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‘No.’/ Is such a controversial word. Poetry by Nigerian poet Obehi Aigiomawu (Vessel).

That Christmas, as we began our British lives, my parents bought a Christmas tree. It made up, somehow, for the snow which did not come.

I suspected she had wished that I stay out of this heat as much as she wished I had never learnt of it.

Poetry by Sello Huma. We must return to our own literature / To tell the future generation our own stories

A poem on longing, regret and love

You bring me flowersWild with thorns like your love

It is not uncommon to see young boys who call themselves Fabregas or Messi or Ronaldo.

A woman is viewed as incomplete if she does not know how to cook. When a lady says she doesn't know how to cook or she hates cooking, she is automatically judged.

Examining the African woman through arts.

Budding Nigerian artiste Bman reflects on the role of music in society.

A young woman reflects on three years of living with HIV.

Using data from Twitter, Confidence Uwazuruike assesses the chances of candidates in the 2019 Nigerian elections.

Teenage pregnancy the leading cause of death among female teenagers in Nigeria—or is this only half of the picture? In this essay, public health researcher Ayomide Oluseye discusses teenage pregnancy in Nigeria and why the stigma associated with teenage pregnancy is wrong.

Lagos is the largest city in Africa. In this photo essay, Photographer Taiwo Shonowo reflects on living in Lagos.

"Needless to say, the president appears to be sitting on appeal on the decisions of the courts in violation of the basic principle that no one should be a judge in his own case"

Winner of the Fresher Writing Prize 2017 (Flash Fiction Category)