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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 Mike Bennett   Every good gift we have has come from God, and He wants to give us “pleasures forevermore.” In gratitude for all He does for us, what …

  Ted Martins shares a fascinating near-death experience story: I was twenty years old and working for the US Forest Service building trails in the mountains north of Los Angeles. …

by Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms …

Nigeria rushed plastic surgeons and other specialists on Monday to Uyo city in the south to treat more than one hundred people injured when a church collapsed in one of …

by Gedaliah Braun I am an American who taught philosophy in several African universities from 1976 to 1988, and have lived since that time in South Africa. When I first …

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has announced that he is intending to retire. The 92-year-old Zimbabwean president has always maintained that he would die in office, however speaking to a group …

Revenge porn (sometimes lengthened to revenge pornography) is the portrayal of one or more persons in a sexual explicit situation, distributed without their consent via any medium. The sexually explicit …

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, …

by Gloria Ezeh If you have read Ola – The Tale of a Young Moon Maiden by Daniel Nkado, then you must know that the most memorable part of the …

SEVENTEEN ‘Why didn’t you come last night as you said?’ Sammy asked Ejike. ‘I had other things to do.’ ‘What other things?’ ‘How long did you wait?’ Ejike said instead. …

by Staff writer Dan White broke up with teenage sweetheart Courtney Davies, 19, last year, just before Courtney scooped a bumper £61million lottery prize. Dan, 21, won’t see a penny …

Thirteen years ago, Theresa Kachindamoto could not have conceived of ever leaving her job of 27 years as a secretary at a city college in Zomba, Southern Malawi. The mild-mannered …

by Gautam Ghosh   Copying somebody’s full blog post is wrong. It hurts the author’s Google page rank if the content is duplicated on another site, and your blog might …

by Mr JP My dad came to me after he died. He had been a struggling artist all of his adult life. After he and my mom divorced he lived …

by Miss Anon I figured this out when my boyfriend broke up with me. He was my first love and I was devastated. At first, I couldn’t understand why he …

  Let me tell you all a story: A very true story… There was a guy who went to the city for his Joint Entrance Examination preparations after his 10th …

by Daniel Nkado How to be a man in Nigeria – 20 things you should never do! 1. Don’t cry. Ever! 2. Don’t say ‘I Miss You’ to a fellow …

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 …

Nigerian weightlifter Lucy Ejike has shattered the Paralympic and world record three successive times by winning gold with a lift of 142kg at the Rio Games on Sunday. The 38-year-old …

by Pretty Damsel Read below… *TO:* ALL DEPENDANTS & RELATIVES *CC*: FATHER *DATE*: SEPT 01, 2016 SUBJECT: FINANCIAL MELTDOWN/COST CUTTING MEASURES FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION: Due to the current economic …

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, …

A girl moved into the house next door last Christmas. She lived with her mother and they were quite poor. Her father had abandoned them years before. She was new …

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 …

The Apocalypse—2 The private clinic, B-Line Specialist has the best of doctors and nurses in town. But one of the nurses there is possessed. Insane actually. This problem she’s heard …

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 …

by Staff writer Genetic and some other factors aside, technically, any profession where you constantly give in a lot more than you gain is prone to lead to depression. In …

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 …

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 There was a time, in the eighties, or nineties or so, that Gladys Ekwocha was a pretty woman. She knew luxury like no other woman in Lagos, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Return of Madam Lee-Lee ‘Do you still have the picture?’ April asked. Loveth nodded. ‘I sent it to my e-mail that evening. I can download it now.’ ‘Please do,’ …

by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer Being employed in a new generation company is not beans like my college roommate would say. I stared into the small plastic mirror I had in …

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, …

by Staff writer In 1904, Ota Benga was kidnapped from Congo and taken to the United States, where he was exhibited with monkeys. His appalling story reveals the roots of …

by Gloria Ezeh Hello, DNB Mamas and Papas!!! Levels have changed! Gbeki is now a roommate! We know it was a huge surprise on Saturday with the unveiling of our …

A New Kind of Queen One of the men opened the jerry can they were carrying and sprinkled petrol all over the car while his mate flicked the lighter on. …

by Daniel Nkado The first time I saw him, it was his eyes that captivated me. Even before he stood from his chair and started toward my table, I’ve noticed …

FIVE Ikechukwu was leaving the site when his phone began to ring. Checking, he saw it was Chuka, his best friend. The phone to his ear, he said, ‘The man, …

by Bolu Daniel It was on the 15th of a particular month in the second quarter of 2015 that my friend invited me to his party. His name is Drey. …

by Carl Uke Kaire was already used to being referred to by the name ‘Chima’. But his name wasn’t Chima; people get to see him and call him Chima, probably …

SIXTEEN Ahanna counted the money again, wetting his fingers more often this time. Finally he was done again. He turned to Obinna, eyes overwhelmed with joy. ‘Nwanne, hundred and fifty …

Blood And Resurrection Georgina ran up from the bed to meet April. ‘April, what is it?’ April’s tears continued coming. Georgina wiped at her face and held her. She guided …

It was a breezy Sunday afternoon. Comfort has just finished spreading the clothes she washed on the line in front of their compound when her elder sister came out carrying …

The Encounter April walked out of the kitchen with a plate of sliced cucumbers. Loveth was at the table pretending to read, Georgina on the bed, smiling at her phone. …

by Daniel Nkado I’m a murderer. I have killed. Not one. Three. Three boys, I shot them all, and I do not regret it. Not a single bit. Nothing is …

by Daniel Nkado My name is Ndubuisi. I first came to Lagos on October, 2008. A bank had called me for an interview. The closest relative I have in Lagos …

by Daniel Nkado and Gloria Ezeh Eyaa, so he has finally bolted. And you have decided to bury your broken self in the sheets, feeling like a rapture leftover. Relax, …

THREE 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, …

by Daniel Nkado I should be about fifteen when Paul came to live with us. My mother said he was from Ukpo, but he didn’t speak Igbo like them. That …

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 …

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?’ …