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One Word, Five Different Stories: Why ‘Wishing’ Dey Trend for Nigeria

Di word “Wishing” dey among di topics wey dey trend for Nigeria on X, and e don reach number 14. But di five news items wey carry di word no be one story at all. Dem come from different outlets, different countries, and different years, and nothing join dem together apart from di word itself.

Di first one na football matter. Bulinews report say Dortmund chiefs send well wishes to Kompany, and dem also discuss di pressure wey dey on coaches.

Di second one na birthday message from Namibia. Di Presidency extend birthday wishes to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, and dem recognise her decades of service to di country, plus her historic position as di first female President of Namibia.

Di third one na opinion blog for The Times of Israel, and di title na “Netanyahu wishes he were Israel’s Mahmoud Abbas.”

Di fourth one na film listing. “Wishing for a Dream” was released on 29 January 2016, Jared Cohn direct am, Gabriel Campisi produce am, and e get runtime of 85 minutes. Di story follow actress Mika Andrews and her filmmaker boyfriend Louis Digman as dem dey struggle through di trenches of di entertainment industry to succeed for Hollywood. Di film still show how di young couple dey support each other through stress, hope, desire and disappointment, plus Mika insomnia, as dem dey try make ends meet. Di key characters na Mika Andrews wey Sara Malakul Lane play, Louis Digman wey Jared Cohn play, and Lily wey Nicole Alexandra Shipley play. Dem rate am Not Rated, e be Romance and Drama film, e get audience rating of 4.2 out of 10, and di budget na $350,000.

Di fifth one na anime review from asianmoviepulse for “Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope,” one 2005 work wey di review connect to Takashi Anno. Di review introduce Suzu, one robot wey dem base on one young boy named Ryou Ogura wey don die. Suzu dey spend every day learning how to act more and more human, even as dem dey slowly put di boy memories inside am.