Why Literature?
Our ancient ancestors fed their hunger for food and shelter, then gathered before their cave, hungering for stories. don’t stop now… read on!
Author: Nwokolo Chuma
Engineering Ants
(New Short Fiction from Chuma Nwokolo) I am at the peak of my bioengineering career right now: I have created a kick-ass breed of smart ants with bigger brains than don’t stop now… read on!
cry waterside
Like a house of mourning, a condolence register had been set up outside Peace Cottage, Waterside. The old man ignored it as he made his unsteady way through the silent don’t stop now… read on!
Day 14, No-Cow-Zones (#31DaysOfDecember)
My #Day14 photograph in the series #31DaysOfDecember will barely turn any head outside Nigeria. Yet, within the country, it is difficult to understand the degree of national trauma represented by don’t stop now… read on!
Day 13, ‘Stelling’ in the Name of the Lord (#31DaysOfDecember)
I am really hoping that ‘Stelling’ may mean something other than ‘stealing’ in one of Nigeria’s 300 odd languages, but what are the chances? After all, it is not that don’t stop now… read on!
Day 12, The Colour of God (#31DaysOfDecember)
The sprawling town of Mpraeso is just south of Ghana’s Volta Lake and is home to a traditional pottery industry. I spent a few days there, enjoyed many scenic walks don’t stop now… read on!
Day 11, Burning Down Justice (#31DaysOfDecember)
The Igbosere High Court in Lagos was my ‘home parish’ in the 80s when I started private practice. I recall court visits here as teenager on a vac job with don’t stop now… read on!
Day 10, The Constant Value of Life (#31DaysOfDecember)
In the ’80s, the Peugeot 504 was probably more common on the Nigerian street than the Toyota. I took this photo of young men hanging on to a speeding truck don’t stop now… read on!
Day 9, The Bicycle Repairer (#31DaysOfDecember)
My #Day9 photograph is your regular reminder that there are many Nigerias. In one of them, the bicycle repairer of the 19th century iron horse is still a valid career don’t stop now… read on!
Day 8, The Loyalty of Cows (#31DaysOfDecember)
My #Day8 photograph is one of the most ubiquitous sights on the Nigerian road: the migrating cow. This picture was taken at Geregu, but from Bornu to Calabar, from Sokoto don’t stop now… read on!