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A 16-year-old South African schoolgirl has won the grand prize at Google’s science fair for using orange peel to develop a cheap super-absorbent material to help soil retain water. Kiara …

During the first 2016 presidential debate, Donald Trump says that Hillary Clinton doesn’t have the stamina to be president…but what we are really more interested in is how Hillary Clinton …

by Victoria Bischoff When Stuart Herd’s widowed father, William, remarried at 67, Stuart was delighted. He’d feared his father would live out the rest of his days alone, after the …

by Gloria Ezeh The 4 nominees are: 1. Abortion Gone Sour by Carl Uke 2. Independence Day at Ginika’s Compound by Daniel Nkado 3. At Rebecca’s Wedding by Daniel Nkado …

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 Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Even the official route for Africans wishing to visit the West is paved with indignity. I still have vivid memories of my first visit to the …

by Ryan Murphy There is only one way to die that is worse than being buried alive. It is to be lost alone in the catacombs of Odessa, Ukraine. They …

by Staff writer The number of people who have fled South Sudan because of the country’s civil war has passed the one million mark, the UN refugee agency says. Fighting …

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  A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 100 years in jail for sexually abusing three girls in a church in the village of Kangaru in central Kenya. Harrison Kinyua, …

by Staff writer 93 Days is a 2016 Nigerian docudrama film directed and co-produced by Steve Gukas. It stars Bimbo Akintola, Danny Glover and Bimbo Manuel with joint-production through Native …

Last week a group of young men, with different sexual orientations got together and kissed each other. They were making a point about sexuality, and this week women decided to …

South Africa has banned an outspoken American preacher from entering the country after he described its former archbishop Desmond Tutu as “a pervert in a pink dress”. Steven Anderson, a …

by Staff writer   Zimbabwe has known only one leader since independence. First as prime minister, then president, there has only been Robert Mugabe at the top for the last …

by Kate Douglas Almost two weeks ago, the management of France’s FC Metz football team – part of Ligue 1, the country’s top division – unveiled their new player kit. …

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by Victor Start-ups are fun, especially when you are pursuing a passion or a skill that defines you, but recession can be a major nightmare for most businesses and can …

by Zeus   If Africa was a school… Principal: “Alright everyone, welcome to Afric-“ Egypt:

by Kidal Delonix   Many documentaries have been made, some of them regarding Africa as the poorest continent. However, it is worth noting that some progressing countries have made an …

by J. Ike   Just have a look! Who do you think won?

Nigerians consume more than 5 million metric tons of rice every year, with a significant portion of its consumption needs sourced from imports. Rotimi Williams, an ambitious 35 year-old Nigerian …

As the current economic crisis bites harder on Nigeria, Africa’s former giant, many city dwellers have been relocating from the big cities to their villages or rural communities to survive …

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 …

by Dr Wallace I saw a woman in the Emergency Department with a cough. She was on a round-the-world trip after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. She had her …

by Arthur Some old village women sha…just greet an old woman and she will tell you the story of your generation: “Morning, Nwam…bia is this not Okechukwu, the son of …

by Zeus When you hear Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are divorcing: Please who are they? *** When you hear the wife is getting $7 million in divorce settlement You …

by Zeus When you hear Federal Government is offering N7.5 Billion at a low interest rate for car loans: Oshee!!! *** To all those that say you won’t buy a …

by Zeus   Sometime in 2014, during the dreaded Ebola saga, it was reported that two persons in Liberia who died from the disease may have resurrected and were now …

FOURTEEN ‘Where is he?’ Chinelo screamed at Amaka again. She was cradling James. ‘Mama, he left me. He left me and moved in with one old woman he called Mummy.’ …

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THIRTEEN Chinelo ambushed Jideobi on his way back from NaijaBet. His face looking every inch of it, Jideobi uttered: ‘Nne, you startled me!’ ‘Nnaa, ndo,’ Chinelo apologized. She bent and …

by Daniel Nkado   Probably yes! We are currently living in a country where things from abroad will always be thought as better than the things we have. So if …

by Ugochukwu Ezeani The Book of Ruth is one of only two books of the Bible to be named after women — the other being Esther. Even though it’s small, …

  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 …

by Mr Anonymous This is a true-life story. About 20 years ago I found myself in a hospital room with a neurosurgeon staring down on me. He said, “You are …

TWELVE Rita received a call from her manager. A complaint about an employee who had failed to come to work. She asked who and was told. She was also told …

ELEVEN Samson met Rita at home when he returned. He’d opened the door gently and entered the room slowly. He didn’t bark at his gate man behind him when he …

by Daniel Nkado   …the Iwa ji festival marks the arrival of the new yam. Papa used to follow the Igwe and other elderly men of Umunka to Ogwugwu shrine …

by Briana Jones Taboos are rarely black and white. While one person or group may consider a certain act socially unacceptable or downright immoral, another may see it simply as …

Here are top 8 reasons it’s been Michelle all the way! 1. She looks extremely Nigerian Did you see that hair? 2. She is cute, she’s smart and just everything …

TEN Jideobi came out that morning looking quite solemn in the face. He greeted his parents and said to them: ‘Mama, Papa, my brother is dead.’ Uzoma threw her bowl …

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 …

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 …

NINE Chinelo has been thinking a lot lately. She was very convinced that someone, something somewhere was punishing her and her family. Perhaps it is God! Probably for that little …

The Meeting –2 He threw away his cigarette, stepped on it with his shoe and made his way towards her. Now in her front, he slotted both hands into the …

by Ugochukwu Ezeani For a very long time now Okolo has wanted to leave. Disappear completely from this corrupt, sun-boiled country of his. America will be better than Canada, he …

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 …

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 …

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, …

 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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …