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BURN THE MALLAM: Time flew swiftly whenever Mallam Kabiru was in class. The man was born to teach Maths. He simplified complex concepts with admirable ease and competence. For almost two hours, we sat in our straight-backed, uncomfortable cha...9 view(s)
The very singular type of...:
“Thank you Alfred.”
I say and nudge the car door shut with a loud thud. I use my elbow; my right hand has got a heavy bag of groceries and my clutch bag, my left holds an even heavier bag of shoes. I love ne...6 view(s)
Engaged But Available:
Picking up my carry-on bag, I marched towards the baggage claim to get my suitcases, sweating profusely; I toyed with the idea of sitting down for a quick minute to regain my strength before proceeding to the baggage cla...6 view(s)
Who Killed Mrs Johnson? -...: Detective sergeant Bassey Akpan, a short and stout man of fifty-two years, had worked in the Nigerian police force for close to twenty-seven years and had seen it all. He sat in his office reading an old newspaper to keep him...6 view(s)
THE END OF LOVE 1: BREAK ...:
My ex was my first real boyfriend. I met him when I was twenty-one and in my third level in university. I was doing my internship with a bottling company and he was an Engineer who had just joined them after his national ...5 view(s)
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Lola Shoneyin and the Pri...: When I get hold of a book to read, I usually read the synopsis on the back cover and quotes from literary reviews. The brief synopsis of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives did not give much away ...61 view(s) | by Adura Ojo
Pornography:The silent ad...: Alero: Guess what dropped off Frank's pocket on our way home yesterday?
Sam: Lots of Christian tracts.
Alero: Nop, try again!
Sam: Ally, I don't have time for unrewarding conversations this evening...60 view(s) | by sambright
PASTOR'S WIFE: The rain’s bleating against the sheets that made the roof of our apartment lasts for hours. It is the first time I hit my wife. Alone in my sitting room now, I allow the wounds of my heart to embrac...42 view(s) | by Idoko Ojabo
The Innocence in the Mind...: I always wonder how it must feel to think, act and be a child...
My 4yr old son comes back from school, drops his Spider Man’s backpack on the foyer, flips his shoes, socks & jacket, and head...40 view(s) | by Nkem DenChukwu
Letters to My Intended: You’ve just called to say you’re coming and all of a sudden my heart leaps to my throat. Oh what do I wear? Why did you have to give me such short notice that you’re coming. I would have gotten ...39 view(s) | by bluegal
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A kid's prayer: As i face another day,
Watch over me Lord when i play,
Help me not to cry when i fall.
Instill in me your sweetest love.
Fill my heart with your truth.
As i'll soon ...147 comment(s)
OH! PASTOR: ... Oh! Pastor ... REPENT!!! before its too late!
This poetry shows the deteriorating state of our religious leaders ... so help us GOD!...102 comment(s)
FIRST KISS: THE LOOK
The first time he kissed her it was from across the office.
She rubbed her engagement ring hard and was rewarded with a sparkle. Looking at it intensely she t...90 comment(s)
Love, in a mortar...: I don’t believe in marriage. Not really. I like my space, so having one special person for the rest of my life is scary and too close for comfort.
My sister, Hadiza, got marri...81 comment(s)
Captain von 'Clap' Trapp: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of some ages, good day.
My name is… well you can call me Narrator. And I love my role. I am omnipresent. I see it all. I hear it a...78 comment(s)
The Golden Baobab Prize is “An African literary award established to inspire the creation of the best kinds of African stories that children and young adults all over the world will love.” They are currently inviting entries of unpublished short stories written by African citizens irrespective of age, race or geographical location, and will award [...]
Arojah Concepts, an Abuja based edutainment outfit in collaboration with SOMETIN FO EVRIBODI has concluded plans to publish an Antoloji of Naija Puems (Poems in Nigerian Pidgin) and thereby wishes to invite interested Nigerians to send in their entries. The anthology which will be released in the third quarter of the year is part of [...]
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Still keeping within our dates, if a few days late (bear with our Jegas Judges), we now announce the top 10 stories for The Vote Chronicles contest. These submissions came tops according to a total of scores by our three judges. All scored at least 20 out of 30. Each judge awarded a score over 10 and we combined [...]
Opon Ifa Review ISSN 2040-8838 Call for Papers for Volume 3, Number 2 Contemporary Trends in Drama and Performance Opon Ifa Review is a quarterly publication of CentreSTAGE-Africa. CentreSTAGE-Africa is an acronym for ‘Centre for the Study of Theatre and Alternate Genres of Expression in Africa’. Its aim is primarily to serve as a studio [...]
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