Saturday, July 27, 2024

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Humans are Depraved Beings: Fiction by Emmanuel Nwafor

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I am that kind of man who keeps to...

It Was a Good Day: Fiction by Toyosi Elizabeth Temitope

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Papalolo gingerly stepped on to the mini pako bridge...

Cow and Chicken: Fiction by Mercy Eni Wandera

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My older step brother, Pat, was a charismatic deviant...

Lagos and a Life of the Poets

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The writer is a product of his own society;...

Reconstructing Africa: Can Writers Take Sides in Ideological Conflicts?

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The question over whether writers should take sides in...

Why Western Donors Should Investigate Kwani? Trust’s Literature

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Something interesting happened in America this year. Harriet Tubman...

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Ali Znaidi: A poem is a kind of selfie captured in words

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Ali Znaidi is a widely anthologised writer. A Tunisian...

Dike Chukwumerije: Relevant on Jealous Creative Writing Fronts

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Poet Saddiq Dzukogi interviews Dike Chukwumerije, one of the...

I’m doing things that appeal to me – Interview with Hyacinth Obunseh

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Award winning author, publisher and consultant, Hyacinth Obunseh, who...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note  There is a...

This Cross on the Morrow: Poems by Adebayo Temitope

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THIS CROSS ON THE MORROW The cruet has no place, these...

Wedding Feast at Qana: Poems by Richard Ugbede Ali

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Wedding Feast at Qana (Southern Lebanon) it was a marriage of...

Fists of Fishes: Poems by Abigail George

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Fists of fishes (1) Absurd clot – Fade, fade away Like a...

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Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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   Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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This is what happens to my tears and the...

Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...

Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...

Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

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IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...

Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...

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