Beyond the surface
Fourteen-year-old Samuel arrived late to school every morning... Not five minutes late. Not ten. Sometimes thirty. Sometimes an hour. His teacher, Mrs. Deborah Okonkwo…
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CNF - The Price of Silence
Government workers in Nigerian institutions have not been paid really well; chaos everywhere. The ASUU chairman decried that there is no going back on the strike action.…
The Jar on the Fridge
"You have to recount it," that was what my elder sister said, while her voice was already low, with her eyes filled with benefit of a doubt, watching Pamela, our house help…
THE BLACK GOAT UNDER THE TREE
The first time old Mama Nkem sold the black goat, the village laughed. The second time she sold it, people began to whisper... By the third time they called her a thief.. "How…
Equal In Not Knowing
Uncle Bayo's home had that Saturday afternoon smell, the one that comes from a mix of fried plantain, cement from the neighbors unfinished fence and somebody's generator smoke…
The Cost of Never Checking
"Add small" – that is exactly the statement that usually comes out of Uche's mouth, cutting the fabric 3-4 centimetres short of what I actually paid for and quickly folding…
I AM SORRY
When I spoke the words out, it felt rehearsed, not like an apology, but words that have often been spoken and had now cleaved to my tongue. I knew I was wrong, but I was not…
The Price Of A Sincere Apology.
Well, the first memory happened to disappear on a Monday. You know, I was just so sure it had worked considering the fact that I couldn't remember my mother's expression…
The Power Of A Sincere Apology.
Nobody expected the apology,especially not from Kunle. If there was one thing everyone in the neighbourhood knew about him, it was that he would rather argue all day than say he…
THE APOLOGY CONTRACT
It's now the year 2047 and the society had finally solved a problem that had troubled humanity for centuries..... Fake apologies. Generation after Generation people had lied…
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