Saturday, July 27, 2024

DIACRITIQUE

The Dogs of Sa’ra: A Short Story by Maik Nwosu

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            It was in New Maroko, where I finally...

Don’t Go Home, He Knows: A Short Story by Toni Kan Onwordi

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"Don't go home, he knows." Her voice is low, so...

The Debate: Fiction by Aoiri Obaigbo

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And we’re back where Super girl and David Effiong...

Chinonye Omeirondi: Celebration of Life

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Nigerians are supernatural beings. They’ve evolved past every ethnic...

When Dreams Fail – A Review of Sola Osofisan’s ‘Blood Will Call’

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Sola Osofisan made a name for himself in Nigeria...

Behind the Masks of Goodwill: The Zomba Prison Project & the Grammys

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A Malawian Band, The Zomba Prison Project, has been...

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Chika Unigwe on Modern-day Sex Slavery and the Politics of Belonging

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Chika Unigwe, after several years living in Belgium, recently...

Harry Garuba: In Praise of “the Thursday People”

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Harry Garuba who passed in February 2020 was a...

Dr. Amitabh Mitra: A Creative Approach to Healing

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  Sola Osofisan interviews Dr. Amitabh Mitra, a South African...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

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

Paul O. J.: Grey Night

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GREY NIGHT On the pages of the wall                ...

Kissing the Velvet of your Shoulder Blades: Poems by Abigail George

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KISSING THE VELVET OF YOUR SHOULDER BLADES (for H.)     If, if,...

Wild Boy: Poems by Wanjala Njalale

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…WILD BOY he tickles your tits between his teeth describing them...

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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...

Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

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

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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

Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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

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...

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