You know what they say about love at first sight? Actually, I think that's all they say about it - love at first sight. Anyway, I was going somewhere with this. Picture this: 9pm. You're on a moving bus. Your muscles are cramped from sitting in the same place for 13 hours. You're thinking of … Continue reading WHEN THE WATER SHINES – ZULAIKHAH AGORO
TPM: Hi, Tomisin! TPM: I'm Celine Aju from The Perspective Movement. Tomisin: Hey hey! TPM: Could you please introduce yourself to us? Tomisin: My name is Tomisin Akinwunmi, CEO & Founder of Lucid Lemons 🍋 I’m a twenty-one year-old undergraduate product design student. TPM: Ms. Tomisin, could you please tell us a bit about yourself? … Continue reading TOMISIN AKINWUNMI
Afraid of your wrath I fold myself into the wall praying for my shield to suffice this one time maybe just this one time my screams will touch your heart and you won’t be so cruel blending my thick melanin filled skin the same skin you oiled with your kisses with the table your mouth … Continue reading TIMELESS – TAMILORE CLINTON
Adeyinka raised her head from between her cradled arms and pushed herself off her mat. I could hear her shuffling her feet against the clay ground. “Moremi?” she called. I groaned. “Moremi, the boy is fine. Stop sulking.” I knew. I knew my boy was fine. “Your husband,” she said as she trudged towards me, … Continue reading The Plight of a Woman I
“The plight of a woman,” I repeated. I began to pace. Adeyinka opened her mouth to speak but she hesitated, locking her fingers together. “When I first agreed to marry Orayan,” I said, stopping to look at her, “my father called me to his room. I sat on his mat. Baba picked up an old … Continue reading The Plight of a Woman II
TPM: Good afternoon Michael, how are you? Michael: Great afternoon to you too TPM: Please could you introduce yourself to us? Michael: Ok. I am Ishiguzo Michael Chijioke. I am a self-realization therapist, female advocate, anti-immorality agent and founder of The Battlefield Foundation. TPM: Wow that's a lot of things that you are Michael. Could … Continue reading MICHAEL CHIJOKE
“Uncle! Uncle Osinachi! Come and buy red pepper from me, na. The freshest wans avelebuh. You can’t find this type anywhere o” Daluchi, my wife’s fellow market-seller shouted. She said this to grab my attention and greet me as she often does when I come to the market to visit my beloved, Adaku. I waved … Continue reading MMUOMMIRI – ARINOLA OSOSANYA
Beth sat alone in the family bedroom, the original house. Her father only managed to build it midway, a small living quarters for his family in the traditional building style. A not so large hallway with four rooms: two on a side, one to serve as the living area, two bedrooms and a small kitchenette. … Continue reading EPISODE IV
TPM: Good Evening Ginnis photographer: Hello TPM: How was your day? Ginnis photographer: Fine thank yours? TPM: I'm Celine Aju. Please may I know your name? Ginnis photographer: I'm Ginikanwa Ifeanyi Emmanuel TPM: Do you have any special title or name you'd like to be addressed by through out this interview? Ginnis photographer: Just call … Continue reading GINIKANWA EMMANUEL
