Life Nuggets - Gabriel Ityowuhe

Poetry reflects the echoes of time, lifestyle and human concerns.
Poetry lasts through the transition of time and still resonates with the readers of it in very many ways. Often times, people are tempted to look at poetry as being obscure, many even find it boring and intimidating.

"Life Nuggets'' is an anthology of life inclined poems consisting of free verses, Ballad, Elegy and some epistles which are simple to understand and gulp down but definitely not simplistic.


In this book, the author's diction and tone reflect a flair of great writing skills which are been induced by a spontaneous flow of applicable emotions minced in the necessary poetic breathe of rhymes and rhythms which you will definitely not want to miss.

In it, you will find a collection of different classes of poems bordering on basic life hacks, prayers and also the 'ought to be'  mindset you will need in coping with daily life situations, nature, your dreams and momentary challenges in our contemporary times.

If you are just starting out as a poet or trying to find your voice in poetry, this book is definitely for you.

A famous poet, Emily Dickinson is a poet who was known to rarely leave the house but journeyed through human hearts. That's the depth of poetry. This collection promises to treat you to a flow of sensational experiences which will well up the needed guts for you to set out and fare through your seemingly defeating challenges in between its stanzas and lines.


Gabriel Ityowuhe, a young Nigerian with an unhidden love for composing compelling and life-transforming poems is the author of  'Life Nuggets', and you can get a copy of this fascinating poem book by sending an email to ityogabit@gmail.com


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Francisca's Challenge - Episode 2

Francisca thought about letting her parents in on her ordeal
but on a second thought decided to take it upon herself to figure out a way.

First, she met her friend Rose who was also very good at mathematics to assist her.

Even before Francisca could finish with her request, Rose agreed to help her get past her maths challenge. They agreed upon a suitable time and place to study which gladdened Francisca heart.

At first, it was a smooth sail but things began to get sour as the days went by.

Rose would turn the supposed tutorial classes into a ranting class whenever Francisca mentioned she was lost. Studying turned nagging and Francisca knew she wasn't getting anywhere close to what she wanted. 

ALSO SEE : Francisca's Challenge Episode 1

She had only two options left.

Would she continue to study hard without the guidance of anyone, knowing that there was a higher probability of not passing her exams?

Or

Would she have to meet Mr Newman and seek his assistance?

The second option seemed the more workable and easier way to pass her exams.

What if Mr Newman has changed? It has also been a little while since he made any advances.
Perhaps he may not be as bad as I thought?, Francisca muttered to herself as she struggled to decide. There are now only two weeks before the exam.

Just then, Mr Newman entered the classroom to make an announcement.

'Students who need help on any Maths activity can be a part of the Maths tutorial classes which will hold at the end of every school day.
Interested students can leave their names with the class prefect, Rose.

'Oh, that's the solution to my challenge and the answer to my prayers. At least I can get to study in the company of other students. He wouldn't have the chance to make any moves' Francisca said in a feint voice.

She never knew it was a plot as she hurriedly asked Rose to put down her name.
How everything played out would sway her.

We'll be back next week!

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Francisca's Challenge - Episode 1

It was the final year in college and those few weeks before the final exams.


Everyone in class was beefing up for the real deal. Even the seemingly lazy students were now dedicating reasonable time to their studies.

The intensive classes and extensive study time was however not a source of worry for Francisca as she was already accustomed to it.
She was 'the best student the school has produced in the recent years' as the school proprietor asserted in a radio interview.

Amid all the plaudits she has received from the school however, she had a lingering problem.

The Mathematics teacher has been making immoral advances towards her ever since she joined the school.
She has been successfully coping up and has smartly refuted all of his charges.
Right now, though, she had to deal with more as she needed to ask a huge favor of him.

It all began with an ill health which kept her absent from school for five months.

Now with few weeks left to the final exams , she has been playing catch ups. She has studied and tried to come to grips with all the class lessons conducted while she was away.

In fact, her studious disposition meant she had done the greater part of the job before now.

There was only one subject she struggled with - Mathematics.

Mr Newman would apparently give his consent to organizing extra classes for her but not without demanding something in return.

Those missed classes had key points that she needed to pass her exams.
How was she going to get them without his help?

She wasn't ready to fail her exams either.

Francisca thought about letting her parents in on her ordeal but on a second thought decided to take it upon herself to figure out a way.

What would she do?
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The Final Laugh - Ken's Story (Final Episode)

It was a Monday morning when the school bell rang for a gathering of the students.
The school principal had summoned the students to announce who would represent the school for the Maths competition.

Francis and his friends were already in high spirits when the principal enthused,

'We know there is a only one young Pythagoras in this school to represent us for this state competition.
He is no other than 'Kenneth Godwin!'.

Everyone in the school except for Francis and his friends, cheered out loudly. The applause and joy of everyone was clear to see.

Ken had climbed up to the stage at this point!

'How is he managing to walk ?', Francis still astonished, asked his friends.

The principal continued,

'We thought we would miss him for this competition but by God's infinite mercy, the doctor has declared him fit after a series of scan'

The cheers resounded, with Ken's face glowing with a smile now. His friends Ben and Festus were leading the cheers.

