You came into my life and changed me You helped me to see why you made me You made me realize that with I in you and you in me…we could change the World You [...]

I’m ready for your warmthI’m ready for your embraced I’m ready for you to call my nameI’m ready for you to whisper sweet somethings in my ear I’m ready for your hugs and kissesI’m ready [...]

“Target moving west along Marina on foot, heading towards UBA House” “Roger that. Perterside, approach Broad Street from Tinubu, see if you can cut her off “ “Yes sir” Criminal Investigative Detective Obi wiped the [...]

Rain is the 4th planet in the odious circuit; it is one of earth like planets that orbit an adult sun with a 14 planet solar system. Its distance of about five thousand light years [...]

Rose woke up to the sound of the shrill alarm. She groaned, asking herself for the umpteenth time why she didn’t simply replace the blasted alarm clock with one that wasn’t made to startle the [...]

For the love of children… The beginning and end of this article should have been, ‘LAGOS IS CHAOTIC’! Gosh!! I love the Fairy Godfather et al but sometimes I wonder if he created Lagos just [...]

Do not put your armsaround meand strill call me sister;I’m afraidyou’re spoiling itfor us. It twitches in meas it twitches in you,that sums up notthe whole matter:it soon multipliesand send downthe sparks;and thenthe sweet bitter [...]

arise oh ye slumbering gaints arisearise and become whom you are ariseyou are the son of a king, arise my hero’s ariseyou are a heir to the throne of justice, freedom, ariseyou are a heir [...]

He staggered and I looked on. He was drunk and I know .He was dripping of sweat and it was obvious. Wine, he has gotten a full of it. I know how it feels to [...]

Do not get halfway and stop.Move on, till you reach the top.All those who have reached the top can tellThat if you push on, you too can excel. You may stumble now and then, or [...]

IBADAN, NIGERIA, 1999. The children were gathered around a small square wooden table located at the center of the room. The room was poorly lit; the only source of the light was a lit candle [...]

My life is so unbelievableI thought I could make it understandable Treasure me so much,we fuseColour our feelings in a colour we use Now that is a thought that keeps me hopingWhile in my quiet [...]

It’s the 7th againThe anniversary of painWhen in the heat of emotionWe ignited the flameThough we were warnedWe refused to heedNow, a thousand years laterWe are slaves to our greed. It’s the 7th againThe anniversary [...]

She tossed and turned as the night dragged on. Her sleeping wrapper at the foot of the bed, in a heap. What made her sleep flee was nothing but his soft and sincere words that [...]

Kaito made sure he had the two addresses his family gave him. One was for Abuda who left for America 12 years ago. The other was for Kamalu who had been gone for only three [...]

Fresh wine foams in grandpa’s cup.It is thanks to our palm trees! There’s oil in grandma’s soup.It is thanks to them! There’s sponge to scrub their dishes clean.It is thanks to our palm trees! There’s [...]

It’s common knowledge in the publishing industry that women constitute the biggest book-buying segment. So, it’s certainly no accident that most mainstream as well as genre fiction is popular among women. For that reason, publishers [...]

ENTRY DEADLINE: April, 2010 JLF Writing Competition was created for the purpose of identifying talents in literature through competition, with the intent to evaluate and maintain the success of each competition by selecting the best, [...]

Turai Allah buttered my bread. I was married off to Ayuba Khalifah, the son of the commercial trader Alhaji Jibril Khalifah and his third wife, Alhaja Atikah Khalifah. I was very excited about marrying him [...]

…But got something else. Looking at your severely cracked full-length mirror situated adjacent your iroko-strong but old door of your equally severely tattered one-room apartment, standing as naked as your shattered soul, made you reflect [...]

…All the way home, Boye felt like asking his mother what the deal with the Bibilaris was but he decided against it. He would not be in a hurry. She would definitely bring it up [...]

Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning. Poetry may be written independently, as discrete [...]

… An African Literary Award Dear Naija Writers: It is our pleasure to announce the Baobab Prize, an annual international literary award established to encourage the writing of African literature for young readers. The Baobab [...]

If you want to make a new post, which could be a story, a poem, an article or a musing, do the following: 1. Click on the ‘Dashboard’ item in the grey menu bar, then [...]

Years ago when I met youI was thinking all about meMonths apart you showed meWhy it has to be about usI still did not comprehendyou were willing to apprehendMy human self felt limitedYour spirit made [...]

Symbols are drawn on graffiti, so was pains drawn on him. Wind had blown all his life, the same wind that personally defeated America; hurricane, yes bloody hurricane. The songs of those hated by luck [...]

My dear independent country is fifty. In its golden jubilee, this is the time to clink glasses and wear smiles for the photograph. I expected a large carnival with sequined kaftans and vivid display of [...]

…Gbemi visited the Bensons during the week as Boye suggested. He went to pick her up at home and once she got into their compound, the disparity between their worlds hit her again. Their house [...]

It’s now well past midnight. Ayo can still see Jare scowling at her across the room, with a sneer that belies his chiselled masculine features. She tries to shut out Jare’s face from her mind’s [...]

It was at midnight when the contractions began. At first they were mild, and 30 minutes apart…I would just wake up to some twinges in my belly…at first I thought Sondra(my unborn child) was just [...]

Oh gracious mother of watersbeautiful woman has comequeen of joy pleasing to thy kingOh green eyed silent beautyVoice as sweet as a kind heartEye brows as straight as an arrowOh great mediator of divineFingers coated [...]

Chapter 1 and 2 of 8 I was twelve years old when I encountered the raiders from the northlands. It was a late sunrise and the thin sliver of a last trimester moon still bejewelled [...]