“…it is only but public office holders, yet another, way of siphoning public fund. It doesn’t exist! Not in Nembe!” The dark-eyed, v-shaped jaw man, who sat across the table, facing me and his friend who had his back to me, said, voice slightly raised. The air around him was that of gaucheness. He was …
Going through my old things I see my old things The old me with things My old things of yesterday Things I’ve acquired Things I’ve achieved Things I’ve forgotten I feel sad for my old things Money spent on things Seems wasted on these things I needed different things To achieve things …
I was beyond happy. It was written all over my forehead that even the blind could see it. I sprang up from my bed and dashed to the living room to announce to my parent the good news “Dad! Mum!” I called out the moment I entered the living room, ” I just saw my …
“Today marks the 21st Sunday in ordinary time, year C, today we celebrate the ………..” was all I could remember to have had heard though faintly. All my mind had been set to gain access into the small gallery of the great St Peter’s Chaplaincy of the University of Nigeria Nsukka. As I stood there …
Just like a teenage girl reading her first love letter from her crush in school, my face glowed with a reckless smile accompanied by a foxy sensation all over my body as I walked past the University of Nigeria south gate popularly known as “Odim Gate.” Keeping a straight face, I strolled into “Odim” trying …
“What’s inside your bag?” a female security officer with a bewitching blue eye asked me in a soft, almost musical voice as I was about making an entrance to the shopping mall. “Nothing much, just my wallet and personal stuff” I replied whilst trying to open my bag for her to see the content inside …
I remember it was on 26th of February 2020, that Wednesday morning amidst the excruciating tension of the upcoming and dreaded Physiology test when everything finally fell apart at the College of Medicine, UNEC. That morning at Physiology Auditorium, students were seated legally and illegally with a majority standing like refugees whose community had just …
I remember very well it was on Sunday, 28 October 2018, everything fell apart for my family. My parents had summoned me that evening to the sitting room to inform me of their heartbreaking decision that they have gotten divorced. “What…?” My countenance had changed because I was having the worst day of my life. …
Amidst the rising sun and the throttling wind, I remember it was a cold Wednesday morning in the University Town of Nsukka as I woke up reluctantly to the annoying sound of my phone alarm. I had wanted to sleep further but then I realized it would be marlian-ous to hit snooze on GSP 101 …
The Chapel became reverberated with resounding applause and joyful noise as a member of the Harvest Committee announced to the congregation that there is enough food and drink and even extra for us to take back to our hostels. As I heard these words, I smiled with reckless abandon like a fellow who had just …
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