"A Place I Called Home"
A young Nigerian student and poet, abused and neglected by his cruel stepmother, finds solace in friendship. His wrongful arrest tests his resilience. A story of survival and redemption.
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The people behind it
Nonso Richard Odimega
Dinobi Okorie
Sonia Ogene
Fedora Okorie
Precious Declan
Kemi Oladimeji
Chuma Mmeka
Christopher Okorie
Gloria Ernest-Samuel
Dr. Orok
Tony Hephzibah
Jemima Suleiman
Sandra Nweke
Stella
Clifford Chimaizuobi Igbo
Igbo Stanford Onyemaizuchi
Favour Nwaru
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