raise me up tells the story of a young Nigerian in an subtle fight for relevance. The background is one of discomfort and unease until finally, power was restored.
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The Art of Storytelling in Branding and Marketing
Once upon a time in a land so far away, there lived a princess in a beautiful castle. If ever read a lot of childhood stories, you’d be very familiar with these particular kinds of beginning. Well, these kinds of stories mostly happen in Disney World and they almost always ended happily. In advertising, … Continue reading The Art of Storytelling in Branding and Marketing
this thing under your skin
“That Yellow Paw-paw na”, Chinwe said again. Chinwe was sitting with other girls in front of the SS2 block. They were talking about the new Junior student who wouldn’t do anything that wasn’t in the school curriculum. This included serving punishment, doing chores or running errands for seniors. It didn’t help that she was the … Continue reading this thing under your skin
My Kingdom Come
I sit here by my laptop, thinking about what to write. The black-and-white keys stare at me, waiting for me to start punching. It’s been a while, this writing thing. It’s been a while I wrote anything that wasn’t preceded by a brief. People talk about writer’s block. I guess they haven’t met Nigerian clients. … Continue reading My Kingdom Come
Brother Seun (A Bankole Banjo Flash fiction)
She was on her knees, tears welled up in her eyes. "I am tired, Daddy. I want out." "No no my daughter. It is against the Word." "Daddy, which Word? Ehn, which Word? Seun wan kill me." "Kill bawo? Ki lo se?" "Daddy GO, o se bebe. Seun wants it every day. Na food?" "Ah. … Continue reading Brother Seun (A Bankole Banjo Flash fiction)
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