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Were They locusts or grasshoppers? A Nigerian delicacy brought to life

Establishing these facts and getting used to our version of the grasshopper status quo meant that I was more than shocked when my brother returned from school one sunny Friday afternoon and declared that he was going to cook and eat my grasshoppers the next day.

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THE DOCTOR

“See you all in your final year. Have a great examination ahead.” When Dr. Leke Edunjobi rounded up his last class for that semester, his eyes roamed through the lecture theatre attached to his office, involuntarily searching for one particular face. When he found her, his heart gave a little leap and he chastised himself

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going mad

I shook my head, still at a loss for words. Before I could try to formulate speech though, the soft flesh was shoved in my mouth, hitting the back of my throat, and coaxing my gag reflex. Tears stung my eyes, but I willed it not to fall. I was not going to show weakness in front of those beasts.
The rest of the acts passed by in a blur. It was like watching a movie from out of my body. My gown was raised, and I was placed on my back, right there on the grimy floors of the tiny office

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