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ABOUT  THE PLAYWRIGHT Dele Charley was born in Sierra Leone on 27th March,  1948. His full name  is Mr Raymond Caleb  Ayodele.  He wrote  in English language and krio  language.  He obtained  his Master Degree in Theatre Arts in Leads University,  London. This play was performed  in Nigeria  during  Festac 1977 Festival of African Arts and Culture in Lagos State. It won the award for the best play. PLOT OF THE PLAY The Blood  of a Stranger  is an interesting drama about the people of a fictional Sierra Leone village called Manda. The play begins with a secret meeting in a cave between Maligu and Soko. Maligu is the chief adviser to the King and Soko is the village Chief priest. Maligu had just received a letter from his brother informing him about the coming of a stranger who is a whiteman to their village to operate tobacco farm. His brother said that the stranger's coming will make them rich. Now the pro...

To understand words associated with sports in general, we are going to consider the following: 1 . Names of major national games (in Nigeria) : football, handball, polio, netball, cricket, hockey, wrestling, boxing, athletics, volleyball, basketball, weight lifting, shot-put, table tennis, lawn tennis, swimming, gulf, karate e.t.c 2. Words for sporting activities : tournament, contest, championship, head bout, round, extra time, half time, semifinal, quarterfinal, finals, group stage, chairman cup, friendly match, relay race, final bout e.t.c 3. Venues of sports : stadium, arena, swimming pool, lakes, boxing ring, football field, race course, track lane, tennis court, yard e.t.c 4. Sports officials : umpire, coach, referee, linemen, games master, sparring partner, sports fans, spectators e.t.c 5 . Games results : winning side, losers, drawn match, stalemate, gold medalist, silver medalist, bronze medalist, Olympic champion, Victor e.t.c 6. Games performance : an exciting ...

Students of Peace Concept Intl School, Port Harcourt. In Nigeria, May 27th is marked as "Children's Day". It was established in Nigeria by United Nations. A day set aside to celebrate childhood. The activities held on that day include marching parade usually at the stadium organized by various state governments. Schools send in representatives. The best performing school goes with a cup prize. On this occasion, parents take their kids to pleasure parks, eatery's and other fun places to mark the day. Notwithstanding, I believe the Nigerian child would have preferred that this day be a day of empowerment to kids. By giving them learning materials like school bags, revelant textbooks, notebooks, appropriate school uniforms, shoes, socks, lunch packs, writing pens, pencils, crayons, drawing books and boards, mathematical sets, calculators, computers and educational pads also.  I believe the Nigerian Child would have loved to receive life changing opportuni...

                                     ARTICLE BY CHIZARAM AWUZIE According to the Oxford Learners Dictionary, a cult is a small group of people having weird beliefs or practices and imposing excessive control over their members. In Nigeria, cult groups have no constitutional backup towards their existence and therefore are illegal. Their activities are destructive and inimical to public peace. They carry out their nefarious activities mostly in the night and in secret places where their operations are not easily noticeable. Cultism is one of the problems posing a great challenge to security in Nigeria and has not been properly tackled. It has been an epidemic. In some states of the Federation, governance has been crippled by cult activities. This article looks at how it affects development of the states and the wellbeing of the people. Cultism has caused untimely death of many people, mo...

Do you know that research findings have discovered that poverty causes high blood pressure world wide? Well, a new study published in The Lancet asserted that the number of people affected by high blood pressure are more in low and middle income countries. The study revealed a glaring difference between areas where people were mostly affected. The population of high income countries showed a sharp decline in high blood pressure in recent decades whereas the population of low income and middle income countries showed remarkable increase in recent decades. Continents like South Asia and Africa are more at risk. A professor of global environmental health at Imperial College London, Majit Ezzati said, "when you look at this globally, blood pressure is a condition of poverty, not affluence". Interestingly, in most countries men were found to have higher blood pressure than women. 4458124320747363

Nigerians are unique people and we express ourselves in unique ways. When we want to say no, we say it in different forms. Directly or indirectly. Relax and learn. 1. No 2. Leave that one 3. Relax 4. Talk another thing 5. E concern you? 6. Leave that thing 7. Na today? 8. No be only 9. Leave me jare 10. Abeg make we here something 11. Not on your life 12. For what? 13. Count me out 14. I no follow 15. For wetin? 16. Abeg make person hear word 17. E no enter  18. E no work 19. Abia 20. I owe you? 21. What's my business? 22. Wetin concern you? 23. Na by force? 24. I no do 25. God forbid 26. I hear 27. Na today? I don tey! 28. Leave me jare 29. Make we hear word 30. Not interested 31. You miss road Dear readers, you can add your own!

Today, am sharing a picture showing a list of overused words in English Language and fresh alternatives we can explore!                        HAPPY READING