To ere is human and to forgive is divine. As we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, will you in the spirit of the Yuletide, forgive that brother or sister of yours?

PETER was devastated when his doctor confirmed his worst fear – he had prostrate cancer. It could still be treated if he acted quickly. His wife, a nurse, made necessary enquiries and came up with the names of two respectable private hospitals who’d treated the disease successfully from time to time.

“Labi, her second choice, is a bit wet behind the ears. So what? He loves Joan with a passion and has a good job. She doesn’t love him because he wasn’t aggressive enough but I told her that was exactly the man she should get married to. He was also a British citizen which meant their children would automatically become British. What could be better than that? I reminded her that in life, there are some perks money can’t buy!”

He belonged to an evangelical church and sought the help of his pastor. He advised Henry to bring Gbemi to the church to stay a week, at least, for constant vigil and prayers so she could be weaned off alcohol. After arguing vehemently she wasn’t an alcoholic, Gbemi agreed to give the treatment a go to save her marriage. “After the one week,” Henry recalled, “she didn’t seem to be making much progress – she looked disorientated and I put it down to withdrawal symptoms.

Christmas is a season of joy and peace, sharing and giving to the less privileged amongst us. It’s also a time when some loved ones and relatives shy away from their responsibilities.

One of the most controversial topics in the world today, is the issue of homosexuality. In the house of God, ( The Church) the appointments of gay bishops have almost divided the Church.
And in the more civilised societies, same sex marriage is no longer news. In fact, some countries have passed laws legitimising the act.

An adult supposedly in love had already made up her mind about whom she chooses to be with, so telling anyone at all of her misgivings is a matter of information – not necessarily seeking their advice which may be what she didn’t want to hear.. So Angela got married and right from the start, stories of Rasheed’s indiscretions continued to make the rounds. After almost ten years, the marriage hit the rocks.

Philo is in her early thirties and a quite successful accountant. She has her own practice and a few men to give her the good time she said she deserved. “Last Christmas,” she began, “Larry and I went to his boss’s annual birthday bash.

Married women, especially in Africa and the rest of the underdeveloped world, are usually blamed for failed marriages, especially where the issue of children is involved. While some are divorced for not having children at all, others are constantly under siege for failing to produce male children.

RONKE is nobody’s wife. She has never been married and doesn’t want to get married. She always insisted that she wasn’t a wife material. She has her hands into several businesses including ordering items on her label abroad to be sold here in the country.