Ike Oguine

Ike Oguine, author of A Squatter's Tale [Novel, Heinemann, 2000], short story writer, lives in Lagos, Nigeria. His articles have been published in local and international newspapers and websites.

The Inconvenient Lover: A Short Story by Ike Oguine

Fiction Ike Oguine - May 23, 2005

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