Ebube Anochili's blog

  Photo: A photo from Google It was the Saturday after Valentine’s day. Chizoba and her friends had planned to hangout that weekend since they were all busy the weekend before. Kike hosted them at her family place at Victoria Island. Her mother was always excited whenever the girls came over. She always made sure there was enough to eat and drink. Sometimes, she’d sit with them for a while, she and Kike’s younger sister, Omotola, and listen to their stories, before Kike chased them away so she and her girls could have some privacy. This usually made Omotola sulk because she always wanted to be included in the conversations. She would term them ‘ amebo ’, hoping they’d include. She never had such luck. After a lunch of amala and efo riro , Chizoba and the girls made a successful getaway from the chaos of the house to Kike’s bedroom. Kike took a bottle of Chardonnay from the fridge and some glasses so they could enjoy while they talked.   After pouring some for them in thei...

  Lagos would always welcome you with traffic and Nonso Okafor was no longer surprised by it. He looked at his wristwatch and noted that he had spent about thirty minutes already. His flight had gotten in early, now all he had to do was sit back in the Bolt he had ordered and either enjoy the ride from Ikeja to Yaba, where his friend, Samuel lived or be frustrated. Samuel was hosting him, as he always did whenever he was in Lagos. Inasmuch as Lagos traffic was like breathing in, he loved visiting. He liked going to the beaches and trying different restaurants. He didn’t know why he decided to take his leave this early in the year, but he felt the urge to leave Abuja and come down. He decided to keep himself busy by preparing an itinerary for his stay in Lagos. Luckily for him, he had the advantage of working from home after his two weeks leave. He could spend the entire February in Lagos. He arrived at Sam’s place at about 5pm and received a warm welcome. The bolt driver got an...