‘The idea that you would even think of such an outlandish accusation is preposterous.’ ‘Oga abeg stop all that grammar, pull your Shokoto now’ Brian stares angrily at the pack of riffraff surrounding him. He is at least 6inches taller than the tallest of the lot, his impressive frame clad...
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK…. Floating in the middle of sea, knowing you are tired, with legs sore from repeated muscle cramps is not a funny experience. It’s easier when you know where you are going, where you need to get to. In this case, I was lost. I had no...
Na wa for me! That is how one day, I carried myself to Bar Beach, in Lagos. I did not intend to swim, I just wanted to see the sea, feel the wind on my face. Then, I saw some yeye boys swimming and throwing ‘kataka’ in the water. The...
Commuters Congress (a.k.a Bebeh) By Orode Uwawah I watch the snake moving forward. Slithering so slowly you could almost not tell it was moving. Oblivious to the hustle and bustle around it as people hurry pass it to their various destinations, the snake stops for some moments, then it moves...
In the spirit of promoting our rapidly dwindling reading culture, once a month I will be giving you a free book for your reading pleasure. This month’s freebie is ‘The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas It’s a wonderful (though kinda long) classic story about…read it to...
HOW I MET YOUR FATHER. By Orode Uwawah The twins watched their mother as her lips parted and the words slowly started tumbling out. “The sun was really hot that afternoon.” She licked her dry lips, as the memory of the heat played back in her head. “I decided...