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by Staff writer You don’t need to travel to Asia in order to enjoy great insect delicacies. From crickets to termites, we eat them all here in Africa. But top …

by Gloria Ezeh A lot of people have contacted us seeking answers to a lot of questions. First, we’d like you all to know that we deeply appreciate your concern. …

In today’s era of so much musical noise and saddening lack of talent, it is only necessary that we continue to celebrate those whose creativity and grace have not only …

Night Encounters –1 April threw the door open and flung herself into the room. ‘Oh my God!’ she cried. ‘Oh Christ save me!’ The girls’ eyes ran to her, confused. …

by Daniel Nkado Cletus met Monica first on a sunny Saturday afternoon. It was UNIZIK’s rag day that day and all first-year students have stormed the main market at Ochanja …

  When a picture says a thousand words…

by Victor Uma An eBook is a book in electronic format. It is downloaded to a computer, Mac, laptop, PDA, tablet, smartphone or any other kind of reading device, and …

by Zeus Don’t ever make a woman cry! There is nothing more expensive than a woman’s tears. When a single drop of tear comes out, it first mixes with L’Oreal …

FOUR He was outside till 2 a.m., just watching the moon. It was near half of the month and the night was blessed by a bright gibbous. Even at 31, …

by Lola T.   Kpo!-kpo!-kpo!—the knocks on the door persisted. On the bed, I scratched through my hair and groaned again. ‘Why are you always in your room alone?’ my …

by Victor Uma It is easier for us to say the wrong things. To lie to ourselves and to others. To try not to show exactly how and what we …

 A Girl’s Mystery This would be the third time Georgina would wake up in the middle of the night with her eyes wetted by tears. But this time her tears …

THREE The bike man stopped just at the front of the gate. It was ajar. Near it, blue Tiger generators safely locked inside metal compartments lined up the wall. A …

The New Girl in the Hood ### Previously on Roommates!!! Harry didn’t make it. Rachel leaves. A new kind of queen arrives. Georgina and Nwamgbeke continues to fight. The girls …

by Gloria Ezeh ‘Sister!’ ‘Sister Charity!’ ‘Sister Charity!!’ ‘Sister!!!’ I turned back with great force to the yelling of my name. ‘Chinwe? What is it?’ I asked. ‘Why are you …

  For many people online shopping still remains something incomprehensible and convoluted. Some are worried to be fooled or are afraid of frauds. The others claim that they prefer to …

by Daniel Nkado It was just as she described. They got to the junction of three roads and followed left. Oye-Nta market, as usual, boomed with women. It was a …

TWO Bariga was messy. As she walked down the busy and noisy roadside market, some minutes after the tricycle she boarded stopped, Amaka had concluded in her mind that she …

by Daniel Nkado The onset of rainy season is usually my best part of the year. The rains bring a refreshing scent to the air. The baked soil is softened …

by Daniel Nkado There was a time, in the eighties, or nineties or so, that Gladys Ekwocha was a pretty woman. She knew luxury like no other woman in Lagos, …

by Gloria Ezeh A lot of people have contacted us seeking answers to a lot of questions. First, we’d like you all to know that we deeply appreciate your concern. …

ONE Amaka dropped the bundle of sticks near the tripod in the kitchen shed. At the veranda, Chinelo sat with her legs extended and crossed. A plastic tray containing beans …

by Chinwe J. Okafor He wanted to make Mama proud. He knew he was all she had; Papa was down with elephantiasis and Mama had cataract—those milky secretion threatening to …

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The Monster and the Queens Friday Evening: Chuka drove into the tiled compound and April and her long legs came down from the other side of the car. The house …

by Victor Uma “No one is ever ugly because their skin is black or white; you are only ugly because you think you are. Why not start to think you …

by Daniel Nkado Nne Akunedo has been at the Ugwuoji Memorial Hospital for over a week now. Her case was acute appendicitis. Mama needed to have an appendectomy conducted as …

Wins are calculated from readers’ shares and comments. 1. Most Read Story of the Month – Ahmed by Nnenna Okolo (Nigeria)2. Most Shared Story of the Month – Coming Back! (In-House) …

