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AFRICAN WRITER
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Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Adewuyi Taiwo
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Fiction
Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Abigail George
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DIACRITIQUE
Felicia Taave | 13
July 4, 2017
2
Chundung didn’t need grammar to know that she was...
For the Love of M: A Short Story by Flourishing Florida
June 4, 2007
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“Nnennaya, your husband’s people came yesterday o. It was...
Her Horseman’s Word: A Short Story by Bunmi Oyinsan
February 1, 2008
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The day dawned, determined to register its solidarity with...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
The Storming Passage of Okey Ndibe
August 13, 2017
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The book tour of Professor Okey Ndibe across six...
Isaac Attah Ogezi’s Hollow Gaze: A Rejoinder
April 1, 2014
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This is a response to a review by Isaac...
Beasts of No Nation: A Review
June 18, 2014
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Title: Beasts of No Nation Author: Uzodimma Iweala Publisher: HarperCollins Year: 2005 Pages:...
Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Fiction
Hanna Haile
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John Ebute | Penance
Fiction
John Ebute
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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...
My Generation Better Than Those Before Us – Toni Kan Onwordi
February 15, 2007
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Toni Kan's quill glints like an emerald whenever he...
Awards Do Not Make Good Writers – Chris Abani
May 21, 2007
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Writers, at one point or the other, have had...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
Becoming: Poetry by Naza Amaeze Okoli
April 22, 2014
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BECOMING I was brewed with the tears of a grieving...
Amarachi J. Ike | Genesis
April 29, 2023
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GENESIS it started with a cup of coffee on the...
Furious Fins and Curious Wings: Poems by Adeola Ikuomola
June 10, 2018
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FURIOUS FINS AND CURIOUS WINGS Fins as furious as the...
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...
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
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...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare 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...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
A Nice Job in Antananarivo: Fiction by Nnamdi Oguike
Fiction
Nnamdi Oguike
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Abenea Ndago | Out of Limpopo
Fiction
Abenea Ndago
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Mojisola T.: The Loneliness was a Person
Poetry
Mojisola T.
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