Still on the Matter
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"So came Christmas season. The first two days were hectic. Slow rentals and cheap customers who wanted to remain on the horse the whole day but pay for only a three minute ride. There was this couple from Abule Oja who having looked forward to a Christmas visit to the beach, caused a stir when they requested that all six members of their family must sit atop the horse together with Father Christmas for a family photograph, or else they were not going to pay for their earlier rides."...All for Christmas.
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Ejiro A. Eghagha’s “Still on the Matter: An Anthology of Short Fiction Stories for Africans in the Diaspora” “In this compendium of vignettes that are laced with coruscating wit and thought-provoking story lines, Ejiro Eghagha explores the myriad of mentalities lurking within the swathe of humanity residing in modern African urban settings. Through an array of compelling characterizations that range from the con artists of the clerical class and the hard-bitten underclass to the intellectually minded chattering classes, Eghagha consistently keeps the reader enthralled with his disseminations on the mechanics of survival and the struggle to give meaning to lives lived in settings replete with moral ambiguity and social dysfunctionality. They are parables which distil in frank and humorous tones the essence of the not so frequently documented ‘dance of life’ in contemporary Africa.” —Adeyinka Makinde, author of “Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal”
About the Author
Ejiro A. Eghagha is from Orhue Royal House of Okpe Kingdom in Delta State, and was born in Lagos Nigeria. He is also a descendant of the 16th Olu of Warri, Olu Akengbuwa 1. He attended St Mary’s Private School Lagos, Command Secondary School Ipaja, St Gregory’s College Obalende and University of Lagos, Akoka, where he studied Banking and Finance. He is a former politician, and contested Elections as a Deputy Governor in 2003, a footballer and golfer. A lover of fine cuisine, he plays Scrabble regularly and is passionate about wild life conservation. His father, Jerry, was a Diplomat and his mother, an educationist.