THE FINALE

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," the Pastor said in our dialect. I mulled over the implications, the finality of...

'I am lonely'. Suddenly the air becomes too heavy, and your nostrils flare in a struggle to breathe. You see...

If Ahmed had known, if only he had known. The morning of the presidential election dawned grey as if in the tentative...

The night the first rains came was when I finally found the courage to tell Chike that he was going to be a father...

When Malam Salisu died three months ago, he came back two days later. I saw them bury him, shrouded...

Maybe not everyone, but after losing somebody dear, most people want their consolers...

The year was 1966. The country had just experienced its first coup. The nation was tumbling from its roots...

Akunna had read every pamphlet on when to do and when not to do. She gathered all the fliers she had

I sought the feeling of pain, So I punctured my ears and nose and wore golden stars on them had dark lines...

When Obinna died, the big, ugly clock in the sitting room did not stop ticking. It would beat for five more...

This window seat is perfect, though dusty it may be, To look outside at wandering souls and think...

When the time came for you to entangle yourself with the affairs of this world, Mummy wasn't ready