Sour Sixteen by Ebube Ezeadum.
People might claim that the sixteenth year
Of a teenager is rather dear.
My case, however, was nothing near.
Don't question it; let me make it clear...
In...
Messidinho — The Making Of A Foodie by Emmanuel Enaku
I was always selective about what I ate as a child. I grew up in an average family with a lot of love. This...
Writing Tips: Types Of Plot.
There are so many types of plot, categorized into general or broad and streamlined or specific plot types.
On general or broad type, there are...
Messidinho’s Love by Emmanuel Enaku
I awoke groggily and sat up in bed. “Where the hell am I?” I asked no one in particular. The curtains to the left...
I Froze by Agboola Ezeikel.
The serene ambience of the evening warmed my skin as I sat under the mango tree outside my house, having my routine relaxation. I...
The Race To Aso Villa: Projections by Obi Trice Emeka
The 2023 election is shaping up to be the most competitive since the return of democracy in 1999 and for first the time, Nigeria...
Cupid And A Strange Town: A Poem by Victor Oladejo
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Cupid enters a town, today they celebrate love, his greatest weapon,
On a corner of a street, an old woman seats on a stool,
She holds...
Red Teddy by Victor Oladejo
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Mary curled up like a millipede setting up a defense against a predator on the bed. Her eyes were red and heavy with tears...
To My Beloved: A Poem by Oluwaseun Osanyinro
Love, they say has no senses
The feeling they say makes one feel weightless
Yet, when I met you, it was as if I had run...
BITCH by Becky Peleowo
Maya his girlfriend accepted his marriage proposal the day Zane brought Bitch home.
“Babes, what’s this?” Maya was asking him when he walked in with...
Invasion by Kenneth Nwabuisi
The armed robbers climbed through the high fence of No. 50 Ziks Avenue and jumped inside its premises. Musa, a long-nosed Hausa gateman, wasn’t...
Canticles Of Love: A Poem by Chukwuemeka Oluka
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To the one whose faults are small yet...
A February In Crisis by Chukwuemeka Oluka
February is the month of love, and it is in crisis in Nigeria.
Do Nigerians still know what love is all about? Many didn’t even...
Thorny Valentine: A Poem by Solomon Ekoja
Valentine
An early Christian feast
In honour of saint valentine
Who was brutally martyred
For his stand
Century after century
His legacy stands
Like an iroko tree
Upon the unmovable pebbles
Of Udi...
