A POETIC BANQUET

I am a chef That cook the meal for your soul… This meal I cook, Not from plants and flesh But from the recipes of lexicons Served in inky scrolls. My ingredients are green and raw, Fetched from the very depth of life; Spiced with rhymes and rhythms For the musicality of flow. This meal…More

SON OF THE SOIL

I am a son or the soil To this, I am the foil Though the wind of life May blow me miles from home, Yet,my roots I shall remember….. Though like a troubadour I traverse, Yet the voices of my homeland tutelage I carry, whispering the songs of my roots And this, a millennium cannot…More

We are proud of our own Etinan boy. – Troost-Ekong

William Paul Troost-Ekong was born on September 1st, 1993 in Haarlem, Netherlands. His father Troost Ekong hails from Etinan in Etinan local government area of Akwa Inom State, Nigeria, while his mother, Eleanore Troost, is Dutch. He is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish club Bursaspor and the Nigerian national…More

____BOUND____

How long shall we dwell In the illusion of freedom? We are but stoics Burying pains in feigned smiles. I have known a word, A word so remote and unrealistic, The right to do what I please, To live without bounds. I am free, and you are free, Yes, free to think beyond bounds, But…More

The Devastating Fire Outbreak

I have just learnt of the devastating fire that occurred at 300 Nwaniba road on the morning of Sunday, 7th July 2019, and I wish to offer my deepest and heartfelt sympathy to Miss Blessing Joseph Okon (from Unit 17, Ward 8, in Ikono L.G.A) and all those who have been affected by this tragedy.…More