Pipes Above, Thirst Below

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by Kashibu Victory

The first thing you notice in Ajegunle Extension is not the noise, but the thirst.

Tomorrow Never Came

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By Chiamaka Mbah

Tomorrow, we will go home.

Ginger

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By Ramatu Ada Ochekliye

Shiana stirred her pot of stew as it simmered on the cooker. The stew wasn't as red as she loved it, but this would have to do. Her spoon flitted around the chunks of meat, noting the spaces where she used to have more. She took the spoon out, hit it on the edge of the pot to get most of the stew back in, then she carefully placed what was left in the middle of her palm. She raised her palm to her mouth and licked the stew off.

Unity

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By Glory Ayobami Ogunbodede 

They were five minds, five flames — each burning bright in their corner of Jos. But separate fires only warm so much. What if they could set the whole city alight?

Convenience

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By Pius Onyebujor

Twelve-year-old Ella watched her mother standing in the middle of the street shouting at the top of her voice at Uncle Sunny. The ground was littered with a million broken pieces of what was once a couple of bottles yet, her mother's feet didn't bleed. 

That Pesky Thing Called Submission

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By Marire Adebanjo

I stared at his eyes as he made several sexist statements. He has been spilling unreasonable comments since we started our conversation. I just couldn’t comprehend his thought process and why he was talking like this. I couldn’t believe what I just heard.

Once Green

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By Pius Onyebujor

Once upon a time, my village was green.

Since We Are All Mad Now

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by Marire Adebanjo

"This isn’t the first time this has happened", I said. The room went quiet for what felt like an eternity. The deepening silence nearly broke my eardrums.

__________

I can not take it anymore. I have to speak up. I thought this to myself. I am hoping something different will happen this time. I have tried several things before resorting to telling my family.

Better Days

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By Marire Adebanjo

I opened my eyes to see the spirogyra decorated white ceiling of my room. It was not intended to be that way. It was usually just white but rain drops from the leaking roof has prompted this.

A Do or Die Affair

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By Adetayo Adetokun

The Shadow of Despair

Beneath the relentless African sun somewhere in Senegal, my story unfolds against a backdrop of stark contradictions. Senegal, a nation brimming with natural beauty and cultural richness, paradoxically harbored a grim underbelly—a pervasive economic depression that ensnared its youth in a cruel vice. As I, Amadou, embarked on my tumultuous journey, I could feel the weight of despair bearing down upon me like the sweltering heat of the sun overhead.

Shroud

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By Cynthia Umeh

Tima lived in a charming small town. Her blindness may have impaired her eyesight, but she knew in her spirit that her town was charming. 

This is Goodbye

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By Ruth Ajawu

My life is sectioned into four: the good days, the bad days, the in between, and the mixture.

The Snip

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By Ruth Ajawu

Today, I am finally going to become a woman!

Flip The Switch

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Edikan felt Ama turn in her sleep as she gained consciousness. He had listened to her troubled sleep – marked by her slight snoring – for the past hour, even though his back remained turned to her. Their fight last night had been the worst in the six months they had been dating. And for the first time since he moved into her apartment, they had slept on opposite ends of the bed.

Long Distance: When The Fairy Tale Ends

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It starts with a long distance relationship that wasn’t working. Adon and Jason try to make things work and just when they think they are in a good place, Jason has an accident that makes him fall in love with Amara. When he returns to his senses, it is to find Adon is with child. For his best friend? The answer shocks him. He tries again and somehow, they end up together again. And then reality strikes.

The Dwayne Project

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'Life' scared the shit out of her. She knew that NASA and a host of scientists were really testing the possibilities of life on other planets. She also knew that for life to exist on any of these planets, they would have to be super intelligent and greatly evolved.

That wasn't what scared her.

Long Distance (The Finale)

Two people in a long distance relationship are trying to find each other. An unexpected turn of events tear them apart when they finally do. And it keeps pulling them apart until…they find themselves here. This is the final story. There were three others before this. (Read here, here and here to understand the story...or continue on here 👇)

Adon Kato heard the loud voices as she gradually slipped out of consciousness. Where was she? And why were they yelling?

Quick Sand on a Plateau

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She always knew she wanted to be rich and famous; she wanted the world to know her name, girls to aspire to be her, and boys to want to marry her. She wanted to leave a legacy of strength, ambition, love, change, power, and wisdom. She knew it was conceited, but she wanted people across the globe to know her name…for her principles, her drive, and her humanity. She didn’t want to die without having left a mark in the sands of time. And best of all, she didn’t want the fame or money for just herself; she wanted it for everyone she knew.

The Truest Manifestation of Love (2)

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Every story has at least two sides. Every action has at least two reactions. The first was here. This is the second.

The Woman He Lost

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 MARSHABLE's 'Black Armor'
Written By: David Yi

When Ebo Kofi met Iminathi Thato, he and Farhanah Ekow were checking themselves out. For a minute there, he thought he was in love with Farhanah but all that flew out of the window when Iminathi spoke to him.