Tag Archives: The Brouhaha of Oga Martins

Martins and Aisha were looking forward to the final trimester of the pregnancy with heightened expectations. It was going to be a boy yet again, and this time around they were resolute to get their acts right. The memories of Olaoluwa was still fresh in their minds, and anyone who tried to take this baby from them will have to ...

Martins’ clandestine visit to the hospital was a faux pas that needed to be treated as such. Aisha had been nothing but a good wife since the unfortunate incident that almost cost him his dear life. He had been in coma for three days and it was indeed a miracle that he finally could come out of it unscathed. Aisha ...

Aisha was five months gone before she realized she was going to have a baby. The whole matter left Martins utterly confused.  “How could she have been carrying a pregnancy for five months and yet not know? What is Aisha hiding from me? She doesn’t even seem to be happy with the turn of events.” Martins thoughts ran to places ...

Martins had hoped he would come to a compromise with Mr.Okafor when they had a tete a tete at the choice restaurant in Ikeja GRA. However, the outcome of the meeting only proved he had made the right decision when he walked away from his job as caretaker of Mr. Okafor’s residential rental property. Read Previous Episodes here The meeting between ...

Uju was lucky to have escaped Jamiu’s onslaught, it was a close shave with death. However, Jamiu who was the brain behind the unfolding drama at 5, Otolorin street Lawanson was not so lucky. Asides destroying the fence adjoining the building, his leg was badly bruised. “Oga Landlord, we must hold a meeting this weekend oh! We are living in ...

Martins was in a state of complete disarray, he had planned how his day was going to pan out and his present dilemma did not fall into that equation. But like they say, man proposes, God disposes. No one ever plans for improbable occurrences and that is why bad things happen to both good and bad people. These days sef! ...

Martins was pleasantly surprised. He had seen Ada excited, upset and exasperated but he had never seen her laugh before. She laughed now, amused at the question but more at the pathetic look on Martins face and Martins enjoyed the sight. The woman should laugh more often. It made her look very pretty. “Martins, go home, I’ll see you tomorrow,” ...

Martins stared warily at Ada who gave him a quizzical look, wondering why he still stood in her office. After Mama Ruka had confessed to the fact that she was the one who mistakenly left a lit candle on a plastic in the kitchen after she finished cooking, things had progressed. The landlord had been reluctant to release them after ...

The landlord returned around 12p.m. to find out if they had repented of their ways and willing to hand over the culprit. Since there was no culprit to hand over considering the fact that no one had confessed to starting the fire, he had left, refusing to call off his dogs. While they stood or sat in the sun which ...

If they thought the day was bad enough, it just grew worse. Martins wished he could fast-forward time and not have to deal with the present situation but there was no avoiding it. Reality was different from fantasy and his reality right now was that he was held hostage in a burnt down house and couldn’t go to work. With ...