Maria
1997 Akwa oche was indeed reigning. It seemed to Maria that every other store on Breadfruit Street, the main vein of Balogun market’s ready-made clothes section, had assorted…
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Taiye, Again
It was December 1991 and the Awóṣakins—Idris, Èrí, and their son, Kẹ́hìndẹ́—prepared as best as they could for their first visit to Táiyẹ́ since she had left home…
Block 244 – Flat One
Year: 2000 It was a Saturday morning made for washing clothes, eating ogi and akara and sleeping aimlessly. The residents of Block 244, Abesan Estate, were out in…
Àṣàbí Ṣa Dolar
On her second day of work, Àwẹ̀lẹ́ slapped a customer. I was at my desk tallying up the cash receipts with the sales book when I heard raised voices…
Expected Outcomes
The entire gang was here in my house: Timi, Ebube, and Akah. They all looked uncomfortable but determined to discharge their duty as good friends. Everyone was uncharacteristically…