Over three hundred Nollywood movies later, Mr. Ibu’s legacy is etched in laughter. He’s the goofy neighbour, the lovable rogue, the underdog who always finds a way. His characters, often eccentric and full of heart, became mirrors reflecting the realities and humour of everyday Nigerian life.
Issue 001 ‘Japa’ is a collection of “last straws and camel backs”. It is a collection of grief glossed over with the hope of something certain but unknown. It is a wish, a simple prayer for something imperfect but works. Ultimately it is a pause, a brief solemn exclamation before we return to wanderlust.
To japa is to be free, to seek greener pastures, to find your voice, to encounter the
sunrays of hope, to regain your future, to actualise dreams, to have the world as a
canvas, to become, to breathe again—or the opposite of all these.
in “My House is a Boat,” a home transcends the mere brick structure, as pictorially we see a house engulfed by flood, making us realize that what truly makes it a home isn’t the physical structure but the relationship existing between the family members, further validates love as one of the greatest virtues that equip a unit with the strength to overcome any challenge no matter how massive.
HAIKU Day twinkle bowl of memories beside a boy Rusty walls Grey blocks gone with time Boy lives life Hands hold head in
