Fiction Series

It was a cold Sunday morning, my old man was still in critical conditions at the Military Hospital in Ikoyi. Mum had not gotten up from bed, she had spent the previous day with Dad at the hospital while Timi was in his bedroom listening to Tupac Shakur‘s California hit song on his 4000 watts pro stack sound system. The ...

Since Alhaji Kazeem chased his pretty Fulani wife from the house nothing seemed to be the same with him anymore. He became really hysteric at odd times and could be unusually cold. His wife’s departure made me realise he was an empty vessel without her. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Read previous episodes here::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The two loud gunshots that emanated from Alhaji Kazeem’s flat gave ...

From the moment Timi realized he had sent thugs to his father’s property it became a ding dong affair. We finally reached an agreement with Onyeka concerning her continued stay in the apartment to avoid any bloodshed that may arise since her boys out-numbered the boys Oga Cletus brought in to quell the disturbance and subsequently put the rude lady ...

Dad’s sudden collapse following Onyeka’s revelation destabilized everyone present. With the help of Cletus I tried to resuscitate him and in no time he was brought out of his unconscious state. We took him to the car to stabilise whilst we dealt with the issue on ground. “Oga Cletus, make sure this matter is resolved before we leave this place. ...

There was so much noise emanating from the premises of the hostel at Onike, Yaba when we arrived. I immediately parked the car just in front of the gate since the hostel had no parking space. Dad did not even wait for me to turn off the engine when he alighted from the car and tarried into the compound and ...

Timi made certain that I didn’t leave his room without instilling enough fear in me that would ensure that I didn’t say a word of what I discovered when I stumbled into his room. I was literally thrown out of his room afterwards. ::::::::::::::Read Previous episode here:::::::::::: As I stepped into the lobby, his threats played out in my head ...

If a soothsayer told me whilst I was leaving the house that I will still be out by 11 p.m, I would have had a good laugh. Albeit, here I was amid a group of ragtag cultists whose capon was my lowlife brother. ::::::::::Read Episode 5 of Bad Market here::::::: My phone had been ringing like forever, my parents especially ...

Timi heaved a sigh of relief the moment he was out of Alhaji Kazeem’s hair. He never saw it coming. It had all happened in a flash without prior warning.  ::::::::::::::::::::::::Read previous episode here:::::::::::::::::::::: Timi thought his inordinate affair with Hajia Fadiga had been discreet enough until the Alhaji’s discovery and subsequent onslaught proved otherwise. “I should have known that Fadiga ...

“There has to be a mistake somewhere- call it a case of mistaken identity. This Alhaji has no idea of my personality. His mind must really be playing deadly tricks on him. I can be accused of many things but definitely not sleeping with another man’s wife.” I couldn’t even woo a girl successfully, how much more taking her to ...

The holidays were here, after 30-31 days of fast the Muslims had finally sighted the long awaited moon and that was after several adjournments too. This time around the sighting of the moon had caused a stir, especially in Nigeria where we find the light side to every situation no matter how bad it gets. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::Read previous episode here::::::::::::::::::::::::: There ...