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Humans of Lagos I was married to a sociopath! Ever wondered how a woman would praise her husband so much that Angels Michael and Gabriel would be envious of the man? Then suddenly switch to be talking about the same guy in a bad light that Lucifer is now afraid of him? My ex-husband switched so well that the angel removing and re-adding his name in the book of life eventually permanently deleted his name. He's beyond redemption. I was doing lovey-dovey with death in human form. I suffered so much. But I'm glad to be out of it. I'm not perfect but it's not worth it dealing with the imperfections of another who's a risk to you. Our Processional hymn into the wedlock was heavenly, the Recessional hymn sounded more like a war that would forever separate us. Selah. I didn't die in the toxic relationship. Amen. I'll now live my life, appreciating myself always. © FERT, 2019

Humans of Lagos "Everything in Nigeria will kill you! Ever since I was young, I have seen living in Nigeria as a traphole that will someday close up and swallow one. Imagine waking up feeling like a zombie ghost in your own country. Just recently, I traveled all the way from my state down to Lagos to fulfill the one year mandatory youth service after completing my first degree. A risky trip that I survived given the deplorable state of the road among other unmentionable calamities. While in Lagos, the corps members were summoned to be ad-hoc staff members to the electoral commission. I obeyed the clarion call in elation. On the eve of the election, this commission only lodged us in an open space with no security nor standard shelter that is befitting of any human. Don't let us even contemplate food! And when information from above reached the state electoral officials that the election had been postponed, they collected the materials in our possession and then aba...

Humans of Lagos "I had a horrific traumatizing night. It happened that my nineteen-year-old brother got missing. He left the house telling those at home that he would not stay out for long. Minutes gone, hours passed, and he was no where to be found. Anxiety rose, panic ensued everywhere; yet he was no where in sight. I called his friends but none could tell his whereabouts. The police asked we wait 24 hours before reporting him a missing person. Our older brother began tracking his phone. It showed he was roving around Lagos. Everyone feared he had been captured by ritualists. No one could sleep, and the night moved slowly like a tortoise in motion. Eventually as the day broke, we received a SMS that was sent from his phone. It was from the police. He had been in the police custody! Apprehended for the possession of Cannabis sativa that is criminalized in my country. At the police station, it was discovered that his Motorcyclist (okada man) gave him the Nylon...

Humans of Lagos "My landlord just increased the house rent. He neither renovated the house, nor dug a borehole that could have solved our water challenges. His excuse for increasing the rent was that his house is blessed. As every tenant is making progress in their various endeavors. He cited examples of a co-tenant that was able to afford the fee to travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj; another whose son graduated and got qualified as a Medical Doctor; and my neighbor who bought a new car. He believed we all are enjoying the good fortunes associated with his house, hence, he needed to increase the rent as a way of getting our Thanksgiving offering. I'm like what the hell is happening to people's mentality? Does he know how hard people hustle to make meaningful progress in their lives? The same mentality that our people have that once you buy a new car, you must celebrate it for them. I'm so tired of this wacky mentality." © FERT, 2019

Humans of Lagos "I've got many hands to assist, yet my two hands are feeble. In my little way, I try to help these many people by sharing my meagre income in almost an infinitesimal way. Yet, some think that I'm stingy. They claim that I only give little. At first, it got to me. But not anymore. I give because I can, and I will not allow someone to push me off balance. I cannot help the world. In fact, I'm in this world to help myself. © FERT, 2019