DNB Stories

The Meeting—1 ‘April, borrow me the money na,’ Loveth said again. ‘I already told you I don’t have!’ April shouted. ‘How can you say you don’t have when your mother is a professor?’ April fixed the tiny nail polish brush

by Calvin Thomas I died in 1975, from a stab wound to the heart. I was stabbed by my roommate. I was 23 years old. I was asleep in my bed and he came in with a knife and stabbed

by Daniel Nkado Life is hard everywhere, but in Nigeria, it can be a little tougher. A lot of people are sad. A lot of people are aggressive. A good few are unapologetically evil. But don’t worry, these 10 tips will

by Zeus There was a man who had worked all of his life and has saved all of his money. He was a real miser when it came to his money. He loved money more than just about anything, and

by Daniel Nkado Ever since I turned 14, nothing has remained as it previously were for me. A few years back I cared less about what I had on whenever I am outside. I played swell with the boys topless,

FIVE ‘What is that?’ Amaka whispered. ‘What do you think it is?’ Without so much as another look at the object Phillip held out, Amaka tied her wrapper back, firmly above her breasts. Walking away, he held her arm. ‘Wait.

by Daniel Nkado I saw it first yesterday, in the morning. It had rained all night. The power was out yet sleep was awesome. Very awesome. But in the morning that followed came a great sadness. I stood in front

by Staff writer Forget everything you hear in the news or read in foreign magazines, Africa is not a stretch of languishing land. Yes, there is poverty, poor infrastructure, insecurity, fantastically corrupt leaders and the rest of them here, but

Night Encounters—2   When she first felt something sliding into her silk shorts, Georgina did nothing. In her semi-conscious state, she tried to be sure what sort of insect was creeping into her legs, if it was in a dream

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 in our list of edible insects of Africa are the