Namijin Zuma Hausa Novels & Stories

Nana pursed her lips together, looking at Khattume –the girl Maajida sent to buy bread– as she walked in with two small breads in her hand with twenty naira change. "My real name is Jumaimah." Maajida shyly answered, collecting the bread and asking the girl to hold the change. "No, she should take ten naira and come back for ten naira tomorrow. She's just five and giving her so much money is not good." Nana reasoned out with Maajida who agreed and took ten naira from the girl. "You're right! You'll be a great mother, you know." Maajida commended, looking like a proud sister at Nana.

Zaire growled deeply, “what name shall I call you Luna?” Susan continued to make eye contact with Zaire as he flipped them over so his body was on top and in control of hers. Susan emitted what may sound to the untrained ear like something between a purr and a whine before stating in a self-assured tone, “Alpha Zaire, you may call me Winema.” “Winema? I’ve never heard that name,” Zaire answers from Travis’s body. Winema laughs from Susan’s body before explaining, “it means ‘female chief’. Are you going to make me your Luna… Alpha?”

Those who would lock themselves up in the restrooms and pump milk and put a peal of a cabbage-like an African woman would do in hopes of drying the leaking milk from the breasts. That is what the name Zasembo stands for, her twin brother's name was ZamaMpinga who died at birth. His name meant ‘Men of the Mpinga clan.’ As he was the first-born son of the current king. However, he was sent to an early grave by those who feared his gift and could not risk having him grow up and destroy them. Which is the same thing they thought they did to his twin sister. The queen mother was in a meeting with her associates.

'Let me read you the next story,' she said eagerly. 'What's the title?' 'Charrey, the Parrot. I bet you will find it intriguing.' 'With all pleasure, go on,' Jerome encouraged. Anuri began evenly, her eyes alight with joy. “Back in history, in the land of Okirika, the riverine area of Nigeria, there lived a woman. She was tall, fair complexioned and very beautiful. Her name was Nima. Nima was a single woman so she lived all alone in her four-bedroom domicile.

Zinjo looked over at Aurelia, his eyes filled with an apology, "Forgive Juma for what he is about to say." On a dais with two thrones sat the black-maned Juma, and next to him was a muscular woman with black hair streaked with blonde. She gripped a bone-handled spear. Her electric blue eyes remained fixed on Aurelia t a house cat regards a mouse in the backyard.

"Where else, to the hideout." AN: runs girl is a Nigerian street word for prostitute. Onitemi is a Yoruba word which literally translates to 'mine'. Agbada is a flowing gown (mostly white) worn by the Yoruba men (or women at times) to celebrate festivities while iro and buba is a blouse and wrapper worn by Yoruba women to outings, festivities and even for fashion at times. Hey madam, where you dey go by this time of the night: is Nigerian pidgin and it literally means; hey ma'am, where are you headed at his hour of the night

03:20 pm, September 10 Kogi State, Nigeria. It was the naming ceremony of the Mádégún twins. They'd just been named Oluwatade, Hairum and Oluwajoba, Haysam each as they were Muslims. It was a joyful ceremony as everybody wanted to bless the twins with gifts. Even non-indigenous guests from the cities had come to grace the occasion, mostly the new parents' family and friends. Gifts of different shapes and colour just kept piling up under the gift canopy to the delight of the glowing parents.

Dad replied I was about to seat, when dad shouted. "Young woman, excuse us" I opened my mouth in surprise, I could imagine Uchechi laughing out loud and screaming burn!! Kene was in for it tonight, a glass of water brought him straight into the lions den. ***** Glossary Mama put joint - A mini local restaurant Pounded yam and eforiro - A type of dish we eat in Nigeria.