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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!
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One of our judges, Tolu Ogunlesi, has returned his commentaries on the top 18 stories. The stories are listed below in no particular order, and with the comments following. We hope that both the writers of these posts and others reading will find this [...]
In line with the vision of Naija Stories to promote reading as well as writing Nigerian stories, we bring you this contest for readers. There will be no writing involved, only questions to answer. We want to find out how well you know your [...]
The interview held between Arukaino Umukoro and Myne Whitman, the Managing Editor of NaijaStories at the NaijaStories Meetup in Lagos appeared in the April 11 edition of TELL - one of the foremost news magazines in Nigeria. A scanned copy of the paper edition [...]
The African Writing Prize for Flash Fiction has released results of the competition which we also announced here on Naija Stories. One of our members was shortlisted, and is happy to share his joy with us.
At the end of the second round, the following stories have been selected by the Naija Stories editors and volunteers. All the selected stories have been sent over to the judges for their review and comments. All the best everyone.
It was the 7th instalment of celebrityReads Africa, and another chance for us to see them do their thing. This time round we had a writer; Okechukwu Ofili, a comedian; Mandy, actor; Monalisa Chinda, the duo Skuki; Musicians, and singer/on air personality [...]
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One day to go to the end of submissions, NaijaStories.com announces it’s last judge of the Vote Chronicles writing contest. Chiedu Ifeozo is a published poet, and a writer. NaijaStories has chosen to partner with him as a judge of the Vote Chronicles due [...]
SOLA Kuti is the Creative Director of SwitchedOn Media Ltd, and also the chief editor of the major publication produced by the outfit, the SwitchedonNaija website. We are partnering with Sola on the Vote Chronicles due to his extensive experience of working with [...]
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We couldn’t have enough today at Loudthotz Open Poetry Reading Season II, Episode III. The atmosphere was so charged and everyone was so animated as poets and critics dissected words, and questioned the creative process that crafted them.
Saraba is seeking the service of 5 persons who will serve as Readers for the Magazine.
The Readers shall be tasked with offering pre-publication advice, especially as regards the ‘readability’ of the works published in each issue. They shall respond to questions of [...]
We are proud to announce the confirmation of one of our judges of the NaijaStories Contest - The Vote Chronicles, in the person of Tolu Ogunlesi. Tolu is the author of two books and several short stories, a versatile writer, a journalist and blogger. Added [...]
Entries are hereby invited for The Nigeria Prize for Literature. The yearly literary prize is endowed by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) to honour the author of the best book by a Nigerian within the last four years.