The Names of the Father

It was on the road to Agbaja that I first took a closer look at him. ...Read the full article.

Hamattan · Jul 3, 2008 , 01:12 PM

Waaow! This is the kind of stuff I love reading. Brought graphic memories of the time and space in the story. A similar circumstance during my growing up was that my elder brother, who was 6 years older, lived with an uncle, a teacher who moved from one town to another on transfar. As such we saw my brother raerly, and I came to know that he was my brother when I was 5.
Thank you for making my day.

Chief Kalu · Jul 3, 2008 , 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Hamattan

Waaow! This is the kind of stuff I love reading. Brought graphic memories of the time and space in the story. A similar circumstance during my growing up was that my elder brother, who was 6 years older, lived with an uncle, a teacher who moved from one town to another on transfar. As such we saw my brother raerly, and I came to know that he was my brother when I was 5.
Thank you for making my day.

Hamattan!
Good to see you again! Where have you been since?
Cheers!

Dreams · Jul 3, 2008 , 02:35 PM

A very interesting write-up. Such show of appreciation and love is commendable.
Nigerians need to show such love to one another irrespective of tribe.
God bless the writter.

Hamattan · Jul 4, 2008 , 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by Chief Kalu;

Hamattan!
Good to see you again! Where have you been since?
Cheers!

Chief I dey o! just been too busy lately, though I visit the square constantly.
Thanks for asking and cheers too.

Myne Whitman · Jul 4, 2008 , 02:01 PM

This is a wonderful ovation for your brother and a welcome peek into the corridors of history. Thanks for the write-up and congratulations to Re. Fr. Emeka on his anniversary. I liked the igbo translation of the poem at the end, kudos...

Willy · Jul 4, 2008 , 04:32 PM

Obiwu,

You did not have to sign off at the bottom, with the adulation of Tiger Woods and the Williams' sister, who else could have written so eloquently.

A few questions though, hopefully you'd find time to reply to them:

How do you and your family reconcile the Roman faith you chose over that of your grandfather, especially as it always appeared spot on all the time you referenced it?

Is the Roman faith a prop for social acceptance today and nothing more, or is it really the ONLY way to the divine?

Lastly, who will win among the sisters come tomorrow - historically, the younger always comes out top, and any substance to the accusation (forget Dementieva's denial, she expressed similar sentiments back in 2001)?