We’ll Not Cry
WE’LL NOT CRY We’ll not cry if you fart. The smell can’t kill us. It can’t even damage our noses. We’ll still have the smell Of our mother’s soup Running in and out of our holes. We’ll not cry when we hunger. Stomach cries can’t harm us. It can’t even cry us. We’ll still have … Continue reading We’ll Not Cry
Trump Arrives Naija! (Flash fiction)
Airforce One swooped in to land at Nnamdi Azikwe airport in Abuja: if there was ever a more impressive sight this was it. The huge mechanical bird dipped a wing and landed, its huge jet engines throttling back as its undercarriage hit the runway. It taxied to the VIP section of the airport and a … Continue reading Trump Arrives Naija! (Flash fiction)
In A Bid To Change Their Destinies Ep2
“You dare not eat that food” Chike said raising his voice tensely “And what will you do if I do? Tell mama and papa?” Wike replied mockisly. He didn’t care about any treats “anyways, the worst they can do is to flog poverty out of me but at least I would enjoy this one and … Continue reading In A Bid To Change Their Destinies Ep2
Tamunobelema
Tamunobelema It was in December, the first time I saw you, I had seen pictures, But nothing prepared me for the beauty in your face. That day we saw each other for the first time You gave a loud cry and I smiled in response For us, it was love at first sight In that … Continue reading Tamunobelema
Amen
Let Biafra rise, let them voice out Let Boko Haram rage, let them raid the south It wouldn’t matter how far or when If our gods allow, then amen Such deafening silence from Sango Amadioha was on a long trip, a time ago Oh deity our fathers once worshipped Are you dead or are our … Continue reading Amen
Kismet 10
Femi could not believe his eyes as he stared intently at Tosin Kayode. She had also been having an affair with the Chief. Femi knew that wasn’t meant to surprise him but it did. Did that also mean the Chief had been responsible for her teenage pregnancy? It was possible, Femi thought and spoke up. … Continue reading Kismet 10
In A Bid To Change Their Destinies Ep1
EPISODE 1 Once upon a long time, while Wike and Chike were on their way back from school, they found a cooler food right in the middle of the lonely path where they journied through. They were both schocked and puzzled as to whom it may belong to and why it was there. “Who could … Continue reading In A Bid To Change Their Destinies Ep1
Puppy Love Turned To So Much More
[If you want to skip the backstory and get to the details about the event itself, skip to paragraph 5] It all started when I was 14, I had a crush on someone at my school. Although being immature with his friends, he was seemingly shy but sensitive enough towards me. He at times responded … Continue reading Puppy Love Turned To So Much More
My name is Udoka and I am not a terrorist
:) Remember the movie; my name is Khan? Its been too long since I published anything. Procrastination, they say is the thief of time but I would like to add that it steals your purpose too, so I beg you to please be conscious not to let it creep into your life. I would like … Continue reading My name is Udoka and I am not a terrorist
Dangling Load
These dangling issues , hanging precariously on the sky if it falls, you know we will all be struck- Home, hamlet and abroad… But you keep singing : “If he wan fall make e fall, If he wan break make e break” As if your mama’s lives in the abroad As if you can swallow … Continue reading Dangling Load
Kismet 9
An hour later, Femi was seated in the computer room. He had already received the details about the two numbers in his mail; the blackmailer’s name was actually Roger Brown and he lived at Aggrey Road. Femi had sent out two officers: one to the three banks to get an account statement and another with … Continue reading Kismet 9
The Anonymous But Powerful
they conspire in the secret room planning on bringing us doom they are powerful and wonderful but behave like intellectual fools they decide who rules and who to fool they are the stronghold of a nation behaving like lords over all creations they are the backbone of the economy all responsible for the rise and … Continue reading The Anonymous But Powerful
Moonlight’s bliss
Miss Sow a soft kiss Planted on true love’s longing lips And by that kiss Pleasures immeasurably it guarantees To wit I reckon an endless bliss Where wars are fought naught, but duty please A place beyond paradise behold an endless peace Where hearts are kept safer than all the banks in Swiss Miss, how … Continue reading Moonlight’s bliss
Nigerian Landlords; The Owner Of The House You Live In Is your True Boss
Even the closed bedroom door could not shield the shrill of the door bell. I woke up and switched on my mobile to check the time. It was very early. We had moved to a new place and the visits of the usual newspaper vendor or NEPA man or maid or the laundry guy … Continue reading Nigerian Landlords; The Owner Of The House You Live In Is your True Boss
Kismet 8
Femi’s eyes went from the gun in his hand to his eyes which looked red. If Femi did not know any better, he would have thought Jide had been crying in the bathroom. “You have no idea how many times I’ve tried to use this on myself” Femi was relieved. He got up and walked … Continue reading Kismet 8