Le Dieu qui calme...

Quelques fois, Il calme l'orage qui m'entoure,
D'autres fois, Il me calme au milieu d'un orage !

N'ayez pas peur d'être différent !

Femi-Fani Kayode - Who Shot Down Flight MH17 ?

Here's another intelligent piece by FFK. Some thought provoking questions here...

N'ayez pas peur d'être différent !

Etcetera : Nigerian pastors need to be born again

Here is another great article from Etcetera, singer turned writer. The end of the article cracked me up... but the truth in this write-up makes me sad... How gullible can Nigerians be ??? It's time to wake up and smell

‘Tu’ or ‘Vous’ Made Easy

Etcetera : The national anthem is very bland and uninspiring

I like this guy, Etcetera. And I enjoy his articles, just as much as I enjoy FFk's too. I guess I enjoy more FFK's... anyways, reand and enjoy, you might not agree to all his opinions just like I, but he does often make

European rights court upholds French full veil ban

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday, that France’s law banning women from wearing face-covering veils in public is not discriminatory.

The court’s decision follows a case brought by a 24-year-old French woman of Pakistani origin, who argued

Lama sabachthani Eli ?

A sick heart
A crushed spirit
A silent God

Shattered dreams
Deferred hope
Unanswered prayers

Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ?

Bonjour or bonsoir ???

When does one say bonjour or bonsoir? We know bonjour means good morning and bonsoir means good evening but in the absence of good afternoon... when does bonsoir take over from bonjour?

France begs its citizens to lighten up with tourists

Here is an article I would love to share with you. I found it on the website of France 24 English.

Actress Leila Hatami’s Cannes kiss sparks outrage in Iran

Iranian actress Leila Hatami outraged authorities in her home country on Sunday after a photograph emerged of her kissing the director of the Cannes Film Festival, Gilles Jacob, on the cheek. Although a common

Give Me Oduduwa Or Let Me Die By Femi Fani-Kayode

Here is a beautiful and an emotional piece by  former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode. One I would love to read over and over again. I do not admire the writer but his writtings and his style... I do not agree with all his views but I admire the way he described Nigeria in the past.

French is a polite language 2 : Toi et Moi

In French Language, it is considered as impolite to put oneself first in a sentence and courteous to place the reference to oneself last.

Wonderful! Wonderful!

Wonderful, Wonderful is a song by Johnny Mathis, an american singer. You probably have heard this song before now, especially if you a fan of the american TV series Desperate Housewives and you saw it till the very last episode.

French is a polite language 1 : Tu & Vous

The French people are often accused of being rude with a capital “R”. This cliché is so popular that even people who have never set foot in France take it upon themselves to warn potential visitors about French rudeness.

Hollande's government admits knowledge of Sarkozy phone tapping

© AFP: Ministers Valls, Taubira and Ayrault

Politics is a very dirty business... French Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, has confirmed that both he and Christiane Taubira, French Minister of Justice, had been made aware of the Sarkozy phone tapping since February 26.

Driving restrictions in Paris to curb air pollution

Air pollution in Paris and its surrounding areas has reached an unusually high level this weekend and is expected to worsen. The air quality is so bad that people can hardly see the Eiffel Tower from a distance.

Big air pollution in Paris

Airparif, a pollution group which takes readings of Paris’ air quality, has announced that the city would experience a potentially dangerous level of air pollution.

Oranges : are they yellow or orange ?

Is an orange named after the colour orange because if it is then it is wrong and should be named after the colour yellow. Except oranges are first green when they are unripe and they become yellow only when they are ripe. And even when they are rotten, they don't turn orange. So why is an orange called orange when they are yellow?