by Frank Onuoha A flawless dance or drama production is a crowd-pleaser any day. However, when dance and drama meets on the same script and the same stage the effect is fitting for only a classic romance adventure. It is even more interesting when a tedious branch of medicine is seamlessly combined to dance and … Continue reading ‘Take Heart (Season 1)’ a Triumph for Theater Arts
Your Husband falls continually for me You have allowed me take your place Though I was brought as a stranger into this place Don’t think I am not of standard What do you think all men want? Than to be well fed and pampered I trim his feet, and at the sound of my bells … Continue reading Dear Madam
From the depth of the Iroko I recall their beckon The pummeling of their axe Breaking the fortress of our kingdom Falling the strongest of our warriors Seeking the mistress in our widows Araromire our king came Defying the shame Himself gave he up to the invaders For the remnant of his brothers To be … Continue reading Araromire - The god is not to blame
Let’s take a cursory look at the effect of this ASUU strike on national development. After the strike,when ever it is called-off, some students will graduate and go on compulsory National Youth Service Scheme(NYSC) for a year and will be required to return to the employment market. Employers will say you need to have at … Continue reading ASUU Strike and its Ripple Effect: Musings of a Nigerian Student
It all started on a certain evening, I had just finished eating rice and stew with boiled chicken (by the way the chow make sense). Anyways, I was just about to take an afternoon nap when I convinced myself to browse the internet for a little while, so I decided to search or better still … Continue reading A Nigerian Perspective
“There’s nothing to tell, Kems.” He said. “She’s a client.” “Oh, really?” I seethed. “I’ve known you for eight years, Mo. You don’t think I can tell when you’re…” I paused. I wasn’t sure what exactly I was about to say. In all our years of marriage I’d had no cause to distrust my husband. … Continue reading Betrayals and Funerals - 14
[NIGERIA; 02/6/2115] The weather channel predicted a powerful storm which was going to cause serious havoc, so everyone was advised to stay indoors. As predicted the storm came with a magnitude not expected. The clouds were dark but I could see the storm from a distance already blowing winds which were one of a kind. … Continue reading Paradox - Episode 1
Here we are again brought together by feelings as magnetic as gravity. I should not be here neither should you. Still here we are. Like Lancelot and Guinevere we are helpless. Like Lancelot and Guinevere the earth became our bed. Shame sowed a seed but here we are again. We have heard about love God’s … Continue reading Again and Again
This is the picture You gave me When I was passing through your village Near Daura You sneaked out of your father’s high walls To meet the southerner You said you would like to see the south But your father… but your custom. And you left me this photograph To remember you with. I was … Continue reading Daura Girl
To write for you, I had intended, Distraction from you, Is all I’ve received, When what I most need, Is you, for inspiration! You made me sat, So long on the mat, Watching the doors, For your scent to pour, I missed my work out, Waiting for you to walk-in. I have … Continue reading Folashade Mi
Jimi twirled the pen in his hand, gazing intently at the woman in front of him. “Sade, how long have we known each other?” he asked suddenly. “One year,” she answered hesitantly. “And how long have we been dating?” “Six months,” she replied a bit faster this time. Why was he asking all these questions … Continue reading The Gift of Crabs
You don’t get to meet the Local Government Inspector very often. Not outside Omu-Aran, the local government headquarters and definitely not personally. She had been waiting for him outside the town council office. She had been offered a chair and she had politely refused. She was too tensed up to sit. She still could not … Continue reading Nicholas: Episode Three
One Kunle Adebayo had just made Chief Inspector. This promotion is coming after several years of dedicated hard work to the Nigerian Police. The letter bearing his promotion was delayed somewhat but Kunle, being a patient soul took the delay in strides and did his duties without strife or grudge. So when the ‘oga’ sitting … Continue reading The Forerunner (1)
Harlem 08-29-2005 It was early morning in a highly sophisticated urban setting. My house was located in a mountainous region near a sea. I sat on a rock by the seaside with a peculiar palmtop in my hand. I was to email an essay titled, Family Life, as an entry to an essay competition organized … Continue reading Dream Stories - Obama is President and Other Stories
As a young colored boy in Memphis, I came to terms with life’s hardships quite early. When I was six, I lost my mother. I had watched her die from a severe case of heart disease and stroke. All three of us children with an aging father who was out of work sat and watched … Continue reading Trials And Throes I