She was in school when we started dating. She was in her third year when she accepted my proposal. I was working and living my own life. The idea of the relationship for me was to wait for her to complete school so we could marry. I told her about it and she said, “I can’t wait to get out of here and become your missus.” Her only concern was work so she asked questions about it; “Does that mean you won’t wait for me to get a job before we marry?” I told her, “How long does it take…
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A newlywed, simply identified as Ife, has committed suicide after incinerating her husband over alleged infidelity in Osogbo, Osun state.Prior to her death, Ife, who had suspected her husband, Bolu of cheating, had angrily wrote on her WhatsApp stories that she was taking a drastic action. She had said that her man has “pushed her to the edge” and that people will weep over the two of them before daybreak.Bolu, who lives in Cairo, but was visiting Nigeria, was reportedly set ablaze in his home, with all his properties destroyed.He was rushed to the hospital while Ife was nowhere to…
A video showing Nigerian comedian and skit maker, Mark Angel, giving a shocking response to his daughter who made a complaint about her gadget has spawned mixed reactions online. The response, which believably conveyed the family’s little secret, came after the toddler complained that her gadget isn’t what she wanted. In a swift response, Mark, who pleaded for her to keep the gadget, got everyone abuzz with laughter after he told the little girl that when he was dating her mum, she wasn’t what they wanted but they kept her.“When I was dating your mum, you were not what we wanted but…
The police in Adamawa state have arrested and arraigned a man simply identified as Umar Sani for allegedly stealing a generator and amplifier belonging to a mosque in Yola, Adamawa State capital.Umar was arraigned before the Jimeta Area Court II presided by Hon. Muhammad Alamin Diya Lamurde, on Tuesday, July 19 by the before. While in the dock, the suspect confessed that he and the son of their Ward of Head stormed Rumde Baru mosque on Sunday by 12:00, when nobody was in the mosque. He narrated that they carted away the items (generator, amplifier, and other electrical appliances), sold…
I am a thirty-six-year-old woman who has been married for eight years with two kids. My husband and I met after I had completed training school. Our entire relationship was a long-distance one. Whatever I knew about him, I knew based on our phone interactions, and the few times we saw each other. Even with that, I felt I knew him very well. So when he asked me to marry him, I said yes. When we got married too, it was a long-distance one. The only difference was that we saw each other more often than we did when we…
Muslim Muslim ticket: My soul is not for sale, I cannot trade truth for votes, Sen Abbo saysThe Muslim Muslim ticket arrangement of the All Progressives Congress, APC, of the party didn’t go well with some of the party’s loyalists.Adamawa State Senator Representing the Northern Senatorial District, Mr. Ishaku Abbo is one of such party members who have shown an open disagreement with Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s choice of Senator Kashim Shettiman as his running mate. Abbo was in forefront campaigning for the realization of Tinubu’s presidential ticket but back stepped his support for Tinubu over the twist plan of his…
As Angry youths blocked the Owerri/Onitsha road to protest the killings of many youths who were returning from a traditional wedding from Awo-mamma in Oru East Local government area to Otulu in Oru West Local government area of the state, the deceased families have continued to lament their experiences.One of them, Chidozie Ekesinachi, who narrated his ordeal at the hand of the suspected Ebubeagu security operatives and how he said he lost his two brothers. On how it happened, he said he was among those arrested by the said Ebubeagu operatives on Sunday and they took them to their office…
Nigerian singer, Davido wowed many with how hard he stuck his head out for his politician uncle Senator Ademola Adeleke to emerge governor-elect of Osun state.The singer pulled his crew members, resources, and weight on social media to ensure that support for his bundle was top-notch. After spending a few days after the election, Davido finally moved with his people and returned to his Banana Island mansion. The singer shared a clip of the moment he moved out of Osun with his people and finally got to spend time with his first child, Imade. In the clip with Imade, despite…
There are two stories that changed my life. The first one is the story of my mom and dad. The distance my dad went to ensure he gets married to my mom. There’s a photo frame in my parents’ hall. It’s a letter my mom wrote to my dad when they were young. According to my dad, it was that letter that changed everything for them. They were young and in love and thought they could conquer the world with the content of their heart. They had both completed training school and were waiting for where life would take them.…
A Nigerian man has stirred emotions online after sharing a video of his ‘controlling wife’ throwing him out of the house. In the viral video, the woman was spotted packing his properties inside a box and taking them out. The angry wife insisted to her husband that he must leave the house and find somewhere else to stay. A Nigerian man has posted a sad video of his wife packing his properties and sending him out of the house.While sharing the video, the sad man noted that they both built the house together and he doesn’t understand why she would…