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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 …

War Room ‘Excuse me, ladies,’ Philomena said, ‘I have to take this call.’ She stood and walked into the kitchen with her phone. The door was pounded again. Georgina got …

by Thor Jensen In 1876, Blanche Monnier was a typical young woman of Paris society. When the time came for her to find a suitor, she set upon a lawyer …

SEVEN He stopped talking when he realized the person he was talking to wasn’t actually listening. Quietly, he took her hand and gave it back to her. He began to …

SIX Mrs Rita Onalli is not particularly a bad woman. She went to church every Sunday, sometimes on big Wednesdays too, helped the poor and never shouted at an employee. …

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 …

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 …

 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 …

THREE The bike man stopped just at the front of the gate. It was ajar. Near it, blue Tiger generators safely locked inside metal compartments lined up the wall. A …

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, …

ONE Amaka dropped the bundle of sticks near the tripod in the kitchen shed. At the veranda, Chinelo sat with her legs extended and crossed. A plastic tray containing beans …

by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer I walked for about ten minutes then stopped abruptly to see if the other boys were coming along. They were, but at a slower pace. They …

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 …

by Andrew Ifeatu Jennifer He pushed the window back to receive fresh air as the bus sped off the wet road. His face wore a reminiscent smile as he thought …

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 …

by Daniel Nkado   Uzo got down from the tricycle, sweaty and frustrated. A light wind blew across and some of the papers in the folder in his hand flew …

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,’ …

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, …

The Queens, the Mission and the Oath! ‘I said where did you get this?’ Georgina yelled again. Nwamgbeke grabbed back the photograph from Georgina. ‘Which kind of intalacassion is that?’ …

The Emancipation of Nwamgbeke – 2 ‘Kolo…ko…koloko…ko—’ Nwamgbeke continued to stammer. She was on the plastic chair, eyes fixed into the open Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary on the table before …

FIVE As soon as she saw him off to the gate, she turned and started back into the house. Her steps were hurried, her heart pumping fast. Inside, she sped …

The Emancipation of Nwamgbeke – 1 ‘How dare you wear my blouse?!!!!!!’ Georgina yelled. ‘Solly,’ Nwamgbeke said. ‘I not know is your own.’ Georgina thrust her palm to Nwamgbeke’s face. …

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 …

A Vigil for Georgina ‘Where is she?’ Loveth asked, staring at Nwamgbeke. ‘I know?’ Nwamgbeke said. She gestured. ‘No be here I keep am before I lock the door?’ ‘You …

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 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 Daniel Nkado  I love my husband very dearly. Absolutely. I married him a poor fat fool. Against all their advices and questions. Life was miserably hard, but I didn’t …

by Daniel Nkado I have always wanted my husband and me to try something new in bed. Over the years our sex life has grown boring. Very boring. Most times …

TWO Two days later, he stopped Anita in front of their department building and asked her about her friend. How and why she had managed to come to George’s low-class …

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 Obiozo is a big-headed fat bully. He is the horror of every new kid at school. I know what I passed through the time I first arrived …

SEVEN It was some minutes past 11 in the night. Samson was already asleep on his bed when the knock came. He tossed to the other side and in his …

by Samuel Uzo Before this happened to me, I’ve read and heard so much about what goes on there at Computer Village, Ikeja. What those guys over there are capable …

Maid On A Mission 2 April spent hours making Georgina up. At the end, after she wore her the new grandma’s wig and antique spectacles they got, Georgina became a …

by Ugochukwu E. I have never been a fan of miracle churches. Since my encounter with one in Asaba when I was younger, I have begun to feel all of …

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 Jerry Uke Obinna rolled on his bed. His thoughts went so deep he wondered if he was going to get any sleep at all this night. The previous nights …

FOUR He didn’t understand the scene, but he still said, ‘I’m sorry, I just came to check if everything was alright.’ Nwamgbeke slapped Nnamdi’s shoulder. ‘So this child-child pray, you …

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 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 …

It’s another week, guys! The winners of last week’s game are: UduakAbasi Ikurekong, Zinny and Mariam Morenike. Congrats to you all and thank you for making DNB proud. Cecilia is …

TWO Nwamgbeke continued to shake Ikechukwu. ‘Hey, Ikechukwu!’ she cried. ‘Ikechukwu, licing up na! Ikechukwu!’ She tried to pull him up. ‘Ikechukwu, I soly na, prease licing up. Please, I …

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 …

The Visitor Mrs Onwa gripped the door to Harry’s ward and pushed it open. Harry sat with his back to the wall on the bed, holding up his iPad. He …

ONE Nwamgbeke sat on a white plastic chair in front of the house, her legs joggling from temper. Ikechukwu will hear nwii today. It wasn’t long that Ikechukwu honked outside. …

by Nnenna Okolo Chioma is her happiest today. She is finally going to see Grandma. It’s been some years now since she last saw her. Roughly 4 years ago— the …

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 …

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 …

THIRTEEN The boy, Felix Uzonna, was a quiet boy. He was nothing like the other Zoo boys that scream and run about the class, telling jokes and calling each other …

Survival The knock came again. ‘Who is that?’ Loveth said, a quivery hint to her voice. ‘April?’ a male voice came from outside. Loveth recognized the voice, but still opened …