Sitting here with a million thoughts in my head. I was cool were i was. He wanted more. He made me fall hard. I chose him. He was sweet. He called me his crown and I called him my world. He said he wanted to meet the family I told him he had to be … Continue reading My pain
After months of intensive academic work, the period in which the ability and progress of students are put to test is around the corner for students of the University of Ilorin. The first semester examinations for 2014/2015 academic session are scheduled to commence on the 26th day of January 2015. It is believed that the … Continue reading Unilorin Students Prepare For Exam
This actually happened to a friend on Tuesday, 20th January, 2014. Tho funny but not a laughing matter. Enjoy and do justice to it as you make your comments. Should I tell you to enjoy it? Yes, read and enjoy the story of the worst night of my life. ‘Liverpool will host Chelsea at Anfield tonight; I … Continue reading The Worst Night of My Life
It was a sunny mid day the sky wore a luminous blue accentuated by the teeming sun. From where I stood, I couldn’t help but blend into the cacophony of the ‘heat’. At College of Education, Demonstration Secondary School, Warri Delta State –heat means more than hotness to us, it’s a tradition. It is the … Continue reading Once Upon A Crush
THE PEN PERSONAE Sometimes, I want to sue my writing side whene’er i’m at my wit’s end for then, nothing I wit. Being a wordsmith is more onerous than being a blacksmith. A writer can be readily missiled than a soldier. There can be bosses of buses or presidents over cents but a writer is … Continue reading The Pen Personae
Over the years, society has shown the curious interconnection between two major aspects of: politics and journalism. There has been a mysterious link between the duo for a very long time. Many struggled and wished to stay at one end of both ropes, but such attempts seemed futile. Several people have crossed the boundary, dangling … Continue reading Nexus between politics and journalism
My recent voyage through Lagos birthed this piece. Quite apart from the fact that this piece is timely because elections are near, i moreso believe it is polemical because it critiques some political idiosyncrasies. It is truism to say that the polity is getting heated up on quotidian basis as the day of francise is … Continue reading The Irony Of Change
‘’Sabongari!!’’ the conductor cried out as if his lungs were half way out of his body system. I could faint at that very moment due to competitive outrage escape from the disastrous tramp, supposedly known as his lips; I stared in despair as I watched him sprinkle saliva at everyone under the snare of his … Continue reading The Northerner
What is in a lady’s handbag? One million and one things or should I say, what should be in a lady’s handbag? The question becomes advantageous because the handbag is the lady’s best companion. Wherever she goes, you see her clutching it as though her life depends on it. Big, black, smart and small, it … Continue reading Inside A Lady’s Best Companion
***Editor’s note** I honestly tried to reason with him, but he was extremely insistent. Anakadrian says the above title is entirely correct, and would have been different ONLY IF in Nigeria we didn’t have the Harmattan winds but instead had the season of Spring. ***Spoiler** This is going to be kind of a sermon, sorry. … Continue reading Harmattan Chicken
Only once have I felt this way. She was sitting on the adjacent column, a few seats to my left. I can’t remember what took my attention to that direction as I stood, gisting with my friends while we waited for the next class to begin. Whatever it was, thank you! I became transfixed immediately … Continue reading My Love Epistle
Playing The Substitute Game. Part 2. In part 1, we talked about the characteristics of substitutes and reasons why people go into substitute relationships. But what happens if you are not playing the substitute game but your partner might is?. He/she might not even know it. Your duty as partner is to notice … Continue reading Playing The Substitute Game. Part 2
Since time immemorial, people across the world have strived to boost their lot in life by purchasing, choosing or creating a good luck charm, an object that is imbued with a magical, spiritual or meaningful presence that can guide and influence one’s fate for the better. Despite the fact that no one really knows … Continue reading Getting Lucky with a Charm
Yes oo! I been enter for one of dos kind house for summer! Me and my babe plan dis trip from Texas to Indiana. So we decide to rent dis house-RV (recreational vehicle be wetin dem dey call am for here). De one wey we rent get everytin inside. Ee get bed to sleep. Ee even get small … Continue reading House Wey You Fit Drive
Chapter One: Coming to Kano Have you ever made grave mistakes in the past, and felt like committing suicide to put an end to your misery? Have you ever been treated like an outcast by the ones you love just because you refused to let them decide your future? Have you ever been a victim … Continue reading Desert Water: Farewell London