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Tega ran like a mad man. Dashing through the lobby, he had hoped to get to the ward before it was too late. “Room 10,” he whispered to himself as he kept running. Some of the security guards had taken to foot after him assuming he was not sane. When he arrived at the…
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1. The way it curled over the colour fading wall irritated me, its antennae spreading over the surface as if finding a radio signal. While I watched, it lifted off the wall and towards my direction. Being a boy and always scared of cockroaches is an abomination. I hate those creepy creatures. Especially when…
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When Sochima bought drugs from the kiosk close to the filling station, she was oblivious of what drugs did to people. Oblivious of the existence of adulterated drugs. Oblivious of the dangers these pose. Oblivious of the fact that they could kill her child, her precious Urenne. Urenne developed fever at 2:30 am, on…
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We met at Tito’s housewarming. It wasn’t really her housewarming. Her father had gifted her the house on her 19th birthday which was almost four years ago. But Tito would always look for reasons to have a good party. I saw him the moment I walked through the heavy wood doors. He sat in…
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Yesterday was another 14th day of April. Dressed up in my white canvas, blue jeans trouser, blue polo and blue sweater, I made my way to an uncompleted building, located in the premises of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Couples, young students of the University, who have had (or is still going to have)…
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1.So here you are, seated on the poorly cemented floor with your back against the itchy wall in this small room that shouldn’t even be for the living. Wet in your own sweat and burning with rage and the heat in the crowded room as the sun rays seeped through gaping holes in the…