The Grant

Of inspections, cover-ups, and blown covers.

Shards of Truth

Of broken people and shattering experiences.

One Quarter

Vendor’s Story.

Vendor’s stand is sandwiched on the patch of untarred land space that lies right in…

Green

With envy or with life?

“But Angela, it’s not fair oh. Do you want me to be late for the corporate dinner…

Whiff

Scandal. Gossip. Truth.

“Have you heard?”

SSS3-Z

A fictional nostalgic piece.

Two for One Dozen

In memory of EndSARS.

Backdrop: In October 2020, the hashtag “#EndSARS” trended globally as thousands of young Nigerians flooded the streets in protest of police brutality, demanding that the injustices of the Nigeria Police subunit, Special Anti-Robbery…

The Surprise

Payback pipes her tune.

Home.

A three-part poem.

Íbo ni lé?

(Where is home?)

Home is green.

Rainforests and rivers.

Marshland and molluscs.

Ìdúmọ̀tà

Yes, that unbeliavable market.

Loving advice her friend gave her:

“Don’t worry; if you need to pee, there are public toilets you can use for 50 naira. Don’t even dare sit on them- if you do, OYO is your case.