Stories
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Like a Gorilla in a F*cking Zoo!
It’s been seven months since Maroof left for America for further studies and greener pastures where the fields are well-watered and the taps don’t run dry. I was, unfortunately, as my mother-in-la...
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The Real HotBoy of Lagos
“You dey baff soap?” Calypso questioned looking at him with suspicion. Dele smiled politely nodding his head no. The boys held on to Dele asking him to flex them for the weekend. Calypso beckoned...
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I Am Not One of Them
Then came Sandra. She was found in the pantry, eyes wide open. Dead.
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Almost, Amal…
I would’ve searched for her beneath the seven seas or climbed every mountain. I would’ve trekked the length of Yusufari and swum the breadth of the Atlantic just to see her again and ask—why?
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They Will Say We Crossed the Waters
“It just doesn’t make sense to quit a banking job in Nigeria and start washing toilets over there.” “You should know there’s a certain level—” “Imagine my cousin crying to me over the phone a...
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Folake, When Will You Marry?
Folake, when will you marry? your friends trolled in the group chat because now they were married women, too high up to hang out with you anymore. They told you the problem was your lack of findin...
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The Gospel of the Nigerian Police According to Sergeant Itoro
Itoro and his cohorts will wield their guns threateningly in his face daring him to challenge them further. Every grunt of frustration from the boy giving them a sadistic pleasure. They would engag...
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Soft Underbelly: The House That Swallowed Them Whole
It started making sense—whenever Madam Annabelle came to announce that they were transferring some of the survivors to another facility to address their core needs—mental rehabilitation, physical t...
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WHO KILLED BABA KAREEMU?
The day Kareem Kopiko’s mother’s scream interrupted the Adhan in the next compound—piercing through the soothing Muezzin’s voice calling forth to prayer—people stopped in their tracks as they rushe...
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aothar is a Nigerian woman with a flair for words laced with humour and wit. She finds joy sharing her opinions on social issues and creating her own fantasy word where you can escape with her to through her stories. Kaothar would love to travel to the moon one day.