Lukman

Been almost a year since I expressed my thoughts and feelings here. . .Not that I found a new space to express them but the will and time to write just hasn’t been there, until four days ago when I was buzzed on YM by an old friend, a staff at Standards Organisation of Nigeria. For those who were close to me back home in Nigeria, they knew I developed several IT solutions for the nation’s apex Standards body –…

Deciding where to start this article was as tough as deciding to leave the only Spanish speaking African country. Do I start by describing the tutelage of the protocol officer, Emmanuel, assigned to us by the foreign affairs ministry, who did his work with so much zeal and passion right from my arrival till time of departure? Do I start by descrbing the beautiful island marred with palm trees at every corner, streets as clean as the clouds, the wonderful…

When I’m hurt. . . I’m..hot. . . I’m lost… In thoughts… Every hair strand on my body gets dreadlocked… My brain like two threads deadlocked… The realities leaves me shell-shocked. . . When I’m hurt, I dont cry. . . I wear a big smile with mediterranean water dripping from my eyes Thats how I feel. . .thats the price I pay when you say the truth by telling me lies When I’m hurt is when I love And…

After downloading and watching “Omo Ghetto” aka Ghetto Child (A nigerian home video), and listening and re-listening to a wonderful, soulful, inspiring sermon “Put your trust in Allah” by brother Belal Asaad (watch here – its just 7 minutes), I decided to write this post to round off the weekend. One of the modules of the EMIS (Education Management Information System) platform I am working on presently is a capacity assessment system that enables member states (countries) submit data on…

My first article for the Digital Natives Monthly Newsletter. . .!

A very dirty denim jeans, uncombed hair, bushy beard, dusty sneakers, bag strapped to back (with ‘Zainab’ my laptop in it) like a baby will best describe my appearance as I arrived in Kinshasa via Brazzaville. I knew one thing for sure, that life in Congo DRC will be nothing near exciting as compared to Addis. Ethiopia is now like a second home for me. The friends I have made, the places I visit, the Muslim community etc all make…

I’m in Nigeria on official assignment (Obudu Ranch in Cross Rivers State). . .Yippppeeeee!!!!. . . I love official assignments, especially when its to Nigeria for no other reason than to hook up with family and friends. AUYVC is an acronym for African Union Volunteer Corps. Its a continental development effort that aims at giving opportunities to work/volunteer in another African country other than theirs. Last year March, I was invited by the African Union Commission to join the planning…

A friend of mine back home in Nigeria, a VB developer hollered at me sometimes last month to ask how he can retrieve blob data containing images stored in a MS SQL database and save them to the local disk. The database contains over 6,000 records. I’m sure there is a way to achieve this in VB, apparently he does not know. . . I completed the task in minutes. . . It’s been a long time I worked with…

Why I Choose GuiGenie For My Swing UI Design. . .Not that my opinion counts anywayz. . .lol

So much work to do. . .but wrote this poem to cool off. . .enjoy