1. Sundays are usually Solemn Days for Everyone
2. A times solitude breezes out the joy in life
3. April 10 was same for the famous Dodo family
4. Plans to inaugurate LGA leaders was altered
5. Coverage for the top reporter was disrupted
6. Because a novel loss Punctuated everything
7. The ace reporter’s routine had to be reported
8. Loosing his best and closest friend like no other
9. Yes, we all lost the great Halima at childbirth
10. Many hardly knew this Halima at first glance
11. She exudes a unique ambience of humility & innocence
12. Radiating a painless and harmless personality
13. Her feminine aura was remarkably motherly
14. The volume of traffic in her name was unquantifiable
15. A clear testimony to Dodo’s fame and Halima’s family
16. Everyone crazed to secure a glimpse of the moment
17. In Yola this is one, too many for the Journalism profession
18. In two years, the press lost countless hands
19. Once it was Danjuma Usman of the Voice of America
20. Followed by Ibrahim Abdul-Azeez of Daily Trust
21. Then the loss of my boss Umar Mustafa of NTA
22. Then Abubakar Dasin of Pulaaku FM Radio
23. All these were well reported and documented by Dodo
24. Then the Knock on Dodo’s own family Fortress
25. This is one story which he could not personally report
26. My sympathy is for Dodos life after Halima
27. My sympathy is for the kids she left behind
28. My sharpest sympathy is for Halima’s latest child
29. Blindly Coming into a brand new world
30. Unsure of what motherhood is all about
31. Unsure the Mom is alive or long ByGone
32. At the graveside Dodo was naturally in tears
33. Inner and outer tears bidding farewell to Halima
34. Consciously or otherwise, he was shoes-less
35. But he had his characteristic glasses on duty
36. He was deeply silent by Halima’s lone Home
37. He was Unsure of his next phase of Life
38. He had No experience about the Moment
39. Never anticipated parting with her this day
40. After Janaza, Dodo could not move an inch until helped
41. He was weak, helpless and worn out
42. That day, the Human Caravan was Huge
43. Everyone you missed for days was there
44. Halima’s Dad Never had it this bad
45. Alhaji Duhu was Exceedingly Devastated
46. He hardly ate, ignoring even the Sahur Meal
47. Halima’s Hali is gone for good and forever
48. Dodo is left to man the fortress she built
49. It’s not merely tough but highly rough
50. Allah’s Mercy will keep her soul at peace
51. Allah’s Blessing will keep Dodo very strong
52. Allah’s Goodness will shine through her offsprings
53. In death, Halima scored five major goals:
54. She earned the confidence of her parents
55. She cultivated the trust of her dear husband
56. She was loved and celebrated by everyone
57. She left the world via the boundless blessings of Ramadan
58. She died a Shahida having exited through childbirth
59. These trilateral angles are enough solace for Dodo
60. They are indeed divine compensations for our collective loss!
Abubakar Abba Tahir
(KaaKaaKey Fombina)
