A boat capsized and the young boatman rescued a 16 year old girl. He took her to his home where everybody sympathised with the girl who was still dazed. A little of the hot pepper soup served her did not offer much help but she slept as if sedated. In the dead silence of the night, the boatman took advantage of his home front and the girl's helplessness and went into the girl in her deep slumber. She only muttered a slight sound. In the morning, she noticed there was a mixture of pap-like substance and blood between the her thighs. The long and short of the whole story is that the attack resulted in pregnancy and the delivery of twin boys. That did not deter the girl. She had several challenges which she surmounted and got to the pick of her career; and became the toast of all. How did she manage? She is a survivor and you can learn from

Documentary on The Nigeria-Biafra Civil War(The Forest Dames)

The forest dames is an epic african novel written by a prolific Nigerian author- AdaOkere Agbasimalo. It's a true life story narrated by a teenage girl now turned elderly. She talks about the elasticity of human suffering and why it must not happen again."The Forest Dames" now selling at Silverbird Galleria bookshop, Abuja. Quintessence Falomo Shopping Complex, Awolowo Road Ikoyi, Lagos. Debonair Bookstores, Sabo Yaba Lagos. Also on Amazon.com/theforestdames

True Story. What a man can do, a woman can do better.

True Story.
What a man can do, a woman can do better. Talk about lack of integrity. A female bank cashier, after paying a customer a huge sum of money must have gone into the toilet to make a phone call.
"I just paid a man so much money. Go after him and get me my 30% after the operation. He is just leaving the banking hall and he is spotting a red shirt on a blue pair of jeans."
Of course the man was stopped and dispossessed of the money. Smart man and lucky not to have been killed, thought to himself - "No one else knew that I was going to the bank, the cashier must know something about this robbery." So he went back to the bank and boldly challenged the female cashier.   
"The money you paid me has just been snatched"
"How is that my business?"
"No one else knew that I collected money"
"What are you insinuating?"
"Do you know anything about it?"
"About what?"
"About the robbery, of course"
"Please if you don't mind I have other customers to attend to"
"I am not leaving until you tell me what you know about it?"
Voices were raised and other bankers attention was attracted. The bank manager heard the embarrassing noise and came out. He invited both of them to his office and questioned them. Hear the cashier: 
"I have never been this embarrassed before. I paid him almost an hour ago and he came back to say his money was snatched. How on earth can I know what happened to his money?"
The bank manager asked the man how he thinks he can come in and ask his staff member such questions"
"It is because no one else knows about the money."
"But any body can be robbed any time..." Before the manager could complete his statement, the female cashier's phone rang but she refused to take the call. It rang again.
"Answer that call immediately." The manager commanded and added, 'let it be on speakers".  The lady panicked. A male voice came on - "Babe, the deal was successful. Come to the usual spot for your share. More gist later." The girl peed on her skirt and and it appeared, on her face also. No amount of begging could save her. What a man can do, a woman can do better. Similarly, what punishment a man can take for such a crime, a criminal woman can take even more. This is not survival. It is debasement. Comments invited.   

Did you read the last post? Wasn't Deze a fool? All she needed to do was go with the man and end the war hunger and hardship experienced at that time. Why did she choose to run away? Is it an integrity thing? Is integrity part of survival? What do you all think? Comments welcome.

Look beyond your attacker, always.

SURVIVAL REQUIRES SHARP THINKING EVEN AT GUN POINT

 Deze was in her early teens. Her mother’s worry over the unwholesome manner in which the invaders took the girls, even under-aged ones, against their will, had reached its peak. She therefore re-tutored Deze on the need to remain indoors until dusk. Deze had complied until one warm day when she felt bored and tired of remaining in a dark warm room. She desired to take some fresh air. Right from inside the room, she had been listening to a discussion going on outside and was enjoying every bit of it.  She now wanted to be part of the discussion and enjoy it to the utmost. So she came close to the door. She peeped left and peeped right. No sign of danger. She stepped out and joined in the conversation. For a moment everybody forgot that Deze was not doing the right thing as she freely chatted in the open. Suddenly from nowhere, a black and sturdy soldier with ugly tribal marks walked to the spot without being noticed. Fear gripped everybody as he yelled at Deze.

“Hey! You! Ajuku tamato, follow me quick.” That was how the vandals referred to the girls who were pretty, fair and ripe as tomatoes. This soldier stank heavily of sweat, alcohol and tobacco, not ordinary cigarette but something that smelt like burnt dry grass. It must have been God Himself that gave Deze the strength, courage and wisdom to do what she did on the spot.

YOUNG SURVIVORS!

Kamsi Okere

A new survivor is in the making. She is Kamsiriochukwu Okere. Kamsi is under ten. She lost her dad in the ill-fated Dana airline, in a twinkle of an eye. She was so full of hope as she read one of the bible passages during the funeral ceremony of her late dad. Although her dear dad is no more, Kamsi is being groomed to carry on with life without daddy. The challenges may be enormous but Kamsi and her little sister Chidumam will definitely rise to the mountain top and become great survivors.

Our prayer is for our tomorrow to be better than our today. May God provide for all children who have lost a parent or both. May they learn to be survivors!

Do you know other young survivors? Those in the same predicament? Send your comments.

A true life experience of the Biafran war comes to your door step - "The Forest Dames"

A Nigeria-Biafran civil war survivor lives to tell her story of the elasticity of human suffering. She survived it all and prayed God to keep her alive to record what she went through. God answered her prayer and she wrote 'The Forest Dames', a book about four girls hidden away in a "safe haven" - the evil forest, where they were hearing the roars of wild animals but fortunately did not see any. This was because the soldiers wanted the girls by all means but two mothers vowed that their daughters would never belong to the soldiers. But did they? Find out. "The Forest Dames" now selling at Silverbird Galleria bookshop, Abuja. Quintessence Falomo Shopping Complex, Awolowo Road Ikoyi, Lagos. Debonair   Bookstores, Sabo Yaba Lagos. Also on Amazon.com/theforestdames  


  Documentary on The Nigeria-Biafra Civil War(The Forest Dames)

The forest dames is an epic african novel written by a prolific Nigerian author- AdaOkere Agbasimalo. It's a true life story narrated by a teenage girl now turned elderly. She talks about the elasticity of human suffering and why it must not happen again.