King Olulu reviews Jade Osiberu’s The Trade, praising its practical storytelling, believable crime drama and attention to Nigerian realities.
Ololade Akinlabi Of a road I know,Where poverty breeds richness,‘Baba rere, baba ke…’Trample over me and take the right of easement. Of a road I know,Where people laugh out their Cries.Attempt to kill oneself is a suicide,Having a helping hand is a murder.Frustration is not by choiceBut a factor that simplifies destiny. Of a road […]
HighOnWord We met at a placeThat was to be a crossroadWhere men meet, greet and wavehoping to meet again,Maybe once, maybe twice a lifetime.We met there and stopped there.We laughed; we fought, fought andlaughed, butcould not go beyond.I looked back and returnedShe did the same and returnedBut the roads met again,where men meet, greet and […]
Ijaiya Tahir Hopefully, I will overcomeShamefully, I never doLike a song on replayI expected a familiar stimulusBut my solution wasmy problemIt goes on and on Trapped in endless timeI don’t mean life itselfBut the stimuli-response phenomenonI always come back for rematchA match I will definitely loseA familiar defeatI never cease to embraceAnd it goes on […]