#19 – KQ, The Juggernaut

Sweaty Palms A part of me believes that sweaty palms are the work of the devil. The sweat was mixing…

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#18 – The Mid-Term

Another Monthly Test As the mid-term break approached, there was the issue of another monthly test. They were still as…

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#17 – Table C19

He walked up to our table with his weird mix of confident stride and subtle limp. There we sat, sixteen…

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#16 – Founders’ Day

Dead people. That’s why we were suffering; dead people. Founders’ Day is a day set aside to honour the people…

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#15 – Things We Do For Love (Valentine’s Day In Motown)

The Story Continues… Akua was not at her usual seat. I quickly scanned the classroom and noticed her sitting in…

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#14 – Another Term Kicks Off

Second Term First things first, my results came during the vacation, and I aced everything — even that chemistry paper…

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#13 – Back to School

“Herh! Kodzo!” ”You dey chop under school roof?!” the dorm monitor bellowed. ‘School roof’… How did these stupid terms creep…

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#12 – Akpakus Night

Closing Assembly “… and so I officially declare the first term of the 2009/2010 academic year duly closed!” The declaration…

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#11 – Revision Week (Studying no be Jollof)

Adesua Yɛ Ya Studying is not jollof rice — especially when you don’t like what you’re studying. Have you ever…

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#10 – Gari Droughts and Flashbacks

Gari This is gari, the eighth wonder of the world… the sustainer of high school life… voluminous processed cassava “flakes”…

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