When she looked up from the book she was reading, her mouth opened wide in a soundless scream as she jumped to her feet. It seemed like just a moment had passed since she last checked on him, but her son was sitting in the street, completely oblivious to the large truck bearing down on [...]

I woke up drenched with cold perspiration, instinctively not daring to move. I felt something cold against my bare feet. Its feel was ticklish, and in another time and place I would have wiggled my toes and laughed but again, something kept me still.
Whatever it was moved slowly up my thigh. I looked down and [...]

While I work on my article on my perceptions of the Nigerian police, I thought I’d keep the update hounds at bay with this.
I first saw her on my second visit to the nightclub. There was something commanding about her presence and I watched her with more than intrigue as I sipped on my beer. [...]

I knew trouble when I saw it.
Trouble at that moment was Nneka pushing her way through the dancing guests towards me. I had no idea what she wanted but it definitely wasn’t peace.
We were at the reception of one of my friends who tied the knot that morning. I wasn’t surprised to see her as [...]

We sat glowering over our glasses at each other. A muscle twitched in his jaw and he was holding his glass so tightly I thought it would explode in his hand.
Sarah returned from the Ladies’ and took her seat between us. There were the beginnings of a smile on her lips and I guessed something [...]

‘Kai!’ the Fulani herdsman exclaimed at something he had been thinking about. He stuck his tongue between his teeth and ejected a straight stream of saliva. It landed some distance away.
He was standing on one leg, his thin wiry and weatherbeaten frame looking fragile against the backdrop of blue sky and green savanna grass. His [...]