Heart Cry … Old Poems

Heart Cry Nigeria at 43, evokes a flood of sadness. The euphoria generated at independence, lost forever in the memory of the old, replaced by anguished reality in the young. None of the tocsin has been heeded… Augurs foretell,preachers speak, but, Nigeria is dumb and deaf, bedridden with symptoms of acute sickness. Corruption, Indiscipline, Anarchy,…

Old Poems (a series)

MEMORIES Were I the sands of time? I would hold the secrets of the ages, Some barely traced patterns, Passing on unremembered shortly after their demise, Aye, never mind the design’s span, No depth and it soon fizzles away; Others built huge edifices, All still crumbles from time, Perchance, wisely built, Often lies buried till…

America’s error

It is no longer fresh news that Alton Sterling has been killed… killed by a cop… for no legitimate reason. It is a shame… A huge shame that America which prides herself on being the land of the free continues to enslave her young black men. The continued extrajudicial killings has the capacity to keep…

Eku Chronicles 2

Eku Politics   Politics in Eku is largely like it is in every other community. There are dirty deals that ensure that the most popular candidate may not often get the nod for party representation and of course there are the godfathers. The ever present godfathers of Nigerian politics – unfit for political contests but…

The lifecycle of a Grudge by Tochi Eze

Keep a grudge. Find the silence you so despise, wear it like a locket, like a memorial. Let your eyes fade into the distance. Let it rest on the screen that sits in your heart. Flicks of pain and doubt, and words carelessly thrown across the room. See the door flung open and slammed shut….

Did the boy die? Part 2

herephoto in the first part of this story#UHC4AllNigerians #OCP How many Nigerians are buried on a daily basis without their really dying? I have started with Lona and husband and extended it to their community. First, was to educate them about the need for always confirming death by a qualified healthcare personnel before burial. Lona…

Did the boy die? Part 1

Matthew is dead. Or did he really die? Can anyone say with certainty that he died before he was buried 6 feet under mother earth? We will never know. I fear we have lost Lona too. She agreed to family planning and child spacing before – against her husband – Mark’s wishes. Mark figures that…