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AFRICAN WRITER
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John Ebute | Penance
John Ebute
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Fiction
Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Abigail George
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DIACRITIQUE
Bill Got a Visitor: Fiction by Augustine Malizu
June 13, 2016
2
Bill woke up to the incoherent chirping of crickets...
Chima Nelson | Baba Bello’s Last Words
January 31, 2023
5
If I don’t cry now, una go say na...
Michael Inalegwu Ogah: Abattoir
February 28, 2021
5
He was the man next door, with skin the...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
The Eyes: By Seotsa ‘Soh’ Manyeli
June 18, 2014
2
I see the eyes looking through the darkness, only...
The Meaning of Being a Genius
July 29, 2009
0
I was at a commemorative gathering at O2 arena...
War Child: A Novel by Bruce Cerew
February 23, 2009
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War Child: A Novel by Bruce Cerew Review by Bemgba...
Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Fiction
Hanna Haile
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Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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PLAY
The Ladies at the White Board: A Memoir Excerpt by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
February 2, 2015
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PART 1 When I walked into the then staff room...
Olabiyi Babalola J. Yai: Yoruba Studies Expert and Polymath
January 31, 2021
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Olabiyi Babalola Yai, linguist, cultural critic, philosopher, Yoruba studies...
Pius Adesanmi: On A Re-Branding Mission Overseas
February 15, 2007
2
A young Nigerian lecturer in a Canadian university explains...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
Warri: Poems by Efeduma Eseoghene
December 3, 2013
2
Warri The memories of the days of naked pride and patriotism...
Infatuation: Poems by Frank E. Achebe
April 20, 2011
3
ON NUPTIAL NIGHT The moon comes, bearing a cask of...
Adura Ojo: Physics
June 1, 2020
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PHYSICS Agony changes streets No word Not sorry or loose words or...
LAST MONTH ...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
May 31, 2024
1
FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
0
I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
May 31, 2024
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Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
3
It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
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...
Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre
May 31, 2024
10
IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Living With Mice: A Short Story by E. E. Sule
Fiction
E. E. Sule
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Ballad of the Peace-Keeper: Poems by Maik Nwosu
Poetry
Maik Nwosu
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The Spectrum of Fear: Poems by Ubong Anwana
Poetry
Ubong Anwana
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