I was in my teenage season. Mum called me that afternoon and gave me instructions to get pepper from the woman who supplies us. I approached my childhood friend and got his bicycle for the assignment. I rode all the way to the woman who sells pepper. They blended it. The journey back home began. It was a smooth ride. […]
There are things that must only happen to you once in a lifetime- you become wise after the first occurrence. That was my 2005 lesson. My childhood friend had a lovely digital camera. We travelled with it when we resumed university. I had used it occasionally to capture moments. I had pictures of our visit to the deputy governor of […]
During my days at the university, I lost two phones. The first time was so dramatic. I had taken a cab from Ibadan to Ife. Somewhere along the way, I dozed off. I woke up just as the cab got to the campus gate. I got down from the cab and crossed over to the other side. As if my […]
I was in my first year at university. Back then, SIM cards were quite costly, and airtime recharge could only be done by buying cards. I eventually squeezed a SIM out of my card and got a Samsung phone that only works when an earpiece is attached from my childhood friend—my initiation into being a “big boy.” However, this big […]
Many years ago, I went with an uncle and my little niece to a government parastatal. He had a relationship with the head of the organization in that area. We stepped out briefly to get some documentation done. When we returned, the official manning the gate mentioned that there was no space at the car park. My uncle smiled and […]
Some years ago, my grandfather in the faith came to preach in the city where I was serving. It was a church with quite a heavy protocol. During the meeting, he asked us to walk around and greet people. I made sure to walk to the minister who followed him on that trip. He was surprised to see me and […]
I walked into the restroom and remembered we had run out of toothpaste. As I motioned to pick up my toothbrush so I could get some toothpaste from the girls’ room, I saw that there was already toothpaste on it. I smiled really wide. Apparently, when Irewamiri wanted to brush, she did not just get paste on her own brush; […]
We had just come in from church when one of my beloved ones ran to me to tell me that our neighbour’s young son had locked himself inside the car. Unfortunately, the remote key was right in his hands. He had activated the central lock accidentally. We all surrounded the car. We kept giving instructions, but this toddler did not […]
I had spoken to the agent a day earlier. He promised me that he had spoken to the landlord. The house met about ninety percent of the specifications we needed. We thought about seeing it and making a final decision. Honestly, I thought our prayers were answered. The agent reassured me that he had spoken to the landlord and […]
Just some three weeks or so into courtship, our planned meeting for a study was not going well. Every question I asked Irewamiri was met with a one-word answer. After all attempts failed, I decided that we change location- we drove to a different location, and I began to probe again. Well! I did not know when the tears began […]
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