Category: Art & Poetry

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Steve Edem Literature often preserves the memory of individuals whose lives and sacrifices continue to shape the conscience of a nation. Through poetry, writers immortalise heroes, question societal failures, and challenge future generations to confront uncomfortable truths. Dr Udeme Nana’s memorial poem, “Dele Giwa”, contained in his work Musings of Yesteryears, is one…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesIn the market of thunder where rumours wear agbada, And politics drinks palm wine from a cracked calabash, A quarrel rose like Harmattan dust Between two drummers of the old APC caravan. One beat his chest with the fury of River Niger: “I fought the wars! I crossed the bridges! I carried the general…