Roommates: Episode 3
Bishop Georgina! Georgina woke up first that morning. She reached into her bag and brought out a big bible. She opened it, read a passage and closed it back. She …
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Short Story: When I Was In Asaba
Story written by Daniel Nkado There was a time I had a cleaning job in a small guest house in Asaba. Then, I was staying with an uncle who lived …
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Ebubedike and the Desertlings of Uforo – 6
SIX Ihuoma finally opened her eyes. Chinelo heard her cough and rushed into the hut. She held Ihuoma at the shoulders. ‘Rest now, my dear. Rest.’ ‘Where is my baby?’ …
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They walked and walked, till it was noon time and the sun now appeared just above them. Its blinding rays were not as friendly as they looked seeing them from …
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FOUR The creature was a master of stealth. Its long fat body blended perfectly with the browning leaves and dried twigs on the ground, very easy to be mistaken for …
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Ebubedike and the Desertlings of Uforo – 1
ONE Book written by Daniel Nkado He may have lived long ago, but tales of him will hardly ever depart our hearts. They were tales every grandfather told to their …
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FOURTEEN ‘Doctor, please show us to her,’ Loretta had said this in a calm voice despite the draught of impatience whirling up around her. And her sister too. The slim …
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Love Story: A Valentine to Remember
by Daniel Nkado My sister has never brought a man home before, even though she is four years older than me. My mother always said, though never in her presence, …
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by 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 …
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A Woman of Honour
by Daniel Nkado If we had the opportunity to return for a second life, I will pick her again. If we chose where we went to after life, I would …
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Still I Rise – Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset …
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The Kind of Things that Happen in Nigeria
Femi Bello was a 300 level student of Economics in Kaduna State University, he had just finished his 2nd Semester exams with the hope of proceeding to his final year, …
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The Other Side of Love – 9 and 10
NINE She found herself in a strange forest. Strange but beautiful. Healthy trees were surrounded by a lush greenery. Sunlight flowed down in a gentle smoky gold. Whole white flowers …
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FOUR “Jagara! Jagara! Jagara!” The bells on Efu’s ankles and the tiny gongs strung to the end of her long wood staff rattled as she swaggered to the palace. …
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ONE The quiet of midnight chilled the air. Above, thousands of stars twinkled in the sky. Yet no moon was seen. Flapping wings flew across, screeching. Each owl dropped …
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