Stories

THE FREEWAY TO MAKE MONEY WHERE THERE IS NO MONEY.

THE FREEWAY TO MAKE MONEY WHERE THERE IS NO MONEY… After I finished my National Youth Service Corps in 2019 and the allawee stopped coming,...

Thompson Abimbola Abigail in Article
May 18 - 2 min read

THE BULLDOG APPROACH

TᕼE ᗷᑌᒪᒪᗪOG ᗩᑭᑭᖇOᗩᑕᕼ One of my favourite quote has been, “𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔” You are not a...

Austin Johnson Odafe in Short Stories
May 16 - 2 min read

Becoming A Superhero Through Scriptwriting

I grew up watching animated movies—I still do. Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Ironman, Wonder woman, Captain America, and the rest were always number 1 on my...

Precious Adetunji in Tell! African Internship
May 13 - 1 min read

POP: Power of Prayer

Dear Reader, At some point in your life when you want to question the purpose of this world ? Remember that Allah SWT has a...

Rafiat, O. M in Short Stories
May 12 - 1 min read

My greatest Influence

Who’s your greatest influence? Some would say their mom, dad, siblings, friends or even celebrities. Many might even say God. Truly, God should be our...

Aernyi Barbara in Cornerpiece
May 12 - 1 min read

Hello, Brother

Hello, BrotherEven though distance tears us apartI dwell in your heartYou dwell in mine. In all seasonsWhen I needed someone to talk tooYou were always...

Adebusola Nafisa Ogunsesan in Poetry
May 12 - 1 min read

WHAT VALUE CAN YOU ADD?

I remember the very first day at my first internship, the boss asked me, ‘what value can I add?’ Of course, I am brilliant and...

Adebusola Nafisa Ogunsesan in Short Stories
May 12 - 1 min read

HOW TO HOLD INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION

Imagine you being in a conversation and you have nothing more to say after you have exhausted your points or you feel that conversation is...

Adebusola Nafisa Ogunsesan in Lifestyle
May 12 - 2 min read

WHAT VALUE CAN YOU ADD?

I remember the very first day at my first internship, the boss asked me, ‘what value can I add?’ Of course, I am brilliant and...

Anonymous in Short Stories
May 12 - 1 min read

Survival

SURVIVAL OF THE SMARTEST Let’s just say our destiny as females was to come and suffer in the world of the male specie. Or...

Abdullahi Thurayyah in Short Stories
May 11 - 3 min read

What Do You Do As You Grow Older?

ONE Sekemi was what Nigerians called ‘ajebutter’. She came from a very comfortable, God-serving family. Her holidays were sprinkled with trips to America, Dubai,...

THE TRUTH LIAR in Series
May 11 - 1 min read

Who comes up with amazing movies?

No doubt, we all love movies. I grew up watching Avatar, the last Airbender. My mother fostered the love my brother and I had for...

Precious Adetunji in Tell! African Internship
May 10 - 1 min read

Just Keep Swimming

Oil, however submerged, will always find its way to the top the top of water. So, keep it moving. Does that mean I’m denser...

Erioluwadamiloju Shodayo in Catharsis
May 9 - 1 min read

20 Lessons I’ve Learnt In The 20 Years I’ve Walked This Earth.

I turned 20 today. 🥳Now I know some might think, that’s still young. But it’s 20 years. 20 years I have walked this earth. I...

Jess Mwangi in Chronicles Of Consciousness
May 9 - 6 min read

My Mother’s Day

“There are days, there are good days and there are bad days that make good days worthy of celebrating”And there is a Mother’s Day...

Noah Aderoju in Poetry
May 9 - 1 min read

DISCLAIMER: By Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA)

We at the Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA) and the entire Christians in Nigeria are the claimant herein, and we make this claim...

Anonymous in Education
May 8 - 2 min read

The Ominous Omnibus of March 17 – Ebenezer Stephen Abidemi

Early Life and Educational Background I was born into a family of four (two boys and two girls). I attended a sound primary school where...

Covenant Odedele in Interviews
May 8 - 7 min read

My love: A manifestation of representation

She found me,as I was trying to emerge from the maze of wonder that Dorothy and the Emerald city threw me in. A world full...

Sa'eedah Hussein in Catharsis
May 8 - 2 min read

VINCENZO: THE MUST READ

🌹Happy new year from this side of my ink. It’s my very first series review for the year 2021 and the series I have chosen...

Melody Tobi-Makinde in K-drama
May 7 - 24 min read

When The One You Love Is Suffering

When the one you love is out of reach, you can’t sleep. You are constantly turning in bed wondering when day will come so you can...

Jess Mwangi in Article
May 7 - 1 min read

Ex-presidential Candidate lauds Aare Afe Babalola call for Summit of Hope

The candidate of the Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA), in the 2019 presidential election, Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies congratulates and lauds Aare Afe Babalola on his decision...

Anonymous in Education
May 7 - 2 min read

ECCLESIA: NSCEA Mourns and Condoles in respect of Pastor Dare Adeboye

Re: RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Adeboye Loses 42 Year-Old First Son The Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA), mourns, expresses her deep sympathy and...

Anonymous in Lifestyle
May 7 - 2 min read

Condolence: Bishop Adesanya-Davies Mourns Pastor Dare Adeboye

Re: RCCG General Overseer, Pastor Adeboye Loses 42 Year-Old First Son, Dare – How He Went To Bed After Church Service And Never Woke Up...

