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When I first started this website over a decade ago, I had a videopoem on my landing page which was … Continue ReadingThe Empty Page [videopoem]

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Engineering Ants

09/03/202110/03/2021 Nwokolo Chuma

(New Short Fiction from Chuma Nwokolo) I am at the peak of my bioengineering career right now: I have created … Continue ReadingEngineering Ants

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Day 2. The Obiaruku Doctrine (#31DaysOfDecember)

02/12/202002/12/2020 Nwokolo Chuma

Today’s photograph was taken as I first drove through the sleepy Ndokwa town of Obiaruku. It will mean nothing to … Continue ReadingDay 2. The Obiaruku Doctrine (#31DaysOfDecember)

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Day 1, Anthill On Oil (#31DaysOfDecember)

01/12/202002/12/2020 Nwokolo Chuma

Everyday of these #31DaysOfDecember I’ll share a #photo of #TheStreets and how it spoke to me. This is 1st December. … Continue ReadingDay 1, Anthill On Oil (#31DaysOfDecember)

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If I am Plagiarist

01/11/201901/11/2019 Nwokolo Chuma

A few days ago, my young friend, Chekwube Nwa-Abugu brought the movie, If I am President, to my attention. He … Continue ReadingIf I am Plagiarist

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The Bleeding of the Niger; Justice, Bribecode, and the War Next Time

20/09/201921/09/2019 Nwokolo Chuma

The war next time is upon us now. The fire we refused to quench when it was burning our neighbour’s house is now a wildfire, ravaging our land. The ‘I’ word, impunity. Ordinary citizens find the reins of public office and give the middle finger to nation: I can do what I like, when I like, without consequence. … Continue Reading >The Bleeding of the Niger; Justice, Bribecode, and the War Next Time

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Ending the Government of Leaders by Leaders & for Leaders

18/09/201918/09/2019 Nwokolo Chuma

The bottom line is that the Problem with Nigeria is not a problem for her leaders. It is their Business Plan. … Continue Reading >Ending the Government of Leaders by Leaders & for Leaders

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The Remains of the Clan

13/08/201813/08/2018 Nwokolo Chuma

Culture is ethnic memory, communal memory, ancestral memory. It is what remains of the clan from a thousand years ago … Continue Reading >The Remains of the Clan