THE FRAME

By  Tahir Ibrahim Tahir ( Talban Bauchi ) Way back in the late 80s and the early 90s, when the Nigeria Television Authority's (NTA) programme content was rich with educative and infotainment material, I was stuck to a particular theme song for a military parade that was aired regularly. I memorised it and still remember some of the very profound words and messages embedded in it. ..... "you laid your lives, for a truly just cause, Nigeria remembers you. We salute you, your courage we adore that Nigeria may be one, strong united sovereign states, Nigeria remembers you."  It was put together to celebrate the 15th January, Army remembrance day, and from then on, it aired on and on, on NTA. Thousands, of Nigerian soldiers have laid their lives for Nigeria to remain one. From the coup d'etat of 1966, to the civil war of 6th July, 1967 to 15th January, 1970, Nigerians have fought on. Various forms of conflicts like the Ife/Modakeke wars, the Tiv Jukun crises, the Fulani/Ber...

I visited many places in my life,  some of which have an impressive luring at a gaze,  many of which are irritant and no one can pray to be at the same place again from the first visit. Experience thought us to be patient when pursuing an ornaments of life,  because life itself is just a school where we learn from cradle to grave,  but the citadel between the Vanguard is the painful pursuit which often humbles even the most naturally powerful in everything.  My life teaches me humbleness and modesty and humility and the struggle on which I fought by myself even when  I was very young baffles me a lot, some times its unbearable. My own mother is the centre of my experience,  when she teaches me of being myself and of course I do follow a the lesson as a child,  yet not fully grown,  I still learn from my mother.  We both learn from our different backgrounds as lads to our mothers we jus have to say a big "thanks"  to them. Growing up...