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Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 11:12am On Nov 05, 2014 |
noble4d:I really appreciate your constructive criticism. I won't get into the defense to hide the flaws in the poem but the truth is that I'm well aware of all the rules of versification but I deliberately disobeyed them. When I first wrote it I had a normal free verse poem in mind but due to the cuttings and editing I decided to introduce a sonnet within my own convenience. I'll try to transform it into a conventional sonnet though. |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 6:14am On Nov 05, 2014 |
noble4d:Yes please do. |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 7:24pm On Nov 04, 2014 |
Tovot:. Thanks! I really appreciate... |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 5:29pm On Nov 04, 2014 |
Divepen:Thanks bruh. |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 4:42pm On Nov 04, 2014 |
TAKE NOT! “Take not the flute from Unoka Thou black minion from Gehenna” ~ Take not tranquil from Midgard Or tavern from the drunkard The curfews, called in thy honour Curb strumpets off their candour Hurls the brothel from the temptress, Acheron’s pit from Heccat, heists Thou art a black salvage that serve age Through cryptic messages that mess sages Then do you now thy carnage? But fools call rage thy courage To take cosmos from mortals Defile fate and halts its stars Before eyes behold their maiden twinkles Flee Death! nemesis triumphs like wrinkles. ~ Tags: Timpaker, deflover, Firestar, Oma4u, Divepen, texanomaly, Tovot, badmusace |
Poems For Review / Re: Nairaland Collaborative Poetry Competition (season One) by AmiableJay(m): 4:36pm On Nov 04, 2014 |
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Poems For Review / Re: Nairaland Collaborative Poetry Competition (season One) by AmiableJay(m): 3:55am On Nov 04, 2014 |
Gladyys:Just sent ya a request. |
Poems For Review / Re: Nairaland Collaborative Poetry Competition (season One) by AmiableJay(m): 9:07pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
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Poems For Review / Re: Nairaland Collaborative Poetry Competition (season One) by AmiableJay(m): 4:00pm On Nov 03, 2014 |
Gladyys:Lol. Don't worry I'll be a nice mate for you. |
Poems For Review / Re: Nairaland Collaborative Poetry Competition (season One) by AmiableJay(m): 4:40pm On Nov 02, 2014 |
laykorn:23 |
Poems For Review / Re: Nairaland Collaborative Poetry Competition (season One) by AmiableJay(m): 12:54pm On Nov 02, 2014 |
laykorn:What about 20? |
Poems For Review / Re: Nairaland Collaborative Poetry Competition (season One) by AmiableJay(m): 12:41pm On Nov 02, 2014 |
Never too late? Oh gosh, I'm near-late So what's my fate? Shall I then deny my muse Or forced to onlook this truce? But I'll pour libations to Phoenix Bestir her ash from sloth's jinx. I hope I have a chance of joining? 1 Like |
Education / Supporting The Empowerment Of Young Women. by AmiableJay(m): 7:26am On Oct 27, 2014 |
“In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth century, it was battle against totalitarianism. We believe that in this century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality around the world.”Nicholas D. Kristof. I listened to my chagrin as my course mate passionately argued against gender equality on our way back from class. That was not my first experience. I had witnessed many occasions where women are belittled with unfettered zeal. To worsen the situation, my fellow is a law student who is traditionally expected to express equality in creed and deed. He, a minister in the temple of justice is mandated to brandish the sword of equity when bias prowls with her monstrous effrontery. Unfortunately, according to him, there is no sound reason why the girl-child should be afforded proper education as well as equal opportunities. Professions like architecture, law, engineering, medicine, and the ‘manly’ rest should be exclusive to men alone. Girls should instead take up humble vocations which suit their perceived gentle temperament like baby-sitting, hair-dressing, and sewing. Even the ‘feminine’ nursing profession should be made open to them with limited indulgence. I could not contain my rage, particularly at the slow pace of women empowerment. There is undoubtedly a stubborn clog in the wheel of gender crusade all over the world. In Africa especially, this wheel of liberation is rolling at snail’s speed while gender inequality continues to gallop on the limbs of cheetah. Therefore, this topical issue has come at the time when the tempo is right; when the