Ode to the lust for life
By Anthony Okpunor I think memories to keep the body. I write about the day as what endures the night. something about dreaming is a lie— the blue line above your head is a puzzle of not remembering. still, sometimes,…
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After a Conversation about Janazah with S in a Dream
By Abu Bakr Sadiq I wake drunk on the smell of my kufi liquefying under sunlight I touch the sea under my eyes hoping to pick wishbones from its bed I watch a cat fight for its life as it…
i’m here, mother i’m here
By Taiwo Hassan in this poem, fire wears the essence of its irony and i’m drowning. touch this skin, there’s a home burning in each of its pores. make no mistake, these ashes are not meant to be unburnt, so…
32 portraits of a boy
By Emmanuel Ojeikhodion an armistice fails to reconcile the war-zones of my body. there is a big war within that doesn’t die. no one watches when I split like a burning house. nobody listens to the grief rattling my bones.…
Bungee-jumping
By Omodero David Oghenekaro By the green River, I watched the Orange-breasted kingfisher plunge, beak-first for water, to perform the acrobatics of hunger. Show me a hunger that is not dangerous; show me a desire not taking The frame of…
JAMB Registrar bans parents from UTME venues
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan Lawal,…
Gunmen kill 6 at Plateau beer parlor
The Plateau Police Command has confirmed the killing of six persons by gunmen in Wereng community, Riyom Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Ubah Ogaba, confirmed the incident in a statement on…
We’ll groom more squash talents with our 20th NSF performance, association chairman says
Tomi Falase, Chairman of Lagos State Squash Association (LSSA), says their players’ performance at the just-concluded National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin will motivate the association to groom more talents. Falase told the newsmen on Friday in Lagos that some…
Experts attribute cybercrimes in Nigeria to social engineering
Information technology experts have attributed 56 per cent of cyber crimes in the country to social engineering and, therefore, urged Nigerians to be cybersmart by not divulging confidential information. Social engineering is psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or…
Pogba opens up on ‘strange’ relationship with Mourinho
Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba has criticized former manager, Jose Mourinho for his man-management style. The Frenchman, however, exalted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s style noting that he has a better relationship with players. Pogba said this is because Ole doesn’t simply…