To those deprived — Ibrahim Sheme

Many are displaced bywars. Wars that could beavoided. Some are vic-tims of natural disasters. Hungry,homeless and lonely they trek theearth’s sandy fields looking forrelief. No matter how long it takesor how scanty it is, their life de-pends on it. Such is the plight ofthose we have made orphans, in aworld that is much endowed. To […]

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Letter to the economy (To Nigerian workers) — Abba Gana Shettima

My alkalam has been tinglingto write and let you know mythoughtson your body which was torninto useless shreds of boneand became chained to forlorn hopeeven as your eyes were drainedby a visual fallacy of greatness. Your body has been diagnosedby a herd of money physiciansfrom home and across the seaswhose expertise concluded yoursicknessto dehydration and […]

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Crumps from Anee’s Table — Anam Ntukidem

Crumps from Anee’s Table Let the crumps fall:Millions of God's childrenAre dying of starvation,Like sore-littered LazarusYet nearly all of them pray dailyOn bended knees, hands outstretchedFor their daily bread. Let the crumps fall;So that the Kingdom of God may comeOn earth to meet them all alive.Let the crumps fall, even crumps,Though God's children may preferFresh […]

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