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Good day and welcome to Haven.Inc, we'll be talking to a kind and gracious host, Fadahunsi Mariam Olajumoke, a student and enterpreneur. Our chat started with a shared hatred for cockroaches, their smell, and almost everything related to their being and existence. It turns out that Mariam is a witch (lol!) Armed with a broom and a very bright torch, she goes about killing cockroaches in the dead of the night, disrupting her roommates who are trying to sleep. This happened so much that they poked fun at her when she wasn't around, saying they enjoyed their sleep in her absence. Of course, she took it all in good grace. And that's Fadahunsi Mariam for you, a gracious host. While chatting with her on WhatsApp, I asked her what it was like to have roommates, if it was all doom and gloom like like most say, and with her permission, I'll share a bit of what we discussed. tokedeeliyanu: But how's it living with roomies? Don't think it's an ...

So many things in life I wish that people had Not the physical, not the material, But something spiritual But we speed through life leaving a blur And many times we fall to the floor Oh, the things in life I wish we had Not these things that turn to rags Looks deceive, things decrease So many things in life I wish we had Not these things that turn to rags This I pray, peace receive.. © el-iyanu

  (If I Speak, Would You Listen?) I have something to say, But if I tell you, will you listen? If I told you it's true, would you believe? If I broke it down, would you agree? If I was wrong, would you still respect me? If you don't agree, would you still love me? I have something to say,  But if I advised you, would you listen? But maybe I'm wrong and need to listen.. You have a lot of friends you're proud of A list of achievements you're ready to flaunt But maybe you should be careful Not everyone loves you, my dear fool They know where you were They know where you are Hating, getting green with envy Even I who loves you sometimes wonder If you should be this open, my brother But if I advised you, would you listen? I have something to say, would you hear me? © el-iyanu

When I was young, I went visiting a friend We stayed together and played a while: Mother in the room and siblings around. Chatting together and playing console, I guess I must have stayed a while. He went in and came back out, Not long after, he told me a parable. About friends who don't overstay their welcome, And how much he loves them so. Dear friend, I got the message,  Who doesn't like being loved? Not long after,  I said my greetings and took my leave. This is the story of the boy who said a proverb; Why do I say this now, you wonder? I must have offended another without a proverb— My actions, sometimes, I don't understand. But I always hope to keep things plain. Dear friend, I'm sorry if I drove you off. Sometimes, I act a little rough.. © el-iyanu

I fell for you like sudden rain You went away and left me pain I'm going crazy, going insane And life will never be the same My heart is bleeding you left a stain Do you play me, I think I'm game And what is there for you to gain I have nothing more then to say There's a crime you have to pay For the role you had to play (And a role you have to play) On your knees go now and pray To God your sins for him to save Come back now my heart and save For all the love I had and gave I won't be proud now I can beg For your love to see again I hope your heart I can regain For life will never be the same I hope you see now for your sake That life will be never be the same I hope you see now for your sake That nothing in this world can make Me forget now about our love And all the problems it did solve How it made me now evolve Around your sun do I revolve! I fell for you like sudden rain You went away and left me pain I'm going crazy, going insane And life will never be the sa...

 Seems like I've been underrated all my life I wonder the kind of man I'll be if I had a wife I wonder if I miss out on many blessings Cause I rather avoid the pearls of many lessons Like I'm way above what you teach I know it, even if it's not within my reach Does my nature deceive you? Think I'm Lake Placid behind my eyes? There's a fire raging in my heart— It's in my mind, the power of Living Water! Perhaps I tend towards things softer Doesn't mean I'll take whatever's on offer I'm gentle because I've seen rougher And God's my shield, my very buffer But life's a lesson, everything's an usher To let us into high places like a butler Don't look down on me, partner But incase you do, I shined my shoe My shirt may not be starched (yet!) But just incase you do, I shined my shoe.. And if you do, you'll look at you And I'll look at you, looking at you My head up high, I'll touch the sky Flying high, like a star, I...

