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(Esan, Edo State) When his childhood friend, Obhonria, told the Okada man to stop, his sense of direction fled. As they alighted, he became disoriented. The smooth road they took from Ubiaja to Ahia knew no end. It was almost an expressway. Just the absence of drainage. “We are home,” Obhonria said. But his friend … Continue reading No Way Home
The Bini people of Edo State I despised her; Eronmwon – precious jewel, my foot. How dare she steal him? Uteteh, whom I gave my womanhood to, now she wants to marry him. Well, it won’t happen and I knew what to do to stop it. ‘Aisosa, are you sure?’ ‘Yes, I saw her. She … Continue reading Eronmwon the witch
HAUSA ETHNIC GROUP FOUND IN MOST NORTHERN STATES LIKE BORNO, KADUNA, KANO, ETCETERA Rukiyat had been crying since last night. The harmattan wind was blowing through the trees as she hastened to fetch more water from the well at the Imam’s compound in preparation for the occasion. She could feel the cold through her clothes. … Continue reading Better Off Dead
As i dragged my luggage into the belly of the empty room, I began to envisage life in a midst of deep green bush, cluttered sounds from disembodied creatures and interaction with these scarce souls. “Good morning sir, welcome to our house ooo. We don dey pray for neighbours to pack come this “domot” since.” … Continue reading ” A conversation with mama Ubele” #Minority Contest
Ethnic group: Ogoni State: Rivers Lesi grew up, with four brothers and no sister, under a roof which often resonated with: ‘Don’t you know you’re a girl?’ At first she did not like being reminded she was a girl. She knew and needed no one to remind her. And because she was essentially a girl, … Continue reading Girls Are Special
Benin people of Edo State Uyioghosa stood feet from her in awe. She was lovely! She sat under a tree. Hmm what kind of female at UNIBEN would sit on grass under a tree. None of the fake Ajebor Aproko females he knew would ever try it. She was reading . He now had reason to speak with her. … Continue reading A Naija Love Story
Aboh, Delta State. “Omeni-ke okere jini mgbube gbu ose”. Odjowei grinned , remembering the proverb at last. That was how the elders would describe the Ndiom-Atuya troupe, as they sat cross-legged at the edge of the Aboh market square, beside his grandfathers mud-tatched brick palace, adorning their old rafia girdles with glistening beads, in preparation … Continue reading ABANDY CHRISTIANA, Aboh Delta State
TIV, BENUE When I heard the soft tentative “Kpom Kpom” at the door, I sprang to my feet and pushed open the raffia at the entrance and in time bent down to avoid connecting my head with the low door frame. Dooshima stood at the threshold holding her wrapper in her hand. The moonlight shone … Continue reading A different story
Anwangabasi could not wait to show her new self to the whole world. Her hands and legs which were decorated with golden Ekpa ku kwa gears, her waist-length braids which were covered with over-the-top hair pins, and her colourful Ofong Ukod Anwang knee-length gown which accentuated her new round waist-line, were just the physical … Continue reading A School For Women Who Will be Good Wives
Igeda, Benue State, Nigeria. Beads swayed with her paw-paw shaped hips as she walked down the forest path. Newly painted spirals of Ochre paint made Akum’s coal skin glisten red. Striding quickly, she rounded the bend to the stream. Green leaves littered the path with colours only Ohe, the creator, could paint. She slowed down where … Continue reading Red Ochre
Oro nation, Akwa Ibom State We waited by the beach for the sea monster. She, in red robes, tied to a rock, adorned with fruit and incense. I, in a tiger skin tunic, crouched in the shadows, bearing gifts. I had been polishing my weapons when her ailing father burst in weeping, begging me to … Continue reading Gifts For Isantim
Calabar, Cross River State. “Abasi mi” gasped Ekaette , as she walked into the kitchen and saw the spilled mass of Mfi Ikpok, broken from their shells and the trampled Afang leaves; their green-coloured juices, splattered everywhere. She then looked to the disheveled frames of Etete and Eteka, who had stopped brawling upon her entry. … Continue reading EkaEka’s Remedy
Benue state-tivi The warning sound of the kakaki coupled with the screams woke me up. We are being attacked was the first thought on my mind as I jumped off my mud bed and ran to my mother’s hut to wake her up. The horrible smell of smoke spurred me on. “Mama wake up we … Continue reading Dads Beads
Ikulu. Kaduna State. Dinner at home is uneventful. We eat in the quad, under the sky, in silence. We fill our bellies, say goodnight and go to sleep – simple, no rituals. I wash the plates, and then lie in the quad for a while before I go to sleep too. Tonight, however, the silence … Continue reading A Twenty Naira Goodbye