Studies have shown that that two per cent of the global population earns gargantuan income while the remaining ninety-eight per cent are poor… The two per cent shares fifty per cent of the world’s wealth, while the remaining ninety-eight per cent shared the remaining fifty per cent… *** The boy stared into the darkness that … Continue reading A Glass Of Riches
We were born in the street Brought up by carefree parents Grew up to become natives of the street As the shadows of darkness comes Upon the face of the earth Building uncompleted we hide in We stand at bust stop To reap what we did not sow We are gentle men on the highway … Continue reading Indigens of the Street
Carved to a delicacy beyond perfection From a place past the Nile The lasting beauty came Sumptuous Longing for a mouth full Hoping for a hard bite Bracing for heat Sweat never dripped so slowly Tender and tense Muscles stretch amidst the motion Forbidden, yet ever so tempting
I went quiet. “Are you there? Jenny talk to me now” I finally found my voice and replied; ‘I am here. What do you really want?” I barely refrained from my temptation of calling him ‘Emmanuel’ as I normally would after having sex with him. However, with the chain of events acquiring a dramatic … Continue reading Musings Of A Hustler (episode 11)
Waiting for the rickety bus to deliver me to my destination, my delivery time was fast approaching. The walking dead bus forcefully stops; I climb in, walk close to the window and sit down. I stick my head out - am dreaming of a better life. A life flowing with the swiftness of dancing, the … Continue reading What’s Your Story? Part 1
Club Vegas was full. Tunde had driven straight down from the office with Chike, and even at that early hour it was already filling up. It was just a little past 10 p.m now and the place was jam-packed. It was to be expected of a new club that opened only the weekend before. Business … Continue reading Brotherhood 3
Oghenekome Ejire failed abysmally in her O’ level examination; not a single credit anywhere in sight or in the distance horizon. She was forced to register in one those wonder evening tutorial classes which promised straight ‘As’ in less than three weeks upon payment of the astronomical tuition fees. So she met Ayobami, popularly called … Continue reading Husband’s House 2
Graham was still in shock as he sat in the living room contemplating between calling is wife or her parents. He couldn’t still come to terms with the fact that she asked for a divorce, muchless the fact that she left with the kids. How can she just serve him divorce papers and just leave … Continue reading Love Rekindled Part 2
Resentment is blinding. We are so bitter sometimes that it be-clouds our sense of reasoning, and that of judgment too. I had been used before, or so I thought, and for someone with my usual exceptional foresight I almost hated myself for having not seen this in advance. I was manipulated into satisfying her insatiable … Continue reading Revenge: Digging Two Graves
Joe ran square to the spot, and jumped on the stump. He caught hold of his wife’s soft palm, as her eyes met his. More shots, and they advanced. He looked behind him. Luckily, no one had seen them yet. But then he became scared of what might happen if they got to him. … Continue reading The Ride 3
This little brat next door Make my heart skip a beat Even a accidental encounter Make a jolt of fear surge through me like electricity What is this? A feeling of something unusual A jolt of fear A magical feeling Both agonizing and tantalizing Wish I could think sensibly Why do I suddenly pay Endless … Continue reading Temporary Insanity
********* John, Imabong and Eureka sat in the doctor’s office. They had found the remains of John’s car at the roadside, several miles away from the Adams’ mansion. They were informed by people around that the driver of the car ran into an electric pole while trying to avoid hitting a child that escaped from … Continue reading Razor Tongue 11
On the 10th February, 2013, the national men’s football team of Nigeria; the Super Eagles emerged victorious at the 29th edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), for the third time. This hard-won victory came after nineteen years since the country last assumed the pole position at the biggest sporting event in Africa, after … Continue reading A Victory, Rewards and other Salient Matters
“Ekaette! Eka…..where is that girl sef?” My ten year old son peered at me over his handheld game. “Hmmm, if you’re planning to give her those clothes to wash, I guess you’re intending never to wear them again. Who knows, this time she might wash them in engine oil!” I looked at the clothes in … Continue reading Ekaette!!
POLICE BRUTALITY I was surrounded by six muscular, fiery looking young men, whom I had never seen before each armed with a long gleaming dagger. “What’s the meaning of this nonsense?” I demanded, trying to hide the fear in me. “Ask yourself,” one of the Men replied with a sneer on his face. “I’m sure … Continue reading Police Brutality