You know it’s coming sooner or later. The checkup. The surprise cavity. The dreaded root canal.What if they don’t give you enough Novocain? Once you’re locked into that chair it can often feel like the beginning of long, painful marathon.Chances... Read More
4Years Lust (R-18+)
By Damescaucus FEELINGS UNHINGED: I am in love with him… My Umar. I fell in love with him barely two months after we became friends and as the days zoomed by, I fell deeper and deeper. I would never know if his love for me burned with the same... Read More
Hian! Cockroach Milk May be the Superfood of the Future
I know how much I dislike cockroaches. I don’t know about you but I know how much I do. But guess what? They say we can now have cockroach drink o. Who dey initiate all this research sef? A new research indicates that cockroaches are full of protein... Read More
I Have Seen My Sins (R-18+)
By Yeancah Klymax (To be accompanied with soft percussion and flute) I have seen my sins…The room was filled with silenceBut the soulful sound spoke softlyThe light dimmed, and the wind stilledIt was as if it stopped ticking.Suddenly, I feel... Read More
Another Sad Poem
By Stela Xega I can’t let you goI keep feeding my poor soulWith the idea of you, still But you,You only needed my voiceWhen nobody called How can i be happy nowWhen even my happiness is lanced with sadness?With you. Terrible... Read More
The bleaching, Chameleon Crowd
By Reuben Abati I wrote a piece recently, a tribute to the late veteran actress Bukky Ajayi and the multi-instrumentalist OJB Jezreel, in which I raised a number of issues, including how in Nollywood today, there is an obsession with the whitening of... Read More
Poet’s pain
By Irsa Ruçi My homeland sorrow will follow me everywherethat pain which I confessed to the strings from my hearttrembling,with the repentance of a daughteralthough I cannot heal those wounds… And today I feel the impotence of beinghope... Read More
The ‘Betrayal’ Of a Model
By Oyinlola Omowonuola We love to idolize people.At first, I thought it was just an African thing but from research I discovered it is universal. We love people from afar, we adore their talents and doggedness. We love what we see, soon enough some... Read More
Ambition
By Ajagbe Blessing Oyinkansola I had known since when I was 12 years old that I wanted to be a photographer. The way the photographer had the power to freeze a beautiful moment was amazing and I loved it. The problem was, dad said he would rather die... Read More