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AFRICAN WRITER
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Fiction
Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Hanna Haile
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Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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DIACRITIQUE
“Good Evening!” Street: A Short Story by Odili Ujubuoñu
November 4, 2008
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Mother served me to the world when she was...
Leaving Macarena Country: Fiction by Kabu Okai-Davies
June 18, 2014
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The first time you came to me wondering what...
The Ultimate High: By Felicia Taave
February 1, 2013
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‘’This is the life!’’ Onya piped excitedly. Before her...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
Beyond the Magical and the Horrific: Reading Nuzo Onoh’s The Sleepless
November 14, 2016
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Sometimes we walk Sometimes we fly Sometimes we swim Sometimes we crawl Never...
The Foxhole
March 22, 2011
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It was May, 2010. I received a text message...
Poetics of Remonstration: An Inter-textual Analysis of E.E. Sule’s Poetry
June 10, 2018
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Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper...
Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Fiction
Abigail George
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John Ebute | Penance
Fiction
John Ebute
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Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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PLAY
Writing: Experience Bakes the Best Bread – Paul T. Liam
June 18, 2014
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Once in a while, one comes across people who...
Toni Kan Onwordi: Writing is profitable if you know how
November 22, 2015
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Toni Kan Onwordi, better known simply as Toni Kan,...
Some Things Just Cannot Wait…Helon Habila Discusses Measuring Time With Ike Anya
January 31, 2008
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Q: Congratulations on the publication of Measuring Time and...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
Warri: Poems by Efeduma Eseoghene
December 3, 2013
2
Warri The memories of the days of naked pride and patriotism...
Passage of Time: Poems by JKS Makokha
January 4, 2014
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She.... She sits on the smaller square gravestone throwing tiny pebbles of...
He Was the Cobra (For Michael Jackson, 1958-2009)
June 29, 2009
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HE WAS THE COBRA (For Michael Jackson, 1958-2009) He was the...
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...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
May 31, 2024
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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
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
Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
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
May 31, 2024
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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Drum Beats for Nduka Otiono in the Delta
Essays & Reviews
David Diai
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The Royal Trial: By Mahmoud Mansi
Essays & Reviews
Mahmoud Mansi
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Where Rivers Sing A Song: a Poem by Segun Akinlolu (Beautiful Nubia)
Poetry
Segun Akinlolu
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