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Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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Fiction
John Ebute | Penance
John Ebute
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DIACRITIQUE
Abigail George: Berg
May 31, 2022
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The garden is an ice ruin. Stinking leaves curl...
Anything for Money: Fiction by Michael Inioluwa Oladele
April 24, 2016
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The man was a funny man. Though he was...
Journey by Night: A Short Story by Bob Majirioghene Etemiku
October 14, 2013
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Brrr…brrr…brrr… The person at the other end appeared hesitant to...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
Shared Experiences: Reading NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names
July 31, 2020
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A review of NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names Chatto...
Serendipity: An Essay by Oscar Mubila
July 26, 2007
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Having been surrounded by Christians and Christianity all my...
A Review of Sanya Osha’s ‘Naked Light and the Blind Eye’
March 26, 2011
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Perhaps the first thing that strikes one about this...
Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Fiction
Abigail George
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Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Fiction
Hanna Haile
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Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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PLAY
Interview with James Murua, Founder of JamesMurua.com
March 28, 2016
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Webmasters, bloggers and editors of literary websites are usually...
The Quintessence of Soyinkaism: By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
August 24, 2009
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The presentation of the book Journeys Around and with...
Titilope Sonuga: I believe in truth-telling as a pathway to healing
July 21, 2017
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Títílopẹ́ Sónúgà (she writes it as “Titilope Sonuga”) is...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
The Babalawo: Poems by Baba Olutunde Olufemi
October 27, 2008
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THE BABALAWO Quietly sitting in front of a small fire A...
When My Lips Part: Two Poems by Atuhairwe Agrace Mugizi
June 5, 2017
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WHEN MY LIPS PART I speak for the girl who longs...
A Bridge Passing Under Many Waters: Poems by Ololade Adewuyi
May 28, 2007
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FROM OLUMO ROCK a brown thread stretches far far beyond 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...
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...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
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...
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
May 31, 2024
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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Reporting Violence in the World: Different Strokes for Different Folks
Essays & Reviews
Aghogho Akpome
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Let the Old Man Speak: Poetry by Odhiambo Kaumah
Poetry
Odhiambo Kaumah
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Him, Her: A Short Story by ‘Namdi Awa-Kalu
Fiction
'Namdi Awa-Kalu
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