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Stories By Our Writers

Know Thyself

Seyi Ebenezer May 4, 2020 No comments

3 min read | Ask me five years ago what I wanted to become… Read more

A LETTER TO THE DEPRESSED

Progress Ogunka July 8, 2020

2 min read | Dear depressed friend, I hope you get inspired by this… Read…

How do I forget you?

Benita Akpoveta July 8, 2020

< 1 min read | How do I forget you? The way your voice booms……

MY WORST NIGHTMARE

Adeyi Olamide July 7, 2020

< 1 min read | My Worst Nightmare Penned by: Adeyi Soffiullahi Olamide (LEGACY) Branches……

LONELY NIGHT

Adeyi Olamide July 7, 2020

2 min read | Lonely Night Penned by: Adeyi Soffiullahi Olamide (LEGACY)In the fullness… Read…

HUNGER

Adeyi Olamide July 7, 2020

2 min read | Penned by: Adeyi Soffiullahi Olamide (LEGACY) It has a different… Read…

OUR VOICE

Adeyi Olamide July 7, 2020

< 1 min read | OUR VOICE Written by: ADEYI SOFFIULLAHI OLAMIDE (Legacy) She knows……

Sandra Series:Love at the 254th sight

Makanjuola Oluwajubeelo June 8, 2020 17 comments

7 min read | Hello you😁How was your Monday??Good i presume.Mine was sweeeeet😍😉.So this… Read more

7 Annoying Things that must stop before 2019

Abyzou October 18, 2018 No comments

4 min read | At this point in time,it is within rationality if we… Read more

Widows Are Not Beggars

John Chizoba Vincent May 19, 2020 No comments

4 min read | I have been studying my mother’s life after the death… Read more

GRANDMA IS ASLEEP

Ogedegbe Theodore Syl June 10, 2020 17 comments

3 min read | UNSCRIPTED CONVO.. The funeral rites and laying in state of… Read more

Here’s The Solution To Sexual Harassment globally

Toheeb Ojuolape April 22, 2020 5 comments

3 min read | “…men have the ability to do bad things without feeling… Read more

DÉLÉ DRILLS…

wdfayemi March 18, 2018 1 comment

< 1 min read | There once was a peaceful town That was as subtle… Read more

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Interviews

I for don blow but I too dey press my phone

Tell! Interviewers November 23, 2019 3 comments

4 min read | What do you think you would have achieved if you… Read more

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“In my class I am always the topic of jest when my supervisor is around” – Oyedele Cyprian

Tell! Interviewers December 8, 2018 1 comment

5 min read | The West Africa University Games (WAUG) was organised by ECOWAS… Read more

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Know Thyself

Seyi Ebenezer May 4, 2020 No comments

3 min read | Ask me five years ago what I wanted to become… Read more

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” In the entirety of my stint of five years in tertiary institutions, I’ve never bought a book or pen”- Yusuf Akinpelu

Tell! Interviewers January 11, 2019 No comments

7 min read | Can we meet you? Yes, you can. I’m the youngest… Read more

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New Life, New Music: This is how DJ Horphuray is spinning the course of the industry with his art

Itty Okim May 11, 2020 No comments

5 min read | Horphuray lets me know that it’s never about the numbers.… Read more

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[HultPrize interview]: “I expect more participation from UI students because it is very important for us to have so many people participating.” – Toheeb Ojuolape

SEIH September 18, 2019 No comments

6 min read | He is a fellow of Tony Elumelu and an alumnus… Read more

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“We should seek inspiration in ourselves rather than seeking it in others” – Jadesola Ajao

Tell! Interviewers January 20, 2019 No comments

4 min read | This week, we interviewed Jadesola Ajao, winner of the Tell!… Read more

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Impressions

To change the story, you should know how to write one.

Temitope Olofintuyi July 2, 2020 2 comments

3 min read | MEMOIRS: LIFE THROUGH THE EYE OF LITERATURE AND JOURNALING. Memoirs… Read more

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A celebration for a book lunch

Anonymous May 26, 2020 No comments

< 1 min read | HOME *BOOK LAUNCH**BOOK LAUNCH* *BOOK LAUNCH* CORONAVIRUS – An Anthology… Read more

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This Way

Surgy Ganzallo June 1, 2020 No comments

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GO AWAY

Akintunde Abiola November 17, 2019 3 comments

< 1 min read | GO AWAY( AKINTUNDE ABIOLA & AYOMIPOSI BABALOLA) AYOMISwears it’s all… Read more

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NEW LOVE

Ojo Oluwagbenga September 18, 2019 No comments

< 1 min read | NEW LOVE (Him)Banal words fan the coals in my chest;Embers… Read more

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FADING WORDS

Temidayo Paul May 23, 2019 No comments

< 1 min read | Dear Pen, I feel sad when you lie so stillAnd… Read more

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An Ode to Uwana

Oladeji Popoola March 17, 2019 No comments

< 1 min read | An Ode to Uwana (For Mary Uwana) I know Uwana… Read more

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Poetry

The world paused(anthology)

TELL! Community Unilorin May 11, 2020 3 comments

2 min read | Truly there is lockdown, but there are some things… Read more

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EGO

Balogun Abdulmueed.A March 15, 2020 No comments

2 min read | After the last strike,The tornado strike made peace deserted… Read more

