Click here for previous posts “You have a sister?“His words replayed in her mind over and over again. She wondered how she had let that slip, she was always so careful. Never talking about family and rarely bringing up friends.Her sister... Read More
A Dangerous Love Affair – 22
Click here for previous episodes Emeka’s white shirt is stained with the mascara of his wife, but he doesn’t even think about changing it, it serves as a reminder of everything he’d put her through and everything she’d told... Read More
MY LOVE
MY LOVE by Lanre AyoolaIHold my hand and let us runswiftly in this pure rude ruddy sunand trap sparkling dreams in cloudy bluecalling me and you.We can sit here on the cold sand barand search the sky for the fainted starthe seal of our doting... Read More
The Mortar, The Pestle and It’s Place in The Nigerian Kitchen
While the men returned from the farm, you could hear the sound of the women pounding in the distance “kpom, kpom, kpom!” That was the sound of the pestle against the mortar; milling food items for a family meal. In Africa(Nigeria), there are two... Read More
LagosPhoto 2015 Festival: Designing Futures
LagosPhoto Foundation is pleased to present the sixth edition of the annual LagosPhoto Festival in Lagos, Nigeria, October 24 – November 27, 2015 entitled Designing Futures. Currently in its sixth edition, LagosPhoto is the first and only... Read More
Aminata the Story Teller
Aminata the Story Teller (A cry of a Negro) by Nii Ayi SolomonShe had waited for this day to tell her story to the worldTo describe lucidly the pains of her pastShe implored sympathy from no oneThe world must hear her storyAnd share in her excruciating... Read More
Happy will be
The smiles and the winksThe touches and the cuddlesThe connection and the responseThe indecision and the hopeThe wary and the skepticThe dilemma and the carefulnessThe looks and the near perfectionThe perception and misconceptionThe look in your eyeThe... Read More
The Not So pleasant Surprise
Zoba unlocks the door to her apartment with smiles plastered on her face. Places the things she just got from the community market on the kitchen shelf. She walks into her room, pulls off her Zara shoe, drags her jean off and peels off her shirt like... Read More
For Want Of A Child – 4
Click here for previous episode The sun was barely stretching; lazy arms reaching to uncurl the blanket of the night by the time Frank was standing in front of his shop. He looked at his phone for the time; 6:42am and leaned against a table standing to... Read More