I promised myself that I would not think sad thoughts today. I woke up this morning and said to myself, “Self, no more sad thoughts. You have to be strong and stay focused. You have [...]
Dec 122011
pinkette dawn
Jun 072011
Ifenna always experienced a twitchy nose whenever something bad is about to happen. It comes in form of short, rapid, involuntary movement of the muscles of his nostrils which occurred at intervals over a long [...]
Jun 072011
‘What happened?’ He asks. ‘Do you want to know what happened or how it happened?’ She replies. ‘I just want to know what happened.’ ‘Ok then. I will tell you what happened. I will even [...]
Jun 062011
The time is 9pm and I’m still on my way home after a long day at the office, my handbag slung over my left arm. As usual, PHCN(Power Holding Company of Nigeria) is living up [...]
Feb 132011
If I hadn’t gone out on that fateful Sunday afternoon If I hadn’t seen you on the road, stranded and asking for directions If I hadn’t decided to help you find your way If I [...]
Nov 072010
If I say that I was not scared, then I’ll probably be the biggest liar on earth. But then, as human nature would be, we always try to give plausible excuses for situations or events [...]
Oct 312010
I can remember vividly the first time Nneoma came to me to tell me about Chinedu. I remember because it was about 2 a.m and I was fast asleep in my room when the touch [...]
Oct 052010
It’s the end of another long day at the office and as usual, Labake was really grateful to see it. She’d been staring so hard at the hands of the clock for over an hour [...]