I was stuck in the middle of a lonely road with a bad tyre and no phone. I still hadn’t recovered from the shock of what had just happened and a part of me was hoping the car would come back and people would pop out from the bushes with cameras from nowhere screaming “April
The Plumber – Final Episode (short story)
I was furious. I called Femi. “I gave that boy forty thousand naira this morning and he didn’t show up to fix my pipes for me,” I blurted hotly into the phone. “Now, his number isn’t connecting.” “Ha, na wa o.” Femi said. “Let me see if I can reach someone that is close to
The Plumber – Episode 1 (short story)
I was expecting my father-in-law with his friends in Abuja in a few days and I wanted them to stay in my house. I lived in a duplex and there was enough space to accommodate them. I didn’t want my father-in-law and his friends to stay in a hotel when they would come. Again, I
Dark Night 3 (short story)
He jammed his palms together and began to cry. “Sir, my name is Theophilus.I am not a thief. I have never stolen anything from anyone all my life. But if you could put your ears down right now, you’d hear the cry of a child. That’s my only daughter. She is a year and two
Dark Night 2 ( short story)
I hadn’t seen a thief in real life before. I had heard and read about how they attack people and maim or killed them just to get what they wanted. What if this thief had a weapon? I thought miserably as I quietly docked behind my bedroom door. When the intruder began to tiptoe into
Accidental Marriage – Final Episode
His graduation was drawing closer; ‘everything will be a surprise to my love, I will shock her to her bones.’ David expressed his joy as he talked to himself. His boss had changed the properties title to David’s name. He became the new landlord of No …. Glover Road, Ikoyi. Part owner of Uga sons
Accidental Marriage – Episode 7
This is the time I have been waiting for, when only the two of us will be in the house. I have prepared a special meal for you and you will like it. But we cannot afford to misuse this time that oga and his family are not around.’ Dorothy began to seduce David. ‘But
Accidental Marriage – Episode 6
Joy on her part went fetish in order to get at David. ‘Baba there is this handsome guy I want you to help me do love portion for’, she requested from the herbalist. ‘Who is the boy?’ Baba asked. ‘He is our…I mean he lives with us. Baba do a strong love portion that will
Accidental Marriage – Episode 5
It was all these that challenged David that compelled him to travel to the city in search of greener pasture and a better life. He vowed to make enough money to pay up all the prices and buy a better land for his family in choice places. The king’s verdict was not different from the
Accidental Marriage – Episode 4
After I spoke to your father in the village about all that happened yesterday, he was mad at me for giving his daughter’s hand in marriage in such a manner without his consent.’ I thought he understood, knowing that you are not growing younger again. He totally disapproved of everything that happened because he has