Literary works

Enitan was the fifth friend to die in our circle in the last five weeks. The previous weeks had come with their...

The sun burns your dark skin, and the loud fuji music blasting from the speakers makes your ears bleed. "This or...

If Ahmed had known, if only he had known. The morning of the presidential election dawned grey as if in the tentative...

Sneeze! A little action that involves expelling mucus filled with irritants from the nasal cavities. A little...

I draw my jacket closer to my dry skin that should, by now, be invaded with goosebumps, and my gaze...

'I am lonely'. Suddenly the air becomes too heavy, and your nostrils flare in a struggle to breathe. You see...

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," the Pastor said in our dialect. I mulled over the implications, the finality of...

My father told me stories of greasy afros and dusty feet, smooth leather shoes, quaking hips, beer foam and love...

When Malam Salisu died three months ago, he came back two days later. I saw them bury him, shrouded...

The night the first rains came was when I finally found the courage to tell Chike that he was going to be a father...

Maybe not everyone, but after losing somebody dear, most people want their consolers...

The year was 1966. The country had just experienced its first coup. The nation was tumbling from its roots...

I sought the feeling of pain, So I punctured my ears and nose and wore golden stars on them had dark lines...

When the time came for you to entangle yourself with the affairs of this world, Mummy wasn't ready

In the first days after Funmi ended things, you simply refused to believe that it was nothing more than another fight...

This window seat is perfect, though dusty it may be, To look outside at wandering souls and think...