By Jagunmade O. Rilycks In my father’s house, we live in perpetual penury. In short, we are richly poor and sadly happy. We are greatly cursed (blessed?) with vast resources. Human resources, arable land, water bodies etc, are all in massive... Read More
Crux of the Matter with Elsie: Why Men Cheat – Tosin Ayo
Last Friday was LIT! It was not just fun but LIT! It was a follow up on a previous episode with Sally Dadzie on Why Women Cheat. My guest on Crux of the Matter last Friday was the one and only Word Bank – Tosin Ayo. We discussed why men cheat.... Read More
Little Desert Flower
By Michael Lee Johnson Out of this poem grows a little desert flower. it is blue sorrow it waits for your return. You escape so you must from me refuge, folded, wrapped in cool spring rain leaves- avoiding July, August heat. South wind hellfire burns... Read More
The Poisoned Chalice – 6
Here is the 6th Episode of ‘The Poisoned Chalice” written by Kayode Omoolorun Read Previous episodes HERE Hassan drove like a mad man chased by demons hell bent on destroying him. His legs were permanently on the throttle and his hand on... Read More
Winner CWF contest “Independence in a Recession”
BREAKTHROUGH IN A RECESSIONIt was 6 o’clock in the morning,”griiiiiiiiiing!!!” my phone rang.“Daddy…daddy, you have a phone call” my little pretty daughter Miriam ran to give me the phone. I knew already it was my secretary Grace.“Sir…... Read More
Spoken Word: Up Nepa by Iyanu Adebiyi
I know I am late to the party as this spoken word video was released on the 1st of October by the beautiful Nigerian Spoken Word Artist, Iyanu Adebiyi, to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence Day. But after watching the video, I believe its never late... Read More
RUMOR HAS IT – 6
Click HERE for previous episodes of Rumor Has It. Bobby paced up and down his hotel room. The events of the last two hours had taken a huge toll on him. He could not believe any of it had happened. He brought out his phone and stared at it for a while... Read More
Surveillance Subject
By Sunil Sharma Citizen O eyes closed sits in a daze in the fluffy area indeterminate, fluid blending easily in the back a crisscross of bold contours A Neanderthal- face almost indistinguishable from the flat surface of concrete around perhaps, an... Read More
Cloudy Question Marks
By Babatomiwa Seriki Questions: Do I want to bring a poor soul to this “new world” turned plastic? Male or female as we categorize Female: Do I want to teach her not to have the luxury of seeing things beyond black or white? Would she... Read More