HAPPY HOLS! (Episode Six)
The blue and white taxi came to a stop in front of a brown two-storey building and the two girls hopped out immediately. Pamela was wearing a blue shirt on blue jean trousers while Judy was dressed in her signature jean skirt and polo shirt. Being a member of Deeper Life Bible Church had placed … Continue reading HAPPY HOLS! (Episode Six)
Love Beyond Reason 3
The next day Ugochi received a call from Frederick. “Hi.” “Hello dear,” he answered. “I just received a very distressing call from Ijay some minutes ago. She said it seemed your man saw us together the other day.” “Yes, I think he did. It’s not confirmed yet but he’s been acting very strange. I think … Continue reading Love Beyond Reason 3
HAPPY HOLS! (Episode Five)
Judith took one last look at the reflection in the full-length mirror and nodded in satisfaction; dressed in a blue jean skirt, a black polo and a face cap, she was ready. She glanced at the wall clock in her room; it was already 11:30 am and from Pamela’s explanation, the notes were supposed to … Continue reading HAPPY HOLS! (Episode Five)
Abiku
When she was old enough to speak, “mummy I want to go home” was her first fully constructed sentence, of course there were single words “momma”, “dada”and things like that, but that was her first full sentence. She was a sickly child: always falling sick. If it wasn’t malaria it’ll be diarrhoea. If it wasn’t … Continue reading Abiku
Deprophets I: Prophet Ikokonlaja
“Hmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm, Holy Reekadofeaturingtiwa, arabinrin, your ibujoko is shaking, wo, very shaking, laipe, they will pack your load from your husband house. The chair you are sitting on now is 3 leg”. The woman looks frighteningly at the chair she is sitting on. “No ooo, I do not mean this one oo, I mean … Continue reading Deprophets I: Prophet Ikokonlaja
Love Beyond Reason 2
Ugochi drove into her compound at exactly 10:30pm. She parked the car at the slot in front of her apartment, got out and locked the car. She tried her door, found it locked and unlocked it with her keys. Ikem is probably asleep, she thought. He would have locked the door when he was going … Continue reading Love Beyond Reason 2
Corruption In Africa Part II
Endowed with natural resources, yet the continent falls within the negative quadrant when it comes to the fight against corruption. In spite of its natural riches, the continent is widely considered among the world’s most corrupt places, a factor that seems to be contributing to the inhibited development and mostly speeding the impoverishment of … Continue reading Corruption In Africa Part II
Tunes of Life
As the car wheels rotates, so does life rotates with mistries untold for the blind in heart to cortail. As the horns of the car pave way, so does life carries the message of the world beyond in it’s passing wind. As the fluid flows through, so does our veins carry the rumors of life … Continue reading Tunes of Life
The 21st Century Marriage
He looked at me with so much hatred in his heart , I smelled a stench of disappointment from him as his face turned blue with hatred.I felt like dying but I had to stand my ground as he told me to go for a dilation and cutting but I cut him off, he was … Continue reading The 21st Century Marriage
My Life
We walked on the bridge over the bridge for what turned out to be the last time, and I ate something sweet, that sugary air, that sweet blue light spun out of nothingness. It was just a moment, really, nothing more, but I remember marveling at the sturdy cables of the bridge that held us … Continue reading My Life
HAPPY HOLS! (Episode Four)
What do you mean by that?” Judy’s high pitched tone pierced the eerie silence. Eche looked up at her and began to stammer defensively, “I-I thought it was a prank or something”. “The words written in blood, not red ink”, Pamela emphasized as Eche frowned before nodding. “I know the difference, Lawson”, he told her … Continue reading HAPPY HOLS! (Episode Four)
Love Beyond Reason 1
Ikemefuna sat on the couch in his living room, arms folded on his chest, eyes clouded with anger, lips stretched thin, and watched the hand of the clock move towards 9pm for the umpteenth time. He was fuming with anger but anyone looking at him would just see a handsome, well-built man, watching TV, … Continue reading Love Beyond Reason 1
Blame The School System For Those Lies Our Teacher Told Us.
BLAME THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR THOSE LIES OUR TEACHERS TOLD US Blame the school system for those lies our teachers told us in the classroom. Good grades are not what life needs, in reality, good grades sometimes don’t take you up there but they condition your mind to one man’s idea. Blame the school system … Continue reading Blame The School System For Those Lies Our Teacher Told Us.
Treachery
We dipped the tip of our fingers in the river Only to cool her tongue, amidst her agony Her cracked mouth, is full of lies and deceit; Trouble and double evil beneath her tongue. She conceives trouble and give birth to evil; Her womb only fashions deceit and betrayal. Our close friend in whom we … Continue reading Treachery
Questioning The Illusion Of Burying The Dead In Some Part Of Nigeria
QUESTIONING THE ILLUSION OF BURYING THE DEAD IN SOME PART OF NIGERIA Why do people spend much money during funerals? Why do we honour people more when they are dead than when they were alive? We build houses, we re-paint the old house, we repair the Zinc, we build more rooms and repair the damaged … Continue reading Questioning The Illusion Of Burying The Dead In Some Part Of Nigeria