Suspense

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Bright Nwaamaka December 20, 2025

This nerve-racking poem by Bright Nwaamaka made the Kayode Aderinokun Poetry Prize longlist. A...

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AND THE NIGHT HISSED by Claude Opara – A Book Review

Kayode Ogunfolabi July 17, 2025

The literary mind, Kayode Ogunfolabi, reviews Claude Opara's book, 'And the Night Hissed', bringing...

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Did you see?

Ryan Tende July 12, 2025

This paranormal story (or is it?) by Ryan Tende made honourable mention in Kene...

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Sentimentally Played (II)

Cash Aiye-ko-ooto May 21, 2025

Here's the jaw-dropping conclusion of Sentimentally Played by Cash Onadele—an intriguing story of love,...

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Sentimentally Played

Cash Aiye-ko-ooto May 13, 2025

The nature of their affair was understandable, though complex. A pulsating tale of love,...

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Joy Beauty May 7, 2025

A disturbing event. The result of domestic violence and possessiveness. This story by Joy...

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Zara’s back!

Adam Yahaya Idriss April 16, 2025

What would you do if you could bring something back from the past? Would...

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DEATH SENTENCE

Firdausi Babasalati March 3, 2025

I will die tonight. A disturbing tale of domestic violence and harsh realities by...

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ADEABA

David Agyei-Yeboah February 17, 2025

Ghanaian David Agyei-Yeboah, becomes a two-time Teambooktu lister with this story. A story of...

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Jackson’s Chameleon

Saibore Bundi February 10, 2025

Kenyan-born musician/writer, Saibore Bundi, narrates a curious tale of suspense with a child's innocence....

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Memories

Fatima Habila February 5, 2025

Here comes another Honourable Mention in our Flash Fiction Challenge: a dark, suspenseful story...

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ADANILORO

Claude Opara October 5, 2024

Another Excerpt from ...And the Night Hissed by Claude Opara. A hideous forest guest...

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O.B.G. VERSUS THE MATERNITY

Charles Opara September 26, 2024

A gripping story about a desperate young lady entangled in a baby-making web with...

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little gods (2)

Charles Opara April 29, 2024

A widow has been searching for her former lover for her entire life, hoping...

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little gods

Charles Opara April 16, 2024

A widow has been searching for her former lover for her entire life, hoping...