Where I come from, na tori we dey take sleep and na tori, we dey take wake. As Africans, na our trademark be that. Tori, tori and more tori, we just like tori. Tori sef Read More
May 222013
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Apr 182013
Kim Afia steadied the blue JVC Everio camcorder in her grip, recovering quickly from the dissonance caused by Madame Mmayen Afia’s sudden appearance. Mmayen shoved her regal outfit of lace dress and gele into the Read More
Mar 262013
“Dedicated to my cousin Yewande, for every time you made me laugh with your tales” Sweat trickled down my face, the only things that kept the office ventilated were a small standing fan and small Read More
Feb 102013
Slimy, Green and Large Frog (Photo credit: japi14) DISCLAIMER: This is another post straight from head to blog. You have been warned. So sometime in the recent past, I was invited to a Read More
Jan 312013
Bzzzz…… Adamu instantly delivered a hot slap upon his own face. He woke up with a terrible start and looked around, like he didn’t know where he was or who had just slapped him. He Read More
Dec 292012
Kyan gani! Chai! The way small madam and her bobo dey fire gun for her papa and mama bed ehn, chai! The sound dem dey make alone sef dey give me Read More
Dec 202012
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
Dec 202012
A Lagos tattoo artist gets caught up in an explosive sexual thicket when he detours from attending his birthday party to confront his girlfriend for ditching the party. ____ Uyi walked into the New Read More
Dec 052012
The Barrister just fell, crashing on the door’s burglary which left a v-cut on his fore-head! Froth coated with pink-dark grey blood gushing from both corners of his mouth while the four Photographers with Read More
Dec 012012
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
Nov 272012
Puberty (Photo credit: Il Bruco) Well, so there I was, all small and carefree, one of the guys, really. Having four brothers all much older was a huge help. As a kid, I was Read More
Nov 062012
I had never thought much about online dating until 2 weeks ago here o! When I went to London to see a couple of friends. I had closed from work and decided “ah! Lemme get Read More
Oct 082012
I put it to you today that some toothaches are worse than some life- threatening conditions, if we weigh them on a pain scale. This is no joke; I am very serious here. With these Read More
Sep 092012
I am no poet, But I just had to write this little ko’ment, On what I have observed going on, Since the everyday poem deadline went going, going, gone. Fire brigade, That’s the Nigerian Read More
Aug 312012
Just imagine a world without pants!!! When I say “pant” I am not referring to trouser. I mean pant in the original sense of the word: undies!!! I think the most underrated body wear in the world is the Read More
Jun 252012
Okonkwo broke no chalk or slate But he spoke big grammar and walked Like torotoro in the market place With a hung placard written bombastic! His tie dangling in a suicidal poise Beneath his straight-cut goatee “Processor” he Read More
Jun 182012
‘“Know yourself” no be curse.’ Na wetin our people talk be that. True true, if you no know yourself, na which other thing you go know na? Sometimes e get how somebody go do anyhow Read More
May 282012
I believe everyone here is a son of the soil, because I intend to address you in Kirike. Now this world is a funny place—I don’t mean it like weird; I mean like it makes Read More
May 242012
Of course, I got to lectures late. What self respecting big boy like me comes to lectures early? That’s for all those silly efficos that carry textbooks bigger than their heads with authors whose names Read More
May 182012
I was in class. I wasn’t in class. I was physically in class but my mind was far away from it. Or at least, far away from whatever it was that the lecturer was droning Read More