“How’s your day going?” Those four words were as “I love you” to Osinachi. Donald didn’t say those three amazing words often, but whenever he sought to communicate with her and find out how she was doing and feeling, and made the effort to show he cared, she […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY The months passed. Slowly at first, but soon, the season of Christmas was upon the Lagosians. The shops had their sale items on display, and the malls were decorated in red and green. The Churches didn’t delay in joining the hype and […]
It had been a month since that horrible day, when Mrs Peterson had thrown her out of her home. Only Chinyere knew the hell she had suffered that day before she’d made it to her aunty’s place in Abuja. She’d initially thought of going to her Oga’s office […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY Mary hugged David and wished him “good night”, before letting herself out of his car. She smiled to herself as she shut the door. They had had a surprisingly pleasant ride, and caught up on each other’s lives. Mary was happy to […]
Hey hey! I’m taking The Spotlight to a whole new level!!! Today, I’m doing my first ever interview of an Author, which will be part of the #UfuomaeeInterviews series, under my Book Reviews category. Every now and then, I will interview a special author or publisher that I really like to talk about some […]
Donald could hear the sirens from a mile away. He looked out of his bedroom window and saw the police cars as they drove on his street and parked outside his house. They were here! Ms Ebuka had called the police! Donald panicked. They had already blocked the […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY When Ifeanyi got to Ijeoma’s house, the sun was just going down. He was surprised to see Ijeoma, Emeka and Mrs Njokwu outside their home crying. As he approached them, the door opened, and Mr Njokwu flung out a few more bags […]
Hi y’all! Welcome to another episode of The Spotlight. I’ve got another interesting post I’d like to spotlight today, and it deals with racism. I really have to give kudos to this writer because what he wrote was deep, honest and paradigm changing. It required a rare kind […]
“Three nights ago, my niece showed up at my doorstep soaking wet and looking like she’d run into some thugs, who had beaten her mercilessly! She fainted moments later. How she got to my house, I don’t even know. Why she left your house, I still don’t know. […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY “I think we’re going to need a bigger size,” Ijeoma said, after they had struggled to fasten the size 8 wedding gown at the back. Mrs Njokwu frowned. “Is it me or are your breasts bigger?” Ijeoma looked up, from admiring the […]
Hey, hey! How are you? How’s your long weekend going? I hope you’re getting all the rest and relaxation you need. Well, I’m back on The Spotlight with another book review from one of my favourite authors, Abimbola Dare! I reviewed her third title, The Accidental Wife sometime last […]
Osinachi returned home on Thursday morning, as she preferred to return when she knew Donald would be at work. She wasn’t yet ready to see him, and they still hadn’t spoken since she’d left home on Monday. She’d contacted the nanny service to request for the woman she […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY Ifeanyi dropped Ijeoma at home, and helped her carry Emeka up to her room. On his way out he met her mother, and bowed in greeting. “Good evening, Ma.” “Good evening, Ifeanyi,” Mrs Njokwu said with a knowing smile. “How was your […]
WHY??? As in…why??? Again, I must ask…WHY?! I know, I know… There’s a whole lot of content out there, and it’s not everything you read that you like or that is worthy of your comment. And sometimes, you think you will come back and drop a really good […]
I don’t know about you, but being an author and being someone who has connected with a lot of authors since becoming one, I’ve learnt a lot about these people called “authors”, and how best to treat them. My instinct, when someone tells me they have written a […]
