Stella stared, frowning, at the shadow moving towards her. She wondered who was approaching and thought briefly of ducking out of sight. She didn’t want company. That was why she had chosen this secluded area. Read More

My heart starts to race as I spot him across the room. Our eyes lock for a second and I wonder if he feels it too – that jolt of pure electricity. He looks away, Read More

Even though the office almost capsized from people running helter-skelter to get things done when the news came that the CEO was coming from the headquarters, Anna remained quite calm. She was simply glad she Read More

“Nengi? Nengi? Did you hear me?” A hand roughly jerked her awake, pulling her slowly from the dark corners of her dream. She jumped, startled, her hands reaching out to the nearest thing to keep Read More

The last time I saw my mother was when I was in Junior Secondary School at fourteen years old. So I have not seen her for the better part of my life. Yet the events Read More

….Nai could feel her heart in her mouth. it was pounding. heart beats skipping. her hormones in total control. she inched closer to cover the space between them…she just couldnt bear it any longer. she Read More

We were in the hotel room, Emenike’s gift to me. Our wedding reception had ended barely an hour earlier, and most of our invitees, those who had come all the way from Agbawka and Umunachi, Read More

Here at Naija Stories, we hope your year has been going well so far and you have been writing more. This is just the perfect time to launch a new book, rewrite your manuscript or Read More

“Koko, are you listening to me?” asked Atim as she realized that her cousin had not responded to anything she had said to her in the last few minutes. Looking up she noticed the faraway Read More

I can see clearly now…the storm is over After suffering blisters and bruises Healing is finally taking its course However the scars remain, the pain has not been forgotten But they serve as a memorial…there’s Read More

TO BE FACILITATED BY PROFESSOR UNOMA AZUAHThis is to announce a series of FREE poetry workshops across the country to be facilitated by the Poetry Editor of www.sentinelnigeria.org, Unoma Azuah professor of Creative Writing at Read More

What more can i sayOf trials and travailsOr trauma and horrorOf monks and nunsOf pagans and necromancers What more can i sayOf these to my generationWho seek liberation and justificationAs moles they grope in cavesAnd Read More

  The tragicomedies of living in Sports Hall still haunt me. The male Sports Hall, sited at the very gates of the Sports complex, was originally home to the Defense Academy’s sportsmen. It had however Read More

Praise and worship over, the whole congregation rose as the man of God strode in. He looked neither to the right nor left as he made straight for the pulpit. Women curtsied and men bowed Read More

How can i write in bliss ?When my pen threaten to flee,Away from my exuding fears.When my slate is soaked in my own tears,And my beloved NAIJA face a dark abyss.Though power supply has long Read More

It all began in a bus Full of passengers who didn’t hesitate to curse The air was tense and void of serenity Like there was another tsunami Despite the loveless state of the atmosphere An Read More

My father, you i haveMy father, you i needI have a father; lostI have a father; foundI have a father; mystery is His Outcast me he madeMy extensions are potsherdsMy extensions are half-departedMy life on Read More

The Dead poet I lay my words in books A thousand years to come And I wonder how then it will look For so many years had come and gone For friends, unseen, unborn, and Read More

When I was eleven years old, I choked on a fish bone. My mum used to make iced-fish stew for dinner every Sunday then, and my favorite part of the fish was the head. Only Read More

I know you guys are shaking your head in disapproval, but be open minded when you read before you crucify them, lol! You know I love my characters! Enjoy! ________ Jamal Mujahid was having an Read More