Saturday, July 27, 2024

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Moyinoluwa Oripeloye: Tomorrow Came Too Soon

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I remember a time when I wanted to get...

‘Twas the Devil: A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

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“Ni shetani!  Forgive me, it was the devil that...

Solomon’s Lust: Fiction by Emmanuel Nwafor

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The room was dimly lit when I walked in...

Bloody Civilians: A Review of Debayo Adelaja-Olowo-Ake’s ‘Combat Zulu’

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Title: Combat Zulu Pages: 127 Price:  $5.35 (online purchase) Author: Debayo Adelaja-Olowo-Ake Publishers:...

Vultures of Fortune: A Book Review

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Vultures of Fortune: A Book Review Kraftgriots, Kroft Books Limited,...

The Madibas’ Club: by ‘Niyi Immanuel

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  Mandela died on December 5th, 2013. The man, like...

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Nengi Ilagha: Words are the instruments of our warfare in the spirit, as in the flesh

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NENGI JOSEF OWEI-ILAGHA, fondly called Pope Pen the First,...

Images that Linger, Words that Bite

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  And now the horn may paw the air, Howling goodbye. -...

The Ladies at the White Board: A Memoir Excerpt by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema

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PART 1 When I walked into the then staff room...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

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

Obi Nwakanma: From Indigo Streets

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From Indigo Streets 1 Hermes, quiet, not contrite lies In his empty...

As Tomorrow Unfolds: Poems by Geosi Gyasi

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As Tomorrow Unfolds The clouds shielded territory Sitting by the fireside Listening...

Forced Little Words: Poems by Rudolph Adidi

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FORCED little WORDS We find them in the corner of...

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Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

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

Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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

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

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

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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

Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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

Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

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

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