Saturday, July 27, 2024

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Stingy Dad: A Short Story by Emmanuel Sule

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Dad was criminally stingy. I didn't know how he...

In Akure: Fiction by Feyisayo Anjorin

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Akure. Akun re; the bead necklace snapped – two...

Among Strangers: A Short Story by Jude Dibia

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"Shame on you!" That was what she said, spitting on...

To ‘Tell’ or to ‘Show’ – That is the Question

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At the advanced level class of the recently held...

Not All Writers Can Be Good and Popular

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Let me start by appreciating Professor Austen Bukenya’s stand...

Dangerous Love of the Woman: A Review

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Embracing My Shadow: Growing up Lesbian in Nigeria by...

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Writers should not self-censor themselves when they write –Uche Peter Umez

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At just thirty-five Uche Peter Umez (fully known as...

Shadreck Chikoti: Speculative fiction is wide in its scope

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Shadreck Chikoti is passionate about the development of writing...

Ikhide Ikheloa: Analog Origins, Digital Destinations

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Sola Osofisan interviews Ikhide Ikheloa, a book interrogator, blogger...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

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

Generations: A Poem by Ivana Osagie

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GENERATIONS In the silence, I see them, And in the darkness...

The Hawk no more has Claws: Poetry by Olubela Christopher Oluwamurewa

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THE HAWK NO MORE HAS CLAWS 1 Moon Starved Is this all...

Muse: Poems by Anthony Okpunor

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MUSE She was a boy, and her multi-colored eyes draw light...

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Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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

Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

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

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

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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...

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