Bushra al-Fadil has won the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for his short story entitled “The Story of..
Nigerian author, Cynthia Emili, will be launching her new book, “Marking pens and fireflies” this Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Terra Kulture. The book, “Marking..
Kola Tubosun is an Oyo State born Nigerian writer, linguist and teacher whose work and influence span the fields of education, technology literature, journalism, and..
Yoruba dogs are relatively short-legged (like their goats), but attractive and intelligent. When living in Osogbo we bred several generations of them. They tended to..
Only a few days ago, some (21) of the over 200 girls kidnapped from a government secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria by the..
Tiwa Adekunle is a writer who occasionally writes for brittle paper. Her recent short story,’Light’ [about the thoughts of a pregnant housewife walking home at..
Ma told me this when I said I wanted to become a fisherman. She said like my Pa, my life will be short and wasted...
It was a mistake – checking her Instagram on her way to work. All she wanted to do was take a quick look, but here..
I felt myself levitate. I could sense gravity but I was also aware that my body was floating in a dark space. My hands and..