My father always told me I had a discerning spirit. He said I always knew what was right and what was wrong but I would decide...
We were there when you found him. Somehow, we had known beforehand. We had guessed from your face, the bashing smiles you gave, the sudden flushes...
One night while I was awake listening to the tales of the mosquitoes and the wooing of the female frogs by the male frogs while the...
Gbeborun, tatafo, aproko, olofofo; whatever you call me, I don’t care. I actually care about you, not about how my bad news will make you feel....
“Happy New Year, my sweet Obi. I hope that you slept well and that all your wishes and desires for this year come true for you....
“Am I a bad man?” “I think you are.” “That was quick. You’ve not even heard what I have to say.” “Yes. But I’ve seen what...
Alero was a tiny woman with five huge sons. At least they got the height from their father. Papa Jirin didn’t leave much for his children;...
“Chioma isn’t that bad oh. If you ask me, the real ashawo is Amina. That one that acts like she’s a saint; the number of people...
Ogbeni Lasisi licked his fingers, washed his hand in the yellow bowl beside the empty plates, drank from the cup of water on the table, and...
“Pack only important things Achieni! There’s no space for all this rubbish!” She said as she angrily yanked out the old books I had just placed...
Read the first part of this story HERE *** Seated next to me on the BRT bus was a dark skinned man in a black suit...
We waited outside. Hundreds of us. Under the scorching sun. Beads of sweat on our foreheads, patches of sweat on our clothes. We were told to...
Let me tell you about Amaka, so that you can know about Surulere. Amaka was once like my best friend ever, a kind you would call...
Children did not like to eat the strange tree-like things called ‘brokly’. They had teddy bears and parents who told them they loved them. According to...
A lone scream pierced through the stillness of the night, jolting me out of my reverie. It was accompanied in quick successions by others, bringing me...
What You Know About Becky Phillip and I met at a charity dinner two years ago. As an actress I was asked by the organization to...
“I think I age two years every time I have to listen to a man belittle a woman’s intelligence just because she’s a woman. “ Dunni...
A rush of hazy nostalgia filled the air as I returned to University of Lagos for the first time since I graduated five years ago in...
Two months ago my husband did something that got me so mad that I thought of ending our sham-like marriage. I sat on the floor of...
She had made up her mind that she was going to go back. Life had not been the same since she had left him some three...
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