Gist Pioneers

1. It starts with a sound…a whisper. The hair on the back of your neck stands as a warning slowly creeps through the fog of mind. ‘something’s wrong’, it says. You look around…searching. You feel the unseen eyes…watching. Your feet feel heavy with each step, your heart pounds desperately…and then the bullet hits you. The bullet pierced my shoulder and exploded in a splatter of blood. I staggered back and as I fell a hail of bullets followed “Take cover”, my unit sergeant bellowed. We took cover as bullets fell from all directions. Two more soldiers were hit – one in the head and the other in his leg. I felt the blood seeping down my sleeve as I positioned for return fire. Beside me i felt the lifeless eyes of my fallen comrade staring at me. – blood flowing freely from the gaping hole in the middle of his head. My body shook with anger as I returned fire. How could these dogs have known we were coming? Our mission was top secret. Only a select few knew the details of our l...

A Nigerian man identified simply as Iyke Mono, took to social media to advice the 2019 presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. According to Iyke, Nigerians are not interested in the former looters and how much they ate, rather they are more interested in seeing love shared among the different ethnic groups in Nigeria. He went on to advice Atiku to feed Nigerians, create jobs and education and sack Lai Mohammed. Read his words below; Sir please make yourself different from the rest. Your people are suffering in this great blessed nation. Killings everyday, ritualist everywhere, no food, no job. We are not interested in the former looters and how much they ate. We are interested in seeing love shared between an Hausa man and Igbo man, Yoruba man and Hausa and with all other tribes. We are all humans created by one Father. Let me tell you one secret, if you want to be loved by people give them food. When a poor man eats, he can’t think of stealing nor killing. Make pe...

A Nigerian man identified as Ray Goodison on Facebook, took to his page to narrate an embarrassing ordeal he had with an Almajiri boy in Lagos. In his story, he said; “I’ve never been so harassed in a long time as I was today. I got to obalende at half past 7, this morning, navigated my way through the jammed traffic on the left side of the lagbus garage, headed towards the main taxi park that had vehicles that conveyed people to the Ikoyi environs (For those who are quite conversant with the area). As I was walking, I felt this light but firm grip on my right thumb, followed by another one on my ‘baby finger’. I looked by my side and saw this young boy, walking beside me as he was muttering some words, I didn’t hear. I knew he was one of those child beggars they call the ‘almajiri children’ for it wasn’t the first time I was witnessing their iterinaries. I’d always accosted them while I was residing in Lekki. But these children only hover around you and leave when they not...

A popular Facebook user took to her account today to advice ladies on the need to see a doctor whenever they notice symptoms such as itching around their female genitalia. In her own words, she advised them thus; “Ladies biko, if you feel itchy or notice signs of infection eg oko T junction Biko gaa hospital. Stop inserting garlic etc. A doctor is knowledgeable enough to give you drugs with duration of taking it according to whatever it is that your lab tests show.” This, she said, was as a result of what she came across while reading a while before she made the post. She narrated the story saying; “I just read somewhere now that someone inserted garlic and now the garlic is missing. Onyemazinu ebe garlic fujelu. Oh chim oo, ije uwa.” Popular and unpopular comments under the post stated; 1st Commenter: “Chai.. Ije uwa really… Maybe the microorganisms in her KPONJAS e usego the garlic to cook stew inside there..” Another Commenter: “Hahahaha ije uwa really, maybe the...