slippers | Zikoko!

1. So one Saturday, I was about to start my day of relaxation with breakfast.

2. Then I realised there was no oil in my kitchen.

3. Which means I had to leave my house!

4. Halfway through the journey, my slippers cut!

5. First, I wondered if I should go back home or just continue.

6. But then would I drag my leg with the torn slippers?

7. Or maybe I should remove both slippers.

8. But will I use my bare feet to roam the streets?

9. So I started dragging my leg back home!

10. Some people were looking at me like:

11. Meanwhile the remaining were laughing at me like:

12. Then I heard someone consoling me for my paralysis.

13. I eventually dragged myself home

14. Full of shame and regret!

15. And slept away the hunger that put me in trouble in the first place!
Environmental pollution is real, haven’t you heard? Africans and Nigerians are finding diverse, new and interesting ways to recycle materials and save the planet.
This is Eluagu William, a graduate of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos.

He created this magnificient structure for his final year project while still at the college.

What is even more impressive is that this structure is completely made from discarded table water, 7UP, Sprite and Mountain Dew plastic bottles.

The project is titled “Your Destiny Is In Your Hand”.

Eluagu is also an sculptor…

And a painter.

What a talented young man! More power to his elbow!