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Losing You

Losing You

By Anita UzamaMay 15, 2023Mitos, Poetry

Last Updated on May 16, 2023 by Anita Uzama I remember the look on our faces when we heard of your coming. Your dad was the happiest of them all He drew me into his arms and looked into my eyes. I could hear his words through his eyes O how we wanted you to […]

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AFRICAN SONG REVIEW: BURNA BOY’S “TWICE AS TALL”

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AFRICAN SONG REVIEW: BURNA BOY’S “TWICE AS TALL”

By Grace AmosMay 9, 2023Mitos, Music Review

Last Updated on May 9, 2023 by Grace Amos Self-acclaimed “African Giant”, and popularly known as Burna Boy, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu is an afrobeat, Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is in the third tier of his life and has accomplished much for himself and his music career. In 2019, he won Best […]

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ELESIN OBA: The King’s Horseman

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ELESIN OBA: The King’s Horseman

By Anita UzamaApril 27, 2023Africa, Mitos, Movie Review

Last Updated on April 27, 2023 by Anita Uzama Movie: Elesin Oba Directed By: Biyi Bandele Produced By: Ebony Life Films Released Date: 28th September, 2022 Cast: Odunlade Adekola, Shaffy Bello, Jide Kosoko, Deyemi OKanlawon, Omowumi Dada, Joke Silver, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, Fares Boulos, Langley Kirkwood, Jenny Stead, Drikus Volshchenk Elesin Oba is a […]

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AFRICAN SONGS REVIEW: DAVIDO’S TIMELESS.

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AFRICAN SONGS REVIEW: DAVIDO’S TIMELESS.

By Victory AmahApril 20, 2023Mitos, Music Review

Last Updated on April 20, 2023 by Victory Amah Due to the tragic loss of his first son, Nigerian singer Davido took time off social media to grieve; this included a hiatus from his career. His first public appearance after the tragedy was at the World Cup Closing Ceremony where he performed “Hayya” […]

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Penny Wise Pound Foolish

Penny Wise Pound Foolish

By Anita UzamaApril 20, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on April 20, 2023 by Anita Uzama Every penny count… either as much as a million pounds or less than it. No matter the amount in figures or words, currency etc. Your money has value after all you worked hard for it. Although penny wise pound foolish is about money, we are […]

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PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER EIGHT

PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER EIGHT

By Victory AmahApril 14, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on April 14, 2023 by Victory Amah DIANE’S HUSBAND. Who asked you to talk to me? Do I seem stupid to you? Knowing I will likely be the first suspect, I cannot do something like that. I took her as my daughter, I treated her as one as well. I blame my […]

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TRAFFIC

TRAFFIC

By Anita UzamaApril 13, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on April 20, 2023 by afrisqua Today had been hectic. Jada had her eyes glued to the computer screen leaving only to get water from the dispenser to drink. She had a story line she was following up. Having a writer’s block had not been easy. Her phone alarm rang … she had […]

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PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER SEVEN.

PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER SEVEN.

By Victory AmahApril 6, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on April 6, 2023 by Victory Amah AMA You are judging me, right? It was not my proudest moment but if I was to go back in time, I will still do it. It was the one time my life seemed perfect. He was perfect for me. I knew him, parts of […]

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FRIENDSHIP LEVELS

FRIENDSHIP LEVELS

By Camela ObeduMarch 31, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on April 6, 2023 by Camela Obedu What You Talk About Will Increase or Reduce Your Value This is the story of a young guy who doesn’t know how envious he was in the sight of others because of the kind of life he lived. He always finds himself in the midst […]

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CYCLES.

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CYCLES.

By EZEMMỤỌMarch 28, 2023Africa, African Beauty, Mitos, Poetry

Last Updated on March 28, 2023 by EZEMMỤỌ Love. Fall in, steam. Fall out, run out of breath. Fall in, again! #ForTheLoveOfHaiku EZEMMỤỌ MUSINGS 2023 Back to African News

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PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER SIX

PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER SIX

By Victory AmahMarch 28, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on March 28, 2023 by Victory Amah SARAH’S HUSBAND. You want to know how Sam knows me, don’t you? I will save that for later. When I saw Sarah, I knew she would be the perfect plus one, she was smart, ambitious, shallow, attracted attention, and liked the better things in life, but […]

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Love Levels

Love Levels

By Camela ObeduMarch 24, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on March 24, 2023 by Camela Obedu I have been thinking about how to make him abide by this law then I adopted this beautiful plan and initiated it. He has been my friend; I would say that we are dating. It has been fun and beautiful. This guy was the […]

Smug today, gone tomorrow.

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Smug today, gone tomorrow.

By EZEMMỤỌMarch 21, 2023Africa, Mitos, Poetry

Last Updated on March 21, 2023 by EZEMMỤỌ Who’s the poet who hasn’t heard of Shakespeare? A word smith who doesn’t know how words meet. Who’s lost his way yet stuck in his feet? A wrestler having stage-fright in a cage fight. Who’s he who doesn’t need God’s might? A car running on a broken […]

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PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER FIVE

PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER FIVE

By Victory AmahMarch 15, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on March 15, 2023 by Victory Amah SAM’S WIFE. First of all, I hate when people address me as Sam’s wife, it makes me feel like I am not my own person. My name is Agatha and I will like to publicly state that I am smarter than that whole friend group […]

THE MYSTIC RIVER continued…

African Beauty, African Culture and Traditions, Lifestyle, Mitos, Non-Fiction, Prose

THE MYSTIC RIVER continued…

By Anita UzamaMarch 14, 2023African Beauty, African Culture and Traditions, Lifestyle, Mitos, Non-Fiction, Prose

