Last year, I did what I thought was a quiet, one-time good deed...How can an extended Family Bill me β¦250,000??
My aunt called me complaining that things were tight and her daughter needed β¦40,000 to register for her final school exams. I squeezed my budget, skipped hanging out for a month, and sent the money...I felt good about myself, that I helped out
That was my biggest mistake.
Fast forward to last week. My phone buzzed, and it was a WhatsApp message from the same aunty.... No greeting, no "how is work?" Just a picture of a university admission letter belonging to her second son.
Attached was a voice note: "My child, glory to God, your brother has gotten admission! We are looking at the clearance fees and accommodation, itβs about β¦250,000. When should we send the account details of the school so you can pay it?"
She didn't ask if I had the money. She didn't ask if I was surviving. Because I helped once, I had automatically been promoted to the official Chief Financial Officer of their entire household.
When I gently replied that things were incredibly tight for me right now, my aunt called me directly to tell me that "foundations are important" and I shouldn't let my cousins' blood be on my hands.
And I'm wondering how did we get here?
Barcelona has the highest number of players at the 2026 World Cup.
Yet they have produced absolutely NO assists and NO goals.
With Over 70 goals scored already at the tournament, not a single Barcelona player have contributed one shingba.
Salamalekum.
Anthony Joshua posted a picture/video with his goat, and he was being praised in the comments; "Awww" reactions flying up and down. But when I posed with mine, it was 'nsults everywhere.
There's no difference between his goat and mine. Same brown and white, same well treated, and bonding time.
Y'all are hypocrites.
I rented a room to a quiet young man who always paid his rent early and never caused any trouble.
For two years, he lived there without making friends with anyone in the compound.
One morning, three luxury SUVs stopped in front of the house.
Men in suits stepped out and asked for him.
I thought he was in trouble.