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The Retirement of Inspector Taribo: A Short Story from In the Middle of All This Fire
Laipo Magazine February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

The Retirement of Inspector Taribo by Richard Ugochukwu Anyah is a short story from In The Middle of All This Fire, the Noirledge anthology of short fiction that examines power, violence, survival and moral collapse across imagined and recognisable African futures. Set in New Lagos, a hyper-surveilled city born from climate disaster and political betrayal,…

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Three Poems by S. Su’eddie Vershima Agema
Laipo Magazine January 27, 2026February 3, 2026

Memory and the Call of Waters is a collection of poems that interrogates personal and collective memory, juxtaposed with current realities woven into diverse facets, from love, family, culture, and politics, to depression, survival, hope, and redemption. Written in mixed styles, it is an unpretentious collection. The poems excerpted here offer a glimpse into the…

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