“Tomorrow is the New Yam festival,” Izi said, kicking the dust with her toes, an ornamented earthen jar sitting on her head. “I know that,” Nwigbe, her companion, replied. “I can’t wait for the coming-of-age ceremony happening at the palace court tomorrow. Everyone, including the prince, will be there to watch all the eligible young […]
As I stand in front the house that was once my home where I grew up and my forefathers stayed. The house that my forefathers built with their tears, sweat and blood. The house that was snatched from me by the people that came with nothing but their names begging my fathers for a place
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Scream. Another scream. More screams. And even more screams. The sounds echo throughout my house and float into my bedroom while i lay on my bed, shivering in fear. I should be hiding or something, but I’m stuck to the bed, unable to move because I’m tied to it. My brother and i had played
In every toxic friendship circle, no matter how rosy it starts, the group will eventually split into three subgroups: the victor, the victim and the victimizer. As the members of such a circle grow, a person will only be judged as a winner if, at the end of it all, he or she is a
Ayobola hurried into her room rummaged through her bag and brought out her phone, unlocking it, she swiped it up and clicked on Google and her fingers danced on the keyboard, typing ‘What is the meaning of AKUDAYA?’ and the result brought out; “A supernatural entity reputed to live on as incarnate being in a
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