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Just this evening I thought a ghost had knocked when I opened the tumbledown, termite-pecked door of my small one-room apartment. I’d looked out with a bent neck, looking down…More
'Goodnight, Mum'. 'Yeah, goodnight, honey. And don't stay up late this time'. 'Okay, mum, I promise', I replied. I smiled as I watched mum climb up the stairs to her…More
My name is Ogbenta Ugboelu. I am a freedom fighter. I am not a freedom fighter in the guise of fighting against some perceived persecution or a personal injustice meted…More
When people ask me if I’m in a relationship, my answer is usually “No”. But there is a woman who I’ve been intrigued by for a while. I look at…More
Like a deer loves its doe, A vixen, her fox… So did Arike and Akande's love story begin… It all happened on a starry night under the moonlight. The Alarede…More
It felt like a continual cycle of déjà vu. We'd had exchanges like this before, when I would have to bring it up to his face and let him know…More
The pleasure of unmasking the frustration stamped on faces in CMS rush-hour was biting her into a scurry rush, a responsibility rather than a trade. She hurried into the alley,…More
Today na Sunday and me and Mary dey enjoy our sef for her house, I mean the place where she dey do house girl. I come dey think say na…More
Oloye has a wife now. It is a thing of joy that he’s found his significant other, but it worries us. The day he brought her to us our hearts…More
I really don't know what to feel anymore. Love, a topic I keep missing every time I think I have a grasp of it. It is fragile and slippery. I…More