“A family broke up as a husband and wife were sleeping with each other when their spouses were at work” the black man who sat across from me proffered in halting English “You mean the student who left her husband for another man and he had been sent back to Nigeria? Ola turned towards him…
“Your children have never seen you naked? How is that possible? I saw the wheels spinning behind Lucy’s eyes as she blinked astoundingly at Soraya. Two worlds were colliding here. “Yes. This is the first time they would share bathroom with me. What business does my children have in my room when each person’s room…
“My home is hot right now as my wife has served me an ultimatum”. he cradled his coffee cup and leaned back into his seat We all turned towards him. “Why is that?” Alan one of the coordinators, an elderly man with kind eyes asked. “She insists my friend has to leave” Ovie replied with…
“You saw how clueless I was when my baby began crying. The women here had to step in and take over. If I was back in Nigeria I would never take a baby out of the house on my own. said a frazzled ‘deji as he started contributing to the discussion” The Nigerian in me…
“My young son shat on himself because someone was in the toilet and he could no longer hold it in” I quipped in a low voice laced with pain as I recalled that incident. I saw curious surprise on some of the faces in the room. It was a session where the topic was how…
I shuffled wearily into the hall and sat on the first sofa by the door. Camp was taking its toll on me. The seat closest to the door was vacant and I made a beeline for it. A middle-aged female sat there. I plopped myself beside her. And as it happens, we eventually got talking….
…..missed Part 1? here getting stronger” his plaintive tone cut into me At some point in the conversation; Ruth stood up to get more coffees and after much insistence from both of them, I agreed to a Cappuccino. Although it had begun to rain on a day with a sunny forecast, my stomach roiled at…
The man who sat across from me stood up and nodded his goodbye. Ruth, the woman beside me, went back into her book. Earlier when I walked over, she had offered a warm smile and we had started talking. Found out she was another Brit who had lived in Nigeria. She was here with her…
Did you miss Part 1? Here. ……that God left us examples of people who cried out as they struggled; ElijahJonahJeremiah “All these men despaired enough to voice their grievances. Yet God stooped down to engage and assuage each one” “Why did he not get angry enough to shush them up and make them be…
Public Relations = the stealth art of making something/someone appear presentably acceptable to the eyes of others. [amara nnaji 2024] It was the evening of the first day of #newwineunited24. A Christian camping festival in England held weekly every summer. 2024 has attracted 14k worshippers of all ages across the Globe. My church family arrived…