Francis and Co at this stage exited the scene with their eyes filled with a cloud of tears.

Just In Case You Missed - EPISODE 2


Ken now set out with advanced preparations for the maths competition. He relentlessly studied night and day to get ready for it.


On the day of the competition, Ken was fully prepared. He tore through the questions as though he was the one who had prepared them. He was done before other students and he stepped out confidently, knowing he has delivered maximally.

Francis and his friends, as well as Ken's friends and family were in attendance when the results of the competition was announced a week later.

The minister of education announced,

'The winner of this year's mathematics competition is 'Kenneth Godwin of Treasured Scholars College '

Ken leaped up in joy, with his parents sitted beside him joining the celebrations.
There was great roars of cheers from every corner of the stadium with his schoolmates and teachers leading the cheers.
The principal shook Ken's hand and thanked him for doing their school proud.

The Governor followed next with what was Ken's biggest handshake since birth. Ken had goose bumps with that special feeling like he was on another planet.

The governor presented the cheque of ₦300,000 to Ken and praised him for winning the competition. He encouraged Ken never to rest on his laurels and continue to work.

In his concluding speech, Ken humbly acknowledged the effort of the school and his friends and family in helping him win the competition.

He also spoke about how a friend's opposition encouraged him to put in more effort.

Francis and his friends were at the back stage now with eyes firmly fixed on the shinning floor tiles.

Just In Case You Missed - EPISODE 1

He concluded,
'Now I've learnt from this experience that he who laughs last laughs best. In fact, it feels good to have to final laugh!

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The Final Laugh - Ken's Story (Episode 2)

During a preparatory class for the mathematics competition
attended by students, Ken left his school bag on the desk with his mathematics notebook on top.

Ben and Festus watched from close range, while Ken excused himself from the class to answer nature's call.

Ken had barely left the classroom when Francis, thinking that no one was watching, snapped up Ken's notebook.
Ben and Festus immediately walked up to him.
They gently made him return the note, as Ken had clearly stated that they were not to create a scene. Everything was now clear for them to understand.

They had sound confirmation that Francis was trying to kick Ken out of the picture, so that he could represent the school in his place. Ken knew he had to be careful from now on.

However, it was what followed next that made Ken regret, not reporting Francis to the school authority.

It was during the school's sport time. Ken and Francis were playing on opposite sides of a soccer team. Ken scored twice but had to be stretchered off just after that!

Francis went in with a tough tackle ,that twisted Ken's ankle. Ken could barely walk.

Fran's really knew what he was doing. No one would send someone with a twisted ankle to represent the school in a mathematics competition, he thought to himself.

Ken knew he had screwed up a bit, he has done his best to avoid Francis up till now, only to lose his guard with only one week left to the competition. What was he gonna do now.
Meanwhile, he had to walk around with a clutch and a bandaged ankle.

See Also : 'When To Say 'NO' To A Friendship'

Francis celebrated this supposed victory with his partners in crime.

Hahaha!'

The laughter echoed down the hall where they were chilling with a bottle of soft drink each.

'Francis',  called with enthusiasm. 'you are a genius. I salute your cleverness. Even the P. E teacher never believed you did that on purpose.
From this day, I name you Albert Einstein Jr.'

The boys laughed sarcastically once more. Sipped the last drop of the drinks on their bottles and left their meeting place.

It was now two days to the actual competition.

Francis and his friends were also eagerly awaiting the announcement of the name of the student to represent the school. Of course, he knew it was going to be him but he just needed that confirmation.

The confirmation he got was however the least of everything he expected.

To be continued...

in case you missed the first episode, read it here.

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The Final Laugh - Ken's Story (Episode 1)

With tears dripping down his cheek,Kenneth fell on his knees
having been hit on the head with a tennis bat.He could not bear the excruciating pain. He decided to stay down as the pain jostle down his spine. He struggled to figure out who had hit him from behind as he knew fully well that he had taken down the group of four boys that attacked him.

As he managed to turn around,he couldn't believe who he was seeing. His eyes widened as he saw who held the tennis bat.

'Francis!',Kenneth called out, still amazed.

'How could you .....'.His voice failed him.He felt dizzy.He thought the world was melting away,but then he realized his eyes were shutting.He tried to lift his hands but it weighed more than he could imagine. He noticed he was blacking out and before he had counted up to five in his mind,he drifted into unconsciousness.

'Ken, please wake up!' was the first words he heard as he slowly drifted back to life.It was another of his friends,Ben,who had rushed him to the school library to regain consciousness.

Awww! Ken screamed as he tried to sit up.

'My head aches,where are we ?

'We are in the school library' Ben answered
'We couldn't take you home ,as we didn't want your mom to know you passed out.I thought we could sort this out ourselves '

Ken remembered the last face he saw before he passed out.

'Oh! who would have believed,my best friend would hit me with a tennis bat?' He asked Ben

'Think less about him now' Ben said reassuringly.
;We must focus on getting you back to fitness' .

'Where are the others ?'
He asked,still fazed by the thought of what Francis had done

'They should be here by now.They went to report to the head teacher'.

