Sunday, July 6, 2025

Akinyi Margareta Ocholla | April Rain

Fiction Akinyi Margareta Ocholla -
The soft hum sifted through MJ's mind and grew gently in intensity. As she awakened the hum crystallized to...

Chukwu Jude Nonso | Warri

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The street fascinates Dera. It bustles with the energy of a teenage boy. Davido’s Chioma my lover booms from...

Carolyn W. Gatonye | Broccoli and a “Thingira”

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I looked at my uncle.  Frail. Tattered. Lost…or so he seemed.                                    He sat alone, maybe deep in...
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Gregory Olumuyiwa Marinho | The Games We Played

Play acting was our favourite pastime. Equipped with old boxes, sticks, ropes, palm fronds, tin cans, and an abundance of imagination,...
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Dotun Jide | Àkúdàáyà: Your Face is White

The message from the village came at the most inconvenient time, but so grave was the countenance of Bòóda Tájù that...

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