After my mother passed on years ago, my step mum stepped into her shoes. She was not like your regular step mum. She was a good mother to us; me and my two brothers from my mum. We called her…
Mummy, your teenage daughter must read this story – Peju Akande
When the school resumed for mid-term break at a boarding house here in Lagos, students of the school, a model college, were expected to sign their names in the register at their various hostels. This way, the school would know…
Why can’t mummy walk the bride down the aisle? – Peju Akande
Weddings are commonplace this time of the year as if couples suddenly realise the year is almost out and they haven’t got married…so hurry, let’s do the church on time! The tradition of the father of the bride walking the…
Mummy, Daddy, don’t play with Visiting Days o-Peju Akande
Over the weekend, I went to visit my niece at her boarding school. It was visiting day at one of these model colleges owned and run by the Lagos state government. As we drove in, I saw kids spilling out…
