2020 Winner of the WattysNG Awards One more lie would do no harm. That was Chizaram's motto and it had worked well for her. Weaving an intricate web of deceit involving foetuses was the art of legends-she was a legend. Unexpected circumstances force her to make a decision; tell the truth or become pregnant. Fast. Af...
Perhaps sparks of compassion is flaring up in your veins, The qualities of a hero - surfacing A longing to save me, to end my pain If you're reading this, its probably too late For I am nothing but a bludgeoned soul
•Completed• Every spark is felt differently. Some are never felt at all. A collection of first kiss stories by twelve authors.
On a path of trying to be free from the cage of her overprotective parents and coming out of her shell in general, Esse faces a lot of life changing experiences. She meets new people, and has to learn how to deal with new emotions and new feelings. Lost between multiple yet limited choice, she has to deal with it all...
#Naija Ranking- 1 (18/08/18) The year is 2015. A nation is bracing up for what may turn out to be its most defining moment in it's 55-year history. However, two Lagos juveniles don't quite share the enthusiasm. 15-year-old Dennis Asiegbu and the football-playing goons of Grace School have once again arrived at the sam...
The town of Udinla is attacked by crocodile warriors, and the humble peace of the town is shattered bit by bit as its protectors carve through the intruders and slowly uncover the truth about who is attacking them... and why.
Jagunmolu, famed warrior, has enough enemies already. Caught in the throes of grief, he is offered the one thing he can't refuse.But there is a price to pay for everything. Ogunjimi is obsessed with becoming a warrior just like his father was, but nothing is fair in war and the battlefield is just another nightmare. ...
It is the year 2042, and the world has been forever changed by astounding technologies that use the mind. But what grabs the imagination and the world is an artificial island full of prehistoric animals and the world makes plans for them. Our story begins from the point of view of these animals and how they see events...
Hidden deep in our culture and buried under western influence lay the very backbone of our culture and civilisation: stories. Though, in this day and age, it is very easy to ignore the impact these stories have had on us. But dear reader, bear with me as I tell you the tales that once guided our ancestors and their cu...
Anansi, the old spider deity, is alive, breathing again, and he has come for what he is owed. Mọ́remi has two mothers, but that's not the strangest thing about her. She is the last descendant of the Dahomey Warriors, a dangerous group of all female warriors who once conquered everything in sight until, strangely, t...
Artwork by Britney Omietimi. There was a time in our history when the gods of old played an important part in our daily lives and culture. We sculpted them and in turn, they sculptured our very civilisation but that was then. Now, our gods have been forgotten, replaced by the more suitable monotheistic religio...
"Everyone was willing to do all it takes to attend Crown School, but only the best scholar made it every year." My Days at Crown School tells the story of Suzy James. The girl who made it into the best school in Lagos. Out of all the things she expected Crown School would offer her, she never thought there was a secr...
A Goddess corrupted by her broken heart. A mother blinded by desperation. A girl's life in exchange for the future of humanity. A forbidden romance. Tanny Carmichael is a biracial seventeen year old living a privileged life in Lagos, Nigeria. On the outside, her life appears picture perfect. She has a powerful protect...
Great Job? Check. Husband? Check. Children? Hell no. *** Uyiosa has accomplished all the goals he wants except for one. To become a father. He waits patiently for his wife to agree to have children but she refuses. To make matters worse, he has to take sides between the two women he adores most in the world; His mot...
"Following these traditional good girl ways, I learnt to cook, clean and sweep at the age of 8. Today I am 16 year old and all I do is cook, clean and sweep, preparing myself for the days when I turn 21 and cook, clean and sweep for eternity while my husband-the doctor/lawyer/engineer/rich man/ Igbo to the core-goes a...
Hi there! So finally I decided to compile my short stories into a book, since I'm damn too lazy to write a book chapter by chapter. Here's me wishing this will turn out well for your entertainment...I hope you are entertained by it. Cheers ^.^
