Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: A Gentleman’s agreement not fulfilled
By Victor Kwame SampongI have known Peter for as long as I've been in this business and this is since 2019. We have really been very close friends and allies.In fact, it was Peter who…
Memoirs of a PH Cab Guy: Last Trip, Wild Night
Diary of a PH Cab Guy: The ride she almost didn’t escape from
My Heart Is Broken. My Friend Is Dead
Onyinyechi Okpala’s “A Decade on the Mic”- A Book Review
Random musing: Now it’s time to blame the victim -The story of Wezina
There was a time in Wezina land that my grandfather told me about. My grandfather is late Cotton Acho Amadi Acheru and he told me a lot of stories, and this is one; Wezina had an…
Beer Parlour Talk: Arsenal will win the EPL, Man United is a joke and Haaland is the truth
By China Acheru The 2022/ 23 version of the EPL kicked off last weekend and Arsenal FC were off to a good start beating Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday. It was a sparkling display by Arsenal, playing…
A Fateful Gamble
We managed to sneak them through immigration even as they had no passports. Lagos security was easy, as a few dollar bills flashed in the faces of the immigration officials got us through. But we…
Like father like son: The forty-year story
Last Sunday I took my sons out to a beauty shop to have a haircut, and while this should naturally not be news, it must be because of the historical significance of the trip. My sons…
Beer Parlour Talk: How the Lord of banter delivered Arsenal to us
China Acheru Every weekend, European football lovers cry on Facebook, “Dear Lord of Banter, deliver, so and so club to us, a living sacrifice” and it seemed like last weekend that glorious prayer was answered. It would…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: The sexcapades of Pat and Jane
Victor Kwame Sampong I started work a bit late in the day on Tuesday. Tuesdays are usually very poor in terms of patronage for us in this business. So, when I had the chance to take a…
I used to have a girl named Su, and why we broke up
When I was 9 years old, I fell in love with a girl, or at least I thought I did. I liked her so much and could hardly do without her.It was a kind of…
Memoirs of a Bolt Guy: Black Monday and a suicide plan
Victor Kwame SampongI can't remember having a trip that filled me with so much sadness and grief like the one I had on Monday afternoon. Immediately I swiped to end a trip at the University of…
Beer Parlour Gist: So who won the Transfer window?
China AcheruEuropean football has already resumed for the weekend after the closure of most of the transfer window, but the question before we go into another round of argument over league games is who won…
