By Adebayo Okeowo, Nigeria: A key rattled in the keyhole. Amani opened the wooden door to the bedroom and it gave a slight creak. This was an old house. It’s actually older than her husband who inherited it after his Dad, who had had it bequeathed to him by his own father. There isn’t much to the house at all; […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo, Nigeria: From South Africa to Nigeria, Kenya to India and Brazil as well as many other parts of the developing world, housing remains a core problem. In this instance however, Nigeria will be the focus. Nigeria should be progressively realizing the right to housing as allowed for under international law (Article 2(1) International Covenant on Economic Social […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo, Nigeria: '#Ferguson is #Lagos #Abuja etc every darn day. Police brutality, extra judicial killings, gassing protesters and more. We watch on.’ Tweet by @TosynBucknor on August 18, 2014 America is yet to recover from the tragic shooting of 18 year old Michael Brown on August 9, 2014. The incident has gone beyond accusations of police brutality or […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo, Nigeria: It all started with the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia. On December 17th, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi – a street vendor – set himself on fire outside the governor's office in a Tunisian town Sidi Bouzid in order to protest the inhumane treatment he suffered in the hands of Tunisian government officials. In a most unprecedented fashion, Mohamed's […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo, Nigeria: It's past midnight. It's precisely 12:09am in some forest within Africa. A girl carefully grabs the pen and paper she stole earlier on in the day and manages to write out her heart using the moonlight: “My mom always told me some things are worse than death itself. I have come to believe her because I […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo: I have lost my joy, lost my smile, my friends, everything! The only thing I probably may not have lost is my mind, and even as I say that, I wonder if I am sure. I guess it is ok not to be ok sometimes, isn't it? But this state of not being ok is not the […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo: It's not meant to be like this It all feels like we are playing out a script In as much as God is a God of order, nonetheless God should not and CANNOT be fixed into a box. Our churches lack power these days because we have, through our minds, boxed God in. In the Orthodox Church […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo: “Who's the new kid? And what's he doing here?” Aramen was asking Joachim. “He is a mortal. He got clearance from the Trinity!” Joachim responded. “He wants to stand watch with us tonight,” Mitchell explained further. My name is… never mind! My name is not important here. My aim is! I had entreated God with a special […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo: We want to be applauded We crave to be recognized We desire to be appreciated If you do not have these feelings, then my first thought is to say that you are an alien. But, since aliens are yet to be on earth and have access to sites like the Reader's Cafe, my conclusion will be to […]
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By Adebayo Okeowo: I sat there miffed but couldn't show it. It was such a weird feeling to be having while seated in such a serene room. The arrangement of the senior pastor's office was impeccable. If Jesus were to be here, He will probably applaud the Pastor for setting such a good example for kingdom order and excellence. But […]
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