Posted on August 27, 2020
by Ugo Nkwoala
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Good, God! A word was once saidof your persecuted devotees – Christians:“Faith and virtue runs in their tribe”;conmen now man churches, they’vesold your Jesus for a new master – MoneyNaira is now Alpha and Omegacommerce, mega domes n’ elegant altersis now fad – the… Continue Reading “Good, God!”
Category: Nature, Love & Poetry, Politics & Social normsTags: Alpha and Omega, born-again, christianity, Christians, church, commerce, conmen, evangelism, faith, God, hypocrisy, money, preacher-man, unethical, vanity
Posted on April 24, 2020
by Ugo Nkwoala
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Who are these men?Men like us – well mannered,well-traveled and well-educated?Our leaders? The ones who rob the poorwithout a dint of conscience?The ones that keep calling out their sonsto war at the slightest provocation? Who are these men?Men like you, men like me –family… Continue Reading “Men Like Us”
Category: Politics & Social normsTags: a-good-citizen, Abba Kyari, Bello El-rufai, Buhari, change, double-standards, hypocrisy, nation building, Nationalism, Nigeria, opinions, social-norms, speaking-out, stereotypes
Posted on February 11, 2020
by Ugo Nkwoala
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Unannounced, unwelcomed,the doorbell I didn’t ring,and flew the door ajar. Although we refer to eachother as ‘brothers’,ours isn’t the brotherhoodof Stalin or Mao but of Christ. Alone in his officemy pastor and his guest I surprised.Alone in prayers –unbuckled belt, toplessunhooked brassieres, pants down.… Continue Reading “Unannounced”
Posted on October 13, 2019
by Ugo Nkwoala
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A toast! To Tope, she sells her maw to bring in rents, her beauty is her freehold – a price for just a fee. An errant daughter we may call her devoid of virtue, loose, a slut, asawo, unknown to us she is our… Continue Reading “A TOAST”
Category: Family, Sex & SexualityTags: Big Brother Naija, consequence-of-actions, feminism, freedom-of-expression, hypocrisy, Mercy Eke, reputation, self-destruction, sexuality, slut-shaming, social-norms, societal-standards, society, stigma