Fiction · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
America: The Oporoko Chronicles!
by Ikhide Ikheloa I am hungry. Very hungry. And hunger drives my brain cells to a certain point of brilliance, that hell-nirvana that my adversaries, and quite a few friends,[…]
Category: Non-fiction
The Ordinariness of a Matter
by Emmanuel Iduma Do we agree that ‘revolution’ is the wrong word for the events of last January? Do we agree that the events were too ordinary to herald change?[…]
Kádàrá Kékèké
Láti parapọ pẹlú àwọn abánisèdè mi, n’go kọ gbogbo àwọn “kádàrá kékèké” l’énìí l’édè wa tó l’éwà, Yorùbá. —Teju Cole (March 1, 2012) 1 N’ílùú Èkó, Peter fún arábirin[…]
Fiction · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
Cellphone Conversation with Papalolo
by Ikhide Ikheloa – Ring! Ring!! Ring!!! – Hello! Who is that? – Papa! It is me! Your son! – I say who is that? – It is me! Your[…]
The Road to Kigali!
By Temie Giwa Be like the road itself, a long slithering tar in the sun. Burn the midnight ointment in the wick of questing. It is all in[…]
Editorial · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
Editorial #1: First Steps
“In the beginning was the word,” and it has defined everything else. We will return to this sentence time and time again, but for now, it serves as a good[…]