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Impact Story (Interviews) 18-07-2008
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Akinbo A. A. Cornerstone (pscornerstone) Male, 25 from Ile-Ife, Nigeria Joined TIG: July 20, 2004 My name is Akinbo. I was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, and I spent most of my childhood years traveling around my country with my parents. I have...

...Barren ! (Poetry) 24-10-2008
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
My land is not barren, just misused, A land that feed me and nurtured me, A city that saw me grow under the sun, Water defied science and was odor-full, The land is grey, grouse with a tint of green, Bitter is kolanut but yet medicinal for...

...the New Nigeria ! (Poetry) 22-12-2008
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Its Christ time, the yuletide of another year, the moment flew fast, things change, faces appear, gifts exchanged, some disappear; The season is joy but for some, more pain, sorrow...

Act... (Poetry) 18-04-2009
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
My feet are locked at the moment for money carries a man without strength, My hands are tied for the while for health is far from my friends, My mouth is mute... ...but i will talk; That my people will die is not a fallacy......

Afriyouths Feeds! (Poetry) 30-07-2004
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
When will it become a dress... The cotton field produces What will cover us while the Field covers our dead bodies; What will the water say to the fire... The stomach can stomach all That gets cooked with water As a source of...

carry your waste (Poetry) 28-10-2006
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
So what? What if the word the spit has no value, and yet they take over the latrine; And why? Why should we complain about a dignity, for a man who has to carry your waste; if not... Where do you stand in the wake of dawn...

Cupid will Love (Poetry) 8-01-2009
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
I know love is real but i have my fear All seem to look for gain not care nor sacrifice; I have fallen in love So have i been hurt So bad i crave madly losing all i gained; I can feel love for another but do not desire to see it When...

Did… (Poetry) 23-01-2005
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Did you see the twilight the other day? It looked so much like you, One can never have too many words, To state how you look; Did you smell the perfume? Just a reminder of you, That smell that chokes me, More lusting the words of your...

Finding Poetry II (Poetry) 8-08-2008
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Not far away stood the hunter’s grandchild, Ota'ibayomi Oba'olorun nii koje with his fathers' apomu at hand. He had listened to the ''ode of the brownfaces'' and expressed awe at its lines. As he left for home, he sang: Is it not Christ that...

Growing... (Poetry) 25-12-2004
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
My childhood is not too far away, I grew in the arms of loved ones, They dared to pamper me all the way, It did not cost them much; Her demise has brought so much sadness, Her departure turned my life into shreds, God was willing to see me...

Hold my hand... (Poetry) 25-12-2004
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Did you see what they did to him? Why allow them to take Away an innocent soul? Are they gone? In fear we live at thier mercy. So, what do we do... ...hold my hands, the more we stand to face the power, the stronger... ...the...

Homeland (Poetry) 23-11-2006
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
I met her waiting... ...waiting for a new-found sister, Her eyeballs stopped my heart beat a second...and she smiled, Her skin, fair, her hair, a glitter, and her covering, all green; A lips of red, a pearl to her ears, a folded...

I (Poetry) 1-08-2008
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
I duff my sleep today again to write a note for you alone, To spill the pain that distance spans and riddle my heart with scents of you; I write a thousand knotty miles away to a soul far away but still near enough to smile, To a hand that...

I... (Poetry) 15-07-2006
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
I thought of yesterday, it was the day I looked into the future and predicted now; I looked at today, I had seen it would happen like it has right now; I hope in tommorrow, that it will bring along with it the love that would make my...

It pains ! (Poetry) 3-01-2005
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Once I had her in sight, We saw afar and got going, Then the first kiss... ...it all seems like yesterday, We cuddled and chuckled, Nothing could stop us... ...until now; Now, We have not seen eye to eye, Far apart...and I am tearing...

It was you... (Poetry) 26-09-2008
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
When I had lost hope, Thought it all seemed lost, When nothing counted And all I felt I had was myself, The thought of you gave me hope. When the wind stopped And the sky grew green, When the taste of lust Became the haste of my heart,...

Letter to Dua (Poetry) 8-01-2009
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Sir, I was there the other day on the squash court with you, I saw your fingers, your grip and vouch your stamina, but Sir, Do you believe that your death is possible if you think alone about your responsibility ? Sorry i said it Sir,...

Lost... (Poetry) 26-10-2005
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Am I alive or is this a dream, Am I still on the surface of the planet? Living and let live in peace? Am I still what I want to be, Or just a fluke lost in time? Lost...and yet alive.