The door swings open and the trio let themselves in. Gloria blows off dust from the desk. “Puffffffff!” “Victor, broom now!” the thick DNB editor commands. “Me?” Victor grumbles. “Yes, …

by Olawoyin Mustapha Tolani I stood and watched as a mother cried She just heard her only son has died He didn’t die because he was sick Or because he …

by Daniel Nkado Sometime last week, I was sick. My mum insisted I come home. I told her I was well already but she wouldn’t hear it. She’d had a …

by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer I walked for about ten minutes then stopped abruptly to see if the other boys were coming along. They were, but at a slower pace. They …

by Gloria Ezeh Hello, my DNB people. How una dey? I greet you all. So we have finally come to the end of Entangled. I need not ask if you …

The Meeting – 2 *** Saturday Evening: A yellow taxi stopped in front of Four Chefs restaurant. Georgina got down and paid. Inside, she turned her eyes left; Mrs Onwa …

by Daniel Nkado Mama Africa, that’s what we call her. She is dark and round. I never saw her stand—always sitting on her short chair, by the roadside, fanning her …

by Victor Uma How well do you know the great continent? Well, let’s see. *** 1. Africa is the world’s second largest continent after Asia. 2. Africa is the world’s …

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The Meeting – 1 Georgina turned to her phone and sent off Mrs Onwa’s number. The phone to her ear, she waited. Her roommates gathered round her, their ears propped …

by Fadeelat Adeyemi Ini and Tiwa have been married for five years now. Despite having graduated from OAU School of Pharmacy two years before their wedding, Ini remained a housewife. …

by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer He pushed the window back to receive fresh air as the bus sped off the wet road. His face wore a reminiscent smile as he thought …

by Daniel Nkado The door opens. Philomena walks in. She looks dull, or sad, or annoyed. Or all three. “Mama, good evening,” she mumbles. Mama raises her face from her …

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The Wrong Fish ‘Fire! Fire! Fire!’ Georgina started to scream first. April and Loveth immediately took a cue and joined her in screaming. ‘Fire! Fire! Fire!’ ‘The gas store is …

by Prosper Articles like this posted on DNB Stories represent only the views of the writer and not the opinion of DNB Stories. *** I was inspired to write this …

by Daniel Nkado   Uzo got down from the tricycle, sweaty and frustrated. A light wind blew across and some of the papers in the folder in his hand flew …

by Daniel Nkado I was looking at the mangoes in the fruit rack of the supermarket when I heard his voice. ‘Those are very acidic, you know that,’ he said. …

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A Party To Remember – 2 April was not really in the mood of meeting people. She rarely responded to the numerous ‘Hi’s’ and ‘Hello’s’ she was getting with something …

by Gloria Ezeh and Daniel Nkado Since her wedding in 2008, Monica Ibezim had always had a template for birthing. She wants to have three kids. Just three, and they …

Wins are calculated from readers’ shares and comments. 1. Most Read Story of the Month – Americanah (In-House)2. Most Shared Story of the Month – My Memorable Lagos Trip by Onyinye …

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A Party To Remember – 1 ‘Who is giving me shoe na?’ Nwamgbeke said again. Again, none of her roommates behaved as though they’d heard her. All of them were …

by Carl Uke Chioma sat on the edge of her bed, fiddling with the brown envelope in her hands. She was too scared to open it, for she knew the …

by Daniel Nkado I was on my way to Kano. It was a Sunday. The driver was speeding. Most of the passengers were screaming, telling him to slow down. But …

EIGHT Professor Ilonna took another sip of his tea and returned the cup back to the saucer. He pushed his chair back a little and stood. As soon as the …

Anonymous My name is Samson [not real name] and this is my story. Sometime in 2010, the same year I finished Youth Service, I met a girl that I really …

The Return of Madam Lee-Lee ‘Do you still have the picture?’ April asked. Loveth nodded. ‘I sent it to my e-mail that evening. I can download it now.’ ‘Please do,’ …

by Victor Uma DNB Stories is all about powerful stories and there’s no better contributor to the magical aura in our stories than the extraordinary characters described in them. This …