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John Ebute | Penance
John Ebute
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Fiction
Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Hanna Haile
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DIACRITIQUE
The Fork in the Road: Fiction by Olufemi Agunbiade
May 6, 2018
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‘Morning, Pinky.’ ‘Good morning, Miss Jenny.’ ‘Hope you are fine?’ ‘Oh, I...
Enehiwealu Iruobe: Something was wrong with Uncle Ben
January 31, 2021
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My Uncle, Ben, was a big man. Nene, my...
Feel Your Eyes: Fiction by Kenechukwu ‘Childless’ Obiezu
March 31, 2017
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Talata picked up the crying Tamboul, ready to carry...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
Dave D. | Elephants
January 1, 2023
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Linda had the fantastic idea to sleep in the...
Crystal Bright: By Seotsa “Soh” Manyeli
March 7, 2014
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It is shining; it is moving very fast. But...
For John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo: Triumphing Over an Imaginary Tragedy
June 20, 2011
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I revere Buchi Emecheta, Ola Rotimi, Flora Nwapa, Elechi...
Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Fiction
Abigail George
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Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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PLAY
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...
Rocha Chimerah: No language is incapable of addressing global issues
April 2, 2018
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Rocha Chimerah received his B. Ed and M. Ed...
Reading Culture and the Government in Kenya: A Publisher’s View
June 5, 2017
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Stakeholders in the book industry are agreed that Kenya...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
Som O. Adedayo: Flowers
June 27, 2019
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"why do we always call the flowers fragile? have we...
Bonding: A Poem by Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
September 19, 2009
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BONDING... II (To Ibadan) Dugbe the market Articulate your quantitatives Clark’s five-line poem Chart...
Transition: Poems by Ese Emmanuel
February 24, 2018
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TRANSITION To live is to die. It is to heed the...
LAST MONTH ...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
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
May 31, 2024
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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
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...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
May 31, 2024
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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
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...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Fretwire: Work in Progress – Poems by Uche Nduka
Poetry
Uche Nduka
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Nigeria Is Working: Poems by Adeola Ikuomola
Poetry
Adeola Ikuomola
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Chinonye Omeirondi: Celebration of Life
Essays & Reviews
Chinonye Omeirondi
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