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 [...]
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Be a warrior Fight! Fight! Break through every barrier Become a great knight Be an athlete Run! Run! Don’t be late Chase the glorious dawn Be a footballer Play! Play! Be a dribbler, a scorer [...]
Feb 212012
One hundred and fifty thousand naira! I had not expected them to pay that much. I often bemoaned my ill luck in having worked for the State government rather than the Federal government who paid [...]
Feb 202012
Please read the first and second part before you read this… Some pepo go dey wonder why I wan revenge for church today. Well sha na small ting make crayfish bend-condition. I must not fall [...]
Feb 202012
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 [...]
Feb 192012
Whitney… It was your voice that drew me in And in its embrace I remain still If loving you is considered a sin Then am sorry, so shall it be “laughing”, that sounded really funny [...]
Feb 172012
“What a day it has been!” he giggled and reached across the bed to where she sat and tickled her. ‘How does it feel to be Mrs. Daniels?’ he stopped tickling and began to rub [...]
Feb 162012
THORN The first time Ahanna felt it, he thought he’d cut himself shaving. He’d been preparing to go to work that Thursday morning, and he’d been running late. The previous day, and subsequent night, [...]
Feb 152012
Ironically, James only went to the party because his wife had insisted that he honour Tony’s invitation. Tony was celebrating his latest promotion at work. So he’d gone. And joked around with Tony and the [...]
He watched as she sat on the edge of the bed, sitting so straight and stiff, she reminded him of a movie he had recently seen, where people were frozen in time. Letting out an exasperated sigh [...]
Feb 152012
N.B: Aphrodite rebel is NOT the title of this piece..But I couldn’t possibly get this published without a title.. Here is the deal: If you read this piece, please drop a comment with a title [...]
Feb 142012
Even in a Nigeria that works, something will always go wrong It was a festival of prints and delicacies at the congress hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel. The recently passed Local Content Law had among [...]
Once a scholar quipped: “What is great about proverbs? Anybody can utter them.” Somebody retorted “OK, tell one!” “Eh” and then he ponders. It is very hard indeed to condense so much wisdom in so [...]
Feb 132012
I love girls, girls… girls with bum, bum-bum bum-bum But mi o le s’omo ti o fine S’omo ti o fine… The loud music boomed from Dotun’s car stereo as he sang along in his [...]
Feb 132012
Before I comot for house today, I don ask God for forgiveness. Because I know say papa God vex no dey tey. He fit vex small o, but bible don talk am say papa God [...]
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