Month: May 2023

The wife I never had episode 8

May 18, 2023

#TheWifeINeverHad PART 8 Final Episode Anyway after Service We were ready to get settled and face life together, I asked and She readily accepted, Plans were in top gear to announce it to the whole world and to shock all the critics of the friendship we shared back then in school. “Some amebo Ladies and […]

May 18, 2023

#TheWifeINeverHad PART 6 I got into the room to meet my girlfriend curled up at one end, her eyes dilated with hunger. Her : Boo where you go naa ? (In her weakest voice I have ever heard) Me : Sisi Her : Eh (Yes) Me : Oya wear cloth. Her : eeeh ?(Really) Me […]

May 18, 2023

#TheWifeINeverHad PART 4 On getting back she was awake, we exchanged greetings and she let out series of yawns. I knew there and then that the yawns were triggered by hunger. Her : Boo, how far naa ? Where you leave me go this early morning ? Me : I just stroll go check whether […]

May 18, 2023

#TheWifeINeverHad PART 3 We in no time settled down to business on our cherished concoction, after she had mixed the garri to rise and added the just acquired sugar and groundnut. I guess if there were an observer in the room at that time, we would have earned great deal of pity because we hungrily […]

The wife I never had

May 18, 2023

#TheWifeINeverHad PART 1 It was the last semester of my second spill over year and I was nearing triumph in the long drawn cold war running between I and some elements in the department of Agronomy where I was a student. I was done resiting exams for the courses my examination officer had notified me […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Final part. “My name is Obiageli sir”. Obiageli said smiling really hard. My husband almost choked on his drink. “Were you adopted?”. My husband stuttered. Obiageli turned to Chibuike and jokingly hit him smiling. “You’ve told your parents already”. She said. “You were really adopted?”. I asked anxiously. This really got her a little […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Semi final. “Sister o, I don’t know how you will take what I have to say o but I think something isn’t right with Chibuike”. My sister dropped the bombshell that almost led me into a cardiac arrest. For a moment I couldn’t breathe. I placed my hands on chest as though it would […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 11. My mother’s inheritance was shared amongst all four of her children. As her first daughter, I inherited almost all her clothes, including her wrappers. “I don’t really need these clothes o”. I said to my younger sister. She wore a fake frown on her face. “, Mama won’t be happy that her […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 10. My husband and I couldn’t stop staring at our son in disbelief. “Our miracle baby”. I spent a week in the hospital because my case was a special one. I never attended antenatal for once, so series of check ups and medications were administered to me. It wasn’t really easy for me […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 9. On the 8th day of my fast, I went to the market and bought about 10 pairs of sandals, 5 school bags and some pairs of white stockings. I wanted to buy more but was limited by funds. I went very early to a public school that was close my house. I […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 8. My husband was discharged from the hospital the next day. We went back to the house. Our house became unusually quiet. The usual midnight jokes my husband and I usually shared was abruptly stopped. The smiles, the laughter, the hugs, the kisses, the compliments… Everything met their premature dèath. Nothing interesting was […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 7. “My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me?”. It wasn’t Jesus shouting this time around. It was me. I was frustrated…no! I was already at the end of myself. “Where do I go from here? Where do I start from? Haven’t I been praying enough? Haven’t I fasted enough?”. I was […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 6 The first night after we returned Obiageli back to the orphanage, my husband and I slept like babies. We wrapped ourselves together like teenage lovers. The night was peaceful and calm. I woke up early the next morning to prepare breakfast and get husband’s clothes ready for him. We ate breakfast together […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 5 “In the mighty name of Jesus, I cast you out”. The pastor shouted. “Amen!”. My mom and I chorused. Obiageli began to crawl on the floor. Her eyes were wide opened. She looked so scary and dangerous. “Leave this body now!!”. The pastor shouted. He brought out a bottle of Holy water. […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 4. My husband and the other injured passengers were rushed to a nearby hospital. My husband was placed on life support because he couldn’t breathe on his own. “Obim please don’t dîe. I can’t do life without you”. I sobbed bitterly. Obiageli sat close to me calmly. Outwardly, she looks like an innocent […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 3. “Honey, I think Obiageli is possessed for real”. I cried to my husband. “How can you say such about a child you claim to love?”. my husband questioned me in disbelief. “I love her, I still do. With everything happening, I can’t call it a mere coincidence. The principal lost her life […]

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 2. My pregnancy was already two months old. I was advised not to stress myself to avoid having a mîscárriage. Obiageli was already in nursery one. My pregnancy didn’t stop me from taking care of her. I still loved and cherished her because I see her as my lucky charm. No matter what […]

Ogbanje by Judith Onyoyibo

May 18, 2023

Øgbanjé. Part 1 “Your womb has been tied by spiritual forces. You can’t get pregnant until you appease your Chi. Adopt a child”. A mad woman said to me on my way to the market. She even tried touching me and I kept on running away from her. “Madam hearken to her words. Sometimes the […]

May 16, 2023

He was parked on the side of the road now, with C Caution in place, trying to make calls, but no one was picking up. He felt chilly, and he didn’t know if it was the cool breeze from the Lekki lagoon that was responsible for that or the fear of being robbed. He always […]

The midnight encounter

May 16, 2023

The Midnight Encounter By Olumide Odusanya It was 5:35am on a Friday morning and traffic on Ozumba Mbadiwe road in Lagos was building up. Fancy air-conditioned company buses, public buses, and private cars kept switching lanes every now and then, trying to get to their destinations faster. Just by the bridge that linked Victoria Island […]

