Taleswagon

From the local British Council Library you could borrow four books or so for a couple of…

Tales retold for contemporary reading 27
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Tales retold for contemporary reading

Children are creative readers, my childhood imaginations were formidable. Reading a story or listening to a folktale…

Lights, Chimera, Action! 28
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Lights, Chimera, Action!

In front of my office is a children’s nursery school, and listening to the little ones recite…

D.O Fagunwa
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Of Stock Tales and Enfants Terribles

Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmole by D.O Fagunwa, is widely considered the first novel written in the…

Gathering Words - An Introduction 29
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Gathering Words – An Introduction

I see him at the beginning of faint memory, a three year old boy. I see him…

Gathering The Crooked Bullet 30
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Gathering The Crooked Bullet

One of my favourite comedy films is The Black Bird, featuring a constantly harrased detective called Sam…

Gleanings from African Night Entertainment 31
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Gleanings from African Night Entertainment

For reasons still not clear to me, my mother did not have a wall clock in the…

man contemplates God
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The mathematics of God

Sam Fajana spoke confidently and fluently as if he were reading from a book. ‘There exists a…

Introduction - Germany: Christmas Diary 32
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Introduction – Germany: Christmas Diary

This is an outline version of my work in progress . It is a story based on…

Contents 33
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Contents

Contents 19 December – Guten Tag 20 December – Palmengarten 21 December – Hauptwache 22 December –…

19 December - Guten Tag 34
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19 December – Guten Tag

December 19, and I was on the night flight to Frankfurt. Why was I visiting Germany at…

20 December - Palmengarten 35
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20 December – Palmengarten

The lady at passport control at Frankfurt-am-Main seemed to have an issue with my travel documents. I…

21 December - Hauptwache 36
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21 December – Hauptwache

I slept like a log and woke up around five in the morning. The heating system in…

22 December - Clarks goes to shoe heaven 37
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22 December – Clarks goes to shoe heaven

The tramway ran right in the front of my hotel – connecting most parts of Frankfurt. I…