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@vickiee9 Dec 29, 2024, 2:32 PM UTC

Against all odds : Amaka's journey

The break of dawn was at the start of the first of January. Amaka stood at the edge of her small house in the village nursing a mug of tea. It was glacial air but in her chest it was toasty with eage…

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@vickiee9 Dec 17, 2024, 2:45 AM UTC

A party to remember

Tinu had been mentioning her birthday party for weeks. She was 25 years and she wanted to have a special birthday. She discovered a rental space in her neighborhood and invited all of her friends and…

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@vickiee9 Dec 2, 2024, 8:33 PM UTC

Fragile but unstoppable

There lived a young girl named Ireti in a quiet Nigerian town. She was already 8 years old, but has already had more pain than the majority of children in her age group. Ireti was born with a rare bo…

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@vickiee9 Nov 26, 2024, 6:40 PM UTC

A bombshell and a blessing

It was a scorcher of a Tuesday afternoon, in Lagos and the sun was beating us with oppressive intensity, as if in a race. I was in my tiny one-room apartment, cooling off with an old magazine using a…

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@vickiee9 Nov 22, 2024, 3:20 PM UTC

Scars of hospitality

The Ogundele family resided in a quiet village in Osun State, Nigeria. Their house stood at the end of the narrow, rutted street, under tall mango trees that offered both protection and delicious fru…

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@vickiee9 Nov 21, 2024, 8:18 AM UTC

Embracing the beauty within

Sometimes, life feels empty. There may be less money, less friends, or less opportunities around you. Nevertheless, at all times, there is something deeper in oneself, which one may not realize. You…

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@vickiee9 Nov 18, 2024, 10:41 AM UTC

Blending worlds, building love

In a small village in Enugu State, my world was that of innocence and bliss. My dad was a diligent farmer and mom sold vegetables in the market. I spent every afternoon playing with her by vending ok…

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@vickiee9 Nov 15, 2024, 11:09 AM UTC

Life's undo button: a wishful reflection

It has been considered that life is sometimes a long trip with mistakes and learnings. However, how about if we'd remainders, um, like in a computer? Imagine if “Ctrl + Z” worked in real life. You me…

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@vickiee9 Nov 12, 2024, 6:48 PM UTC

A Christmas reunion: cherishing family ties

December is already in the air and I just can't wait to get going. This year, saved christmas season just for my family. I don't see them any more and I miss them very, very much. Family is unique an…

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@vickiee9 Nov 9, 2024, 6:54 PM UTC

The Heart That Ate Fear

Gobble was not a usual man. He was tall, was he bonkers, and had a voice strong enough to rattle the very earth. He lived in a small village called Okeja, surrounded by green hills and rivers that sa…

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