We are a family of nine: seven siblings and our parents. Our youngest is still in secondary school, while the rest of us have completed tertiary education. One is pursuing …
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I Asked God For A Man And He Gave Me Two
Earlier this year, I prayed to be in a relationship, and God answered me. It’s just that the answer didn’t come the way I expected. Instead of meeting one man, …
I Used My Connections to Save His Career But His Response Made Me End It
When we met, he was driving a very nice car. He came to my house with the car and talked a lot about what he had to go through to …
All I Wanted Was My Money
I’m in charge of collecting the electricity bills in our house. We are three tenants in all. The last person to join us moved in alone at first. She introduced …
We Broke Up But Something Still Ties Me to Her
When we were dating, there were so many promises. We believed we were meant to be together forever. At one point, I travelled to a remote farming community deep in …
My Fiancé’s Gets Involved With A New Woman Every Month
My fiancé and I live together with our two children. Our marriage preparations are underway but I am contemplating if this is a man I should marry. He is not …
I Loved Him More Than His Wife But He Still Left Me
I met him sixteen years ago, back in high school. We phone-dated for a while, but life pulled us apart. All the times we were dating, we never met—it was …
He Wants Me To Be His Second Wife But That’s Not All
I’ve been dating a Nigerian man from the Igbo tribe for five years now. When we first met, he was working under someone, but now he’s doing business here in …
Two Minutes Later, and I Would Have Found My Wife ‘Dancing’ from the Ceiling
When I got to the compound, I saw our first child playing with other kids. The second one, she’s autistic. She was lying on the floor playing in the sand. …
How Can We Get My Sister Out Of Her Marriage?
My elder sister has always been a no-nonsense person — firm, bold, and never one to tolerate rubbish. Everyone knew she couldn’t be pressured into doing anything she didn’t want …
All He Did Was Lie Throughout Our Marriage
I got married in 2022 without knowing my husband well enough. In my defence, I thought I knew him. During our first few months together, he started asking why I …
When I Was Struggling For Answers, My Wife Kept Them In The Bible
In late 2019, I took a loan from a bank to start a business. The interest was high, but according to the projections I had made, I should be able …