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The aim of this write-up is to list several ways through which one can get their child reading before he/she turns 4. I will begin by trying to situate our contemporary situation and list the various ways through which reading by the age of 4 is very achievable. The tips worked for my daughter and I, and I must say, some of her current teachers who have children her age who cannot read, wonder how I managed to do so. Learning to read earlier at the age of 4 is one of those life-skill traits that could boost the self-esteem of your child anywhere in the world. On the train, at school, church, libraries, and on the road sides. Nothing is worth the joy of a child who goes past a sign post and makes efforts to read what is on it. Not only is the joy and confidence instilled in the child, but also, as a parent, you are able to see for yourself the end results of your efforts on your child. The overall impact is pride, joy and a tap on the back for the effort. In today’s age, we are con...

Should President Paul Biya get worried? I wonder!!! He is full of wonder and a few words are all I have: Never ever stop working towards that biggest goal-you know it. Stay focused, stay disciplined and get to the helm you've always dreamt of. Once again, congrats!!! I will repeat Va here.  "Even if it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets even as Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say, 'Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well. For it isn't by size that you win or fail, be the best of what ever you are."   I recall years ago when I interviewed you, and you gave tips on how to attend college for free.  Youths from developing countries seek means to enhance their knowledge and compete with counterparts from across the world. They too often miss the crucial aspect of securing funds so as to concentrat...

There is something about Richard Bona's cultural content which appears to reenergise my being after hours of soaking myself in intense reading. My favourite of his songs is 'Muntula Moto' the (benediction of a long life). Not only has his genre (bonatology) gone international; it has also made me realise that art can be appreciated through various forms. His music is mostly song in 'duala'  a language used by a fragment of the population of Cameroon, but then, people are not interested in the meaning of the song, but in the jazziness of the content-they rely on their ears to enjoy this formidable musical force which emerges from Cameroon. Some of the songs he sings can be quite relaxing. His sort of music is ageless and I want to think he understands the concept of going global: a move which is pretty much absent with African music because they are usually targeted for a proximate audience. Usually, this audience is small, and impacts on the benefits they can obtain...

If this doesn't make your day, I don't know what else will. These are the African children I know. They sing, play in the sun and dance in the rain, sometimes. They are a joy to watch and not the ones shown on foreign television to raise money for private organisations at the expense of the face of the African Child. Shout for Jesus, my dear ones. Love, love, love this. How did I miss this? Reading through the comments, I come to the knowledge that the kids are members of a church by a Ugandan based pastor called, Robert Kayanja .

In August 2013, President Paul Biya of Cameroon demanded the termination of an estimated 100 Pentecostal churches in Cameroon. For days, it bogged my understanding that a president who knows too well that one of the fundamental reasons for the continuous peace and stability enjoyed in Cameroon boils down to religion through the competence of these churches to propagate messages of peace and hope for the future for many Cameroonians who could otherwise be desperate and dissatisfied with many misdemeanors that fraught the country. The people have been reliant on God for their hope in the future. It would be disastrous to take away that single hope from the people enabled by the church. Banning churches in Cameroon could threaten the president’s very own power position as citizens may become soaked in the discussions of daily struggles and seek means to protest against them. President Paul Biya had to bear the risk to ban these churches to save his people or face the bitter consequence ...