Fiction Series

This list is a compilation of things most Nigerians who have gone house hunting sometime in the past have probably experienced. Please note that this list is my own light attempt at humour and trying to make you laugh after a hard day at work. Laughter as they say, is the best medicine; so feel free to laugh. House hunting ...

T’was an hour before closing, and the office was tense The first closing in months was about to commence With the economy a mess and underwriting requirements so tight Who would believe there’d be a closing tonight! Expenses were up, financials in the red But visions of commissions danced in the agents’ heads The loan was approved by the lender’s ...

It was three days after the ugly incident that occurred at Dad property on Amosun street, Ojota, albeit things hadn’t attained normalcy. Asides the fact that dad had been discharged from hospital, mum was still observing rest in another hospital while Timi was still cooling his heels behind bars. :::::::::::::Read Previous Episodes Here:::::::::: Now that dad was back, at least ...

Mr. Shina was held spell bound by the new challenges that confronted him in the residential rental property that was placed under his auspices. He tried hard to manage the situation but there was little he could do to stop the ensuing fracas. ::::::::::::::::::Read Previous Episodes here::::::::::::: Asides the two ladies that were at loggerheads over the rights to tenancy ...

Timi never admitted to stealing mum’s money despite the several beatings dad dealt him. He still insisted the story I gave my parents was hoax and even had the effrontery to tell them that they were looking in the wrong direction. He told my mum verbatim that the only thief in the room which was the living room where we ...

Somehow the fracas that ensued at Legacy Exclusive Lounge was curtailed by the staff and other guests at the lounge. Mr. Filafa had to vacate the premises with his goons for peace to reign, while Timi and his squad remained. As for me, there was no point staying around anymore. :::::::::::::: Read Previous Episodes here :::::::::::: On reaching the house ...

I managed to flee from my brother’s wrath and his evil intent which I didn’t even bother to have an inkling about. There were few times I had seen Timi with such look on his face during our growing up years, and those times I ended up brutalized. It was usually a murderous rage that if left untamed could wipe ...

It was a sweet relief when Dr. Sokari informed me that dad would be discharged soon. He had spent almost a month at the military hospital in Ikoyi but it felt like a year. My family was literally falling apart as a result of his long-absence and there was virtually little I could do to salvage the situation. :::::::::::::::::::::::Read Previous ...

Family goes beyond blood ties; family is genuine relationship and togetherness. Pa Jimoh, Mrs. Jimoh, Timi, Ebun and I are family, but in the real sense we aren’t. The disunity that thrived amongst us was worse than the one plaguing the country. In fact, if we were Nigeria, we would have been no more after the civil war of 1967. ...

Normalcy had returned to our compound after a period of hullaballoo emanating from the stables of Alhaji Kazeem and Miss Nancy. The duo were beginning to turn our premises to one of those face-me-I-face-you buildings scattered around Lagos before the pretty Hajia Fadiga appeared out of the blues. :::::::::::::::::::::::::Read previous episodes here:::::::::::::::::::::: How Hajia Fadiga got even with her husband ...