Tag: Funke Egbemode
Intimate Affairs: Muda’s four wives and Lagos’ ill wind, by Funke...
Muda had four wives. To their neighbours, all was well. There was never any noise of fight from their expansive compound. People envied the...
Intimate Affairs: Is your son married to a “citizen”?, By Funke...
After 15 years in the US, Bolaji returned to Nigeria, alone with only what can fit into his suitcases. He returned without a wife,...
Intimate Affairs: Before you dissolve like alum, by Funke Egbemode
The first thing I noticed was her hair. She had gone almost completely gray. Her skirt suit hung on her, shapeless. She wore no...
Intimate Affairs: When his side chick has extra powers, By Funke...
I caught a friend adding oil from a small bottle and water from another smaller bottle to her mouth-watering pot of ogbono soup. My...
Intimate Affairs: Sex, pastors and pastors’ wives, By Funke Egbemode
Today I’m worried about men of God, wet matchboxes, and the fire at the base of the mountains of pastors’ wives. I’m worried about...
Intimate Affairs: When a side chick decides to move on, Funke...
So you rent a three-bedroom flat for your side chick and furnish it. It does not make you her lord and personal saviour. What...
Intimate Affairs: Deadly wish, by Funke Egbemode
Tinu, Tola and Rita have been friends for about 20 years. They all started small but God has been kind to them. Their marriages...
Intimate Affairs: From my crystal ball, by Funke Egbemode
It is the fourth day of the year. It’s an opportunity to do something new, refocus your life and do things differently. This is...
DSS boss, the media and the masks, By Funke Egbemode
One bright afternoon, some years ago, I decided to make a quick stop at my favourite shoes-and-bags shop on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. As...
Intimate Affairs: Pull your son’s ears now, by Funke Egbemode
I know abusive men like it when we tell their battered wives things like these:
“He will change, just keep on praying.”
“If prayer fails, start...





