potential of women in global transformation is increasingly exposed to myopic people like my ‘good’ legal colleague. It has come when women have convincingly distinguished themselves in virtually all fields. Mention the Ngozi Okonjo Ewela of Nigeria, the Iron Lady of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher or Hilary Clinton of the United States. These are but few of the legions of women who defied the fabled assumption that they (women) are weaker vessels. It is trite that long-term, sustainable development can only be achieved when women, like their male counterparts enjoy equal opportunity to rise to their full potentials. Partly due to the domination of the male figure in the society, women’s contributions are not recognized abundantly. This is a crystal- clear indication of the need to continue empowering our young women to unlock their full potential on a transformational scale. Hence, the need to formulate as well as implement policies to support the empowerment of young women. Ron Hansen, an American author is of the opinion that women’s empowerment has been inspiring and empowering women. As satisfying as this may sound, we should not distracted. The tiger does not shout its ‘tigritude’ says Wole Soyinka, the noble laureate. Hence, it is our collective responsibility to intensify the empowerment process and the policy measures that are highlighted in this article will sufficiently fill in this vacuum. That education is the life-blood of a nation is trite. It cannot be separated from man. More so, in a developing nation like Nigeria, it is a necessary tool for fast tracking the much desired development. Sadly, the gender divide in education is rather appallingly wide. According to the United Nations Millennium Project report on education, gender parity ratio remains 0.9 in sub-Sahara African and South Asia even though girls’ primary school enrollment rose steadily in the late twentieth century. The implication is that more boys are educated than girls despite the fact that the girl- child consists approximately half of the global infant population. The situation is even direr in Africa. A policy measure encouraging the enrollment of the girl- child in nursery, primary and post-primary schools is therefore expedient. It is the first step towards empowering our young women. A famous writer once wrote, “educate a boy and educate a single man; educate a girl and educate the world”. Governments of all nations should formulate policies to increase female primary and post-primary education. What would have happened if Chimamanda Adichie, the award winning writer or Nike Osofisan, the computer ace were denied education? The dearth in our talent base can be salvaged if the veil of bias can be removed from homes that favour males over the girl-child in their accessibility to education and other basic necessities of life. Laws prohibiting hawking should be enacted to deter parents from reducing our girls to miserable hawkers who often-times, are victims of rapists and dangerous drug addicts. The government must also re-mobilize its commitments to universal primary education. This will fertilize their intellect and prepare them for post-primary education where their real potentials will sprout out branches, leaves and fruits of ingenuity embedded in their genes. The faculty of law, University of Ibadan witnessed a record- breaking event in 2014. More than 20 students in my class are on the much coveted first class grade. Surprisingly, just four male students are among these 20 geniuses! I began to wonder a different scenario in which these girls could not go to the university or college to pursue their ambition and rather hawk ‘gala and Viju milk’ on Oshodi streets in Lagos. The thought itself is paralyzing. It is an accepted fact that food is life. A government that cannot feed its teeming populace has declared war on the State. It cannot be said that the agricultural sector is buoyant as it is now. The most disturbing trend is the deliberate exclusion of women from this life-giver of an occupation. The mere mention of a farmer conjures the imagery of a man. This is a contortion of the reality as we have women making up as much as 40 percent of the labour force in agriculture. Sadly, they represent only 3 to 20 percent of landholders according to U.S.A.I.D (United State Agency for International Development). The situation is worse in Africa by the customary disallowance of women from inheriting landed property. My great-grandfather before his death, bequeathed several hectares of land to his sons while denying the daughters inheritance. Their offence is their gender! Apart from