This is an edited conversation I had with one of my readers on WhatsApp and has been shared with permission. *** Hi Ufuomaee, I want to tell you something. I made this friend when I was in Nysc orientation camp. We were the best of friends, though he […]
Love is tricky business. The advice on falling in love and staying in love seems so contrary. There are so many pitfalls in this, and no matter how hard you try to avoid it, someone always gets hurts. Most are just happy not to be the one who […]
This post has been a long time coming, but I figured…better late than never. When I got the lesson for this article, I knew it was something worth sharing and remembering, and I am hoping that I’m still able to articulate the point. I know that it has […]
Marriage is a holy vocation, where two people attempt the greatest feat against natural odds together…living in love and agreement until death separates them. When we romanticise marriage, we diminish the obstacles against its success in our minds, while not acknowledging and addressing them in reality. We set ourselves […]
Danny and Tolu shared their very first kiss in front of the Minister, who married them before God and their families and friends. Tolu had been longing for this kiss for months, but worried if it would meet her expectations. Danny had taken his time on Tolu’s lips, […]
It had been three months since Samuel and Rosemary met, and they were becoming the best of friends. They didn’t really consider themselves to be dating or in a relationship. Samuel hadn’t expressively asked Rose out yet. But they actively sought time together to meet socially, and Rose […]
Keisha had been evaluating her life since the meal she had shared with Ifeanyi and Mary back in March. She just knew that she had missed a very important part about life, because she realised that she was so very unhappy with a lot of things happening in […]
Femi had been of two minds about attending Tolu’s wedding. He hadn’t been invited, but he knew other people who were going. It was quite a high-profile affair. Even his parents had been invited. He finally decided to go as a form of closure. To say ‘goodbye’, and […]
Lola took the cue to go to the restroom to freshen up. On her way, she passed the high table, where her mother-in-law was seated, as the Mother of the Bride. She stopped to greet her, and received a big hug and lots of kisses. Bimbo Adetayo was […]
It was the morning of Danny and Tolu’s wedding, and Temi was up early getting ready to make it to the Church on time. She’d found the card for the Make-up Artist she had met at the supermarket back in February, when she had tipped her bag upside […]
Chidinma was so excited about her new job to plan Tolu and Danny’s wedding. She was happy that she’d decided to follow Mary and Ifeanyi to Dami’s wedding on Saturday. If she hadn’t, she would have missed out on tasting the heavenly delicacies they had shared on the […]
Ope shut the door to the hotel behind him. He brought out his phone and speed dialled a number. The person picked up on the second ring. “Boss?” “We’re at the hotel,” he said, blocking Richard’s exit. He cut the call. “Ope, it’s not what you think. I […]
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Olusola Olatunji and Damilola Ogunyemi in holy matrimony. This is an honourable estate, that is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently and soberly…” the Minister had begun. Dami was smiling from ear […]
Jason and Fiona had only planned to stay in the country for three months. They’d intended to meet each other’s families and receive their blessing to unite in marriage. They wanted to have the normal introduction and traditional marriage that most Nigerians did before they are wedded in […]
Jason and Fiona were having dinner with Jimmy and his wife, Fatima. They had survived the meal with her family, but it was made clear to them that they wouldn’t get her parents’ nor the Church’s blessing to marry, if Jason refused to be baptised into the Catholic […]
Grace and Truth 