I was speaking with a friend the other day and we got talking about how the family structure has changed and the fact that things are not as they were when we were growing up. We talked about the traditional…
When I got into the university I was practically fending for myself. You see, I had no sponsor. My parents were aged; they didn’t have money to support me in school; my elder siblings also had their own families to…
If I swear for some people, that curse will rule their lives forever; but I will not curse them, I will not bless them either, I will leave them in the hands of the Living God! My sister, people…
You asked how I am doing? I am living in fear; in fear of being a victim to Bullet, the notorious area boy, gang leader, ‘landlord’ and maybe cult captain in our area. They said they’ve taken him to Abuja,…
I recently read about a mother who wanted her children to be all that she wasn’t. She enrolled them in an elitist school, sacrificed to pay fees, pushed them hard, gave up a lot to ensure they mixed with the…
The day he first robbed me; I was stopped by the traffic light on the expressway leading to my office; he hobbled towards me like a cripple and I assumed he was a beggar. On some days while in traffic,…
I called because your story about the woman who lost her only child is almost exactly like what happened to my own sister. When I read it, I became teary because something similar also happened to me. My youngest sister…
When I finish telling you this story, please don’t ask me questions because I have asked myself so many questions and found no answers. I just came back from Ireland where I went to be with my younger sister. She…
It’s the turn of a new decade and like many of my friends, the realization that we are beginning to leave the middle ages and cross over to old age is starting to hit home. We look at our children…
My heart was almost removed for nothing, can you believe that? When I began to fall sick; I put it down to ordinary malaria. I always fell sick over every little thing; too much cold, I would be sick, too…
