Baskadia

A WONDER OF THE ANCIENT BENIN KINGDOM

You may have heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World  which include the Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zues, Mausoleum of Mausolus, Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria; but have you heard of Iya of Benin Kingdom? Iya, known as the Benin moat, formed part of the Great Benin Wall. It is one of largest man made earth work which was constructed as a defensive fortress against invaders. The first and second Iya was dug during th

KINDNESS IN THE RAIN

Thank you Ma, God bless you". This was my heartfelt appreciation to a lady who helped me this morning on my way to work. It started raining heavily this morning before I got set for work. I thought it would stop before I leave but no way! I do have an umbrella but unfortunately, I forgot at the office. "Blessing, what are you going to do?", I asked myself. I had wait a bit for the rain to subside. It did a bit then I hurriedly put on my shower cap and left the house. I walked hurriedly to the bu

My Younger Me

Guess who I saw today, A little girl! When I saw her, I smiled because I remembered you, I remembered you, my younger me. I was told that you were born many years ago, I really wished I could tell what your face looked like when you came out from mummy's womb, But I was told that seeing your face as she held you in her arms, brought tears of joy from her eyes. What were the sounds that you made relishing mummy's breast milk? Sincerely, when I hear babies make amusing sounds when they are being b

A Cat posing like a Tiger

Research shows that house cats share 95.6% of their genetic makeup with tigers.

A breath of fresh air

BLUE

The beauty that the colour blue gives.

My work and I

CHRISTMAS GIFT

My neighbour came to my apartment this morning telling me that she is heading somewhere. She said one of their political party leaders wanted to give them Christmas gifts and they were asked to come with persons who will also benefit. (I guess she wanted to join her and take part in the Christmas gifts 🤗). "Okay Ma", I said as I went back to my bed because I wasn't ready to go anywhere. So she left. In less than 30 minutes, there was a knock on my door. It was my neighbour again. "Ma, you are ba

The Spoke

When the picture speaks through the 'spoke'.

The Law of discipline

Wait on God to Establish your season to avoid Insult.

Swami Vivekananda

He is a great man

Do You Have a Heart ❤️

If you have Humaneness Empathy Affection Regard and Truth within, you have a HEART ❤️

The gangster

There are different patterns to life just find yours