Fiction
Emoticons | Okwuasaba David | Fiction
Tega ran like a mad man. Dashing through the lobby, he had hoped to get to the ward before it was too late. “Room 10,” he whispered to himself as he kept running. Some of the security guards had taken to foot after him assuming he was not sane. When he arrived at the door…
Wisdom Adedeji | Cockroaches | Fiction
1. The way it curled over the colour fading wall irritated me, its antennae spreading over the surface as if finding a radio signal. While I watched, it lifted off the wall and towards my direction. Being a boy and always scared of cockroaches is an abomination. I hate those creepy creatures. Especially when they…
Adedoyin Ajayi | Lord of All Creation | Fiction
I will never forget the first day I handled dollars. It was the day Chima brought them to school. I took a whiff of the bills. I never forgot the smell either. That was easier to remember. It smelt like shit. The almighty dollar smelt like something I had wiped my butt with. It was…
Of Drugs and Death | Chiamaka Ejiofor | Fiction
When Sochima bought drugs from the kiosk close to the filling station, she was oblivious of what drugs did to people. Oblivious of the existence of adulterated drugs. Oblivious of the dangers these pose. Oblivious of the fact that they could kill her child, her precious Urenne. Urenne developed fever at 2:30 am, on Friday.…
Sage | Tosin Okewole | Fiction
We met at Tito’s housewarming. It wasn’t really her housewarming. Her father had gifted her the house on her 19th birthday which was almost four years ago. But Tito would always look for reasons to have a good party. I saw him the moment I walked through the heavy wood doors. He sat in a…
Nneka │ Vincent Ugochukwu Anadi │ Fiction
Yesterday was another 14th day of April. Dressed up in my white canvas, blue jeans trouser, blue polo and blue sweater, I made my way to an uncompleted building, located in the premises of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Couples, young students of the University, who have had (or is still going to have) their…
Darkness & Despair│Onuchukwu Joseph│Short story
1.So here you are, seated on the poorly cemented floor with your back against the itchy wall in this small room that shouldn’t even be for the living. Wet in your own sweat and burning with rage and the heat in the crowded room as the sun rays seeped through gaping holes in the corrugated…
My Mother’s Sun by Tayo Oladipo
“Mtchew!” Moomi hissed for the sixth time that night as we waited at the bus stop. We were going for a night vigil and as usual, Moomi insisted that we all go, all four of us, leaving out Daddy, of course. I looked at the wristwatch on Brother Dele’s hand and the red digits saying…
A Bottle Landed First
Mosquitoes have not returned from vacation, Kam, I said to myself. Let’s open the front door and sit in the doorway; this house is hot tonight. I agreed with myself. Wished we stayed upstairs, on the first floor at least. Would have sat on the balcony’s railing with my back to the house. Would be…
For The Love of God by Maria Oluwabukola Oni
Mama did not joke with God and wanted you, her children not to ever joke with God. There was a day the twins were fighting and the bitter one, Michael told Micah, the stronger one. “God punish you. Ogun go fuck you”. You saw how mama flew into a righteous fit. How could a sinner…