increasing crop yield by as much as 30 percent thereby feeding an additional 50 million people, promoting land ownership by women has an intrinsic benefit. It will stimulate the psyche of women to contribute more to economic growth, reduce poverty and enhance social well-being through the enterprise of food provision. Women should be treated equally in their accessibility to land for farming, subsidy and other incentives should be granted to them without discrimination. The elimination of gender inequality in employment is another measure of empowering our young women. Women, most of the time are disfavoured on the pay-roll and job security. When it comes to appointment and promotion, merit is often sacrificed on the altar of gender! Promising young women are made typists and ‘sexcretaries’. To crown it all, occupational segregation on gender grounds still dominates the labour market. A policy protecting women at job entry, in employment conditions and exit needs to be formulated. A policy widening the scope of available legal remedy to aggrieved female workers must be formulated with unrepentant alacrity. If women are empowered financially, it will boost the security and survival of poor households. It is the platform through which poverty can be defeated. Viably, governments should review and revise all labour laws to accommodate this necessity. Giving women chance of managing big establishments if they are capable will be a headstart in the resuscitation of our ailing economy. We have seen how a female finance minister, Mrs. Okonjo Ewela could register a continental success by making Nigeria the biggest economy in Africa within a short time of her appointment. However, all the aforementioned policy measures will not be feasible if the political rights of young women are not guaranteed. This is because political leadership and government dictates implementation. If there are few women in government, implementing women-friendly policies will be impossible. It is no news that there is paucity of female hands in our political terrain. The global community can achieve the goal of gender equality and women empowerment if women freely participate in politics. This can be actualized by battling women’s political apathy. Women should be made head of political parties. This will facilitate more participation and stir their sense of belonging. It is unfortunate that women suffer technical restrictions imposed by religion and convention when pursuing their political ambition. Women’s seats in national parliaments should also be increased. Conclusively, the empowerment of our young women is wider in proportion to the aforementioned measures but if these core areas can be addressed, women will become world leaders. Empowering women will not translate to social disequilibrium as argued. It will supplement the birthing of a world of perfection where the female specie is protected from genital mutilation, early/ forced marriage, et cetera. www.muselord. |
Politics / Re: N180M Fraud: Court Frees Ogbulafor by AmiableJay(m): 8:04am On Oct 21, 2014 |
Tlovely:The Yorubas will say 'he who will give you clothes must first be examined if he's not on rags ' |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 10:35pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
princesa:Rejoinder Tanka Lol The Czar has spoken Though with my art she implored Tim my fairer peer But if my heart she can read She'd find Tim's plight in myself. #Runs and hide# 1 Like |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 10:19pm On Oct 14, 2014 |
timpaker:Chai. Cool down bro. Nice 'Tanka' btw. 1 Like |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 11:29pm On Oct 12, 2014 |
THE TALE OF SAMSON "And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee" Judges 16:6, The Holy Bible A strangest apparition 'twas Like a moon skirting the rainbow His silence was her own impulse Their silvers' pledge pressed her to know The most fragile of earth's secrets: What shall be done to lift his strength? ~ Rummaging the haystack of memory A solitary hymn coiled in misery Filled Sorek's realm; untold to the heathen It's stinging verses doubled her aching Before her behemoth of desire Down dawns the day in the slopes of Zorah. ~ A Harbinger besought them in a rap "Neither strong rum nor razor to the scalp "Should thou him indulge For he shall be Judge And save Jacob's seeds from the Philistine" He fled the sky as brief as Devil's grin. ~ "Wilt thou be weak if a razor I bring To rid these locks direr than Dagon's wings?" A subtle question propped up with a press Of her bosoms on his chest as witness To testimony of her love for him She tried all tricks within her darkest whim. ~ Nights blew away like a weak tornado She ployed him tricklier than the first trio As deadly as the riddle at Timnath "How canst thou profess love without your heart? Tell me I pray thee what thy secret is" His succumb came at the best of her ruse. ~ Caved in to black goddess of subtlety Hair-ripped he was; still filled in stark hubris He swore more terror to the enemy Alas! Strength's plucked from him so were his eyes Later proved his noxious side at Gaza Unfettered in rage had his last slaughter. 2 Likes |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 11:21pm On Oct 12, 2014 |
