Nov 18, 2015 | General, Humor, Non-Fiction |
Turning on a tap and watching water gush out should be perfectly natural especially in Lagos which is pretty much surrounded by water. But for some Nigerian households, running water is a luxury they don’t enjoy. Instead, they have to fetch water from a...
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Aug 10, 2015 | Fiction, Series, Short Stories |
We all knew about the rabbits. It was not a secret. Every student in my Primary 3 class – 5, 6, 7 year olds just like me – was aware that Miss Agbo, our class teacher, absolutely loved rabbits. The first clue was the picture alphabet chart...
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May 30, 2014 | Non-Fiction, Opinion |
When you think of pets, conventional names come to mind: dogs, cats, goldfish, etc. But, people have pet goats too. Yes, goats, those hairy, bleating, delicious animals that I find so fascinating. I have never had to babysit anyone’s pet, but it...
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Feb 26, 2014 | Fiction, Series, Short Stories |
Bade laughed a warm, hearty laugh and told the man that it would not come to that. His confidence must have reassured the man who assumed a relaxed pose and obeyed Bade’s instructions. Bade told him to clap his hands and circle around the woman three times. ...
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Feb 25, 2014 | Fiction, Series, Short Stories |
This was not the first time Dotun had seen a creature like this. He was aware of two major reasons people kept such animals: as pets, and for food. However, what astonished him was that this man in Sabo market was not using this animal for either of those purposes. ...
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