Tag: by Funke Egbemode

Women Who Shared Their Men, By Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “Those old women who lived in and with polygamy made it work. Can today’s women at least try to behave like we really are descendants of our grandmothers?”   One man, three, four wives, and a strong home, a marriage that lasted till the end of their lives. How did our grandmothers, and great-grandmothers do it? How did they cope with the sleep roasters, sharing their men’s affection, attention and bodies? Didn’t they ever get jealous, feel betrayed when the men they love bring in new women? Wait, did…

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Guys, Here’s My First Warning for The Year, By Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

“We (women) nag. We dare and goad men into beating us up and now turn around to call them wife batterers and even murderers. True, most of them most of the time. But men can actually be worse. They do and say what sometimes put them in early graves.”   You know, generally, women are believed to be the ones with caustic tongues. We are supposed to be the ones who have ways of talking themselves into trouble. We nag. We dare and goad men into beating us up and…

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Olaiya Flyover: Should we spill more blood?, by Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

  It was supposed to be a quick errand. He was supposed to be back in a jiffy because it was an emergency. But it ended badly, in tears, pains, sorrow and tragic end. If he had ended in the emergency ward, maybe he would have had a chance. But it was not his day. Indeed, his days were over. Waheed (real name held back because the family will be mourning for a long time) woke up that morning hoping the day would be better than the previous one. His…

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