When we imagine that most of those who currently misgovern our country came out of functional families and had the opportunity to attend good schools, we...
I scanned the living room for any evidence of a female guest; for a purse, or scarf, or high heeled shoes. Moments later, he appeared with...
I learned he was a Muslim and was wondering in my head how it could ever work out. I wanted a man with a spiritual relationship...
If you have ever felt judged, misunderstood, slandered or defamed while walking in purpose and maintaining your lane, you would understand how painful it feels. However,...
Bridget and Taye Cole were having a laugh at the table under the bright yellow lights at the rooftop restaurant when I got to the table;...
This November, BellaNaija is proud to announce a partnership with Narrative Landscape Press, to bring you excerpts of Oyinkan Braithwaite‘s new novel, My Sister the Serial Killer. Every Tuesday this...
This November, BellaNaija is proud to announce a partnership with Narrative Landscape Press, to bring you excerpts of Oyinkan Braithwaite‘s new novel, My Sister the Serial...
I am on the verge of turning thirty. I can only compare being in your late twenties to being at that party that suddenly just got...
He slapped her buttocks playfully as they walked past the lake near the parking lot. She tried to be nice. It was painful, he looked like...
Under the spotlight, all Tomide Ojo could see from the stage was a faint outline of his wife’s face. He’d thought Titilope would vanish through the...
“Okay young lady, time to head home.” Simon said and Rèmí made a sad face. “Can’t we stay just a bit longer?” she asked. “No Love,...
Where there is modesty, there is virtue – Swedish Proverb Like the awkward elephant in the room, I first noticed this unspoken ethos years ago while...
Efua’s mother, Mulie is from Senegal while her father is a Ghanaian. Appiah’s grandmother is from Senegal too; that appeared to create some bond between the...
I wondered how I would survive since it was Tamuno’s money I was depending on to repay Mr Theodore. I was too ashamed to ask for...
Infertility is a hot button issue in Nigeria, with thousands of couples struggling to get pregnant. This can be a very harrowing journey. Nneka Kyari‘s book “Breaking...
The camp market in the evening was very interesting. Oluomachukwu didn’t want to go at first because she didn’t know what to expect, but she was...
It was a sunny afternoon. The sun was lofty high in the sky. And its rays reflected on the lonely path that led to the village...
Being the first born, it fell on my shoulders to arrange the funeral. My father had always told us as we grew up that in the...
Right on cue, Tina came, barely holding on to three questionable-looking drinks with Nikky right behind her. “Look who I found,” Tina said. She squeezed herself...
It’s not me, it’s you. It’s not you, it’s me. Potayto, Potato, Tomayto, Tomato, Let’s call the whole thing off. The break up is one of...
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