AHANONU KINGSLEY BLOG

There's a particular attachment for which a community, a society is known, that with which they are distinguished and for which they could be easily identified with. This is the people's way of life, it's their tradition and hence their culture! For some people, their culture had formed a better part of their lives through the process of committed deep instilling that has built in them a conviction as to believe and as well transmit along their respective genealogy of how such is an integral part of their lives and for which they should hold dear. The huge respect accorded some cultures as  significant elements of heritage has made them proud possession assiduously passed from one generation unto the next, strictly retaining their tastes along the ages, inspite of the dynamism and susceptibility of culture to time. This is quite said of the Iwa-akwa (cloth-wearing) celebration, an important cultural identity of some communities in Igboland, Southeast Nigeria, undertaken lar...

Reading through the story of Don Davis, the 11years old pupil that was sexually molested by his seniors in the Deeper Life school in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, I'm raised to a gallish drip. The whole context of the story: right from how the young lad was treated disdainfully for supposed bedwetting, how he was so horribly messed up with sexually and to how he was further starved, speaks more to an angered me. It's very shameful and so diabolic to have subjected this kid to such horror and dread. And to heighten my already blistering anger is the purported attempt by the school authority and the Akwa-Ibom state government, through its commissioner for Education, to sweep this issue under the carpet. This attempt to cover up this dastardly act and trying to undermine the degree of such ill is the worst action that could be taken, for it's akin to denying the victim the needed justice! And this should be condemned. It shouldn't be allowed to happen, in the least. Such story ...

 #Christmas2020 Every Christmas, usually Comes with celebration, But this Christmas, specially Calls for heavy heavy reflection. There are so many things that's happened And so much more still happening Yet we have another Christmas Another moment to ponder and to celebrate. A yearly ritual turned very sober By the unsettling daily situations But yet still retaining the stint That makes it a moment of joy and exhilaration. This Christmas as against all odds Presents moment to sing, to praise and to think For the usual euphoria of the Savior birth And the rare privilege to have survived the dart. Indeed Christmas has come to bless the earth And we believe fervently That by the Messiah's birth  The raging storm shall be flummoxed And our joy shall be full. Again and more! #MerryChristmas2020 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

Is Nigeria of too many talks, and no commitments.. In the aftermath of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnap in 2014, the federal government had proposed the Safe School Initiative (SSI) to significantly provide security to schools and pupils. Apparently, it was a knee-jerk reaction of the Goodluck Jonathan's administration that was not only informed by the Chibok mishap but that of the many attacks and killings of schools and schoolchildren. Fast-forward to December, 2020 with the recent abduction of the Kankara schoolboys, the federal government is again musing of a Safe School Program (SSP) by the Muhammadu Bihari administration. My question, which implicatively is the basis of my angry concern is what had happened to the SSI and why was it not implemented as to have considerably stalled the recent abduction and to adequately make the reinvention of the SSP highly unnecessary? Why are we always in the habits of continuous reactionary syndrome, not been able to apply proactive steps but ...

 Yesterday was the World AIDS day for the year 2020 and as is customary, the United Nations marked the day with the theme: “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact.” The commemoration of this year's AIDS day just seemed to be deeply hushed considering the world's distraction by the trotting coronavirus pandemic. The entire globe has had a much more troubling period imposed by the inconveniences of the novel Covid-19 disease, with more effort committed to halting the geometric decimation. And so it was understandable why the low-key event. However, the topic for this year's event is quite incisive and deeply reflecting, for which the silent period that we're facing provides a labyrinth to consciously ponder upon. It's a reminder that beyond the value of your personal effort to safety living, the efficacious fight on the AIDS scourge is also dependent on the others to replicate such safety and life-protecting measures. The challenge from this year's to...