Efo Riro & Other Stories
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At the moment, we only deliver to customers in Ibadan and Abuja. If you will like to have books delivered to you anywhere else in Nigeria, please visit our konga store to make your order.This collection is set primarily within Nigeria, and the stories here cover varied social themes including spousal abuse, religious dogma, love, bravery, betrayal and vengeance. It speaks of the untamed resilience of the everyday Nigerian who is faced with the vicissitudes of life.
A Gecko's Farewell is a novel about three Africans from different parts of the continent who meet in the spirit (online) and plan to found a school of stories. Etiaba, a village schoolteacher, loses his job and moves to the capital city and its world of prayer contractors and hope merchants. Mzilikazi's is the story of the homeless spectre, the boy soldier, the fugitive, the exile - A black South ..
John Braimoh, an assistant superintendent of the Nigerian police, becomes involved in a seemingly noble cause corruption case - the killing of five apparently deviant youths in Abuja, a situation in which his closest friend and colleague, and four others are deeply embroiled. The killings attract the attention of Nigeria's human rights and civil society organisations. John is summoned to testify b..
On her deathbed, Leona seeks forgiveness by confessional. She had killed her father-in-law. Dastardly as the crime is, it is an act of love, loyalty, disobedience and perceived fairness. How did she get here, where she, a successful model is forced to kill either her husband or her father-in-law? Set against a background of real events, Colours of Hatred is a complex web of events detailing h..
In possession of stolen lucre, Brume Lauva takes a big step and decides to run away from the life he has always known: a life of consistent failures and from a girlfriend who shattered his heart and his last feeble grip on a broken dream. Lagos, he believes, would offer another chance at life; where he could mend his broken heart and start to dream again. But en route to his land of promise, ..
This is an intricate tale of true love, violence, deceit and death. Susan, a 38 years old woman, is in desperate search for a husband. Her life as a spinster is tormented by different men who pierce through her cocoon only to leave her anguished. She undergoes various travails of womanhood which catapults her into a world of turbulent desolation. Will she survive? Will she survive the burdens of w..
‘Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad’ is a collection of twelve short stories featuring characters with unique voices and stories that represent the diverse class, gender and ethnic melting pot that is Lagos.There’s a story of a young lady who tries to find her oyibo soulmate on the streets of Lagos; another of a pastor’s wife who defends her husband from an allegation of adultery; a wife takes a ..
