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Ola – The Tale of a Young Moon Maiden actually took Dan 3 years to write. Currently an Okadabooks Bestseller, all those sleepless nights are finally paying off. Dan is …
If You Haven’t Read OLA – How Dare You? Read Moreby Daniel Nkado I realized just how much he meant to me only a few minutes after I gave birth to him. The nurse that had cleaned him up said …
Short Story – My Smiling Baby Boy Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds – The END Read Moreby Daniel Nkado and Gloria Ezeh He has always been there for me. He was around the day I got soaked in the rain, stranded on an empty road. That …
He Came for Me Read Moreby Obioma Okafor Sadly, a lot of our girls are now whiter than white women. And I am not just talking about colour. A friend of mine once said that …
How to be an African Woman Read MoreOuch! You are late! Buy complete story here.
Love and Other Things that Follow – 7 Read Moreby Daniel Nkado Jo lived with his mother in a small village in Warri. None of his classmates liked him because of his stupidity. His teacher was always yelling at …
Joh – A Flash Story Read MoreContrary to what your macho side might think, you may not be the center of her universe after all. Cheating. It happens. Does it happen often? Not really. Will someone …
10 Signs She is Cheating on You Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds – 19 Read MoreThis article was written by award-winning writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, first published on the New York Times. We call it light; “electricity” is too sterile a word, and “power” too …
Lights Out in Nigeria Read MoreOuch! You are late! Buy complete story here.
Love and Other Things that Follow – 5 & 6 Read MoreHere is the list of our January Top Commenters. Sekinat Adewole ogunleye morenikeji Naana Congratulations! Please contact us with submissions90@yahoo.com before the close of working hours TODAY, stating your preferred …
January Top Commenters Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds (17 and 18) Read MoreOkafor worked as an attendant in a mortuary. He was receiving dead bodies one day when he saw this male body with thename Patrick on it. Undressing the corpse, he …
OMG! Read MoreThis contest has ended. The season of love is here and there is no better place to celebrate love other than on DNB. Submissions are open from DNB readers all …
DNB Valentine Love Contest! Read MoreOuch! You are late! Buy complete story here.
Love and Other Things that Follow – 4 Read MoreHappy Sunday, Mamas and Papas. Seeing the much help gathered on the issue of the lady whose husband confessed to having slept with the sister, another DNB reader has emailed …
Sunday Discussion : She Thinks her Man Might be Gay Read More
by Daniel Nkado Buy Complete Story HERE
Deadly Deception : The Confession of a Sharp UNIZIK Girl Read MoreGood Morning, Angels!!! This is to inform you that our site crashed this morning and we have to revert back to default. Apparently the webmaster we hired wasn’t such a …
Accident!!! Read Moreby Daniel Nkado Buy Complete Story HERE
Short Story: Ruth Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds (15 and 16) Read MoreOuch! You are late! Buy complete story here.
Love and Other Things that Follow – 3 Read More
Your comments motivate us. Please don’t deny us the feeling of having them. Currently, DNB uses the default Blogger comment platform. It has 8 comment options. Google Account : For those who …
Making Comments on DNB. Read MoreAs young as she is, DNB Stories boasts of thousands of views daily. Sadly, however, we don’t get a corresponding number of comments. People just read our stories and go. …
We Need Your Comments!!! Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds (12 – 14) Read More
by Zeus There was a knock on the door. ‘Who is that?’ Akpos asked. ‘We are the Jehovah Witness, can we share the Word of God with you?’ ‘Go and …
Akpos and the Preachers Read More
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The Club Virgin Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds (10 and 11) Read MoreOuch! You are late! Buy complete story here.
Love and Other Things that Follow – 2 Read More
by Zeus A blind guy visited his choir mistress at home and found her bathing. Since she knew he was blind, she asked him in. After bathing, she came out …
A Wonderful Good News Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds (8 and 9) Read MoreOuch! You are late! Buy complete story here.
Love and Other Things that Follow – 1 Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds (6 and 7) Read More
by Daniel Nkado Warning: Adult story. *** His name was Kwame, the quiet dude that lived in the flat downstairs, just under mine. He was tall and muscular with extremely …
Love Story: My Beautiful Ghanaian Man Read More
Buy eBook HERE Tales from Gloria may describe actual events but rarely are they represented as real as they occurred and most times actual names of people are not used. Tales …
Tales from Gloria: In the Bush Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds (4 and 5) Read More
by Daniel Nkado Buy Complete Story HERE
My Greed, My Loss. Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
Grace Abounds (1 – 3) Read More
Someone sent us this. Hope it makes you laugh.
A Picture Joke Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
The Village Girl – 2 (The End) Read More
A DNB reader (name withheld by choice) whom one of our stories impressed so much has offered to give us N1000 worth of recharge card. According to this reader, our …
***Thank You*** Read Moreby Seun Two mental patients were walking next to a swimming pool. One jumped into the pool and the other jumped in to save him. Their doctor saw the …
Joke: Two Mental Patients Read More
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Flames! Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
The Village Girl – 2 (14 and 15) Read More
For many weeks now, our Sunday discussion topics has always been on literary subjects. That is going to change from today. Real-life issues will also be discussed on DNB every …
What Should She Do? Read More
by Daniel Nkado This story contains STRONG LANGUAGE and may not be suitable for young readers. *** I met her hips many minutes before meeting her. Like two giant roller …
A Dangerous Calabar Waist Read More
The DNB Team wish all our readers a prosperous 2015! DNB is young and we appreciate the much support we were able to gather within such a small time. We …
***HAPPY NEW YEAR*** Read MoreBuy complete story here.
The Village Girl – 2 (12 and 13) Read MoreBuy complete story here.
The Village Girl – 2 (11) Read MoreIt is our belief on DNB that there is always a smaller word out. Instead of saying DEBILITATE, have you considered WEAKEN? Stories written in simple, concise English are more …
Ditch those Big Words! Read More
by Daniel Nkado Buy Complete Story HERE
Love Story: Christmas Sex Read More
Our dear Gloria couldn’t send us a piece for today. She has traveled quite far for the holidays. Tales from Gloria will continue on DNB next Saturday when Gloria …
Apologies! Read More
by KayC Rev. Ezeh heads St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Aba. A couple had visited him yesterday evening and brought him a big black cock for Christmas. He’d thanked and blessed …
Who has seen my Cock? Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
The Village Girl – 2 (9 and 10) Read More
Okay, so Emeka and Nkiru are taking a romantic walk down the road one cool night. Emeka grabs Nkiru’s hands, draws her closer to him, kisses her and says, “Baby, …
WeeWeeChu! – A Christmas Joke Read More
The DNB Team wishes all our readers a delightful Christmas. Our winning story in the African Santa Story competition will be posted later today.
***MERRY CHRISTMAS*** Read MoreYou are late! Buy complete story here.
The Village Girl – 2 (Chapter Eight) Read MoreGET COMPLETE STORY HERE
A Homosexual Hostel Read More