The third eye sees it again I am the third eye. I roam and see what you cannot see. I see through people, their minds and their hearts. I see their thoughts, I perceive their emotions and their motives. I see the reasons for their actions and the dark, filthy intents they set in motion. … Continue reading The Third Eye
It all began on 16th January 2022 when Tinubu died of a heart attack. It was an open-secret that he was gearing up to contest in the 2023 presidential race. Against the unpopular third term ambition of Major-General Buhari (rtd) & against the single term promise made by Atiku. The clouds were gloomy in the … Continue reading The First Female President of Nigeria
THE EXAM EVE CHAPTER ONE Stressed out, but determined to get the last thirty-two paged of the Analytical chemistry, CHM 413 handout into his ailing brain, Tunde got up for the first time in the last four hours to make himself a cup of coffee. Not that he is a coffee person, but anything to … Continue reading The Exam Eve
No doubt, the life we live is in different stages, each with its own peculiarities. The youthful period — which in particular, is the prime of one’s lifetime — is one that requires a great deal of one’s productivity. It is akin to the fulcrum of a lever upon which the load of your life … Continue reading The Life That Happens
When sexual infidelity meets conscience, ‘konji’ takes another dimension
The air smelled like burnt rubber and the sun shone like a beam of white spectrum from an alien spaceship,unlike the rain that fell previously flooding the environment causing everyone to walk like partially paralysed patients at the back gate of the university due to the abundance of natural slug of the earth. The road … Continue reading Damaged
I stayed put at my corner exuding my shine and beauty when you walked in with your richness and appeal. The air-condition relieved you as traces of sweat on your forehead vanished like steam. You threw a fancy glance at me and acknowledged my allure with a smile – our first connection. You exchanged pleasantries … Continue reading Rack Life
“Hmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm, Holy Reekadofeaturingtiwa, arabinrin, your ibujoko is shaking, wo, very shaking, laipe, they will pack your load from your husband house. The chair you are sitting on now is 3 leg”. The woman looks frighteningly at the chair she is sitting on. “No ooo, I do not mean this one oo, I mean … Continue reading Deprophets I: Prophet Ikokonlaja
We walked on the bridge over the bridge for what turned out to be the last time, and I ate something sweet, that sugary air, that sweet blue light spun out of nothingness. It was just a moment, really, nothing more, but I remember marveling at the sturdy cables of the bridge that held us … Continue reading My Life
He says he wants me And I’m his to take I have been since the first time I pressed my lips to his – Tessa (After) At this junction I know what we are You are the flame And I’m the moth A relationship already fated for disaster We are a train wreck waiting … Continue reading Train Wreck
“M… My… My mom says I can’t marry you.” Ada watched him embarrass himself. “Your mother told you not to marry me? Chiezugo do you listen to the words that jump out of your mouth? Can’t you make decisions like a man?” “You don’t respect me Ada, your temper is beyond me, you beat me … Continue reading The Fifth Fiance
There’s this girl that lives down my street; fair, tall, and beautiful with all the right curves. That’s you, Becky. I learned from my best-friend that you moved into the neighborhood with your family some three weeks before I was forced home from school by ASUU. From afar, everything seemed to be okay with you. … Continue reading Case
” whatever makes you happy makes me happy” I said I’m my usual attempt to please her. I go as far as apologising even for little things that are nor my fault.I never disagreed with her no matter her irritating nagging attitude .I dread conflict at all cost while she was very quick to express … Continue reading Shock Absorber
I woke up, covered in a fog of turquoise-white and maroon-gold. I could remember me and Billy, my crazy pit-bull, were walking a lonely mountain track. The unruffled breezy clouds perched on my skin, I nipped them in my imagination. They felt as nothing I’ve ever touched or tasted, just an epitome of immaculate flamboyance…every fine … Continue reading No, not without Billy!
“It’ll be fun, Maria”, I hoped the tone of my voice was convincing enough. Maria was fun to be with, she was social and outgoing but not in the typical bad girl way. I was the bad girl; the one who went to clubs, night parties, pool parties; anything associated with the dark, you name it and … Continue reading Lifeless…