Rex, a divorcee, and my colleagues at work often share insight into his daily life. He lives alone, doesn’t cook at all, and he literally pays for any things he needs. Not long ago, he got himself a Mercedes SUV that cost £70k and one of those occasions where he talks about himself. He said […]
Author: Abiodun Lawal
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ARE CHRISTIANS NET IMPORTER OF TRENDS?
July 2024, the trend we are contending with in the church in Nigeria is 12345678 used in songs and gwo gwo dance. This isn’t the first trend and definitely not going to be the last. However, it appears that Christians like to react to issues instead of being proactive about our identity. As much as […]
Wingham Wildlife Park was boldly displayed at a busy junction in Dartford centre, and guess what? My wife saw it and told my son about it. Around that time, we have also been considering going for a time out as a family since the half-term break is around the corner. We chose to go to […]
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WHY DID YOU STOP MOVING?
Whatever it is that we have become, there’s still more yet to be seen,so we must go out more. Perhaps one has gotten to a point of little or no motivation, I assure you comfort will still come from seeking new frontiers. Depression is real, fatigue is most certain to happen, and discouragement may show […]
I remembered a particular children’s day which happened to be my first time following my school to the stadium for a marching parade. My mum had followed me to school to see how the logistics would work as the school was meant to make arrangements for that. After days of practice and being of a […]
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HOW TO COPE AS WORKING PARENTS
Sometimes ago, a friend shared a funny story of how his parent forgot to pick him up in school, only for him to get home to meet both of them watching television. According to him, they apologised, but the dad and mum also fought each other that day. Both of them thought the other person […]
Many who live at Stone Axis of Dartford may be familiar with a youth club hosted at Stone Baptist Church. It was a community-driven initiative to engage the young ones in a productive way. For some reason, the program was paused. However, after the long wait, the leadership of Stone Baptist Church decided to relaunch […]
Just like most parents, myself and my wife were concerned about getting our boy into reception in a good school though aside from the quality of the school, proximity to our home was also a factor we considered. While we were living at Stone, our boy got an offer from Brent primary school, which seemed […]
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DEPRESSION, SUICIDE AND THE RIVER BEYOND
A while ago, a big brother of mine told me of a mutual friend who was on the verge of committing suicide just before he called. I wasn’t just shocked, but it was hard to imagine how quickly the mighty can fall. A famous Nigerian singer said, “Everybody is rich on instagram.” However, it’s not […]
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MY EXPERIENCE WORKING IN AMAZON
Amazon, the company is probably one of the highest employers of labour globally and for an outsider, it will look like a delight to work at Amazon. Being a delight or not is relative to individual expectations and experiences but for me, it was a delight. I worked as a level one associate at the […]