May 16, 2023

Frank woke the next morning with a strong sense that someone was staring at him. He opened his eyes, and smiling down at him was Ana. They had such a great night, and now she was fully dressed. “I got to go.” She said and tapped the tip of his nose with her index finger. […]

May 16, 2023

She loved to talk, and the more he listened to her, the less he saw her as just an object of s•€xual gratification. He found out she had a regular job, loved animals, was an only child, and her 24th birthday was yesterday. She had come over for one reason, but he felt the magic […]

One Date Night With Anna

May 16, 2023

One Date with Anna By Kayode Odusanya © Kayode Odusanya Frank was seated on the black leather couch closest to the door in his living room, staring at the big screen TV on the white painted wall in front of him. This was the first time ever he would be doing something of this nature, […]

List Of Nigerians holding Guinness World Records

May 16, 2023

Have you ever wondered if there are Nigerians holding Guinness World Records? The Guinness World Record is simply a British reference book published annually that lists records of human achievements from around the world. This book also publishes the extremes of the natural world. Over the years, lots of Nigerians have made it to the […]

May 15, 2023

Chapter 6 Wale was taking a nap the following day when his phone started to ring. He pulled it out from under his pillow, and with half opened eyes, he saw it was Chinaza calling. “Hello.” He said after picking the call. “How are you doing?” He added as he cleared his throat and rolled […]

May 15, 2023

Chapter 5 They quickly pulled away from each other as someone emerged from behind the curtains. Ijeoma stood there, black paper bag in one hand, phone in the other, smiling at them. After a couple of seconds of awkward silence, she said, “I’m going to tell mommy.” As she ran past them, Chinaza got off […]

May 15, 2023

Chapter 4 After the long discussion with his aunt and grandfather, he was sent off to represent his grandfather at the monthly landlords meeting of their street. The location of the meeting was at Chinaza’s house. He couldn’t wait to see her. Her brothers were away at their cousins, and she was the only other […]

May 15, 2023

Chapter 3 In jeans shorts, and a black hoodie, Wale was coming back from running an errand for his grandfather when he saw a black sedan car parked right outside his house. Since his grandma died three years ago, their home had become a quiet one. Even when his mom was living with them, before […]

May 15, 2023

Chapter 2 Entertainment, current affairs, sports, and history were areas where the questions were set from, and there was also a special textbook on all these subject matters which was given to all contestants to study, months in advance. The competition was coming to an end, and Wale and Chinaza were at second place. It […]

The first kiss

May 15, 2023

Thehe First Kiss By Kayode Odusanya © Kayode Odusanya Chapter 1 Wale loved Harmattan mornings in Lagos; it was always a reminder to him that Christmas was on the way. Outside was cold and misty. He stood by the door, contemplating going back in to throw on a sweater on top of the […]

May 12, 2023

Chapter 17 He pulled her to the side of the building, looked around before saying in a low voice, “What are you do here?” “He let me go.” She said with a smile on her face. She was also wearing black jeans, and a white top, with a small black purse in her hand. “What […]

May 12, 2023

[]Chapter 16 Frank was by the bus terminus now, wearing black jeans and a white polo top, waiting for his bus to Ghana to get filled up. Even though Fatai had not given him a deadline as to when to disappear, he guessed the man would assume he would do so within the next couple […]

May 12, 2023

Chapter 15 The house had a large compound, long driveway from the gate, and a regular sized duplex in the middle of the property. It was ancient British architecture; the kind of houses that the colonial masters lived in while still in Nigeria. The other cars were packed in the compound, and when Frank saw […]

May 12, 2023

Chapter 14 Just as Fatai said, the black Highlander was outside his apartment by 7am. Frank was officially dressed and ready, with his back suit, white shirt, but no tie this time. The first few minutes of the ride had him and the driver talking about yesterday’s encounter, and then the car became quiet. The […]

May 12, 2023

Chapter 13 Frank leaned on the veranda, looking down at a quadrangle of open space. There was a standard ping pong table below with two amateurs female players trying their hand at the spot, and laughing every time either one of them played wrongly. Beside them was a more serious looking duo behind a large […]

May 12, 2023

Chapter 12 After Frank narrated the whole ordeal to her, it was her turn to appear stunned. The room seemed to spin around and around, and she felt nauseated. She sat still, shocked for a while then she jumped out of bed all of a sudden and started picking her belongings from different corners of […]

May 12, 2023

Chapter 11 Kiki had been too engrossed in the movie and didn’t hear him come in till he coughed and made her jump. “Freaking Fack, Frank.” She said out loud as she cleaned off the drink that had spilled on her blue floral blouse. “You scared the shiit out of me.” She added with a […]

May 12, 2023

Chapter 10 Kiki had dozed off shortly after Frank left. She was awoken by the constant sound of gunfire from the movie showing on the TV. She rolled over in bed to grab her phone by the nightstand. There were no missed calls or messages, and the screen showed it was 19:25. She thought it […]

May 12, 2023

Chapter 9 The brain is a magnificent organ. In times of danger, it could speed up its process to ten times its normal capability. In the split second it took the bullets from the AK 47 rifles to hit the SUV, Frank’s mind had raced through about a dozen things; why he agreed to take […]

May 12, 2023

Chapter 8 The radio interview didn’t take more than fifteen minutes, and on their way back they had stopped at a filling station to refill the vehicles. The SUV Frank was in was the first to get fueled and they were parked just at the exit of the filling station, waiting for the rest. He […]