I know how it hurts. I have seen him inflict pain on her time and time again, watched him deal her blow after blow like Mohammed Ali in the boxing ring, witnessed him cut her heart into pieces with words. Only God knows how she has survived these abuses, only God knows. I alone know […]
Makeover – A Short Story on Domestic Violence
Karanta Cikin Hausa - Read in English
Welcome To The Family 2 – Short Story
Karanta Cikin Hausa - Read in English
Read Part 1 Here I was like the son Sidney’s dad never had. He took interest in me and gave me a new name: ‘My boy’, he calls me, with pride and approval. He took me around and showed me off; to his friends, business colleagues, politicians, virtually anyone that crossed path with us. “Yes […]
On Nights Like This – Short Story
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I haven’t decided if I’m going to kill Kwame or make the elders banish him from the village. Adala says I should castrate him- I think it’s a very good idea, only that it loudly shouts revenge; I’m afraid the villagers may find me out. There’s so much evil to choose from and I can’t […]
Distances – Poetry
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They say distances makes the heart fonder, but it makes mine lonely. Three months on a steamer, sailing and waving. Distances bring sickness to the soul. I wish you were home with me, as I caress you on this cold night. I know you had to travel for the love of a higher learning, which […]
If Love Was a Nation – Poetry
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There was a nation, Where peace was a dish served cold and all her 37 children ate in oneness, Where the labour of our heroes past didn’t just dwell in the past. A time when Arise O’ Compatriots gave birth to a nation bound in freedom, When peace and unity made people faithful, loyal and […]
Where Did I belong? – Short Story
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I tilted the trash can to see if any one still wandered about the street. I wondered when the hustling and bustling of the city might stop but it may never come. Noon had dawned on the city, so it was the perfect time to carry out my personal operations Who was I? A social […]
The Times – Poetry
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I do not plead the sun on days when dark clouds threaten a storm, and lightening rents the skies. I’ve learnt to trust the seasons, let the waters flow and bless the grounds where my seeds are buried. Someday the clouds would part, the sun would shine, roots would form where seeds once lay, and […]