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Bámiṣé…

By Tami komolafe My gaits were sure and precise as I walked towards Chevron, my phone was ringing again, that would be Maami, I had already told her I would be spending the night with Boda Tayo ìn Ikotun, but trust Maami to always call. This time, I reached into my bag blindly for my…

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Drugs

"I destroy homes, tear families… apart - take your children, and that's just the start. I'm more costly than diamonds, more costly than gold - the sorrow I bring is a sight to behold. And if you need me, remember I'm easily found. I live all around you, in schools and in town. I live…

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JOS

Every night in Jos, angels wielding brushes of light borne on clouds of colour tiptoe down from celestial heights, and alight soundlessly on a world stilled by sleep… …then with impish glances fore and aft, dart through slumbering streets smile through windows at snoring humanity deftly duck the doddering drunks as they flit feverishly from…

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A POEM

By Jacinta Obiageri Uzoigwe CAGED BIRD Trapped by the clutches of cultural precepts Bound by the fear of societal frowns Held by the mirage of an unclear future Pulled back by the forlorn faces of her offspring She endured the punches She caresses the bruises She wore the marks of jest She buried her freedom…

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FIX THE POLITICS

By Dike Chukwumerije A broken road does not understand Igbo It will not maim the Fulani and let the rest of us go The accidents it will cause will take all lives For when a vehicle somersaults it breaks all bones So, you can speak Nupe till morning comes It will not build libraries in…

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