Image source: Ibezim had always wanted to make it big, financially, through betting since his early years. All the time, it had been a case of "win today, lose tomorrow". On a balance sheet, he had a negative value because he lost more often than he won.

At the annual festival of masquerades, all the small and medium sized ones were all entertaining the spectators in the arena. But when the biggest of them all appeared like a bolt from the blue, many ran to safety due to its fearful nature.

Image source: While in a commercial vehicle, returning home after the day's work, my phone rang. It was my younger brother calling from Owerri where he was living."Hello Uko", I answered, thinking it was his usual call for greetings, and to say he wanted to hear my voice. He was fond of calling regularly.

Image source: Ikenga was not among the top scorers in his class. He was among those that will just manage to pass, and go to the next class. This was a common knowledge and so, none was expecting any fantastic score from him in their final examination, not to talk of winning an academic award.

When one man started collecting all the wastes we produce in our village, we thought he was only providing a humanitarian service. At a time, he started paying for them."Why paying?" We asked.He replied, "I recycle them and make money".

I was very much excited going back to school for my second year in the secondary school after the long vacation. Some of my friends escorted me to the railway station to catch the train that took me to Umuahia where my school was located. They helped me to enter the crowded train.