Oct 6, 2021OgadinmaIt has been 15 months since I last saw you, my acquaintance that shares the same body as I do. Do I speak as him or as I am or have we come to share a common consciousness as We? Odachi sets his bottle of Guinness beside me grinning and…2 min read2 min read
Apr 1, 2021FROM KAIAMA WITH LOVEAn all too familiar trumpet sounds in the distance, the melody of horror I call it, followed by the gnashing of teeth by the number two citizens of Nigeria required to be dressed in white shirts, shorts and shoes. Corpers, angels, ‘winches’ (intended to sound as witches but the accent…Nysc2 min readNysc2 min read
Nov 20, 2020THE BEGINNING OF THE ENDAs I lay bleeding out on the ground, I was protesting peacefully at the Lekki tollgate and the Nigerian Military opened fire on unarmed citizens. The date is 20th October 2020 and these are my last words; Tell my mother I was unarmed Tell my father I had the flag…Freedom3 min readFreedom3 min read
Aug 15, 2020IN LOVING MEMORYIzdârasen Winaruz In translation: He carries his hope with the strength of a lion Yesiri and I become engrossed in a debate. The date is July 19, and its about Music as I utter my unpopular opinions. After a quick google search, I begrudgingly concede and the conversation devolves into…2 min read2 min read
Jul 20, 2020I AM BECAUSE WE AREUbuntu is an African philosophy that places emphasis on ‘being human through other people’. This is an introspection into this philosophy, that epitomizes the principle of shared values, an in-depth exploration into a shared collectiveness, the interconnection of a singular identity, on a communal and extensive level. The idiom “No…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Jul 3, 2020Text I Never SentI miss you Placeholder for a degree of helplessness My heart’s smeared red like hertz Presageful, have I gazed upon these. Reminiscing about our moments under the stars with euphoria, Moving on with ersatz smiles Salvaging the situation Incurring bloodless cuts This obsession with peace of mind Avoiding me? I’m…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Jun 9, 2020CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF CHICKENCLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF CHICKEN A shadow crept up on the roof of the white Kentucky Fried Chicken Headquarters building that housed the secret ingredients recipe vault. This shadow was no one else but Lex the Godfather. He had started his life of crime at age 16, tutored by the…Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
Apr 8, 2020POLITICS, CORRUPTION & INCOMPETENCE; THE WHOLE ENCHILADA.POLITICS, CORRUPTION & INCOMPETENCE; THE WHOLE ENCHILADA. “This debt we pay to human guile, with torn and bleeding hearts we smile” It is paradoxical indeed that those whose wealth, whose tree of liberty are rooted in your nation’s economic resources and hardworking citizens’ taxes, should be the medium of accentuating…3 min read3 min read
Mar 22, 2020POWER“The road to power is paved with hypocrisy, and casualties” - Frank Underwood (House of cards) The sky was vast, flooded with transparent mauve, sunrise creeping like a wisteria but cloudless. At the rooftop of the church building; the bell tower, Hitman Tony Vasquez set up his McMillan TAC-50 sniper…2 min read2 min read
