Ikoyi Stories

After the successful publication of POETRY OF NO GENRE part 1 and 2 to critical acclaim and the delight of poetry lovers across the Lagos socialsphere .. Joseph Jasper Ellah AKA Joe Ellah is ready to treat his followers this summer to the 3rd installment of Poetry Of No Genre Series (PONG3).. With an abstract expression of complex emotions, captivating storytelling plots and employing simple poetic techniques such as Hyperbole, Repetition, Allegory, Oxymoron, Metaphors, Alliteration and Rhyme.. the one time Runner-Up for the Wole Soyinka's LUMINA Prize for Literature Awards.. Whom many people came across as a viral Audiomack Rapper (some others as a Graphics Designer and Waiter) craftsfully shows us why he's a wordsmith and lyricist to be reckoned with in Lagos Nigeria and Africa as a continent. Follow @LifeOfEllah Fasten your seat-belt take a trip in the train of thought of one of Lagos Nigeria's most talented and Vibrant Poets under 30.. Joe Ellah PONG3™

Ifechi got an anonymous period package sent to her on the 13th of june when she turned 18 alongside a birthday gift. She started getting gifts sent to her, knowing her parents were hiding something she determined to find

ONC 2024 ENTRY |ONC 2024 LONGLISTER| |Nanowatt 2025 SHORTLISTER| |Ambys awards 2025 favorite| |2× featured| - |mystery|, |teen fiction| The holidays are over but the murders aren't. *** Deep in the city of Ikoyi, blood has become a daily alarm. With the amount of people being killed rising and the numerous calls to fight against this insurgency, the residents are doused with fear as the city tips between peace and utter chaos. Zara, an ever anxious and over thinking teenager, has come back with her family from their vacation to the United States, finding their hometown ablaze with all these news of murders that have suddenly become an epidemic. But with her goal to pass her external exams in flying colors and still keep herself together despite her family's many abuses, the murders are little more than stories that cause a stroke of anxiety before she is once again swamped with her own problems. But when Zara's mother is murdered in cold blood, she is suddenly thrust headfirst into this epidemic that has ransacked her home. Nothing ever happens without a reason and whatever killed her mother may be coming for her too. Beautiful cover by @ReynaBennett