“Ouch!” Sunday flung the charred pot away and gripped his right wrist reflexively. The smoking pot slammed against the refrigerator, bounced about aimlessly, and then settled awkwardly at a corner on the checker board [...]
Mar 262012
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Feb 242012
The thought of rotting in jail made my heart kick sickeningly hard, almost taking my breath. The tensely sourpuss expression on my face made my bulgy eyes become narrow and my fleshy cheeks, hollow; tried [...]
Aug 192011
I was reading the papers the other day and I found it just impossible to avoid or ignore all the election excitement that had so razed the country. From page one to the last, it [...]
Jul 152011
Arrival lounge at Dulles At Heathrow, even Moscow Countryman! Countryman! Hugs, kisses, hand shakes Much sharing, much love Other races look on Wishing in envy It’s We against Them We together Against Immigrations Countryman and [...]
Jun 302011
It was about 11.00 am on a Friday morning, we were five in the car and travelling to ‘ISEYIN’, the town used for the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) camp in Oyo State, Nigeria. It [...]
Jun 122011
Later in the evening, Amishkuri said he had somewhere to take him to. John was surprised when it turned out to be a brothel. Not the one close to his house but a better one. [...]
Apr 122011
After several twitches, just when I had gotten a comfort spot on the front seat of the keke Marwa, he leapt suddenly in front of it, threatening to hit its windscreen with his side-handled baton. [...]
Feb 092011
Beautiful feet Ever been to Lagos, Nigeria? What was the first thing you noticed? Did you notice how fast everything moves, on four wheels, on four legs and most interestingly on two legs? Everybody walking [...]
Dec 052010
“Naija Tales from Los Angeles Stories” is fiction set in the city of Los Angeles, in the state of California, USA. The characters in the stories are members of the resident or transient Nigerian and [...]