Stories are...
Stories are...universal. Stories are...what connects us as humans. Stories are...identities. Stories are...how cultures are formed and preserved. Stories are...a many splendoured (and sometimes sordid) thing. Stories are what I’d like to share with you every week. Stories written by Nigerian writers and authors.
165. Okay Aunty. Let Me Tell You What I Remember
Stories are...recounting juicy information.
This week's story was written by Eunice Tokula.
For more of her work visit her Medium page @eunicetokula.
And connect with her on Instagram @0jochide and on X @EuniceTokula.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
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164. How To Never Be Enough
Stories are...trying to understand life's quagmires.
This week's story was written by Onyinye Kalu.
For more of her work visit 'As I Live And Breathe' on Substack.
And connect with her on Instagram @onyireadsandwrites.
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Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
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163. Leaving Chaos Behind
Stories are...finally finding release.
This week's story was written by Sarah Ajiri Ikogba.
You can read more of her work on Brittlepaper Magazine.
And connect with her on Instagram @callme_ajiri and on TikTok @callme_ajiri.
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Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
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162. Fate
Stories are...being unjustly boxed in.
This week's story was written by Muhammad Ndamazhi Aliyu.
For more of his stories visit his Medium page @MuhammadNdamazhiAliyu.
And connect with him on Instagram @muhammad_ndamazhi_aliyu and on X @MNdamazhiAliyu.
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161. Under The Orange Tree
Stories are...priceless moments of vulnerability.
This week's story was written by Esther Eiyegbeni.
For more of her work visit @zeliescribbles on WordPress.
And connect with her on Instagram @ose_zelie, on X @OseZelie, on Facebook @Zelie07 and on LinkedIn @Esther Eiyegbeni.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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160. Old Soldier
Stories are...written for posterity.
This week’s story was written by Peace Haruna.
For more of her work, visit Brittle Paper, Kalahari Review, The Shallow Tales Review and North Dakota Quarterly; or subscribe to The Beloved, her Substack publication.
Connect with Peace on Instagram @peaceharuna9 and on X @peaceuharuna.
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159. Timing Is Everything (Lagos Uber Stories)
Stories are...the things we do to survive.
This weeks story was written by Joshua Owolabi.
Read more of his work on Medium at Joshua Owolabi. And connect with him on X @ThisIsAyomi.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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158. Hoodlums in Uniform and Ankara (Lagos Uber Stories)
Stories are...aggravating encounters.
This weeks story was written by Joshua Owolabi.
Read more of his work on Medium at Joshua Owolabi. And connect with him on X @ThisIsAyomi.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
If you’ve got a story (fact or fiction) you would like to be featured on this podcast or a published book you want to make into an audiobook, send an email to info@osad...
157. Adulthood Is A 419 (Lagos Uber Stories)
Stories are...truths we know but arguably can't effect.
This weeks story was written by Joshua Owolabi.
Read more of his work on Medium at Joshua Owolabi. And connect with him on X @ThisIsAyomi.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
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156. Take Care Of Your Mother (Lagos Uber Stories)
Stories are...about children, young and old.
This weeks story was written by Joshua Owolabi.
Read more of his work on Medium at Joshua Owolabi. And connect with him on X @ThisIsAyomi.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
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155. Old Papa Youngy (Lagos Uber Stories)
Stories are...reminiscing about life.
This weeks story was written by Joshua Owolabi.
Read more of his work on Medium at Joshua Owolabi. And connect with him on X @ThisIsAyomi.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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154. Mummy's Password
Stories are...untimely notifications.
This week’s story was written by Prisca Aniemeke.
For more of her work, visit her Medium page @aniemekeprisca.
And connect with her on Instagram @aniemekeprisca and on X @aniemeke_prisca.
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153. Conflict
Stories are...trying to reconcile the mental with the physical.
This week’s story was written by Kegbu Blossom.
For more of her work, visit Iko Africa.
And connect with her on Instagram @read_kegbu.
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Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
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152. Area Boy
Stories are...the vagaries of life.
This week’s story was written by Ewa Gerald Onyebuchi.
For more of his work, visit Isele, Efiko, Decolonial Passage and Uncanny.
