Young Lagos writers

THE MELON BABY

THE MELON BABY by Tejumola Opeyemi from Eko Junior College Orile Agege. Long time ago, there lived an old man and his wife. the name of the man was Basur and his wife name was Taiba . they were very poor and they had to work hard to earn their daily living . Mr Basur …

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TCLI 2017 Report: 5th Teecoks writing competition

  The award ceremony of 5th Teecoks Writing Competition among Secondary School Students in Lagos State organised by Towunmi Coker Literary Initiative took place on Thursday 15th February, 2018 at Agege Stadium, Agege. In attendance were: Head of Service, Lagos State, Mrs. Folashade Adesoye (represented by Mrs. Fiyinfoluwa Ogunbanke; Permanent Secretary, Office of HOS); Tutor …

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Homecoming

Sixth Prize winner 2015 Teecoks writing competition; LONG ABRAHAM from IGBOBI COLLEGE YABA   Homecoming. The light turned red and the taxi came to a screeching halt. I rested my head on the steering wheel with every bit of tiredness. The old man, I had picked up a while ago complained, slow down boy. I …

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WAR AND ITS AGONY

Second Prize winner 2015 Teecoks writing competition; OKORAFOR PEACE from BABINGTON MACAUALAY JUNIOR SEMINARY Agony, life was bearable before all this started. I had never known war, never taught of it, never dreamt of it. I sat down remembering the conversation with mama yesterday. We had been talking about the war. Mama said enough had …

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