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Imageries by Adesina Ayobami Idris
Mother is pregnant with a sixth child and gives birth to a girl again.
Father drinks himself blank in the backyard,
Lagos Love Letter by O Chiedozie Kelechi Danjuma
Imagine an air filled blue balloon,
chased by a little girl
reciting rhymes in glee
Revelation by Chukwuemeka Akachi
… and I saw a new heaven and a new earth
for the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away
Two Significant Figures by Bunmi Oke
I always wondered why she had issues with the arithmetic. It just didn’t suit her. Maybe, she was too good at her teaching career to tolerate any inaccurate application to…More
LIPFEST18: Through the eyes of a volunteer by Shade Olaoye
For you, the festival starts the day you get an email from the festival manager, in this case, Seun Alli, saying you have been accepted by the team to be…More
The Area Animated Comedy Series and Voice Acting: An Interview with Remi Olutimayin
Remember ‘Face Somtin’ where Zuckerberg spoke Yoruba as he warned a Nigerian president? We got to have a chat with Remi Olutimayin; a writer, voice actor and director who is…More
Barricades by Ejiro Edward
Barricades What it means when a man falls from the sky. Lesley Nneka What shall I render unto you /this burnt body /I meant offering/sorry what difference does it make…More
Feastful Lagos International Poetry Festival LIPFEST18
The 4th edition of the Lagos International Poetry Festival held just a week ago, 31st October through 4th November. The festival concert, Wide Awake, held at the MUSON Centre on…More
The Things You Learn from Family by Christtie Jay
i Music: How uncle sings quietly every night in my room. ii Hate: The look in aunt’s eyes directed at me. ‘Wicked child, You do not seduce your elders’ she…More
Book Review – The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu
Book: The Hairdress of Harare Author: Tendai Huchu Hair is life. Vimbai understands this, it is why when customers come into the Khumalo Hair and Beauty Treatment salon and plop…More