See, I didn’t want to tell my mother what happened to me. I didn’t even know how I to go and tell her that: ‘Mama, one pastor over there at Mile 2, did something to me and I can’t sit…
Hey, you judging rape victims, pray it never happens to your daughter!
If you have ever been raped, you will never stand in judgement against Busola Dakolo nor try to rationalize the veracity of her claim. If you have a daughter who has been raped, you will never make a rape joke…
Landlord’s beware: Some tenants are from hell
Everyone in Lagos is quick to tell you one story or another about a bad landlord, a wicked landlord, a shylock of a landlord. Nobody tells the story of terrible tenants. Tenants from the pit of hell. My story is…
Gospel musician arraigned for stealing, Pastor sentenced for fraud and more crime
What is a city without crime? Every Friday, thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Don’t get caught!!! Teenager charged with attempt to steal (Nation) A teenager, Mukaila Shaibu,…
My sister, that baba can’t give you a child o – Peju Akande
Pata cake pata cake, bake me a bread Pastor, pastor make me a baby… Having babies, for some women can be mission impossible. These set of women, no matter how many hours they spend on their backs being pounded over…
Pitfalls to Destiny Fulfilment: Shaping tomorrow to ensure it turns out well – Toni Kan
In the eponymous short story of Helon Habila’s award winning debut, Waiting for an Angel, a young man goes to a seer to find out when he will die. The seer tries to dissuade him in his quest but the…
Police declare reported shooting of Anambra pastor as mischief (Nation)
The police in Anambra on Friday declared as high mischief, the reported shooting of David Elijah, the pastor in charge of Grace and Power Prophetic Ministry in Awka. The Anambra Command in a statement signed by DCP Chris Owolabi, wondered…
Our pastor raped me but my mother said forgive him
I’ve known our pastor since I was five years old. He used to visit our house when I was young. He was a friend to my father and even when my father packed away from our house to marry another…
“Just do good”: A June 12 story -Reuben Abati
I used to have a friend we called Alhaji Bashy. He was not a Muslim. No. But he called himself Alhaji Bashy, even if that was not his real name. You want to know his real name? It was Theophilus.…
My sister, there is poverty and then there is bad parenting- Peju Akande
I saw the story in the Punch newspapers, headlined- Lagos pastor arrested for allegedly raping nine year old. As a mother of many daughters, it irks me every time I see headlines like this. Upon reading, I discovered the rape had…
