{"id":2317,"date":"2017-11-07T12:50:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T12:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2017-11-07T12:50:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T12:50:31","slug":"naija-languej-kona-issue-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/naija-languej-kona-issue-8\/","title":{"rendered":"NAIJA LANGUEJ KONA (ISSUE 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.1.7.8 Content AdSense async --> \n\n<script async data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\">\nvar quads_screen_width = document.body.clientWidth;\nif ( quads_screen_width >= 1140 ) {\r\n\/* desktop monitors *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 1024  && quads_screen_width < 1140 ) {\r\n\/* tablet landscape *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 768  && quads_screen_width < 1024 ) {\r\n\/* tablet portrait *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width < 768 ) {\r\n\/* phone *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}<\/script>\n\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>NAIJA LANGUEJ KONA (ISSUE 8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEK WOTA GET AI |\u00a0Anzaku Emmanuel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Imagine as di night dey vex<br \/>\nE dey vex wit pipo dem<br \/>\nWey dey carry mattrass on top<br \/>\nTheir head, forget say dem get pikin.<\/p>\n<p>Di night sabi vex sha<br \/>\nSee as e karry wota<br \/>\nkom enta pipo dem room<br \/>\nDi wota full so tey<\/p>\n<p>E kom dey troway<br \/>\nFrom pikin belle.<br \/>\nChei, mi no dey laik am<br \/>\nWen night decide vex laik this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But wait, sey na di night<br \/>\nCause am? Sey na di night<br \/>\nBlock ol di drainage dem?<br \/>\nSey, if di wota see road pass<\/p>\n<p>E go pass jeje<br \/>\nBut why e bi say na night<br \/>\nWota no dey see road pass.<br \/>\nWhy e bi say na when pikin dem<\/p>\n<p>Don\u00a0bigin dream dream<br \/>\nWey dem go use for future,<br \/>\nWey wota go miss road?<br \/>\nDis awa contri sha.<\/p>\n<p>Sey bi wi no fit pray<br \/>\nMek wota get ai?<br \/>\nSince na awa pikin dem<br \/>\nE dey kil.<\/p>\n<p>Mi won make wota get ai<br \/>\nLaik awa politicians dem.<br \/>\nMek e eye dey shine well well,<br \/>\nMi want make \u00a0e get eye,<\/p>\n<p>Di way wey drunkard<br \/>\nDey see road reach house.<br \/>\nAbeg, mek wota get ai<br \/>\nMek wi contri beta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/erotic-zone-issue-8\/fb_img_1509923263843\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?fit=720%2C727&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,727\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FB_IMG_1509923263843\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?fit=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?fit=720%2C727&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2271 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"FB_IMG_1509923263843\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><strong>Anzaku Emmanuel<\/strong> na\u00a0graduate of Economiks\u00a0from Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa state. E dey live for Abuja-dem.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NA HOW HE HARD REACH |\u00a0Animashaun Daniel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wi try to form friendship<br \/>\nBut dem say we too dey talk,<br \/>\nNa mek wi just lock up<br \/>\nDem kom yarn say we nor sabi gbedu,<br \/>\nWi kom try to dey d middle<br \/>\nDem kom talk sey wi bi fake.<br \/>\nWe kom look everywhere to see wetin we fit do<br \/>\nNa dere we kom find di solushan wey go last wewe.<\/p>\n<p>Nor be say e elp us please pipo wewe o,<br \/>\nWetin e do na to make pipo dey vex<br \/>\nSometimes ehn, the solushan to any wahala<br \/>\nNa to remove the wahala komot.<\/p>\n<p>Now ehn, we fit live beta life<br \/>\nOr wetin go bi the use<br \/>\nWen you dey liv your life<br \/>\nFor anoda pesin?<\/p>\n<p>If to dey make pipo bodi sweet dem na exam<br \/>\nPipo go dey fail like 98 times out of 100<br \/>\nThe remainin 2 times go bi<br \/>\nPipo wey don kpeme<br \/>\nBikaus dem dey try please di world.<br \/>\nDem win pipo heart o<br \/>\nBut dem kpeme tru di process.<\/p>\n<p>I don reach di konklushan say<br \/>\nDi onli pipo wey u suppose try satisfy<br \/>\nNa those wey get special kona for your heart<br \/>\nNo bi general public o<br \/>\nWey go dey force you to live the laif<br \/>\nWey nor be your own.<\/p>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad2\" id=\"quads-ad2\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_20170210_113111.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2324\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/naija-languej-kona-issue-8\/img_20170210_113111\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_20170210_113111.jpg?fit=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20170210_113111\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_20170210_113111.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_20170210_113111.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2324 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_20170210_113111-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"IMG_20170210_113111\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_20170210_113111.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_20170210_113111.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_20170210_113111.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_20170210_113111.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Animashaun Daniel <\/strong>na writer wey dey study for the University of Ibadan. He bin dey try to helep pipu through wetin hin dey write.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIS NA FOR MAMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dis na for Mama<\/p>\n<p>I know no deity laik her<\/p>\n<p>I no fit compare her love with any other<\/p>\n<p>Di love wey she get always dey appear<\/p>\n<p>Even wen wi no merit<\/p>\n<p>She get our backs like: \u2018I garrit\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Na our prayer sey make she live long<\/p>\n<p>She suffer, but she tag along<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018I no go leave my pikins comot\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She go talk when papa fight turn hot<\/p>\n<p>Ha! That woman suffer<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why I no go ever forget her<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even with belle, she do business<\/p>\n<p>Fry akara, sell okpa, with tiredness<\/p>\n<p>Nine moons later, she born man<\/p>\n<p>Baba God, no let mi forget dis woman<\/p>\n<p>If I do, strike mi wit hot manna<\/p>\n<p>Dis, na for Mama.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20161118_113257.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2325\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/naija-languej-kona-issue-8\/20161118_113257\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20161118_113257.jpg?fit=960%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20161118_113257\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20161118_113257.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20161118_113257.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2325 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20161118_113257-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"20161118_113257\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20161118_113257.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20161118_113257.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20161118_113257.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><strong>Okori John Onah<\/strong> na writer wey get focus for family, gender, love and everyday struggle; a <em>shortlistee <\/em>for NHCP short story competition; and a blogger @\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/okorijohn.wprdpress.com\/\">okorijohn.wprdpress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad3\" id=\"quads-ad3\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIJA LANGUEJ KONA (ISSUE 8) MEK WOTA GET AI |\u00a0Anzaku Emmanuel Imagine as di night dey vex E dey vex wit pipo dem Wey dey&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[150,1],"tags":[441,502,72,114],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2001,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/naija-languej-kona-issue-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":2317,"position":0},"title":"NAIJA LANGUEJ KONA (ISSUE 7)","date":"July 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"NAIJA LANGUEJ KONA (ISSUE 7) MI AND MAI FREND bai Eriata Oribhabor Mai frend: Oga Eriata, yu de fo awa said o! 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