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Needs

October 30, 2019 No comments

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Procurer nous l’ logement

Nwodo July 8, 2019 No comments

< 1 min read | It’s a blissful resume It’s a stormy stay I… Read more

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DÉLÉ DRILLS…

wdfayemi March 18, 2018 1 comment

< 1 min read | There once was a peaceful town That was as subtle… Read more

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ÀYÁNWÁLÉ’S RHYTHM

wdfayemi September 11, 2019 No comments

< 1 min read | If it wasn’t Lálùdé Who else would it have been? … Read more

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Maybe you’d love me too

Moteniola Aina June 29, 2020 No comments

< 1 min read | I wish I could tell you how I felt How… Read more

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Fiction

SHOWTIME

Khadeejah Kolapo May 2, 2020 25 comments

3 min read | “Yeh! Help!”, a female voice shouted I got up from… Read more

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Childhood Motherhood

Akinpelu Yusuf September 5, 2018 No comments

< 1 min read | I remember Mum’s face, the smiley one and angry version.… Read more

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Fan Club

Karolos May 26, 2020 2 comments

2 min read | Hi. My name is Carl and I get lost in… Read more

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MARCH 30 – A THOUSAND WISHES

Jonathan Ukor May 8, 2020 No comments

2 min read | NB: THIS IS A SEQUEL. To access the previous episode,… Read more

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Down south the chopping board

Uthman Ayomide March 10, 2020 5 comments

4 min read | My limbs were shaking, my mouth was drier than a… Read more

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Love and Fate: The Interface

Jubril Ojedele May 13, 2020 2 comments

< 1 min read | VOLUME ONE Back then in 1945,She was wearing a thin… Read more

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Wonderland

Eseoise Egbokhare March 28, 2018 No comments

2 min read | It doesn’t feel right to just sit here and let… Read more

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Politics

ENDS SHALL JUSTIFY THE MEANS, A MACHIAVELLIAN Nigeria

Adegoke November 5, 2019 No comments

6 min read | ENDS SHALL JUSTIFY THE MEANS : A MACHIAVELLIAN NIGERIA. Open… Read more

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Presidency Sacks NEMA Boss

Seyi Ebenezer May 3, 2020 No comments

< 1 min read | The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency… Read more

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What is Justice? What is Freedom? What is Humanity?

JAMES JANET June 12, 2020 No comments

4 min read | What is Justice? What is Freedom? What is Humanity?In our… Read more

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REVOLUTION: JUST A MOTION OR THE SOLUTION?

Abdmateen August 7, 2019 No comments

4 min read | REVOLUTION: JUST A MOTION OR THE SOLUTION? When you understand… Read more

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One nation; One PEACEFUL election

Chris Olamide February 22, 2019 No comments

< 1 min read | They will remix that old song they once sang to… Read more

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Social Inequality: Nigeria’s Most Evident Symptom of Failure

Ayfikayomi September 5, 2018 No comments

3 min read | SOCIAL INEQUALITY: NIGERIA’S MOST EVIDENT SYMPTOM OF FAILURE ‘’DID YOU… Read more

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA HIGHER INSTITUTION – MY VIEW

Advantage December 17, 2019 No comments

8 min read | STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA’S HIGHER INSTITUTIONS – SEEING… Read more

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Psychology

Self-Convict

Folakemi! May 25, 2020 No comments

24 min read | I I drew the duvet up to my neck and… Read more

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Scared?

Rafiat Olamide Madamidola May 4, 2020 No comments

< 1 min read | Alot of people are scared of different things but this… Read more

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Mental Health Issue, The African Perspective!

Olajide Maryam March 21, 2020 No comments

4 min read | When mental health Issues and conversation are brought up in… Read more

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IF I WERE EVE

Comfort Oladeji December 3, 2018 1 comment

2 min read | If I were Eve Maybe I could snub the… Read more

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The Mentor I Rejected

Borkuu June 2, 2020 No comments

< 1 min read | THE MENTOR I REJECTEDSuch a kind an benevolent he… Read more

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DON’T FOLLOW YOUR MIND; IT PROTECTS YOUR SELF BUT ENDANGERS YOU. PART 2

Noah Aderoju July 2, 2020 No comments

3 min read | In the previous article, you were introduced to the concept… Read more

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The story of how I was robbed and raped

Anonymous December 14, 2018 2 comments

7 min read | When my grandpa used to tell me a decent person… Read more

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Book Reviews

Educated by Tara Westover review

Kawthar Omisore April 7, 2020 No comments

4 min read | Some days ago, a friend of mine tweeted how rewatching… Read more

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Call for Submission: The CBE International Writing #Contest 2019 (Prizes: $20 +Free Book + more)

The Inks Community August 31, 2019 No comments

6 min read | The CBE’s annual writing competition is open for submissions. Writers… Read more

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Know Thyself

Seyi Ebenezer May 4, 2020 No comments

3 min read | Ask me five years ago what I wanted to become… Read more

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Reflecting on Frankenstein: Prose

PCD January 12, 2019 2 comments

5 min read | Literature… whether prose or poetry or drama… essentially mirrors life.… Read more

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Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone

Toheeb Ojuolape January 11, 2019 2 comments

3 min read | “They killed my mother”. “They took our magic”. “They tried… Read more

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Stay With Me: A tale of love, loss and things between

Modupe Abidakun December 15, 2018 2 comments

3 min read | Ayomide Adebayo’s debut novel, Stay With Me, tells the story… Read more

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MY RESPONSE AS CORONAVIRUS

Ojo Tumise Emmanuel March 30, 2020 3 comments

< 1 min read | MY RESPONSE AS CORONAVIRUSA response to a poem titled: MY… Read more

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