Saturday, July 27, 2024

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Kathryn Olushola: The War That Came but Never Happened

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On a windy evening that had gusts of air...

Mami-Wata: Fiction by Tony Ogunlowo

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There had been another sighting of a mami-wata, mermaid...

Omobola Osamor: I Chose You

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Cloaked in water. Bathed in blood. Dark and warm was our...

A Review of Charles Akinsete’s ‘Do Not Preach To Me!’

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Title of Book: Do Not Preach To Me! Author: Charles...

Decolonizing Ngugi’s Mentality

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Like Sir Mick “Phillip” Jagger of the of the...

Writing the Truth, Telling our Stories

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In an age of political correctness, is it possible...

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Titilope Sonuga: I believe in truth-telling as a pathway to healing

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Títílopẹ́ Sónúgà (she writes it as “Titilope Sonuga”) is...

My Book Is A Product Of Frustration – Odili Ujubuonu

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Odili Ujubuonu, winner of this year's ANA/JACARANDA Prize for...

Iquo Eke: Deconstructing Preconceived Notions – An Interview

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"Poetry for me is release…a means to deconstructing preconceived...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

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

Ikemefuna: Poems by J.K. Anowe

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IKEMEFUNA I War Gongs that my strength may not be lost Ikemefuna dust shaken...

The Eve Manifesto: Poetry by Marvel Chukwudi Pephel

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THE EVE MANIFESTO I. GIRL The last time I saw her, There...

Rhythms From The Heart: Poems by Emeka Azuine

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REALITY WORLD Those who took us for what we are will...

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Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

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

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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

Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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   Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...

Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

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

Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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

Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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

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