African Public Poet

The emperor is on rampage With red rage and terror Slaughtering and maiming recklessly But… The emperor is a double-edged sword A kind of a ...

Trump, Being Trump Makes it Unpredictable. That is why He amuses me. January 22, 2025

A n image  of a city lying in ruins, burning unceasingly I thought it was the bombed Gaza’s latest update   Those supporting Gaza’s destruct...

                                                                        Domin Murtala Uba Can take bisa kawunanmu Sai mun xaga kai da idanuw...

Al-sham, with all its aura, has fallen Seemingly … With it, dies the Arab dream With it, the resistance’s hope is dashed With it, the Palest...

"Iranian proxies Iran backed" Iran is being demonized In the eyes of the blind world The free world is yet to hear "US-backed...

 A wild beast is on rampage Shedding blood with impunity Supported by the great Satan Approved by heartless monarchs While the people around...

Netanbiden  and Bidenyahu Are a scourge on the face of the earth Soaked in the blood of children Whose only fault is that they live in Gaza ...

Every coward in the West Stands with the State of Israel Unequivocally announced to the world Because of the irrepressible fear of Zionist W...

They hate them so much They are afraid of them  too They feel safer without them  on their land To keep them at bay  at all costs To ensure ...

Now that the world knows The crocodile tears no longer work The propaganda and deception Now hits the wall and bounces back It has lost its ...

The brutal show of paganism Driven by calamitous hypocrisy In a supposedly civilized den Exposes the fallacy of the West What a disgrace to ...

The struggle has come this far We must not retreat an inch Be steadfast Be strong Be resilient Knowledge dispels fear So said the chair Wh...

I am a lecturer and I am not ashamed I am on strike to ensure my existence the existence of a sane and great society a society that is ...

  After Stan’s Apologies   It is our inner “beingness” That made us that different It is an invisible but real strength To say I am s...

Yes Mr. President, Enough is enough  Because you don’t seem to be yourself A total stranger to Nigerians who voted for you Not the man we th...

  For Idrissa Gueye Freedom is often invoked so also human rights when the monsters wish to bully the rest of the world. Freedom to choose r...

Futures of humans destroyed ocean of blood shed fortunes lost hearts broken forever fighting European wars When Europe fights it takes the w...

The howling of the wolves the vulgar laughter of the hyenas beating the drum of bloodshed coercing the world into a conflict they created by...

Accounting for less than one-fifth of the world Very small in population and landmass wise Always calling themselves International Community...

 Years of acting on stage Makes the world a comedy Life itself is a comedy When the lives of millions Are under your watch  Do not poke the ...

Women are us As we are them They are from our ribs We come from the wombs God said we live together In love and with patience.

 A global market square Of unlikely room mates  A place where private life Is willingly exposed. May 28, 2020

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My new poetry collection just released (October, 2021)  

The land in the Northwest is fragile Its people swimming in ignorance Willingly pauperized by its leaders Hated by others for being extre...

Don't talk to me about Freedom and democracy anymore.  The body of George Floyd Has said it all. May 31, 2020 ...

Science and virus at the crossroads Despite man’s technological height In spite of the economic might Human’s superiority is questioned...

Blue sky appears reddish at sunset Milk powder crooks dark when burnt When an emperor is encircled by schemers All is lost without noti...

What is Kano without its city walls? Built centuries ago with a sense of grace It is our identity and cultural achievement So imposin...

  Our future is being traded by those that be Our teachers, under someone’s instructions Told us that the governor is bein...

There it is standing, looking lonely yet imposing From one perspective, it appears majestic Getting all th...

A lion will always be a lion and nothing more or less Lions are territorial because they are afraid to be challenged In an open savanna ...