Life Lessons from Stories

Dreams from yesterday, is a compendium of 14 stories, set in Nigeria, that cover a wide range of societal issues: domestic violence, senility, peer pressure, terrorism, girl child, pregnancy and fertility issues, teenagers and sexuality, infidelity, depression and death. I am happy to announce that my new book, titled, Dreams from Yesterday, is now published […]

Theo-John Phillips bares his thoughts after joining Akin for his book reading event at the Rovingheights bookstore in Lekki Nigeria. This post was first published on LinkedIn in May 2022, off the back of the first book reading session for my 2-in-1 thriller-novella, Waste of Sin & Blood in the Water. You can find it

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted.   Start the story from here. Karo Since the incident with the calabash, Karo had become apprehensive. The feeling of anxiety had become a kind of background noise, as though it were traffic on some unseen road. She barely slept that Sunday

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted.   Start the story from here. Karo Fear switches off the supercomputer part of one’s brain and puts the primitive part in charge. For Karo, the moment she saw the calabash right in front of her door, she took the next available

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted.   Start the story from here. A glorious mess When Dara stepped outside her apartment to the access gate to pick up her delivery, it was a lady still fully kitted in her helmet, biker jacket, biker gloves and even goggles that

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted. Karo Karo was looking down with her head bent forward into her mobile phone as she crossed the street. She didn’t have to worry about running into a vehicle that Sunday morning as most residents were either in church or somewhere loafing about

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted.   Please follow the story from here. Something uncanny Ekpeyong watched as the corpse of his wife was wheeled into the waiting ambulance parked at the entrance porch of the Henderson Hotel. He wasn’t sure what to make of the events preceding

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted.   Please follow the story from here. A rose is a rose Back in secondary school, Onono was much of a different personality. Her quiet demeanor bellied the grit underneath. She was overlooked by almost everyone in her classroom as though invisible,

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted.   Please follow the story from here Someone knows something When Onono walked into the Henderson Hotel lobby earlier that afternoon, there was no doubt she turned some heads, especially the men. They couldn’t decide whether the dress she wore or the

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted.   Death at the Henderson Hotel The pool was the most spectacular outdoor attraction at the Henderson Hotel on Ahmadu Bellow way, Victoria Island. During the day, it was the finest of mirrors, never showing exactly what was above, but converting it

“Truly. I love it. Your style is steeply clear and your stories have true human feel.I love them. The hallmark of depth. Clarity. Thank you for the privilege of wonderful feasts.” Hanson Utibe.     Forgive them, they know not what they do…kidding, they do! Waste of Sin is an incredible story, masterfully told, exploring

“What kinda story do you have up here in Blood in the Water. Damn. Everything happened so fast. How bad could someone’s day get! Bilkiss. Just like that. I am struggling to even read past that place. I am so afraid. And angry. And sad. Everything is happening to me. I can’t guess what’s to

“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful”  Jacqueline Bisset Follow the story from here The next scene of events happened very quickly, almost in a flash. Charles: Charles didn’t know

“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful”  Jacqueline Bisset Follow the story from here Call Nonso an unconscionable medical practitioner whose stock-in-trade was in underground and illegal dealings in organ

quotes loading   Diana was going to die in three days, but she had no idea what was lurking ahead of her. Don’t they say that none of us will leave this world alive? Her time had come, this story tells of her last three days. Join me as each day unfolds. Day 1 Albert

““But the husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife, for by their mutual matrimonial consent and contract the wife hath given herself up in this kind unto her husband which she cannot retract.”  Sir Matthew Hale; History of the Pleas of the Crown (1736), Please read the earlier

“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful”  Jacqueline Bisset Follow the first part here Agnes left the village, the sadness was too much to bear. She left with Sandra strapped

“Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful”  Jacqueline Bisset You would take a second look if Sandra ever walked past you on the street of Lagos. From the curves of

““But the husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife, for by their mutual matrimonial consent and contract the wife hath given herself up in this kind unto her husband which she cannot retract.”  Sir Matthew Hale; History of the Pleas of the Crown (1736), Please read the earlier

““But the husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife, for by their mutual matrimonial consent and contract the wife hath given herself up in this kind unto her husband which she cannot retract.”  Sir Matthew Hale; History of the Pleas of the Crown (1736), Please read the second