Saturday, July 27, 2024

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The Phoenix: Fiction by Uche Osita James

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The Defence Attorney hurried into the court room. It...

Bottomless Pit: A Short Story by Vera Ezimora

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Since the age of eleven when I was privileged...

Kingpin: Fiction by Ben Chiadika

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He stood there in semi darkness almost in a...

A Message at Sea: by Seotsa ‘Soh’ Manyeli

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Sometimes things come close, they stand and they embrace...

In Her Prime, The Male Monster: A Review Of Unoma Azuah’s “Sky-High Flames”

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 Unoma Azuah’s first novel, like most novels written by...

Lingering Issues In Achebe’s Female Characterisation

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Recently, (Saturday April 12, 2008), I was at the...

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E B E R E O N W U!

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  As I write this painful piece, his mangled body...

I Want To Be Part Of The Nigerian Literary Community – Ken Wiwa

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KEN Bornale Wiwa sits behind his glass topped, forged...

Jonathon Matimba: An Appreciation of the Legendary Zimbabwean Sculptor

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He has no regrets. He is happy with his choices. He smiles as usual, a carefree smile. He feels complete. After finishing every dream piece, he says, he feels complete...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

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

Adeyeye James Oluwatobi: Omen

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Omen In my mind some boys are searching for home. Each...

The Last Epistle of Saro-Wiwa: Poems by Karo Umukoro

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STILL VOICE IN THE NIGHT If tonight as I lie The...

I Did the Dummy of ThisDay: A Poem by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

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I Did the Dummy of ThisDay (For Nduka Obaigbena at...

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Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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

Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

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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...

Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

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IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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

Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

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

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