Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Friday, August 9, 2013
The story behind the YELLOW EVANGELISTS
I am Charles Chilaka, I grew up in Somolu, Lagos State, Nigeria. Now I live in Jos, Nigeria. The story behind my Novel, YELLOW EVANGELISTS is related to my experience living in Lagos and Jos States of Nigeria and working with the largest Television Network in Africa. In the performance of my duty I over the years related with different personalities. Their behaviour varied broadly. Many of them wait for opportunities to become wealthy at all cost, some are only concerned about themselves and others steal not minding who is present. In almost all the cities in Nigeria, there hardly any street that one will not find Mosque or/and one or more Churches. Yet the behaviour of a good number of the persons that patronize these prayer houses are not changed by their religion. Mr. Nsofor's refusal to be like these hypocrites in Yellow Evangelists places him in conflict with his wife Lynda, his boss and his daughter's suitor. Lynda joins Pastor Tunde's Church against her husbands advice. She becomes wealthy and believes her husband and daughter are foolish. Mr. Nsofor disappears Uju his daughter is bent in unravelling the mystery. Interpol steps up investigation of Pastor Tunde and his collaborators for running a human trafficking syndicate. Lynda is very worried.
I am Charles Chilaka, I grew up in Somolu, Lagos State, Nigeria. Now I live in Jos, Nigeria. The story behind my Novel, YELLOW EVANGELISTS is related to my experience living in Lagos and Jos States of Nigeria and working with the largest Television Network in Africa. In the performance of my duty I over the years related with different personalities. Their behaviour varied broadly. Many of them wait for opportunities to become wealthy at all cost, some are only concerned about themselves and others steal not minding who is present. In almost all the cities in Nigeria, there hardly any street that one will not find Mosque or/and one or more Churches. Yet the behaviour of a good number of the persons that patronize these prayer houses are not changed by their religion. Mr. Nsofor's refusal to be like these hypocrites in Yellow Evangelists places him in conflict with his wife Lynda, his boss and his daughter's suitor. Lynda joins Pastor Tunde's Church against her husbands advice. She becomes wealthy and believes her husband and daughter are foolish. Mr. Nsofor disappears Uju his daughter is bent in unravelling the mystery. Interpol steps up investigation of Pastor Tunde and his collaborators for running a human trafficking syndicate. Lynda is very worried.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
WHAT WILL YOU DO IF YOU ARE ERECTED A BISHOP?
If you are one of the many protesting Priests that rejected the Bishop erected for your Diocese and the Holy See changed his mind, appoints you the bishop of your Diocese. What will you do with the office?
THERE WAS A COUNTRY
The late Professor Chinua Achebe in his book THERE WAS A COUNTRY discussed corruption in Nigeria; the promotion of mediocrity by Nigerian government under the guise of 'Federal character'; he established pogrom of Igbos before and during the Nigerian/Biafran war (1966 to 1970); the selfish involvement of the Governments of Britian and Russia in aiding and abating crime of genocide with the blockade of Biafra while executing the policy of 'Starving them to death' which resulted to the death of thousands of children and the elderly. The book exposed the Nigerian Army execution of non combatant boys, women and men. The organized rape of Briafran women by the Nigerian soldiers. Rather than address the key issues Professor Chinua Achebe raised in this book, most Nigerians say he should not have written the book. Why?
Monday, August 5, 2013
Charles Chilaka's Blog: YELLOW EVANGELIST a Satirical Novel
Charles Chilaka's Blog: YELLOW EVANGELIST a Satirical Novel: It is about
Mr. Obinna Nsofor’s family and their society. His wife Lynda is a member of the
Charismatic Renewal. She maneuvers to make Obinna and Uju her daughter join the renewal. She
ignores her husband’s warnings and fellowships with the Redeemed Ministry in
her desire to have a son, despite losing her womb in an abortion. She desires
wealth and hopes Sister Bimbo and Pastor Tunde will assist her achieve her
goal. Uju works with her schoolmates as sex workers to raise money, at the
university to survive campus life. Wealthy and corrupt Philip proposes to marry Uju. She
rejects his proposal. Her mother thinks she is stupid. Her husband supports
her. Obinna also opposes his corrupt boss at the Media Polytechnics. He is missing. Dr. Lauren Wright’s
Foundation in her effort to trace her roots unravel a human trafficking
syndicate ran by the Redeemed Ministry Orphanage.
The
author, Charles Uche Chilaka, is also the author of ‘Soul’s Voice: Poems of the
Mind’s Journey,’ was born in Lagos and grew up in Somolu, a suburb of Lagos
State of Nigeria.
To get a copy please follow this link:
http://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Evangelists-Charles-Uche-Chilaka/dp/1481129791
Mugabe, Blatter and Mandela
Maybe a study of these three public figures: Zimbabwian Robert Mugabe, Sweden Sepp Blatter and South African Nelson Mandela should be conducted for the education of humanity.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
YELLOW EVANGELIST a Satirical Novel
My novel: Yellow Evangelists is a fiction. It is about Mr. Obinna Nsofor’s family and their society. His wife Lynda is a member of the Charismatic Renewal. She maneuvers to make Obinna and Uju her daughter join the renewal. She ignores her husband’s warnings and fellowships with the Redeemed Ministry in her desire to have a son, despite losing her womb in an abortion. She desires wealth and hopes Sister Bimbo and Pastor Tunde will assist her achieve her goal. Uju works with her schoolmates as sex workers to raise money, at the university to survive campus life. Wealthy and corrupt Philip proposes to marry Uju. She rejects his proposal. Her mother thinks she is stupid. Her husband supports her. Obinna also opposes his corrupt boss at the Media Polytechnics. He is missing. Dr. Lauren Wright’s Foundation in her effort to trace her roots unravel a human trafficking syndicate ran by the Redeemed Ministry Orphanage.
The author, Charles Uche Chilaka, is also the author of ‘Soul’s Voice: Poems of the Mind’s Journey,’ was born in Lagos and grew up in Somolu, a suburb of Lagos State of Nigeria.
To get a copy, please follow this link:
http://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Evangelists-Charles-Uche-Chilaka/dp/1481129791www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1481129791/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_gb?ie=UTF8 and www.kobobooks.com/ebook/YELLOW-EVANGELISTS/book-gb3waMxG-U694QZvwFj8Dg/page1.html
The author, Charles Uche Chilaka, is also the author of ‘Soul’s Voice: Poems of the Mind’s Journey,’ was born in Lagos and grew up in Somolu, a suburb of Lagos State of Nigeria.
To get a copy, please follow this link:
http://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Evangelists-Charles-Uche-Chilaka/dp/1481129791www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1481129791/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_gb?ie=UTF8 and www.kobobooks.com/ebook/YELLOW-EVANGELISTS/book-gb3waMxG-U694QZvwFj8Dg/page1.html
EVIL OF SELFISHNESS
Fr. J. Okoro, OSA, stressed in his homily today the danger of pride on a person. He quoted St. Augustine's warning on the evil of the vice 'pride' that could comfortably be accommodated in a holy person. He emphasised that selfishness promotes pride and that the two vices contributed immensely to the cause or wars, disagreements, divorces and fights. How else can we explain Mr. Robert Mugabe's insistence on continued ruling or miss-ruling Zimbabwe as their President after sitting-tight on the seat for 37 years? Did his people really voted for him?
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