Love (Poetry) 8-01-2009
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
What can you love more apart from God ? That which everyday of your life would depend on forever ? What can you call your greatest decision ? That which made you longer can undo ? What...whatever...however, Life must continue and it must...

My Ground (Poetry) 12-01-2005
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
I remember the day I saw your eyes on my flesh, All up and down the thing I call a dress, So much intensity that all was not but bear... ...what day is it? Now, I see only the tears of joy that I stood my ground, Had I failed to be the...

No More but Pain... (Poetry) 0-00-0000
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
When will my lecturer Call my marks without His palm stretched out? Or my classmates understand That the score of their Attempt is better-off? And our leaders? To understand that the Strength of every nation. Is us! The time is...

Sustainable Development (Opinions) 28-10-2004
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
The concept of Sustainable Development is one, which is wrought with tremendous complexities especially as it regards the issues to be considered as priorities in the process of technological advancement. The Brundtland Commission, 1987,...

The Black Poet... (Poetry) 16-01-2009
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
They claim they are White and we are Black, What people say... ...Oh, what people say; They tell us to sit is take the seat, while soldiers are told to sit up rather than sit down; HIV/AIDS is on a visit to Africa,...

THE NIGERIA STATE, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE DILEMMA OF GOOD GOVERNANCE. (Opinions) 26-10-2006
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
INTRODUCTION Through the years Nigeria has undergone a process of experimentation with several governmental systems, but “good governance” that would ensure a sustainable and desirable urban development have been elusive through the years. As a...

The Third World (Opinions) 26-10-2006
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
The Third World was the newest of the world. The term was derived from the “Third Estate” which in European revolutionary language related to the commoners. The King was the first estate, and he ruled with the temporal and the spiritual nobles...

The tool for Unity: NYSC ! (Opinions) 7-05-2007
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country...the heartbeat of the Black continent. Considering the diverse government of the day that has been in power since the inception of independence. We have come a long way till date to stand a ruler taller,...

The Tube (Poetry) 8-01-2009
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Did you see the movies last night? Or were you too busy on your assignment? I was up to see the obscene scenes again, No adult to caution my eyes or sighs, I was up with the tube as my teacher... ...and I listened; I saw the world in a...

The World of Words (Poetry) 12-01-2006
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Words, oh words, Powerful cords From the vocal chords; Pulling thoughts to hearts and feelings Across to hearts a-leaping With joy and nervous tension For such artistic cohesion. Make them dizzy, Throw them into a tizzy, Brandish those...

Third World countries and rights to development (Opinions) 28-10-2006
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
The Third World was the newest of the world. The term was derived from the “Third Estate” which in European revolutionary language related to the commoners. The King was the first estate, and he ruled with the temporal and the spiritual nobles who...

WAR? (Poetry) 4-04-2005
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
When tears drop like a dawns dew, And memories set ablaze By the wrath of a ladies fume, What more could death hold? And who will call a crown to bow, Now a ruler lesser than the Royalty it once stood in life, What surprise...

We Morn...Love Morns More ! (Poetry) 26-10-2005
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Only is capable in understanding how great love can be, the eyes may shed waters left in its bowels for lack of space, the eyes have seen a thousand love ones depart without a note... ...no warning, no intention to take leave asked for by...

What will it be ? (Poetry) 18-01-2005
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
When you can not be described, Or be found wanting... Or seen a member of what they see As true, Then, You are perceived as the hypocrite... A disaster to manhood, Or is it brotherhood? A sin... Living by his own; God knows what we...

When ... (Poetry) 12-01-2005
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
When last did you see a smile on papa's face? the pot is empty, just like the pockets I call my shorts, mama can bearly send me to school, knowing I would ask for coins; When last did you see us laugh? a thing so...

Where ? (Poetry) 19-06-2007
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Where do i find a purpose ? In my hobbies that i love so much ? In my studies which is a quest ? In my friends for which i tick ? Where do i find my mission ? In the light of wisdom ? In the parlor of knowledge ? In the...

Who am I? (Poetry) 29-07-2004
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
What will become of me? When the dawn wakes my sad feet To the whip of my master crying lazy, And my bones shake at the rising of Sorrowful sun I wish could go away, My heart running the race that the Light of noon should take its...

Why? (Poetry) 9-10-2004
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
Did i not see your eyes in the morning, while you passed by me like the wind, how was i to know that your flight took off, Leaving with no goodbyes for friends or foe; Should i question God if He was asleep, or did He not forsee the evils...