BLAME IT ON THE MONEY by Emmiasky Ojex
Look at our daughters They now show no ill in laying with men old as their fathers Look at our sons Nothing is holding them back from scamming the green...
MAZE
I am a serial killer. I am not sick. I wasn’t abused. I flung the newspaper aiming for the waste paper basket at the corner of the room but missed....
AN ANGEL AND A BEAST by Ewuola Michael
I saw an angel playing with a beast And from what I saw; they were holding a feast I saw the beast on the angel's wings And sweet melodies they...
…AND THE STING OF ‘BROTHER’ WILL CEASE TO HURT by Joshua Levites
I never knew the word 'brother' Has an axe, Capable to tear the heart Apart. Until I tasted its wrath Through the grip of your tongue. Not that I was...
END OF DISCUSSION by Samuel Amazing Ayoade
(Of a seven-year-old boy allegedly burnt to death by angry mob in Lagos-Nigeria in November, 2016; for allegedly stealing 'Garri'... Of Homosexuality, Of Poverty, Of Recession, Of Corruption) Heavy feet...
AM I A WITCH? (part 1)
It is very important for me to know the answer to the question “Am I a witch?”. Many people have accused me of a craft I only see in films...
PRISON S-21 (The Aljazeera Perspective) by Hannatu Adamu
About 17 thousand of us were taken Only seven of us survived The torture I was only a local mechanic But I was asked about my connections with the CIA...
EVIL MEN (for APO SIX) by Nnamdi Amasiatu
Sometime, someday, a decade ago The seat of my fatherland turned crimson A voluntary graveyard set up with hate and spite By some presumed men of valor ...so said some...
HUMANITY by Joseph Omojuwa
Humanity! Your friends are your foes. I have witnessed the love that you share, Not just the price to redeem their woes, But you have built shelter for our heads....
LESSER OF TWO EVILS by Ojo Adewale Iyanda
Minority in a nation Rescued by a saviour raise through creator Tried to be a gladiator Traitor for creation What can we do? Lesser of two evils Dictator from foundation...