 The year 2004 ended with loud cracks of colourful fireworks that burst through the dark night and bloomed amongst the stars. I giggled at my parent’s lack of decency as they clung unto one another. I could tell they were whispering sweet things to each other’s ears because each time my father said something, my … Continue reading TÉllÀ (chapter One)
WE WERE SILENT Silence drove us from Nile to Mississippi to clean the ugly scars at its bottom. The world wept – Our tongues tasted her tears. Our backs were burnt into the future which a little boy folded in his left palm. Strokes from the sun filled our stomachs, our perspiration sealed our throats’ … Continue reading We Were Silent
THIS IS DEMOCRACY This is democracy, where we say we practice government of the people, government by the people and government for the people. This is democracy, where the cats, the dogs, the rats, the goats, the pigs and the antelopes were to choose a Lion as a subordinate but they ended up choosing an … Continue reading This Is Democracy
I WON’T TELL I won’t tell you how they live life in my father’s darkest land. Boys who drag their friable feet in betwixt weeds, honourably. Girls who lift drums of dusts playfully just to keep themselves elated. I won’t tell you how they live life in my father’s darkest land. Leaders who kept their … Continue reading I Won’t Tell
I listen to Fela’ quite a lot. I’m one of those weird people who can sing along to almost every of his track. In Sorrow, tears and blood, one of his songs, he posited that Nigerians fear too much. They never take action. They always have an excuse not to join a protest. Either … Continue reading The Burning of a seven year old; More than hashtags.
AMAB-HBF FLASH FICTION COMPETITION 2015 LONG LIST ANNOUNCED AMAB-HBF FLASH FICTION COMPETITION 2015 LONG LIST ANNOUNCED AMAB and Home of Book Foundation announce today October 31, 2015 the Long list for the Flash Fiction Competition 2015. The unique biannual Nigerian literary prize, established by the two literary organizations, is worth N100, 000 in books, for … Continue reading From reading books to Writing books
The Ikemba tournament was no doubt the best part of every year for the villagers. This was evident in the kind of bands that played, the taste of palm wine which was served, the kind of meat which was presented to the villagers and most of all, the presence of Robert Spencer. No one missed … Continue reading Black Man
March 16 was the date; no one cared about what year it happened. Everyone was excited; the women in their best wrappers and the men in their finest shorts and trousers. It was on occasions like this that most men would wear something to cover their body-actually, it’s usually singlet, some of which were their … Continue reading Oyibo
“Move…move…move we don’t have much time”. The noise of heavy boots filled the air as troopers loaded the Black Maria. ‘Click-clack’; everyone adjusted their rifle as they got into the Black Maria. Every part of Camp 14 seemed to be filled with little green men and orders rendered in the air. Soon enough, the engines … Continue reading Code Red
”Can we trust him?” She asked, and from one hollow eye socket to the other, they both had doubts about him. Watching as his car backed out of the cemetery, Kalize drifted and in a twinkle of an eye, she was gone from her father’s sight. In a second, she drifted about all of the … Continue reading FINISH MY BUSINESS – Part 2
“Tooth brush, under wears, sun-shades, towels, make-up kit all check” I made a mental note of the things I had to take home with me before biding Jolomi goodbye wearing my Louis Vuitton shades (famzing) getting the hell out of school. The journey to Ibadan seemed rather too fast as I slept through it … Continue reading #loaug – Lamentations Of An Ugly Girl Episode 7
It was then it hit me that I needed to learn how to drive. There I was going with Bola, who doesn’t drive herself home half the time she goes to a party, I pinged my brother asked when he was going home. “Tomorrow” “When did you finish your exams?” I asked. “About 2 weeks … Continue reading #loaug – Lamentations Of An Ugly Girl Episode 6
“Or should we just leave it as Liz and friends?” T-barz continued. “No ooo, use Lines” Liz objected. Startled, I shouted “lines”, the three idiots echoed after me, “Lines” “Okay Lines it is then but the list isn’t out on paper so it’s our secret till then shey” He mouthed before taking his leave. “Liz, … Continue reading #loaug – Lamentations Of An Ugly Girl Episode 5
These ones in my room don’t even seem like they missed me, for them, it would be better if I never came to school at all. As soon as I dropped my bags and picked my phone to check updates, I fell asleep, waking up with an headache. Guess who came knocking on my door … Continue reading #loaug – Lamentations Of An Ugly Girl Episode 4
As soon as Bade saw the policemen coming from a distance, along with the men who had gone to fetch them, he abandoned his exercise. Running towards the other two, he placed his right hand on Koko and his left hand on the accomplice, and within seconds, they disappeared into thin air. The policemen and … Continue reading 1, 2, 3 Disappear: Part 7 (Final)