• Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 7

    Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 7

    Atutu stormed into the hideout, his face twisted in anger as he cursed under his breath. The frustration was palpable.

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  • Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 6

    Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 6

    The children gathered around the dazed and disoriented Father Christmas, who was now sitting on the floor, struggling to make sense of what was happening.

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  • Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 5

    Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 5

    “We found the real Father Christmas!” Chukwuma exclaimed.Some minutes later the boys returned to school to meet the girls who were also excited about their find. Malik whispered to them and handed Habibat a transparent water bottle filled with black liquid to give to Father Christmas.

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  • Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 4

    Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 4

    “The one that they will bring to your school is the real Father Christmas.” Ebuka thought, “If the one they bring to your school is not then it is one of Father Christmas’s assistants, you can still kidnap that one.”

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  • Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 3

    Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 3

    “Me, I’m calm.” Oyinbo replied “I go the place yesterday and dem don employ me as dem Father Christmas.”

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  • The Wicked Stepmother

    The Wicked Stepmother

    One day while working on his farm, a beautiful woman (Adanma) with her daughter (Egodi) walked up to him to ask if he could accommodate them for a while since they were from a far away land

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  • Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 2

    Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 2

    “Oyinbo!” The voice of a short, stout woman sliced through the morning air, erupting from a tiny roadside bungalow in the grittiest part of Isheri. Clad in a worn wrapper, she stormed out onto the narrow, dusty street. “How many times have I told you to stop using my water? USELESS man!”

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  • Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 1

    Kidnapping Father Christmas: Chapter 1

    Ebuka’s laughter faded, replaced by a conspiratorial whisper as he leaned in closer to his younger brother. “You see, Chukwuma,” he began, his tone serious despite the gleam in his eyes

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  • The Seven Years Girlfriend

    The Seven Years Girlfriend

    Hi, my name is Pamela and this is the story of my friend. Pamela, let’s call her that. This happened a year ago. See, my friend Pamela had been dating this guy, Bob, let’s call him that.

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  • Writing Oxygen

    Writing Oxygen

    He dropped her on her silk covered bed and mounted her, trailing kisses down her neck, his lips stopped on her tit… no cleavage?… Nape?…Belly button?…

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  • What’s The Use?

    What’s The Use?

    Ms Akintobi sneaked into her son’s room. She felt like she had lost touch with him and she needed to know what was going on in his life to assure herself that she was still a good mother.

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  • The Six Years Plan

    The Six Years Plan

    I could feel his life slowly slipping out of my hands. This was what I wanted, so why did I feel numb? I had been chasing Ade for the last six years, six years of boiling rage,

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  • Ntuoku: After The Rain

    Ntuoku: After The Rain

    Five years had passed since Ada left her hometown for the city to study Mass Communication at the University of Nsuka. She remembered how she and her

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  • The Secret

    The Secret

    “Should we have fun with her?” “We weren’t paid for that.” “Come on, it won’t matter anyway. She’s still going to die.”

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  • The Life and Times of Mr. Hanz the Recluse

    The Life and Times of Mr. Hanz the Recluse

    The pelting of rain over his room filled his mind as it faded. His arms lay lifeless by his side, numb, he was lying on his bed but he felt like he was floating. This is how it ends.

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  • Ofo na Ogu (Justice and Honesty)

    Ofo na Ogu (Justice and Honesty)

    “Dum dum dum, ku Ku lu Ku Ku Ku Ku Ku, cha cha cha”—the frenetic drums pounded in a relentless rhythm as the masquerades whirled around the prostrate, tear-streaked girl.

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  • The Night He Won

    The Night He Won

    A sequel to the Night he lost Chidi’s gaze was fixed on the Bet9ja match lineup on his computer screen, his heart racing with anticipation. Today felt like it might be his turning point.

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  • The Night He Lost

    The Night He Lost

    Chidi’s gaze swept over the match line-up board, his pen and jotter clutched tightly in hand. “Today’s the day,” he mused, anticipation crackling in the air.

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  • A Funny Weekend For High School Boys

    A Funny Weekend For High School Boys

    Jadé hurriedly tied his shoelaces, bolted for the door, and called out, “Mummy, I’ve gone!” just as the door slammed shut behind him. He knew his mother well—

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  • The Stalker

    The Stalker

    “Bro, I’m telling you, someone’s always swiping my clothes,” Malik said as he walked his friend Dede out of the apartment. “Just yesterday, I hung my boxers to dry, barely turned around, and poof, they were gone.”

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  • Lightning Strikes Once (again)

    Lightning Strikes Once (again)

    She clung to him, desperate for her warmth and tears to anchor him back to life. His body, cold and lifeless, lay against hers, and she couldn’t bear the thought of him slipping away

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  • I’ll Never Let You Go

    I’ll Never Let You Go

    Agnes smiled—a smile that once stirred something deep within him, but now it felt like a twisted, mocking grin. Her lips curled slightly, revealing just a glimpse of teeth.

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  • Egbere: Keeping The Mat ( Bush Baby )

    Egbere: Keeping The Mat ( Bush Baby )

    “Nwe! Nwe! Nwe!” The child’s cries pierced the stillness of the night, echoing through the dense forest, a desperate wail that would tug at the heart of any passerby.

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  • Nwanyi Mmiri: Burn That Shrine Down

    Nwanyi Mmiri: Burn That Shrine Down

    The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden glow over the village as women made their way home from the bustling market and farmers trudged back from their fields.

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  • …and She Got Married

    …and She Got Married

    Ade’s voice resonated through the church, a gentle harmony that filled the air with peace. But then he saw her. She slipped into the back pew, and for a moment, everything else faded away.

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