Short Story
13 Oct 2018
Eric Bhadmus had a bad habit. He would never say ‘no’ to any lady when it involved the matters of the heart. And this very attitude always put him in trouble every time. Eric was a tall, handsome and cool dude. He had all the attributes of a ‘licensed’ gigolo. He would never take his…
15 Sep 2018
Help! Help! Help!” the pregnant young lady screamed at the top of her voice as her handbag was forcefully snatched from her arm. In spite of her condition, she ran effortlessly after the fleeing thief, who had manoeuvered, his motorcycle deftly and vanished out of sight. “Help! Ole! Thief!” the pregnant woman continued to scream…
25 Aug 2018
Can you imagine this scenario? A very strange young man, named Bernard Kukuye, accused his neighbour’s family of eating and spoiling his cooked meal with their nostrils! That was the real cause of the trouble brewing at 10, Akinloye Street, Surulere, Lagos, at the moment. Everybody knew Bernard to be a funny, quirky and bizarre…
27 Jul 2018
Charles Igunoba and Monica had been dating each other right from their secondary school days. It was one of those childhood love experiences with all its frenzied emotion. Surprisingly, after their secondary education, they gained admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Their flaming love continued to blossom without any hitch and there was no…
21 Jul 2018
Continued from last week Saturday On a blissful Saturday, in Aiyetoro town, a young beautiful princess by name Bimbo was taking a stroll. Just around that time Chief Ewelegbo was equally buying some goods at a sophisticated boutique. Instantly, Chief Ewelegbo accosted her and said, “Don’t you have manners? Can’t you greet me? You have…
30 Jun 2018
Continued from last Saturday “I HAVE applied the necessary things and did the love ritual as Baba Adifayokun directed me. Why is it not working? Why is Kunle becoming angrier and violent towards me, despite the fact that I have charmed him with a love potion?” she asked herself several questions. For one whole week…
9 Jun 2018
Life moves at the speed of light and it can be hard to stop and think of our actions as they flail out of us at the same speed. But some people don’t stop to think about how they’re acting. However, those with integrity take the time to reflect on their actions to learn from…
9 Jun 2018
What would make a couple think about poisoning and killing their only God-given child? That was the story of Timilehin Oluranti. His parents had given up all hope that the young boy would make it in life, simply because he had partial stroke and some little psychological disabilities. As Timilehin grew, he had many enemies…
19 May 2018
(Continued from last week Saturday) God even frowns at committing suicide as a last resort because it is sinful. Ayo’s mum was a fair-skinned, tall and robust woman. For five hours, the search party combed every nook and cranny of the locality, but Ayo wasn’t found. It was even reported in the 7pm news that…
19 May 2018
People can be successful in various ways, areas and forms, but they have something in common. There are certain core skills they master. They achieve these skills by giving up certain bad or hindering habits that consume their time and hold them back. So, whatever your goal is and whichever area you want to succeed…
28 Apr 2018
Iwalewa Benson would never talk to another man except Dotun Moradeyo. They were deeply in love. It was definitely not a secret in the whole neighbourhood that Iwalewa and Dotun had a relationship that was headed for the altar. There had been serious plans by the duo to marry in the nearest future, because their…
28 Apr 2018
It might look a crazy notion for you to change your way of life, your lifestyle or living habits. But this is possible. Most of us can’t even change one habit or even stick to one New Year’s resolution, let alone making a change like turning your whole life around. This will be very difficult,…