Chapter VIII That Omenka was dead at the most crucial time Umuokwe needed him most made no sense. I am Mgbirimgba, the elder who has led you this far. The dove called kpalakwukwu said that Read More

“You should have seen Joan Rivers insult Jennifer Hudson’s outfit on her show yesterday” The plump one began interrupting her cousin and immediately sipped from her smoothie. “Joan is so not cool, she keeps wearing Read More

I want you to meet Ife. Ife is a very sweet little girl, with a calm personality. Every grown-up loves her because she does not make any trouble and other little children love her because Read More

Oh sweet Mother thee, I suckled its breasts, breeding me up like no other, always with me, even amidst beasts. Sweet Mother, love and care for you I’ll till I die. Oh beautiful Mother, sweet Read More

Like the ever eluding ebb of tide; The gradual graying of the once yellowed sun The plot is cheating my notions ‘Tis is beating my imagination Who knew Chloe will fall for Greenarrow, her cousin’s Read More

         These days in Nigeria and with the global economic situation, classroom education is not enough to give youths a source of income. In fact, education does not guaranty employment rather, it makes students employable. Read More

“Kakuri United!” bawls the stony faced conductor bottling a day’s worth of fatigue; preparing the way, for the looming surge of tired humans, anxious to get home to a meal, a bath and a much Read More

Chapter VI The minstrel was chanting mbem in praises of Omenka at the far end of Nnabuike’s compound. Omenka! Ekwe dike! O gba aka ari Oji Onye Akpu ka Oji huru kpoo isi ala! Oke Read More

Chapter IV It was in the rhythm of this suspense that Omenka the carver decided to tread where the likes of Akuka had failed. He had seen Mkpurumma once. It was not in his manner Read More

Standing on the edge of a cliff Dave wondered how he mysteriously got there. He felt like someone who’d just woken from coma. Only in his case there was no memory of ever going into Read More

We both were as little as a tiny mouse Right within our parents’ house Little did we know what was happening Even as our brain got sharpening We didn’t know what love was Neither did Read More

There is a God Why should we inquire what killed the wood weevil when it had chosen to play with fire? Why should we hold on to a culture that keeps dividing us onto a Read More

The day began in earnest and the boughs of trees danced quietly and bowed carefully to the sweet movement of the morning breeze. Human activities were growing at a snail pace. Spiders were in a Read More

It was usually impossible to get a commercial vehicle going straight to Ikeja from the estate. And so Chizi nearly fell into the road to stop the speeding yellow bus with outrageously blaring engine which Read More

I’m Ms President The former President’s wife was My wife at school Where we prayed Every morning a minute too long At our faith camps The encampment had some rules One of such sang so Read More

Every time I read about the magnificence of nature in the bible I pictured my village. I remember staring in wonder at the tall palm trees that touched the sky, and yet bent in the Read More

Time Comes Our Water breaks As we slip out Sparking a frenzy We pine Lying in cradles We chuckle And suckle Watching others take on our hustle Time Comes We grow up, We’re young Hor-mon-al, Read More

“We made it!” was the sound of victory and joy on every Nigerian lips precisely fifty years ago when our founding fathers led us into independence. This I guess brought about the phrase in the Read More

The language question in African literature is a debate that started as far back as the 60’s. It bothers on how African writers have adopted the Western language to express the experiences, culture, world view Read More

The Festac Poetry Festival ( FESTPOETFEST ) is a cutting-edge performance based event blending Poetry and selected genres of Music ( Hip-Hop, Jazz, Soul, R&B et al ) together to create a distinct artistic product Read More