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The Nigeria I want To See By CHUKWUBUMNOBI EBO Nigeria is my country. I love Nigeria. It is my home. I love my friends, cousins, teachers and the people of Nigeria. The land is big and beautiful. I really love the beaches too. However, they are some things I do not like about Nigeria. There […]

MY NIGERIA BY MOFIYINFOLUWA FEYISITAN   Nigeria is a great country, but there are some things that need to change. I will talk about some of them here. Firstly, a major problem in Nigeria is the traffic problem. Traffic is mostly found in urban communities because many people live and work there. Traffic is usually […]

The First Female Ruler of L’Eko by Oluwatofunmi Lawal Retold by Ariellah Offor  One day, Oba Akinjobi was entering his palace when his daughter princess Funmilola joined him. He was worried because he was getting old and did not know who would be the next king after him. Although he had a son, his heir, […]

The First Female Ruler of L’Eko by Oluwatofunmi Lawal Retold by Anthonia Oyereyi Ukanah   Long ago, in a far away country, the palace of Oba Akinjobi laid in the beautiful village of L’Eko. A spotless and glorious land, rich in producing.   One bright morning, while the marketers were happily setting up their shelters […]

Be Careful What You Wish For by Azeema Davies  RETOLD by Tehillah Offor Long, Long ago in a village called Gimbia, there lived a nine-year-old girl who was tall, dark in complexion and quite lazy. Her name was Naria, she lived with her mother in one of the huts. Her mum, Mrs. Okobi, was plum […]

Be Careful What You Wish For By Azeema Davies Retold by Jaida Roberts In the beautiful village of Gimbia, that had tall beautiful plants, animals and small little huts, there lived a beautiful, dark-skinned girl named Naria. She lived with her fair, loving mum, Mrs. Okobi. Naria was very lazy, so she barely did any […]

By Oluwatofunmi Lawal Retold by ARIELH OFFOR The story started with a man named Oba Akinjobi, who was walking and admiring the wealth and beauty of his village. Oba Akinjobi was an aged, energetic and courageous man. He was strolling through the market of the village.  That was when his daughter, princess Funmilola who was […]

The First Female Ruler of L’Eko by Oluwatofunmi Lawal   Retold by Jahdiel Ikwuegbu   CHAPTER ONE THE VILLAGE OF L’EKO Long, ago when the earth was ancient the palace of Oba Akinjobi settled in the village of L’Eko. A magnificent land indeed, rich in honey and plentiful in harvest, it was indeed a sight […]

Mobola and the Spider by Oluwakanyinsola Afolayan Retold by Momoreoluwa Feyisitan A long time ago, there was an old woman named Mobola. Mobola was a very wicked old woman in Kere. She had a pet named Anta and Anta was a spider. Mobola was wicked to the villagers and to Anta. She poisoned the river […]

Writing well starts from paying attention to those simple but yet essential part of writing like punctuation, grammar, paragraphing and content development. Here are a few rules to help children learn the basic rudiments of writing in becoming better writers. ALWAYS start your writing activity with a written down plan. Most children and even adults […]

The sun rose high to a bright new day. The spirits soared. The children were excited. Room filled. The atmosphere fully charged. Audience with looks of anticipation. Such was the ambiance at the first ever Jordan Hill Poetry Slam in collaboration with The Bunker in celebration of the World Poetry Day on Thursday 21st March […]

Children’s Day at Jordan Hill Creative Writing & Reading Workshop was celebrated in grand style. Jordan Hill Books launched six books written for children, five of which were written by children.  Award winners from the Jordan Hill Young Writers’ Awards which held last September in celebration of children’s ingenuity and creativity in writing were celebrated […]