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!
Category: Literature
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 3, Prisoners of Freedom. (31DaysOfDecember)
If you attend any cultural, literary or musical event at Freedom Park, Lagos, you are likely to bump into these limelight-loving geese, seen here on the stage of the LABAF don’t stop now… read on!
Chasing the Tail of the African Revolution
Shall we Break it Down? To ‘chase one’s tail’ means to take vigorous action that doesn’t lead to meaningful progress in the long run. It is an idiom inspired by don’t stop now… read on!
‘DSS’, Court Invasions & The Revolution Next Time
Now that some of the dust has settled, it is a good time to review dispassionately the free-for-all wrestling that took place last week in the Federal High Court no don’t stop now… read on!
A Minute of Silence for a Dead Tongue
This weekend, the last living speakers of yet another endangered language will be buried, sending the tongue into extinction. Shall we observe a minute of silence? You might ask, why: don’t stop now… read on!
Television Strike
I woke up and switched on television. I remember exactly what I saw: an old woman in a housecoat, lying on a couch. For minutes, she stared at the camera with don’t stop now… read on!
A Cashew Dies
My biggest tree is a cashew and it died overnight. The crack came at 3am. There was neither wind nor rain. I came awake, unsure of the source of the noise that roused don’t stop now… read on!
Dear Uwachommadu,
You are young, perhaps barely out of primary school, and you are still wondering why your parents saddled you with this strange, seven-syllable Igbo name that none of your classmates don’t stop now… read on!
Qualification Quiz for the Zombie Society
I know your mind is honest, but is it poor? you are no crooked politician, you are an honest thinker, but does your mind have cobwebbed doors that you don’t stop now… read on!