Maria
1997 Akwa oche was indeed reigning. It seemed to Maria that every other store on Breadfruit Street, the main vein of Balogun market’s ready-made clothes section, had assorted…
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Taiye, Again
It was December 1991 and the Awóṣakins—Idris, Èrí, and their son, Kẹ́hìndẹ́—prepared as best as they could for their first visit to Táiyẹ́ since she had left home…
Arafa
The Great Scholar International School (GSIS) was not particularly great, scholarly, or in any way international. The proprietress, Mrs. Eucharia Odumah, a retired public school principal, had originally…
Ojonya
When Ojonya moved in with Anwuli at the end of their youth service year, it was with the understanding that she would start contributing to expenses once she…
Àbẹ̀ní
Alhaji Muhideen Teslim Tanko, philanthropist, town’s elder man, and owner of Tanko Motors, Tanko Rentals, Tanko Furnishings and Tanko Water celebrated his 75th birthday with improvidence. The party…
Block 244 – Flat Three
2001 When Deinde Ajisafe bought and moved into his three-bedroom flat in Abesan Estate, Iyana Ipaja, he threw a housewarming party. He invited his friends, his business partners,…
Block 244 – Flat Two
1995 – Five years before Flat One On Sundays, Mother, Maami and I gather diligently to watch Checkmate. It was the only show we jointly enjoyed: I liked…
Block 244 – Flat One
Year: 2000 It was a Saturday morning made for washing clothes, eating ogi and akara and sleeping aimlessly. The residents of Block 244, Abesan Estate, were out in…
Àṣàbí Ṣa Dolar
On her second day of work, Àwẹ̀lẹ́ slapped a customer. I was at my desk tallying up the cash receipts with the sales book when I heard raised voices…