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...
by Kanzah | Mar 7, 2025 | Stories
Folake, When Will You Marry? And women settle… because of the fear of the unknown. Fear of not meeting desired prospects. Fear of loneliness. When they first came to you, they started with a simple show of concern. They wanted to know if you would do matchmaking...
by Kanzah | Feb 28, 2025 | Stories
The Gospel of the Nigerian Police According to Sergeant Itoro The first time Itoro tried boarding a bus without paying, he had been conked in the head before getting tossed out at the bus stop. “I be staff” he said as callused hands patted down his pockets...
by Kanzah | Feb 21, 2025 | Stories
Soft Underbelly: The House That Swallowed Them Whole Sapa made me accept the stupid offer from JAPA – Justice and Protection for All, an NGO. For a paltry sum of 40,000 naira per month,my duties were endless; I was to be a tutor, counsellor, supervisor,...
