—for Sarah Osawaru— By Majekodunmi Oseriemen Ebhohon Eh hen…You say I raised dustin the middle of a rainstorm?Then your eyes must be washing plateswhere your brain should be frying yam. I danced.Oooooh… yes, I danced.In the rain.With both legs.And joy in all my joints.Yet you say:“She is stirring trouble!” But let me ask you,Can a snail carry fire on…
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(A Poetic Declaration of the Institute of the Episterresurrecist Arts (IEA) Mother,I have changed my name!No longer shall I answerTo “Renaissance Remnant,”Or “Revival Seedling” of borrowed tongues. I am notA footnote in Europe’s chapter!I am notA festival puppet with Ankara skinDancing to Shakespeare’s tambourine! No!I am the drum they tried to muteWith white chalk and infested libraries!I am the…
I was seven…seven…just seven A seed…not yet called sapling. She,a cousintwice ripenedbreasts like twin orangesstraining thin cloth,hips like two drumsbeating beneath her wrapper. She said:“Let me show youhow fire sleepsin a woman’s belly.” I was a lambtethered to her whisper.I was a drumshe beatbehind shut doors.She said the bloodtrapped,mapping my buttocks,pulsed her budawake,called the wet godfrombetween her thighs. I…
(In celebration of Workers’ Day, I wrote this poem, inspired by Barr. Femi Falana’s (SAN) speech at the 70th birthday of Comrade Dr. Osagie Obayuwana). They said:“Relax, Baba, your sweat is safe!”They took our blood,bottled it in bonds,then drank itin Senate meetings. They said:“Retire with pride!”and handed usempty envelopes,tea without sugar,life without teeth. Wewho built the bridges,welded the rails,typed…
One of the most disturbing real-life privacy breaches that every internet user should be aware of is the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, where these companies stole personal data, but also shattered users’ trust, manipulated their votes, and took away any sense of safety in the digital world. What Happened? In the early 2010s, a British political consulting firm, Cambridge…
In an era where digital connectivity is integral to daily life and democratic engagement, government-imposed internet shutdowns have emerged as a formidable tool to suppress dissent and control information. The year 2024 witnessed an alarming surge in such shutdowns, with 296 instances documented across 54 countries, marking a significant increase from the previous year’s 283 shutdowns in 39 countries….
I sat at the feast of kings,And saw a goat wearing the crown!The loudest drunkard in the clanNow called “Your Excellency!”His breath stinks of liquor and lies,Yet chiefs bow before him! He who once sold fake fertilizers,Now chairs the Committee on Agriculture!And the woman who forged her school certificateShe now signs off on education budgets!Ha ha ha!When did pigs…
By Ebhohon Majekodunmi Oseriemen They promised us light—a golden sun in every socket,a thousand pixel moons cupped in our palms.No more shadows, they swore,no more cracks for grief to hide.We clapped. We swiped. We danced.Drunk on the buzz of a futuretoo bright to see. Now—where does a widow’s tear spillwithout a hashtag sipping its salt?Where can a man cradle…
By Ebhohon Majekodunmi Oseriemen Who plants a tree in chains and expects it to bear fruit? Who builds a house when the land is owned by another’s hand? How can a nation rise when its leaders kneel to foreign lords? What use is vision when the road is blocked at every turn? Who teaches the child if the school…
What happens when you challenge the establishment?…
The Great Delusion invites you into a…
—for Professor Alofoje Unuigboje— by Majekodunmi Oseriemen…
By Majekodunmi Oseriemen Ebhohon They say the…
