Writing it was inspired by an invitation from my mother. A little over a year after her funeral, on a cold January night, I was sitting on my couch in my apartment in Geneva, journaling, when I heard a familiar yet unexpected voice.
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Set inside the ward at Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Yaba, situated in Lagos, a young nameless narrator unravels a chilling tale of beauty, sexuality, abuse and mystery.
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Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the naïve and trusting teenager Ogadinma as she battles against Nigeria's societal expectations in the 1980s. After a rape and unwanted pregnancy leave her exiled from her family in Kano, thwarting her plans to go to university, she is sent to her aunt's in Lagos and pressured into a marriage with an older man.
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As we draw the curtains of 2021, clad in left-over pandemic and slow-downs, we are happy to be collecting a list of 30 African writers, in alphabetical order, who you should know in 2022.
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Congratulations on your second poetry collection. I have followed your work for...
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This is 2021 and new authors of children’s books are emerging, young publishers are springing up, and gorgeous books are penetrating the market. It’s indeed a beautiful thing to see. It’s pleasing to see children finding themselves in these books.
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Tolu Agoro is a hair artist, natural hair nurturer, a hair stylist...
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Obinna Udenwe is a novelist and short story writer. The author of...
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Text by: Glory Nwangwa Mark Anthony Obumneme Osuchukwu is this rugged soul who is...
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My name is Iquo B. Essien. I am a Nigerian-American filmmaker with...
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