They called us “dot” on the map and nobody is quite sure where. Inside that “dot” were 700 lawyers, 500 physicians, 300 engineers, 8 million poets, 2 novelists of the first rank, and God only knows what else — about one third of all the black intellectuals in Africa. Those intellectuals had once fanned out … Continue reading A Betrayed People
They say the Area Boys are a law unto themselves. They say they are a pack of illiterate feral kids who’d slit your throat in a heartbeat for a bag of candy. They are smelly, dirty little boys who lived like sewer rats in colonies underneath the bridge or behind the motorpark. Their homes are … Continue reading The Education of Area Boy
He bursts up into a old popular igbo song having concluded his lengthy syllabus for the semester, with the class joining suit… “Akwukwo na-ato uto O na-arahu na mmuta Onye nwere nkasi obi…” “Sirrr… off me” Dimkpa, one of the popular class guy nicknamed for his huge stature, roared in excitement. Finally, the 6 hours … Continue reading The Emeritus Professor
It is time to tell my story It is time to know what I really am It is time to see the scar behind my mask Few months ago, I was seated calmly waiting for death to come claim me, but it never came, how disappointed I felt, even with all the love … Continue reading Sickled Heart
Of those things that glamour for clarity Of those roads that sipped dead calls Of those shadows that retrieved retributions panache of the smoke that chased blunt images, We are here for the death of our dead ones, We are here to breeze out bodies from the ghost of our forefathers giving out beggars of … Continue reading Of Shadows And Spirits
These days it seems 80% of women are now self proclaimed feminists which would have been wonderful if only most of them knew what it’s all about… Sometime last year I wrote on how the society has continuously sidelined women most especially “The African Woman” and on why we should all be feminists… Women has … Continue reading WHAT IS FEMINISM REALLY All ABOUT?
My heart bled again today when I heard of another killing, this time an entire Christain community butchered. This meme has become but a natural disaster to these people, just like in northeastern Nigeria. Their children never signed for their future to be shabby, they met the world cruel to them and yet lived on. … Continue reading Pray For Benue
I EAT AND WRITE AT THE SAME TIME. SUE ME ( EYE ROLL) So yesterday was an amazing day for me. I slept, ate, slept and ate again (lol). You’re probably wondering why I have so much free time in my hand to eat and to sleep. Well, Let me tell you why. (clears throat) … Continue reading I Eat And Write At The Same Time. Sue Me ( Eye Roll)
They have called us names. They saw us as good for nothing. They always compare their time and ours and would never hesitate to use any derogatory word that came to their heads on us. It is even more suffocating if one have them in the family, and if one doesn’t, at least, one wouldn’t … Continue reading Younger Generation: Instinct And Survival
My young cousin is exclaiming UP NEPA!!! 3 generations post-independence. This was not the plan. I hope his children won’t too. I cannot promise him that this would not be the case in the next decade if nothing is done about it. Since the 60s our politicians have continually failed to deliver on their promises … Continue reading When will Nigerians stop saying “Up Nepa”
A pastor friend recently told me that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest proof that death and everything else that could hold us down has been conquered. Do I agree with him? Yes. But that is not all there is to the story. It would require much more than a discussion, an article … Continue reading Jesus Christ And The Empty Tomb
…hmmm it begins with just a habit The world is doing it and is a normal thing That goes on and on in the present day will live in Everyone is chasing this and that mixing up with all sorts An incorrigible students A child left to himself will bring nothing but shame Lost … Continue reading An Incorrigible Student
1 Players performing regular repeated behaviour called rituals on the pitch. ; Chelsea loanee zouma bowshis head to the ground as soon as he enrers the pitch. Kaka doing sign of the cross the moment he scores a agoal.fans sing songs and hymn on match day. 2 Both are taken serious ; people don’t … Continue reading Ten ways soccer is turning into a religion
My class was not a big one, maybe about forty five pupils. But then, my school was not as big as Ijegbe Nursery & Primary School next door. The wooden desk and bench I shared with Bose my seatmate was in the middle row on the far left side of the classroom. I would have … Continue reading Times Table: Why I hate Mathematics
I’ve heard people eulogize others, I’ve heard men extol virtues in men, Whether it be true or no, I do not know. Now listen ye to this beautiful truth, try to gainsay it if you could. I know the best person in the world Heart of pure gold beyond a doubt The milk of human … Continue reading An Amazing Woman