Author: Amara Okolo

The mother at Ibadan grips the hand of her daughter, smiling at me as we ride the elevator to the twenty-sixth floor of Cocoa House. The woman by the side of the road in [...]

Cover Image credit: Kenechukwu Nwatu You are standing in the midst of a bed of hydrangeas, waiting for water. The sun is hot, almost blinding, an unfamiliar heat that leaves your neck prickly with [...]

In the ancient city of Zaria a girl stares at me as I take her picture. She is not less than five; her eyes are aglow with a childish sense of innocence, her brow [...]

The rain welcomed us to Ibadan. There is always something soothing about a new place. It is soft, almost palatable, like moist pancakes dressed on a plate for breakfast on Sunday mornings. You taste [...]

Losing a loved one makes you feel all the emotions you have evaded all your life: Loneliness. Sadness. Anxiety. Pain, sharp like a fresh clean slice. And most of all emotions—you feel resignation; because [...]