It was getting dark and night is drawing near, the people of Abdusalamadeen are going back to their various homes after a very hard day of labour and torture from the hands of the evil Saheed and his soldiers. They look totally exhausted and famished something like a walking zombie being drifted away by the … Continue reading The Kingdom Rage 2
As the day dawn in the land of Abdusalamadeen, it brings another tale of sorrow. Each passing day for the people of Abdusalamadeen is being tormented by perilous darkness, they are like an animal waiting for the butcher to come slaughter it, you might call them the epitome of an hopeless race going extinct every … Continue reading The Kingdom Rage 1
My Name Is Abdullahi: Fiction My name is Abdullahi, an SSS2 student. At least that was my status until last week. Now I’m just a cattle-rearer, and I’m in charge of my late father’s 70 heads of cattle. I have to take the cows around and sleep wherever night meets me. But first let … Continue reading My Name Is Abdullahi
In the late 70s and mid-80s, it was wonderful to be a kid in Northern Nigeria. We had a pleasant childhood. You know all those adventures you read and day dreamed about? We had them all. Now, if all the adventures you read about were all Enid Blyton, flying broomsticks and brooks and meadows and … Continue reading Child Story (1)
You know you have arrived in Abuja by the slack in activities and movement. The place is calm and laid back, at peace with itself. Hausa is in the air, subliminally present; one can almost see the sonorous language floating above the tree tops. Upon my arrival, I breathed in the air of the land … Continue reading Of Achebe, Abuja and Airplanes
A romance with poverty is an intriguing and debilitating experience. It’s a romance that could either generate the humorous or bring one to a vegetative state. I’m talking about material poverty, inability to survive on your own without dependence on kinship or the state. In such a state, your ability for independent choices is dependent … Continue reading Husbands Wanted: Apply In Person