I wore my black dress today, the one with intricate gold embroidery down the front and on the cuffs. The one scented with sweet memories. The...
Senami watched as Fadaka changed into an old adire gown, cleaned off her make-up, and removed her jewellery. All Aunty Kike’s instructions. Apparently, the plainer your...
In the dim light of the downtown Atlanta Renaissance Hotel room, fifty-year-old Nambi from Sierra Leone believed the younger white man with the stringy blonde hair...
While Mayowa sat in the tub with her knees drawn to her chest, she thought about the events of the last hour. Grandpa Edward had done...
When we imagine that most of those who currently misgovern our country came out of functional families and had the opportunity to attend good schools, we...
This November, BellaNaija is proud to announce a partnership with Narrative Landscape Press, to bring you excerpts of Oyinkan Braithwaite‘s new novel, My Sister the Serial Killer. Every Tuesday this...
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