Young Writers

The Old Woman and the Red Hen by Michaela Uwabor   Once upon a time, in the land of Okirika, there lived an old woman named Azuka. She was a great farmer who had a red hen as a pet named Kiwi.  Kiwi liked ploughing and planting of seeds. Azuka, the old woman, was the […]

The Old Woman and the Red Hen by Michaela Uwabor   Once upon a time, in the land of Okirika, there lived an old woman named Azuka. She was a great farmer who had a red hen as a pet named Kiwi.  Kiwi liked ploughing and planting of seeds. Azuka, the old woman, was the […]

The Day I Saw the Lamp by Jaida Roberts “NO! Girls should have the right to go to the spring ball! NO! Girls should have the right to go to events! WHO RUNS THE WORLD? GIRLS!” screamed Zino in front of City Hall. “Has this girl come again?” whined the governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi […]

The Woman with Two Heads By Halima Abdullahi   Once upon a time, in Tokoroa village, there lived an elderly woman called Lantinga. She was friendly but had no friends. She always wore a large hood over her head that covered her entire head, and people thought she was a witch, and because of this, […]

Ijapa, the Smart Tortoise. by    TEKLA UWABOR OGHOSA Long, long ago, in a kingdom of animals and human beings, there lived a king and queen who always got animals to work for them but never cared about their welfare. The king had plots of land and was a great farmer in his time. He was […]

HERITAGE by AZEEMA DAVIES “Ring ring,” went the phone in the Adeyemo house on a calm, sunny, Friday morning. “Iyi, Iyi,” Mrs Adeyemo shouted.  “Please bring the phone.” Iyioluwa’s mum picked the call, and the conversation started with a man who had a very strong Yoruba accent and a deep voice saying, “Ekaaro, is this […]

Rags to Riches                 by Jaida Roberts “Mére, there is a new job to work at the local theatre! If you apply, you could be getting over 150 francs a week! Mére, s’il vous plaît, for a better education!” pleaded Delphine. “Delphine, I’m sure Cameroon will soon have […]

CHRISTMAS DAY BY MICHAELA UWABOR   Everything was quiet in the North Pole, up until Santa cried, “Whooosaaanm!” And as he called, Mrs Claus came running out the kitchen. “What is the problem?” she asked, passing Santa her napkin. “I think Christmas is ruined,” Santa sobbed. There will be no white Christmas this year because […]

Santa Claus by Zaneta Roberts   Everything was quiet in the North Pole until… “Whooooosaaan!” cried Santa as loud as he could. Mrs Claus came running out of the kitchen. “Whatever is the problem?” she asked, passing her napkin. “I-I-I think Christmas is ruined because someone stole all the presents for the children and Christmas. […]

How the Elf Stole Christmas by Jaida Roberts “It is not fair! Santa Claus gets all the attention during the Christmas season! What are elves for? Are we just props?” whined Santa Claus’ most stubborn elf, Sam, the ‘Cat amongst the dogs’. (What Santa Claus calls Sam). Sam was one of the oldest elves that […]

 CHRISTMAS ON A ROLL by Firdaus Foyinsola Olajide Santa was busy preparing for Christmas, two days before Christmas, right in the North pole. The elves had never prepared for Christmas like this before. It was the busiest Christmas for them and they worked like busy bees.   One of the elves named Bobo was a […]

Emergency Christmas! By Uwabor Tekla Oghosa              Clive, the clumsy elf was putting the last toy into the huge pile that all of Santa’s elves had been busy creating. As he reached up to the top, he slipped and fell into the pile. All the toys came crashing down and broke against the floor. Santa […]