As I slowly cruised in my Ferrari through the streets of Lekki, I could see, from the side mirror, the crowd of youths and children closely escorting the car and screaming my name in ecstasy and in a state of frenzy. They called me ‘Milo’, short for ‘Millionnaire’. I could see mothers waving frantically and … Continue reading Mr. Money
As though it was Poverty’s antidote Like a newborn for juice of the tits He let out groans on a desperate note He cried and was never calling quits But The King had said a vehement ‘NO’ “You wouldn’t need this; with it you’ll war On others’, for now, you just need to go And … Continue reading The Unyielding Subject
“Mummy where are we going?” little Eze asked for the fourth time. The little boy was already worn out from the painfully long and boring journey to ‘God knows where’ which had already lasted for over an hour and thirty minutes and didn’t seem like its end was near sight. “No worries, my little boy, … Continue reading For Her Goal (1)
I opened my eyes to find seven cruel looking monsters beating up a dwarf clothed in a white that was drenched by blood. His face bled from several cuts all over. He remained at a place while heavy punches kept crushing his supposedly handsome face. He was totally powerless. I made to scream but the … Continue reading Your Life
Everyone except Sule stepped out of the class to play as soon as the break bell was rung. Sule impatiently watched Mr. Ajayi who didn’t seem to want to go and get his usual plate of rice, beans, spaghetti, plantain and fried meat. It looked as if the ugly-faced class teacher was going to ruin … Continue reading Smart Kid
“Evangelism is the primary assignment of every believer” Pastor Jerry’s paused, and looked at the audience of new converts to see just how focused they were. He could see nodding heads, he could see faces buried in the Bible as they studied the book of Matthew chapter 28 verse 19 from where he had taken … Continue reading Brother Kola, The Evangelist.
As the demons saw him approaching from afar, they roared in a sinister laughter. His kind is always delicious. Some of them clenched their fists in readiness for attack, their knuckles making cracking sounds. Some of them rolled their waists this way and that way. Some of them gnashed their teeth, their blood-soaked teeth, their … Continue reading On The 29th Of April
Arewa was lost in worry. She was already twenty minutes late for work at her workplace in Victoria Island, and the bus heading to C.M.S had just taken off from mile two. She buried her small strikingly beautiful face in her hands, sighing and sighing. “Yes? Your moni” came the ruffled hoarse voice of the … Continue reading Her Husbands (2)
If it were possible, the King would perhaps have run faster than his shadow. It was almost noon time; he raced down to the shrine as fast as his legs could carry him. The manner at which he had stormed out of the palace earlier had left huge question marks hanging on the heads of … Continue reading The Harvest Season (8)
Adaeze stared at him, not knowing whether to embrace him or to take to her heels in the greatest possible speed. He smiled at her, but his usual charming smile was of no effect of significance as Adaeze’s stare remained blank and bland. “My Sunshine, my heartbeat, my jewel, it is I, Ojadike, the drummer … Continue reading The Harvest Season (7)
The sun had begun its descent down west, and the evening was fast turning into night. Arewa’s heart skipped beats, and a strange cold overwhelmed her. “You don’t seem alright. What is-” She jerked up, shocking Segun, causing his words to run back into his throat. “I-I-I’m fine. You’re back so-so early from work today. … Continue reading Her Husbands (1)
The fear in the King’s heart heightened. He was visibly shaking, it seemed like he understood the meaning if the burning stare that was shot at him. “Speak, O mouthpiece of the gods, for the children of the gods shall hear and obey the words of the gods till forever” his lower lips trembled as … Continue reading The Harvest Season (6)
Ugly as the hedgehog I am the living dog Filthy as a gutter-scum Living like one from the slum He’s known as the champion He is the dead lion He was clean as Heaven’s white But’s now a horrible sight Who’d regard a mere dog? A pauper, and a bug? My words they count rambling … Continue reading The Living Dog
DESMOND. My smiles were wide as I walked into the house in a bouncing gait. I had just been promoted at my work place. I couldn’t wait to announce my new accomplishment to my beautiful fiance. I came back to the sitting room after freshening up and turned on the television set to feed my … Continue reading Marrying Omotolani
“Do you, perhaps, know a great entertainer in this Kingdom, called by the name ‘Ojadike’?” “Ojadike? I don’t even know anyone by whom that name is called” “Then you surely are not a son of the soil” “Look here, slave, I have lived all of the forty-five years of my life in Obodoegwu kingdom, there … Continue reading The Harvest Season (5)