Feminism has been very prominent in recent times with the “me too” movement creating a new era of accountability. But it has also been the target of a lot of hate and…
Lola could hear her father’s voice so clearly. It was like he was sitting right next to her in the backseat of the uber, rather than in her head. “Nobody likes to…
Diana sat in the middle row, right in the centre of the pew. Squashed in-between Simon’s cousin Tega – who he only saw once every couple of years – and his obese…
Newly unemployed, heartbroken and borderline broke, Desiree decides to forget her troubles at a wedding weekend in Ibadan. Her ex’s wedding! What could possibly go wrong?
The Christmas season is quickly upon us once again and I am hopeful for my personal favourite time of the year. I mean, Lagos has been hopping with activity since the 1st…
She nodded her head, Dupe looked around feeling uneasy when noticed they were not completely alone on the bridge. Across the road from them was a young man who seemed to be lurking. She could have sworn he wasn’t there a second ago or maybe she missed him. He looked up catching her staring so she quickly looked away. She looked at her companions deep in a discussion about where in Obalende they were most likely to find a mechanic and pretended to listen. Her eyes wandered across the bridge again, this time she noticed a friend had joined the strange man. She also noticed for the first time how rough they looked, in ripped jeans shorts and colourful t-shirts that hadn’t seen a wash in a long time. She looked away again worried she would get caught staring again. This time it didn’t take her long to look back and to her surprise there were three more men there now. She realized why she felt so unsettled by them, though they seemed to be in conversation with each other, she had a distinct premonition that her and small crew were the topic.
“I am tired of your father,” Annie’s mother’s voice sounded stern on the phone, similar to the way she sounded when she would scold her as a little kid. “I am tired…
She was not a woman of many sins, maybe that is what made this one so iniquitous, and the punishment so severe. Aimo stared mutely at the man sitting across her as…
Battle lines have been drawn between Annie Idibia and her in-law following cheating allegations she made against her husband, the Nigerian icon Tuface Idibia, this passing Thursday. In a since-deleted series of…
If you have been present in the social media arena since the early months of 2015, you probably already know about cancel culture. If not, what does it mean to get “cancelled”? …