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The healer is a scriptural historical fiction novel showing two families in a seemingly hopeless situation.
What happens when the only one who could help seemed to procrastinate the healing of one for another?
‘A Rose For My Country’ is a collection of 18 beautiful poems on recent and contemporary massacres, bombings and rioting in Nigeria from 1967 till date.
The collection is a wakeup call to affected and non-affected Nigerians as they may just wake up one morning and find their skin ripped off from their body.
It’s also an eye opener on how far the rate of massacres and bombings has immensely increased in Nigeria from late 1960s till date with concrete records of places, time and dates where these happened with deep metaphors describing the scenes, and how victims were victimized.
A rose for my country is a collection of poems every Nigerian should lay hands on, so as not to be left in the dark, waiting for light, sometimes we need to fit in God’s shoes to create them.
A young boy from a family of four is faced with a difficult family dilemma just as every other member of his family is. His father had decided to add to
the family in a way that posed a threat to other members of the family; and while his mum seemed helpless, the boy alongside his brother was
determined to distort his father’s intended move. The young boy had a scary dream that morning and that only compounded his worry. He suddenly realized that the situation at hand was more complex than he could have imagined it to be.
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The Caine Prize enters a three-year partnership with The AKO Foundation. For the duration of that three years, The AKO Foundation will provide core costs of the Caine Prize, which will now be known as The AKO Caine Prize. Press Release: London, Wednesday...
I take a walk at dawn, when the dew falls Bless me father for I have sinned, I don’t know how long it’s been since my last confession And if I’m being honest, I don’t seek confession – this isn’t a confession. Forgive me for uttering those opening words. I’m sorry, I...
Night of a Thousand Laughs The first time you saw a soul leave, The rains were leaving too. A lorry had passed, undoing the spell that bound a spirit to a body, Showing the soul the safest way to fly. You had wanted to sing this body a lullaby, But your mother...
PORTRAIT OF MY BODY AS A BOOK the book of my body begins from the end chapter 1 [epilogue]: glory. /i am everything/ God ordained/ before the beginning. chapter 2 [conclusion]: a body rests/ in the Lord yea, though the dust eats my flesh into itself, i will fear no...
maybe men are the truest carnivores i want to eat you it is a hot afternoon when he texts you this, confessing how hungry, how wet his saliva is for the flesh of your body. your throat catches at the flippancy of what he says next about his ex(hibit) ...
Publishing Options for African Fiction Writers The publishing market in Africa is difficult to navigate. Today, Africa has many writers seeking to publish their works. However, the truth is, if you don’t have the right guidance and knowledge, vanity publishers will...
Towards the end of last year, I planned to write a thing or two about this writing business, the snail progress I've made, some of the things I've learnt so far, but the year ended in anticlimax, so I couldn't get on the right frequency to write such a thing. You...
My perception on reading, to a considerable extent, mirrors the earliest lesson I learned about writing. I fancy thinking about reading and writing
Professor Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike dies at 88 in Anambra State after a brief illness. Until his passing, Ike was the traditional ruler of Ndikelionwu community in Orumba, Anambra, a position he held since 2008. About Professor Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike Born in 1931 in...
Molara Wood, the celebrated Nigerian journalist, critic, writer and editor has joined Ouida Books and One Read Africa as Chief Editor. Ouida Books made the announcement on their Twitter page on Wednesday. Ouida Books was founded in 2016 by Lola Shoneyin, Ake...
