Posted March 19, 2008 · Tolu Ogunlesi
The gleaming Toyota Avensis comes to a stop in front of Oluwole’s stall. Oluwole smiles to himself. Fine cars mean big business for a newspaper vendor; since only the rich can afford Cosmo and Ebony and all the other glossy mags that provide the bulk of profits.
A slim, bejeweled lady steps out of the driver’s seat.
“Good afternoon Sir” she says. “It’s my tyre… please I need your help…”
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Posted February 29, 2008 · Tolu Ogunlesi
He’s just an associate member of the widower’s club. That entitles him to attendance at weekly meetings attended by Widowers alone but not the far more crucial Finding Love Again get-togethers, where the opposite sex is the cover story. If he were to attend, it’s certain that Matilda would know before the end of the evening. Those damned old widows at least the privileged few who warrant invitations to the once-monthly Finding Love Meetings sexy as they might be, can’t keep half a secret, if their lives depended on it.
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Posted February 12, 2008 · Tolu Ogunlesi
1. Pyramid Schemes (Multi-Level Marketing)
2007 was the year of the Nigerian Pyramid Scheme, the year in which the latest incarnations of the schemes (having proven that they re-emerge from ignominy every few years) reached both their zenith and their nadir (two very nice-sounding words by the way).
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