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I laughed when the news about the pastor who cautioned women about wearing  heels trended on Facebook. Do you know why I laughed? Yes, hundreds of years ago,  men wore high heels: that type that Denrele wears these days and other kinds of heels.  LOL. High heels were a sign  of masculine virility, royalty and wealth. It was only meant for alpha males.  Only the strong wore it. Sounds absurd? LMAO. In  the studio where I work,  I see a photo of PortHarcourt men in the 1970s,  they wore pencil-trousers. Yes,  they did.  It was just what it was,  pencil trousers. Even when I go through the photo album of my mum and dad,  I saw men wearing all sorts of outfits that we judge with our jaundiced view of fashion these days. I believe the norms affect our mindset. If men were to wear high heels as a sign of virility and masculinity today,  I am not sure anyone would throw stones at men who wore high heels; rather,  th...

Before I turned 14, I spoke English with a thick Anambra accent. Yes and I never even left Nigeria.  Those who have listened to my podcasts would ask How did you overcome it? I was shamed.  I was mocked. I always sounded hilarious. Although I am not from Onitsha,  my Igbo sounded a bit like Onitsha Igbo (I like their igbo well) I had three major issues. I couldn't pronounce 'r',  'ch' and 'dz' for (jug). I would always substitute them with 'l', 'sh' and 'z' as in genre.  The first public disgrace happened to me in  church when  I had to pray for the leaders (ndi na achi achi) and because I couldn't pronounce 'ch',  I substituted it with 'sh' and ended up with (ndi na ashi ashi)  which means 'liars' in  Enugu igbo dialect.  The whole church chuckled through the prayer. I was 9 . I was embarrassed. The moment I was in Jss1 and we had to read intensive English,  I still hadn't overcome my speech de...

Be part of King Ifey Academy. This is a training place for children as well as adults too. I am passionate about helping people improve their spoken English because this is very essential if they want to excel in their endeavours. Improving one's communicatory skill is of paramount importance. You cannot learn it in schools. I will give you practicals ways to harness your spoken English. Sometimes people write well, but cannot speak well.  Don't you fret. king Ifey can help you. Classes have begun already but will start officially first week of September. Are you an adult and you are passionate about improving your communicatory skills? You are a singer and you cannot articulate words and differentiate syllables to fit into musical notes, You are an actor but you can't break free because you are stuck with your mother-tongue You are a journalist and you cannot differentiate between British and American pronunciations. When you speak, people are confused. You prono...

Let's talk about 'subs'. I have read many dramas emanating from this platform. People who are always waiting for someone to obliviously give them the slightest  chance so they could walk into the person's hearts and pierce it multiple times with their sabres. Yes,  many minds are like that. These days, many hearts are filled with raging darkness, bitterness and the urge to drag someone to the gallows and have him/her hung while they watch as the person is being asphyxiated , they pour wine to make merry. It is the human heart. You feed it with hate, it comes with all the vices that make the world a bitter place. You feed it with love, it comes with all the virtues that make the world a better place. Who knows who would be the next person thrown into a stadium full of lions; and spectators would watch and cheer the lions up as they  devour the innocent soul. People may just be here on your list waiting for the day someone would besmirch your hard earned reputation ...

If you are an up-and-coming artiste, I think you should read this. It will immensely help you. I haven't been an OAP for a long time now, but I have come across many musicians, and in all honesty, they still make basic mistakes. These mistakes are things  we all can avoid. Calm down and read this post, then share it. Let us help these up-and-coming artistes to break into the market really fast.

Mothering Sunday? Is that even a correct  expression? Yes it is. Mothering Sunday is meant to be celebrated on the laetare Sunday which is the 4th Sunday in Lent. It was basically meant for the celebration of the mother church. The church where one was born.

Word!  You really think  You have a friend?  You bare your heart And soul to him  And you tell him  Everything about your life  In the hope that he  Keeps it safe for you. 

Early Christian changed a lot of things to suit their new converts who were mostly pagans.  Emperor Constantine engineered a lot of these changes.  As I understand, these changes were basically born out of his ingenuity to rule a society with diverse religions as a society without fractions. 

I never knew he had massive supporters from this part of the world.  Most Africans in Africa support him because of his patriarchal and visceral views which are products of  his religious ideologies. 

So, I was at work and after listening to  Phyno's album,  I felt I should say this.  Well,  I've got the linguistic authority to do so now... LOL.  Flavour,  Zorro and phyno need to be appreciated for their immense contribution to the growth of our Igbo Language. What are the words you've learnt from them.  Watch my video... Thank you. 

Biko... my people, Are Christianity and Islam our indigenous culture? Sometimes when I read some Facebook posts, I see elements of subtle illiteracy littered here and there.

We all need courage in this life. Courage is when you are dauntless, when you aren't cowardly. You become as brave as a lion is.

Westernization is Evil Westernization is Evil. It is the Demon that Possessed our Land, Whirled us in a wind  Of subservience, Shackled our thoughts And extricated our Hunger for prosperity.

Thanks to those of you who subscribed directly to my YouTube channel. I really appreciate. So, without wasting time, lets get down to brass tacks guys.  by the way, if that friend of yours who really want to learn isn't  on this platform, please be a good buddy and do well to invite them to come learn  here.

I read that three person die daily in Europe due to shortage of body organs to help  avail the persons the opportunity to live.  The scarcity is due to lack of donation of these vital body parts that can help save their lives.

So, because I love you guys, I have decided to help the people who have asked me to teach them on how to speak well. well, there is absolutely no magic to it.

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Appreciating Nigerian Slangy words   This beautiful country has had a number of slangy words added to its Pidgin English making our expressions richer than some languages; although I think we are yet to hold a candle to English language, where new words seem to flourish just as a gravid frog dispenses its millions of tadpoles. Nevertheless, the country has made a huge mark in the contribution of slangy words which are being used by two-third of West Africans. Come to think of it, two-third of West Africans is probably Nigerians. Well, that’s a whole lot to me. When formality meets fun, a word is born. It begins to grow and spread faster than wild fire can engulf the thick forest of the tropical California, when popular politicians and celebrities use it publicly. Considering the fact that our major leaders have a knack for introducing these words to us, I wouldn’t be surprised if Queen Elizabeth uses the expression ‘there is God oo’ as a means to express her utter sad...