Anonymous in Article
May 7 - 1 min read

Our Love is Forever

Chris was very cagey when it came to matters pertaining to love. From his first day in the university, his avoidant nature had occasioned a...

Arinze Oduburu in Short Stories
May 6 - 1 min read

Babies Don’t Care If Your Ogbono Is On The Fire.

This is the story of how a toddler almost ruined my cooking ogbono with vibes situation. I was literally winging it and this small boy...

Déṣẹwà in Lifestyle
May 6 - 2 min read

W O R D S.

I heard no amount of words would fill a basket, Then,I was told to speak up rather than taking it with me to my casket,...

ESTHER DAMILOLA AJIGBOTOSHO in Poetry
May 5 - 1 min read

Are you aware of the health continuum scale?

For many years, a lot of people have tried to explain what it means to be wholly healthy according to their own perception and the...

Aroyehun Simon-Peter in Health
May 4 - 1 min read

VACCINATION VS. ALLERGY (Preventing adverse reactions during and after vaccination)

The body’s immune system helps protect against pathogens that cause infection. Most of the time, it’s an efficient system. It either keeps microorganisms out or...

Aroyehun Simon-Peter in Health
May 4 - 8 min read

Tale to the unborn

Tale to the unborn ( War) Tell the unborn!I am a warrior, I have won trophiesAnd yet unbeaten. Tell the unborn!The power in my dagger...

Awoko Emmanuel Iyanuoluwa in Flourishing Daily
May 3 - 1 min read

His Own

It was after Louise marriage to Reuben that the real him became evident to her. That hidden part of him, cloaked and wrapped up by...

Thompson Emate in Short Stories
May 3 - 1 min read

THE HANDS OF TIME

If I could change the hands of time…If you could change the hands of time, what would you do? Is there a moment of your...

Lvy Oguye in Chronicles Of Consciousness
May 2 - 2 min read

Muffled Dreams!

Suleiman walked to and fro of his room, muttering to himself. His stomach grumbled, he was hungry. He rubbed his eyes with his hands, yawning...

Sandra Meribe in Short Stories
May 2 - 5 min read

Sundays Are For Brunches And Relaxing.

Haa! It’s Sunday. The sun is out and bright. The skies are clear. It’s a beautiful day. I’m just from the morning mass which ends...

Jess Mwangi in Article
May 2 - 1 min read

Life Really Is Pointless Huh!

You ever think life is just pointless. Like there is not much to life than just existing. You ever sit down and think about what...

Jess Mwangi in Article
May 1 - 3 min read

Conversations make great stories too

Have you ever had a conversation with a friend, relative or even a stranger and thought to yourself “Hmm, this conversation would make a great...

Teniola From Tell! in Tell! Books
May 1 - 1 min read

One of a Writer’s Story

It was a sunny afternoon. A sunny Friday afternoon. I had just returned from school, a little tired. I spent the latter part of my...

Precious Adetunji in Tell! African Internship
Apr 30 - 1 min read

Why Are You So Obsessed With Them?

‘Why are people so obsessed over the whites?” Obi lamented. Ali grins at the look of exasperation that had appeared on Tunde’s face. The three...

THE TRUTH LIAR in Short Stories
Apr 30 - 1 min read

Birthday Glam

“Girl you can’t show up to your own birthday party looking like that!” She exclaimed. “Looking like what?” I ask. My nails are done, hair...

Erioluwadamiloju Shodayo in Punography
Apr 30 - 2 min read

What is Love ❤️

What is Love? A dear friend once asked me, “how do you know you are in love”. I was bewildered by my inability to answer...

David Ojo in Love, Sex & Relationships
Apr 30 - 2 min read

State of Emergency

A cockroach has lost A wing and a limb In a ghastly flight for safety And the broom that caused same Has caught up with...

Mighty Emmanuel Isaac in Poetry
Apr 30 - 1 min read

SERENITY

Where I am matters a lot, Where I belong speaks a lot. My environment, what I need. To help organize my adaptation. My environment should...

Naeemah Kamaldeen in Poetry
Apr 30 - 1 min read

Mo’s Journal: Shapes and Sizes

What is Pressure? Pressure can be defined as a contrasting force or impulse of any kind (Oxford dictionary). It is described as a pressing; a...

Moyosoreoluwa Fagunleka in Article
Apr 29 - 6 min read

From The Moment

Photo credits: Thought catalog on Unsplash I have been taking a creative writing unit this semester and we were given an assignment to write a...

Jess Mwangi in Poetry
Apr 28 - 1 min read

How to die.

I just googled “how to die”. I am utterly frustrated at the way my life is just spiraling meaninglessly. I feel like I cannot get...

Avril in Chronicles Of Consciousness
Apr 27 - 1 min read

Where is Home?

I’ll like to tell you that “all will be fine”, but even I won’t believe those words. As I am currently far away from you,...

Adam and Eve in Memoir Series
Apr 26 - 2 min read

Tell Your Stories To Me Too

I like to write stories. I like to read them too. But, you see, sometimes, words fail me. Not fail in the actual sense. Words...

Erioluwadamiloju Shodayo in Tell! Updates
Apr 26 - 4 min read

The Path

THE PATH I was lost but i trusted in The Path. I hoped the path would somehow end in the start where i would...

Damilola Aruna-Ogun in Poetry
Apr 24 - 2 min read

LASUSU: An ellipse of the Nigeria political space

Kareem Itunu Azeez Consciously and unconsciously, from being university student representatives, they further chase this careers of being political gladiators to being future leaders, especially...