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Weirdo 💙💙
Same routine. Same procedures. Same result. Yet, zero satisfaction. Zero acknowledgement. Life just keeps repeating with nothing new. It isn’t getting better. It never does. Zainab is a young, promising Nigerian graduate. Talent, purpose, and a degree in her hands. Three years after NYSC, there’s nothing to show for it. People call her “promising” but she can’t see anything promising about herself. Not after her boss promised her a promotion, then sold it to the highest bidder. Yet he still calls her a promising youth. Every morning is a repeat: clock in, smile, survive, clock out. The cycle is safe. It’s also killing her slowly. She tells herself she wants more , impact, growth, respect, but more means risk. And risk means losing the only job she claims to hate. Has she gotten so used to the loop that leaving feels scarier than staying? But what happens when something shifts? Something small, but impossible to ignore. One thing that breaks the whole routine and gives a completely different result. How will Zainab handle this part of her life? Not being able to let go because things might change beyond control, beyond routine. Will she take her chance at a better life, or will the fear of “what if it doesn’t work out" keep holding her back?
Vindex_Writes
Ngozi spent her twenties praying for the right man. When Odinaka came into her life in her early thirties, she believed God had finally answered her. He was everything she had asked for — attentive, kind, and loving. But the man she married behind closed doors was not the man the world saw. What followed were four years of silence, pain, and survival. Four years of walking on eggshells in her own home, cut off from everyone she loved, with no voice and no way out. Flagged is the story of what happens when a woman disappears inside her own marriage — and what it takes to bring her back.
Excel_
When final-year student Ethan meets lively freshman Amara during orientation week, he never expects the cheerful newcomer to change his life. Determined to focus on graduating after a painful heartbreak, Ethan keeps his distance, but Amara's warmth and resilience slowly break through the walls around his heart. As their friendship blossoms into love, jealous classmates, a possessive ex, and long-buried family secrets threaten to destroy everything they've built. With graduation approaching and difficult choices ahead, Ethan and Amara must decide whether their love is strong enough to survive the challenges of campus life—or whether the freshman who stole his heart will become the one he loses forever.
Felix King
An African-Korean college student, Chisom Grace Hwang reluctantly volunteered to be part of an international programme that was to hold in Nigeria, the homeland of a father she barely remembered. Since he disappeared from her life when she was seven, and legally declared dead years after, Grace had no strong foundational knowledge about her African cultural heritage, just living the simple Busan girl life, an elite student of Yonsei University. And when she made the decision to board the plane to Lagos with her luggage packed and ready, she thought all life had to offer was Kimchi and Bibimbap. Welcome to the 3rd Annual Global Heritage Story Project. For the first two weeks of the summer programme, she cried home, longing for the comfort of her sofa in Haeundae, too homesick to appreciate the tropical climate, and vibrant culture that Nigeria offered. But then things changed. what turned to be an activity to build her resumé and perhaps network turned into something life changing. From Lagos to Enugu, and then in the bustling streets of Onitsha, Grace came to realize that when Kimchi met Jollof, she finally found the missing half of herself. She got to learn about her culture, taste dishes that satisfied her buds, attempt to speak her dialect as fluent as she could, connect with her cousins, and relatives. And then she found an answer to a question, she had long forgotten she asked. The very question, that kept her up at night, and of course, no one answered And there she was standing at the greatest turning point of her life, facing a choice she never imagined she would make, continue living the comfortable life she had always known, or follow what could finally lead her to the father the world believed was dead.
Inkhorn
Chief Emmanuel “Manni” Nimley has everything including wealth, power, and the admiration of an entire nation. But when his children begin suffering terrifying supernatural attacks whenever they pursue success, a decades-old secret rises from the depths of the Kru coast. Long ago, Manni traded the destinies of his unborn children for unimaginable riches. Now, the ancient covenant has returned to collect. To save the family he loves, he must sacrifice the one thing money can never buy back his legacy. The Price of Gold is a gripping African supernatural thriller of ambition, betrayal, redemption, and the devastating cost of choosing wealth over blood. Some fortunes make kings. Others demand a price no family should ever have to pay.
Sophia
On a stormy Friday evening in Lagos, Tunde, a 28-year-old commercial bus conductor, boards the last bus heading toward Ikorodu after another exhausting day. Burdened by unpaid rent, his mother's hospital bills, and the responsibility of caring for his younger siblings, he wonders how much longer he can survive. As passengers hurriedly disembark at the final stop, Tunde notices a black leather bag tucked beneath one of the seats. Curious, he opens it and is stunned to find millions of naira in neatly bundled cash, along with documents revealing that the money is intended for an emergency surgery for a little girl suffering from a life-threatening heart condition. For the first time in his life, Tunde holds enough money to solve every problem he has ever faced. No one saw him pick up the bag. No one would suspect him. The night becomes a battle between desperation and conscience. Friends encourage him to keep the money, insisting that fate has finally smiled on him. But every time he imagines spending it, he remembers the face of a child whose life depends on that bag reaching its rightful owner. Determined to do the right thing, Tunde embarks on a frantic search across Lagos before the surgery deadline expires. Along the way, he encounters dishonest people eager to exploit him, unexpected allies who restore his faith in humanity, and difficult choices that test his integrity. When he finally reunites the family with the missing money, he expects nothing in return. Instead, his honesty captures national attention, opening doors to opportunities he never imagined.
