Naira Marley as Zeitgeist: a response to Didi Cheeka – Olutosin Adetola
Singer Naira Marley by Olutosin Adetola Naira Marley as Zeitgeist Naira Marley’s persona is quite the phenomenon raising debates among…
“Formative Years: Should We Pay More Attention To Them?” by Isaac Newton Akah
image source: pixabay Formative Years: Should We Pay More Attention To Them? by Isaac Newton Akah Early, formative education, if…
Xomxom Hall by Aso Salisu
Photo: Carl Terver Xomxom Hall Aso Salisu It was the biggest examination hall in Government Secondary School, Gamko. No one…
THE WRETCHED OF THE COAL: ON LAWAL FAWAZ’S EL CARBÓN SERIES
In a season of futurism and flaunted venerations-of-the-moment, scarcely—often so scarcely—do we encounter a photographic image impelled by a distant…
On Writing about Gender and Winning the Writivism Prize – An Interview with Munachim Amah
Munachim Amah, an alumnus of the 2016 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop facilitated by Chimamanda Ngozi Adicihie, is the 2017 winner…
“North Peace/ But Pieces” by Rahma O Jimoh
Photo by Nat Fernández on Unsplash NORTH PEACE/ BUT PIECESin this part of the world/ the sky bleaches/ from blue…
So, Now That We Have Killed Her by Obinna Udenwe
Nnedi came to visit and discovered that Edward was living with a younger woman and all hell was let loose.…
“I Know A Few Things About Water” by Tares Oburumu
image source: pixabay.com I Know A Few Things About Water With paperboats & his essays on Childhood & The Crossing…
Praxis Celebrates Women in African Languages: Eketi Edima Ette
Eketi Edima Ette writes in Eket/Ibibio, a language spoken by Eketi and Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. She throws emphasis on the…
#CainePrize2015: Great writing neither requires nor seeks validation – Namwali Serpell
An associate professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley; Namwali Serpell emerged winner of the 2015 Caine Prize…