Mother is a deity But God is the greatest.. Pay homage to the God of men Bow your heads you sons of men Praise the King, the God who lives Hail your mother, God's own queen The price she pays above all Prays so hard you don't fall Stands so strong like a brick wall God is the greatest But mother is a deity I wonder where she finds the energy To keep it all together in synergy She has no work-allergy Mother is divine No long strategy I take one moment to bless my mum O God, hear the prayers of her son Adding it all together in love At the end of days, a great sum! For God is the greatest But mother is divine Mother is a deity And God is the greatest! And I take a moment  To honour the men Who swallow their pride And in integrity remain.. But mother is a deity And God is the greatest! © el-iyanu

   A loyal friend A man who pays attention Don't have many friends But many call him friend His smiles brightens your day And his attitudes keeps you out of worries Charismatic and respectful He knows honour He's a gift amongst men Good with skills Best when teaching the skills A man made me cherish Tennis Cause he never gets tired of teaching me when the course seems difficult He made tennis fun Even when I didn't understand it He guided me through Motivations and encouragement Had no choice but to learn it I call him my coach  indeed he his incredible, loving and great The sport field has always been fun Yes fun with IYANUOLUWA You are a miracle to mankind You are to me  Thanks for making sport fun  Thanks for cheering me up  Thanks for looking out for me  I'm grateful I'm glad I'm your friend  Happy belated birthday IYANUOLUWA. ©Dasho Elizabeth Composed by Comrade Dasho Elizabeth Adeola, currently a 300 Level Health Educ...

Clarity of a dying man Cruelty of a living one Emperor of justice Emperor of doom In all we do Is there a better way? © el-iyanu

Once upon a time was a man Who had a heart of gold He sacrificed his own To ascend the throne Where your treasure is There you heart is His heart was fixed It turned to gold He had the world But craved the throne He lost his heart It turned to gold He schemed and schemed Turn lead to gold He lost his heart It turned to gold Once there was a man Who had a heart of gold He sacrificed his own To ascend the throne He took the plunge But lost it all A heart of gold For another man's throne Once there was a man Who had a heart of gold He sacrificed his own To ascend the throne A rebel he was His heart to stone Dropped in a river He sank like stone An abomination Cursed he was Forever to fall And none his own For there lived a man Who had a heart of gold Eyes for the throne He sacrificed his own To ascend the throne He betrayed his own What you sow Shall you reap Count your blessings Before you sleep Learn a lesson Before you slip But if God's for you He'll raise you too Sold out ...

Refrain: Need a steady hand, intentions clouded Oluwa guide me, I no wan looseguard me I for say make you save me But you don already save me Almighty guide me Make I no looseguard me Iyanu: Baba take the wheel I pray Smoke just dey block my way I try again and again Smoke just dey block my way Where I wan carry myself put If no be hand of God like suit Need a steady hand wey fit Carry me up like lift Cause smoke just dey block my way Baba take the wheel I pray Smoke just dey block my way! Rahma: Need a steady hand, intentions clouded Many many things wey dey man mind How to live, and how to do things right And even when it seem like I'm loosing my mind I run to You, You know my plight! Open my heart and let me see your light 'Cause only You fit save my kind And only you I fit rely on, every night and day Take me higher, cause smoke just dey block my way Even when it feels like I'm losing, like people say Take the wheel Smoke just just dey block my way! Iyanu: B...

 Don't like it when people cross their limits Like we're friends, but don't cross your limits I may be patient but have my limits Not saying a word, but you've crossed the limits We showed them our place They kept showing their face Keep turning up whenever you like I know for a fact that something's up Saw it in your face the last time we saw Your sly smile, like what you take me for? But your ways I can't reform. Each time you draw close, I detest you more You're doing fine, how'd you survive before? Mother's heart is golden, you can be sure  She speaks to me, you can be sure You took your troubles and went to her  Like one friend before you, my gentle sir Don't be like that, my gentle sir A quiet message I sent him loud and clear I may have to do the same for you, I fear And I came to detest you, my friend. Always taking, never give When you're around, I ain't free And I came to detest you, my friend..