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…
Author: town gist
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…
The boy wandered the riverside alone, never imagining his quiet steps would pull him into a moment that would change two lives forever. He noticed a trembling hand rising from the water, and in that instant, he felt a fear so sharp it pushed him to act without hesitation. Her cries were fading, yet the boy’s courage grew stronger, as if something deep within him knew this moment was meant for him alone. The woman’s soaked clothes clung to her shaking body, but it was the terror in her eyes that told him she had almost given up hope. With…
There’s a scar just above the right brow of my friend’s father. I gave him that scar. My friend didn’t know until I told her recently. She screamed, “So my mom was right after all. She suspected something wasn’t right about that accident my dad talked about.” This is what happened. My friend is Julianna. We went to SHS together. That’s where we met and became friends. During midterms, she would either follow me to Takoradi or I would follow her to her house in Accra. Her family became my family and mine became hers.Family games After SHS, my results…
Police dog jumps on pregnant woman. What they pulled out of her body shocked the airport. The airport was alive with noise until one bark stopped everything. People screamed when the dog leapt on the pregnant woman. They thought he was attacking, but Rex wasn’t biting. He was warning. And when they opened that fake belly, the truth burned through the air. Not a child, not a lie, but poison meant to kill her first. She didn’t choose this. They made her do it. And because one dog trusted his instincts, the world saw what she never could say. That…
Her small footsteps echoed through ruins where shadows whispered unseen threats. A fragile girl paused, sensing danger in the stillness settling over broken streets. Among shattered metal and dust, she spotted a body barely clinging to breath. Fear chilled her spine, yet something urged her closer to this silent stranger. His wounds looked deep, blood marking trails of a desperate, unseen struggle. She trembled, wondering who had left this dying man to fate in the wasteland. Clutching her last bottle of water, she knelt beside him in quiet resolve. In the fading light, her hands shook as she tilted hope…
He came into this world with no arms, but with a heart full of light. Doctors said he would never live a normal life, yet he smiled anyway. His mother held him close, whispering, “You are my greatest gift.” Every day she taught him that love was stronger than any limitation. He learned to eat, play, and paint—all with his tiny, brave feet. When he laughed, the whole house filled with a warmth beyond words. People stared at first, but soon they admired his courage. He never asked, “Why me?” He only asked, “What can I do today?” At six…
Dad abandoned his disabled son. At a bus stop, a millionaire found him. What he did next will shock you. He left his son on a cold bench with nothing but a teddy bear and a promise. Hours later, a stranger in a suit stopped and saw the boy’s eyes—eyes he once lost. What began as mercy turned into the most life-changing bond. Because sometimes blood leaves, but love stays. The sunset burned against the glass walls of Edge Hill Bus Terminal, coating everything in that warm orange light that makes loneliness harder to ignore. On the far end of…