Read “Agonies of poverty” by Danladi Garba Tal, published in Citizen on 08 Nov 1993, on poverty, hope & resilience and faith & spirituality.
The archive The UN in a coma Poem by Abdulkarim Bendoka · 1993 The UN stands for nations Its charter a global arbiter To avert the orgy of killings By nations in emotional confusion To measure their aggressive antics Against their greedy passions In the chambers of collective parley The rendezvous of rational verdicts. The […]
The archive My country Poem by Umaru Kaka Ungo · 1993 A citizen trudges for truce On his father land by his skills He buries decrees in Europe And manufactures decrees In Africa. A citizen creates satanic Anarchy to beguile his fellows And annihilates his country’s Endowment Adorn himself with wealth Build shelter everywhere Like […]
The archive Farewell Ramadan Poem by Nuhu Yarwa · 1993 Ramadan! Oh Ramadān fast Like a beautiful bride which glows Your every sensuous part is enticing Like a colourful zebra that moves Your every portion is beautiful Like a man built of three parts Your head, abdomen and tail are fancy. Like a train of […]