If there is one thing fatherhood has taught me, it is that the people who are supposed to stay sometimes don’t. And the ones who promise to stay sometimes change …
My Rich Boyfriend Has Taught Me That Money Can’t Buy Happiness
I met Hassan through my friend, Amina. This was about 10 years ago. That day we didn’t exchange contacts. We just had conversations in the moment and went our separate …
He Had An Affair With My Niece But That’s Not All
I got married almost immediately after I completed senior high school. This was five years ago. I knew my husband well before we got married. We had dated for three …
When My Dad Said No To My Boyfriend, I Gave Him a Belly He Couldn’t Ignore
My father is the kind of man who treats culture like life support. If our tribe had oxygen cylinders, he’d carry one around. His favorite day in church is Cultural …
An Open Letter To My Unborn Child
Dear Daughter, I chose a path that was wrong for your coming into this world. I regret how much this would shape the cause of your life. I didn’t mean …
I Finally Ended Up With My Crush Only to Become His Baby Mama
He was everything I was not. He was tall and fair with broad shoulders, the kind of man you could mistake for a storybook hero. And I, with my chocolate …
When My Boyfriend Wanted To Move In With Me, I Asked Him To Pay Rent
I’m sharing this story because of a story I read here a few days ago. A lady called Rita shared a story about her boyfriend who wants to move in …
I Shouldn’t Have Stayed Friends with My Brother’s Ex
I’ve been dating my girlfriend for almost three years. We go to the same university in Nigeria, and we live together on campus with my older brother. FOLLOW US ON …
When My Friend’s Father Sneaked Into My Room At Night, He Nearly Went Blind
There’s a scar just above the right brow of my friend’s father. I gave him that scar. My friend didn’t know until I told her recently. She screamed, “So my …
My Boss Was The Light I Needed That Sunday
Have you ever woken up on a Sunday morning and felt like the whole world is standing against you? Like you’re fighting battles no one sees, and even the family …
I Left Home to Save My Home
My story begins with a father who came home every night with tired hands. Some nights, those hands served us nothing but porridge, but they were always honest hands. They …
He Said He Was a Polygamist and Would Marry Me and the Woman He Cheated With
When I met Eric three years ago, he was everything I thought I wanted. Smart, soft-spoken, and ambitious. We built a life slowly through laughter, dates, and long calls that …