Last Updated on March 14, 2023 by Anita Uzama On the table was a plate of fufu with egusu soup with Kpomo, assorted goat meat. Papa Iyore cleared his throat as he delved into the meal. Footsteps could be heard from inside the room. ‘Iyore, is that you?” Papa Iyore called out. “Yes Papa, Iyore […]

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PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER FOUR

PANDORA’S BOX; CHAPTER FOUR

By Victory AmahMarch 1, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on March 1, 2023 by Victory Amah SAM I liked Ama but on her best days she was detached and on her worst days she acted selfishly. I often wondered what had happened to her to make her act the way she does. I had tried severally to get her to open […]

THE MYSTIC RIVER

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THE MYSTIC RIVER

By Anita UzamaFebruary 28, 2023African Culture and Traditions, African Entertainment News & Features, African People, Fiction, Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on February 28, 2023 by Anita Uzama Beads of sweat scattered across her face. She kept turning sideways… her legs stretched out on the mat furiously shaking. Her hands were held down at each side. Billows of smoke filled the air as the priest moved from each end of the room making incantations. […]

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DÉJÀ VU: My PVC Story.

DÉJÀ VU: My PVC Story.

By EZEMMỤỌFebruary 15, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on February 15, 2023 by EZEMMỤỌ January 2015. Ojota, Lagos State, Nigeria. This was my bit; my own little drop of water that added to the flood of 2015. Not the disaster that killed more than 50 people in about eleven states and rendered about 100,420 persons homeless between August and September of […]

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PANDORA’S BOX; AMA

PANDORA’S BOX; AMA

By Victory AmahFebruary 15, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on February 15, 2023 by Victory Amah Everyone thinks I don’t care about anyone but myself, well, they are right. I could not be bothered by someone else’s drama, which was why I kept to myself. The dinners didn’t really mean much to me but it was okay; I didn’t care if […]

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PANDORA’S BOX; SARAH.

PANDORA’S BOX; SARAH.

By Victory AmahFebruary 6, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on February 6, 2023 by Victory Amah I’m an extrovert and according to some people, a social butterfly. It’s not always intentional but people get drawn to me. I met Diane when I went to meet a friend; she was sitting on the same bench with my friend and she was laughing at […]

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PANDORA’S BOX; ZAINAB.

PANDORA’S BOX; ZAINAB.

By Victory AmahJanuary 26, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on February 6, 2023 by Victory Amah It all started with a little dinner with friends. No, I don’t think that was where it started. But that was the Trojan horse that piggybacked the remaining issues. Diane was a great cook and a good host, she loved doing most of these things […]

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COGITATION.

COGITATION.

By EZEMMỤỌJanuary 20, 2023Mitos, Poetry

Last Updated on February 2, 2023 by EZEMMỤỌ COGITATION. One who’s content in small is blessed with more, small by small contentment will bless us all. More’s lure makes more seem less but more is more when you’re in contentment’s store. One who relents in small relents in more, One who relents in more resents […]

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NIGHTMARE

NIGHTMARE

By Victory AmahJanuary 15, 2023Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on January 15, 2023 by Victory Amah I was falling and I was falling fast, I was falling deep. Something really bad was going to happen and I could feel it. It was the same feeling I had when we moved into that new house on Sankt Street; the goosebumps, the sudden drop […]

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RELAUNCH

RELAUNCH

By EZEMMỤỌJanuary 14, 2023Mitos, Poetry

Last Updated on January 15, 2023 by EZEMMỤỌ It’s a brand-new week each week, as you pass through each week’s tweaks, save strength for when you’re damn too weak. Refresh and Reload, Renew, then, Relaunch. EZEMMỤỌ MUSINGS – 2023. Back to African News

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A PRAYER, A MUSE.

A PRAYER, A MUSE.

By EZEMMỤỌJanuary 14, 2023Mitos, Poetry

Last Updated on January 14, 2023 by EZEMMỤỌ Bless us, Precious, test us yet nest us. Don’t let us net us, don’t let us Jealous. Suppress pleasure’s pressures, Give us Precious’ treasures. When there’s more than we can handle, If it’s more than we can chew, Throw more lights from your candle, Let’s […]

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SLEEP

SLEEP

By Victory AmahJanuary 3, 2023Mitos, Poetry

Last Updated on January 3, 2023 by Victory Amah I am sweet in a way that can’t be explained I grant rest to even the most pained Anxious and depressed, I am the cure Hunger and loneliness, something so pure Better after a good cry Maybe you should try Now, close your eyes and without […]

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THE SYMBOLIC RELATIONSHIP OF THE MORTAR AND PESTLE: MYTH OR REALITY

THE SYMBOLIC RELATIONSHIP OF THE MORTAR AND PESTLE: MYTH OR REALITY

By Anita UzamaDecember 30, 2022Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on December 30, 2022 by Anita Uzama When you hear words like “my village people are at work” we all laugh it out like it is not real. Most people don’t believe our African tales by moonlight because it seems to be stories made for us to laugh. We hear African […]

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I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

By Victory AmahDecember 27, 2022Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on December 28, 2022 by afrisqua I love you and as someone who is deeply aware of myself and my emotions, I know it is not mere infatuation. You give me butterflies and you make me anxious but not in a bad way. I spend hours thinking about you and all that we […]

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COBWEB.

COBWEB.

By Victory AmahDecember 27, 2022Mitos, Prose

Last Updated on December 28, 2022 by afrisqua I was awoken groggily by a scream, it didn’t sound humane and even if it was, I wouldn’t want to be that person right now. It was very early in the morning, My throat was scuffed from all the screaming last night, I could barely swallow my […]

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