Getting back to school, we started thinking of the best plan in getting through to the kids. I called a meeting of my friends and some of my previous team members, the situation was discussed and we decided to go ahead in purchasing the necessary materials needed for the home school. We put them in …
After my classes the following day, I went straight to the campus gate to check on the boy and his mother but didn’t see them. I asked the people around, one of the kids begging around told me the mother is at home and that the legs of the little boy had swollen. I asked …
MY CURIOSITY LED ME TO DANGER ZONE! Chronicles of Ma Funmi,Season 18. Read More »
I continued to pay attention to the street kids at our campus gate but didn’t know how to start out a serious conversation with them. On a faithful Friday, I was leaving the school to go spend the weekend with my brother and his family in town when I saw a mother and her 3 …
HE GOT KNOCKED DOWN BY A CAR! Chronicles of Ma Funmi. Series 17 Read More »
Getting home that evening, I was shocked to hear our neighbours discussing on how evil and terrible the Niger Republic immigrants in Ibadan are and to think of it, most of the kids begging at our campus gate are from Niger and with this new information about them, I became troubled with the voice I …
I AM THE LORD GOD OF ALL FLES. Kids begging at our campus Series 16. Read More »
How Will it Look Like Having Them In School? A Billion naira question I asked myself countless times. June 2006, I resumed back to school and was faced with the challenge of getting accommodation inside the university campus. The laydown policy was “Only first year and final year stays in the school hostel while other …
“HOW WILL IT LOOK LIKE HAVING THEM IN SCHOOL?” Chronicles of Ma Funmi. Series 15. Read More »
As I was waiting for my pictures at the lab, I saw a group of half-healed lunatics walking together singing. Now, if you ever lived in Ondo State Nigeria, you will know this set of people. These people are lunatics going through the healing process in a white garment church, they are often seen walking …
Besides seeing the uniqueness of the Koma people, I also saw another wonder in Koma. Getting there, I was told Pastor Kayode was not on the hill that he was out on an official trip but he had made arrangement for one of the Pastors, Pastor Ajayi to attend to me. It did not take …
I GOT BEYOND WHAT I BARGAINED FOR AT KOMA. Series 13 Read More »
I could hardly sleep knowing I will be taken around the hills to feed my curiosity the following day. Finally, on Saturday, we set out after breakfast, the first place we visited was the river. I saw two women washing their clothes in a way I had never seen before. These women removed all the …
MY EXPERIENCE IN KOMA HILLS(The Koma People), DAY 2. Series 12 Read More »
Tired was an understatement when I got to Koma Hills, I was led to a hut that will serve as my room throughout my stay on the hills. I woke up the following morning refreshed, freshened up to go join other teachers on the assembly ground. Then I saw all the sirs and mas polishing …
I told myself, if I can go to Koma Hills, I should be able to make it to the destination the driver in my dream was referring to (Chronicles of Ma Funmi, series 5). As early as 5:30am I was on the bus going to Jos,Plateau State. My imagination was everywhere for I didn’t know …
