by Kanzah | May 23, 2025 | Stories
Babe, How Far Nah? “Babe, how far nah?” Chinonso’s voice was always the same when she invited me to some random party we had no business attending. Simple, direct, and full of promise. Her sister’s boyfriend worked as a printer. Whenever he printed invite-only wedding...
by Kanzah | May 9, 2025 | Stories
Like a Gorilla in a F*cking Zoo! Like a Gorilla in a f*cking zoo, I am gawked at, Expected to perform tricks for treats… or their amusement. I married Maroof suddenly on the 28th of January 2024. It was unplanned, that’s why I used the word suddenly. Or maybe...
by Kanzah | May 4, 2025 | Stories
The Real HotBoy of Lagos The Real Hotboy of Lagos is not to be confused with The Real Housewives of Lagos The Real Hotboy has no camera crew following him about as they show off his affluent lifestyle The Real Hotboy flees from it, wise enough to know that all he has...
by Kanzah | Apr 25, 2025 | Stories
I Am Not One of Them The cleaner who found Tejiri’s body was trembling as we waited for the police to arrive. Her face, raw and flushed from years of cheap bleaching creams, looked even redder now. Yellow blotches marked her cheeks, giving her a sickly, malnourished...
by Kanzah | Apr 19, 2025 | Stories
Almost, Amal… The day I met Amal, it felt like the heavens were smiling down on me. The weather was perfect. It was July 31st. The sun was bright, but it didn’t burn, and the rain didn’t chill. My armpits weren’t itching. My nose wasn’t sweating. My hands...
by Kanzah | Apr 4, 2025 | Stories
They Will Say We Crossed the Waters The week Renike decided to break up with her boyfriend was the week he called her, his voice quivering as he told her his best-friend just got killed. “They just shot Foster, babe! The fucking police! They shot him in front of his...
