The sun shone brightly high up from it’s home in the heavens. The pot she held by her side was dry just like the ground they walked on. The rains would come in but not as soon as she would like. Her sister drawled on and on about matters she’d rather not think of. She …
It’s been one week since the Lekki massacre and I don’t think anything has made me this sad in my life. The sadness is overwhelming. On the 20th of October 2020, Babajide Sanwoolu announced around 1pm that a curfew would begin by 4pm in one of Africa’s busiest cities; Lagos- home to 20 million people. …
Jimoh IsiaqChibuike AnamsTiamiyu KazeemIfeoma AbuguChristian UgwuokeAneka OkorieTina EzekweSolomon EzeAyomide TaiwoGodspower EdohaKolade JohnsonChimaFredrick All Jimoh Isiaq wanted was a Nigeria where the ones who are meant to protect us actually do that instead of killing us. He got a bullet.Ifeoma Abugu was about to get married, heck! She was preparing to pass out of the National …
Jimoh IsiaqChibuike AnamsTiamiyu KazeemIfeoma AbuguChristian UgwuokeAneka OkorieTina Ezekwe Solomon EzeAyomide TaiwoGodspower EdohaKolade JohnsonChimaFredrick All Jimoh Isiaq wanted was a Nigeria where the ones who are meant to protect us actually do that instead of killing us. He got a bullet instead. Ifeoma Abuguwas about to get married, heck! She was preparing to pass out of …
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad has become a terror to the young Nigerian. Men dressed in poorly printed T-Shirts with SARS written haphazardly on them, oozing of alcohol and wielding guns that they do not hesitate to use, arresting any young Nigerian they come across. SARS has always been an itch on the society’s back, but …
“Me am not playing boju boju”“We’ll play baba suwe” Ronke decided.The children of number 4 Kudirat Street reached an agreement. I wasn’t sure number 4 was indeed our yard’s number, no house here really did have numbers. Having a street name was enough. Iya Basit was setting up her things to roast corn for the …