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by Staff writer When a child is born, a doctor says, “It’s a boy” or “It’s a girl.” Assigning someone’s sex is based on biology — chromosomes, anatomy, and hormones. …

by Raquel Willis Trans Women Are Women. This Isn’t a Debate! Nigerian writer and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been a favorite of mine since I first saw her “We …

by Shandukani Mulaudzi Please note that this piece might not be suitable for younger readers. *** I was about five years old when I first touched a penis. I didn’t …

Squeezing toothpaste onto the bristles of her toothbrush, Staci Wortman started cleaning her teeth. It was part of her daily routine, but something felt different. The toothpaste caused a burning …

  Makurdi, the Benue State capital, was thrown into mourning last Friday after the discovery of a lifeless body of a mother of two said to have drowned herself due …

The Confrontation All through the night, Georgina remained awake, planning. Mr Iyke has gone to work in the morning leaving her and Gloria alone in the house when the confrontation …

Legendary American actress, Meryl Streep, took the stage on Sunday night at the Golden Globes to accept a lifetime achievement award: The Cecil B. DeMille Award. She used her time …

by Liz Smith There was a study done recently where it was determined that the average high school student today has the same stress levels as a psychiatric patient from …

by Andrea Tantaros I’m going to go ahead and say something no conservative ever dare says: feminism has been awesome. First, imagine not having the same rights as men. Imagine …

by Ron Rule When my wife and I bought our first house, an old Victorian-style home built in the 50’s, almost every night we heard what sounded like a kid’s …

by Staff writer Two brothers were sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday after attempting to kill their parents. Chrisopher and Cameron Ervin were also sentenced to 30 years …

The family had lived in the rundown rental house for almost three years when someone first saw a child’s face in the window. A little girl, pale, with dark eyes, …

SIXTEEN Sammy waited and waited, but Ejike did not come. The night was cold, the moon dim and strange creatures giggling in the bush nearby. Sammy wondered if she was …

by Mark Howell 1. Relationship problems with friends and personal relationships: A highly intelligent person may have problems with meeting new people for a variety of reasons. One is that …

The food crisis unfolding in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state is probably the worst in the world at the moment, with 4.5 million people in need of assistance, out of which …

A 30-year-old man, Yusuf Olubu, has committed suicide at Aboru community on the outskirts Lagos metropolis for his inability to meet his financial obligations. Olubu’s body was found in an …

by Zeus Nigerian bloggers:  Spray us some traffic, boss!!! *** Nigerian celebrities: He should do and go abeg, we don’t want competition *** Nigerian market women: No words!!! *** Nigerian …

  Marina da Glória wrote: I’m not married, I never dated and I’m still virgin at 28 years old. I don’t like it at all–when I see all my friends …

One Thursday almost 20 years ago, on the 19th of September 1996, during the brutal regime of the late General Sani Abacha, something happened in Nigeria that shocked the entire …

The Apocalypse—1   It was a cold Sunday morning. Georgina and her big scarf burst into the hospital. She threw a wave at the front-table nurses and made her way …

EIGHT Chinelo had a dream about her son. A very terrible nightmare. It was only some minutes past 6 in the morning that she knocked on Onyemaechi’s short and red …

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 …

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 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 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 …

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 …

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 …

SEVEN Adaeze opened the door and ran to the gate. But she didn’t see him outside. She waved down an approaching bike and jumped on top. A small distance away, …

SIX Madam Angela Ujunwa Ilonna is a peculiar woman. Over the years, she’s seen more changes in her person and personality than anyone could ever boast of. Many years ago, …

FOUR ‘Have you ever imagined a fairer version of you?’ he asked, staring softly at her. They were on the bed, naked and exhausted, when he raised his chin on …

by Troy Onyango “Your mother was never a good wife to me!” “Shhh! Stop, father, don’t say such things…” “Why not? Uh? Tell me why a man cannot say if …

by Ogunro Temiloluwa   “Babe, today is the day!” Tope screamed excitedly into the phone. “I can feel it deep down in my heart already! He just sent his driver …

by Carl Uke This is the second company Kachi would be visiting in a day to apply for a job. He was already tired when he arrived at the gate …

ONE Book written by Daniel Nkado The first time he set his eyes on her, he did not like her. At all. He felt she talked too much and even …

by Daniel Nkado When we were kids, there were many things we were told never to do. Visiting the udala tree in midday was one of them. Not even my …

by Lady Gee In the compound where I live, it is often common to hear neighbours saying to my daughter, ‘You are just as proud as your mother.’ Growing up …

by Prosper Articles like this posted on DNB Stories represent only the views of the writer and not the opinion of DNB Stories. *** Ever since I was small, it …

by Daniel Nkado My name is Sarah, and I’m American. I live in Portsmouth, Virginia, that part of the United States where everything look green and smell tobacco. At least …

FOURTEEN He counted the money again. It was N5000. He reached into his bag again. At the same corner he found the money, he saw a piece of paper. He …

by Victor Uma 1. Pretend to be sleeping when hubby is on the phone with someone 2. Wish someone could come and rent her kids for sometime 3. Compare her …

Moderator: Gloria   So the winner of last week’s game is… Ok, before that, I have to say that the stories were all amazing. Well, not that we had expected …

by Daniel Nkado There lived an old woman in a small ill-built hut deep in the forest. Akate has seen her once. That day, she was in this forest with …

My name is Victor and this is how my wife left me. Last week was my birthday. My wife didn’t wish me a happy birthday. My parents forgot too and …

by Daniel Nkado   I’ve been living in Mrs. Hilda’s animal house since I was a kid. Busho, the heavily-bearded billy, had told me I was bought from the market …

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 …

My name is Gloria. I am currently in the hospital so I can’t talk much. Fortunately I can type, so here is what happened that night, and why I came …