In the small, dusty village of Yumuakoro, a 16-year-old boy named Chisum had already lived a life full of struggle. He was tall and lean, with deep brown eyes that always looked tired—not from lack of sleep, but from the weight of too much suffering in too few years. His mother had died when he was ten. His father had disappeared long before that. Since then, he had lived with his uncle, Zubie, who treated him less like family and more like a houseboy. Every morning, long before the sun fully rose, Chisum was out on the road with a…
Author: town gist
When a Black teenage boy stood in front of the judge, he thought he would get a fair chance to defend himself. Instead, the judge shocked everyone in the courtroom by giving him a life sentence. The boy didn’t cry or scream. He just stood there, quiet and hurting inside, and then he asked to make one phone call. No one expected what came next. The person he called was his father the U.S. Attorney General, the man in charge of the entire justice system in America. What followed after that call shook the whole city. Secrets came out, powerful…
She cried out for help, hoping someone would listen, but instead of getting kindness, she was kicked hard in the stomach. Everything changed in a split second. Her whole world flipped upside down, and the pain she felt was something no woman especially a pregnant woman should ever experience. But what her husband did afterward shocked everyone. No one expected the quiet man beside her to react the way he did, and what happened next left people speechless. It all started as a normal evening drive on the quiet edges of suburban Georgia. Nothing unusual. No traffic, no rush, just….Read…
In a quiet village tucked between two hills lived a 19-year-old girl named Adama. She was breathtakingly beautiful, with smooth dark skin, gentle round eyes, and a soft, kind voice. But more than her beauty, she was hardworking and humble. Every morning before the first cockcrow, she fetched water, swept the compound, and cooked the morning meal. Adama was an orphan. Her parents had died in a fire when she was eleven, and their house had burned to the ground while they slept. Since then, she had lived with her uncle, Uncle Ozu Amina, his wife, Aunt Neca, and their…
Amora Oronquo lived in a grand white mansion on Victoria Island, surrounded by guards, flowers, and a tall black gate that rarely opened for strangers. People noticed her wherever she went, not just because she was beautiful, but because she moved with quiet power. She was tall, light-skinned, with sharp cheekbones and eyes that almost never smiled. Her clothes were always designer, her outfits never repeated. To outsiders, she looked untouchable, cold and proud. People whispered that she was heartless, that she had no family, no friends, no one she trusted. Since her husband Dyke died three years earlier, her…
A Black nurse lost her job because she tried to help an elderly man, not knowing he was actually the owner of the hospital. The private hospital was strangely quiet for a Monday afternoon. The shiny silver benches along the glass walls reflected the warm light from the overhead bulbs. Soft, calm music floated across the lobby, trying to keep waiting patients relaxed. A few people sat scattered around, some scrolling through their phones, others leaning back with….Read Full Story Here…….
Chike wanted to shame his ex-wife by inviting her to his big wedding. In his mind, it was the perfect revenge. He pictured her walking in alone, looking thin, sad, and broken, sitting quietly at the back while he stood at the altar beside a younger, flashier bride. He wanted her to see the wealth she had “lost,” the life she no longer had. He wanted people to whisper, “Look at her. That is the barren woman he left. See how his life is better now But on the wedding day, when Ngozi stepped out of a shiny black Rolls-Royce…
In one of Nigeria’s busiest cities stood a massive and respected church led by a man called Pastor John. To the public, he was a symbol of holiness. His sermons drew crowds so large that people stood outside just to hear his voice. Every Sunday, the church was overflowing. Many believed he had a special connection with God because of the miracles he performed, the blessings he prayed over people, and the way he comforted the poor. But the man people admired was not the man he truly was behind closed doors. Pastor John carried secrets so dark that even…
Marcus was only 17, but life had already beaten him down in ways most people never experience. He grew up in the projects, always hungry, always tired, and always trying to survive one more day. He slept on park benches when shelters were full, dug through bins for scraps when he had no money, and kept his head down whenever police officers told him to “move along.” His mother had disappeared months earlier, leaving nothing behind except a trail of broken promises. Every day since then had been a fight—doing small jobs for coins, selling anything he picked off the…
Every day, a roadside food seller gave a homeless little boy food from her small shop. She never asked for anything. She did not know his story. But one quiet morning, something strange happened. Four big SUVs stopped right in front of her shop, and her whole life changed in a way she never expected. Who were the people in those SUVs? And what was the boy’s true connection to them? Sit back and find out as we delve into this touching story. In a quiet corner of Abuja, far from the busy roads and fine houses, a small boy…