ALL through night and day, past events kept on tugging at Adeola’s mind. Her sleeping room remained still in the late of the night. The hurricane lantern that was hanging on the wall sent out a drab light, now slowly burning away. Chapter 1 – The Lonely Days of Adeola Adeola opened her eyes and … Read more
One of the most noticeable landmarks that catch the eye as one enters Dioka town is the Ukulu hill, Dark, brooding with its craggy surface dotted with tall trees and boulders, it looms over the community, with its rusty roofs and mud- coloured buildings like a sentinel -a role it actually played in the days … Read more
WOYE was in a very good mood. His grandmother watched him at play, with keen interest, smiling radiantly. Ever restless! Woye would engage himself in a hundred activities all at once, without the slightest trace of fatigue, all through bouncing with youth, energy and vigor. He began kicking an orange football on bare ground and … Read more
It was very eerie. The whooping and echoing sound of the dreaded drums suddenly took over the still, silent night. Apparently, that was the signal for sporadic gunshots, which followed. This story is a continuation of The Great Achiever #3. Almost simultaneously, the rough raspy voices of the few cabinet members took prominence with songs … Read more
YAREMI had had no inkling that she was going to join the league of village widows, sooner than expected. She had always seen the widows from a distance and had always pitied them, wondering how it felt to lose one’s joy. Nothing beyond that. Nothing really intimate had ever transpired between her and the widows. … Read more
THE narrow river road at Kufi upon which the high foliage sprinkled drops of sunlight had been the widows’ road, long before Yaremi ever became a widow. This lonely road sloped right in front of the old St. Andrew’s Church building, through a region of forests hammed with tall palm trees and the giant araba, … Read more
First semester, final year was very hectic for Juanita. After her wedding in her second semester third year, she wanted to go and stay with her husband so she was often in Lagos throughout that semester. Chapter 3 – Pride Goes Before A Fall Every week saw Juanita in Lagos. That made her miss some … Read more
Juanita’s parents were happy when Fred came to inform them that he wanted to marry Juanita. They loved Fred because he was rich and was also living abroad. This is the continuation of – A Crack in the Pot Chapter 1. Juanita’s mother, Miriam, began to daydream about the day she would travel to America … Read more
This chapter opens with two high school roommates in conversation, as one persistently asks the other to give her life to Christ and become a born-again Christian. Both are the same age. Chapter 1 – Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears A Crown “O God! What on earth have I done to myself? What? How … Read more
It is early morning in school. Students are going about the affairs of their education. In a local bar, Chiadi and his friends are singing in high spirits. Shabbily dressed girls surround them while they take hard drugs and drink alcohol. A Life Built on Hard Work – Chapter 3 Obiora: (Intones a nasty song … Read more