Fiction Series

Martins knew his job was on the line, not even with the ugly incident that transpired in his office. Aisha had charged at the fragile Runo like an enraged bull poised for battle. The aftermath of that was a catastrophe. The near-collateral damage in his office was disturbing, considering the fact that his wife was the major culprit . Martins ...

“Martins! What is this I’m hearing? How did it happen? I thought we fixed that roof before the lady moved into that apartment last year?” Mr. Okafor’s voice resonated from the receiver of Martins’ “Samsung Galaxy S6” across the entire length of his office with reckless abandon. The Landlord who spends a greater part of his time doing business abroad ...

Though it was raining and pouring down ceaselessly, Martins and Aisha were unaware as they continued their argument into the night. Aisha had stopped Martins from answering Runo’s calls yet again and the issue was really getting out of hand. Aisha had finally answered the call but that made matters even worse. Aisha had rained insults on Runo with no ...

It was Martins’ first official day at work in the capacity of Manager Sales, Agency and Property management. However he had come in pretty late and his MD as usual had jokingly reminded him of his stint as a mere marketer when he was almost sacked for sleeping on his first day at work. Martins thought he would have forgotten ...

The Brouhaha of Oga Martins gave us a clear picture of the life of an average hustler in Lagos. Oga Martins fought tooth and nail with seen and unseen forces as he sojourned through the tortuous pathways of a tumultuous life. Occasionally, he had to take out the weeds and thorns of a crooked road as he slowly rose from ...

Today, we draw the curtains on the first ever fictional real estate blog series “The Brouhaha of Oga Martins”. You will agree with me that its been a roller coaster ride through the tumultuous pathways in the life of Oga Martins. Martins came, he saw, but did he conquer? I’m sure you have the answer already. We want to appreciate ...

Every man was destined for greatness; it is now left for you to identify the element of greatness God has placed in you. Some people live their entire life not identifying the element of greatness God placed in them, while others who identify theirs don’t put it into full use; their full potentials never see the light of day. Some ...

Martins could not sleep; he kept rolling from one part of the large upholstered bed to the other in a bedroom that looked like a relaxation station of unbroken dreams, sometimes stealing occasional glances at the brown rug that covered the bed area of an already tiled floor and other times staring hard at a ceiling that had assumed a ...

Deji had thought he was finally going to reconcile with his long lost girlfriend but instead things had got awry. It was indeed sad for him because he still loved Aisha. Aisha had left in a fury after a heated conversation with Deji. It was a dead end! Martins on the other hand left the house at Deji’s behest. His ...

Deji’s living room was as quiet as a graveyard. Again, Martins wished Deji was around to ease the tension between him and Aisha. He still found it pretty difficult believing all Aisha had told him about her Machiavellian plans for him and Ada; a plan that indirectly led to the death of Aisha’s colleague at work. The moment Aisha told ...