After my parents’ divorce, I started staying with one of our neighbors, Alhaja Kudirat. Alhaja as she was fondly called, was a single mother of 5. No one knew so much about her husband, apart from the tale of him being the next of kin to King Solomon of Israel. Alhaja was a trader of […]

‘Hello! Good morning’ ‘Good morning’ He replied, his voice sending a chill to the nerves of my heart. ‘I hope you slept well?” I continued, curious to hear his voice again. ‘Yes and you?’ He sounded programmed. ‘I did. I hope you are fine?” I asked on “Yes!” He answered What happened yesterday” I said […]

“I can no longer bear this sorrow” I screamed out to the walls with no ears. My words came back at me, bouncing off the walls and right back to my face. Life they say isn’t fair. This time, it serves an appetizer of joy, and minutes later, it follows it with full course meal […]

With a combination of howl and groan, he roared like a wounded lion. His cry was loud but all ears were deaf to it. Butt-naked, his penis half-dangled with blood dripping all over it. His balls weren’t spared either, and the sight reminds me of spoilt tomatoes. Even before he was lit, the air had […]

I have heard it all. Tales of going to Dubai, the one that’s in the corner of their rooms. Gists of the party they last went. Stories of their neighbors who are never of good character. The talk of the drunk husband and battered wife.They always share sad stories, stifling their necks and still finding […]