The impact of COVID-19 on UK universities: Appreciating International students studying in the UK
In this essay, Dr Alloh examines the plight of international students in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The great surrender
Taylor quietly opens the unlocked door and follows the music to the living room.
The master of the game: Remembering Kalu Okpi
As a teenager, I grew up on a diet of popular fiction, and Kalu Okpi, even more than James Hadley Chase, initiated me into the world of the word.
Beautiful People
The position of their body on the bed was an art. How they had made life and death so poetic and meaningful.
The silent hero
And he turned and walked deep into the forest, the protector that would never be seen or known, but eternally present.
Bittersweet
The sage said it is the bittersweet taste of life/ But we have never tasted the sweet
Feminists: Beacons of change and solidarity in the fight against injustice in Nigeria
Examining the roles of feminist women during the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria
Was Achebe an apologist or a pragmatist?
The decision by “rebellious” African writers like Ngugi wa Thiong'o to divorce themselves completely—in action, word and deed—from all that is Western in orientation sparks a debate as to whether “moderate” writers like the late Chinua Achebe can be categorised as apologists or pragmatists.
Identity crisis of SARS
Abdulrahman’s satire on #EndSARS paints a history of bad governance in Nigeria.
First year as a Nigerian missionary in Malawi
But specially, I pray for the people of Malawi especially those of Mtengowathenga parish, whom I cannot wait to see again.
The puzzling slow spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria and the African continent
When I spoke to my colleague in Nigeria, he mentioned an increasing belief that the virus is a problem only among the elites in Nigeria and, possibly, Africa.
Jarred Thompson on winning the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2020
Afritondo Short Story Prize 2020: Interview with Jarred Thompson