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Married to An Abuser

Married to An Abuser

I didn't blame Maryam Sanda when she was found guilty of stabbing her darling. I wish I had her courage. I am in shackles. They used to have roses growing on them before now but...

A Leap of Faith

A Leap of Faith

I scrolled through Facebook reading posts to keep myself away from boredom, reacting to funny posts and commenting on some. "I will take a leap of faith and settle down!" These...

I Am a Female Drug Addict and No One Knows

I Am a Female Drug Addict and No One Knows

One night, the whole family was watching the television after dinner. As usual, I was with my phone as Telenovelas were not as interesting as Kamal, my new boyfriend. My dad had...

I Almost Slept with My Sister

I Almost Slept with My Sister

There I was in front of Umaima's house, waiting for her to come outside. I have been coming to see her for a month now. I hoped to make my intentions known to my parents as soon...

I am A Muslim And I Don’t Fast in Ramadan

I am A Muslim And I Don’t Fast in Ramadan

It may seem shocking to you but I am a twenty-seven-year-old Muslim and I do not fast. You may think I would have a medical backup or a particular reason why, but I don't....

Ramadan Sacrifices

Ramadan Sacrifices

Safiyya was in the middle of making her bed when her phone rang. It was her friend Hamra calling. After she picked, she was greeted with Hamra’s chirpy voice yelling,...

Why The Rush? It is Ramadan!

Why The Rush? It is Ramadan!

Ramadhan is a lunar month every Muslim looks forward to. It is a time most people want to stay close to family, do more good deeds, and indulge in devotional acts and the like....

Is She the One?

Is She the One?

I am married with a kid now. I know that sometimes it's confusing when it comes to trying to select a partner with whom you want to live the rest of your life. I might have made...

What Next After Graduation?

What Next After Graduation?

Life after the four walls of a university contains so many choices. Initially, you are happy that you just crossed a great hurdle only to be faced with the harsh labour market...

The Unforgivable Deed

The Unforgivable Deed

It didn't have to take a soothsayer or a magician to tell me that Abba was mad. Of course, I'd envisioned it, it was bound to happen, I knew this was how it would turn out, but...

An Excuse to Cheat

An Excuse to Cheat

I've met scumbags of different sizes with colours of problems that I cannot describe. Men! I despised some of them because they act like they were born with their brains in...

I Fell Out of Love

I Fell Out of Love

He bore his eyes into her welled-up ones searching for the truth and nothing but the absolute truth. Kamal wants her to falsify the newfound information and he'd believe her...

If Only They Could Fix It…

If Only They Could Fix It…

She was slowly cracking and they could sense it. It made them wonder what and why they did what they did to her. Do they truly deserve to be named parents? Cause the current...

How I Became a Lesbian

How I Became a Lesbian

Hello, beautiful people of Arewa, this is a real-life story of Tata. My name is Tata Bala, I live in Kaduna state Nigeria, and am the only child of my parents. I can't say how...

It’s Not All Roses

It’s Not All Roses

“What do you mean you can’t find her?!” Suraiya asked, panic written all over her face. Her aunt, Zainab rocked the baby trying to pacify him as they thought about where his...

Why Blow Hot?

Why Blow Hot?

Part 1: Nurse Bikina “Do you know how it feels to have a cheating husband?” “No, Ma”. I replied “With all I did for Garbati, can you see? Can you see where it has led me?!” She...

HIV AIDS Didn’t Kill Her, The Stigma Did

HIV AIDS Didn’t Kill Her, The Stigma Did

This is the story of Malama Sa'adatu, a beautiful woman who woke up to the frowned face of fate on her. She had narrowly escaped the inability to walk due to an injury sustained...

My Fibroid Journey by Maimuna Garba

My Fibroid Journey by Maimuna Garba

My name is Maimuna Garba, and this is my Fibroid journey. During my university days, almost towards my final year, that was around 2011, I started experiencing heavy bleeding. At...

I Am Fat, So?

I Am Fat, So?

I was at a job interview at a media house, anxious and fully prepared because I had always dreamt of being a T.V personality. I stepped into the office and all eyes were on me, I...