Something Bigger Than Love – 8
EIGHT He knew her bride price had been paid and also who had paid it. But he did not care. He was his enemy after all. He’d seen her pass …
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EIGHT He knew her bride price had been paid and also who had paid it. But he did not care. He was his enemy after all. He’d seen her pass …
Something Bigger Than Love – 8 Read Moreby Daniel Nkado We were young. We were naive. One careless mistake led to a turbulent situation. ‘I think I am pregnant,’ she said to me that evening. We were …
Life Story: How I was Forced to Marry Beatrice. Read Moreby Zeus A married woman entered a pharmacy. She walked to the pharmacist. She looked straight into his eyes and said, ‘I would like to buy a fast-killing poison for …
Joke: The Prescription Read MoreFive Adaku stared at the big bus, reading the inscription on it— THE YOUNG SHALL GROW MOTORS—over and over again. At the right, a man was loading passengers’ luggage into …
Something Bigger Than Love – 5 Read Moreby Daniel Nkado ‘Why do you like me?’ she asked. She often asked me that question—why I like her. Why anyone could like her. ‘You are beautiful, Elizabeth,’ I told …
Flash Story: Elizabeth Read MoreTHREE They brought wine today. It was meant to be a small occasion, smaller than a normal wine-carrying ceremony. They had come with just two elders; one was Ichie Okwu, …
Something Bigger Than Love – 3 and 4 Read MoreDaniel Nkado James burst into the house and flung his briefcase aside. He dropped on the couch and jerked his tie off. The anger was aflame in him. It blazed …
Flash Story: Burnt! Read Moreby Zeus Mama Kate is a fighter. Everybody in the compound fear her. She is huge and seems to have the strength of a tiger. Nobody talks when she is …
Joke: Mama Kate Goes To Hospital Read Moreby Mrs Joy I read Uju’s story last week and decided to share mine too. Though I do not know how to write, but the blog owner assured me he …
Life Story: My Weird Maid Experience Read Moreby Joy Amaka O My friend, Adesuwa, has always been my relationship guide. She was the one that told me the secrets of finding and keeping a man, most of …
Flash Story: Ill Listening Read MoreChapter One Ada is your sister, Mama Obinna said this to her son often. ‘Take this to your sister,’ she said, handing Obinna the black polyethylene bag that contained Ada’s …
Something Bigger Than Love – 1 and 2 Read Moreby Obioma Okafor She was sure her mother is dead. Even before she answered the phone, the caller’s name had passed the message. And then Ejike’s voice, the tension in …
Flash Story: Hope Unlost Read MoreSIX 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?’ …
Ebubedike and the Desertlings of Uforo – 6 Read Moreby Zeus The Nigerian Government recently announced to pay all men with 5 children and above 1million Naira annual salary. Akpos heard the news and said to his wife, “Ekaette, …
Joke: Akpos And Kids Read Moreby Gloria Ezeh You see, I married a very special man. A man, if I had to say, was entirely different from other men. A man that was not very …
Short Story: The Different Man I Married Read Moreby Daniel Nkado I finally had to call off the relationship three months ago. She was nearly choking me to death. Don’t get me wrong, Ijeoma is the kind of …
Short Story: Priority Misplaced Read MoreONE 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 …
Ebubedike and the Desertlings of Uforo – 1 Read MoreFOURTEEN ‘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 …
Love and Other Things that Follow – The End. Read MoreShoutout to all the lovely ladies who still want to become Mrs Somebody someday, my dear sister inclusive, I put my thumb up for you! But we know Naija men …
How To Get Your Nigerian Boyfriend To Put A Ring On It Read MoreTHIRTEEN A young woman was driving too fast, her mind racing with a thousand thoughts. Her hands on the steering wheel were trembling. Her chest was pounding. Had she killed …
Love and Other Things that Follow – 13 Read Moreby 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 …
Patricia Read MoreShout out to all DNB readers! Something great is coming to DNB next month and we need you to help us DECIDE! As you may have guessed, our ongoing Chapter …
Help Us Decide! Read Moreby 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, …
Love Story: A Valentine to Remember 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 MoreFor 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 MoreSIX Didi picked the small pot of lip paint from her beauty basket lying next to her feet and removed the lid. She dipped into the pot and ran the …
Ola – The Tale of a Young Moon Maiden – 6 Read Moreby 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 …
A Woman of Honour Read MoreNINE 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 …
The Other Side of Love – 9 and 10 Read MoreFOUR “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. …
Ola – The Tale of a Young Moon Maiden – 4 and 5 Read MoreONE She thought it’d be nice if she made something ‘local’. Egwusi soup perhaps. But she hasn’t seen him eat that before. She hasn’t even seen him eat anything. Before …
The Other Side of Love by Daniel Nkado Read More