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‘The road to recovery is a long, tortuous and lonely one’ I watched with tears bristling down my face, holding back the screams that threatened...

Faded Love
Outside, the clouds rumbled. The air was cold and had a delicious earthy smell. “Tonight will be such a great night,” I said in a...

ASHAWO! ASHAWO!
She walks down the streetLips painted red, thighs jiggling Nails on fleek, tanned skinYou call her ashawo, ashawo Anklets wrapped smugly round her legs...

BLOOD SISTERS: MUSIC AND FASHION.
Kemi and Sarah’s bond in the recently released Netflix limited series, “Blood Sisters” is enviable. They were each other’s support system, as evidenced by how...

RUNNING THE RACE ON THE RIGHT TRACK
RUNNING THE RACE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. Hello you there, you started your race of accomplishment of goal, but it seems the goals is an...

Darkness holds grudges
Hey you! Why do you feel entitled to the darkness?, you feel like All the hurt would go away, monsters as thoughts, strength flow as...

HER THERAPY SESSION.
The fan was whirring, it was an old fan. Ten years, maybe Fifteen. The Therapist walked back into the parlor now a makeshift office for...

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, The Lesser Evil. ( Written in January 2019, just before the general elections of 2019)
ATIKU ABUBAKAR, THE LESSER EVIL (Written in January 2019, before the general elections. Atiku went on to lose against Buhari.) A theme that runs majorly...

To My Darling Friend Tana
I had never seen a dead body but I knew that someday I would, maybe my grandpa’s. When we laid in bed last Christmas pregnant...

An Odyssey of Flights and Frights
I really didn’t know how to start this, because it has been a long year. In the last 365±1 days, I have won. I have...
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I’M NO LONGER SEEKING VALIDATION
I am always in constant battle with insecurity. Apart from the ones that plague me every time I look into the mirror, I also have...

She lived
The muffled sounds and the continuous loud clinking of ceramic plates downstairs woke me up from my sleep. The morning sun from the window was...

BOUQET AND EVERYTHING AFTER
BOUQET AND EVERYTHING AFTER BY PRINCESS .E. AKENZUA They buy what’s not in their budget, They spend millions on dresses, They...

THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER; THE ULTIMATE PROFIT BATTLE
No matter the ills bemoaned by both parties, the relationship between the commercial driver and passenger is one that can never near divorce. According to...

DEADBITS OF LAGOS
DEADBITS OF LAGOS BY PRINCESS .E. AKENZUA Oh! What a wicked world! Our lawless beggars are back again, They roam...

WARRIORS IN HELLS
Warriors in Heels by Princess .E. Akenzua Who are they you ask? They are our sisters, our mothers and grandmothers,...

Introducing Tell! Books 3.0: Redefining African Book Publishing
Our vision at Tell! has been to unite Africa through creativity and storytelling. This pan-African vision remains at the core of every product or feature...

Challenge Your Fear
My worriesMy fearsClouded by the thoughts of tomorrowStill wondering what the future might unfoldMy sorroundingMy spaceLiving in the fear of the unknownTrying to utilize my...

Cleansing Under The Moon— With The Word Of God
God is in His heaven; all is well with the world. “Watching tonight’s strawberry full moon from my window. There is a cup of hot...
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A GUIDE TO MARRYING A NIGERIAN MAN
As a Nigerian woman, you have a lot on your plate already. You battle insecurity, unemployment, inflation, and the worst of all, NIGERIAN MEN. We...

The African Heritage
Africans, all of us, from the he to the she Black (and beautiful) were we made to be Chosen by God himself to be Different...

Queens don’t complain
And to think that he loved me,Boy was I so wrong,Choosing himself over and over again,Did I not see that coming?Even when everything was so...

Abecedarian poem
A long time ago Before time came into view Centuries before civilization Decades and milenias it was Earth witnessed the sweat of their struggle Fate...

Scarlett E1
Alice sat by the sea shore,her heart torn apart, she wore dark sunshades so that no one asked her why she cried. they only ask...
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BOOK REVIEW: ” BECOMING A NIGERIAN” BY ELNATHAN JOHN
Becoming a Nigerian is satirical prose that addresses Nigerian society. It is reflective of the ills and rot of the country. It tells what it...

Abecedarian Poem
African Child Be authentic, Cease to be a clownDetach from inferiority complexEnlighten yourselves For you are the backbone of the society Guarantee our next generationHappy...

Xenas!
Abandoned child,swerving in lost misery Build your walls and rip the shame Callous men have ripped your pride Devouring every sense of purpose Endangering every...

HEARTBREAK=HOPE
Ayo was homeBut Bode wasn’t thereCrying heavily, she sat downDay by day, it had become her regular habitEveryone knew about it nowFoolish girl, that’s what...

Fight for freedom
A city of exploit, want, power drunkiness and dysfunctionalism.Built on the foundation of inequality and uncertainties in all areas.Commissioned by privileged self centered individuals.Drunk and...

Africa was born in ME
Africa was born in me Be luck, Curse or Death; Energy, Faith and hope will Give me strength. Have I ever been Jealous,...

Zeitgeist
Across the board…Being in the present, being in the NowContinues to be the antidote to chaosDelegated from among other practices Experienced and expressed by manyFar...

Peace, Be still.
PEACE, BE STILL.An atmosphere where there is an unsafe euphoria, fear has gripped in, no one to turn to apart from Him.All you...

Darkness befell me
As I sat this afternoon, I focused on the whistling sound of the breeze but that wasn’t enough to distract me as my thoughts shifted...

TWENTY FLIGHT: A CON OR A CRISIS (PART II)
TWENTY-FLIGHT: A CON OR A CRISIS In reference to the Twenty’s con (part 1), as the weighty hands of the clock slowly and inevitably...

Daddy’s Princess
Sergent Jamal walked into the detention room with disappointment in his eyes. It was a hot afternoon and he had been involved with an unnecessary...

Beloved Son
We failed with our plans, We ashamed our clans, We destroyed our plans, But evil works gains. We ignored advices, We ruined promises, We ...

On the Street They can hear us
The new normal in this modern world of today for addressing our grievances, beliefs, acceptance in societies, dignity and of cause our peace is taking...

Under The Tree Edition
Seems I’ll spend most of my time at night under this tree. My normal routine at night is to be indoor doing something important best...

A Short Love Letter To My Only Love…
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Yellow
When asked what my favorite colour is, I’ll normally say black....

BOY
BOY by Opeyemi Peter Odeseyi BOY is written to describe to parents, the growth stages and attitude expected of a male child. Junior...

No Justice no peace
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Post-modern freedom
The post-modern freedom we fought so hard for Now no postmortems when we die for The freedom we matched from the streets to...

No Justice; No Peace!
My voice must be heard! I shall not sit back, fold my hands and let this pass by me. Not again! The last time...

Hi
I no longer want to fist bump the sky I no longer want to chant and cry They demanded a toll in money or blood ...

We no longer want scars
I do understand the protection our parents give to us, but sometimes they do too much and stifle our voices. They don’t realize that this...

The Tunisia Today
As I walked the streets of my Fatherland, I saw the beautiful cities. I saw young people running to beat the traffic. They are on...

BLACK IS EVERYTHING GOOD
My people, my race Labelled irrelevant for the color of our face Made to submit our pride Not just of late but over a length...

#stoptheinjustice✊
Don’t act like it’s normal. It’s not Okay. Injustice is the new Order of the day. It pains me a lot to see it. I...

Letter To The LOML
Dear Julius(Baby m), How can I behold an Apple that is ripened and I’m still scooting an unripe avocado 🥑?How’s there a destiny for us...