I was at a social gathering some time ago and I happened to find myself in the company of some middle aged women ( ages 50-55) all of them had gone to school together and had been friends from their…
9 years ago, my husband killed our son and you say I should forgive. Haba.
I remember our son, David. He would have been 18 years old today. But you see, we lost David due to his father’s negligence. It’s the reason I moved out of the house with the rest of our children. It’s…
Muritala Sule and Mighty Joe the armed robber – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
One goes into a tizzy anytime Lagos is accurately captured in a good book. I have before me now such a captivating book, a very enthralling read entitled A Lifetime of Friendships by Muritala Sule, the creator and producer of…
I went for a school re-union and my broda what my eyes saw ehn
I went to a mixed secondary school, somewhere in the south, no name mentions here! I finished secondary school over 35 years ago and thanks to social media, I was able to reconnect with a few of my old classmates.…
I was smart. I was class captain. But today, I am just a poor village farmer.
I finished secondary school from one of the Catholic schools in the east in 1982. In those days, I always came tops in my class. I remember during my final year at the speech and prize giving day, my name…
Do you know that Nigerian obituaries are full of lies?-Tara Martins Aisida
“People are afraid to tell the truth even in obituaries” I recently read an article where the aforementioned statement was made and it struck a nerve within me and made a lot of sense. The statement had been made by…
I killed my lover on Valentine’s Day
Then came that Valentine’s Day. He wanted us to go eat at Sheraton Hotel! Yes, it was going to be a buffet and he had saved for it. I was excited too and I knew I had to be monitoring him;
Dora Akunyili and her friend, the bus conductor -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is almost impossible to write about Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili in the past tense. She’s arguably the most celebrated Nigerian public servant of the modern times. Plaques in her honour ardon walls from Abuja to Lagos and Agulu, her…
Village people! Groom arrested for rape at his own wedding
A groom is accused of following a teenager into a bathroom and sexually assaulting her at his own wedding. WPVI reported that Matthew Ronald Aimers, 31, of Willingboro, N.J., was arrested earlier this week in reference to the alleged crime in November.…
In Nigeria, beggars are choosers – Peju Akande
If you’ve read Aminata Sow Fall’s novel, The Beggars Strike, you will begin to understand the sense of entitlement most beggars have. They know that we Africans are a very religious bunch who place the giving of alms as top…