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“Wen, wen”, the baby cried out again. It’s 3:00 am in the morning and she had not closed her eyes for a second. She had fed him, cooed him and even sang for him but he won’t stop crying. The [...]

I was five years old when I woke up to a flooded house. Cloudy water poured in through the door and then through the open windows. Bearing pieces of wood, grass, and whatever else could float. [...]

Life was unpredictable until Egbon swept her off her feet like the giant walls of Jericho never meant to be rebuilt. When she fell in love, it was a painful but educational experience. And, it [...]

Remember when you told her “You will keep this love story for a long time if we’re to do this. “She stored your love story in a tightly lidded purple jar placed carefully in her bedside cupboard. [...]

I was fourteen and had just written the JSCEs. I had nothing else to do so I spent all my time in my room, playing video games and perusing sultry paperbacks whenever the power went out. My [...]

I sensed its demise from the outset, As I peered into his profound brown eyes, A shade unfamiliar, captivating my thoughts, An unreal hue, blending beauty and charm, Yet, twinkling with a subtle [...]

I dance in the shadows, oblivious to the distinctions that reason imposes. | Like a blindfolded wanderer, I navigate the labyrinth of souls, guided solely by the echoes of shared laughter and [...]

Yesterday I heard the teacup’s banter Violating the dawn with a slow violence Love is not enough and soon you’ll learn. It reaches only as far as patience goes, And closeness does not mean [...]

      This interview is By Nyasili Atetwe —   Who is Liza Chuma Akunyili? What’s the one thing nobody knows about you? Liza is a girl (that’s my favourite definition in [...]

A long time ago in the lands of Igbuzo, a man birthed his only daughter before he died in an attack by a neighbouring community. The widowed wife of the man decided to raise her only child – [...]