She Came Back… But It Was Too Late” I met her in school. She was in 200 level, studying pharmacy, while I was already close to graduating. What started as something simple became something real. We got close—very close. Not just the normal kind of relationship people have on campus. This one felt different. We…
Broken Home #2
Chapter two That was how reality finally hit me. Not slowly, not gently, but all at once. It felt like I had been living in a comfortable dream, and suddenly, I was wide awake, forced to face everything I had been ignoring. For the first time in a long while, I began to truly reflect…
Broken Home #1
Chapter one My name is Hafsat, and I live with my husband here in Abuja. He is a civil servant, a calm and disciplined man who believes in order and responsibility. I also work with an NGO, and my job keeps me busy in different communities, meeting people, and trying my best to make small…
Marriage Diary #4
Loved Her, But I Couldn’t Live Like That” I married a young, beautiful woman. From the outside, she was everything a man could ask for—soft-spoken, respectful, caring, and loved by everyone in her family. Even I was proud to call her my wife. I genuinely loved her. At the beginning, everything felt normal. I thought…
Marriage Diary #3
Loved Her, But I Couldn’t Live Like That” I married a young, beautiful woman. From the outside, she was everything a man could ask for—soft-spoken, respectful, caring, and loved by everyone in her family. Even I was proud to call her my wife. I genuinely loved her. At the beginning, everything felt normal. I thought…
Love Diary #4
Built My Business… But Forgot My Life” I’m 32 years old. If you ask anyone about me, they’ll tell you I’m successful. I run a henna business. Not just the normal kind—I’ve grown it. I have machines now. I make henna stickers, designs, custom work. During festive periods like Sallah, I can make over a…
Marriage Diary #2
Thought Money Was Enough” If I’m being honest… I didn’t think marriage would be this complicated. When I married my first wife, I thought I was making the perfect decision. She was educated, a graduate, a civil servant working with the federal government. She was respected, independent, and focused. My family loved her. She was…
Marriage Diary #1
The Wedding Chaos Without the Bride” I still can’t stop laughing whenever I think about that day. It was supposed to be a simple wedding at the mosque—a calm, solemn ceremony—but somehow, it turned into pure chaos. And the funniest part? The bride wasn’t even there. Yes. She wasn’t present. Only the groom, the families,…
Love Diary #3
Too Late for Us” I’ve been dating her for over a year. She’s young—just twenty—but I loved her like she was the only person in the world. I knew her house, her family knew me, even her mom. I trusted her. I gave my heart fully, completely, without holding back. Every smile, every laugh, every…
Love Diary #1
I Stayed” When I first met my husband, he was a calm man. Soft-spoken. Respectful. The kind of man you would trust without thinking twice. That was the man I married. That was the man I believed I would spend my life with. I didn’t know everything about him. I didn’t know he drank. It…