I recently read the article headed “Why Quentin Tarantino refuses to give a penny to his mother” posted on a WhatsApp group I belong to. In that article Tarantino said he swore to himself that his mother will not receive…
She asked for a goodbye kiss, then she bit off my lips
I had been dating this smart and beautiful woman for a few years. Betty was a wild babe and that was my attraction to her. She drank, she smoked, she swore like a danfo driver but she was also very…
Writing No Be Joke o – Gbubemi Atimomo
..reflections on my evolving journey as a budding writer I remember when I first decided to write for public consumption about fifteen years ago. Back in those days, blogs were all the rage and so many people created them to…
I built a house in my husband’s name. Now he is dead, his family has taken it over.
Some years ago, I had this boyfriend who travelled abroad and left me with a son to care for all by myself. I became pregnant before he left and when I told him he was responsible for the pregnancy, he…
Hisbah and that lovely gown on Princess Zahrah
A few days ago, twitter lit up at the photos of lovely Princess Zahrah Bayero, the daughter of the Emir of Bichi who’s engaged to be married to the President’s son, Yusuf Buhari. The dainty princess looked ravishing in her…
When couples can’t have children-Tara Aisida
They married straight after their national youth service having being retained at their respective places of service and introduced by mutual friends. There was no opposition to their union as they were from the same tribe, religion and social class…
What’s All The Fuss About Birthdays? – Gbubemi Atimomo
…taking a nostalgia-filled look at the celebration of birthdays A birthday party I attended while I was in primary school remains forever etched in my mind. It was a small parlour party: the celebrant wore a blue short-sleeved safari suit…
I was kicked out of the labour room because my wife said baby isn’t mine!
See me see wahala! After the Covid wahala in the country last year, I mean the lockdown and the fact that we were prevented from moving around, I lost my job at a company I had worked at for more…
Who sent that 9 year old “woman” to burn down Ebeano supermarket?
Those who’ve been to the Ebeano supermarket in Abuja say it is massive but On July 17th, 2021, the store went up in flames and the fire was reported to have raged for more than a day. This, as we…
Are you one of the aspire to perspire ‘geng’? -Tara Aisida
I love sitting with my mum and her university friends- a group of women in their mid – seventies whose looks, appearance and outlook to life belie their ages especially because they tease one another and make me see my…