The Question Marker

A magazine for Nigerian writing.

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Itoro Bassey’s debut novel is a different kind of immigrant story https://t.co/zCii9GPNir

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"Marginalisation comes from the military constitution which we are still using today. What we’re using is just the 1999 decree of General Abdulsalami Abubakar. I have admiration for Nnamdi for being really courageous, but he must modify his aims and objectives.”

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: A good day to bring this back.

The Story of Biafra, as told by one of Ojukwu’s Generals, Alexander Madiebo

#BiafraHeroesDay2021
#BiafraRemembranceDay
https://t.co/z4Nmau3T4y

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"Not fight for Biafra, fight against marginalisation. They are two different things. If you are going to fight against marginalisation, you need the cooperation of other people who are also fighting against marginalisation, and that means fighting against the present constitution

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A Dutch court on Friday ordered Shell to pay compensation in a long-running case brought by four Nigerian farmers who accuse the oil giant of causing widespread pollution.

In 2019, @BuraBariNwilo visited one of the polluted communities for @theqmarker

https://t.co/7cTHU8t5qs

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Are you out today for the #EndSARS protest? Improve your understanding of why your voice is important with this riveting essay from @CarlTerver - Why is everything in Nigeria designed to kill us?
https://t.co/BCr8loSOKS

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Who wants to review #TheMechanicsofYenagoa for us? Send a DM. ☺️

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In this kind, intelligent composition, @thesanusi_ng reviews Chimeka Garricks' second book, A Broken People’s Playlist.

The book, published by @masobebooks is a collection of short stories "arranged like a musical playlist of sorts".
https://t.co/wj4VJOt279

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"I do not want to agree that my story is a wounded wagon. / Or an abandoned shirt in a girlfriend’s house. / Sing to me bird. Sing to me dear sweet night bird." https://t.co/jFc9ktNDQC

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For more on North Korea, @annafifield ’s 'The Great Successor' is a remarkable resource for those who want to understand one of the world’s most mysterious countries.
https://t.co/G3iX6WEEVc

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Did you know that the founding father of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, was born into a Christian family?
https://t.co/G3iX6WEEVc

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The punishment for dissent is so harsh that North Koreans who feel a stirring of rebellion would rather “escape than try to argue for change from the inside.” Partly for dozing while Kim Jong Un was giving a speech, one top official was executed.
https://t.co/G3iX6WEEVc

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Dear dark-skinned girls, we are not in competition with you - https://t.co/hvTYV1KDni

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NEW ESSAY: From Itas in Bauchi, @Ayo_Lad travelled for 32 hours to get to Lagos, including a six-hour wait at a park in Kano, during a national lockdown necessitated by the novel coronavirus. What did she discover?

https://t.co/ltwStMx8Y0

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On stage, that exhibition evening, Emezi had noted that in Nigeria, we “use rape as a weapon of war. It is terrifying.” - https://t.co/TbGglFiLzz

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As long as Nollywood and other popular media continue to inherently assume that rituals are potent, there will continue to be a demand for pants. - https://t.co/OaIS9BG9w3