Femi aribisala biography examples
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One of those things I questioned was Jesus’ statement to his disciples that many of them would not die until they saw the kingdom of God. But, I thought, all his disciples are dead. According to church history, all but one was martyred. And yet, the kingdom of God has still not arrived.
My oldest brother, Bayo, left Nigeria without telling anyone where he was going. He did not tell our aged parents, his wife or his children. And he did not tell Biodun and me, his brothers. Moreover, he communicated with no one thereafter, so we did not know his whereabouts. When our parents passed away one after the other, we had no way of reaching him. His safety became a matter of great concern. All we could do was to commit him to God in prayer, which was more than enough.
A wasted trip
Some six years later, we got word that he was sighted in Gambia. I had to attend the funeral of a member of our church in Sierra Leone, so I decided to take the opportunity to go to Gambia to see if inom cou
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It took me 10 years to be courageous to have a child — Aribisala
Popular columnist and social commentator, Femi Aribisala, shares his fatherhood story with GBENGA ADENIJI
When did you become a father?
On May 5, 1987, my wife and I were blessed with a baby boy, 10 years after our marriage in 1977.
How has the experience of fatherhood been?
It took me 10 years to have the courage to have a child. My wife and I agreed that having children should go beyond the desire to have children. You need to have the maturity, wisdom and inner strength to bring up children. For years, I was convinced I was not emotionally ready to be a parent. I was a confused young man and I did not think it was wise to bring a child into my confusion.
In the end, I had a child while still confused. But a few years later, I met Christ, and my life became meaningful. Nevertheless, I have many regrets about bringing up our son. Looking back, I could have done much better, but now I am tryi
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King-Aribisala: Writing for me is like breathing
Karen King-Aribisala is a writer and professor in the 26Department of English at the University of Lagos. The Guyana-born academic recently spoke with SUNDAY AIKULOLA at the launch of her award-winning book, Our wife and other stories.
What is the book all about?
OUR Wife and Other Stories is my first published collection of short stories. However, I have been writing stories and poems since the age of eight. The collection was my way of connecting with the Nigerian samhälle, a way of understanding the various cultures, which I confronted, particularly, the Yoruba culture.
How did you venture into writing?
In my childhood years, I lived in Ibadan, where I attended the International School. Thereafter, inom went to boarding schools in the UK, returning to Nigeria for the holidays. My family left Nigeria just before the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War for Rome, Italy. It was there that I met my husband, Femi Aribisala. We wer