Today, I keep it short and sweet! My reason is that at the end of the article I will need you to take action as part of your response to this article. So here we go… It started with the flooding of Nollywood movies in the Kenyan market, next came the Nigerian preachers (or did [...]
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In Isarun land, so far away, Hid a timeless orifice, A hole so stygian, inside like the night, A tunnel, ensconced in granite, Air so light, its heart, without life, Temperatures at 40deg Fahrenheit, In past times, gave life, its shelter, 11,200 B.C; a home for Yoruba man, So old, far older than Oduduwa, Alack!Liars [...]
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Within the belly of Omi-Ìwò cave, the hydraulic sound of a crystal clear spring mixed with the whirring calls of resident bats disvirgin the air. A blinding beam of light pierces the torn rock and illuminates a small pool of water within the cave, from which flowed the stream which the people call “Ìwò”. The [...]
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“A jigsaw of verdant pieces” An aerial peep at the Niger Delta from the skies gives one a tickling feeling of awe and indescribable admiration. The whole terrain forms a mosaic of lush and verdant carpets. One cannot but wonder what lies within each of those pieces of small plush islands encircled by lulling creek [...]
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A young girl is carrying a small tray filled with fresh oranges on her head. A woman beside her haggles noisily with the vegetable seller. The small market is ubiquitously embroidered in a beautiful mosaic of colours: fresh red tomatoes and pepper piled up at different corners; bunches of unripe plantain stacked on a [...]
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A dusty veil hangs over Zuba town. The Sun had slipped into her night gown of romantic crimson, saying goodbye and goodnight over the jagged skyline of granite inselbergs. A mighty rock stands bold, undaunted by the coming dusk. It bears a face: one that looks straight ahead, starring at the setting sun.It is never [...]
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Standing at the desolate banks of Ekinama Island, the mid-day sun overhead illuminates the mangrove and creeks, revealing the moody poise and ambience embracing the burnt vegetation on the other side. A silenced landscape looms beyond, Staked with a hundred sooth-coated lifeless trunks, underlain by a puffy mosaic of brown and lemon green grasses, [...]
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My very good friend and brother challenged me last week with the motive of quickening my creative juices and I was grateful for that. What would one do without such valuable people who are so willing to take that risk and push you into your destiny? So, here I am once again another fortnight and [...]
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“Arinta… ever wet ever flowing, the obsession of Ipole people, ever plunging ever splashing” In Ekiti State, SW Nigeria, boulders of quartzite dot the foot slopes, glistening in the excited mid-day sun. Thick forests loom above, kissing the sun-charred skies at a verdant skyline. A smooth and well-tarred road branches off the main road which [...]
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One day a rabbit was bragging to the toad that he was the fastest of all animals. He dared the toad to jump into the water and race with him. Limpid waters leaped and raged from an impressive height above, Orchestrating defeaning belows as they hit a pool below. The toad struggled to hear [...]
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