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Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Abigail George
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Fiction
John Ebute | Penance
John Ebute
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DIACRITIQUE
Paul O. Anozie: Bedroom Secrets
February 28, 2022
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Our path to Ito udala tree famous for its...
Pilate’s Hands: A Short Story by Ahmed Maiwada
August 2, 2010
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Every Friday, when the sun folded the shadows directly...
The Visit: A Short Story by Asante Lucy Mtenje
September 14, 2013
2
“Mama, what are you doing here? I thought I told you not to come anymore? Why are you wasting the little money that you have to come and visit me here?” The voice that came from his bony frame was hoarse and harsh...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
Finding Light in Darkness: a review of Chrysanthemums for Wide-eyed Ghosts by Echezonachukwu Nduka
September 1, 2019
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Echezonachukwu Nduka’s Chrysanthemums for Wide-eyed Ghosts offers a series...
Nigeria: Past, Present and Future
April 1, 2018
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TITLE: Footmarks: Poems on One Hundred Years of Nigeria’s...
The Journey of a Manuscript
October 11, 2012
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I must begin this article by stating that few...
Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Fiction
Hanna Haile
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Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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PLAY
The Ladies at the White Board: A Memoir Excerpt by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
February 2, 2015
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PART 1 When I walked into the then staff room...
Saddiq M. Dzukogi: Conceiving, Incubating & Delivering Poetry
May 6, 2014
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Wale Owoade interviews Saddiq M. Dzukogi, poet and author...
Okey Ndibe: A Book Reading Should be a Celebration
April 1, 2014
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Image: Sola OsofisanSola Osofisan interviews author and widely syndicated...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
Idem, Emmanuel: Baptism as Metaphor for Suicide
May 31, 2021
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Baptism as Metaphor for Suicide THE day my faith decides...
Pakama Mlokoti: Five Poems
September 30, 2022
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My Father Returns From Moria Understand this. When you have...
Abdulkareem Abdulkareem: Elegy for Mane
January 31, 2022
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Elegy for Mane For Mane Ara & again, I hear your...
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
3
It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
May 31, 2024
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Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
May 31, 2024
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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
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...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Living With Mice: A Short Story by E. E. Sule
Fiction
E. E. Sule
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In Praise of Chimamanda Adichie’s 2007 Orange Prize
Essays & Reviews
Obiwu Iwuanyanwu
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Hollow in a Man: Poems by Mary Opaluwa
Poetry
Mary Opaluwa
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