And connect with him on X @OnyebuchiEwa.
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151. My Mother and Her Broken Reflection
Stories are...navigating filial but complex relationships.
This week’s story was written by Hajarat Alli.
For more of her work, visit PreciousHajBlog.
And connect with her on Instagram @poetioushajarah, on X @precioushaj and on LinkedIn @Hajarat Alli.
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150. The Calling Voice (Part 2)
Stories are...malevolent inheritances.
This week's story was written by Ogechukwu Samuel.
His published stories can be found on Mukana Press, Space Fantasy Mag, Kalahari Review, Ngiga Review and other literary platforms.
Purchase his experimental speculative fiction, A Hundred Tales, from Amazon. And listen to his satirical podcast, The Patroits, on YouTube.
Connect with Ogechukwu on Social Media using the links below:
Facebook - Ogechukwu Kanma Samuel
Instagram - @musingmusite
LinkedIn - Ogechukwu Kanma Samuel
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy an...
149. The Calling Voice (Part 1)
Stories are...the beginning of the end.
This week's story was written by Ogechukwu Samuel.
His published stories can be found on Mukana Press, Space Fantasy Mag, Kalahari Review, Ngiga Review and other literary platforms.
Purchase his experimental speculative fiction, A Hundred Tales, from Amazon. And listen to his satirical podcast, The Patroits, on YouTube.
Connect with Ogechukwu on Social Media using the links below:
Facebook - Ogechukwu Kanma Samuel
Instagram - @musingmusite
LinkedIn - Ogechukwu Kanma Samuel
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what di...
148. The Pilgrimage
Stories are...God working in mysterious ways.
This week’s story was written by Chidinma Nnalue.
For more of her work, visit her Medium page @Chidinma Nnalue. And connect with her on Instagram @chidinma_viviann.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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147. The Meeting
Stories are...repeating history but perfecting it.
This week's story was written by Charles Kadib.
For more of his work visit NairaPen @Kadibia. And connect with him on X @Kadibia.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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146. My Mother's Story
Stories are...the winds beneath our wings.
This weeks story was written by Catherine Chinaza.
For more of her stories, visit Medium @C_is_a_writer.
And connect with Catherine on X @C_is_a_writer.
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145. Oga Pikin
Stories are...bargaining chips.
This weeks story was written by Mercy Williams.
Connect with Mercy on Instagram @lifeofmercywilliams and on X @mercywilliams_.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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144. Skyfall
Stories are...harsh realities.
This weeks story was written by Daphne Ayo.
For more of her stories, visit Medium @DaphneAyo.
And connect with Daphne on Instagram @dee_.vox and on LinkedIn @DaphneAyo.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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143. The Story Of Aunty Esi
Stories are...the supernatural everyday.
This week's story was written by Iyanuoluwa Odulate.
For more of her work visit her Medium page.
And connect with her on Instagram @iyanu_xyz and on X @iyanu_xyz.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
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142. When Did That One Start?
Stories are...see finish.
This weeks story was written by Itseme Akede.
Connect with and read more of Itseme's work on Instagram @itseme_a; or connect with her on X @itseme_a.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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141. Binary Hearts In Lagos
Stories are...all about balancing out the ones and zeros.
This weeks story was written by Maxwell Ajufo.
Connect with Maxwell on Facebook @Maxwell Ajufo and on LinkedIn @Maxwell Ajufo.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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140. Pam & John: On Compatibility
Stories are...new experiences, different perspectives.
This week's story was written by William Ifeanyi Moore.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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If you’ve got a story (fact or fiction) you would like to be featured on this podcast or a published book you want to make into an audiobook, send an email to info@osadumebi.com or send me a message @osadumebi on either Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or X...
139. Ed & Freddy: A Lesson On Falling
Stories are...boy talks.
This week's story was written by William Ifeanyi Moore.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
If you’ve got a story (fact or fiction) you would like to be featured on this podcast or a published book you want to make into an audiobook, send an email to info@osadumebi.com or send me a message @osadumebi on either Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or X. I lo...
138. Ade & Bump: How Long Is Long Enough?
Stories are...girl talks.
