Sack Your Landlord

A LANDLORD LIKE A FATHER by Opeoluwa Odunlami I just gained admission into the university in a city that is very far away from the one I grew up with my mother. Trust African mothers to always have hind eyes to watch over their wards. In school, my mother handed me over to the landlord of my hostel pleading to ...

THE CHRONICLES OF A MULTI-FACETED LANDLORD by Ikite Godwin Imagine the sudden rush of strong wind as a car driving at a speed of not less than 100km/h passes you by. This incident can be likened to seconds that turn to minutes, minutes to hours, hours to days, days to months, and then a year. A tenant’s one year is ...

MY LANDLORD’S STRANGE BURIAL RITES by Maureen Alikor One day, my landlord came knocking, he had just lost his mother and was dressed in an all black attire. He had a solemn look on his face and I couldn’t place what it was, but I had heard stories of how landlords extorted money from their tenants for the sake of ...

THE FAILED ESCAPE FROM MY LANDLORD by Ekelaka Eunice I think I’m supposed to begin this story with the usual ‘once upon a time’ and leave you breathless with a very fulfilling happy ending. But this is Nigeria and nothing really ends happily, especially when the home you can boast of is a small room; with a tiny window which ...

MY WONDERFUL LANDLORD by Egume Oghenekevbe My father is a very proud man and would rather part with cash than beg our landlord for more time to pay his rent. He never owed. However, Mr. Okenna, our landlord always had a way to make my father hiss when his rent was almost due. Sometimes, Mr. okenna would send a letter three ...

MY EXPERIENCE WITH A DIRTY LANDLORD by Susan Johnson  Mummy’s girl that I was, I knew travelling back home immediately after NYSC camp was going to cost me. Invariably I was right; it did cost me big time. Not only were all the good houses taken before I returned, I had to settle for the unwanted houses. Nevertheless, I chose ...

THE RIDICULOUS RENT INCREASE THAT ENDED OUR RELATIONSHIP by Debby Osa ‘Madam, Chief is around’, my secretary said on the intercom. I swore quietly. What did he want this time? ‘Ok, Shade. Let him come in. Thank you.’ There was a knock on the door, then it swung open. Chief came in, his massive stomach leading the way. ‘Chief, Chief!’ ...

THE LANDLORD THAT DID NOT REMEMBER MOSES by Cynthia Omo Uncle Jide or Oga Landlord as co-tenants in the estate would call him was daddy’s best friend. He and daddy were roommates in school, so when daddy got married, Uncle Jide let him have a flat in his house without ever taking a dime from him. I know this because ...

I picked up the Bible, passed a surreptitious glance to be sure my target was still amongst us. Fortunately, he was. I looked at my wristwatch: 07:20pm. I had 20 minutes to preach this message. I opened the Bible, looked around again, as if analyzing the faces of everyone present. It was my first time moderating the devotion. At 16 ...

The choice of where to live, just like every other life choice, goes a long way in influencing one’s total well-being. Knowing this propelled me to apply extra effort in searching for an apartment which would be my domicile for my service year as a youth corps member two years ago. More so, my ears have been filled with stories ...