Category: STORIES
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Oil Boys (part 2)
Author: Idoroenyen Udoh Read the first part here. Tito came to a stop, “we are here,” he announced. There was a split pipe with dark liquid sipping from it. Its two opposite sides were still in the ground. Tito suspected it had been dug up and cut open during one of the militant raids. The […]
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Oil Boys
Author: Idoroenyen Udoh Tito found a worn-out rag in a pile and rolled it around his palm, hoping to stop the bleeding, he could get an infection, but there wasnʼt any choice. He wasnʼt going to allow more mishaps to deter him, no, not this time around. Tito had succeeded in convincing his friends, Tega […]
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The story of this art
Lampshack got the things together; the blanket, the large woven basket, the stove. They were going to fly. He saw it for the first time, when he got to watch the television. “What is that up there!” “An air balloon” “Are there people inside?” “Yes”. “Really!” Even though Tito’s air balloon gave way in the […]
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The maiden speech – A short story
This is a work of fiction. However, it shows in some detail the maiden speech delivered by Nigeria’s then prime minister, when Nigeria was admitted into the UN. The event of the week was still fresh. Plastic flags cut in square shapes hung green white green from street light poles and the many story buildings […]
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Gorilla chase
‘Spirits’ I heard someone say. I had always heard of forest spirits. Ones that hunted hunters and fled farmers away But, those were folktales, not considered real A mere work of superstitious minds or a creation by parents who didn’t want their kids wandering. At this moment, however, no one’s eyes were playing tricks. The […]
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