The Rose That Grew From The Concrete

"You see you wouldn't ask why the rose that grew from the concrete had damaged petals. On the contrary - we would all celebrate its tenacity, we would all love its will to reach the sun. Well... we are the roses, this is the concrete, and these are my damaged petals"... Tupac Shakur (1995).

The Beautiful Rose and Rough Life Beginnings. 

The 'rose', a very beautiful flower because of its glowing and special color, wonderful shape etc is widely revered for many good features which it possesses. Many people use it to express love, propose marriage and friendships, decorate both indoor and outdoor parts of homes, offices and business places, even places of worship. Others use it to express grief, decorate graves, etc.

A rose growing from concrete.

This rose needs a

COVID-19: LOCKDOWN AND HUNGER, ARMED ROBBERIES AND VIGILANTES (PART 2).

The Lockdown

A lockdown is an emergency protocol that usually prevents people or information from leaving an area. In terms of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown is used for actions related to mass quarantines which can limit movements, activities in a community that only organizations supplying basic needs and services can function normally.

Empty streets in Lagos as a result of the Lockdown

Between 23rd -27th March 2020, the Lagos state government imposed a partial lockdown on Lagos state which included a curfew, closure of primary and secondary schools and all markets selling non-essentials (all commodities except food and drugs and financial service providers). There was also restriction of movement in various areas of the state and increased sensitization of the citizenry on measures to avoid the

COVID-19: OF LOCKDOWN AND HUNGER, ARMED ROBBERIES AND VIGILANTES (PART 1)

A Brief History of COVID -19 and Its Entry into Nigeria

I first heard about the COVID-19 pandemic in January, 2020 and it was through series of astonishing description by the media both print and social media. COVID-19 stands for the Corona Virus Disease 2019 a respiratory disease causes by a newly discovered Coronavirus which began spreading and killing people in the Chinese town of Wuhan in December, 2019. The deaths that followed this epidemic raised eyebrows and still struck many folks in Africa as a white man’s myth. Its origin and cause puzzled scientists worldwide and with its death toll rising by the hours, it was

HISTORY: AFRICAN HEROES - PATRICE LUMUMBA.

   Patrice Lumumba, first democratically elected leader of the Congo. He would be deposed and assassinated in a western backed coup orchestrated by the CIA and Belgian authorities. 

 As founder and leader of the mainstream Mouvement National Congolese (MNC) party, Lumumba played an important role in campaigning for independence from Belgium .
 

 Shortly after Congolese independence in 1960, a mutiny broke out in the army, marking the

8 Ways 2Pac Changed The World - A Tribute to 2Pac (My Living Legend)

Twenty years after his death, the rapper's legacy is still felt. I want all my viewers to know of a special love I had for Pac's music and personality. He is my favorite musician!!

    For me he was more than just a rap musician, he was a Legend, an anti-racism crusader human rights activist, a black liberationist,a thug, a Nigga, a bold figure, an inspiration to many, a feminist who spokee against rape and violence against women in his hit song 'Keep Ya Head Up' and above all a man who appreciated his mother's struggles to get him to where he got to in his Grammy-nominated song 'Dear Mama'.. He was a rare gem because I still struggle to imagine how he achieved all these beforeha he died at 26 years... I love you PAC and thanks for everything...
   Tupac Shakur died 20 years ago this week. Two decades after his death on

GET MOTIVATED: TRANSCEND BEYOND YOUR BEST.

    To transcend means to rise above, to go beyond, to exceed, to surpass and to excel. When we transcend, we go beyond challenging our challenges, now, we rise above them to achieve a level of success that we never before thought possible.
                   

   It doesn't mean that we should ignore our challenges or circumstances but it means that we have to feel that we are

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO VICTOR: A TRIBUTE TO A GREAT FRIEND...

  On this day many years ago, a great man was born. He was not born into Affluence or wealth but into a humble and intelligent family. His name is Ashibuogwu Emeka Victor.
   

  Victor is a young Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) student, Creative writer,
History-lover, Entrepreneur, an Explorer of many fields, a God-fearing and Fun-loving person, a Kind heart and a sweet friend. Above all he is a Blogger and he is the