I’ll never forget the day I walked into the house I rented for my boyfriend only to meet another woman. For years, James had been begging me to move in with him but I lived in a nicer apartment which I didn’t want to give up for his tiny, 1-bedroom. So, for the most part of our relationship, we lived in separate houses. Everything was going perfectly and the relationship seemed to be working. I was quite excited since I hadn’t had a good man in my life for a while. It didn’t bother me that I earned more money…
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When they said if wishes were horses, beggars would ride them, they weren’t far from the truth. I wished for a boyfriend but ended up riding on an ass – donkey that is. I swear even a camel has more respect.My story begins right after COVID-19 had surged all over and the country was on lockdown. Zoom was the new WhatsApp and I was feeling myself talking to my boyfriend Martin every night right after I had finished my cooking. Being a chef I had made it a routine to be baking the food items that were out to be…
My romance with Dan was a bit of a whirlwind one. We met through a mutual friend and though, I was sceptical about dating him, he was relentless. After months of pursuing me, I finally gave in during a house party at our friend’s place. That was probably the best and worst decision I’ve ever made in my life. I even got to meet his mother three times. Dan was a giver, and he went out of his way to give me anything I wanted. My sceptical self thought it was suspicious how he was so willing to make me…
David was the love of my life or at least he was at the time. Perhaps it was how he was overly invested in my life or maybe the effect of dating for about six years that led me to decide that he was the one I would share with the rest of my life. There was nothing extraordinary about our relationship besides the fact that it had survived six years even though he was outside the country most of the time on missions. He had met my nuclear family in person after two years of dating. After six years,…
A Nigerian military officer has shown that outside being on the frontline and fighting for the country, they can also be romantic.The man paid a surprise visit to the hospital where his wife works as a nurse to mark her birthday in a lovely way.He carried some flowers and went along with some of his colleagues and they all wore their official uniform. A video making the rounds online showed the moment the Army men and the nurse’s colleagues planned on how to surprise her. They ushered the women into a room where her husband hid behind the door and…
.* Slept under the bridge with 8mths baby for five years* Picked by LASG as a mad womanBy Evelyn UsmanShe sat at a corner of her space under the bridge at Empire, Surulere area of Lagos, shivering in the cold with her eyes wide open in the dark and isolated space, she hugged herself to warm, as the rain dropped on her from some openings in the bridge. Her name is Blessing Okon. But the cataract of challenges fate has plunged her into, leaves her wondering if she could ever live to manifest her name.She has been living on the…
A young man played a prank on a military officer in public and thought he could go scot free but it nearly ended in disaster for him.He walked up to the soldier and handed him a piece of paper which had something insulting written on it. After giving him the paper, he briskly walked away as the military man was opening the paper which read; ”This khaki dey make some of una feel like super hero”After reading the words, he looked up towards the pranksters direction and had a furious expression all over his face. The prankster could be seen…
A young Ghanaian lady has been captured on tape threatening her boyfriend who recently ended their relationship.She placed a curse on him and vowed that he would never get married in this life for breaking her heart. The girl dared him to mark that day on his wall as she would ensure that he would remain single and never progress in life. According to the heartbroken girlfriend, if the curse she placed on him never comes to pass then he should change her name.A video circulating online captured the moment she warned her immediate ex-boyfriend in the presence of his…
One afternoon, I was at work when two young guys walked into two the store. They wanted to buy something but we didn’t have it. So I spoke to them and asked them to return another day. While I was engaging them I realized that one of the guys was quietly staring at me. Later I learned that his name is John, and the one who spoke to me is called Kwame. The day after our first meeting, John came to my shop. “I went to buy some fruits and I bought some for you.” He said. I looked at…
A Nigerian couple are jubilating as they’ve welcomed a set of twins after being married for 30 years.The man and his wife have been praying for the fruit of the womb since they got married three decades ago.God finally decided to answer their prayers and he blessed them with not one but two children. A video-reel making the rounds on social medi a show the couple doing thanksgiving and naming ceremony after the woman successfully put to bed. Watch the clip below: Social media users celebrated the couple and wished to be blessed in similar fashion.africanflamingo_; Before you come here…