Wow I'm so excited. I just wrote my first tanka ever although this one has a rhyming scheme almost similar to a limerick. And it really has no strong message but all the way all is experimentation. Dunno the title yet but amma name it sha like duh oh.Lols My First Tanka Ever In the realm of Scots The uncomely Thane of Fife Once envied his wife But indeed to spare her life Slew her handmaid in her cot. 2 Likes |
Health / BREAKING NEWS!! Ebola Victim Rises From The Dead. by AmiableJay(m): 9:03am On Oct 07, 2014 |
Ganta, Liberia – Officials in Liberia have released the first confirmed image of a captured Ebola victim who rose from the dead. The name of the victim has not been released by the WHO, and news of the patient rising from the dead comes only hours after the United States announced its First Ebola victim in Dallas, Texas. The Liberian government is accusing the United States of creating Ebola as a bioweapon to use for future wars. Citizens of Liberia have expressed outrage and concern that the US may have tested an ‘evolved’ form of the virus on their nation’s populace, not forseeing the virus’ spread reaching beyond medical containment. The first reports of Ebola victims rising from the dead was reported by Liberia’s National Newspaper. Initially, officials from the World Health Organization fled in shock and horror as the Ebola patients suddenly arose from the dead. After organizing military reinforcements and obtaining increased containment measures, World Health Organization’s special operations staff quickly responded with military assistance and quarantined the two Ebola victims who arose from the dead. With Texas now infested with an unknown amount of Ebola patients, nearby Kansas has declared a state of emergency. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has declared October “Zombie Awareness Month” and the state is on high alert for a zombie outbreak. Homes across the state are to receive pamphlets warning them of how to prevent the spread of Ebola and what to do if an Ebola Victim falls dead and then starts to show life again. Updates will be made to this report as details become available. Please continue to watch television and online news sources for the latest details. Officials estimate the Ebola virus will spread to over 5 million people within two months. The virus is deadly if not treated. It is currently not known how many people the Dallas Ebola victim came in contact with before quarantine measures were put into place. For the first time in human history, confirmed footage is captured of a man who scientists watched die from Ebola then only several hours later, regain life and rise from the dead. Isaiah 26:19-20 19 Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. Source- www.huzlers.com/breaking-news-ebola-victim-rises-dead-africa-fear-zombie-apocalypse/ |
Literature / Re: List Of Phobias---- The Fears Glossary by AmiableJay(m): 3:44pm On Oct 04, 2014 |
When I was small I had phobia for headless chicken. |
Politics / Re: Boko Haram Kills 70 Adamawa Residents On Sallah Day by AmiableJay(m): 2:49pm On Oct 04, 2014 |
Freest:Abi Ohhh. Some will blame Jonathan for their stupidity. Seriously it's getting sickening. |
Politics / Re: N180M Fraud: Court Frees Ogbulafor by AmiableJay(m): 2:27pm On Oct 04, 2014 |
Tlovely:I will not honour you by giving you a reply you're looking for. I am never pro-APC or pre-PDP or pro any party and never will. But hey, we don't have to criticize everything especially if there's no sound justification for it. It's high time we started seeing the little good our government is doing. Why are talking as if we are no more suddenly in Nigeria. Yes, we need change but toothless mouthing and criticism will never bring the desired change.. Action does it and permit me to ask you, what have you contributed to. Nigeria? Your type easily throw mindless insults to the NA hiding behind computer screen. It's such a pity that Nigeria is filled with folks like you. |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: What Is Your Date Of Birth? See If U Have A Match by AmiableJay(m): 7:33am On Oct 04, 2014 |
