A character can be defined as a being in a story. But this is only for some of the time. Some other time a character may choose to be a non-being, as in the case Read More
A character can be defined as a being in a story. But this is only for some of the time. Some other time a character may choose to be a non-being, as in the case Read More
A childhood memory of Christmas. It starts with the sun: the large red disc that appears at dusk up behind the houses and right atop the Fadama. The sun and then the smells: the scent Read More
My elder brother is a Bomboclark! I am the only one that should call him that, so be advised. But seriously, the man is a major pain to this earth and to me. There are Read More
There are certain behaviors that are expected from good stories, and there are attitudes that good writers should exhibit. Aside from the good attitudes of arrogance, pride and superiority, a good writer should also exhibit Read More
A sceptre has been looming over our heads, a sceptre called Biafra. For 42 years it has defied gravity and remained poised up above the firmament of the geographical location called Nigeria. This sceptre most Read More
Read the first part here See, she did not break my heart. I am serious, she didn’t. Yes, I didn’t eat for some days, but that had nothing to do with her. I just Read More
True loves are the ones you reminisce about. The kinds you remember with a pang and an ache. They are always in past tense, because you never really know love till you are out Read More
There is a certain allure that mystery brings to an object, lifting it and enhancing its illusory. To be demystified is a not a very friendly affair. It does not encourage awe. That is why Read More
I am a young man, a very good young man. I have a well paying job and some toys, and the feminine accompaniment to these things. I am healthy. I have everything a young man Read More
I might look like the worst person on earth, I may very well be. But it hardly matters these days. These days I find that looking bad is considered awesome. You tell a girl she Read More
I was awake some nights ago and very pissed. The anger was not the fault of my insomnia; my malady could never get me that angry. This particular anger was of that painful quality that Read More

Memorializing the victims of Dana Airlines Flight 9J-992 from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria. The plane crashed into a residential area killing all 153 passengers on board, on Sunday June 3, 2012. First, The wails Read More
I do not know how to do this. I do not know how to begin. I almost feel like I am confessing, but I don’t see where I went wrong or how. Still guilt permeates Read More
This is a prayer Please heed our plea A times we start our day By the works you post Sir, please do have mercy Or your post one day Be death of us all We Read More
But then, this behemoth I call my mind races along and does the unthinkable. It gives me another option. There is always Hell, it says. So it is either Hell or Heaven. A terrible discomfiture Read More
I’ve been doing some thinking. I always do that. When one is an insomniac, there is really nothing else to do when facing the ceiling. You might not always see the ceiling either, NEPA has Read More
Listen! Or read, or whatever But by God, Just observe As I bare my mind Do take it the wrong way I always prefer that. I seethe from the sham The cacophony and insolence Of Read More
Wole Soyinka You Must Set Forth At Dawn By Wole Soyinka Asking much questions in the long run makes one look stupid, either by the frequency of the questions, or by its very nature. I Read More