Category: Fiction

Some Moments Can be relived

Some Moments Can be relived

My Music Player does this occasional thing were it plays calls recorded between late 2015 and early 16 as audio – Mostly calls from my father and mother checking up on me. I was in school at the time and some things were really difficult for me, from Trigonometry to what to eat, I barely …

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My Last Days at School

My Last Days at School

After fasting and praying and swearing that if I gained admission to school I’d stop making noise in class, not chase girls and Face my book I finally gained admission into a popular polytechnic in Lagos Lucky me right? I said the same thing when I saw my name on the merit list. I was …

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Recommend My Services or Die!

Recommend My Services or Die!

A few years before I started working for “people with money” , I had no laptop. I would go to a friend’s place to learn HTML and CSS. He had the video tutorials and other utilities to practice with on his laptop. Most timesI learnt a thing or nothing. I complained whenever I don’t understand …

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Ode to Magnus

Ode to Magnus

The Magnus I knew was very playful. So playful that you’d look at him and not believe he can get anything done in his life. So playful that he joked with work and I hated how he handled tasks the first few months we worked in the same company. We were assigned tasks a few …

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Running From My Pastor…

Running From My Pastor…

The year is 2005 or the year before and i had gone to church with a neighbor. one of those Sundays – I did not go home after the Church service. Instead, i followed a friend from the church to see his friend, a girl who turned out to also attend the same church. 1…2…3….4…5pm …

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I: My brother’s Major Problem.

I: My brother’s Major Problem.

One of the doctors that once treated me said i was malaria prone… or prone to malaria… I didn’t care. I just wanted to get well. He warned me to stay away from Cold water; foods must be cooked and/or warmed well before consumption, stay away from Microwaved foods, Stay away from sugary soft drinks …

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The Offerings That Destroyed Today’s Church

The Offerings That Destroyed Today’s Church

This happened a few months ago. I came around a popular church in town where they had this one straight service and closed around mid day. Great morning, great sermon and i could bet the pastor and elders were on THAT kind of fire that only burns in church. So, when it was time for …

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The Spoon Of Rice Is 500 Naira In Lagos

The Spoon Of Rice Is 500 Naira In Lagos

I had a friend visit me while i was assisting an Oap at Wazobia Fm once. After our meeting was concluded, he suggested we hit a restaurant around and eat something. I didn’t know if he had the money; didn’t care. We walked into this good restaurant, not popular on the mainland and they had …

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The Death Of Magnus

The Death Of Magnus

May 19, 2015. I woke up to put these thoughts down before they sink below my level of Consciousness… This night I had a dream. Everything in this dream looked older, including my mother. I was back at the house in Mowe, Ogun State. It seemed like a weekend because the neighbours’ kids were around, …

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The Two Funny Men You Should Read About #MagnusandMaurice

The Two Funny Men You Should Read About #MagnusandMaurice

I grew up where drunk people were believed to be really smart, young girls got pregnant like it’s nothing, couples quarreled like in a Nigerian movie… Yup, I grew up somewhere in Enugu, Nigeria. Then from the age of 11, i was dragged moved to Lagos where i experienced similar situations and people yelled louder …

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