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Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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Fiction
Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Hanna Haile
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DIACRITIQUE
A Hard Lesson: Flash Fiction by Valentine Amobi
May 6, 2018
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The sundown made me think of dad. That was...
The Evidence of Nostalgia: Fiction by Kabu Okai-Davies
June 21, 2015
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“Spring is here with us,” Ingrid said. I agreed...
A Crowd of Bees: Fiction by Abenea Ndago
August 31, 2018
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Suddenly he falls and rubs in the dust when...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
Rebel With A Cause… Soyinka as a Model for Inspiring Leadership
July 18, 2009
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Nigeria, like most countries, is an entity that history...
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...
Understanding Zuma, Poetry Africa & Durban, SA – By Kole Ade-Odutola
December 17, 2013
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Understanding Jacob Zuma Let me start this long and convoluted...
John Ebute | Penance
Fiction
John Ebute
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Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Fiction
Abigail George
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PLAY
Saddiq M. Dzukogi: Conceiving, Incubating & Delivering Poetry
May 6, 2014
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Wale Owoade interviews Saddiq M. Dzukogi, poet and author...
Wesley Macheso: Fiction is greater than the reality it mirrors
May 9, 2016
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Wesley Macheso teaches Creative Writing and Literature at Mzuzu...
Bunmi Oyinsan: I Was Born A Feminist
May 28, 2007
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On Thursday 17 August, 2006, Bunmi Oyinsan, Canada-based Nigerian...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
The Dance of the Mountain God: A Poem by Danny Bagucci
January 8, 2009
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The Dance of the Mountain God The claps begin, Slow, petulant, Like...
Hollow in a Man: Poems by Mary Opaluwa
May 11, 2007
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ANNIVERSARY OF MY SOLITUDE My gaze has been on the...
Kunle Okesipe: A Few Things Worth Considering
August 31, 2020
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A FEW THINGS WORTH CONSIDERING The number of its fragments...
LAST MONTH ...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
May 31, 2024
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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
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...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
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...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Every Day is for the Thief…A Review by Tolulope Ogunlesi
Essays & Reviews
Tolulope Ogunlesi
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Hissing Outside: Fiction by Felicia Taave
Fiction
Felicia Taave
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A Friendly Walk | Poems by Nnaemeka Oruh
Poetry
Nnaemeka Oruh
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