yankydollars: wow....coolNawa I'm April 9th. |
Politics / Re: N180M Fraud: Court Frees Ogbulafor by AmiableJay(m): 8:04am On Oct 03, 2014 |
I am not comfortable with the level of our reasoning here. I need remind us that not every wrong should be blamed on Jonathan. Some people will blame the government for their own mental limitations if you ask them why they are so re.tarded. When has our president become a judge to decide punishing accused people brought before courts? There is separation of power in our constitution and we must get that right. Whatever blames you want to heap on anybody here should be hurled with objectiveness. I wonder if even half of people who commented here read the post at all. We are quite quick at criticizing without looking beyond our nose. Yes, the court could have done better than this, but law is law. Chapter 1V of our constittion says the prosecution must prove his case beyond reasonable doubt before conviction can be secured against him and that's what probably happened. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Have You Ever Bothered To Find Out Who Your Local Government Chairman Is by AmiableJay(m): 4:04pm On Oct 02, 2014 |
Soji Ajayi. Irewole Local Government Area. |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 8:56pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
timpaker: HONEYMOON IN YEMEN (Limerick)Chai!!! |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 8:40pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
timpaker: Boss, shey you know say that your poem make a whole man like me cry? Abi you and AmiableJay plan am ni? Make una take una time oooo. Princesa, my runaway friend bawo ni? Firestar and Tex I see ya'll. Happy 'Hindipendence' day ya'll (in my yoruba accent)Happy independence.day bro. |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 12:50pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
firestar:Yeah. |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 12:22pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
OMA4U: AmiableJay, I love that poem. What a pity! An innocent girl just died like that. It's painful.As in, I was destabilized when I heard it. |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 8:00pm On Sep 27, 2014 |
Three days ago, there was this very unfortunate incident in the department of Computer Science, University of Ibadan. A young girl hawking around the precinct during a rainfall mistakenly stepped inside a water and was electrocuted immediately. It's so saddening that the school maintenance unit wasn't able to forestall something like this by neglecting to repair compromised wires. It's such a pity that we Nigerians take many things for granted. Why will you ask a young girl who came to spend holiday with you to hawk your wares for you? What stopped the school from fixing the wiring system until a young lass was fried? I dedicate this poem to her. ~ The Jabberwork, with eyes of flame Jaws that bite and claws that catch Beware the Jabberwock, my son!...' Alice in Wonderland AND THE LASS FRIED Showers of lesions Benign rains that twist tree roots Poles blazoning slacken wires Bowing, branches under a tyrant wind Lightning flashes chumed the spree Thunder-claps from the red sky aloft A dame sways her youthly waist by With an empty tray balanced on her head. ~ Scaldy cometh death's griddle A dame it saw A lamb to meat the gods Jabberwock spews its train of flame A soul to fry A soul to sole earth's belly Her bare feet glistened in the mud Twig for twig she waded through 'Science' Axis. ~ At the crossroad, the lass came Still weighing her sales, or her chance? 'gainst Lord Jabberwock Hungry flames in mouth Young she was but age halts not death A sprawling puddle tempts her young mind A foot to souse, A simple foot-wash in the dirt. ~ Plunged she then into an electrified puddle: A death pool Pulled her for Hitler and for ever Grilled her life in ions of death The 'Maintenance' rushed down but it was too late They claimed She was fried for the gods; not by The laxness For he who death must take, he'd indeed. 3 Likes |
Poems For Review / Re: One Poem For The Road by AmiableJay(m): 7:33pm On Sep 27, 2014 |
princesa: *picks up broom and clears out cobwebs. Picks up rag and dusts the chairs, picks up mob to clean the floor and opens wide the windows to let air in*Winks |
Culture / Re: The Land And The People Of Osun: History, Facts And Fugures . by AmiableJay(m): 12:24pm On Sep 16, 2014 |
sapientia1: My school is there sirUNIOSUN? |
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