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Why do Ugandans Accept to Sell Themselves as Slaves to Kenya?
In Nairobi, there is an estate known as Eastleigh (also referred to as Isili in the local language). In this estate, there are many powerful Somali businessmen, most of them…
Suffering is a Silent Word
CHARACTERS DURO ABBY (his wife) MA FLORENCE (his mother) IYA ALA (his mother-in-law) BAALE (his uncle) CALLY (his sister) WOLI NLA (prophet) AJIGBANA (native doctor) BOY THE SCENE OF THE…
On the Road
ABUBAKAR SADIQ MUSTAPHA is a story teller, a poet and an art curator. He believes in the power of photography and how it can be used towards mental health. He…
Home Nkasiobi Mbonu
NKASIOBI MBONU was born in 1994 in Owerri, Imo State. She is a poet and photographer currently based in Lagos, Nigeria. She studied Biochemistry in Babcock University, Nigeria. Writing/photography/editing are…
A Party for Madam
Work begins for me when Madam Florence Aso returns from Tuscany. The word Tuscany is very sweet in my mouth. I wake up some mornings to wiggle it in my…
A Bride’s Price
HIM The men who put numbers to the crates bite their beer-soaked lips and shake their drunk, little heads at Okorowanta’s charade. His peers, dressed in pure white, long-sleeved Senators…
About Amaka
The most fascinating thing about being a ghost is that I can steal one thing no thief can: a person’s mind. I can take a hold of it and sear…
Awaiting Luck
“It is finished,” I mumble to myself. It is finished reminds me of Jesus Christ who said the same on the cross before giving up his spirit into his Father’s…
