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Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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Fiction
Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Hanna Haile
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DIACRITIQUE
‘Window 8’: A day at Walter Carrington – A Short Story by Eghosa Imasuen
January 8, 2009
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# I woke up that Thursday morning especially grouchy. I...
Nails for Bread: Flash Fiction by Kenechukwu `Childless’ Obiezu
February 4, 2017
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He drove the nail harder, increasingly growing careless about...
And I Alone Am Left to Protect Thee…A Short Story by Amran Gaye
January 12, 2008
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"There are two Kumbas, one with a mother, and...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
A Celebration of Zaynab Alkali’s ‘The Descendants’
May 6, 2007
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The literary enclave is indeed full of cynics who...
Circus of the Absurd: A Review by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
September 18, 2012
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Circus of the Absurd by Deji Rahman Kraftgriots, Kraft Books...
Revolt of the Ghost Players: A Review of ‘A Play of Ghosts’
August 22, 2016
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A Play of Ghosts by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, Konk...
Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Fiction
Abigail George
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John Ebute | Penance
Fiction
John Ebute
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Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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PLAY
Ikhide Ikheloa: Analog Origins, Digital Destinations
March 2, 2014
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Sola Osofisan interviews Ikhide Ikheloa, a book interrogator, blogger...
Ikeogu Oke: Meaning and Felicity of Expression in Perfect Fusion
October 6, 2014
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Uche Peter Umez interviews Ikeogu Oke, a writer, poet and journalist....
Playing with Poetry: A Conversation with Tade Ipadeola
March 31, 2021
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"I do think that our greatest investments should be...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
The Nuclear Ghost Towns: Poems by Adeola Ikuomola
June 21, 2015
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THE NUCLEAR GHOST TOWNS The moon is a spark on...
Love Poem: Poetry by Adeyele Adeniran
October 10, 2017
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LOVE POEM i wish to write a love poem and say to...
It’s Not Tears for Men: Poems by Abukutsa Moses
December 31, 2018
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IT’S NOT TEARS FOR MEN Men don't cry surrogate tears Like...
LAST MONTH ...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
May 31, 2024
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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears
May 31, 2024
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This is what happens to my tears and the...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre
May 31, 2024
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IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
May 31, 2024
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Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
May 31, 2024
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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Petina Gappah: The Storyteller from Easterly
Essays & Reviews
Ikhide R. Ikheloa (Nnamdi)
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Tragedy of the African Street Child: A Review of Makena Onjerika’s “Fanta Blackcurrant”
Essays & Reviews
Lucky Ukperi
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Prodigal Flood Waters of Life: Poems by Dela Bobobee
Poetry
Dela Bobobee
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