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You Knows The Name!

Dr Jefferey walked through the double doors of Haven Clinic, into the tastefully furnished reception area. He eyes quickly scanned the room, taking a mental note of how many patients were waiting to see him, and then he walked briskly past the receptionist's desk into the corridor that led to his office. When he got into his office, he went straight to the adjoining room where he did private exams, to make sure that everything was in order. Satisfied, he went back into his office, sat at his desk and quickly browsed through the patients' files which were waiting for him on the large desk. He reached for the intercom and rang it, to let the receptionist know that he was ready to attend to patients, and after a while he heard a knock at the door. "Come in" he bellowed and the door swung open to admit a lady and a gentleman behind her. Woman: Good evening, doctor Doc: Good evening, madam. Please, take a seat. Woman: (signalling to the man) Mike, greet the doctor. Mike: ...

Omonigho’s Choice

Mama: My pikin come make I tell you something wey go make your mind sweet this morning. Omonigho: Mama, na wetin be that? Mama: Sit down, my pikin, make I give you the tory. Omonigho: I don sit down, mama, oya tell me. Mama: (clearing her throat) You know Onoriode abi? That man wey dey sell palm wine wey sweet pass for this full village? Omonigho: Yes, mama, I know am. Wetin happen to am? Mama: My pikin, when you go for school he come meet me say he wan marry you o. Omonigho: Ehn? Marry who? Me? Mama, no be me o. Mama: (Shocked) Wetin happen? Why you talk so? Omonigho: Mama, you no know the suffer we suffer before I fit pay school fees to start school? Where him dey that time? Ehn? Because I don enter university now, I don good for him eye. Mama: Hmmm, my pikin, na so the life just be o. No be only him o. Even Chief Ediri sef dey come here since. Na him bring all that yam for us o. Even sef Charli wey him mama dey sell kerosene come too. He bring one full jerican...