Honorable
A single message sent to the wrong number was never supposed to change anyone's life. When Amanda accidentally texts David instead of someone else, an awkward apology turns into late night conversations, unexpected laughter, and a friendship neither of them saw coming. As their bond grows stronger, they decide to meet, only to discover that fate has been quietly connecting them all along. But with old wounds, unexpected challenges, and the fear of trusting again, will they take a chance on love, or let destiny slip away? Sometimes, the greatest blessings begin with the smallest mistakes.
Adela
"Why don't you tell your children what you were doing when you travelled to Bayelsa for business" Nma shouted as she dropped the kitchen knife and wiped her hands on her wrapper "Tell them how you squandered all the family's money on women and drinks" She continued, "Or you don't want to tell them? Then let me tell them" She turned to her children, three sat at the dining table and the first stood before her. But before she could continue she glanced at her last born and paused, she couldn't bring herself to continue because of the tears streaming down her child's eyes. Chidera was her last born and only girl but she rarely cried, she was always so happy, some said she carried the joy of the whole family. But for the first time in a long while she was in tears. This was not how she hoped her children found out, she hoped they never found out. She wanted to bear the pain of her broken marriage by herself and give her children the illusion of a perfect family, but they are grown now. Chidera was eighteen years old now, they weren't babies anymore. Nma paused to think about her life, when did it all go wrong? She was in her twenty-fourth year of marriage, marriage she entered purely for her survival but it turned out to be after her survival. She thought about her husband's family, She thought about her own family, She thought about her children, She thought about her church, She was always thinking about one person or the other. But for the first time since she was born, she paused to think about herself. Then she realized that she has never thought about just herself before and that was going to change now.
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Gpresh
Emeka Obi returns to Enugu after eighteen months on a peacekeeping deployment, expecting relief. Instead, he finds his younger brother, Chidi, arrested for a crime Emeka knows he didn't commit — because Emeka was there the night it happened, and he knows who really did it: his commanding officer's son. The evidence Emeka holds could clear Chidi. It could also end Emeka's career, unravel the fragile trust his unit has in him, and expose a cover-up that goes higher than one family. His mother begs him to stay quiet and let the lawyers handle it. His superior officer, a man who once saved Emeka's life in the field, calls in the favor and asks him to look away — just this once, for the good of the unit, for the good of everyone. For three days, Emeka carries the truth like a loaded weapon, torn between the brotherhood that shaped him and the brother who shares his blood. Every hour he waits, Chidi's trial draws closer, and Emeka's own reflection grows harder to face. On the morning of the hearing, Emeka must walk into that courtroom and decide who he really serves: the uniform that gave him purpose, or the family that gave him his name. The Weight of Silence is a story about the moment loyalty splits in two — and the truth that outlives the choice we make.
toribright
Basira cooks the best Jollof rice in Lagos. As she builds a sterling food empire, she attracts new clients and formidable competitors.
Konju Jessica
The light of the fireplace cast long shadows on the wall, the fire reflected in the eyes of the woman sitting on the couch with a blanket over her shoulders. She had a bittersweet smile on her face as her mind traveled to the past days, nights long passed, nights she shared with her family when she was a kid. Memories she hoped to bring alive if possible. First story: a story adaptation of a popular folklore in Nigeria; The Princess and the half man; Cruel, ruthless, vicious, and heartless-these were the whispered titles that followed her in the shadows. But why should it matter? In a world where only the victor writes the history, where might reigns supreme, there is no such thing as right or wrong-only the relentless quest for power. Only the strongest survive, and only the king can enforce the game's very rules. Welcome to the world of Princess Emajiri, the formidable Princess of Enale. Armed with breathtaking beauty, a sharp wit, and an unwavering pride, she believed she was untouchable, destined to conquer all who dared cross her path. But destiny is a cunning adversary, and soon she would find herself at the mercy of an unexpected twist. Embark on a gripping journey through Emajiri's tale-a story entwined with mystery, betrayal, and a fierce battle for survival that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Are you ready to uncover the secrets that lie within?
Honorable
A dusty letter hidden inside an old library book was never meant to be found. When Adaeze, a final-year university student, discovers it, she becomes obsessed with finding the mysterious "Daniel" mentioned in it. What starts as simple curiosity soon turns into an emotional journey filled with forgotten promises, hidden truths, unexpected friendships, and a love story that refused to die. Some letters arrive late... But they still change lives.
