THE DYNAMIC HAJIA

  ''There is every tendency that you will make the best research and yet, give an ineffective presentation" - Seyi Odebode. The maxim above will forever linger in my memory. And each time I remember, reasons to never allow the mistake I made on the 11th of February, 2020 reoccur strike me. Long before I gained admission into higher institution, I've always written beautiful piece and thus gave me the confidence to grasp, with no iota of doubt in my ability, at the opportunity to represent my department in the debate competition organised for freshmen in the faculty. Yes, I prepared assiduously for the competition but ironically, my performance was far from being efficient and the reasons are not far-fetched. First, the various facets of arts (writing and speaking being vital) but sadly, I hadn't understood this concept at the time of the debate. Dating back to elementary school, I've always being eager to speak as much as I write then and recounting all the tim...

  After pushing the publish button on the 4th of March, 2021, I knew it would be a goodbye till the end of the semester. Have you ever been in a situation where no motivation could stop you from bidding a farewell to what you love the most? Dear dynamite, never have I thought I'd go into a 'writing recess' for this long. I know you never did too. I'm sorry for being away for eons (pardon my hyperbole. Lol). Over the past few months, several loyal readers of my articles have DMed me on Whatsapp with questions like, 'have you stopped writing?', 'have you really been so busy?', 'where have you been?', etc. To kick off with my explanation/answers to those questions, I need you to know that I will NEVER quit writing. The very first moment I penned a piece down, I vowed not to to quit and yes, I'll never revoke the vow. Dear reader, if you are doing anything of value, do not ever stop, yes! the world would give you reasons to withdraw and discard i...