SALAAM ALAYQUM by Samuel Amazing Ayoade
Salam holds a glittering sword in his right And a well sharpened matchete in his left He cries for war in the nooks of every crannies Roaring on our streets...
ONE WEDNESDAY EVENING by Olawale Ibiyemi
the preacher spat into our ears his very Truth Now our ears sting, stink my ears sting; He has started a riot of tongues of tongues and has killed the...
1967 by Ololade Akinlabi
(About Nigeria civil war and it consequences) Yesterday was lost along our memorial path, It was the day we lost without defeat; We killed our sons as roasted chickens, They...
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...
HOMELY DOOM by Joshua Levites
Comfort me With contumelies And let your smiles make me numb To the pains you breed. Caress me With thorns on your palms And let your defensive pleas Beautify my...
THIRD WORLD WAR by Gideon Abowha
*Third World War* _Guun!_ _Guun!_ _Guun!_ _Lash!_ _Lash!_ _Lash!_ Children cry Militias smile Paying price Human flesh torn; lost souls Helter skelter we went. _Whuuh!_ _Whuuh!_ _Yeeh!_ _Yeeh!_ Women screamed...
AND NIGERIA BEGAT BIAFRA by Eziudo Michael Nwachukwu
With this stetho I hear her cry, with these eyes I see her kicks, her mother cries in labour, her birth is imminent who can hold it back? And the...
LET US HAVE THAT PEACE AGAIN by Oluwaseun Shedrack Akodu
And the day a mist bloody hectic day of war Brothers drenched in blood Sister heads to bush Mothers breastfeeding the dog Fathers in tunnel Their return uncertain. The turning...
MRS. WOOBAG by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer
Call her Woobag! He wooed her to make her a bag Whose mouth has been gagged A slum bag filled with punches Wearied with abuses in bunches Despised punching bag!...
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...