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...

 Dear Cummings,  How did you forget that the UK is not Nigeria, where different rules are made for different statuses and faces. In the UK, laws are made for everyone and to be respected by all regardless. In Nigeria, the law respects status and has boundary of effectiveness. If it were to be Nigeria, Cummings, you could travel way beyond the shores and into another country with the luxury of private and presidential jets- in the tightest lockdown restrictions. You may consider coming to Nigeria to enjoy such irresponsible privileges for being a government official. May you take this moment to reflect on your act and realize how you've goofed by not realizing firsthand that in a country where laws work, everyone responds to its bidding. Happy resignation! My people, ICYMI.... Dominic Cummings is a top advisor to PM Boris Johnson, who flouted the Covid-19 lockdown regulation in March by traveling from London to Durham. Cummings is to leave his position this Christmas after much...

  The Election Is Over, Concession Is Now! Donald Trump and every fanatical supporter of his, who sees absolutely nothing wrong but wholly good with him, must realize that power belongs to God and that he vests it on whomsoever he wills. The majority of the people of America have spoken as regards who they want to lead them from now on! And that person is the candidate of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden! Could Donald J Trump respect that wish with the decency that he yet has? Could his supporters help him do so if he, out of the probable trauma, fails to so do? POTUS isn't life neither is it the end of it! This is what President Trump must realize. As such, he must understand the emerging reality to make the needed concession to defeat rather than heating up the polity and smirching a long trusted system. But the truth be and which must be strictly stated is that the American system respects nobody more than the commitment to protect its institution. Hence, whether or not Donald Tr...