THE COMPOUND WALL
Everyone in Umudara village knew who Chief Okeke was but very few people actually knew him.. to most people, he was simply the old man behind the wall. His compound sat at the…
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CNF - The Price of Silence
Government workers in Nigerian institutions have not been paid really well; chaos everywhere. The ASUU chairman decried that there is no going back on the strike action.…
THE BLACK GOAT UNDER THE TREE
The first time old Mama Nkem sold the black goat, the village laughed. The second time she sold it, people began to whisper... By the third time they called her a thief.. "How…
Beyond the surface
Fourteen-year-old Samuel arrived late to school every morning... Not five minutes late. Not ten. Sometimes thirty. Sometimes an hour. His teacher, Mrs. Deborah Okonkwo…
The Price of public lies
A single post changed Deborah's life. Initially it was a good idea. She was an accountant for a logistics company that was expanding in Lagos. The company was known for being…
THE APOLOGY CONTRACT
It's now the year 2047 and the society had finally solved a problem that had troubled humanity for centuries..... Fake apologies. Generation after Generation people had lied…
THE HOUSE AT NUMBER TWELVE
All Detours are Costly. The fortunate ones find that it pays them back as well. Samuel had one rule. Do NOT cross through Maple street. It took him nearly two hours longer to…
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