[SHORT STORY] Otapiapia by Olukorede S. Yishau
It was her first holiday from Abeokuta. Idera was excited to see Lagos again, but she was not prepared for what she saw on entering the new two-bed apartment into which Aunty Rebecca and her husband had moved. She knocked [...]
The Creation of the Yoruba Demon, by Olatunde Jayeoba
He asked, "Do I stand a chance?" She was reluctant to take a stance A simple yes or no would have been enough to see him off But she did a no accompanied with some reason so he wouldn't be [...]
The Untold Tale of a Friendly Tragedy, by Habeeb Aminu
To the seed of friendship I made a sacred oath From a rational thought That seemed to be in a trance Like a floating pot About to be engulfed By the wavy ocean Don’t take for granted my portion Approach [...]
Citizen Leah Sharibu – The Girl They Forgot
Imagine being Leah Sharibu’s father or mother and it’s the day after you hear an audio recording of your daughter who has been in captivity since February 2018. Her abductors, the dreaded Boko Haram fundamentalists, for the first time since the kidnap (and [...]
Incomplete by Tombra Emmanuel
What's a stand without a feet? What's victory without defeat? What's a bed without a sheet? What's the heart without a beat? What's complete without you?
POEM: Hope Still Lingers by Wilfred Deigh
As the world we used to know Has now become what we don't Hope still lingers. As global warming befalls us Amidst threats of nuclear wars Hope still lingers. Even as our national peace and unity Is threatened by ethnic [...]