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Coming of Age – Davina Philomena Kawuma

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  • Jul 28, 2020
COMING OF AGE Davina Philomena Kawuma     Age 8.   The student teacher’s slap leaves me in a daze. Why me? I’m usually compliant.

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An Oak Tree Dies Slowly – Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

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  • Jul 28, 2020
AN OAK TREE DIES SLOWLY Ani Kayode Somtochukwu   I When we were boys, we wanted to grow into men. Rock solid men. The kind we saw on posters

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The Landscape of Tally, an Inheritance – Oluwatobi Afolabi

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  • Jul 28, 2020
THE LANDSCAPE OF TALLY, AN INHERITANCE Oluwatobi Afolabi   Someone once told me lies are necessary. I agree. Some lies are subtle, like the

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A Day in the Life of H2-5.370.182 – Nnamdi Anyadu

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  • Jul 28, 2020
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF H2-5.370.182 Nnamdi Anyadu   Ijeoma walks to the stand where shopping baskets are lined up neatly, picks one and wishes

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A Brief History of Three Kolos – Tega Ogenechovwen

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  • Jul 28, 2020
 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THREE KOLOS Tega Oghenechovwen   The first leaned against the gate of my mother’s bungalow in Warri, singing to his dark

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