Bimbo Adetayo stayed up to wait for her son to return from his work. Lola had prepared the spare room for her mother-in-law before going to bed at 10pm. She’d packed up the food and kept Bolu’s in the microwave. Bolu came home to find his mother snoring […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY Amaka woke up in the hospital, having suffered a mild concussion from her fall. She quickly shut her eyes, when the bright light in the room, aggravated her headache. She turned her head and tried opening her eyes again. A blurry face […]
Lola was home alone again. It was 10pm at night and Bolu was not yet back from work. The food she had prepared for dinner at 8 O’Clock was well and truly cold by now. At nine, she’d given up the wait, and decided to have her dinner […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY As expected, Amaka woke up to find herself alone in her home. Her heart ached, as she remembered what had transpired yesterday between her and Ifeanyi, and the beating she’d received when she had gotten home. As she got out of bed, […]
I am soooo, soooo fed up with people…even strangers, asking me when I’m going to have my second baby! And I am seriously pissed off whenever family and friends TELL me that I must have another baby, because one is not enough and blah, blah, blah… With all […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY Ifeanyi could barely look up when he heard footsteps on the stairway. He couldn’t bare to see his wife, whom he had failed. His actions had brought this evil upon her, upon their home. Would she ever forgive him? “How was it?” […]
Today, I went for my first walk in a very long time. Anyone who really knows me knows I love walking. I love the ocean breeze that blows in my neighbourhood and I especially love to look at the beautiful houses and discover new routes. For years, I […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY “Mary, hide!” Ifeanyi shouted, as he used his right hand to rub the blood that was gushing from his nose. “Please leave my wife and kids out of this…” he begged. The two brothers entered the house and locked the door behind […]
“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven” (Matt 6:1). Ummm… I read something yesterday, that reminded me of these words of Jesus. And it was like the Lord […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY In an instant, Ifeanyi remembered everything that had happened since that sinful night… Amaka had been merciless as she rode on top of him the morning after. He had wanted to resist her. He really did. But somewhere along the ride, he […]
I am still reading Bill Weise’s book on “Hell”, and I’m in Part Two now. I’m in the first chapter, where he tries to give an overview of why God created the world, man and everything. He talked about God creating the tree of knowledge of good and […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY Chukwudi and Uchechukwu were officially toddlers, having turned two years old in April. Mary and Ifeanyi had decided to skip throwing a birthday party for a family outing instead. They had taken lovely photos of the twins and Abigail and all the family, […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY Pregnant? The word rang in his ears. Ifeanyi dropped the receiver and crashed in his seat, as though he had been hit by a bulldozer. He hadn’t even imagined this possibility. He sat horrified, his mind racing, thinking about how he was going […]
Hey hey! How’s the weekend going? Welcome to another episode of The Spotlight. Today, I’m doing another book review of a book which tells an age-old story in a whole new and African way. Meet the author, Sinmisola Ogunyinka. She’s a wife, mother, movie producer and talk-show host. She […]
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND PATRONS ONLY It had been a month since he had submitted his notice, and Ifeanyi was still at Solomon Investment Bank. A replacement had been found, but he was still on his first week of training. After he had completed his first month, and Ifeanyi had handed over […]
Grace and Truth 