We write to empower, to educate and of course, to entertain
Church under the Bridge
Tell me you can feel it.
The cold breeze straight off the top of the lagoon lifting hairs to stand in salute to the falling letters of the bridge.
This Country Wants To Kill Me
This country declared war on me in 2014. I was 15, and President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan had just signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) into law.
Who’s Next?
They envy our youth
So they bully us and try to twist the truth
Gwari of the Capital
I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Jos. Even though the gang and I were unable to visit the minor settlement in Bauchi. I believe we were able to get a good first-hand experience of the wonderful Izere people.
Finding home III
I noticed that Dave was intimate with Meg in a way I never saw reflected in my parents. A slight touch here, a heavy gaze there. It was beautiful to watch.
Your’e Not Tired III
Sikirat would never marry Dapo. He knew this, and it annoyed him.
Maintaining our African Heritage while in the Diaspora
Real beauty lies in diversity, but cultural originality is more important than anything especially if you are a foreigner living in another man’s land.
Finding Home II
Onyawoibi finally makes it to England, will it be everything she has hoped?
The Dance of the Five
Kola knew the Agwom Kuwop would be expecting us to be at the townsquare but as usual, he had found a way to get the rest of the gang to see reason in his wanting to climb the “100 Steps to Afizere Settlement,” on the day of the Igoon Izere festival.
Finding Home I
Onyawoibi is an Idoma girl stranded in England. Maybe amidst all the chaos she can find her way home without ever leaving the border.