Relationships

Husbands who believe they’re goaded into being violent!

Husbands who believe they’re goaded into being violent!

By Bunmi Sofola WILL spousal violence ever go away?  Two readers sent in their views recently.  One is a married mother of three and the other is a bewildered husband who’s been physically and mentally abused by his wife.  “My husband and I were together for nearly ten years,” wrote Ibi, “and he was a […]
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How to have fun when all the kids have left home – Bunmi Sofola

How to have fun when all the kids have left home – Bunmi Sofola

Do you feel lost and lonely now that your children have flown the nest? Are you strangely missing the piles of dirty washing and the blaring of music or are you too busy turning a grotty bedroom into a cozy study, where you can relax in the afternoon with refreshments and a magazine? Or, are you thinking of letting part of the house for some easy cash?

Pastor gives wife N30m in low key birthday

Pastor gives wife N30m in low key birthday

PRESIDENT and General Overseer, Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin along with ace actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo and Chinwe Owoh celebrated Prophetess Anthonia Fufeyin birthday on Sunday in a grand style.

He was only after my money

He was only after my money

After my four-year marriage ended bitterly, my friends insisted I went on an outing with them to cheer me up. While I was at a party, I got chatting to this nice looking man and we really hit it off. The next day, he rang and asked me out and a relationship began. Over the months, he spent more time at my place than I did at his as my flat is much cosier. It took a while for me to find I was struggling to make ends meet. I went to my bank to get a current statement and noticed that small amounts – N2,000 or N5,000 at a time – had been taken out of

Wicked step-mother!

Wicked step-mother!

When I broke up with my ex three years ago, I left with our daughter who is now five. She used to have a good relationship with her father until he got married early last year and his new wife became hostile towards my little girl. As a result, she became reluctant to visit and said that the woman had hit her. When I tried to talk to her, I got nothing but insults.

I don’t want dad to leave with my family

I don’t want dad to leave with my family

I am the eldest of four children and the only girl. When we were growing up, I was aware our father was never kind to me. He often said he was disappointed his first offspring wasn’t a son and lavished love and attention on my three siblings who were boys. Our mother, on the other hand, saw how he treated me and lavished attention on me, which enraged him even more.