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The Weeping Lecturer

In the morning, the heavens opened and it began to rain. Bella grabbed her umbrella to get to school, as she walked out of the hostel the first

Osu a short story

Osu caste system a discriminating ancient tradition, isolation as the ends. This tradition which many believed it to be barbaric praying to be abolished while a lot still dwell on it can't be erased. Believing it to be a taboo and strong tradition which shouldn't be abolished but to stand and remain a strong tradition. This group of people live in every community, the Osus. Africans believe so much on culture and tradition and ethics and Osu caste system is an ancient tradition that has come to stay and live which has taken part in the life of Igbo culture. This class of people called Osu are what we popularly know as Outcast and different ethnic groups and tribes have a name for it which they use to differentiate between the freeborn and outcast. The Osus are seen as less human in Igbo tribes. Isolating and making them look like people who are excommunicated most times. They don't have freedom of many things. Freeborns making jest of them and treating them harshly making t