This week's story was written by William Ifeanyi Moore.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
If you’ve got a story (fact or fiction) you would like to be featured on this podcast or a published book you want to make into an audiobook, send an email to info@osadumebi.com or send me a message @osadumebi on either Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or X. I lo...
137. Bill & Sandra: On Beauty
Stories are...in the eye of the beholder.
This week's story was written by William Ifeanyi Moore.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
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136: Anna & Leo: Love Is?
Stories are...unexpected but refreshing view points.
This week's story was written by William Ifeanyi Moore.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
Music by RAVE - Nkechi Ajayi and Kehinde Bankole.
If you’ve got a story (fact or fiction) you would like to be featured on this podcast or a published book you want to make into an audiobook, send an email to info@osadumebi.com or send me a message @osadumebi on either Facebook, Instagram, Link...
135. Mr Hungry Man
Stories are...evidences that don't lie.
This weeks story was written by Peace Nkeiruka Maduako.
For more of her stories, visit DoubleSpeak Magazine, SpringNg, Kalahari Review, Literary Cocktail Magazine, PeaceGirl Works and SweetSmell Journal.
Connect with Peace on Facebook @Peace Nkeiruka and on LinkedIn @Peace Nkeiruka.
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134. Conundrum
Stories are...double standards.
This week's story was written by Obianuju Chisomebi.
Connect with her on Instagram @thephenomenaluju and on X @phenomenaluju.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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133. A Risk Too Far
"A mistake is something that happens accidentally. Cheating and lying are not accidents, they are choices." - Unknown -
This week's story was written by Esther Eiyegbeni.
For more of her work visit @zeliescribbles on WordPress.
And connect with her on Instagram @ose_zelie, on X @OseZelie, on Facebook @Zelie07 and on LinkedIn @Esther Eiyegbeni.
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132. Bigi Bid
Stories are...survival of the h'angry.
This week's story was written by Victoria Osuolale.
For more of her work visit @AkacheO on Medium. And connect with Victoria on Instagram @victoriathemighty.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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131. Ìyábò
Tori...na the things wey we no know, wey we come know now.
This weeks story was written by Agnes Ogundipe.
For more of her stories, visit Medium @agnesisbusywriting.
And connect with Agnes on Instagram @agnes_ogundipe.
I'd love your feedback on today's episode – what did you enjoy and where can we improve?
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130. Blaze
Stories are...all about how life gets flipped-turned upside down!
This week, the narrator picked up a pen!
For more of my work:
Audiobook - When Night Falls by Lisa O'Hara and narrated by Osadumebi. Available on Audible and Apple Books.
Naija Storyscapes on YouTube and TikTok.
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129. This Is Christmas
Stories are...about the most wonderful time of the year!
This week's story was written by Ufuoma Bakporhe.
For more of her work visit @UfuomaBakporhe on Linktr.ee
Connect with Ufuoma on Instagram @ufuomabakporhe, on X @ufuomabakporhe.
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128. Nicholas
Stories are...magical, whether we believe them or not!
This week's story was written by Isaiah Agoro.
For more of his work visit @isaiahagoro on Medium.
Connect with Isaiah on Instagram @isaiahagoro, on X @agoro_isaiah and on LinkedIn @Isaiah Agoro.
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127. Love On Transit
Stories are...moment in time connections.
This week's story was written by Favour Ahuchaogu.
Her story "Little Woman" is featured in the book, Our Daughter Who Art in America, The 2023 Mukana Press Anthology of African Writing. And her flash fiction "Fernweh" was shortlisted in the 2022 Brilliant Flash Fiction writing contest.
Connect with Favour on Instagram @favourezienyi, on Facebook @Favour Ezienyi Ahuchaogu and on LinkedIn @Favour Ezienyi Ahuchaogu.
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126. Folake
Stories are...recipes for healing, or heartbreak, or both!
This week's story was written by Lorna Izoma.
For more of her work visit @Delulu Writer on Medium and Iko Africa.
And connect with her on Instagram @_delulu_writer, on X @_Delulu_writer and on LinkedIn @Lorna Izoma.
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