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                                           Photo Credit : Daily Post It was unlucky day for Abdullahi Adamu, as he was picked by  Men of the Army and Department of State Service (DSS), raided the Ijora area of Lagos State, Nigeria. It was gathered that several suspects of a terror network allegedly run by Iranians.   Abdullahi Adamu , who is suspected to be a Boko Haram member, has been arrested in Residents in the area are said to have tipped off the police, leading to Adamu’s arrest, Daily Post reports. Adamu is said to have hidden some devices suspected to be explosives in boxes and concealed them in the ceiling of the house. Two AK47 rifles were also recovered. Some Iranians are said to be linked to a terror network associated with Boko Haram, and Adamu is said to be a part of the network. Commenting on Adamu’s arrest, paramount ruler of Ijora community, Oba Fatai Ojora said: “We have been calling on the state government to do something about this. This is the sec

                                                                                    Graphic credit: eu.fotolia.com    Some weeks ago, in my blog post titled “Riding in the Wave of B2B Content Writing”, I shared with you a little secret that many people didn’t know about B2B. I highlighted the secret as in the following:   1.        That B2B is "the hidden economy”. 2.        That B2B is vast. 3.        That B2B is different from B2C. 4.        That Content is the biggest trend in B2B marketing. 5.        That Content is a vast opportunity.   In summary, I said that B2B content is a wide-open market that can help make your writing dreams come true. You can tap into this and make fortune for yourself by writing B2B contents for clients.   However, in today’s blog I’m going to discuss 4 things a writer should focus on, If you want your B2B writing business to be successful, you need to build it on four strong legs. Or, to use another metaphor: four pillars

Hey, Have you heard of Dr. Ben Carson before? I guess some of you must have read some of his toughing and inspiring books. From a humble background, this prolific writer came into the limelight by brushing himself up through veracious reading, and he got seen in the literary world through his writings. In Carson’s Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence , this gifted writer shared the story of how he transformed himself from the dumbest student in his fifth grade class into a Yale graduate and pediatric neurosurgeon, and mentioned some of the people who inspired him to achieve in his studies and in life generally. Notably, the deck was certainly stacked against him. He grew up in dire poverty, raised by a single mom in Detroit, Michigan. Success wasn’t even on the radar. Despite all this, he didn’t show any slightest sign of latitude towards the inexorable pressure of frenetic life. Image courtesy of Michael Vadon Ma

Graphic by freelancer.com   All businesses are in constant demand for marketing materials to increase traffic, boost profit, and raise their own awareness to the public. Although most businesses, large and small, have their own marketing departments, they still rely on ad agencies to assist with their marketing efforts, especially before and during busy seasons. Ad agencies hire freelance copywriters to work on marketing materials, such as writing brochures, direct mail, press releases, ads, sales letters, etc.; as opposed to writing strictly editorial content, such as feature articles and how-to articles for magazines. If you land a gig with an ad agency as a freelance copywriter, you can expect excellent pay and repeat work if you do a good job. Average hourly rates range between $25 and $45 per hour for a copywriter who has three or more years of experience; copywriters with a decade or more of experience can command $55 to $75 per hour (sometimes higher). The downside i

                                #Writer's life Recently, a friend of mine called to say he saw my blog and he liked the page. I was like wow. After our conversation, I thanked him for the compliments. What point am I trying to make here is that- it was through my blog that the guy got to see me, and hear my voice.   Gone are those days when writers were known ONLY through publication of their hard-copy books. Now, we are in the era of information technology. Everything goes online and the beauty of internet has revolutionized how information is well disseminated to the general public.   Through the help of this new technology, many writers including my humble self hitherto that was not known in the field of writing before, are now seen online through blog posting. Hence, this blog post emphasizes on the need for writers  or would-be writers to embrace this innovation by bringing their writing skills to bear.     Like I mentioned in last week post, travel writing

  Recently, the Nigerian’s Daily Newspapers have been filled with stories of increasing wave of sexual molestation of young girls in our society especially the minors.   This crime has made a lot the victims to experience various psychological problems in their lives, and those who can’t handle it ended up committing suicide.   A case of 15- year- old girl, Comfort Uche-Ume from Isieke Community in Umuahia North Local Government of Abia State, Nigeria, who committed suicide after she was ganged- rape by four boys is still fresh. According to Punch , the deceased was JSS3 STUDENT, who just finished her “Junior WACE” examination.   However, many parents have shown their displeasure over how this monster-crime has been continued to perpetuate against their daughters unabatedly by the opposite sex, and sometimes by old men, who are old enough to be the girl’s father. Bad enough, in some cases, fathers became the main culprits- rapists. Investigations reveal that cases of ra

                                                                                 Mohammud (right)   Undoubtedly, Mohammud Modibbo must have had a dream many years ago. His dream was to be an educated person. To make his dream come true, his ambition set him on motion. He started his adult education when he was old. Though death prevented him to fully accomplish this dream, where ever he is right now, he can beat his chest that he had actually achieved something. Yours KEB gathered that this man was believed to be the oldest school pupil in Nigeria has died at the age of 94, his family says. Mohammud Modibbo was unable to go to school as a child because he worked as a trader, travelling around the country. BBC reports that, he decided to enter primary school in his mid-80s and had recently begun secondary school in the northern city of Kano.His teacher, Abdulkarim Ibrahim, said Mr Modibbo was "easy-going and jovial". During classes, he was very attentive and aske