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The Gods are not to Blame...: The Gods are not to Blame
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My Best Nigerian book is Ola Rotimi's The Gods are not to Blame . It's a classic that most literature student can not escape. The play strongly drives African belief in destiny an...1 view(s)
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A kid's prayer: As i face another day,
Watch over me Lord when i play,
Help me not to cry when i fall.
Instill in me your sweetest love.
Fill my heart with your truth.
As i'll soon ...145 comment(s)
OH! PASTOR: ... Oh! Pastor ... REPENT!!! before its too late!
This poetry shows the deteriorating state of our religious leaders ... so help us GOD!...102 comment(s)
FIRST KISS: THE LOOK
The first time he kissed her it was from across the office.
She rubbed her engagement ring hard and was rewarded with a sparkle. Looking at it intensely she t...88 comment(s)
Love, in a mortar...: I don’t believe in marriage. Not really. I like my space, so having one special person for the rest of my life is scary and too close for comfort.
My sister, Hadiza, got marri...81 comment(s)
Captain von 'Clap' Trapp: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of some ages, good day.
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Errr…writing erotica? Lol!!…nah….I don’t think I’ve had any crazy writing idea so far…besides, crazy is a relative term really. Writing about a story about gay people may be crazy for some people but perfectly normal [...]
1. When and why did you begin writing? What inspires you to write?
I started writing at the age of 15. I remember writing a play for a school magazine which was rejected. Later in life as an undergraduate I was able to [...]
I started writing about 7 years ago, but I only started taking it seriously about 3 years ago. I began writing because it was the most suitable way for me to express myself. I am very passionate about positive change, especially [...]
When and why did you begin writing? I started writing in 1999, which was in my first year in Senior Secondary School. This great playwright, an NYSC Corp member had just been sent to my school as a literature teacher and I liked [...]
Our Featured Writer for the month of January is Berry Feistypen. Her story, Small Pikin, Part 1, got the highest views in the month of December. To increase the number of views for your own stories, share the links with friends, and on Facebook [...]
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Anderson Paul is again the top member of Naija Stories this month. He is a HeadWordsmith with almost 20,000 points. Points are obtained through publishing stories, leaving comments, participating in group and forum discussions as well as making friends and other activities that keep [...]
Our Featured Writer for the month of November is TheBeautifulTruth. Her story, Nnamdi, got the highest views in the month of October. TBT has also previously won Best of the Month in July with her story I Remember. To increase the number of views [...]
When and why did you begin writing? My path towards writing began at a young age,i was an avid reader and read everything that came my way. I actually started writing in 1999 when i was in jss 3,my first attempt at [...]
Our Featured Writer for the month of October is Marya Kudos. Her story, ‘Corporate Affairs series’ topped the Best of the Month board with the highest comments and views in the month of September. Let us not also forget the “Out of the Blue” [...]
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It is not everyday you find a Nigerian writer featured in the Wall Street Journal but that was what happened earlier this month. I was perusing the WSJ a couple of weeks ago and came across an excerpt of Adimchinma’s first novel, [...]
Our Featured Writer for the month of August is Jaywriter. His story, ‘Seeing off Kisses’ topped the Best of the Month board with the highest comments and views in the month of July. To read more of his stories click HERE. Enjoy the interview [...]
Our Featured Writer for the month of July is TheBeautifulTruth. Her story, Nnamdi, got the highest views in the month of June. To increase the number of views for your own stories, share the links with friends, and on Facebook and Twitter. To read [...]
