Victor Ehikhamenor

Victor was born in Edo State, Nigeria, and grew up sorrounded by the folk traditions, spiritual festivals and art that now flower in his paintings and poems. He says of his works, "I am looking beyond the surface of everything…to commune with the spirits I have to look beyond the surface. And if we all do we will be surprised at what we see." Oddly enough, Victor who obtained his degree in English and Literature works as a UNIX Systems administrator, the interesting mixture of art and technology that the need to gestate the creative spirit until it can support itself fosters in many artists. Victor who currently resides in Maryland says the late poet and literary critic, Dr. Frank Uche Mowah, was his mentor. He has a collection of poems, Sordid Rituals. His website is Sozaboy.com

King of the Jungle

I will not abide by the UN resolutions. I am going ahead to screw you and I dare you not to abide by the Geneva Convention...

Happy Thanksgiving

We do not set a special day aside to reduce the turkey population of my nation, and complain of obesity the next morning...

Stones

If we can not co-exist as one nation, we sure can be happy as neighbors and someday maybe Nnamdi will shake hands with Mustafa across the border. In no time our children will be reading in history books of a country formerly known as Nigeria...

Morning Sickness

There is a killer out there. You never know where he is going to strike next. The death toll is increasing by the day. I really don’t feel like going to work today…

Another Telephone Conversation

You Africans value family. That's why you send money home. We love our own in the Bush family too, but we don't send money. We just rotate the American Presidency. And those that cannot wait for their turn, we give a state to govern…

Instant Messenger

You should never use your real name online. There are cyber witches and wizards crawling on our village network and they can use your name for medicine...

What Have You Done For Me Lately?

We buy gifts for everybody when we go to Nigeria, but when they come to America with the adire and aso oke, they sell it to us. How would they feel if we asked them to pay for the Citizen wristwatch?

Welcome to Nigeria, Aunty

No our police don’t work for the government or the people. They are self employed. You’re thirsty? When we go out to change your Dollars to Naira, we will buy you pure water…

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