<p>---------------------------------------------</p><p>Preface </p><p>In every village, there is a crossroads—a moment when the past whispers goodbye and the future knocks softly. This is a story of one such village—Umuadike—where roads, bicycles, and dreams collide. Set in the early 1900s, this novel traces one village’s journey through tradition, change, and survival.</p><p>---------------------------------------------</p><p><br/></p><p>Acknowledgments</p><p>I am deeply grateful to my family, especially my parents who ensured I got and still getting the basic education every child is entitled to and the elders whose wisdom shaped my imagination. I thank the storytellers who kept village memories alive, even as the world moved past them. I also thank the countless readers who believe that every road we walk begins with a story.</p><p>---------------------------------------------</p><p>Dedication </p><p>This Novel is Dedicated to my Grandfather </p><p>Late Onowu Chief Samuel .O. Mpama Who turned my mind towards the History of our people and has their journey to where they are now .</p><p>---------------------------------------------</p><p>From the Author</p><p>This novel is a tribute to the villages that straddle two worlds—where the past lingers in every footstep, and the future waits just beyond the next curve. I hope that in the story of Umuadike, you see a reflection of your own crossroads—where change is both a gift and a question.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to between 7 and 20 community members with the best insights in the past month.
The winners are picked by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments