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Isime Esene August 5, 2016

Laolu Sebanjo, Damilola Elebe, Adenrele Sonariwo… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Culture

The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year, and we bring you the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are rocking the culture space and making something out of nothing. From…

Mallam Yero August 7, 2015

Short Story: A story for the gods

Some full moons ago, when I headed for the forest and I had not returned after three days, I made up my mind that whatever I eventually killed, even if…

Isime Esene October 25, 2014

Book review: Seun Salami’s ‘The Sex life of a Lagos mad woman’ is edgy but doesn’t go far enough

by Wilfred Okiche The Sex life of a Lagos mad woman is the second collection of short stories authored by ‘Seun Salami, one of the brightest young voices in contemporary…

Isime Esene October 21, 2014

The Naked Convos: Online community set to release a unique short story collection titled ‘These Words Expose Us: An Anthology’

by Isi Esene The award-winning Nigerian online community, The Naked Convos (TNC), has published its first collection of short stories, titled 'These Words Expose Us: An Anthology'. These Words Expose…

September 4, 2013

The ‘randy’ blogger, a short story by ‘Seun Salami (Part 2)

by 'Seun Salami Uti couldn’t wait to get back home from the airport. He drove too fast for his own liking, turning too sharply at bends and overtaking fast moving…

August 28, 2013

The ‘randy’ blogger, a short story by ‘Seun Salami (Part 1)

by Seun Salami Uti laughed. She tried not to laugh with him because she had intended it to be a serious question, to carry with it and deliver to him…

February 17, 2013

‘Seun Salami: Valentine without chocolates (A short story)

by ‘Seun Salami Gregg began to notice the smoke coming from the bonnet of his car as he drove slowly out of school gate to join the traffic on University…

November 28, 2012

Our new neighbour’s wife, a short story by ‘Seun Salami

by ‘Seun Salami But the sound that followed upstairs, I wasn’t sure if our new neighbour’s wife was weeping or merely performing her wifely duties in a rather wild way.…

November 24, 2012

Uncle Solo (Part 2), a short story by ‘Seun Salami

by 'Seun Salami There were many of such bus preachers around town these days, giving the genuine ones a bad name. I tried to imagine Uncle Solo preaching in a…

November 17, 2012

Uncle Solo, a short story by ‘Seun Salami

by ‘Seun Salami People who leave home for work very early in the morning in our area have also become used to picking Uncle Solo up from gutters where he…

July 30, 2012

‘Seun Salami: How ‘Police’ became my friend

by ‘Seun Salami Why am I afraid of Police? The issue wasn’t the policeman or men; it was actually the fact that I would be embarrassed this much because of…

Oluwapelumi May 5, 2012

‘Seun Salami: Flesh and blood on Aminu-suya’s knife

Seun Salami He pushed through the people and then began to empty the content of the keg all over Aminu. People began to step back and then he pushed Aminu…

April 21, 2012

Short Story: The lump in your celibate throat

by 'Seun SALAMI From childhood, you wanted to be an airline pilot, not a priest of the Catholic Church. You felt it when you woke up this morning, that lump…

March 2, 2012

‘Seun Salami: Aju waya! Otondo! Attention!

by ‘Seun Salami On the day the Governor was to visit the NYSC camp, Idris wore the second crested vest he bought at the camp, from Mammy Market. He always paid…

February 9, 2012

Official Unveiling and Reading of BrilliANTS – See Photos!

by Daniel Essien First time author, Adeoye Adekoya, launched his new book titled 'brilliANTs' last Sunday. Even before its public presentation, the book had been described as unusual, as it…

February 3, 2012

Get ready for ‘brilliANTS’! Adeoye Adekoya’s new book is out this Sunday

by Daniel Essien This month, there will be a special evening of book reading, music, fun and excitement. It is the official unveiling (and reading) of 'brilliANTS', a refreshing and…

January 8, 2012

#YourTurn: Why I am not against Fuel Subsidy Removal

Photo: African Spotlight by 'Seun Salami "Why has 'Goodluck', who so many voted for and sang about, suddenly become 'Badluck'?" I am not against the removal of fuel subsidy.…

Oluwapelumi November 24, 2011

Photos from the reading of 'The son of your father’s concubine’ by Seun Salami

Seun Salami reading from his book, 'The Son of your Father's Concubine' by Seyi Lawal Seun Salami’s book reading at EightTwentyTwo Integrated Advertising in Ikeja on Sunday, 20 November…

Oluwapelumi July 19, 2011

Inspired! How to really write a new chapter for your life

by ‘Seun Salami Last night, I made a decision. Maybe because of the way the weather had been all weekend, but I wasn't going to wear any of my shoes…

Oluwapelumi June 28, 2011

I slept with her too

by ‘Seun Salami Last week was an incredibly busy week. No, it’s not that old cliché. I mean it. Or have I ever started an article with that sentence before?…

Oluwapelumi June 6, 2011

Patricia Etteh: Innocent after proven guilty

by 'SeunSALAMI It was Hon. Patricia Olubunmi Etteh’s hilarious victory song on National TV that woke me up from a brief slumber a few days ago. So the House of…

Oluwapelumi May 23, 2011

Inspired! Now that rapture has been postponed…

by 'SeunSALAMI Inspired! is YNaija's brand new Monday morning series. Here, our columnist shares real-life experiences and advice to kick start your week! "BREAKING NEWS... Rapture has been postponed in…

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