Every few decades, a book is published that reminds us of the common thread of humanity that runs through us. A book that fearlessly seeks to address the failings of the past generations, and stirs up the conscience of global citizens in mapping new directions and blazing new frontiers. Alexander Tetenta's When Mother Cries is such a book, with a unique story telling style that will appeal to diverse readers. The book tells of a British African, whose personal experiences of growing up in Nigeria relive the plight of many Africans facing corrupt and unaccountable governments. Alex, in his...

On that KLM flight to London, I did not envisage the things I would have to endure in order to get to my fortune. The challenges I have faced so far in the U.K ranged from questions about identity and race. For the first time, I realised how the color of my skin and the mention of my Nigerian heritage affected how I was perceived by non-Nigerians, as well as my survival as a student, and in the work place and how I perceived life outside of Nigeria. My sojourn to the UK was to take me through a straight, six-year period of studying, from A/S Levels to Master's degree level, in the face of...

Having been born with a stammer, there was a time when talking used to be difficult, and could still sometimes be in times of extreme relaxation or when expressing frustration. Nonetheless, when there is a point to put across or something worth saying, I become somewhat flawless. Somehow, I managed to outgrow my stammer, partly due to a ritual which took place when I was a child, and mainly due to the Grace of God. Knowing that the manner in which I speak is pretty much the manner in which I write, I have not surprised myself at all with this third volume of my story. Given that this book so...

Words do matter, regardless of what some folks may want us to believe. After all, the Scriptures tell us that God created the world with the power of spoken words. As human, we often under-estimate the power of words, especially those with the possibility of bringing into existence that which otherwise would not be, or to reinforce destiny. That was how the biggest movement of change in recent history gained the kind of momentum required to turn the son of a single mother into the President of the United States of America. In other words, we can become a summation of our thought processes and...