Janet,Festus and Gift who were also Ken's friends stepped into the library and joined the conversation.

What really happened ? Janet asked
'Francis happened' Ken replied

'But why would he suddenly attack you with a gang of boys'.



It was only then the Ken's mind flashed back to an announcement the school's head teacher made some weeks ago.

'A mathematics quiz competition has been organised by the state government for students of this region.Our school will send a single representative while the best student at the end of the competition would walk away with #300,000 as well as a scholarship to any university of your choice. I urge you all to work hard while we pick the best student to represent us'

Ken had won the school's test while Francis came second.

Now Ken could figure out the reason why Francis had hit him with a tennis bat.
'He wants to stop me from taking part in the competition.There is no way I'm going to let him do that.

How sure are you about this ? Festus asked,

I'm super sure about this and there's a way to confirm my claims'. Ken said.

'How exactly do you intend to go about that ?' Ben chipped in

'We test him' Kenneth said.

'And how do we do that, Francis is smart and you know that', they all said almost immediately.

'I think I got an idea' Ben said. They closed around and Ben related his plan to them..


Episode two ....

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When To Say 'NO' To A Friendship (Ted's Story) Episode 2

It was the most trending party in class at every single time of the year it comes up.
Kelvin's parents always made sure their son got whatever he asked for as he was their only  child. On the occasion of this birthday however, an unavoidable business trip sent them to the outskirts of the town. Click to continue reading.
Continued from Episode 1

They made sure of providing everything Kelvin would need for his birthday and he invited all his friends over.

That evening Ted lied to his parents that he was going to collect his notebook from a friend leaving nearby.

Unbeknownst to Ted, his new gang guys had set up Laura to lure him to have sex with her.

Everywhere was already buzzing when Ted stepped into Kelvin's home. Loud music was accompanied by cheers of his classmates. He had never seen them this wild!. He calmly walked up to his friends who were sitted in front of a table filled with lots of beer.

First, they had some bottles of beer which they have become accustomed to. Ted requested for a soft drink instead, but after some taunting remarks, he agreed to take a bottle of beer. They were already on three bottles then, and urged him to take more. Before he finished the second bottle, Ted was intoxicated. He could barely say words audibly with his senses already switched off.

Having approached Ted at his weakest point,Laura succeeded in luring him to bed.

Ted felt so devastated when he woke up at midnight to discover a girl lying beside him.

' What have I done? ' he screamed. Laura woke up, said nothing and quietly left the room.

Ted left the room in sheer despair and walked home. Their home was only a few minutes away, but in this instance, it seemed to be the longest journey he has had to make.

Now he has lost his virginity which he has preserved for a long time now. That however was only a tip of an iceberg .At this point, He didn't realise what grave mistake he has committed.

To be continued..

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When To Say 'NO' To A Friendship (Ted's Story) Episode 1

It was a rainy Monday morning and like every other school day,
Ted had gotten up very early to prepare for school.

Instead of the warm smile that is seen on his face every morning, he was looking dejected. A thought had been lingering on his mind throughout the weekend and it seemed he had to make a decision faster ,now that he was about to face his opponents (friends).


They used to be very close friends since childhood but he really could no longer explain  their actions since they turned teenagers. John and Chris had experienced a dip in morals.

It all began with skipping classes, next they joined a bad gang, started smoking and gambling with the most  worrisome to Ted being that they have started having sex.

Since they had been close friends, Ted never wanted to do anything to hurt them. Thus, he didn't inform their parents or even his own parents about the change in their habits. He has even helped them cover up their crimes with his trickery and lies on some occasions. That wasn't his problem now, anyway as he has gotten accustomed to doing that.

John and Chris has been mounting increased pressure on him to join their gang. Ted had already started missing classes ,but to them that was merely a preamble.
Before Ted left for home on Friday, they had firmly told him to either join them or stop being their friend.

They wanted a response and Ted promised to give them an answer on Monday.

Ted didn't want to lose his childhood friends neither did he want to give in to their unhealthy pressure to join them in what he knew was a wrong course. That was the thought he was battling with that morning till he stepped into the school gate.

Ted had barely gotten into the classroom when they came up to him.
'So what's your answer Ted?' they asked with eyes firmly fixed in his eyeballs.
The pressure got to him and Ted made a decision he would come to regret in the long run.

'I will join your gang guys' Ted muttered.
They embraced him and made fake promises to always stand by his side.

Ted never knew he was signing his downfall.
Series of events that unfolded within a year only affirmed he had made the wrong choice.

For a start, they hooked him up with a very beautiful girl in class ,Laura. Laura was a brilliant girl but just like Ted, her friends has succeeded in ruining her moral life. She has had an affair with half of the boys in the class and Ted was next.

It was at a classmate's birthday party that Ted's life was properly ruined.

Continue to Episode 2

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When To Say 'NO' To A Friendship (Ted's Story) Episode 1

It was a rainy Monday morning and like every other school day,
Ted had gotten up very early to prepare for school.

Instead of the warm smile that is seen on his face every morning, he was looking dejected. A thought had been lingering on his mind throughout the weekend and it seemed he had to make a decision faster ,now that he was about to face his opponents (friends).

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